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Hi_its_Nobody
8 years ago
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[FIXED] Sims sit somewhere else or stand instead of eating at table

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? n/a
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Have your sim(s) make some food and eat it and have a table with dining chairs and a couch.
What happens when the bug occurs? Sims will either eat their food either on the couch or standing up, will rarely sit at the table.
What do you expect to see? Sims to go directly to the table when eating food.
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? Neutral/Not Sure 

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This is really bugging me because it breaks story lines I create and they look so annoying when they stand and eat their food to me.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    5 years ago

    Sims will now use the dining table to eat again. Sometimes if I’m in a hurry, I grab a meal on the go and don’t sit down to eat, but sometimes you need to sit down and enjoy a nice meal, you know?

    Fixed in Patch 1.67.45/ 1.32

    If you're still experiencing this issue, please create a new thread.

    Please give details what you're eating if it's still happening and post a picture of your setup.

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  • QueenSaraphine's avatar
    QueenSaraphine
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago
    @unseenlarks The worst issue for me is they don’t even sit down on the chair even if i press sit, they all just keeps standing there in front of the counter like zombies. Or they go outside in the snow all the way over to the pool in the other corner of the lot, change into swimwear and sit down on the edge of the pool to eat. IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER.

    But not sitting down at the table. Everything else but sitting at the table right next to them.
    It’s gotten to the point where I can’t play anymore because I get so frustrated that I almost break down and cry.

    Have all the packs, only mod is mccc and simvasions mod to stop naps from other worlds to stick on you. And on PC.
  • unseenlarks's avatar
    unseenlarks
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago

    i've started playing with autonomy off, since i kept having to tell them where to go/what not to do all the time anyway. no mods, repaired game. all my households do this. expensive tables and chairs, cheap chairs, sofas, big or small. doesn't seem to make a difference. they will ignore them.

    don't stand. so close. to fridge. 😉

  • PipMenace's avatar
    PipMenace
    Hero
    5 years ago

    You know pathing problem aside - and there is a definite pathing problem here - there’s also a logic problem. Humans aren’t immovable objects. When you tell a Sim to do a thing - eat, leave for work, whatever - and the only thing “blocking” them is another Sim standing around, then THAT SIM SHOULD MOVE. Because all you’d do is say excuse me and grab some food anyway, not wander off to starve (or brave a cow plant!) because your brother is standing in front of the fridge. Why should this cause actions to cancel?

  • nucgeekke's avatar
    nucgeekke
    Rising Rookie
    5 years ago

    I am having this issue currently, and it doesn't seem to have been addressed in the latest patch (Aug 18, 2020).  My sims don't even move away from the refrigerator causing routing issues with other sims trying to use the fridge.

  • 33a62788206cbe4's avatar
    33a62788206cbe4
    5 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? 1.65.77.1020
    What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? University, Get Famous, Seasons, City Living, Get Together, Get to Work, Parenthood, Dine Out, Outdoor Retreat, Spa Day, Laundry Day, Toddler Stuff, Fitness Stuff, Bowling, Vintage Glamour, Backyard, Kids Room, Romantic Garden, Cool Kitchen, Perfect Patio, Luxury Party
    Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Have the Sim "Grab A Serving" of any meal
    What happens when the bug occurs? After they get a serving, they go somewhere else to eat instead of the dining room table
    What do you expect to see? A patch fix. This seems to be an ongoing issue
    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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    I cannot find an answer to this anywhere.  It has not been fixed in any patch and needs to be addressed.

  • AprilTheSimmer9's avatar
    AprilTheSimmer9
    5 years ago
    @MavandClide For me I will click Grab a Serving and click where I'd like them to sit while the game is paused before unpausing. Usually they will sit somewhere else after I unpause the game before getting up and moving to where I'd like them to sit immediately after but often they will sit where I chose them to sit.

    Hope I helped!

    Also I'm an Xbox player, so this also happens on Xbox.
  • AprilTheSimmer9's avatar
    AprilTheSimmer9
    5 years ago
    @Lisathia If I have my Sims standing while eating (like with ice cream cones and quick meals) I just choose where I want them to stand with "Go Here". They will stop eating and move to that spot. But sometimes I make them eat at a table (especially with ice cream cones because sometimes when standing they may drop the cones).

    Also if I want them to sit down and eat, I just do what I said in my above post.
  • AprilTheSimmer9's avatar
    AprilTheSimmer9
    5 years ago
    @unseenlarks I always play with autonomy off for that reason too. I just play with it off so they don't do what I don't want them to do. Did it since I got The Sims for GameCube several years ago (like sometime before GameStop stopped selling GameCube games).

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