Please use this thread going forward: Clock is out of sync with actual game time | EA Forums - 4938741
Hi!
I tested it with both old and brand-new saves, and it happens in both. Saves usually start out fine and then after playing them some time, the time issue starts happening. It particularly happens when I speed up the in-game time when my sims shower, cook etc., basically everything that's not work or sleep.
I've never changed the clock with any mod as far as I know.
Do you think re-installing the game completely might fix the issue?
Just to be sure, if I re-install the game but later add the save file I'm playing right now, would it bring the error back into the game?
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:Mac
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? 1.68.156.1220
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All of them.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Have a Sim either have a job or be enrolled in school. Wait until it is time for them to leave for their shift. Eventually when they leave, wait to see if they return when their shifts should be over.
What happens when the bug occurs? My notifications about work/school arrive late. My Sims do not head out to complete their tasks on time, and the do not return from the rabbit hole unless I manually cancel their actions.
What do you expect to see? My notifications arriving on time, and my Sims heading out to complete their tasks on time. I also expect to see my Sims returning from the rabbit hole autonomously without having to manually cancel their actions.
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. After the 11/17 update.
So I wasn't sure how to title this, but basically the game clock is way off. My Sim lives in university housing and attends full-time (four classes). She also works part-time as a barista. Her shift at the coffee shop starts at 5:00 am, but she does not go to work. Even if I wake her up and get her out of bed, she will stand around. I don't get a notification until an hour (around 6:00 am) after she should have started saying that work starts in another hour (at 7:00 am). By that point her shift should have ended, and she should be getting ready for class. When her class time rolls around (at 9:30 am), again she stands around and does nothing. I get another late notification saying class starts soon, and then she leaves when her class should be completed.
Also, when she is working, she does not come back. The task bar (circle?) fills up after she's been at work long enough, but her job doesn't end. She ends up working until I cancel the task and send her home early which gets her in trouble. As I said, she lives in Britechester, on UBrite's campus, but I've also had this problem with another family living in Willow Creek. With that family, sometimes they go to work/school on time, and sometimes they don't. Regardless of what time they start, they never come home after their shift unless I manually cancel it. One Sim's job ends at 3:00 pm, but if I let the game run they won't finish work until after 10:00 pm. It's the same with any level of schooling.
I've taken out my mods and tried to play without them, but that didn't work. I've also updated my game and repaired it, but so far nothing works.
