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8 years ago
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[ARCHIVED] Appliances break very easily

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? Deutsch
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? n/a
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Everything but My First Pet Stuff
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Just playing a household for a couple of days
What happens when the bug occurs? Appliances break very easily since the last patch. I always have to repair about three to four appliances a sim day (regular size house, two bathrooms, a kitchen, a TV, two computers; in larger houses it can be even more). It's especially sinks and bathroom appliances that break daily.The breaking doesn't really subside even after fully upgrading the appliance.
What do you expect to see? Not so much breakage, especially not after upgrading
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. It started occuring after the recent June-patch

I've encountered this in save files I had already played with before the patch. Didn't get to play much in a new save file that was created after the patch, so I'm not sure if it is also occuring in post-patch files. Installing seasons didn't have any effect on this.

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  • TheSimsDirect's avatar
    TheSimsDirect
    Icon for The Sims Team rankThe Sims Team
    2 years ago

    Hello All,

    We are unable to reproduce this on the latest game version and looking for more saves if it's still occurring. if any of you are still seeing this on the latest game version (without mods), would you be willing to share your save file(s)?

    If so, please send me a private message with a link to the file.

    Instructions here: http://x.ea.com/74420

    Thanks!

  • Product: The Sims 4
    Platform:PC
    Which language are you playing the game in? English
    How often does the bug occur? Often (50% - 99%)
    What is your current game version number? 1.107.112.1030
    What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All Expansions, Game and Stuff packs besides Batuu
    Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Play with anything that can break
    What happens when the bug occurs? My sims belongings are constantly breaking after the update 1.107.112.1030 . It is almost every time they are used, even with high reliability. Refrigerators seem to be the worst, though
    What do you expect to see? My sims appliances shouldn't break constantly
    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 wasn't an issue until patch 1.107.112.1030

    n/a

  • wasikm007's avatar
    wasikm007
    Seasoned Veteran
    8 months ago

    This is sadly no exaggeration... every other sim day or at times every day,  the washer and or dryer keeps breaking. I was so desperate to find a mod to counteract this. When I was happy to find a mod to fix this, I discovered it was creating other unusual conflicts/bugs with the game and had to be removed.

    Would some at EA please fix this? I get they are supposed to break down after a time, but everyday to every other day is way too much. I had to pull my machines out of the home and stop playing them. No point in keeping them if they keep breaking so much.

  • wasikm007's avatar
    wasikm007
    Seasoned Veteran
    8 months ago

    @Gagea25upgrading does not prevent this breakage. Yet, even if it were an option.... these machines should still not break down that much. Not every sim day! If this needs to be the case, then EA should make more than one kind of washer and dryer. One being a lower-end quality machine where you can expect a bit more wear and tear and then create another that is a more higher-end quality with fewer maintenance issues. I saw on other sites where this has been happening since the release of Laundry Day.

    Here is one quote of many I found on Reddit which reads " Yeah the washer and dryer were released broken and they've never been fixed. They shouldn't glitch out and force people to replace their fully upgraded appliances."

    https://www.reddit.com/r/thesims4/comments/135v5gp/anyone_having_issues_with_the_laundry_day_stuff/?rdt=57239

    Let's face it, these games are riddled with broken content and many have been ignored far too long.

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