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dmcguinness37
Seasoned Newcomer
6 months ago

Sims 1 Legacy BUG - Gardener not showing up, plants dying

I've encountered a bug where I've hired a gardener but the gardener just randomly stops showing up. I've attached a screenshot showing that I cannot call the Gardener (or maid) because I've already hired them. My flowers and plants are dying because they are not being watered. I cannot fire and rehire the gardener as I cannot call them and they do not show up to be spoken to in person. I also noticed this happened once with the Maid but she showed up after a few days.

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  • kyracraft's avatar
    kyracraft
    New Traveler
    5 months ago

    I'm having this same issue, it's happened more than once now and my gardener will not stop watering my garden! Even in spots where there is no plants... I'm scared to dismiss them because they never come back for me. When is EA ganna fix this one?

  • aaro64kuwt's avatar
    aaro64kuwt
    Seasoned Newcomer
    5 months ago

    Happening to me too. It's as if he's programmed to just self-delete himself completely from the game, haven't seen him ever return in any capacity. This is both coupled with the fact that the burglar just goes 'nope' upon arrival, leaving the only event left just being the raccoon.

  • nualla_6109's avatar
    nualla_6109
    Seasoned Hotshot
    5 months ago

    Yes! What is happening with the gardeners? My plants are wilting. I've noticed my gardeners check out for the day even with dying plants on the property, and this is a small lot. 

  • larissalasca's avatar
    larissalasca
    Seasoned Novice
    5 months ago

    Honestly, this used to happen to me in the original game I had on disk. I have no idea how I got around it, if I ever managed to. I hope you find a solution.

  • ASimWen's avatar
    ASimWen
    New Traveler
    3 months ago

    Same, this just started happening in my game.  Dead plants, no option to call the gardener who stoped showing up. 

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