So I finally gave in over the past weekend and did the patch and bought Eco. First thing I have noticed is an excessive addiction to both the computer and shower. Like I had to put the shower in all of my houses in a separate room without a door until the sims actually need the dumb thing. They would shower when their hygiene was totally full and then get right back in. Or just live at the computer. I've tried doing a completely clean game and it did seem to fix it kind of, but they still seemed a bit obsessed. I've tried searching for posts covering these issues but so far no luck. It may be mod related to a degree but there is a under lying issue in the EP itself or the patch. And I can't pin down the mod that could be making it worse. I have a lot of mods but I've updated all that the makers are updating before I even did the patch. My next option is turning off the autonomy for showering and computer use totally.

Hi @delphy i use MCC and not much else and have to say I’ve not been seeing the same things (apart from my freecycler who regularly get filthy/red diving and so needs to shower)....def no computer addiction. I’m guessing maybe a mod conflict after all? ?

Hmm, I was having it happen with nothing at all including MCC which I do otherwise use. I will keep testing in the mean time. I just can't stand the game completely vanilla though.

@delphy Do you play rotationally? If you are switching back and forth between families, then your sims are being marked as NPCs when you are not playing their home directly. When you do switch to them, they are keeping their NPC behaviors.

I don't have any mods or CC but my Sims don't do this. I do have an issue with keeping cleanliness up, my Port Promise is polluted. I wonder if the pollution state has anything to do with the frequent showering. My Sims have always had the computer obsession in all my games.

It is probably largely due to this current bug:https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-ECO-NAPs-from-all-neighbourhoods-are-applied-to-visiting/m-p/9185155#M136068

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13 Replies

Aliana101
6 years ago
Hi @delphy i use MCC and not much else and have to say I’ve not been seeing the same things (apart from my freecycler who regularly get filthy/red diving and so needs to shower)....def no computer addiction. I’m guessing maybe a mod conflict after all? ?
delphy35z
New Hotshot
6 years ago
Hmm, I was having it happen with nothing at all including MCC which I do otherwise use. I will keep testing in the mean time. I just can't stand the game completely vanilla though.
Willowana
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
It is probably largely due to this current bug:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-ECO-NAPs-from-all-neighbourhoods-are-applied-to-visiting/m-p/9185155#M136068
delphy35z
New Hotshot
6 years ago
"SageRainWillow;c-17556179" wrote:
It is probably largely due to this current bug:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-ECO-NAPs-from-all-neighbourhoods-are-applied-to-visiting/m-p/9185155#M136068

Mine isn't NPC's though. This is my own sims and It's instantaneous. There is no waiting for these problems. I unpause the game and watch the insanity begin. And the families (all 4 I had) are effected as well as the 3 new ones I have made since.
Willowana
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
@delphy Do you play rotationally? If you are switching back and forth between families, then your sims are being marked as NPCs when you are not playing their home directly. When you do switch to them, they are keeping their NPC behaviors.
JoRN1414
6 years ago
I don't have any mods or CC but my Sims don't do this. I do have an issue with keeping cleanliness up, my Port Promise is polluted. I wonder if the pollution state has anything to do with the frequent showering. My Sims have always had the computer obsession in all my games.
delphy35z
New Hotshot
6 years ago
@SageRainWillow I do play them rotationally but are all seperate. I made them new and added them to a fresh world. Would that still make them NPCs?
Willowana
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
@delphy If you play more than one house in the same save, then yes. You can only control one house at a time, which means the others have exhibited NPC behaviors (walking down the street, showing up to a venue, etc.)
delphy35z
New Hotshot
6 years ago
@SageRainWillow I don't I created them and have separate saves for each one. They are always right where I left them when I come back. None can even interact because they don't exist in the saves from the other families I made.
Willowana
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
@delphy Do your neighborhoods have the Rock Your Body NAP active? I've noticed my sims showering over and over and it seems to be a bug with the OCD repetitive behavior caused by NAPS right now. They need to seriously tone it down.

You can try turning off your mods, exit the game, create a new save and see if it continues to happen. If it still happens with mods deactivated, then it's safe to say it's probably a game bug. Right now, a lot of repetitive behaviors like making white cake, stealing, push ups, showering, playing with clay and game cubes seem to all be related to the NAP system.