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? 1.61.15.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Discover University
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? 1. Equip the robotic arm from Discover University 2. Die and resurrect/Use cheats to clear inventory and change lots 3. The robotic arm (and presumably other equipables) can no longer be removed
What happens when the bug occurs? The robotic arm (and presumably other equipables) can no longer be removed. As far as I'm aware, it's impossible to fix this without either reloading an old save or replacing the sim entirely.
What do you expect to see? Either an option to remove the robotic arm/equipable, or to just have it automatically unequip when a sim dies/has their inventory cleared.
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
I originally had this happen while using the robotic arm to help build parts on the robotics workbench, and then got electrocuted and died. Upon using RoM to revive my dead sim, and then used cheats to add him to my household, the bug first occurred. Testing shows that even if you revive them and get them to move in the legitimate way, the bug still occurs (note that in all my testing I used ambrosia I cheated in to revive dead sims).
I could not find a way to fix this without replacing the sim or reverting my save. Fortunately, my sim was easy to replace, but this bug could absolutely be catastrophic to certain types of players/sims. It's not technically game breaking, as 99% of interactions work fine, but it's rather annoying as you effectively no longer have a choice of shirt and you can't get naked properly. It also prevents you from equipping the exosuit mech, which happened to be what I was making when my sim first died, but whatever.
At least the ghost looks dope.
@TheAwesomeMutant Merged this with existing thread. Although your scenario is a bit different, it's basically the same.
Arm no longer in inventory .. can't be removed.
Would you mind uploading the Sim to the gallery and let me know his/her name ?
