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Keijra
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3 years ago
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[ARCHIVED] Tooltip indicates wrong object

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Occasionally (10% - 49%)
What is your current game version number? 1.90.358.1030 (64)
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All of them
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Have a parent and child combo go to the Youth Festival. The parent orders an ice cream crepe. Upon returning, the parent goes to bed.
What happens when the bug occurs? The tool tip for the bed is identical to the tooltip for the ice cream crepe from earlier.
What do you expect to see? I expect it to be a bed and not an ice cream
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? Neutral/Not Sure 

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So I have all the packs and no mods. Playing on a PC. This is a brand new save. 

I took my sim and child to the Youth Festival and the parent had a Matcha Ice cream crepe at the festival. When they came back home, the parent went to bed and the child then played on the computer. I noticed that the tooltip over the parent's bed now read as "Matcha Ice Cream Crepe" 

So, I am thinking that there is a pretty obvious connection here between the last thing that the sim touches and when the random object suddenly decides it is something else entirely. I've seen fruit trees call themselves beds as well. 

I've attached a screenshot of what I am seeing in game. 

After the parent woke up, I went to see if the tooltip appeared again and it did not. So I am guessing that it maybe has to do with the natural decay of how long the ice cream lasts in game (9 hours before it goes bad) and is actually attached to the Sim and not the bed itself. 

Edit By Crinrict: Added Tag to Title, adjusted title.

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  • Uigenna's avatar
    Uigenna
    Seasoned Veteran
    7 months ago

    This happens to me frequently as well, and it's very persistent and annoying. Usually when it starts, I have to quit the game and reload for it to stop, and then it just happens again a while later. For me, the most frequent occurrence is with the bee hive; everything I hover my cursor over is the bee hive. Sometimes it's stuff from my sims' inventories, with the same result. It has definitely become more frequent lately, as of three or so patches ago.

  • SirIcyBeast's avatar
    SirIcyBeast
    7 months ago

    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? 1.108.318.1220
    What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? horse ranch (main issue in bug), plus many more
    Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? I am unsure
    What happens when the bug occurs? While using the horse ranch pack when scrolling over my horses or other objects like bed the description of a third place horse champion award shows up.
    What do you expect to see? the horses needs or nothing.
    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. patch on 23 July.

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    Inserted is screenshots of my game where it happened.

  • AxelRogat's avatar
    AxelRogat
    Seasoned Hotshot
    7 months ago

    I've been having that for years, on and off. It has been particularly bad lately.

  • Laarikin's avatar
    Laarikin
    7 months ago

    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? 1.108.318.1020
    What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Horse Ranch, For Rent, Werewolves, Vampires, Toddler Stuff, Strangerville, Spa Day, Seasons, Realm of Magic, Parenthood, Paranormal Stuff Pack, Outdoor Retreat, Nifty Knitting, My First Pet, Laundry Day, Jungle Adventure, Island Living, Home Chef Hustle, Holiday Celebration, High School Years, Growing Together, Get to Work, Get Famous, Eco Lifestyle, Dream Home Decorator, Discover University, Dine Out, Desert Luxe, Country Kitchen, Cottage Living, Cool Kitchen, City Living, Cats & Dogs, Bust the Dust, Book Nook, Blooming Rooms, Backyard Stuff
    Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Hover over picnic table at San Myshuno Festivals (Romance specifically for me)
    What happens when the bug occurs? Hovering over the table shows that it is a double bed.
    What do you expect to see? No pop up at all...
    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? Neutral/Not Sure 

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    Yeah idk

  • StudleyDudley5's avatar
    StudleyDudley5
    9 months ago

    My wife is currently playing a modless game on our Xbox One that is having the same issue intermittently. Here is a video of it occurring. I also want to add this isn't the first time it's happened. There were some apple trees being identified as Caprese Salad not too long ago. I'll grab more recordings if/when it happens again.

     https://1drv.ms/v/s!Avhr0DKehtbNhDjxVldcew0tzef6

  • mdbergn's avatar
    mdbergn
    9 months ago

    Product: The Sims 4
    Platform:Mac
    Which language are you playing the game in? English
    How often does the bug occur? Rarely (0% - 9%)
    What is your current game version number? 1.106.148.1230
    What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? For Rent, Growing Together, Horse Ranch, Highschool Years, Cottage Living, Cats & Dogs, Seasons, City Living, Get to Work, Get Famous, Island Living, Discover University, Get Together, Snowy Escape, Eco Lifestyle, Werewolves, Vampires, Realm of Magic, My Wedding Stories, Dream Home Decorator, Parenthood, Dine Out, Spa Day, Outdoor Retreat, Strangerville, Jungle Adventure, Journey to Batuu, Home Chef Hustle, Moschino, Tiny Living, Laundry Day, Vintage Glamour, Cool Kitchen, Backyard Stuff, My First Pet, Perfect Patio, Toddler Stuff, Movie Hangout, Fitness Stuff, Bowling Night, Romantic Garden, Spooky, Luxury Party, Paranormal, Nifty Knitting, Kids Room.
    Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Not completely sure because it doesn't happen all the time. Grow plants, and click on an item/sim/pet and it might pop up?
    What happens when the bug occurs? I attempt to click on a person or object, and it shows me the panel for one of my plants. After about 10 seconds the panel goes away like a normal plant panel, but pops up again every time I click the effected object again. This bug still happens even if go to a different lot. The only "fix" is restarting my game. The effected object is different each time, but it is always a plant panel.
    What do you expect to see? I expect to be able to click on the object without this panel popping up. In this example, I wanted to check my horse's needs but the plant panel was blocking the needs panel.
    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? No

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    This bug has been happening on and off for a year or so. It's not completely game breaking as I can restart and it goes away, but it does bug me. And as I'm playing without mods, it is a game related bug. It happens probably once every sim year (28 sim days).

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