I have the new expansion pack for fairies and I’m aware that gnomes were a big part of the marketing for some reason. I’m currently playing in San Myshuno in a family that has nothing fairy related going on, yet these stupid gnomes keep appearing in my home. Sometimes they clean, other times they break everything in my house. I’m aware that in the game options there’s a way to turn off things like dust bunnies and whatnot but why doesn’t an option exist to turn off these dumb gnomes? If I’m missing something, someone please enlighten me because I’m so sick of having to call the repair service every time these gnomes appear. I’ve been dragging and selling them when they show up but not before they break everything. It’s honestly just a really annoying feature. I can understand them showing up in Innisgreen, but in any other neighborhood is just plain ridiculous. I honestly don’t even see the appeal.

I have, and I cured them. The gnomes still show up. Truly just wish there was a way to shut them off.

Yeah, the Ailments are bunk. My Sims already get sick too much from GtW illness and cats and dogs are constantly sick, now this nightmare. Huge annoyance. Some of these ailments defeat the purpose of lot traits. Did they forget about lot traits? There should be one that bans illnesses of all sorts. I'd slap it on everything.

Check your sims, one or more is suffering from a aliment. Then get a cure from the apothecary shop for everyone infected.

I literally despise the gnomes. They ruin everything, and it’s not just once. They come back over and over and over and ruin everything repeatedly. Made me so mad I exited the game cause why??? Wish they would make a way to disable them completely.

My sim gets gnomes on her lot in Sprucederry Grove if anyone in that neighborhood has the gnome lure ailment and gets close enough to her lot. So it could be that someone around your lot, that you have no control of, has the ailment and the gnomes are invading you. Here's a screenshot of my sim getting ready to run over and cure Joe Trader (who was not visiting my lot and whom she has never met,) because his stupid gnome lure gnome is invading my lot. My only recourse is to constantly keep cures on hand and run around curing sims for free whenever I see one with an ailment. It's a good thing I guess that the first thing I did in this pack was decide to run an Apothecary small business so I always have cures at my disposal. (even though they were originally meant to sell and not hoard because ailments are out of control.)

Annoying Gnomes from Enchanted by Nature

12 Replies

thebite
New Rookie
3 days ago
been having the same problem ever since i bough the pack and agree that they did not have to make them annoying
goddess83
Seasoned Veteran
7 days ago
That explaines why I had multiple gnomes on my lot in one day and none on all the other days.
vyvexthorne
Seasoned Ace
7 days ago
My sim gets gnomes on her lot in Sprucederry Grove if anyone in that neighborhood has the gnome lure ailment and gets close enough to her lot. So it could be that someone around your lot, that you have no control of, has the ailment and the gnomes are invading you.
Here's a screenshot of my sim getting ready to run over and cure Joe Trader (who was not visiting my lot and whom she has never met,) because his stupid gnome lure gnome is invading my lot.
My only recourse is to constantly keep cures on hand and run around curing sims for free whenever I see one with an ailment. It's a good thing I guess that the first thing I did in this pack was decide to run an Apothecary small business so I always have cures at my disposal. (even though they were originally meant to sell and not hoard because ailments are out of control.)
crocobaura
Legend
7 days ago
My sims got the gnomes, and while they literally littered seed packets everywhere, I think there were more than a hundred, I ended up not being too annoyed by them because of free seeds, aka groceries/food. Also got a full collection of magic beans. I will also sell the gnomes, some of them can cost quite a lot, so there will be free money as well. 😁
madelinemaeco
Seasoned Newcomer
8 days ago
I literally despise the gnomes. They ruin everything, and it’s not just once. They come back over and over and over and ruin everything repeatedly. Made me so mad I exited the game cause why??? Wish they would make a way to disable them completely.
BAAM_ITS_LILI
Seasoned Newcomer
8 days ago
I’ve had this too, they keep showing up so frequently.
No sims in the household have any ailments, it makes it almost unplayable
laureniannucci
Seasoned Novice
10 days ago
No, I’m playing in San Myshuno. No lot traits that have to do with gnomes at all. My sims did get those ridiculous ailments, but I cured them and the gnomes still come.
I really wish there was just a switch like there is for dust bunnies
Perthelia
Seasoned Ace
10 days ago
Just to eliminate the possibility, does your lot have a challenge enabled that might attract gnomes?
LiELF
Legend
10 days ago
Yeah, the Ailments are bunk. My Sims already get sick too much from GtW illness and cats and dogs are constantly sick, now this nightmare. Huge annoyance.
Some of these ailments defeat the purpose of lot traits. Did they forget about lot traits? There should be one that bans illnesses of all sorts. I'd slap it on everything.
crocobaura
Legend
10 days ago
I've been playing in Innisgreen for a few days and didn't see any gnomes on the home lot. As far as I know, you can't turn them off but their appearance is triggered by game events. Check maybe your sim is suffering from an ailment called Gnome Lure Cure. It attracts gnomes to your lot. Also, Harvestfest attracts gnomes on the lot.