Product: The Sims 4
Platform:Xbox Series S
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? Most recent, updated September 2021
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Courtyard, island living, luxury party, laundry, snowy escape, vintage glamour, knitting, jungle, magic, bowling, cats and dogs, my first pet, outdoor retreat, country kitchen, throwback fit, toddler, decorator, fitness, romantic garden, dine out, movie, university, gnome on the go, patio, spa day, kids room, industrial loft, parenthood, backyard, Strangerville, Moschino, animal hats, tiny living, city living, get famous, life of the party, get to work, up all night, cottage living, get together, seasons, cool kitchen, grims guitar.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Not sure, it's possibly linked to becoming famous.
What happens when the bug occurs? My Sim became a one star celebrity. Random NPC Sims suddenly arrived on her doorstep. The lot is set to No Trespassing and the front door is usually locked but I'd unlocked it to let in her friend who asked to visit. It's not a celebrity home and they were not paparazzi. One sim barged up to her visiting friend and started berating her on the doorstep. Then he started terrifying her little rescue dog. My Sim spoke to him and I chose Goodbye, but he stayed there on her property overnight even after she'd been out for dinner and returned. He stayed there complaining and being generally enraged on her path. I chose Send Everyone Home but only her friend left. There was no Ask to Leave option. The second NPC Sim barged right into her home and started making drinks for herself. I couldn't introduce my Sim to her or interact with her except for Call Over which was greyed out. I could only get rid of her by going into manage households and deleting her. Then I added a gate and locked it. They were both strangers. It occurred just as she became a celebrity and her friend visited her.
What do you expect to see? NPC Sims should not barge in uninvited and it should definitely be possible to eject them.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? On console - never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. The only changes recently are installing Industrial loft kit and the September 2021 update with the Spa pack changes.
This is the second time I've created this Sim on the same snowy escape lot (my game was lost a few months ago due to error code 22) it didn't happen the last time I played this Sim. It used to happen with Get together but hasn't been an issue for a while. I've had NPC Sims hanging around at gates in the cottage living towns but this seems like a different issue.
It's annoying enough but they are pretty angry rude visitors and my Sim has her reputation to think of!