The 'Master Chef Pot Rack' is a hanging ceiling object, that is decor only. It isn't placeable above tables or shelves or objects other than counters, Sims cannot use things below it at all. It's been like this since launch.
This should be fixed
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This should be fixed
It's not fixed. I still have this issue and have to move the rack somewhere else in the kitchen nowhere near the stove. :/
I've tested this and it was working for me at the time.
I'll re-test.
Are you using mods or moo though ?
Also is your game updated to the latest version ?
Okay, so.
I started a brand new save, new house, new sim and the cooking glitch disappears. That sim made several dishes without an issue.
i went back to my old save and the same "pathing bubble" halfway through happens again. So I deleted the entire kitchen and redid it with brand new everything -- even the clutter. Rearranged the counters and everything.
And the issue still happens. About halfway through cooking a dish, the sim waves their hand and gives you the footprints and red X, then abandons the meals. This happens even if I drag the food they were preparing into other rooms. BUT the sims has no problem picking the food up and throwing it out, or washing the dishes in the sink rather than the dishwasher heh.
I'm really baffled.
So, an update.
I seem to have solved it. Ive tested with both sims in my household and they're able to cook again.
Apparently the hanging pot rack...which was green and allowed to be placed near the stove...was somehow blocking the stove. I was rearranging the grill from outside to be where my stove is and it wouldn't let me place it, showing intersecting objects.
I put the grill back outside, put the stove back, moved the hanging pot rack away from the stove by one grid square, and they're cooking again.
It's still a bug -- because the pot rack on the ceiling shouldn't block their pathing for one, and for another it shouldn't let me place the pot rack there if it would block the stove. But if anyone else is getting this issue, try moving around the stuff on your ceiling apparently lol.
Hi @beccap1992
moved your post to the old post on this
I'll retest this. Should have been fixed a while ago
EA Staff (Retired)I'm guessing this is due to the wall height being set too low, you can't route underneath the item if the wall height is set too low. But you can still use the microwave and oven if the object is placed over top. The pot rack can be placed over tables, but not over bookshelves since the objects intersect. This is by design.
