So, recently I've noticed that the kit Bust the dust isn't working properly in my game. I've read simmers have had problems with dust never showing up but for me it's there constantly even though my sims are cleaning all.the.time. This can't be right? They vacum their whole lot and when returning home after being out for a walk for example there is dust bunnies and filth everywhere again.Even the robot vacumer cleaner stoppes working after one round of cleaning..Anyone else have this problem in game? It's too bad because I love the idea of my sims cleaning the house and really don't want to turn the dust function off in game, but it's the only option for not having my sims do nothing but cleaning :(

Huh nope haven’t personally had this issue. Dust appears every few days like it’s supposed to. This was an initial issue but should have been fixed a few patches ago. Have you tried a game repair?

"isobel13;c-17897880" wrote:I'm really frustrated as well. I never meant for my sims to spend their days cleaning, they have a staff for that but those NPCs don't seem to have any impact on the 'new' kind of dirt. I even gifted them with vacuum cleaners, as well as having one of each sort ready to use in the laundry room... but they don't use them. So I reluctantly invested in robot vacuum cleaners, one for each floor, and I don't know if they were always bugged or if it has to do with the kit, but they are breaking ALL THE TIME even though I upgraded them completely (both the robots and the bases), and every time I have to replace them because they can't be repaired: whether I try to repair or 'insta-repair', the sim tries forever and never succeeds.So yeah, that kit brought so much more trouble than fun :(Woah, you just descibed exactly the bugs that I'm experiencing in game right now. Since these latest patches the home maid doesnt do much at all. Before she would have her own vacum cleaner and use it frequently. I've also tried to gift vacum cleansers to the maids but it doesnt work at all :D They don't even clean the houses anymore so it's really annoying. Yeah and the robot cleaners doesn't work at all. I've kept buyng new ones but it doesnt help at all. May I ask if you're playing with any mods or without?

"texxx78;c-17897998" wrote:I don't think it's broken. Maybe some stuff isn't at my liking, like the inspired moodlet or the autonomy, and because of that i have it disabled, but i wouldn't say it's broken... Texxx, those things have been fixed now! The moodlet is now 'fine' instead of 'inspired' and the autonomy has been retuned.

"elanorbreton;c-17898477" wrote:"texxx78;c-17897998" wrote:I don't think it's broken. Maybe some stuff isn't at my liking, like the inspired moodlet or the autonomy, and because of that i have it disabled, but i wouldn't say it's broken... Texxx, those things have been fixed now! The moodlet is now 'fine' instead of 'inspired' and the autonomy has been retuned.Really? How have i missed it? ?♀️? Switching dust on :lol:

I have a full house of 8 sims living in a two story house, each floor has one robo vacuum, not yet upgraded and its working ok with no issues. My robo vacuum cleans automatically every 12 hours and only needs to be cleaned out every third time. I do not use mods though, do you use any mods that might cause this?

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pallies1
4 years ago
"isobel13;c-17902956" wrote:
> @pallies1 said:
> Woah, you just descibed exactly the bugs that I'm experiencing in game right now. Since these latest patches the home maid doesnt do much at all. Before she would have her own vacum cleaner and use it frequently. I've also tried to gift vacum cleansers to the maids but it doesnt work at all :D They don't even clean the houses anymore so it's really annoying.
>
> Yeah and the robot cleaners doesn't work at all. I've kept buyng new ones but it doesnt help at all.
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> May I ask if you're playing with any mods or without?

Sorry for the late reply, I've had no time to come by.
I did add quite a few mods, progressively, in order to fix or improve many aspects I'm not satisfied with. They're mods from LittleMsSam and some are directly relevant with the issues here... but I'm sad to say they didn't have the expected results eventhough some things are nicer with them.

No worries! Same here. It’s a shame that we should have to use mods to fix the game. I guess I will look into the mods that you mentioned. Thank you so much for the tip ? Sorry to here though that you’re still not satisfied with the results even while using them :(
Haneul33
Seasoned Adventurer
4 years ago
This was a known issue earlier, but I thought that it was said to have been fixed.
ChampandGirlie
New Spectator
4 years ago
I'd also like to know. I haven't considered that kit since I heard that it is broken.
Bleizez
4 years ago
I'm really frustrated as well. I never meant for my sims to spend their days cleaning, they have a staff for that but those NPCs don't seem to have any impact on the 'new' kind of dirt. I even gifted them with vacuum cleaners, as well as having one of each sort ready to use in the laundry room... but they don't use them.
So I reluctantly invested in robot vacuum cleaners, one for each floor, and I don't know if they were always bugged or if it has to do with the kit, but they are breaking ALL THE TIME even though I upgraded them completely (both the robots and the bases), and every time I have to replace them because they can't be repaired: whether I try to repair or 'insta-repair', the sim tries forever and never succeeds.
So yeah, that kit brought so much more trouble than fun :(
texxx78
4 years ago
I don't think it's broken. Maybe some stuff isn't at my liking, like the inspired moodlet or the autonomy, and because of that i have it disabled, but i wouldn't say it's broken...
pallies1
4 years ago
"Akl500P;c-17897978" wrote:
Huh nope haven’t personally had this issue. Dust appears every few days like it’s supposed to. This was an initial issue but should have been fixed a few patches ago. Have you tried a game repair?

@Akl500P That sounds like it used to be for me as well. But now dust appears after a few hours in game. I've repaired the game but it doesn't help. I think this problem started with a new save that I started to play in may.
pallies1
4 years ago
"haneul;c-17897839" wrote:
This was a known issue earlier, but I thought that it was said to have been fixed.

@haneul It's so weird because I haven't had a problem with this kit at all before, I think it started with a new savefile for me but I'm not sure. Really frustrating though.
PERAL01
4 years ago
I can't have maids in my regular Sims house, that is for the Landgraabs, Goths and Fengs. They can have all the Butlers, maids and gardeners they want.
CapitanTony
4 years ago
I have the dust effect turned off, and my sim just vacuums once a week. Same gameplay without the bugginess.
crocobaura
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
I have a house with four levels, one sim and six roombas. The dust gathers enough to be visible on the floor but the sim gets the lived in moodlet, so it does not affect the mood too much. The roombas don't work. I set them to vacuum once every 24 hours, but they leave the docking station, travel a bit and then get stuck in one spot and eventually break down. It's not possible to get them to return to docking station, I have to activate build mode to do that. If I click on one roomba to empty trash the sim will empty the trash from all roombas and trash bins in the house. I eventually gave up on the roombas and gave my sim a regular vacuum cleaner and she uses it autonomously, which is nice, but it's a big house and it would be nicer to have the roombas working. Also, the sim gets the fresh and clean room moodlet all the time, even outside when emptying the trash in the garbage bin.