Sim has "Filthy Surroundings" moodlet, house spotless

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Often (50% - 99%)
What is your current game version number? 1.64.84.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Get to work Get together City Living Cats & Dogs Seasons Island Living Discover University Outdoor Retreat Spa Day Dine Out Vmpires Parenthood Jungle Adventure Strangerville Realm of Magic Perfect Patio Cool Kitchen Spooky Stuff Movie Hangout Romantic Garden Kids Room Vintage Glamour Bowling Night Toddler Laundry Day My First Pet Moschino Tiny Living (I don't have Eco Lifestyle and Luxury Party)
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? I just play the game and it happens
What happens when the bug occurs? The filthy surroundings moodlet comes up and won't go away
What do you expect to see? Only have the filthy surroundings moodlet when something is dirty
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure

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Two separate families in two separate save files, the 'filthy surroundings' moodlet pops up and will not go away

No fish in house or sims inventory
Empty Fridge
Empty Inventory
Mopped the floor
Cleaned all items (sink, microwave, counters, the sim itself)
No bin inside
Removed all shelving type items one by one to see if anything has been hiding behind or on them on both games. Found nothing
Moved house to brand new lot and same problem in less than one sim day
No mods
Combined kitchen/living in both houses

This is legit causing my sim to fail uni as she cannot do her homework in her micro-home

gameplay issue

Mudlip
5 years ago
@cyvintyraneaI've had a similar issue and it turned out to be a corrupted outside bin. I deleted the existing outside bin and replaced it, the moodlet faded finally. The unpleasant moodlet seemed to traverse the walls of the house, so my sims would get the moodlet while inside or out, depending on how close they were to the bin.

30 Replies

crinrict
Hero+
5 years ago
@cyvintyranea Would you mind sending me your save ? Instructions in my signature
Mudlip
5 years ago
@cyvintyraneaI've had a similar issue and it turned out to be a corrupted outside bin. I deleted the existing outside bin and replaced it, the moodlet faded finally. The unpleasant moodlet seemed to traverse the walls of the house, so my sims would get the moodlet while inside or out, depending on how close they were to the bin.
cyvintyranea
5 years ago
I deleted the outside bin and it worked!!
They didn't get the moodlet outside but I removed the outdoor bin that came with island living and replaced it with a base game outdoor bin and they no longer have the moodlet
The other save file is an island living based family so they also have that bin. I will go and play with them now and remove the bin
Thank you so much!!
cyvintyranea
5 years ago
@crinrict Mudlap below has replied with a solution that works, Thank you <3
Mudlip
5 years ago
@cyvintyranea Sweet! Glad to hear it!
Traylia
5 years ago
I'm having the same issue, but there is no bin outside. I put one there and that's didn't work. I have tried everything else. Any other suggestions?
Mudlip
5 years ago
@TrayliaI would start by taking any of the bins that are inside the house and place them all in the household inventory, see if the moodlet fades, if so, put them back one by one until you find the offending bin.
If that doesn't work, you can look for old plates and glasses that sims may have left around (the empty water glasses can be difficult to see sometimes). Be aware, I have found water glasses under couches and other furniture, which I think glitched there due to my interrupting a sim with other commands while they were trying to drink.
WolfFox90
New Hotshot
5 years ago
Make sure you empty the fridge of old food i've periodically kept forgetting about that and spend 10 mins trying to find what's setting them off until i check the fridge to see the Empty Fridge interaction show up and i remember lol. Personally i don't think it makes sense for the Sims mood to so instantly drop over a bit of gone off food, 1 dirty counter or a few dirty plates and also get the Grungy Moodlet too, i've also found Diapers hiding they instantly get "Filthy Surroundings" moodlet over just 1 diaper lol.
beetocheeto
5 years ago
I had this issue recently and finally realized it was some decorative wine glasses I got from the debug items list to decorate my kitchen shelves. They became "old" and were stinking up the place!
tarvasheree
5 years ago
@cyvintyranea I believe you've solved this already, but I'd just like to put how I personally fixed it. So, I'm sure we all know there's like this spoon rack thing that can be hung on walls, and it had a shelf-similar top to it, located somewhere in decorations, I believe.

When my sim was cooking, a plate of brownies was automatically placed on top of it, and I didn't realize it immediately because I have some cupboards above my counters and oven, therefore making the stinky pastries unseen! Once I removed the cupboard over the spoon rack, I had access to the brownies and got my sim to throw them away, then boom! The moodlet was gone.