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FluidPanNerd
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
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Roommate not coming home and not paying rent?

Hey, wondering if anyone else is having the issue of having a roommate that doesn't come home and doesn't pay rent. I assume they're still the roommate as I had no notifications that they were moving out and I can't advertise their room. It tells me I don't have enough beds. The bed is still assigned to the roommate and I can talk to him on the phone. Anyone else? I do play with mods, but not many. This is the first time I've had a roommate outside of university dorms in the game.

  • So, apparently, my roommate moved out and just didn't tell me. Since the bed was assigned to him, I couldn't fill it with another sim. I also couldn't unassign the bed. I replaced it and poof, fixed. LOL.

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  • Hi @FluidPanNerd !  I haven't had this issue with roommates.  Maybe try a right click on the game in Origin and Repair the game?  I also think it would be good to try taking your mods out and deleting the localthumbcache.package file located in the Documents / Electronic Arts / The Sims 4 folder, and testing  your game to see if that fixes the problem.

    Otherwise, perhaps try inviting the sim to hangout, kicking them out and then asking to be a roommate again.  You might want to do a "save as" so you don't lose any progress if this doesn't work.

  • FluidPanNerd's avatar
    FluidPanNerd
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago

    So, apparently, my roommate moved out and just didn't tell me. Since the bed was assigned to him, I couldn't fill it with another sim. I also couldn't unassign the bed. I replaced it and poof, fixed. LOL.

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    PugLove888
    Hero (Retired)
    4 years ago

    @FluidPanNerd , thank you for updating us!  That is helpful information! 😀 So glad you solved your problem! 🙌

  • JonaO703's avatar
    JonaO703
    Hero
    4 years ago

    @FluidPanNerd I'm glad you figured that out!  It totally makes sense that a bed assignment would prevent getting another roommate.  I do think it's odd that the roommate just moved out on their own.  I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure the only time roommates should move out is if your sim kicks them out or you move your household to a new lot.  I'm thinking that was possibly caused by one of your mods and you may see that happen again with future roommates. At any rate, thanks for the update and have fun playing!

  • FluidPanNerd's avatar
    FluidPanNerd
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago

    @JonaO703That's possible. I ended up kicking out his replacement and converting that room to a kids room anyway. I'll keep an eye out the next time I play with roommates.