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xochiquetzl_xkvn
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
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Innocent spouse accused of cheating because NPC is flirty

Product: The Sims 4 Platform:PC Which language are you playing the game in? English How often does the bug occur? Occasionally (10% - 49%) What is your current game version number? 1.72.28.1030 ...
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    xochiquetzl_xkvn
    5 years ago

    Okay, trying to be constructive, LOL, since I posted here partly because I was surprised that no one else had reported it.

    If you're willing to cheat:

    Control-shift-c to open the console, testing cheats on , and then Traits.equip_trait Player.  If you want extra satisfaction points as well, instead turn on testing cheats and then set their aspiration to Serial Romantic and type Aspirations.Complete_Current_Milestone  until the aspiration is achieved and the game gives you the Player reward trait. This trait doesn't stop flirting, it just means that no matter what your Sim does their partner(s) won't get jealous. 

    Side effect:  I noticed after doing this that, well.  My Sim didn't flirt before, but he did after receiving Player.  Nothing major, just the occasional little flirty wave, and it didn't destroy his marriage which is what matters. 

    If you're willing to use mods:

    MC Command Center (see the hero-approved mods post) has the option Stop Random Flirting under MC Tuner -> Change Interaction Behavior.  You can also disable jealousy under MC Woohoo -> Woohoo Interactions.  I haven't tested this but CGrant56 suggested Stop Random Flirting and it sounds like it would work.  I also went into MC Tuner -> Change Interaction Autonomy and disabled mean interactions in case it doesn't.  I'll let you know. 

    Note:  CGrant56 also pointed out above that if you have other mods that influence flirting or romance interactions they might interfere with these settings.

    If you're not willing to use mods (or are on console) or cheats:

    Level charisma to 4 or higher and spam "smooth apology"  and "profess undying love" every time it happens until the sentiment goes away. This is more of an annoying workaround than a solution.  UGH.

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xochiquetzl_xkvn
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago

Yeah, after I posted this I went in to MCCC and wandered around and did that AND disabled jealousy in MC Woohoo. I'll let you know if those two options fix it.  (I disabled autonomous mean as well, just in case it doesn't.)

On the other hand, I saw this happen to LilSimsie in her latest short lifespan Legacy challenge episode, and it's also happened to my friend, so I know it's not just me. Despite knowing it's not just me, I didn't see a thread here and I don't think it's intended behavior, so just in case it's happening to someone else who finds it as upsetting as I do... .

In the first save where this happened, it happened on the third gold date for the Soul Mate aspiration (gold already achieved! five romantic gestures to go!) and their romance was deep in the red, so I rage-quit without saving and then cheated Player onto every adult-aged Sim in that save that I play, which solved it in that save.

xochiquetzl_xkvn's avatar
xochiquetzl_xkvn
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago

Okay, trying to be constructive, LOL, since I posted here partly because I was surprised that no one else had reported it.

If you're willing to cheat:

Control-shift-c to open the console, testing cheats on , and then Traits.equip_trait Player.  If you want extra satisfaction points as well, instead turn on testing cheats and then set their aspiration to Serial Romantic and type Aspirations.Complete_Current_Milestone  until the aspiration is achieved and the game gives you the Player reward trait. This trait doesn't stop flirting, it just means that no matter what your Sim does their partner(s) won't get jealous. 

Side effect:  I noticed after doing this that, well.  My Sim didn't flirt before, but he did after receiving Player.  Nothing major, just the occasional little flirty wave, and it didn't destroy his marriage which is what matters. 

If you're willing to use mods:

MC Command Center (see the hero-approved mods post) has the option Stop Random Flirting under MC Tuner -> Change Interaction Behavior.  You can also disable jealousy under MC Woohoo -> Woohoo Interactions.  I haven't tested this but CGrant56 suggested Stop Random Flirting and it sounds like it would work.  I also went into MC Tuner -> Change Interaction Autonomy and disabled mean interactions in case it doesn't.  I'll let you know. 

Note:  CGrant56 also pointed out above that if you have other mods that influence flirting or romance interactions they might interfere with these settings.

If you're not willing to use mods (or are on console) or cheats:

Level charisma to 4 or higher and spam "smooth apology"  and "profess undying love" every time it happens until the sentiment goes away. This is more of an annoying workaround than a solution.  UGH.

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