None of my favorited played Sims have ever appeared in NPC roles. However, my own created unplayed but favorited Sims are given NPC roles. Also, favorited premades with real jobs living in their original homes are given NPC roles. I don't think it should happen.
Supposedly Sims favorited by clicking the heart won't be given NPC roles, right? Perhaps I'm mistaken and they're only safe from being culled? Anyway, I rarely see game generated, unplayed, unfavorited townies with interactive NPC roles. They're mostly gardeners, anglers, homeless bench warmers, etc. The only interactive roles I see exclusively for game generated townies is as spellcasters in the Realm.
I'll have to try your suggested fix @jackiejoy Thanks for posting about it. I hope it still works!
I do still have fun playing my vanilla game almost everyday. I try very hard to just ignore it all. But lately, the bugs and basic borked mechanics of the game piling up with no fixes in sight, are pushing me toward using Mods. I shouldn't have to and don't want to do that. But even someone patient and understanding such as myself can only take so much before throwing their hands up to say, "Enough!"
I'm living on the edge as Stephen Tyler would say. :|
Happy Simming anyway... <3
