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unicornpiggiez
Seasoned Veteran
1 year ago

[LD][Seasons] Ravenwood doesn't change for winter or autumn

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? 1.110.294
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All except Home Chef Hustle, Journey to Batuu, and kits
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Have Seasons and Life & Death installed, you'll see that leaf colors don't change during autumn in Ravenwood. Additionally, it doesn't snow in winter, and the trees still have leaves.
What happens when the bug occurs? Leaf colors don't change during autumn in Ravenwood. It doesn't snow in winter, and the trees still have leaves.
What do you expect to see? Ravenwood, if based off Romania, should experience seasons and have its leaves change color during fall. In winter, trees should have no leaves, and it should snow.
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

Romania in the real world experiences all four seasons, and so if Ravenwood is based off that location, there should be changes for winter and autumn.

19 Replies

  • peno11's avatar
    peno11
    Rising Veteran
    1 year ago
    Thank you for this. At lest we on PC and Mac are covered. Too bad console players will, once again, have to deal with EA's bad design choices.
  • pullerv0's avatar
    pullerv0
    Seasoned Adventurer
    1 year ago

    I understand the wish for snow but can we please stop assuming rude things like "the devs didn't want to deal with it". There is no reason to automatically assume the choice was because something was "too difficult".

    Also, Lake Lunvik in Moonwood Mill doesn't freeze in winter. It says "too cold to swim" but it's not frozen. Werewolves can still wade in up to their ankles.

  • I also agree that Ravenwood should have true seasons, maybe with a predisposition to the cold (frequently freezing in winter, no heat waves in summer). I really loved the world until I learned that it doesn't change in the seasons, and without a mod I will probably never play long-term in this world. I can see where the Sims team is coming from with wanting the world to feel unchanging but this is a major downside to the world for a lot of people, including the ones who were excited for the Romanian representation through this world. Personally, I would love to see a setting where you can turn the eternal autumn on or off in Ravenwood. 

    ... A setting to disable the infection in StrangerVille would be great too since the world is beautiful and most people don't want to play in it because they'll be forced to do the questline for it to be a normal world, but that's a different topic...

  • simsplayer818's avatar
    simsplayer818
    Hero
    1 year ago

    I personally like the Autumnal feel of the new world, it seems fitting. It's just the leaves that are starting to bother me. My Sim is constantly sweeping them up as she's on a large lot.

    Edit: so I found the leaves eventually vanished if I restarted my game. So they mustn't be intended to continue into Spring and Summer after all. I'm relieved about that because Whispering Glen is such a beautiful neighbourhood.

  • jpkarlsen's avatar
    jpkarlsen
    Hero (Retired)
    1 year ago

    @simsplayer818 

    I Live on the largest lot and have yet to see a single fallen leave. It is currently winter so should have seen some by now if there are any.

  • simsplayer818's avatar
    simsplayer818
    Hero
    1 year ago
    @jpkarlsen I'm not sure mine is working correctly so that's useful to know it's not doing the same on PC. I had them all through Autumn and Winter and into Spring too, that didn't seem right to me. I'm keeping an eye on it as this is the first lot I've played from the new pack. It's the Marigold Chateau lot.
    When I restarted my game I cleared my locally saved data too (Xbox Series X) so that may have fixed it. So I'll see if it happens again.
  • Product: The Sims 4
    Platform:Sony Playstation 4
    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? Girl i don’t know
    What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All of them, except, A few kits and the Digital Deluxe expansion (Cause they are all ripoffs)
    Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? It’s not a Bug… However it might as well be one because why aren’t the seasons changing?
    What happens when the bug occurs? Nothing because ya’ll didn’t even allow the seasons to begin with.. (Do better!?!)
    What do you expect to see? Snow, Summer storms and heat, Spring time… Etc The season chii
    Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? On console - never used.
    Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No

    This more so me telling ya’ll to give seasons on ravenwood because Console players deserve it. Ya’ll to damn grown and have been doing ya’ll jobs for one decade too many for ya’ll not add seasons to this world. Also, the perpetual autumn is an excuse and you know it. I WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING THE PICKLE JUICE. Give us seasons. This isn’t me asking i’m literally demanding because i paid money.

  • I don't even get rain storms or thunder in this world, which is highly dissappointing..

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