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Re: [NEEDS INFO] [S] Father Winter Not Placing Presents Under Tree

It doesn't look like there is a present pile under that tree. You should click the tree and see if there's the option to add a present pile.

Father Winter works fine for me if I have a present pile under the tree for him to add presents to, or one of the separate present pile objects you can buy.

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  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    7 years ago

    Taking more voices on this. Haven't really played that holiday and don't know how it worked or how it's supposed to work.

    @SproutLee Can you try @simvasion suggestion ?

  • I have only had this happen when I have used the bare tree and not fully decorated it before he comes
  • catloverplayer's avatar
    catloverplayer
    Legend
    7 years ago

    Noticed this as well. I had to ask him for gifts. Used the bare tree but my sims had fully decorated it.

    Note I already had placed gifts under the tree so that may be why.

  • simvasion's avatar
    simvasion
    Hero
    7 years ago

    Here's how it works for me:

    Place a present pile somewhere on the lot with space around it. It can be either the pile of boxes, or you can place a Christmas tree and then use the add present pile option on the tree to spawn the boxes.

    At 8pm on Winterfest, Father Winter will arrive, do a belly laugh upon arrival and then if uninterrupted, he'll head for a present pile and fill it with enough gifts for the sims on the lot.

    I haven't ever tried filling the present piles to capacity (I don't even know if they can have a max limit of presents?) But if you do, just make sure there's a present pile on the lot that isn't full. I have had it work in a three person household with a tree where I added three presents to the pile myself. Then when Father Winter arrived he seemed to add three more.

  • SproutLee's avatar
    SproutLee
    Seasoned Ace
    7 years ago
    @simvasion That makes sense! Do you still have the option to fight for presents tho? It seems to be missing for me.
  • simvasion's avatar
    simvasion
    Hero
    7 years ago
    Yes, I've seen the option to fight for presents. I didn't check just now when I took the screenshot though, because I always Ask for Present from the friendly options. Fight should be under the mean options.

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