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sparilis
Seasoned Hotshot
2 years ago
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Some Sims can't rummage for bits and pieces

It's been a few months since I played but I seem to  remember that all my Sims, in all worlds, could rummage in trash cans for bits & pieces. Now they can't. After some experimenting, I discovered that if I turn off the Reduce and Recycle lot challenge, then some of the Sims in a household get the option to rummage for bits & pieces. But others in the same household cannot. None of them have any Eco-related traits or ambitions. Is there a setting that I overlooked or is this a bug? 

Also, I could have sworn that the last time I played (late February 2024), anyone could rummage for bits & pieces even with reduce & recycle turned on.  Am I misremembering or have things changed?

  • I took a look into the tuning files.

    Rummaging for bits & pieces will not appear if the Reduce and Recycle lot challenge is on. It will also not appear when the sim has Neat trait.

    In-game testing revealed that for some reason, some worlds don't allow it for some reason. I couldn't find the reason for it though...

    It only appears for indoor trashcans too.

    I don't know if it has been changed too. I'm guessing that it may have always been so.

    But yeah, the thing may also be that you're in a wrong world or your sim has Neat trait...

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  • EgonVM's avatar
    EgonVM
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago

    I took a look into the tuning files.

    Rummaging for bits & pieces will not appear if the Reduce and Recycle lot challenge is on. It will also not appear when the sim has Neat trait.

    In-game testing revealed that for some reason, some worlds don't allow it for some reason. I couldn't find the reason for it though...

    It only appears for indoor trashcans too.

    I don't know if it has been changed too. I'm guessing that it may have always been so.

    But yeah, the thing may also be that you're in a wrong world or your sim has Neat trait...

  • sparilis's avatar
    sparilis
    Seasoned Hotshot
    2 years ago
    @EgonVM It's the Neat Trait. The two Sims that can't rummage both have the Neat Trait. That explains it. Thank you.