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blacksunflowers's avatar
7 months ago

Broken Sinks

Hey, So I noticed a new bug in the game where my sims won't wash their dishes. I've tested my mods and normal in game objects. Base game sinks and all the older packs from before the Home Chef, do not work. My sims can wash their hands, but if there is not a dishwasher on the lot, they will not wash their dishes. Before anyone says, its my mods, I removed all mods & all cc. It did not work, the same could be said for cc sinks as well. 

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  • I've had a similar problem. Sometimes they recognize a sink and will wash their dishes, and other times they won't It seems to happen randomly too. Regardless of whether or not I'm playing with mods.

  • blacksunflowers's avatar
    blacksunflowers
    7 months ago
    @Stolen_Recaros OK, it sucks you have the same problem, but I couldn't be more relieved that I'm not crazy T-T. Sinks I've been using is the Chef Hussle one and the sink in the new life/death pack.
  • @blacksunflowers Could you please describe what happens when you try to wash them ? Do you not have the interaction ? Do they collect some stuff and then just put it down somewhere ? Do you get an error message ?

    There is a known issue that they won't complete the interaction if you have dishes on certain surfaces such as half-walls, trophy cases or other shelves or if you live in a house that has ladders only.
  • Basically, from testing it last not, the only sinks that work, are the Home Chef, Growing Together, Horse Rance, Rent, Love Struck, and Life/Death. The sim will pick up a dish/dishes and wash them like normal in those one. I've also noticed that those sinks are the only ones that offer the new in-game feature "Sink Type", where you can pick if it's the kitchen or bathroom sink. Every other sink from the other packs, including Base Game, no longer show "Sink Type" option, and that's how you can tell it's broken/bugged. 

    Please do not assume that I am not choosing the option to mark the sink as a 'kitchen' or 'bathroom' sink. I am saying that the option does not pop up at all at for those sinks. The same thing is happening to custom content sinks as well, that the option is not showing up. However, sims can still use these bugged sinks for washing their hands, brushing their teeth, and getting a drink of water. It is only when it's time to wash dishes that they will pick the dish up, and then place it back down.

    I attached two photos to hopefully help :-)

    The picture with the 'Sink Type' option is from Home Chef, and the picture with the black sink without the 'sink type' option is Base Game.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    7 months ago

    Try the following

    • Close the game
    • Rename Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4 to Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4_Old
    • Repair the game
    • Start the game. All your content will be gone now as the game created a new folder. All your saves/.. is still in the old folder so not to worry. 
    • Start a new save game
    • Check if you still have the error
    • Report back with your results for further steps on how to get your stuff back.