[FIXED] Sims not visible to player teleport /abort interactions
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? 1.77.131.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All expansions/packs/kits officially released as of July 21, 2021 except for Dream Home Decorator.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? To my mind, you should see it as soon as you begin to play.
What happens when the bug occurs? Describing as best I can, imagine a house with two levels. Your sim is on the first, and you go upstairs and ask them "Go here." 1. If you wait on that upper floor for the sim to appear at the top of the stairs, an unusual length of time will pass and they will finally appear on the spot to which you asked them to go. 2. If you go back to the first level after waiting but before they spontaneously appear, they will have gone to the bottom of the stairs and, as soon as you have them in view, they will begin ascending. 3. If you issue the request and then return to the first floor and have them in view, they will proceed as normal. Other notes: If they are visible to the player the entire time, they will proceed upstairs as normal. I've watched carefully since playing yesterday and, generally speaking, after the latest update, sims may be having issues completing certain actions if they are not visible to the player; e.g., if they are on the second floor and you tell them to go do something on their PC and then go to another floor of the home, then return to them after an unusual length of time, they will just be sitting down at the PC: in other words, they seem to begin only the initial action (going to the stairs, going to the computer) but do not enter into the next, different animation to complete fully the task you've requested. They begin walking, for instance, but don't enter into whatever they must do next, like ascending a staircase or sitting down to work at a PC. Hope I've explained adequately. P.S. Did a game repair, and tested my sims at another sim's house. The issue remains.
What do you expect to see? I'd expect sims to complete all actions involved in completing a task, even while invisible to the player's view.
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? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. I updated the game, if that's what you mean by a patch or change. I have the latest official update, released today or yesterday.
Regarding mods, I have made one-time use of one of them, on several occasions, to return sims to a career level before the career branch, and then have immediately removed/deleted the mod in question. Also, if the above information is not sufficient, all apologies and I can update/provide further info as requested; and thank you for any time and effort in dealing with this.
Edit By Crinrict: Adjusted Title to fit, added tag
- Sims teleporting from floor to floor and avoiding using the actual stairs? Not a marvel of modern science fiction novels, but should be a problem that no longer occurs after this update.
Fixed in Patch 1.78.58/1.45
If anyone still has this issue, please make a new thread, if it's jumpy animations still use this thread instead: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/TO-ADD-Jumpy-Animation-Bug-After-Newest-Patch/td-p/6876628
