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LydsSimmer
Rising Novice
2 years ago

[OPEN] [FR] Objects randomly catch on fire after solved cursed book event

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Often (50% - 99%)
What is your current game version number? PC: 1.103.315.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All Expansions expect -> Horse Ranch All Game Packs expect -> Journey to Batuu, Werewolves, Strangerville and Outdoor Retreat Stuff Packs -> Home Chef Hustle, Tiny Living, My first pet stuff, Moshcino, Laundry Day, Vintage Glamour, Perfect Patio, Toddler stuff, Bowling night, Romantic Garden, Luxury Party, and Kids Room Stuff
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Playing the game as normal with the new For Rent small appliances and the new For Rent lights
What happens when the bug occurs? Spontaneous Combustion of items. Even when they are not turned on or being used, they combusted into flames randomly.
What do you expect to see? No combustion of any appliances or lights when they are not being used.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Yes
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure 

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whilst playing with my game today, i had 3 random fires start in my home that is mainly using the new "For Rent" expansion pack build items. i have never had this issue before the pack or with any of my mods im currently using. I did try this without mods and cc. the issue still prevailed. 
i did however replace the lights in my sims home from the new for rent lights to some base game ones and this has so far resolved the issue. but i'd still like to keep note that the for rent lights are causing random fires in game.

Edit By Crinrict: Split from other thread, Adjusted Titel

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  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    2 years ago
    @KaikuraX It's an event that you get on the r-rental units. It's a book you need to get rid of.
  • JuniperWhimsy's avatar
    JuniperWhimsy
    Seasoned Veteran
    2 years ago

    I don't know if this relates to the bug or is just intentional gameplay, but I'm currently playing on a Tiny Micro home lot in Strangerville and over the course of two sim days a small pile of dog poo and the pastel pop kit salt lamp spontaneously combusted and caught fire!

    I've been playing with the family for a few human days without incident in a normal residential lot which didn't have any fireplaces (don't know if that's related) before moving them into the tiny home lot.  After a few sim days I added a radiator and synced it with the thermostat, turning the heating on as it was cold.  Within one sim day of turning the radiator on, the poo caught fire and then the next sim day the lamp caught fire, and both were in the vicinity of the radiator, although this didn't catch fire.  After the lamp fire I turned off the radiator and upgraded it to be fireproof.  I haven't turned it back on yet and after a couple more sim days of playing there have been no spontaneously combusting objects, so I'm presuming that my fires were related to the radiator.

    This was my first time playing with radiators so I don't know if objects near them are meant to catch fire if the radiator isn't upgraded? 

  • filter2682's avatar
    filter2682
    2 years ago

    I'm having this issue when playing different households, not just one.   Things are randomly catching fire.  Toilets, coffee tables, kitchen countertops.  The stove caught fire randomly in the middle of the night when my sim was sleeping.  They're also catching fire in quick succession. The toilet caught fire twice within a few minutes.  I don't have any mods or anything, and it just started after the most recent update.  Anyone else having this issue?  

  • filter2682's avatar
    filter2682
    2 years ago

    Unfortunately yes, I don't have any mods or CC currently installed.   Lol hopefully whatever it is is fixed soon - I guess I'll have to see how good my Sims' firefighting skills are 🤣

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    2 years ago
    @filter2682 Going to merge this with the bug report then. Make sure to click me too in the first post.
  • YoShoque's avatar
    YoShoque
    2 years ago

    I have an issue with my game where items and/or sims spontaneously catch on fire- usually at night or while sleeping. This has happened on a rental lot as well as a non-rental lot owned by a landlord. I have had mods off for the time when these happen, and none of the mods I played with months ago changed fire.

    Within two in-game weeks the following items have caught on fire:
    Occupied baby basinet
    Vacant baby basinet x2
    Occupied Bed
    Vacant Bed
    Toddler
    Framed Baby Footprints
    Mushroom Patch
    Vendors Table

    The lot traits are homely, great soil, wild foxes, off-the-grid, and simple living.

    I did have the cursed book pop up in the rental lot twice, but found it and mailed it off both times. After the books and the first two fires, I turned off the For Rent Tenant events - however I have received a Pet Drive Notification after that. I have confirmed they are still turned off.
     
    It'd honestly starting to make the game unplayable. How do I stop it? Must I sacrifice the toddler to appease the EA Devs and stop the curse?

  • TheMaggy96's avatar
    TheMaggy96
    Rising Adventurer
    2 years ago

    I have also had this issue! First it was the upstairs computer (three times), then I deleted it and now a random chair started burning.
    My theory has been that the nearby radiators are the cause, but it looks like you don't have that?

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