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DantesPop
5 years ago
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[FIXED] Mourning Moodlet when unknown Sim dies

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? 1.64.84.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All expansion packs, all game packs, bowling, fitness, movie, patio, and tiny living stuff packs.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Play long enough for people to begin dying of old age.
What happens when the bug occurs? All sims get the mourning 2 day family member moodlet when any random sim in the world dies, even toddlers that have never met anyone outside the household.
What do you expect to see? I don't expect to get a moodlet which lasts 48 hours every 48 hours, especially when sims that no played sim has ever met dies.
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 has been going on for some time but it seems to be getting worse lately. All of the sims get the "Loss in the Family" sad moodlet every 2-3 days without any family member dying. More often than not there is no death notification and when I do see one it often isn't anyone the played sims even know, just some random NPC in the world. Why would a 2 day old toddler experience a 48 hour loss in the family for someone the family does not know and he has never met? The longer I play this the worse it is getting. It had been happening occasionally, now I almost never have a sim day go by where the whole family doesn't have the moodlet. 

I even found that if you have an infant and age it up on the same day it is born, it will age up with that moodlet. A baby born that day is mourning someone they never met/knew.

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  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    5 months ago

    • Mourning moodlet will not appear when a stranger Sim dies in front of the active Sim. The moodlet is only displayed if they are at least acquaintances.

    Fixed in Patch 1.110.265/2.01
    Please create a new thread if you're still experiencing this issues 

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  • happykitkat's avatar
    happykitkat
    Rising Rookie
    5 years ago

    Have you tried repairing the game through origin or making sure that it is updated?

    To repair it/update it click on Origin, go to my games library, click on the sims 4, then click on the icon that looks like a gear. From there you can repair/update the game.

    I hope this helps; I have never seen this before.

  • rma209's avatar
    rma209
    New Scout
    4 years ago

    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? PC: 1.78.58.1030 / Mac: 1.78.58.1230
    What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Get Together, Get Famous, Seasons, Outdoor Retreat, Parenthood, Vampires, Kids Room Stuff, Movie Hangout Stuff, Perfect Patio Stuff
    Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Have a large extended family that you do not know. Let them die of any cause. The played Sims get Sad moodlet Mourning.
    What happens when the bug occurs? The sim is sad about the passing of a person the sim and I (sims player) don't even know/remember.
    What do you expect to see? I expect to see no change in my game if a person I NEVER met dies somewhere off screen.
    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? No

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    My sims in long games keep being sad about people they never met. How am I sad someone I dont know died? At lest not to the level of mourning that it keep coming up. This is ridiculous thing to happen. If a uncle dies for example a toddler who never met them is now sad for 2 days. Yes I can work to remove the moodlet with gameplay but that's not the answer. Sometimes if the family in question is very large the moodlet crops up over and over several time in a bad week. That's if lots of the unknown sims are around the same age. Sometimes if the kids are had before the Sim gets married the person who they married wont get "mourning" trait when those sims die. This is just silly and annoying.

  • DramaQ1's avatar
    DramaQ1
    Rising Scout
    7 months ago

    WHY IS THIS STILL AN ISSUE IN 2024? Sims are just as sad about strangers as any remote family members too. Tone it down, tune the game, it's ten freaking years old, treat it like you love it!

    I'm going to purge old townies to avoid getting daily notifications in my legacy game. Not fun!

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    5 months ago

    • Mourning moodlet will not appear when a stranger Sim dies in front of the active Sim. The moodlet is only displayed if they are at least acquaintances.

    Fixed in Patch 1.110.265/2.01
    Please create a new thread if you're still experiencing this issues 

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