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BrownNy13
5 years ago
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Canning station broken/few other bugs

Alot has changed since 2014, I did search up my issues first before posting and all the solutions were from 2014. All of my store content works just fine except for the canning station. I can create jams and preserves, but can't actually eat them with scones or toast. Making them is working fine but can't do anything with them afterwards.

I tried so many store fixes and they haven't helped. I also tried the overhaul mod on MTS but of course that does not work because it was last updated for like patch 1.67. I have the game through Origin so I can't revert back to at least patch 1.67, If I could then that will solve lots of problems. 1.69 broke quite a few things and then they were never addressed and fixed.

  • Can't eat jams/preserves
  • Bonehilda can't care for babies anymore and if she is awake for too long then she will get a real career, like at the hospital 
  • Auto lights setting doesn't work anymore, lights stay on forever

I tried the canning station in different households and new saves. My sims are living in Monte Vista. Any help with those 3 topics would be greatly appreciated. 

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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    5 years ago

    @BrownNy13  Bonehilda is buggy even on her best days, and apparently trying to get her to care for toddlers is a nightmare in more ways than one.  Auto lights can sometimes be fixed by deleting the lights and buying new ones, or by clicking on the light and switching back and forth between auto lighting and something else (sometimes with a restart in between).

    The counter space is annoying not just for the canning station but for regular cooking too.  I think I've seen my sims drop the action from their queues with no comment when I told them to cook with no free space, although it's been a while.

    And you're completely right about that super-adult mod.

    I'm glad to hear that the canning station at least is working.  Other than that, Sims will be Sims, I guess.

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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    5 years ago

    @BrownNy13  Please test the other two issues in a new save as well, preferably in Sunset Valley or Twinbrook.  For the canning station, try uninstalling it through the launcher and downloading a new copy.  If you haven't already, remove the existing download from Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Downloads.  In fact, that entire folder can be empty; the only time files need to be there is when they're waiting to be installed.

    Any mod that works on patch 1.67 also works on patch 1.69, and vice versa, with the exception of the few core mods, and even they simply throw an error.  The issues start to show up with mods not updated past patch 1.63.

    Please also list the other mods you have installed, except for any mods that contain adult content.  (For those, just name the creator and I'll know.)

    When testing, please delete the five cache files in your Sims 3 folder (in Documents\Electronic Arts) every time you quit.  They should be deleted often anyway, and certainly any time you add or remove content from your game.  For reference, they are:

    • CASPartCache.package
    • compositorCache.package
    • scriptCache.package
    • simCompositorCache.package
    • socialCache.package
  • BrownNy13's avatar
    BrownNy13
    5 years ago

    Hey @puzzlezaddict I tried in Sunset Valley on a new save and the canning station works now, bonehilda still can't care for toddlers and babies and the auto lights feature doesn't work, but I am happy about the canning station. I did realize that the station isn't broken at all, my sims just did not have a empty kitchen counter to do the action. If they had did the usual "i cant reach that" or "something is in my way" animation then I would have known that they needed a surface, but they would just cancel the action without hinting at why they couldn't do it.

    My mods are all from MTS, the ellacharmed worlds, canning station overhaul, texture replacers, and a few bug fixes. I dont have that mod by OnikiKay because its insane and it'll conflict with my Nraas mods anyway.

    Also thanks for the mod info because nobody has said anything about some mods working for both 1.67 and 1.69.

    So the sims must have a empty countertop in order to eat the jam with scones or toast

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    5 years ago

    @BrownNy13  Bonehilda is buggy even on her best days, and apparently trying to get her to care for toddlers is a nightmare in more ways than one.  Auto lights can sometimes be fixed by deleting the lights and buying new ones, or by clicking on the light and switching back and forth between auto lighting and something else (sometimes with a restart in between).

    The counter space is annoying not just for the canning station but for regular cooking too.  I think I've seen my sims drop the action from their queues with no comment when I told them to cook with no free space, although it's been a while.

    And you're completely right about that super-adult mod.

    I'm glad to hear that the canning station at least is working.  Other than that, Sims will be Sims, I guess.

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