[HR] Sims change into swimwear when visiting Dreadhorse Caverns

I've had this several times after I got Cottage Living- my sim would be jogging or walking with a dog and halfway through randomly changed into swim wear during freezing weather! ☹️

lol, yep, what a swim

@moxhollow - I hope your guy there didn't drown. XD

@IrisuChan - Haven't had that exact thing, but in this case it happened every time she was instructed to cross that stream. Looks like that section of water mistakenly got some of the coding that the deeper swimmable sections got. Can't swim in it, but apparently the Sim "thinks" they have to swim across to get to the other side, so they change into swimwear.

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? Dansk
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.99.264.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Visit the dreadhorse caverns
What happens when the bug occurs? The sims changes to its swimwear and runs to the caverns in its swimwear.
What do you expect to see? The sim not changing clothes before visiting the dreadhorse caves.
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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My sims start to strip down to their swimwear once they've been into the caves a few times. It's getting quite annoying since I play with seasons, and the sims have to run quite a way to get to the cave, and they almost kill themselves by freezing to death (winter) or getting heatstroke (summer).

I noticed this too! Even if I keep changing the outfit back, they still keep putting the swimwear back on. 

The thing about this place is that it has a swimmable spot. The only low-water crossing I know that doesn't make sims change clothing is the one in Glimmerbrook, and it is the only one with it that also doesn't include a swimmable area in the same neighborhood.

Not to mention back to the days when Island Living patch was released and the game accidentally allowed sims to wade in waters they weren't supposed to (it's now patched out), sims didn't change their outfit when they went into the water, suggesting to me that it lies in some sort of neighborhood settings.

So, the most annoying part is that they can either keep it or have sims swim in their everyday clothing. I hope another solution is found.

Is this intentional? Or an actual bug? All I know is it really BUGS ME that my supposedly smarter sims put on swimwear in freezing weather. Very irritating world building choice.

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@DramaQ1 wrote:

Is this intentional? Or an actual bug? All I know is it really BUGS ME that my supposedly smarter sims put on swimwear in freezing weather. Very irritating world building choice.

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Interesting question... It's difficult to say what it is exactly.

There are 4 options that could be done there I'm guessing:

• Code in some nodes or something that lets the game know that sims shouldn't put on their swimwear when going there.
• Have sims swim in everyday outfits in that neighborhood.
• Remove the water there or something.
• Ignore the problem.

I hope that some way is found there. For now, I'm guessing have your sim ride a horse or bike there...