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iamsweetmystery
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9 months ago

[LD] NPC Townie Ghost Inventories Are Broken

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:Sony Playstation 4
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? 2.02
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Invite an NPC Townie Ghost into your Household
What happens when the bug occurs? Their inventory is broken and they neither have, nor can obtain, a grave marker.
What do you expect to see? A properly functioning inventory and a grave/urn in their inventory.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? On console - never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure 

My Sim got into a romantic relationship with the ghost townie Esther Gomes. Esther asked to move in, so I added her to my household. Her inventory was completely empty. No grave or urn. On top of this, she earned 3 essences that didn't spawn in her inventory. It remained empty. Once I manually added items (a journal and a vacuum cleaner) to her inventory, she was then able to get essences, but nothing I do gets her a grave. I tried restoring her to life in CAS and making her a ghost again. That didn't work. I restored her and had her have an out of body experience in the Baleful Bog (which is supposed to grant a grave) and still nothing. Her partner is also a ghost and has a grave marker, and I wanted to put them side by side on their lawn, but I can't get Esther a grave at all.

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  • Additional Info: After the out of body experience wore off, I had her provoke Grim's crow at work to force an Urn to spawn in-world. This is the only way I've found to get her a grave. Then I changed her Death Type in CAS. All these extra steps should not be necessary. She should already have a grave and a properly functioning inventory. She also didn't change into her work clothes when going to her Reaper career job. NPC Townie Ghosts are all sorts of a mess.

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