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filipomel
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
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[ARCHIVED] [PH] Teens/Kids getting stuck in phases

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? 1.45.62.1020 What ex...
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simvasion
Hero
7 years ago
I have this too with almost every playable child and teen I have. I didn't even realise I was bugged until someone said that the phases should go away on their own.

I usually play a household for around a week and then switch. Children and Teens went into phases but I didn't really think about them until I came back to playing them after a while and they were still in the phase.

I wondered if I was doing something wrong, but nothing I do seems to get them to end the phase. One of my teens has been stuck with the Distant phase for months (I play with aging off). Another has been stuck with the Picky Eater (prefers quick meals) phase ever since I've known him.

The other day, I played a new family and when the children went into phases (clingy and rebellious) I performed actions to counter them and was surprised at how quickly they went away when working normally - for the clingy child I had them play with a friend and the phase went away I think the same day (I hadn't left the family and switched to another in my rotation yet).
  • simvasion's avatar
    simvasion
    Hero
    7 years ago
    I don’t play with aging on, so none of the children or teens with stuck phases have age transitioned yet. I assume the phases would disappear though upon age up.

    This bug we have is when they are still children or teens and the gameplay suggestions for removing the traits don’t work. Like for picky eater I should be able to get the parents to discuss better eating habits and it should go away. But it doesn’t.
    • crinrict's avatar
      crinrict
      Hero+
      7 years ago
      OK. Thanks. Guess I'll leave them separate for now.
      • Jordyn78988's avatar
        Jordyn78988
        7 years ago

        This happens to me as well, I play rotationally with aging off.

    • simvasion's avatar
      simvasion
      Hero
      7 years ago
      It appears as though if a child or teen has a phase and then I switch to another household in my rotation and come back, the phase timer has expired, but the trait was not removed properly while they weren't the active household.

      Workaround:
      If I use cheats to restart the phase, then I'm able to perform actions to encourage the children/teens out of the phase naturally.
  • PixeledReality's avatar
    PixeledReality
    New Scout
    5 years ago

    Well, for anyone interested in using a "cleaner", in-game method to fix this, you can let your child/teen Sim have an accident and die, turn them into a ghost, invite them into the household, then resurrect them fully. Apparently this resets their personality values and cleans them of any stuck childhood phase too. Not the most practical solution, but I fully recommend it if you're against the use of any form of console commands.

    Parenthood has been out of for years now, it's absolutely embarrassing that the techs have done zilch about it so far.

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