There are three game breaking bugs making it almost impossible to have fun with The Sims 4 since "The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle":1- Sims stop doing things and go harvesting vegetables, using the computer, exercising, playing the guitar. So they don't finish things players added to their to do queue. Players cannot manage a sim's household like that.2- Plants, even the cowplant, sometimes revert back to their stage when they were planted. The fully developed cowplant is still there but invisible, and in its place we can only see a just planted cowplant seed. There is no fun in managing a garden like that.3- Older sims cannot use blocks to teach whatever to toddlers, what reduces their rhythm of development. Older sims also cannot play dollhouse with kids.These bugs have been around for quite some time now. I suppose it would be a good idea to fix them.

The loss of queued actions is especially annoying, because it happens both with controlled sims and "NPC" sims.

I’m incredibly disappointed that once again this patch is underwhelming in the bug fixing. My sims can’t knit without needing a full day of sleep. My sims find it difficult to have an enjoyable discussion/date with an npc who is constantly distracted by clay, guitars, violins, designer sketch pads, future cubes, baking white cake, or whatever else takes their fancy today.My sims can’t visit their friends without starting a baking frenzy that ends up with cake in various stages of preparation littering the kitchen, dining, lounge, etc.My adult sims can no longer potty train or teach blocks.All my sims are so thirsty that they spend every uncontrolled minute at the sink or fridge getting a drink. Sometimes even when they are busting for the loo, they’ll decide a drink is the better option. My herbs revert to seed every time I harvest. The emotion buffs can change so quickly that even going to the toilet can’t be queued. My sims can’t put their toddler to bed if one side is against a wall. My sims are stuck forever waiting for some random sim on the other side of the neighbourhood who has decided they want to join in the conversation. Particularly annoying on dates when they finally arrive and realise it is “awkward”. My sim should be able to choose who they include in the conversation and not have it thrust upon them. I need a colour wheel so that I can personalise my sims and their homes and not be stuck with a furniture/clothing design I don’t like because it’s the only one in the right colour. Traits should take precedence over emotions. Even Lily Feng will flirt in front of her husband at the romance festival - an unflirty sim should not do that. Cancelling actions should be immediate, not minutes later when they’ve reached their (cancelled) destination and realise they weren’t supposed to do the thing. Pausing and saving should mean when I restart my game everything is as I left it. “The temple is resetting” should mean I can return the next day, not have to wait for the next trip. Oh, so many others. I think I’m going back to sims 3. Give me a shout if and when these are fixed.

"telmarina;c-17644268" wrote:"SeanBobbyG;c-17644222" wrote:I’m downloading the patch now. Please tell me my sim has stopped giving fake bad news autonomously and ruining all her relationships now. This bug is super annoying Annnnd nope still broken Which nap causes them to give fake bad news?It’s just random I think. I have a sim every 5 mins literally she does it. I have no naps in place in the world she’s in and I turned autonomy off and she still does it regardless

There is a skill bar bug that pops up even more after the latest game update. It apparently gets stuck at full progress even when not learning a skill. Only restarting the game fixes it but it’s way too often. Is anyone else getting it?

Twins or triplets are now impossible without the having “on ley line” on your lot (which only allows for twins). Even when both parents have the fertility trait, it won’t work. I’ve even tried the twins/triplets cheat without success. It’s very frustrating and I’ve actually stopped playing the game a few times because of it. Agree with above users that older sims being unable to use objects with their toddler is equally frustrating, especially because that is supposed to make the child learn the skill faster. I wonder if it’s the parenting expansion pack that has this bug!

Game Breaking Bugs - Please Fix Them ASAP!

21 Replies

runemagic
6 years ago
The loss of queued actions is especially annoying, because it happens both with controlled sims and "NPC" sims.
Illandrya
Rising Veteran
6 years ago
I’m incredibly disappointed that once again this patch is underwhelming in the bug fixing.

