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JaggidEdje
4 years ago

Re: [FIXED] [MWS] 'Just A Spot of Tea' Tea Set disappears

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? 1.84.197.1030 (64 Bit)
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All packs except Oasis Kit.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Play a household and put a tea set somewhere in the house. Use it to serve tea at least once and then rotate away from the household or have Sims travel to other locations or go on vacation. The tea set will completely disappear sometimes (not every time) upon returning to the household lot. It also happens with tea sets placed on community lots Use the tea set to serve tea on the community lot and then have the sims return home. Return to the lot each day, after a few visits, sometimes just 1, the tea set will disappear.
What happens when the bug occurs? The tea sets from MWS pack eventually disappear.
What do you expect to see? ...the tea sets not disappearing...
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? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. Well, I mean the tea sets weren't in the game until the most recent patch and game pack...

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Originally I thought this bug only was happening if I left the lot with the tea set needing to be cleaned, but I can now confirm it even happens when the tea set is in the state waiting to be steeped or even if it has never been used.

Edit: Some additional information, I have a little more understanding as to why they are disappearing. After modding the tea set with the simple change of letting it be put into a Sim's personal inventory (my short term solution to keep them from vanishing) I found that the sim gets the option to "Clean out spoiled food" after the tea set has been around for a while. Choosing that option turns the tea set into a pile of dirty dishes, just like if it were spoiled food.


So, basically, the problem is that the tea set itself spoils, even if it has never been used. It's not set up with a tooltip to show a spoil timer on mouseover though, so we don't see that it is happening. 

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  • JaggidEdje's avatar
    JaggidEdje
    4 years ago

    I have some additional info on this problem that I think is relevant.

    If I use the tea set frequently, it doesn't seem to disappear. It only disappears if I go a day or two without using it.
    Could just be coincidence, but at this point it's pattern that was worth mentioning.

  • Anska_Stormblad's avatar
    Anska_Stormblad
    4 years ago

    I have only had the set disappear in a game with mods, so I can‘t share my file. What I noticed in a game without any mods though is, that sims frequently prepare tea without pouring it, the tea then spoils and the tea set becomes a dirty object that gives sims the „dirty surrounding“ moodlet or make them do the corresponding animation. Because the set doesn‘t have a smelly cloud over it when dirty, this can go unnoticed for a while which matches @JaggidEdje s observation. At the moment I’d guess maids or the game (on household swap) clean what they consider to be spoiled food or trash. 

    Also as mentioned by someone above, it sometimes doesn‘t seem to clean properly and makes sim react to it as if it was a dirty object even though it was recently cleaned. I tested this by dragging it in and out of the room in which my neat sim was currently reading. 

  • mccurdysim's avatar
    mccurdysim
    3 years ago

    This makes a lot of since. I really enjoy the tea set and hate that it keeps getting spoiled even when tea hasn't been made. 

  • SqueamishNerd's avatar
    SqueamishNerd
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago
    @JaggidEdje This (the things you wrote in the Edit of post #2) explains why my sim has been constantly reacting to something smelling bad when he's in the kitchen! I removed the tea set and now he doesn't complain about the smell anymore.
  • Looriinee's avatar
    Looriinee
    2 years ago

    I too have the issue with the Tea Set from My Wedding Stories disappearing. 

    For me it's only after I steep the tea, or otherwise interact with it. If i leave it standing on it's own then it's fine. Nothing smells etc. But once I use it then instead of being able to clean the set it just disappears. 

    It happened with two families so far (I haven't been using the set much before).

  • crazybobbles's avatar
    crazybobbles
    Seasoned Rookie
    12 months ago

    I can't me too this, but... Me too!

    Dirty tea set still going missing. Could be thrown out when dirty, not sure.

  • ceunon20's avatar
    ceunon20
    Seasoned Ace
    11 months ago

    Still an issue.

    If we leave the lot and come back...the tea set is gone!

    Both tea sets from MWS have the bug

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    8 months ago

    • Just a Spot of Tea now stays put instead of disappearing when returning to a rental lot from a wedding venue.

    Fixed in Patch 1.108.349/1.97
    Please create a new thread if you're still experiencing this issues.

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