Sims changing clothes for the appropriate season (In Seasons Expansion)

@SheriGR, yes, I've noticed the same thing!  I would be nice to have them change automatically for the weather -- sometime they do, but other times they don't and I can't figure out why! 🤨🤔  While I do play with autonomy on, I tend to micromanage my Sims 😳 , so it isn't a big deal unless I'm playing a large household.  However, I can see people who aren't such control freaks with their Sims having a big problem with this! 🤭

As usual, I agree and like the way you think, @PugLove888 !! 🙂

@jmeadowbrook, excellent point! 🙂   Unfortunately, at least in my case, I've only bought one of those rewards once (and it was by accident when I was trying to buy another reward! 🤭 😃 )  But I'm sure your info will be helpful to others! 😇  @SheriGR, have you happened to have bought any of the temperature related rewards yet? 🤔

In playing some more since the last time we discussed this I have noticed that at least in some of the cases is depends on what "cold" and "hot" are perceived as. 🤓  What I mean is that there is no "neutral" on the thermometer, but that a slightly cold or slightly hot temperature will be perceived by Sims as being relatively neutral, even if the thermometer looks to us as if it is cold or hot.  In these cases my Sims will never change to their cold or hot weather clothing but will always stay in their Everyday clothing. 🤨 But when the thermometer shows a more extreme cold or hot temperature, they usually will change clothing. 😉  So, I think (at least for me) that I was seeing the temperature as cold or hot when it was really just cool or warm.  😳  This probably counts for at least some of the times our Sims aren't changing into their cold or hot weather clothing. 😉

@jmeadowbrook -- Unfortunately I have never bought any of those weather-related rewards for any of my sims, so I can't offer any confirmation of that possibly being a reason in my case. 

@PugLove888 -- I was noticing some quite a few times when sims were quite distressed yet did not change to the winter clothes (and where I even got the '______ is freezing to death' warning, etc... And where I would make them change to the appropriate clothing  and as soon as they showered, exercised, etc., I was back where I started from... 

Unfortunately I have not been noticing much either way recently since I have been mostly building then briefly testing... plus I ticked the box (in settings) to reduce effects of weather on my sims. It was too distressing the way this was happening. When they adjust it I'd love to know so I can untick that box. I don't trust it currently. I am a bit freaked out by blue sims (freezing, not aliens 😉 ) and them possibly dying from this.

@SheriGR, yes, I'm still getting at times some Sims that get either way too hot or way too cold and don't automatically change into the appropriate clothing. 😞  I was just adding that it didn't happen as often as I first thought, due to my interpreting the thermometer to read hot or cold and not the more neutral temps of cool and warm.  😉 

My guess as to why some Sims sometimes don't change into the correct clothing is that something hijacks their attention right at the moment when they should be changing clothing, kind of like when Sims sometimes act like they are holding a plate or umbrella when they have finished with those items. 🤔  But I'm not sure about this. 🤭

@PugLove888 Yes, gotta love those (sometimes seemingly random) moments when all of a sudden they skip one or more of the 'commands' in their feed... or all are wiped out because of a number of things. (Hungry, work, not enough fun, pet wants a hug, tense, ...'Oh, hey... is that a chicken?' ...well, sometimes it seems nearly that random.)

Anyway, the not changing when commanded bites me on the butt more because I manage large households, and when I queue up things for a sim I'm normally not monitoring the entire process but on to another sim.

Plus I'm most disturbed by two factors in this dynamic... that even though it's cold, middle of winter, etc., and others are wearing their winter gear, a sim may take a shower and come out in their normal clothes. It just shouldn't work that way. If they are on autonomous they should automatically get on their cold or hot clothes in appropriate weather. Period. Actually, even if they're not on autonomous the game should key them up in the clothes appropriate for the season if/when having the wrong clothes on is life threatening. Imho.

Keep up the good fight and let me know if they get that adjusted, if you think of it, as I would like to re-enable the sensitivity to temp. Weirds me out if it doesn't bother them to swim in cold weather, etc. 😉 Thanks! 🙂

I agree. It is extremely annoying that the sims are like, "HEY I'M FREEZING TO DEATH HERE" and do nothing. 

Try getting one of the rewards for your sims if it gets to the point to where it's basically just pressing spacebar and switching outfits. That should give you (at least) a little more time. 🕒

And I also vote for auto hot/cold outfit. It's so darn annoying.

I hope this helps! ⭐ :eahigh_file:

P.S. I have had to deal with a sim dying from cold because my brother pressed play on the game while I was afk.

I was about to change their outfit when I returned.

@pokesimmer1897 Whaaat? Rascally bro! Oh, my goodness... I read a guy's 'admission/low-sim' point where he said he fell asleep playing his game and woke up to see his sim had his child taken away by the social worker because they were playing their video game and not taking care of the child. Lol!!! Can you define i r o n y? :eahigh_file:

I appreciate your advice about buying the trait, but I'm serious... I would rather play with weather effecting my sim on, but I hit my last straw on that one and am not turning it back on until (if) this changes. I'm holding out for when they change to appropriate clothes automatically when the conditions are life-threatening. :eahigh_file: <stepping off my soapbox>