The kids making a mess is becoming chaotic in public area's. In my Newcrest play, I was jogging around the block and where there are monkey bar's and a nearby picnic area, there were over 20 messes made by kids. I had left my Sim in the area while taking control over the other one at home & noticed the unhappy/dirty mood on the sim I left in the area & was shocked at how many messes he was attempting to clean.Perhaps toning it down some would be great. I understand the feature & why it's there, but it was pretty out of control in my play-through.No Mods or CC used.

I agree, I have tried to get my sims kids to stop, I've asked them nicely, I've put them in time out and I've grounded them but they still keep continuing. They do it even more when I'm not playing that household, I can see them in the park defacing everything. :/

It's not just your play-through. All toddlers/kids do this interaction constantly. On the positive level, Kids actually play in the parks now. It makes it much easier to complete the social aspiration, but the parks are constantly a mess. Even kids with maxed out responsibility do it constantly. Plus side, they get some free skill from it, but it isn't as efficient as other methods like the activity table or violin. There is a mod that stops it, but no other methods I'm aware of.

That's the problem with this game, the AI is either extreme or nonexistent, and it happens for so many things. Why can't they balance it properly like with previous games? It's extremely frustrating trying to play this game when the basic AI is so poorly programmed.

"RnM92;c-16269924" wrote:That's the problem with this game, the AI is either extreme or nonexistent, and it happens for so many things. Why can't they balance it properly like with previous games? It's extremely frustrating trying to play this game when the basic AI is so poorly programmed.This is true.I'd rather we got to choose the attraction of interactions.It could be done with a config file which we could then edit.Some mods kind of try to help with this, but they are not really a good solution - ie remove the brute force attraction of a Sim to a computer, etc.

Personally, I'd like it if this was just on a sims home lot rather tan outside of that.Had caught one child doing this in a restaurant with their parents and just they sim parent didn't say ANYTHING. Your child is right there making a mess on the floor and you're blissfully ignoring it. Sim is on a date and the atmosphere was being ruined by this little booger. I wish parents would stop their kids from doing that or if your sim could at least scold the child and their parent. :#

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bluefairy286
7 years ago
I agree, I have tried to get my sims kids to stop, I've asked them nicely, I've put them in time out and I've grounded them but they still keep continuing. They do it even more when I'm not playing that household, I can see them in the park defacing everything. :/
meubanks68
7 years ago
It's not just your play-through. All toddlers/kids do this interaction constantly. On the positive level, Kids actually play in the parks now. It makes it much easier to complete the social aspiration, but the parks are constantly a mess. Even kids with maxed out responsibility do it constantly. Plus side, they get some free skill from it, but it isn't as efficient as other methods like the activity table or violin. There is a mod that stops it, but no other methods I'm aware of.
Rnm92
7 years ago
That's the problem with this game, the AI is either extreme or nonexistent, and it happens for so many things. Why can't they balance it properly like with previous games? It's extremely frustrating trying to play this game when the basic AI is so poorly programmed.
ploppo2
7 years ago
"RnM92;c-16269924" wrote:
That's the problem with this game, the AI is either extreme or nonexistent, and it happens for so many things. Why can't they balance it properly like with previous games? It's extremely frustrating trying to play this game when the basic AI is so poorly programmed.

This is true.

I'd rather we got to choose the attraction of interactions.

It could be done with a config file which we could then edit.

Some mods kind of try to help with this, but they are not really a good solution - ie remove the brute force attraction of a Sim to a computer, etc.
LadyKyn
New Traveler
7 years ago
Personally, I'd like it if this was just on a sims home lot rather tan outside of that.

Had caught one child doing this in a restaurant with their parents and just they sim parent didn't say ANYTHING. Your child is right there making a mess on the floor and you're blissfully ignoring it. Sim is on a date and the atmosphere was being ruined by this little booger. I wish parents would stop their kids from doing that or if your sim could at least scold the child a~~nd their parent~~. :#
SimTresa
Rising Novice
7 years ago
Actually had a child start making a mess at his sister's wedding, until his father told him off. I made him go sit down.
djfire1569
7 years ago
I am sorry it's happening in other player games, but also thankful that it's not just my play through experience.

I hope this is somehow addressed as I really enjoy the Parenthood pack & would be truly sad to disable it <3
MegiAre
7 years ago
Yup. It is way out of control. Here's that park in my save:

https://i.imgur.com/QearqdM.png
ploppo2
7 years ago
Imagine aging virtually every Sim in the game into a child (which is possible) and seeing what carnage results from it.

I remember when toddlers came out and I would just randomly age a Sim into a toddler and leave them - ie go to the Goth's house and turn Mortimer into a toddler and let the household deal with their new problem - or do it to a Sim walking down the street.
pepperjax1230
Rising Novice
7 years ago
You knew what the pack was going to be Parenthood to teach kids responsibility and good manners so if you didn't want the messes in the neighborhood why did you even buy the gamepack? Were you expecting the messes to only be at your sims house or wherever the kids in your household went?