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Hamsysincy
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10 months ago
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No more random townies spawned after midnight?

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? 1.109.207.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All except Journey to Batuu.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? At "Other Households" under "Manage Household" button on top right at Worlds page. New random townies spawned can usually be found here.
What happens when the bug occurs? No more random townies spawned after midnight?
What do you expect to see? Should random townies spawn after midnight?
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Yes
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system?

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Hello guys. 

I am not sure if this is a bug but I found that recently random ugly townies no longer spawn after midnight everyday. 

Usually new townies will spawn after midnight. I realize this *issue* occurred after the recent Reapers's Quest patch.

Also, I don't think any culling have happened to any other townies. All of them are still there but new townies are not spawning.

Is anyone having the same problem as well? 

**Attached snapshot is the list of townies under Other Household**

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8 Replies

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
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    10 months ago

    @Hamsysincy Did you test this without mods ?

    To my knowledge, Sims in Sims 4 are generated when needed for a role not at midnight. Maybe that was a mod doing that for you ?

  • Hamsysincy's avatar
    Hamsysincy
    New Veteran
    10 months ago

    Hi Crinrict,

    Without mods:

    Random townies will spawn after midnight. Extra townies for community lots will also spawn.

    With mods:
    Random townies will still spawn after midnight. Extra townies for community lots will also spawn.

    Now the random townies will spawn as usual with or without mods. This made things complicated now.

    However I tested this with a different household than I played previously so perhaps it could be household related? I am not sure and perhaps need more test time.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
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    10 months ago
    @Hamsysincy Best to test the other household ? Maybe it was just a random problem although I do think the game doesn't spawn them endlessly.

    How many household random townies do you have ?
  • Hamsysincy's avatar
    Hamsysincy
    New Veteran
    10 months ago

    Hi Crinrict,

    Looks like this issue is not conclusive now. Sometimes they spawn and sometimes they don't.

    Btw, I have 2 questions to you:

    1. Do you know what is the maximum Sim count including sims under My Households and Other Households?

    I have set my sims count as Unlimited under My Household (currently having 384 playable sims) and few hundred more under Other Household.

    2. If I set my sims count as Unlimited, does the game remove unplayed sims once it reaches a certain limit? I am not sure what is the exact sim limit a game can have.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
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    10 months ago

    @Hamsysincy The game has a culling limit that's currently at 800 Sim (I think, might have changed or I don't have the correct number in mind).

    That limit has nothing to do with of how many Sims you set in my household, it's just set for the game.

    The number in my households is just how many Sims you can make 'safe' from culling. I don't really know what the game does if you hit the culling limit and have all the families in my households.

    You can find more info on culling in this thread: https://forums.ea.com/discussions/the-sims-4-mods-and-custom-content-en/culling-relationship-culling--decay-current-status/2444498

  • Hamsysincy's avatar
    Hamsysincy
    New Veteran
    10 months ago

    Hi Crinrict,

    I don't think I have total of 800 sims under My Households and Other Households but maybe close to ~600 for both.

    I think this issue of culling may be related to some mods for adding more sims but I cannot be really sure.

    To resolve this issue, I have added No Culling mod into my game for now. I guess we can close this thread if you want but I will re-open it if I see any issue in future.

    As usual, thank you for your help. You have been a wonderful support in this forum for many years 🙂

  • Hamsysincy's avatar
    Hamsysincy
    New Veteran
    10 months ago

    One more question to you  @crinrict :

    Do you know how the random townies are spawned?

    Many years ago i was told that they spawn everyday after midnight but you mention that they are spawned only to fill up a certain role? So I am not very certain now. Thanks again for helping.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
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    10 months ago
    @Hamsysincy I thought in Sims 4, townies are generated when needed. So if you go to a cm and the game needs a new barkeeper, it creates one same for alien night and that kind of stuff.

    But I don't know the exact circumstances and it's very possible that things changed over time.

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