"Bust the Dust" visual effects no longer appear when the Dust system is turned off.
Fixed in Patch 1.91.186/1.63
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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? 1.71.86.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All the existing packs except for Journey to Batuu
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Start a new save and turn off the dust kit features
What happens when the bug occurs? Dust bunnies, dust piles and moodlets related to dirtiness and cleanliness still appear
What do you expect to see? I expect the save file to not have any Bust the Dust related features: no dust, no dust bunnies and etc.
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. I bought Bust the Dust kit.
I have Bust the Dust kit disabled in my save, and yet I have dust piling up, dust bunnies showing up, and moodlets related to the kit appearing in that save. It should definitely be fixed.
I've found that the Dust gameplay re-enabling itself after it's disabled in Options coincides with another object getting dirty, like a sink or a counter (things like puddles and trash piles don't seem to do it). As soon as the object gets dirty, I get the "clean floor" moodlet and the sound, and then within a few Sim hours, the dust starts to show up.
I've discovered that if I clean the object, then quit & re-launch the game before the dust shows up, the clean floor moodlet is gone and the dust doesn't come back (until next time).
I tested the dirty objects triggering the moodelet by using the debug cheat to make a sink dirty, and the moodlet did indeed appear, though I didn't stick around to see if the dust followed before re-launching.
I'd love to play this pack, but it takes over the Sims' lives in its current implementation. (I also think it would be nice if it was implemented like Laundry Day: no dust until you have a vacuum cleaner. Brooms would be good too for sims trying to live low-tech lives.)
