Please post all issues with the queue dropping in here. Compiled List Queuing of multiple actions prior to routing Multiple retail tasks More than one cleaning interaction Phone interactions

I've noticed this with various interactions, but most persistently with cooking, cleaning, and bathroom interactions since those are most redundant and always require immediate queueing of a long series. if you need an example, the "mold clay multitasking" problem is similar however in this case the tasks don't drop together. The sim simply performs the second task before the first drops which causes the second to be cancelled prior to completion when the sim returns to the first. This also causes long queues to be dropped.

Queueing of multiple actions prior to routing (before the interaction is initiated and before the sim heads toward the object) results in multitasking of incompatible actions such as "use toilet" and "shower". This causes cancellation of the second task since the sim attempts to interact with the second object before beginning the first task.

There are still unresolved issues with the retail environment. First thing I noticed is that actions are dropped from the active Sims queue if they are instructed to do retail tasks. For instance if my Sim is restocking and I then queue him to serve a customer, and then maybe use the bathroom or eat something, all the actions are cleared as soon as he 's finished the first restocking job. It's so irritating that I either play without trying to direct them or I have to lead them from one task to another, either way the queuing system is redundant. The second issue is that active Sims can't clean the display fridges when they get dirty, they always used to be able to but now they throw their arms in the air and complain about routing issues. I can't remember when that started but up until last night I had been selling and replacing the dirty display fridges before the Sim left the retail lot. Last night I left the dirty fridge where it was because I think if I play the game again today and return to that retail lot it will have been reset, and will be clean again. I dunno, but it's frustrating that these issues are still unresolved.

I haven't tried quitting a job, but my sims don't pay the bills (using the phone), if I queue up any interactions after. They go through the animation of paying the bill, but no money gets deducted and bills are still available to be paid. If I don't queue up any interactions after, it works just fine. I have autonomy off, and wonder if autonomy on makes the interaction a lot less likely to complete before the sim moves on to the next task.

@reboot2019 Just realized I have a collection thread for this. So merged and added to the first page

crinrict

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10 years ago

[COLLECTION THREAD] Queue Dropping

Please post all issues with the queue dropping in here.

Compiled List

Queuing of multiple actions prior to routing
Multiple retail tasks
More than one cleaning interaction
Phone interactions

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SimGuruNick
EA Staff (Retired)
9 years ago
Could someone share a save file with me where they've had the issue of phone interactions (like paying the bill) getting autonomously dropped by other interactions? We've been having trouble reproducing. Thanks much for the help!
reboot2019
New Veteran
9 years ago
My issue was Sim was unable to quit his job by phone because the action kept being cancelled out of the queue. But I can't attach a zip with small save file (4MB) because 7zip is not supported.
crinrict
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9 years ago
You can just drop it to this Mediafire-Link to upload.

Please make sure to name the zip file with your user name.
reboot2019
New Veteran
9 years ago
Thank you @crinrict I had bookmarked that link once before, but then I lost it - bookmarked again, thanks again 🙂
crinrict
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9 years ago
Thank you. Received
crinrict
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7 years ago
Going to lock this one.

Please use this thread: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/Tasks-Dropping/m-p/6960511

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