Actually, I used cheats to add Bits & Pieces after Used all up.
So it's the cheat that's not adding them ? Does it work if you get them the proper way ?
There's a known bug that they revert to 0 when you move: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/NEEDS-INPUT-ECO-Bits-and-pieces-disappearing-after-moving/m-p/9185853
Questions to everyone
My bits and pieces reverted to zero with the patch. Was coming here to find out if anyone else had complained yet. I had over 1,000 of each, and I don't use them very often. They were fine prior. It's not a huge deal, but it could be to someone who fabricates a lot!
@wildirishbanshee Do they keep disappearing if you get new ones like on reload or travelling ?
@gac4sims Merged your post
I am having the same problem. After this recent patch. My bits and pieces are not showing even after recycling.
My bits and pieces have disappeared also. Using the recycler doesn't add any, the count for both bits and pieces remains at 0 for both after recycling stuff from inventory or trash. I tried deleting the recycler and buying a new one but it didn't help. Still have 0/0 and recycling doesn't add any. I don't use cheats and don't have any mods installed. I have all expansion packs and game packs. This occurred after the most recent update.
@wildirishbansheeThis happened to me as well, so came inside this thread to second this.
No problem (so far) with building them up again, though.
Crincrit, mine has nothing to do with that bug. I have not moved any of my characters. When September 2020 update was installed it defaulted all bits and pieces that each Sim had to 0. Most of mine had 1000+ but one had over 5000 and all show 0 now. I do not use cc or mods, never have and am running Windows 10 PC. Origin is a current software also. So it is an issue with the patch that is separate from the previous bug.
@crinrict wrote:
There's a known bug that they revert to 0 when you move: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/NEEDS-INPUT-ECO-Bits-and-pieces-disappearing-after-moving/m-p/9185853
Questions to everyone
- Can you get new ones ?
- Do they disappear again after loading/travelling ?
The patch seems to have reset the display of how many bits & pieces you have, but they're still there. I resurrected a couple of my backup saves to see how many I had before I traveled, but every one of them said I have zero bits & pieces on my home fabricator. So I don't think you need to travel at all. I had several thousand of each before the Sep 3rd patch.
So, to answer your questions - Yes, you can get new ones; And no, they're not really disappearing after loading/traveling, but the display will always say you have zero quantity.
Here's how I came to that conclusion -
On my home lot, the Fabricator said I had zero bits & pieces. After traveling from home lot to the Community Garden lot, the Recycler also said I had zero:
I did 3 batches of recycling at the Community Garden; each time it registered that I was receiving bits & pieces in the bottom left corner of the screen (my screenshots only captured both amounts once, but I got both bits & pieces each time)
I was able to choose & fabricate the Outdoor Trellis, even though the Fabricator also said I had zero bits & pieces in the hover; it did show that I had enough to do them in the fabricate menu. (Side note - as usual, my sim was unable to complete the fabrication because of another bug & so I had to reset the fabricator. It may have returned the bits & pieces to my inventory, but did not show any refund)
When I traveled back to the home lot, the fabricator hover showed zero bits & pieces, but the fabrication menu says I have enough to fabricate the trellis again:
So, it appears that the Display is not counting the bits & pieces, so it looks like they've disappeared. However, there is nowhere that I can find to tell you how many you actually have. I know I had at least 8,000 of one and maybe 4,000 of the other, but since I had so many I really never paid much attention to it. I can find nowhere that tells me how many the game thinks I have right now, so it's possible that I have lost some, but I haven't lost all of it because I can still fabricate everything. That's why I'm concluding that the display is wrong, but the parts are still there.
All testing in Win 10; Base Game + EL, NK, DD & freebies; no CC / Mods, never used
I can attest to this being accurate as well. Im having the same issue with a family I started yesterday, and just now began using the recycler after deciding one of my sims would start fabricating. After trying the recycled a couple times the b/p remained 0/0, yet I am still able to use the fabricator. I had no b/p before starting today so the recycler must be working and the numbers not showing, just as blackjack said.
Funny that experiences are different.
I didn't have many but they were gone for good. I could not fabricate anything new.
Recycled some new stuff and got new ones.
Also travelling and reloading still made them show the right amount for afterwards. Maybe it's an issue that it changes once you have a certain amount.
