Product: The Sims 4Platform:PCWhich language are you playing the game in? EnglishHow often does the bug occur? Often (50% - 99%)What is your current game version number? 1.61.15.1020What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Seasons, City Living, Get Together, Get to Work, Dine Out, Outdoor Retreat, Romantic Garden, Spooky, Luxury Party, Holiday Celebration, Ghoulish Guitar.Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? I don't know.What happens when the bug occurs? Sims won't climb the stairs from the basement.What do you expect to see? Sims do climb the stairs from the basement.Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? YesDid this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? NoSims won't climb the stairs from the basement.

@dirty_milos Did you test this without mods and in different houses to see if it's a general issue or related to your build ?

It is almost certainly related to this particular build. Sometimes they can climb those stairs, and sometimes they can't. When they are stuck in the basement, and I go to Manage Worlds and come back to my lot, they now can climb the stairs. But I am trying to create a new build, and I want it to work normally.What could be causing this problem is that the ground level of this building is raised a bit, so that smaller stairs could fit from the room above to the basement.I can try testing this without one mod I am using but not for this save game, and on another lots, but it would take days and very long time, because this problem happens just sometimes.

@dirty_milos Could you upload your build to the gallery then ?

Yes, of course, here it is.https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/42021D675AF711EA87FA91AF13390B02

@dirty_milos I downloaded your lot to Umbrage Manor and obsessively tried to repro the Sim not being able to use the basement stairs but couldn't ☹️ Do you think that maybe something was spawning and blocking the stairs? Or your sim put something down in the way?

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crinrict
Hero+
6 years ago
@dirty_milos Did you test this without mods and in different houses to see if it's a general issue or related to your build ?
dirty_milos
New Hotshot
6 years ago
It is almost certainly related to this particular build. Sometimes they can climb those stairs, and sometimes they can't. When they are stuck in the basement, and I go to Manage Worlds and come back to my lot, they now can climb the stairs. But I am trying to create a new build, and I want it to work normally.
What could be causing this problem is that the ground level of this building is raised a bit, so that smaller stairs could fit from the room above to the basement.
I can try testing this without one mod I am using but not for this save game, and on another lots, but it would take days and very long time, because this problem happens just sometimes.
crinrict
Hero+
6 years ago
@dirty_milos Could you upload your build to the gallery then ?
dirty_milos
New Hotshot
6 years ago
Yes, of course, here it is.
https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/42021D675AF711EA87FA91AF13390B02
Bluebellflora
Hero+
6 years ago
@dirty_milos

I downloaded your lot to Umbrage Manor and obsessively tried to repro the Sim not being able to use the basement stairs but couldn't ☹️ Do you think that maybe something was spawning and blocking the stairs? Or your sim put something down in the way?
dirty_milos
New Hotshot
6 years ago
It usually happens when I have a club gathering on the lot for a long period of time, for example a club is in gathering for more than 24 hours in the game or so, and I just find them all at the bathroom in the basement at some moment, because they can't climb the stairs to get out.
marjia
Rising Ace
6 years ago
@dirty_milos I've had that happen and it turned out that a hanging light or a wall light i placed with moo will sometimes block the sim. Check your lighting.
Bluebellflora
Hero+
6 years ago
@dirty_milos

Ok. Do you think it's possible that sims are just getting in the way? Maybe putting plates/glasses down on the floor so it becomes unroutable? There's not a lot of room at the top of the stairs. Try moving the workbench out of the hallway so they have more room.
dirty_milos
New Hotshot
6 years ago
Maybe, I don't know, I'll try to figure out. Thanks.
dirty_milos
New Hotshot
6 years ago
This thing may actually be related to bathrooms and not to stairs. I have had the same issue today in my Pebble Burrow Saloon lounge lot. After taking a pee and a bath in the bathroom on the second floor, my Sims can't get out the bathroom, and there is nothing in their way. (Removed one cc I use in another save game.)