[BY DESIGN] [PPSP] Sims will not stay in the hot
Product: The Sims 4
Platform: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? 1.46.18.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Perfect patio stuff
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? When you instruct a sim to get into a hot tub. Also when a group of sims is instructed to get into a hot tub together.
What happens when the bug occurs? He will sit in the hot tub. The 'get in' interaction will disappear and there will be no interactions visible. The 'relax' interaction never shows up. Within a few real life seconds, the sim will find something else to do on the lot, get out of the hot tub, and do it.
What do you expect to see? I expect the 'relax' interaction to show up in the queue and stay there. Sims should not attempt to do nonsense interactions outside of the hot tub while relaxing.
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
Ironically, I was having a hard time recreating the issue. The glitch occurred, and then when I was ready to get screenshots of the issue in action, it behaved every time.
This glitch occurs all the time when I am not ready to take screenshots.
One screenshot shows the relax interaction visible. The other screenshot shows how the relax interaction never shows up. The sim will soon find something else to do, such as clean a dish, so he will get out of the hot tub and clean the dish.
I believe this issue as being described is by design. It's true that in Sims 3 Sims could sit in the hot tub for hours, but that's not how it's ever worked for TS4.
The Get In interaction will leave the Sim in the chosen interaction until their Fun motive is full. Once their Fun motive is fulfilled via the user directed Get In, they are open to selecting a new interaction. Given that the Hot Tub is only a Fun value of 1, it is usually outscored by other objects. And if all motives are satisfied, the Sim will seek out something new for Fun.
In my own game, my Sim had maxed Fun and stayed in the hot tub for less than 1 Sim hour before getting out to play on the computer. If I tanked Fun, my Sim stayed in the hot tub for about 8 Sim hours before choosing a new action.
