Re: [ARCHIVED] Autonomy and Simulation Lag

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? Polski
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Full EP, SP, GP
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? I have seen that many people having the same problem. I have also seen a thread about this bug saying to start brand new game, erase sims inventory, low graphics etc. nothing helped me and the thread was locked. https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/Time-freezing-amp-Resetting/td-p/3806607 Or https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/Time-freezing-amp-Resetting/td-p/3806607 And finally: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/FIXED-Issues-with-time-Clock/m-p/5095254#M47862 Nothing helped me.
What happens when the bug occurs? Sims freeze and time is going forward as usual. They having activities on queue but they doing stuff they did in second they freezed. For a minute saving file and again loading it helping to fix it but minute (our minute) later they freezing again.... starting new vanilla game didn’t help.
What do you expect to see? Some answers that finally could help. I bought just pets and my first pet to finally get all sims 4 expansion packs and now I regret that now...
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 

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My specs:

intel core i7-6700HQ CPU

2.60GHz

memory: 16GB

I have MC command center.

I guess the count of the objects in the current lot causing this problem. Whenever i start a new game with empty lot or with a lot containing less object, it works smooth. In time i am filling the lot with object and the game starting to lag, sims are freezing, standing like mindless zombies. I don't know. Those were just what i saw in the game.

Really? So you have noticed that too many objects on a lot is causing the problem...

i don’t know if that’s the case- did someone from ea developers confirmed that? I don’t have too many objects on my lot- maybe it’s subjective thing- how many objects are “too many” and how to measure that?

Ive noticed one strange thing.... maybe I could record that next time- when my sims are stuck there is something instant what fixing this problem instantly- I have a family with two adult sims and one child. When they freeze all I am choosing a child and for example giving it an order to for example “go here” or do whatever- just do. In that moment all sims are unblocked and doing things normally...

How many objects are "too many"? I don't know. It seems it depends on the computer hardware. Putting items on the lot is increasing the workload for computer

This lot seems empty enough to work properly.

This is my home lot. I have that issue in this lot.

And this is my library. Game works much smoother in this lot.

@Euphiria @Teknikah @Koralkol

Merged your posts.

It's the same underlying issue so I'm creating a new collection thread for autonomy and simulation lag.

I don't think the amount of objects is the problem. My sims literally live under a roof with essential stuff (bed, toilet, fridge, table, etc). No extra decorations or anything. They don't even have walls, they live in the confines of a hedge. 

I only started seeing this issue when I installed seasons. I previously had a home with a huge basement and loads of stuff in it for another family, that never froze like it does now. 

I'll see if I can get a video of what happens tonight when I play. Like I put in my nug (I love how my phone corrected 'bug' so I'm leaving it) report; my sim yesterday got stuck repairing a fridge for 4 in game hours as the 2 kids sat on the bed with plates on their laps just staring at each other. 

Did you installed seasons recently?
I’ve installed seasons on a premiere day- and there I remember I hadn’t any bugs. I think they Started to show after first seasons update (not latest update). Or it maybe start bugging with my recently downloaded Cats and Dogs (few days ago!!!). Anyhow few days ago I had every SP, EP and GP except CATS AND DOGS and MY FIRST PET and LOUNDRY.

My Sims were stuck yesterday. My Sim went to use the bathroom, and she was acting like she was actually stuck, like on the rug by the toilet. They've not done that before, I had to reset object her a few times and then teleport her to the middle of the room.A puddle also appeared behind her on the floor, but she didn't go to the bathroom so I don't know where that came from either. Are Sims being reported getting stuck on objects that use MOO? It was just a rug by the toilet, but she was stuck on it. The other Sims were frozen at same time this happened, but then they unfroze and went about what they were doing, but my other Sim was just stuck standing at the toilet. She just became pregnant, I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not. And my Sim's lot does have a lot of objects on it, but I've had a Sim on a completely new empty lot I loaded to test do the same thing, so I don't think it's that causing the freezing. So I'm reporting that my Sims are freezing at random times, and also reporting that I believe my Sim was getting stuck on an object that moveobject was used on or a puddle that was on the floor for unknown reasons. 

Also my pregnant Sim has a button option to throw up now? Is that a new thing or a bug? They never had that before, although I would kinda like it as an option for all the Sims because it's kinda funny :D 

Thanks