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spritelst
Rising Scout
12 months ago

sims won’t cook or wash dishes

I’m only having this issue in one household, it’s a tight kitchen but i’ve definitely built smaller ones before. Originally I was using the home chef hustle pack but replaced it with parenthood items, moved everything around, removed the table and massive amounts of clutter, and yet they still act as if there’s no available countertop. They’ll also refuse to wash the dishes, a bug i’ve noticed a lot after the option to assign sinks came out. I only just finished building this house so i’m not too sad that i’ll have to rework it, just have no clue what to do.The house itself is small so making a bigger kitchen is not an option. I attached a picture of the kitchen layout so someone can tell me what might be in the way. 

Like I said I just bought all this stuff, so there’s nothing in the oven or microwave, I changed counters, changed ovens, changed sinks, changed up the layout, completely removed the table so there’d be nothing possibly interacting with the countertop and yet nothing anyone has posted on here has worked. 

14 Replies

  • emilieheather's avatar
    emilieheather
    Seasoned Novice
    11 months ago

    When my sims start cooking a meal they randomly stop. I can't get them to resume as it says an object is in the way, even when there is not. Then, I cannot get rid of or throw out the half made food.

    My game has been almost unplayable since the latest update because of the amount of bugs. 

    I uninstalled all my mods and still does not make a difference.

    Please help.

  • iogrrhqgu1dm's avatar
    iogrrhqgu1dm
    11 months ago

    i think im having a similar issue my sim was infant feeding and it did not stop feeding the sim time didnt even move.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    11 months ago

    Hi  @emilieheather 

    Try the following

    • Close the game
    • Rename Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4 to Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4_Old
    • Repair the game
    • Start the game. All your content will be gone now as the game created a new folder. All your saves/.. is still in the old folder so not to worry. 
    • Start a new save game
    • Check if you still have the error
    • Report back with your results for further steps on how to get your stuff back.
  • sims stop in the middle of cooking using oven/stove, sims then give the interaction that usually plays when they are blocked or can't access something. what should i do to fix this issue? now i have tried placing the oven/stove in another location and i have tried selling the oven/stove and placing another one and it still plays the blocked interaction. please note that there are some cases where sims can use the oven/stove one time but the next time they go and use it the interaction plays again. what should i do?