Hi guys,I rarely post on here but have just started playing again for first time in a long time and purchased eco living and nifty knitting.I have soooo many bugs - game is up to date, only use hair and clothes cc along with MCCC which is up to date.My main 2 issues atm driving me nuts - sims stop all activities to play with the clay and also to write!!! They don't feed themselves when hungry, don't go to bed it's like they have lost all autonomy which is ridiculousThey also cannot clean up dishes or finish cooking a meal. Even the maid or butler. They move it from one surface to another. Or pick it up and put it back down againDoes anyone have this or can anyone advise?

You have neighborhood action plans (NAPs) in your game that came with Eco Lifestyle. They are unbalanced and spammy.You can download simvasion's mods which tunes it down, it also fixes the bug where NAP Autonomy gets stuck on sims, even played sims. This is maybe what you are experiencing.https://simvasion.wordpress.com/portfolio/eco-lifestyle-interactions-fixes/To get rid of a NAP you have to vote it away with a sim who lives in the neighborhood, you can speed it up by using cheats (ctrl-shift-c) and enter testingcheats true, then shift-click on the mailbox where your sim lives and choose to remove a NAP instantly.After that, you can go to the game settings and set NPC voting to off, then you won't have any random NAP's showing up in your neighborhoods. You will still get messages but that's a bug.

"logion;c-17671420" wrote:You have neighborhood action plans (NAPs) in your game that came with Eco Lifestyle. They are unbalanced and spammy.You can download simvasion's mods which tunes it down, it also fixes the bug where NAP Autonomy gets stuck on sims, even played sims. This is maybe what you are experiencing.https://simvasion.wordpress.com/portfolio/eco-lifestyle-interactions-fixes/To get rid of a NAP you have to vote it away with a sim who lives in the neighborhood, you can speed it up by using cheats (ctrl-shift-c) and enter testingcheats true, then shift-click on the mailbox where your sim lives and choose to remove a NAP instantly.After that, you can go to the game settings and set NPC voting to off, then you won't have any random NAP's showing up in your neighborhoods. You will still get messages but that's a bug.Thank you soooo much

Just to say I've done as Logion suggested and it's such an improvement <3

Not purchasing EL is the best decision I've made regarding this game ?

"crocobaura;c-17671404" wrote:"catmando830;c-17671403" wrote:What is NAPs ??? Other than someone I wish I could take right now! :)Neighbourhood Action Plans. They were introduced by Eco Lifestyle EP. The Creative Arts one makes the sims in the neighbourhood play with clay and the Foodies Unite one makes them cook white cake. After all I've read about the 'bugs' that came with Eco EP, I'm glad I haven't gotten it yet.

Please help - any advice is welcome

12 Replies

NateWhiplash
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
I've only been playing since March, but it's always been like that for me--all you can do is roll with it, because EA is the only one that can fix it
catmando830
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
Have you tried to do a repair to the game?
crocobaura
Legend
5 years ago
You can set in the options panel so that only your sims can vote in NAPs introduced by ECO Lifestyle. Then go to the voting boards and repeal all active NAPs. Also, do not vote on any NAPs either. The NAP generated behaviors will be less frequent.
lilacfaery06
5 years ago
"catmando830;c-17671282" wrote:
Have you tried to do a repair to the game?

How do I do that?
burnished_dragon
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
Eco Living introduced so many bugs, that the game is almost unplayable with NAPs on. I have the clay issue, the damn white cake issue and a few others. Try to report with "me too" on the report a bug website

https://help.ea.com/en/search/?product=the-sims-4&community=true
catmando830
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
What is NAPs ??? Other than someone I wish I could take right now! :)
crocobaura
Legend
5 years ago
"catmando830;c-17671403" wrote:
What is NAPs ??? Other than someone I wish I could take right now! :)

Neighbourhood Action Plans. They were introduced by Eco Lifestyle EP. The Creative Arts one makes the sims in the neighbourhood play with clay and the Foodies Unite one makes them cook white cake.
logionX
Legend
5 years ago
You have neighborhood action plans (NAPs) in your game that came with Eco Lifestyle. They are unbalanced and spammy.

You can download simvasion's mods which tunes it down, it also fixes the bug where NAP Autonomy gets stuck on sims, even played sims. This is maybe what you are experiencing.
https://simvasion.wordpress.com/portfolio/eco-lifestyle-interactions-fixes/

To get rid of a NAP you have to vote it away with a sim who lives in the neighborhood, you can speed it up by using cheats (ctrl-shift-c) and enter testingcheats true, then shift-click on the mailbox where your sim lives and choose to remove a NAP instantly.

After that, you can go to the game settings and set NPC voting to off, then you won't have any random NAP's showing up in your neighborhoods. You will still get messages but that's a bug.
lilacfaery06
5 years ago
"logion;c-17671420" wrote:
You have neighborhood action plans (NAPs) in your game that came with Eco Lifestyle. They are unbalanced and spammy.

You can download simvasion's mods which tunes it down, it also fixes the bug where NAP Autonomy gets stuck on sims, even played sims. This is maybe what you are experiencing.
https://simvasion.wordpress.com/portfolio/eco-lifestyle-interactions-fixes/

To get rid of a NAP you have to vote it away with a sim who lives in the neighborhood, you can speed it up by using cheats (ctrl-shift-c) and enter testingcheats true, then shift-click on the mailbox where your sim lives and choose to remove a NAP instantly.

After that, you can go to the game settings and set NPC voting to off, then you won't have any random NAP's showing up in your neighborhoods. You will still get messages but that's a bug.

Thank you soooo much
lilacfaery06
5 years ago
Just to say I've done as Logion suggested and it's such an improvement <3