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5 years ago
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[OPEN] 'Browse Books' interrupts other interactions excessively

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? 1.71.86.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All except JTB
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Play with autonomy on and have a bookshelf on your lot
What happens when the bug occurs? Sims will queue the "browse book" interaction every 10 or so seconds, and will sometimes cancel current actions, especially computer interactions, to do so.
What do you expect to see? Less autonomous queuing of this action, especially when the sim is already doing an action.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No

I've been experiencing this for a while, but it has become increasingly annoying to an untenable degree for me. I usually play with full autonomy on but have applied the "disable autonomy for selected sim" setting because this issue has become near constant. If left alone for more than five seconds, sims will start to queue this action and constantly read, or if doing some tasks, such as conversations, any extended computer tasks (e.g. writing books, playing games, programming, etc.), watching tv, they will cancel the active task to prioritize browsing/reading books. They will even sometimes do this while already reading a book. This seems to only occur on the home lot.

Tasks like exercising, yoga, cooking/eating do not seem to trigger this compulsion. 

Edit By Crinrict: Adjusted Title a bit


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    Sul Sul! 

    Is anyone still seeing this without mods or custom content installed? If so, would you be willing to share affected save files?

    Instructions here: http://x.ea.com/74420 

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  • @crinrict 

    It doesn't happen as often, but I remember the television at least once was involved. I did try removing bookcases from the lot though and that seems to have solved it for now.

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    TheSimsDirect
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    2 years ago

    Marked as Solution for Visibility. This is still an open issue.



    Sul Sul! 

    Is anyone still seeing this without mods or custom content installed? If so, would you be willing to share affected save files?

    Instructions here: http://x.ea.com/74420 

  • I am also having this issue, I only have base game and the free holiday pack. I think it may not be exclusive to the "browse books" interaction, I am also getting it with other bookshelf interactions, such as "read something". So far I have had it interrupt making a drink at the bar and reading a book (as in, I choose a book for a sim to read through the "read..." interraction on the bookshelf, the sim picks up the book, walks to the sofa, changes their mind right before sitting down, walks back to the shelf and performs the "read something" interraction). Something I've noticed is that, for me, the issue occurs only, when the bookshelf and i.e. the bar are in close proximity and is not an issue, if I place them further appart (opposite sides of a big room, maybe).

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