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DellaLuna48
Seasoned Vanguard
5 years ago

Laundry lists discussion; bug fixes and prioritization


@xochiquetzl_xkvn wrote:

I don't work for EA, but do work for a different software company (as a DBA rather than developer), so... they almost certainly have a not-infinite number of people working on bugfixes and have to prioritize which ones to work on first. I assume that the laundry list is the sweet spot of "we know what causes it AND have evaluated its impact on gameplay," which is the answer to "Why haven't they fixed this yet?" (Either they don't know why, or their limited resources were assigned to other bugs.)


@xochiquetzl_xkvn That's fair, about the amount of people working on the game. It's been pretty easy to see that, especially recently. I really feel for our developers.

The frustrating part with this is that the January/Paranormal patch caused this bug. A couple of patches before this, Get Famous got broken (couldn't stop people from gaining fame in the options), and that took a couple of months to fix. So on this side, the players/non-programmer side, it feels like "Well, if they recently broke it, why can't they just fix it right away?"

So we've got people out there not patching their games because it feels like they're breaking more than they're fixing these days. Meaning, modders have already made fixes for a ton of these bugs already, so it's less worth it to patch the game, knowing something else will break.

The thumbnail may not bug you much, but for a lot of people, it's game-breaking. I give a lot of grace to the developers, because I know this is a management/budgetary issue, not a lack of love for this game. But when it comes to EA, a billion dollar company? Not so much. They need to take care of their teams.

(CM: Edited to add thread title and include a quote (from the post being replied to) for context, considering opening post and others were split from other thread to help keep threads on topic and provide a space to discuss the different subjects)..  

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  • allypally01's avatar
    allypally01
    Seasoned Rookie
    4 years ago

    here is a list of bugs that need to be fixed.

    1. Sticker Storage Box from University breaks when you try to drag it into your sims inventory. When you drag it into your inventory it immediately spawns back on the lot and then it won't let you get rid of it.
    2. objects getting stuck on lots: some of the debug objects, as well as regular objects, get stuck on the playable lots and won't let you reset them or delete them. Sometimes when you download a lot from the gallery there will be an object that you have no idea about and when you go to try and place a new lot from the gallery it won't let you. this is because a red box pops up and says "Can't find object". then when you go to try and bulldoze the lot it just sits and loads and nothing happens. this forces the player to have to end the task through the task manager.
    3. objects getting stuck off the lot: some of the objects like the musical instruments are being placed by NPC sims outside the playable lot. When this happens sims won't pick up the instrument and put it back in their inventory they will just abandon it and it will forever be stuck. You can't reset the object because it does nothing and you can't pick up the object and put it in your sims' own inventory and then delete it because the instrument doesn't belong to your sims. The only thing your sims can do is play the instrument. you also can't go into build/buy and delete it because it is on an NPL nonplayable lot. 

    Dear TheSims

    Please fix these bugs for they have made my experience with playing the game very unenjoyable. These are just a few of the bugs I have experienced while playing the game. I am sure the community has lots more. I feel like you guys need to slow down on giving us content and give us more bug fixes. Or another idea I have for you guys is to hire a team that can work on bug fixes 24/7 so that Simmers can have a positive experience when playing the game.

    Any help you can give will be great.

    Sincerely,

    agwalk a concerned simmer

  • Hi,

    I'm not sure I'm in the right thread for this, I'm still figuring out the way this forum works, but I have a long list of bugs and it's made my game pretty much unplayable. I was wondering if people have experience with re-installing the game, and / or starting new saves, or using their old saves with a "freshly" installed game, and if it had any positive results? 

    I'm at the point where playing feels more like im managing / dodging bugs than actually playing the game as it's intended, and it's really frustrating. Especially with the latest mean interactions bug that makes it so that you basically have to micromanage your sim's conversations, because in any unguarded second they will start yelling or insulting each other. It's really not fun, so that's why I'm considering taking the effort of reinstalling The Sims 4 entirely or starting fresh saves or both but I wanted ask around if that would even be worth the effort, or if it doesn't make a difference. 

    Anyone that has any experience with reinstalling and or starting fresh, please let me know how it worked out for you! 

    For context: 

    I play on Mac without mods or CC, packs i have are:

    • Seasons,
    • Island Living,
    • Holliday Stuff,
    • Realm of Magic,
    • Dessert Luxe kit.

    I'm also considering to buy the Vampire pack or the halloween package deal, but I'm wondering if it is even worth it to invest further into the Sims 4, if it just becomes more and more unplayable. I've also read from people on here that adding more packs equals more bugs popping up, which is the opposite of what I would want. Any advice is welcome!

    Bugs i encounter: 

    • plants resetting into dirt piles
    • no [challenge to duel] interaction option 
    • Sim resets after queueing any version of the [Livestream…] action and action disappears
    • sims autonomously do mean interactions for no reason. this happens a lot and results in grudges even though they are otherwise close and have a good relationship 
    • wants and fears continue to show even with box turned off in gameplay settings
    • Fears showing up excessively and are impossible to fix. For example: Fear of dead end job shows up after going to work only a couple times, and sticks even after choosing the [regain passion] interaction or getting a promotion 
    • Fighting leaves negative sentiments on Neighbourhood brawls Holiday 
    • Aspirations don’t count or keep score correctly. For example, you need to earn silver on two social events, the counter shows 0/2 even though the sim earned multiple silver scores and a gold score on party’s that they threw. 
    • Appliances breaking excessively 
    • Some surfaces (so like tables or accent tables) that have been placed using the bb.moveobjects cheat on disappear after saving or reloading the game 

    Ps. If I'm posting this in the wrong place, please let me know and I will delete this post. If you know what would be the right place, also feel free to let me know!