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epaor's avatar
2 years ago

Sims randomized by game get horse names

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? Polski
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.102.190.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? all of them
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Observe the townies or go to families panel in the neighborhood view
What happens when the bug occurs? Horse name is given to a random sim
What do you expect to see? Horse names being for horses only
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. The latest patch, 1.102.190.1030

Random sims get a random horse names instead of human one

8 Replies

  • HI @epaor An unconventional range of names for Sims is part of the game for Horse Ranch. I have a Sim named Pony, for example. There might be a mod that will block the Horse Ranch name list, but I can't recall one offhand. You can, however, go into Manage Households and edit those Sims' names.

  • epaor's avatar
    epaor
    2 years ago

    I could do that yes, but I think it shouldn't be happening.
    Especially translated to other languages.
    I could tolerate a sim named Pheasant, but not gonna tolerate it translated to Polish, which is Bażant.
    This is just not it and for me it's a bug.

  • LadyAofPineapple's avatar
    LadyAofPineapple
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago
    @luthienrising Honestly, I have a new sim named Arrowhead, and I thought it was her Native American name.

    @epaor what do those names in the screenshots mean when translated?
  • EA_Cade's avatar
    EA_Cade
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    2 years ago

    Heya @epaor 

    This is not in fact a bug, rather it looks like your Sims have met a local of Chestnut Ridge! 

    Some of them have names that hearken to their close ties with nature.

  • epaor's avatar
    epaor
    2 years ago
    @LadyAofPineapple
    bay (as a horse color), archer and juniper.
    Which, as I said, sounds okay in English and if they would appear in English, I'd have no problem with that.
    They just sound out of pocket in Polish, especially with English last names like here. Mixing languages is ridiculous.
    Tracking down every single culprit to change their name is so much work and even then you have no guarantee you changed all of their names.
  • LadyAofPineapple's avatar
    LadyAofPineapple
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago

    @epaorI think I understand, however, I'm at a disadvantage to truly understanding first hand, being a native English speaker and living in and playing in the US. That said, since the Sims team has expanded across the globe, perhaps it is users such as yourself who can provide more insight to the department responsible for translating, including names. Hopefully the EA community managers here (including @EA_Cade who has weighed in on this post already) can pass along your feedback.

    I hope you are enjoying your day otherwise!

  • When I played last night, the delivery guy was named Skunk. Certainly threw me off, but mostly I found it funny. Kind of wished he had striped hair or something. That can’t be what his mother named him. 😆