Fridge Inventory Bug?
Hi. I realised fridges in my game do not really share inventory. For eg : I have 3 fridges. 1 is in black colour, the other 2 whites. If I cooked a family dish, and placed it into the Black fridge,...
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@Simbeano, there could be a couple of things going on here. It could be that whatever fridge you first place the leftovers in , the Sims will gravitate to that one. I had 4 fridges one black and one white in the Crisponix Budget Dee-Lux, and one black and one white in the Crisponix Splendid. The leftovers were placed in the white Budge fridge . I had a hard time getting my Sims to get leftovers as they would usually opt for a quick meal, which I would cancel and have them throw it out. One of the Sims cooked a new meal, but that was with all 4 fridges available for use. They did seem to favor the first fridge (the white Crisponix Budget Dee-Lux), but this was the first fridge that was placed in their house as well as the fridge that they put the leftovers into.
I then blocked off the white Crispinix Budget fridge and then they got quick meals and leftovers out of the black Budget fridge, totally ignoring the more expensive fridges.
So it could be placement of the fridges, the order you bought them, or something else. Also, you did not say which fridge that you had this happen, only the colors. I can test the exact fridges if you tell me which ones they are, as what you are experiencing might only happen on that type of fridge! 😉
Finally, do you use any Mods or Custom Content (CC)? 🤔 This could also change the way Sims choose which fridge they use. 🤔 I do not use any Mods or CC.
Please update us on your situation! 😇
@PugLove888 Hi, thanks for replying. I have tested it out with every fridge from basegame, and a couple of them from other packs. The Sims only wants to grab leftovers from the fridge that I first placed the dish (both family-size dish & party-size dish). And I have removed all CCs or Mods to make sure it is not caused by them. I also re-installed and started a fresh game (without any Mod) and the same thing happens.
@Simbeano I have a sort of "vacation resort" that I created on Sulani with four suites and some common areas (a lobby, a tv room, and an outdoor bar). I gave it the "Generic" lot type so that my Sims could stay there overnight on unofficial vacations for as many days as they like. Each suite has a kitchenette with one of the DU mini-fridges. I've noticed on several occasions where NPC townies in the other suites can access leftovers my Sims placed in the mini-fridge in their room. I don't know if this is because of the lot type (Generic) or because it's the mini-fridges are different than the regular refrigerators. I haven't played this lot since the June 3 patch but I have played it fairly recently. I'll test it again today to see if things still work this way.
- @RandomBuzziness Hi, oh I am not sure about mini-fridges cuz I don't have the Discover University pack...
@Simbeano, Thank you for telling us which fridges you have tested this ! 😇 At least we know that it doesn't matter what type of fridge it is! 😉
And while that is good that you removed all your CC/Mods to test it, sometimes that is not enough as bits of corrupted data can remain behind. To fix this you will need to also delete the local thumb cache package.file (and it wouldn't help to repair you game in Origin. ). Here is the steps that you can try to make sure those corrupted bits are dealt with:
Please do all of the following in order:1) Move the Mods Folder to your desktop
2) Delete the localthumbcache.package file in the game folder. (This is very important!) 🤨
3) Fix you game in Origin by logging in and go to Library, then right-click on The Sims 4 and choose the "Repair Game" option from the list. Wait until Origin finishes repairing all your packs and not just the base game.
4) Now, when you turn on your game again, it will create a new mods folder that will be empty. Check to see if your game is now working without mods/CC.
5) Now you can try adding back items from your Mods folder one at a time checking your game each time to see which item is causing your game to not work properly. If you have a lot of items, you can try the 50/50 Method.
The CC creators will usually update the CC items and Mods after these updates, so when you find out which one is the culprit, you can get the updated version from whoever made that item of CC in the first place. You should try these steps any time you have problems in your game to rule out CC/Mods problems. It is the responsibility of the Mods/CC creators to update their items anytime EA releases a patch/update, and it is the responsibility of the people who use Mods/CC to make sure they are using the most recent version, which in your case was June 10.
I will test it some more, but I have not seen the same thing where if you block off the fridge the Sims prefer they then ignore the other fridges and cook instead. Mine just go on to the next fridge if they can't get to the preferred one. 🤔- @PugLove888 Hi there. Ok, I have just removed the Mods folder. Deleted the localthumbcache.package file. And, repaired the game. And I also removed all my save files, and also my existing Tray folder. (in case my Sims character files are corrupted).
So I created a complete new Sim to test it out.
And... the same thing still happens. ☹️
The Sim will only grab leftover from the fridge that I first put the dish inside, completely ignore the other fridges.
Sigh...@Simbeano I can confirm that I am still able to access the contents of a DU mini-fridge from any other mini-fridge in that Sulani resort (there are four mini-fridges in that lot). It might be that the mini-fridges are different than the regular refrigerators or that it's working differently because my resort is on a "Generic" lot rather than a Residential lot. I'll try a bit more testing on this later today.
