Burglars never appear (Sims Legacy)
Burglars don't seem to be working in this version of the game. I'll often hear the audio sting at night, but no one appears (sometimes it's the raccoon of course but other time it's nothing at all). ...
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The burglar appearing and then immediately disappearing is an old bug from Unleashed that never got patched. It's caused by several invisible background controller items that are are flagged incorrectly so the thief "steals" them and then immediately de-spawns.
I saved a fix for it here (Disappearing Thief Fix folder), among several other fixes for unpatched bugs in the complete collection. If you put the replacement NPCController.iff file in the GameData\Objects folder it will fix the issue.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/64s5a67zzykz4fvb3je7l/AA-UpNOUJZikKS-hgyHMS7c?rlkey=sq891phonz24uex44unz26lxq&e=2&st=he75qps9
I appreciate the fixes! I noticed some of them don't say where to place the files, such as the Racoon animation fix, and the Kids prepare quick meals and All Stereo Stations.
I updated the notes for the ones that didn't have any instructions where they go.
Thank you very much! So far I have been enjoying these fixes. Only one so far I noticed not working is the disappearing bandit. For some reason he still disappears for me :(
You still saw the burglar disappear, or just haven't seen them at all? The thief appears fairly rarely by default (~3% each night), so not immediately noticeable the fix is working until he shows up again. Did you place only the NPCController.iff file in the GameData\Objects folder (it's the same folder as Objects.far).
You can try the debug/testing version if you want to be sure you've placed the file correctly, the burglar will show up every night in that version if everyone is asleep and tell you what he's about to steal so you can be sure it's working.
