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Alphacetone
5 years ago
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[FIXED] In-Season Plants revert to dirt piles (Patch 1.68)

Product: The Sims 4 Platform:PC Which language are you playing the game in? Deutsch How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%) What is your current game version number? 1.68.154.1020 Wha...
  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    5 years ago
    Our master gardeners treated a few of our plants so they no longer reset to a previous growth stage randomly. If only life worked that way…

    Fixed in Patch 1.76.81/ 1.4.

    I don't find the notes very encouraging. Sounds like not everything was fixed but we shall see.

    If you still have issues, please create a new thread. Make sure to list the plants you're having issues with and post if they are sheltered or inside.

    Out of seasons plants that are outside turning to dirt piles is not a bug.

    EDIT: New thread here: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/Plants-reverting-to-dirt-pile-after-fertilizing-Patch-1-76-81/td-p/10475991/jump-to/first-unread-message . please make sure to answer the questions posted in the second post.

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SimmerMars
5 years ago

I was relieved that this was finally fixed with this patch, or so I thought. After playing about 2 sim weeks in my game, my plants started reverting once again to a pile of dirt. This is a new save might I add. From what I remember, so far it has happened to my daisies and strawberries. I will jot down and update if it starts to happen with other plants. 

ETA: I only have 6 plants. So not as many as the OP. 

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    5 years ago
    @SimmerMars As OP hasn't come back yet and I don't know what it's for them (before the patch it was sage and basil and issues with the cowplant), could you create a new thread for the time being until OP comes back and make it about those two ?

    I might remerge if they confirm it's also these for them.
    • SimmerMars's avatar
      SimmerMars
      5 years ago
      @crinrict Sure! Sorry for the late response I’m just seeing them now! Yes, I have seasons.
  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    5 years ago
    @SimmerMars I forgot to ask: Do you have seasons ? Both of these are in Seasons spring.
  • BlackDragon4160's avatar
    BlackDragon4160
    5 years ago

    I have perfect quality of every plant in the game. I shelter them on the first basement down from ground level which works best for the plants. So, though I have Seasons, their growing season does not factor in. They always produce.

    1) My plants won't begin producing until I have had a chance to spray for bugs. It also seems the more bugs I have to spray, the faster they are ready for harvesting as long as I keep them fertilized, weeded and have talked to them regularly.  You don't have to talk to every single plant all the time, but you do need to talk to at least 20 times. I run at double speed when doing this. At triple speed it's as if you never talked to them at all.

    2) All my plants have at one time or another turned into dirt piles. However, keeping them 4 squares apart and talking to them regularly seems to decrease how often this happens and how quickly they return to their full grown state. Also, I fertilize with perfect Money Fruit which also helps decrease how often a plant turns into a dirt pile.

    3) I use the hydroponic planters which, except for a few plants, makes having to water them unnecessary. The alien plants, Strangerville plants and the Mushrooms will still have to be watered manually.

    4) I have had plants disappear, but always in Build Mode when placing them or moving them around. When this happens I quickly "Undo" what I just did and try again. I suspect the game either thinks they are still there and/or moved them to a different location where they are also invisible. Important you "Undo" what you were doing when the plant disappeared or the game is likely to identify it as there and cause much trouble later.

    I am playing on a PS4 Pro, but these problems seem universal across the platforms. Hope this helps.

    • trapt2821's avatar
      trapt2821
      New Traveler
      5 years ago

      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? 1.70.84.1020


      What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All packs


      Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Plant plants and wait.


      What happens when the bug occurs? If planting for the first time, the plants will grow in a normal cycle, become harvestable and change back to their initially planted state. ALSO, if opening an existing save with Perfect grade plants on small and large gardens/lots, the fully grown plants that are already harvestable will revert to their initially planted state, become dry and full of weeds.


      What do you expect to see? I expect to see my plants the way they have been, fully grown, in Perfect quality and able to be harvested when my Sim has a chance to harvest them.


      Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Yes, but I've already tested this bug without any mods on a brand new save with a newly generated "The Sims 4" folder in my Documents on my PC.


      Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure

      To answer the newly added questions to this post:

      1. Do you own Seasons? Yes, I have all packs currently installed.
      2. Do you have large gardens? I have large and small gardens and this bug happens to both.
      3. Does it matter which plant or does it happen to all of them? It happens to all plants, no matter if it is base game or part of a pack. It also happens to plants added by mods.
      4. Did you plant the plants before or after Nov 11th Patch? I have 2 separate saves, my actual save game (which originated a few years ago) and a new save I created yesterday (with no mods). I have this bug in both save games.

      See the attachment for my test save. Also, if anyone wants to create their own quick test, Origin ID: egureh has created a room on their Gallery that has Perfect quality plants. You can just place that room and watch all the plants revert from fully grown Perfect plants and then grow and again then revert. This room can also be downloaded from Mod The Sims (it DOES NOT include mods) as well here: https://modthesims.info/d/553315/green-thumb-talks-perfect-gardening-update-2019-09-18.html

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