This is intended behavior and was part of a recent patch.
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? 1.45
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All but the throwback fit kit
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Sims eat way to fast only three or less bites, they don't have enought time to talk with family and enjoy eating with family because it's over after three bites Also no pause to talk when eating either
What happens when the bug occurs? No eating at dining parties, dates, or just family sitting together at a table to eat it's awful
What do you expect to see? that doesn't happen to my toddlers but to my normal sims
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. I don't remember the date but it wasn't always like this please jelp my sims be a family again when eating they need more time together
Sims eat way to fast only three or less bites, they don't have enought time to talk with family and enjoy eating with family because it's over after three bites
Also no pause to talk when eating either
I'm honestly surprised that people don't like the faster eating.
Okay, family meals with full autonomy are.... impossible. Literally, grand meals at holidays I have one Sim cook (I'm going to change that to the whole family cooking now that this exists!) and micromanage all the other Sims rushing to the fridge to get Quick Meals while the chef cooks a Harvestfest Turkey. ("No! Go play video games! Dinner isn't ready!" "NO! your sister is cooking, go... go... go run on the treadmill." "Oh for crying out loud, your daughter is cooking, will you just... Go up four flights of stairs and then read a book, thanks.") I can see how if you actually manage family meals you might like the slower pace, but...
...but for a single Sim raiding the fridge for leftovers before work, it's like.... you have TWENTY MINUTES can you just EAT IT don't just take a single bite and then stare into space for ten minutes! EAT IT EAT IT OMG EAT IT!!! okay you're late to work now just go. For crying out loud!
I particularly hated the "scrape the fork across the plate in slow motion... exclaim about what a wonderful cook you are! stare into space for ten minutes... scrape the fork across the plate in slow motion... exclaim about what a wonderful cook you are again!" thing, ARGH! No "Pan a dyola!" No "Moh le bye!" Just EAT IT. EAT IT EAT IT EAT IT EAT IT EAT IT EAT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But again, if your Sims are actually capable of family meals despite their goldfish with ADHD attention span... you might have liked the pace.
I don't know if they can do different eating paces based on context (family meals vs. single sim eating). I honestly don't know how much coding would be involved in that.
