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mdouglas2010
Seasoned Vanguard
3 years ago
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[ARCHIVED] [GTW] Sick Children Can't Take Medicine

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? 1.96.397.1020 Wha...
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shinjitenoyami
3 years ago
@mdouglas2010 The timing is tricky with children taking medicine. I think the sick buff has to be currently active for the option to appear, i.e. if they are sick but not currently feverish/dizzy/etc., they can't take medicine.

But even if they don't take medicine, sims are supposed to become cured on their own within a few days. So if this isn't happening in your game, that's weird, too.
  • mdouglas2010's avatar
    mdouglas2010
    Seasoned Vanguard
    3 years ago
    @shinjitenoyami Hmmm that could be it. Because at the first sign I notice a sim is getting sick, I have them take medicine. I don't wait for them to get a sick buff. This works for teens on up with no issue and combats their cold.

    So maybe I have to wait for kids to get the sick buff before they can take medicine. If that's not a bug and by design, I think that's stupid.
    • mdouglas2010's avatar
      mdouglas2010
      Seasoned Vanguard
      3 years ago

      It does seem to be a timing thing. One of my children got sick and was showing signs of illness. She was able to take medicine *after* she got a sick buff.

      This is different from sims who are teens or older. They can show signs of being sick but can take medicine *before* they get the sick buff.

      I wish sim kids were the same. But at least my kids aren't stuck being sick, I just have to wait about a sim day for them to get a sick buff and then they can take medicine. Not sure if this is a bug or by design. 

      • PipMenace's avatar
        PipMenace
        Hero
        3 years ago
        @mdouglas2010 For me, if an adult takes medicine without the sick moodlet - even if they just had it and have been showing symptoms - they get a dizzy moodlet for taking unneeded medicine. I could see it being by design that you can't make your kids do that.

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