My sims can’t knit without needing a full day of sleep.
My sims find it difficult to have an enjoyable discussion/date with an npc who is constantly distracted by clay, guitars, violins, designer sketch pads, future cubes, baking white cake, or whatever else takes their fancy today.
My sims can’t visit their friends without starting a baking frenzy that ends up with cake in various stages of preparation littering the kitchen, dining, lounge, etc.
My adult sims can no longer potty train or teach blocks.
All my sims are so thirsty that they spend every uncontrolled minute at the sink or fridge getting a drink. Sometimes even when they are busting for the loo, they’ll decide a drink is the better option.
My herbs revert to seed every time I harvest.
The emotion buffs can change so quickly that even going to the toilet can’t be queued.
My sims can’t put their toddler to bed if one side is against a wall.
My sims are stuck forever waiting for some random sim on the other side of the neighbourhood who has decided they want to join in the conversation. Particularly annoying on dates when they finally arrive and realise it is “awkward”. My sim should be able to choose who they include in the conversation and not have it thrust upon them.
I need a colour wheel so that I can personalise my sims and their homes and not be stuck with a furniture/clothing design I don’t like because it’s the only one in the right colour.
Traits should take precedence over emotions. Even Lily Feng will flirt in front of her husband at the romance festival - an unflirty sim should not do that.
Cancelling actions should be immediate, not minutes later when they’ve reached their (cancelled) destination and realise they weren’t supposed to do the thing.
Pausing and saving should mean when I restart my game everything is as I left it.
“The temple is resetting” should mean I can return the next day, not have to wait for the next trip.

Oh, so many others.

I think I’m going back to sims 3. Give me a shout if and when these are fixed.
SeanBobbyG
6 years ago
I’m downloading the patch now. Please tell me my sim has stopped giving fake bad news autonomously and ruining all her relationships now. This bug is super annoying

Annnnd nope still broken
texxx78
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
"SeanBobbyG;c-17644222" wrote:
I’m downloading the patch now. Please tell me my sim has stopped giving fake bad news autonomously and ruining all her relationships now. This bug is super annoying

Annnnd nope still broken

Which nap causes them to give fake bad news?
SeanBobbyG
6 years ago
"telmarina;c-17644268" wrote:
"SeanBobbyG;c-17644222" wrote:
I’m downloading the patch now. Please tell me my sim has stopped giving fake bad news autonomously and ruining all her relationships now. This bug is super annoying

Annnnd nope still broken

Which nap causes them to give fake bad news?

It’s just random I think. I have a sim every 5 mins literally she does it. I have no naps in place in the world she’s in and I turned autonomy off and she still does it regardless
kathastrophe
6 years ago
There is a skill bar bug that pops up even more after the latest game update. It apparently gets stuck at full progress even when not learning a skill. Only restarting the game fixes it but it’s way too often. Is anyone else getting it?
jesskate11
6 years ago
Twins or triplets are now impossible without the having “on ley line” on your lot (which only allows for twins). Even when both parents have the fertility trait, it won’t work. I’ve even tried the twins/triplets cheat without success. It’s very frustrating and I’ve actually stopped playing the game a few times because of it.

Agree with above users that older sims being unable to use objects with their toddler is equally frustrating, especially because that is supposed to make the child learn the skill faster. I wonder if it’s the parenting expansion pack that has this bug!
DolphinSSA
Seasoned Veteran
5 years ago
If developers are having trouble trying to find where was the issue causing the bug with toddlers' interactions, this is the description I found in a site (h**ps://thefreshsims.tumblr.com/post/621111845953175552/toddler-mentoring-fix) that presented a fix for this problem:

"With the June 3rd patch EA broke mentoring toddlers. Specifically, mentoring them with blocks, dancing, the potty chair, and playing at the dollhouse with them were all broken. This is due to an issue with the test they added to make sure toddlers have met the sims that should mentor them."

Maybe now we could get an official fix for that sooner.
simsister
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
The ambrosia cake is NOT working at all. It can't change ghosts to normal sims anymore. The "classic ruder konge dør" doesn't work either.
https://i.imgur.com/DZtsiO6.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Xi3NcpM.jpg
corinnecy
5 years ago
There are too many bugs in game play interactions. why does the sim have to walk all the way to the last tile placement the other sim was to have a conversation? why cant the game register that the sim is wanting to talk to someone, who moves, and just goes to the sim? It automatically has to go to the tile that the sim was once you clicked on them for an interaction- even when the sim has left that tile.