Re: [ARCHIVED] [PH] Teens/Kids getting stuck in phases

I can't test the console versions, but this doesn't happen on PC.

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@alanmichael1 wrote:

I can't test the console versions, but this doesn't happen on PC.

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Actually it does.

Very rarely do I rotate houses. I noticed it after I moved my sims into a new house.Ever since they’ve been there, they adopted the phases and now they won’t go away. That could have been the case, but I have no idea

Yeah one of my kids, has suffered terribly, the Bear Phase, you hover over the moodlet, and it doesn't even tell you how much time is left, i can't even get a parent to talk about the phrase because it's missing but I reported ths bug many years ago, and it's obviously ignored, so I just give up..

Yes, I believe that they did

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@Citysim9997 wrote:

Yeah one of my kids, has suffered terribly, the Bear Phase, you hover over the moodlet, and it doesn't even tell you how much time is left, i can't even get a parent to talk about the phrase because it's missing but I reported ths bug many years ago, and it's obviously ignored, so I just give up..

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If you're totally out of options and are OK with using mods to fix it, I have one called Stuck Childhood Phases Fix on my site, which is linked on the Hero approved mods thread. But in that same thread there is also a mod by 83Bienchen that address it too? I don't know for sure how the other one works. My one simply refreshes the phase timer, so that you can continue the phase gameplay naturally until it goes away on its own.

What do you do about it on console though?

@xpinksims there might be a cheat to remove it I'll have a look for you.

Is there no other way to do it? I personally don’t use cheats 

@xpinksims  on console, it will clear the phase when they eventually age up from teen to young adult. But otherwise it's stuck.

We've tried to explain to the devs what the issue is, but if you can send them your save file to examine, they may someday fix it.

@xpinksims no that's the only way.

@simvasion xbox can't send save files for some reason.

Well what is the cheat then? Isn’t this a glitch that should be reported to EA?

traits.remove_trait ChildhoodPhase_PickyEater_E remember to use testing cheats true first.

I beg to differ, however the trait is completely useless as a child or teen even if they keep the trait all the actions are tied to child and teens.  This is extremely rare and you will have to have a sim that has a birthday when they are going through a phase.  However, it does go away during adult.

Edit: I didn't see the other page of answers, anyways some temporary childhood traits are also teen traits.  Here is a list from what I can remember:

Bear trait: (children).  To make that moodlet go away wear a bear costume.

Picky Eater Trait: (children, and Teen).  To make it go away eat something they want usually unhealthy.

Wear Black: Teen Trait to replace Bear Trait from Children of course teens with childish trait can still get the Bear trait.

There are more but I can't remember.

What about the distant one? If I remove them will they be able to gain new phases normally? 

Yeah that’s probably what I’ll have to do if it can’t be fixed any other way.. I don’t use cheats because I like getting achievements but looks like I don’t have a choice 

I’ve removed both phases.. but now my teenager has the same phase again.. Unannounced. It’s supposed to give you a notification that they’re entering the phase, but that doesn’t happen. This bug has entirely broken the phases system. There is no way to send console save files, so I don’t know how EA would ever be aware of this issue, because as others have said, it doesn’t happen on PC

@LokisMinx No problem.

@xpinksims Do you use the gallery if so you could upload the affected sim and I could completely remove the phase with a mod I use and reupload the sim for you see if that helps.