Product: The Sims 4Platform:PCWhich language are you playing the game in? DeutschHow often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)What is your current game version number? n/aWhat expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? AllSteps: How can we find the bug ourselves? paly with a Sim in apartment and wait until other Sims came inWhat happens when the bug occurs? sims came into your apartment without knocking on the doorWhat do you expect to see? That they knock on the door and came in until I invited themHave you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? YesDid this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? YesPlease describe the patch or change you made. For cinrict EDIT: Merged old post into new. Original Me Too Count: 183

We addressed an issue that was allowing non greeted Sims to enter your apartment uninvited. Fixed in Patch 1.56.52 Since there's been multiple fixes for this now and the fix is specific to apartments, please create a new thread if you're still having issues. Please be aware of these two issues that still exist: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/NEEDS-INPUT-A-IL-Unwanted-House-Guests/td-p/7964118/ https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/NEEDS-INPUT-A-IL-Vendors-Appears-Disappears-Inside-On-The-House/td-p/7961556/

[FIXED] NPCs coming into apartments/houses uninvited

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HoshinoKabi
Rising Traveler
9 years ago
Sometimes NPCs randomly waltz into an apartment. Typically they are the people who run the food stands, the neighbors, and the sims walking around the area. Has happened on multiple apartments. They can be told to leave the apartment thankfully.
crinrict
Hero+
9 years ago
Do you have a save game with that reproducibly happening on a regular basis you would be willing to share ?
crinrict
Hero+
9 years ago
Tagging @HoshinoKabi for further feedback
HoshinoKabi
Rising Traveler
9 years ago
I have no idea how to do that.
crinrict
Hero+
9 years ago
Please zip up this folder: documents\electronicarts\thesims4\saves and drop the file to this Mediafire-Link to upload.

Please make sure to name the zip file with your user name.
SimQARobo
EA Staff
9 years ago
Hello @HoshinoKabi @crinrict

Do these visiting NPC's live in the apartment? If so, and if these NPC's have the Insane or Goofball trait, this is by design.

If the NPC's don't live in the apartment, or if they live in the apartment but don't have the Insane or Goofball trait, we can look into it.
crinrict
Hero+
9 years ago
Tagging @HoshinoKabi for feedback
JasonVega2
9 years ago
I've noticed this happens when my apartment-dwelling Sim interacts with the neighbors. My neighbors are always complaining about the noise (my Sim isn't making noise - but that's another issue) and they pound on the door. I ignore it and then they tell me I am a "terrible neighbor" and *then* they walk into the apartment and start watching TV.

It looks to me like the game has initiated a social interaction (not an event) and can't remember that I never invited them in - or doesn't distinguish between a negative and a positive interaction. This only seems to happen in apartments - like the game doesn't really consider a different apartment a different house.
crinrict
Hero+
9 years ago
Did you check on the traits ?
JasonVega2
9 years ago
Double-checked the NPC neighbors' traits. My Sim is living in the Culpepper apartments and the NPC neighbors are Raj and Geeta Rasoya. Neither of them have the Goofball or Insane trait.

I've locked the door to keep them out for now. So, they hang around outside the door for awhile and then tell me "I've got to go, thanks for hanging out with me." Very strange behavior after they've been pounding on the door complaining about the noise and I've ignored them!