Product: The Sims 4
Platform:Steam-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? 1.72.28.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Laundry Day Stuff, Vampires, Realm of Magic, Luxury Party Stuff, Spooky Stuff, Vintage Glamour Stuff
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Hire a butler and wait
What happens when the bug occurs? The butlers refuse to work correctly.
What do you expect to see? The butlers doing their jobs!
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No
Seriously guys... according to these forums, you've been having trouble with butlers for over FOUR YEARS now.
Where do I begin? Let's start with Krystal. I hate her. I despise Krystal. She's old, she doesnt work, she sits around and reads and drinks all day long. She doesnt do any work except to dust my desk... repeatedly. And follow me around wanting to talk. But WORK? Never. And she whines and complains the entire day.
I hired the butlers, and Vanessa arrived. Loved her! Then, suddenly, Krystal replaces her. I fire the butler and hire a new one. Then Nyelli showed up, and at first I loved her! Then, suddenly, Krystal replaces her, too. I fired Krystal again. Now she shows up at my door daily trying to visit and stays on my porch for hours unless I stop what I am doing and make her go away.
Krystal arrived at one of my other households, too. After a day, I fired her. She shows up EVERY DAY to visit. I am scared to hire butlers now, because they all turn in to LAZY KRYSTAL.
Please get rid of Krystal.
AS FOR NYELLI! About a week ago in real life time, Nyelli began REFUSING to wear her butler's uniform. EVER. She also is now refusing to cook for me... at all. I try to order her to do this and the game tells me she cannot complete the required task. There is no reason why she cannot. The game suggested counter space, adequate place to perform task... I have a big kitchen. I'm not sure why the game refuses to let the butler cook for me.
PLEASE fix the butler problem once and for all! You've had years!
@MagpieMorrigan Merged your post with the butler not doing jobs thread. I see you also posted in the other thread.
Yeah... I wondered if the lack of much feedback on such an ongoing issue might mean new attention might be required. I see the dates on some of these threads and seriously wonder if it was worth it to buy the pack, as I mostly bought it for the butler.
Looking at the code
<I c="Buff" i="buff" m="buffs.buff" n="buff_Role_Butler_States_DontGarden" s="152304">
<L n="_loot_on_instance">
<T>152313<!--loot_ButlerSituation_States_DontGarden--></T>
</L>
<L n="_loot_on_removal">
<T>152313<!--loot_ButlerSituation_States_DontGarden--></T>
</L>
When the buff is removed, it is added back again. Isn't surprising it keeps the state don't garden.
<I c="LootActions" i="action" m="interactions.utils.loot" n="loot_ButlerSituation_States_DontGarden" s="152313">
<L n="loot_actions">
<V t="buff">
<U n="buff">
<U n="buff">
<T n="buff_type">152304<!--buff_Role_Butler_States_DontGarden--></T>
</U>
<L n="tests">
<L>
<V t="buff">
<U n="buff">
<L n="blacklist">
<T>152299<!--buff_Role_Butler_States_Repair--></T>
</L>
</U>
</V>
</L>
</L>
</U>
</V>
<V t="butler_state_change">
<U n="butler_state_change">
<T n="butler_situation">145804<!--butler_situation--></T>
<V n="operation" t="disable" />
<E n="situation_state">GARDENING</E>
<L n="tests">
<L>
<V t="buff">
<U n="buff">
<L n="blacklist">
<T>152299<!--buff_Role_Butler_States_Repair--></T>
</L>
</U>
</V>
</L>
</L>
on top of that, the test is testing repair state not gardening state
