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katherinebclaud's avatar
5 years ago
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[FIXED] [OR] Campfire causes too many fires

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Often (50% - 99%)
What is your current game version number? 1.70.84.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Island Living, Seasons, Cats and Dogs, City living, Get Together, Get to Work, Realm of Magic, Strangerville, Jungle Adventure, Parenthood, Vampires, Outdoor Retreat, Nifty Knitting, Vintage Glamour, Cool Kitchen.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Play any sim with a campfire, try roasting something and watch as they light themselves ablaze over and over.
What happens when the bug occurs? The campfire in sims 4 is useless. 50-90% of the time, my sims start their chairs on fire. this is especially bad when I'm trying to complete the history challenge, because it's their only way of cooking. Comparatively, campfires in real life don't start chairs on fire every time they are used. Every meal, someone ends up catching on fire. This is bad because A) They die or B) They lose money or C) They lose their mood ...or D) They lose their dinner as it becomes an ash pile. This last one is especially frustrating because my sims spend a lot of time fishing for their meals, only to become ash piles with hungry sims. I'm not sure if this is a bug or just a fun game for the gamemakers of sims, but something that is supposed to be "fun" shouldn't be wreaking havoc in my gameplaying so often. One last thing, I've read this has something to do with my sims' cooking level, and they have been cooking for ages, their cooking levels are medium-level, and they catch on fire just as often as when they started. This doesn't seem to be connected to their cooking level for me. I have also been told to move the chairs away, but then they can't roast anything. Lastly, things are MORE likely to catch on fire if somebody throws another log on the fire. 1) This is stupid gameplaying because sims do this autonomously. 2) The likelihood of catching fire when tossing a log on the fire is WAY too high. 3) My sims still catch fire even when they don't throw a new log on the fire. Why make an ENTIRE expansion pack based on something you do around the campfire if it's just going to burn my sims alive and make gameplaying more stressful for me? I literally do not want to play this game anymore.
What do you expect to see? Sims not catching on fire and using a campfire without their chairs catching on fire. Maybe this can happen 10% of the time, or it needs to be tweaked so that they are less likely to burn themselves to death.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Yes
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No

Envision Sims burning alive whilst roasting a fish on the campfire. Now envision it Every. Single. Time.

Edit By Crinrict: Added Tag to Title

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    9 months ago

    Campfires will stop causing so many fires on the lot. Campfire spreadfire was triggering a 50% chance every 10 sim-minutes to burn objects other than chairs in the area. We removed that to only focus on when Fireworks trigger (which we all know is the real danger).

    Fixed in Patch 1.107.112/1.92

    Please create a new thread if you're still experiencing this issue,

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