Product: The Sims 4Platform:Sony Playstation 4Which language are you playing the game in? EnglishHow often does the bug occur? Often (50% - 99%)What is your current game version number? Latest 1.28What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Outdoor (camping) Pets stuff Cats and Dogs Seasons SpaSteps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Cook meal for several people and watch what happens before you can even select CALL TO MEALWhat happens when the bug occurs? When making a meal for several people, once complete and she sets the servings down, she will take one and go eat. When I select the main plate and CALL TO MEAL - she will then get up with her current plate, go put it down somewhere, and CALL the others to eat - then grab another plate...EVERYTIME. What do you expect to see? I expect my sim to CALL all other sims to the meal THEN take a plate and go sit down Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? On console - never used.Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No This should either be automatic when making a meal, or Sim shouldn't do anything once the plate is set out, until CALL TO MEAL is selected - right now there is no time to select and click that option before she has already grabbed a plate...even if I pause it as quick as I can after the pouring meal on the plate animation is done. Edit By Crinrict: Added Tag to Title

@PoptartJuniper ok I edited my original post.

@Blood0rchid I agree that the auto grab after finishing cooking is super annoying. It only makes sense if the sim is cooking a single serving but I'd happily see this feature completely removed. Usually when cooking a group meal there's a _group_ of sims involved and I'd rather have them start eating together at the same time.

@PipMenace I think most of the time that I have multiple people over usually for a goal event or the whims bubble says they are hungry when they attend the event. Even though I have autonomy on for "other" sims - they rarely eat or drink anything! And it's pretty annoying when my sim is cooking and then a guest wants to make a white cake... I can't tell you how many white cakes I've thrown away! Or use the BBQ grill for that dang drink/potion! But when I try to cook at other people's houses, I get kicked out for being "Inappropriate". Maybe that's the issue I should be focused on instead in this case LOL.

@Blood0rchid A bug thread is here for the continuous eating, please post in this thread and add your "Me Too" to the first post. They need saves so please share yours. [NEEDS SAVES] Sim won't stop eating [OPEN] Active Sims interrupt current interaction to do something else The second issue also has a thread so please post in this thread and add your "Me Too" to the first post also. [OPEN] Sims sit somewhere else or stand instead of eating at table Bug threads need to be about one issue only. Please edit your bug report to remove the first two issues you mentioned and only leave the third one, as I do not believe there is a thread for that one.

My Sims can't call to meal at all anymore - the option simply isn't there.

[OPEN] Sims doesn't CALL TO MEAL before taking a plate - so grabs another

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PoptartJuniper
Hero (Retired)
5 years ago
@Blood0rchid A bug thread is here for the continuous eating, please post in this thread and add your "Me Too" to the first post. They need saves so please share yours.

[NEEDS SAVES] Sim won't stop eating

[OPEN] Active Sims interrupt current interaction to do something else

The second issue also has a thread so please post in this thread and add your "Me Too" to the first post also.

[OPEN] Sims sit somewhere else or stand instead of eating at table

Bug threads need to be about one issue only. Please edit your bug report to remove the first two issues you mentioned and only leave the third one, as I do not believe there is a thread for that one.
Blood0rchid
5 years ago
@PoptartJuniper ok I edited my original post.
MadameNordica
Rising Ace
5 years ago
My Sims can't call to meal at all anymore - the option simply isn't there.
crinrict
Hero+
5 years ago
@MadameNordica What platform are you on ? Any mods/cc ?
babuchas01
5 years ago
I don't know if it's a bug or simply a bad implemented mechanic, but like with many other bad mechanics in this game there is a mod that fixes this by LittleMsSims. Just in case there is still people struggling with this.
born2btxgrl
Rising Scout
4 years ago
I'm on PC and this happens to me as well, for quite a while. The sim is usually getting in the yellow for hunger though and after finishing cooking the meal, will immediately pick up a plate to satisfy the hunger. It doesn't matter if you have something in queue behind it, they will still grab the plate, then put it down. If you use the "call to meal" after they have the plate, they put the plate down and then go grab another plate.
Considering free will was not enabled, and she was the selected sim - I feel she should NOT have taken a plate until I put it in her queue.
Now if I moved away from her, and free will was on, I can see why she tried to feed herself if she was in the yellow for hunger.
But even as she has the plate (free will), and then I intervene and have her do the "call to meal" she's going to consider that priority, put down the plate and then pick up another plate when she uses the call to meal action.
My workaround when two sims are in the house is I let the initial sim take the two plates. Since they've already put one down, I go to the second sim, cancel the "call to meal" action in that queue and then have them eat the first plate, my first sim put down. *sigh* it's a lot, I know.
PipMenace
Hero
4 years ago
@born2btxgrl Or you could just let the first one keep their plate, and tell the second Sim to grab a serving, rather than use “call to meal” at all? This is why I rarely use that option, even in an eight Sim house. I just cycle through and tell everyone who needs one to grab a plate - or just leave it out on the counter and with autonomy on they’ll usually come get it themselves.
siirysiir
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Blood0rchid I agree that the auto grab after finishing cooking is super annoying. It only makes sense if the sim is cooking a single serving but I'd happily see this feature completely removed. Usually when cooking a group meal there's a _group_ of sims involved and I'd rather have them start eating together at the same time.
born2btxgrl
Rising Scout
4 years ago
@PipMenace I think most of the time that I have multiple people over usually for a goal event or the whims bubble says they are hungry when they attend the event. Even though I have autonomy on for "other" sims - they rarely eat or drink anything! And it's pretty annoying when my sim is cooking and then a guest wants to make a white cake... I can't tell you how many white cakes I've thrown away! Or use the BBQ grill for that dang drink/potion! But when I try to cook at other people's houses, I get kicked out for being "Inappropriate". Maybe that's the issue I should be focused on instead in this case LOL.
PipMenace
Hero
4 years ago
@born2btxgrl True, you still need call to meal on events. I usually hire a caterer...although the last time the caterer just played with the baby and never cooked. I’m hoping that was just a once-off not an ongoing bug.

I also always form a group with all my guests so I can tell them go here together, dance together, get drinks together, etc. rather than leaving them to wander off and raid the fridge, play on the computer, sleep in my Sim’s bed, or whatever else the autonomy would choose.