Uneven Ponds Causing Objects to Levitate & Items Levitating Near the Pond Edge
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.77.146.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All of them except the Star Wars one
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Put bb.moveobjects on and try to place any of the three varieties of water reeds or other pond objects around the edge of the pond (while still in the water) to look like a real pond. The problem is more noticable when pond edges are smoothed to look realistic. Also if you place any pond object into a pond that doesn't have a perfectly flat bottom, the items will keep levitating when placed with bb.moveobjects on. Place reeds and other objects at the nearest place possible (without the object/reed levitating) by the pond edge with and without Moveobjects.
What happens when the bug occurs? The water reeds and a lot of the pond objects cannot be placed near the edges of ponds because when they are they float in the air. The reeds then look odd because they have to be so far into the pond that there's a big gap between them and the pond edge. This gap is difficult to hide. This massively effects the realism of the ponds and is incredibly frustrating because the reeds needing to be so far into the pond just looks unrealistic and so bad. This happens with a lot of other pond objects too, even if the base of the pond is flat, but when the edges of the pond are smoothed to look realistic it is impossible to put pond objects and reeds around the edge of the pond without a big gap (with and without Moveobjects). In addition to this, if the base of the pond isn't perfectly flat then placing any object in the pond (including the pond centre) causes the items to levitate.
What do you expect to see? That water reeds (and other pond objects) can be placed around the edges of ponds while still remaining in the water and not floating around in mid air. Pond objects can be placed in the middle of an uneven pond with move objects on without the items levitating. Pond items such as reeds, can be place in the water at the edge of the pond (with and without Moveobjects) without there being a big gap between them and the pond edge.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. This has been an issue since the Cottage Living patch where ponds were introduced.
