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halloweenchild13
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago

[OPEN] NPC Sims drop everything to shovel snow piles

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? Recent update
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All, except My first Pet and Bowling
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Go to any Dine Out or Get to Work retail venue during winter.
What happens when the bug occurs? Customers get ignored while the staff go outside to shovel snow piles.
What do you expect to see? Customers being served
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've noticed a new issue with Dine Out wile seasons is installed. My teen sim and her BF decided to go on a date to the Diving Pelican, after making an order I figured the waiter would be along in a few moments, a couple of sim minutes pass and I wonder where the heck the staff was so zoomed out on my camera to find the wait staff outside shovelling snow pile, even some of the customers were out there shovelling the snow. The only two staff that were inside the building were the Chef and the MC, along with a bunch of customers waiting to be served. 

To try and fix this I reset the staff using the debug cheat (I know I'm a cheater) which didn't work. Then I brought the rest of my sims family to the restaurant to shovel the snow piles, hoping to get the staff back into the restaurant, but nope, more of those piles appeared rendering my efforts useless. after about three sim hours (12pm-3pm) I ended the date and took my poor starving sim home. 

I know there have always been issues with Dine Out with having a hard time keeping sims in their seats and getting the staff to serve, but this is getting beyond a joke now.

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  • MzMelonz's avatar
    MzMelonz
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago
    @TheSimsDirect I play on console so I am not sure how to do the save file thing. Yes, up to date. Actually, I recently deleted all of my data so it's a brand new game.
  • siirysiir's avatar
    siirysiir
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago
    @MzMelonz The link that TheSimsDirect posted has instructions on how to share your save file! ^^
  • Bearpal64's avatar
    Bearpal64
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago

    It's March 2024 and this is still an issue. My Sim drops everything I have queued up to go shovel some random snowpile. Even if they are in the middle of something (like having a bath) they will stop it to go shovel snow.

    Console 🎮

  • Bearpal64's avatar
    Bearpal64
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago

    another thing I've noticed is Sims on community lots also drop everything they are doing to go shovel snow. This affects Sims children and up.

  • EA_Cade's avatar
    EA_Cade
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    10 months ago

    Hello all,

    If any of you are still encountering this on the latest game version (without mods), would you be willing to share your save file(s)?

    If so, please send me a private message with a link to the file. Instructions can be found here: http://x.ea.com/74420

    Thanks!

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