[Common] Sims Canceling Actions

Anything above any sinks ?

I have noticed that the dishes not being cleaned up or action being canceled started after having a baby. Prior to the child being born my sim had no issues cleaning up the dishes. Once the child aged up and the cradle was put away, the sims started cleaning up the dishes again. Not sure why this would cause this issue, but it's what I noticed.

I am having the same issue with sims resetting sometimes after they've grabbed a plate of food of their own free will and are about to sit down at a table or a counter. When the reset happens it happens for all sims in the immediate vicinity as well regardless of what they were doing, but the sim coming over with his plate of food and about to sit down and eat seems to be the trigger.

I also have the same problem with sims not wanting to pick up the dishes (same as the OP). I believe it happens most often when the plate is on a counter. The sim just picks it up, stands idle for a few seconds (or sometimes sits on the chair in front of the counter) and then put down the plate in the same location. Trying to clean up all the dishes after a party (when there are plates all over the place) can thus get very frustrating. I often have to do it myself, dragging all the plates with the mouse to the sink.

Sometimes I am able to work it out without dragging the dishes to the sink myself. I seem to have had more success getting the sim to clean the dishes if I order him/her to start with a plate that is not on the counter but somewhere in any of the other rooms on the lot (like a plate someone put in the bookshelf or whatever). Whenever they start cleaning the dishes of their own free will as well, they seem to be able to do it, despite not doing it when I order them to. Almost seems like it's important which plate in the lot you order them to clean up first to make it work. If I tell them to start with a plate on a counter it usually don't work though.

I have had the same issue but now this time, the utensils get stuck in my sims hand and she walked off with the fork while heading to school. I also have issues with sims not washing the dishes. Picking it up and placing it back down.

I've had similar problems, and it's most noticeable when trying to tend bar/make drinks. You try and get your sim to talk to a few people so they can then make drinks for the group, but they seem to only be able to talk to one at a time. Sometimes all actions are cancelled and all the guests suddenly get up from their bar stools and stand in front of the bar. This is a nightmare when trying to throw a party.

I know this is a vague bug report but I do hope the developers look into making these interactions smoother, as it's the bread and butter of playing Sims.

I know there are a few bugs already submitted for actions being cancelled randomly and other mulit-tasking bugs, but it seems to me that Bartending has got to be the worst culprit. Just threw a party, had sim bartending and using "Ask about drinks" social. Each sim they talked to would have an interaction plumbob above their heads, but then suddenly the queue was empty and there was no-one to make drinks for.

Later, I told her to Tend Bar while I did stuff with my other sim, and came back to find her walking around the bar to chat to people. This is with Autonomy off and Disable Autonomy for selected Sim turned on as well. I then asked her to perform bar tricks and she did the same thing, walking off to flirt with someone.

Bartending as a whole needs a good overhaul. Mixing drinks while chatting takes far too long compared to mixing without chatting. Trying to engage multiple people in chat so that you can Make Drinks for Group usually ends up with a cleared queue.

I have experienced this as well. It does take a long time But I did go up in my Mixology at the local bar not at home and I made all my drinks up at the local bar as well so they wouldn't get waisted.  I did notice when I am chatting with 3-4 people I make up that many drinks so my daily tasks of making drinks get's done a lot faster!! I also made a lot of friends fast, maxed in Charisma and comedy is at level six. Icompleted all at of these at the same time just by maxing mixology at the local bar. I do not own a bar at my home because my rent will go up.

To add I have steel bladder but when I drink the drinks I make my bladder goes down and at a rapid rate. So, because of this I am unable to drink the mixed drinks. I hope they fix this also. There are also times when I will be talking to 4-5 people and boom everything just clears as if I wasn't doing anything? So, the 4-5 drinks that I would have made and it does take a long time vanish also. All the work i put in getting to that point I have to start all over again :/

I also have resently encounterd trying to serve dinner and the action gets canseled right away. It takes the money out but ever put it back in also. I not sure if this is a known glitch or not but I need this to get fixed I can't make food for my sims.

Could you try repairing the game on Origin. Helped others with that specific glitch