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troshalom
5 years ago

No trash to rummage

Is anyone having trouble finding trash in the cans for sims to rummage for parts? Without fail in Oasis Springs, Bedrock Strait neighborhood you can always find trash in those cans to rummage, regardless of the world and neighborhood your sim lives in.

I am playing Johnny Zest, who lives in that neighborhood and there is no trash in the cans to rummage. Trash is not spawning. Not even in the park which tends to always have trash to rummage.

I do not have Eco Lifestyle.

Anyone else run into this issue?

UPDATE
I entered a bug report. Please Me Too it here: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/Unable-to-Rummage-in-World-amp-Community-Lot-trash-cans/m-p/9223296#M141520
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  • janyses's avatar
    janyses
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago
    "troshalom;c-17542974" wrote:
    @IceyJ are you referring the EL dumpsters or regular trash cans in all of the worlds?


    The actual dumpsters. I was able to rummage in one today, but I'm still not sure what triggered it.
    "AliSim19;c-17543052" wrote:
    @IceyJ heres what works for me on lot
    - I only have a dumpster in the corner of the lot, no trash can in the house
    - I stop eating just before they finish or try to stop the clean up action, then I manually move the bowl to the dumpster
    - One empty/partial bowl seems to get gets 3-5 dumpsters actions (dive/recycle etc). Multiples create more
    - With my freegan on community lots, I intersperse dive for meals/ingredients every now and again so that I’ve always got something to ‘refill’ the dumpster

    Hope that helps!


    Maybe that's why; I do have a trash can, too. It's outdoors, though. It's always full but the dumpster isn't. I'll try removing it and keeping only the dumpster.
  • QueenSaraphine's avatar
    QueenSaraphine
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago
    "IceyJ;c-17542889" wrote:
    "EmmaVane;c-17539186" wrote:
    "IceyJ;c-17538088" wrote:
    Yes. Trash has stopped accumulating in the dumpster and I don't know why. I do have the reuse & recycle lot trait but there's never anything in the dumpster anymore.


    If it's a lot based dumpster you have to actively generate trash some way to have anything to rummage/dive for.

    If you are washing dishes or have the Nano trashcan, for example, you won't generate trash from cleaning up dishes. You would generate trash if you have no sink and throw all the plates away in a regular bin.


    Yeah, it's a dumpster on a residential lot. What about piles of trash that end up on the ground? My sim picks them up and takes them to a trash can. I assumed that once the regular trash cans fill, the dumpsters would fill. I'm just confused on how it all works.


    You need to empty the trashcans in to the dumpster, they don’t magically jump over there ? despite it being the sims.
  • janyses's avatar
    janyses
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago
    "QueenSaraphine;c-17544841" wrote:
    "IceyJ;c-17542889" wrote:
    "EmmaVane;c-17539186" wrote:
    "IceyJ;c-17538088" wrote:
    Yes. Trash has stopped accumulating in the dumpster and I don't know why. I do have the reuse & recycle lot trait but there's never anything in the dumpster anymore.


    If it's a lot based dumpster you have to actively generate trash some way to have anything to rummage/dive for.

    If you are washing dishes or have the Nano trashcan, for example, you won't generate trash from cleaning up dishes. You would generate trash if you have no sink and throw all the plates away in a regular bin.


    Yeah, it's a dumpster on a residential lot. What about piles of trash that end up on the ground? My sim picks them up and takes them to a trash can. I assumed that once the regular trash cans fill, the dumpsters would fill. I'm just confused on how it all works.


    You need to empty the trashcans in to the dumpster, they don’t magically jump over there ? despite it being the sims.


    Oh, really? Lol. I thought that emptying the can just empties it. Now why didn't I think of that? Technically, it does magically jump over there if there are no animations... No wonder I was confused. :D
  • troshalom's avatar
    troshalom
    5 years ago
    Hi Everyone, so I do not have EL expansion pack. I am talking about the trash cans you find around the worlds. Some are on editable lots, like the parks and some are in neighborhoods that can't be edited. You do not need to have a lot trait to rummage in the trash.

    Prior to EL patch sims were able to rummage in the trash to get food, parts to upgrade stuff, and voidcritters. Now, after EL that option is broken.
    https://i.postimg.cc/90cQbk80/Trash01.png
    https://i.postimg.cc/FzFh3LzJ/Trash04.png
    https://i.postimg.cc/pXggtjvY/Trash03.png
  • bshag4lv's avatar
    bshag4lv
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago
    I've stopped checking random dumpsters for bits and pieces. I just send my sims to the industrial area of EH and use the dumpster on the community space lot. It always has trash. Oh and I use the regular trashcan and dump dishes from eating there which yields a little bit.
  • Jooleeyuh's avatar
    Jooleeyuh
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago
    Same here: not finding trash anywhere in the world nowadays.
  • stockingfeet's avatar
    stockingfeet
    5 years ago
    no trash in my bins either on community lots. once a child was able to rummage for toys. but my adults dont have the option to rummage at all.
  • troshalom's avatar
    troshalom
    4 years ago
    I wonder if they broke this to force folks to by Eco Lifestyle? I hope not. But almost a year later and it still isn't resolved.
    So I guess I won't be able to play this save since her house burned to the ground, she's homeless and will now starve since she can't rummage for food, etc. Makes rags to riches kinda hard.
    https://i.postimg.cc/52G8ZB4V/Hobo-Brown.png
  • JanuaryGarnet08's avatar
    JanuaryGarnet08
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago
    You generally have to hang out on a community lot for a couple of in game hours before trash generates in the cans, at least that’s been my experience.

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