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Re: Sims Blocking Refrigerator

@xochiquetzl_xkvn Hi! I definitely feel your pain. So, your first mistake was playing with autonomy on. (half joking ;-) But seriously, I've noticed this mostly on one lot in particular in Windenburg. I placed an A-frame that I built on that lot. The only difference that I can think of, between that one and other lots, is that the dining table is further away than the barstools. Based on your image, I don't know where the dining table is but here is the layout in the A-frame I mentioned.

In this house, when I direct a sim to grab a serving, most of the time they will stand right in front of the fridge. If they're standing there, no other sims will go, just as you described. Sometimes, the sim will choose to sit on the barstool furthest to the right, which is technically the closest one to where they're standing in front of the fridge. Ugh!

So, at some point, I just started grabbing plates of food and dragging them to either the bar or table. Once the food is closer to the table, the sims will choose to sit there. Although, in some houses with a square table, I can't put the food in the middle because only two sims will grab food and sit at the table. For some reason, the plate on a square table takes up too much space? Sims are weird! Anyway, hope this helps and good luck!

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xochiquetzl_xkvn
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@JonaO703 LOL, yes, I have friends who agree that playing with autonomy on is a dire mistake! :D (But I find some of the things they choose to do really cute! and then there's things like this, LOL!)
I'm going to mark your answer as a solution, because yeah, if I drag the leftovers to the counter because someone is blocking the fridge like a big dumb goon, they will sometimes.... sit at the counter!
Smarter Sims my foot. 😉
JonaO703
Hero
4 years ago
@xochiquetzl_xkvn Here is a different lot in Glimmerbrook. It has an eat-in kitchen and a formal dining area.
I currently have a family of four living there. If I direct sims to grab a serving from the fridge, they always will sit at the square table. If there is a plate on the counter near the sink, they almost always sit at the table. If I put it on the bar, two of them will sit at the bar, two will sit at the square table. However, if I put the food on the square table, only two will sit at the table. Everyone else then moves to the formal dining table. What the ... ?
BTW, I actually tried moving the ladies' plates to the square table and they wouldn't place. The meal platter is literally too big to accommodate more than two servings on a square table. ???