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Francoisf30
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago

Switching Household from live mode not available

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.103.250.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Try to switch household from live mode instead of manage world, as per described new feature.
What happens when the bug occurs? No option appears in my game when I click on the lot next door. Say I am living in house I play there, and click the next lot to switch to their household because I know there are sims living there and want to play with them instead. No option, except the old one, as Visit the blablabla family... or Move household from Gallery. That's it, nothing else.
What do you expect to see? The switch household available when I click on the lot next to me.
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. 1.103.250.1020

I expect to see the option when off lot. I notice it only appears if I visit the lot first, then the option on the front door is there, which defy the purpose of this ''improvement'' since you still have to go through two loading screens, I guess I'll use manage world instead, kind of pointless update imo... if it was by design like this. The only situation where it worked well for instance was in City Living appartment where you can click directly on the door, and go through only one loading screen, although when I was trying this new feature in San Myshuno, it loaded me with the household members outside of their appartment, and still had to load the appartment. I also notice they were not in any lot around, I checked they were in the void! Basically no lot loaded.

5 Replies

  • Hi @Francoisf30 This feature seems to be intended for use in Live mode, switching from one Sim to another Sim or switching to the household whose lot you're on. I don't think this is a bug that you can't use it in Manage Worlds or by clicking on a lot you're not on.

    If you do think it's really a bug and you are playing with no Mods or CC, you can post in the Bug Reports forum, but I suspect you'll end up eventually learning this is by design.

  • I'm told you already were in Bugs 🙂 Given how different the coding would be to have this function work on a non-loaded lot, I can't see how it could be a bug. I'd suggest making a suggestions post instead.

  • @Francoisf30    Hi!  I completely understand the issue here.  It would've been nice to be able to switch households at any time, regardless of whether or not sims have loaded into a lot.  However, I agree with @luthienrising that it's working by design and perhaps creating a suggestion or feedback post would be better.  This feature was intended specifically for the For Rent pack; allowing players to switch between households within the loaded lot, i.e. the rental lot with multiple households.  Other than the new rental lot coming with FR, it's really only useful when played sims visit each other. 

  • How do I fix this issue it started ever since the update for the love struck pack can y'all help me fix

    this issue 

  • PipMenace's avatar
    PipMenace
    Hero
    11 months ago

    @chuckiechild What issue are you having? What’s described above is by design - you have to visit the lot first to be able to switch while in live mode.