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Teknikah
Seasoned Hotshot
12 days ago
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Books disappearing into the void

I have bought a number of skill books, and I noticed 1 of them was not in the bookshelf anymore.

I looked for "clean up books" but it wasn't an option. I checked all my sims' inventories and it wasn't there.

I went to re-purchase it and it did not say I owned any under the tab to select how many I want. So I bought another one.

I have just asked my sim to go and read another skill book. She got up autonomously to vomit into the toilet (she has an ailment from the new pack). She took the book with her, then it completely disappeared in the process of her throwing up in thetoilet, turning around and washing her hands. The game completely deleted my book, and I had to buy another one. It was not added to her inventory, and again "clean up books" was not there.

  • All mods moved to desktop. thumbcache deleted.

    New save

    • New sim
    • Ailment given
    • Read multiple books
    • multiple vomits - each time pulled book back out by sink

     

    Then tried existing save that problem originally occured in

    • Ailment given
    • read rocket science 2 for a long time (took ages to vomit)
    • had multiple actions of "reread" queued
    • ran to vomit - did not pull book back out of pocket by sink, but instead somehow went back to the bookshelf to take it out.

     

    I will try again on this existing family without the multiple queues of "reread" to see what happens

    • Successfully pulled book back out

     

    I forgot to delete the thumbcache first time - must have been a lingering mod issue - I'll double check all up to date

6 Replies

  • Could you please provide the following information

    • Are you using mods/cc in your game ? Please remove them and test without them if you do.
    • Is it a specific skill book or any ?
  • Teknikah's avatar
    Teknikah
    Seasoned Hotshot
    12 days ago

    I have very very few mods. Only some of LittleMsSam's fixes/QOLs, Better Build/Buy, some of Carl's Guide's mods and some of my own items tweaks + CC.

    Happened without mods/cc, it was the rocket science books I'm currently asking my sims to read.

    Book 2 was the one I noticed was gone first. Book 1 is the one I was reading that just disappeared out my sims hands.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    12 days ago

    To be sure, you moved your mods folder to the desktop and deleted the localthumbcache file ?

    Every mod/cc needs to be removed before reporting something in the bug forum.

    Could you test if the same happens on a new save or if it's related to that Sim/lot/save ?

  • Teknikah's avatar
    Teknikah
    Seasoned Hotshot
    12 days ago

    All mods moved to desktop. thumbcache deleted.

    New save

    • New sim
    • Ailment given
    • Read multiple books
    • multiple vomits - each time pulled book back out by sink

     

    Then tried existing save that problem originally occured in

    • Ailment given
    • read rocket science 2 for a long time (took ages to vomit)
    • had multiple actions of "reread" queued
    • ran to vomit - did not pull book back out of pocket by sink, but instead somehow went back to the bookshelf to take it out.

     

    I will try again on this existing family without the multiple queues of "reread" to see what happens

    • Successfully pulled book back out

     

    I forgot to delete the thumbcache first time - must have been a lingering mod issue - I'll double check all up to date

  • Do you happen to have any storage objects on the lot? I've had sims put books away into other storage containers instead of bookcases. Deeply annoying when they do that. 

  • Teknikah's avatar
    Teknikah
    Seasoned Hotshot
    5 days ago

    No it was just this bookshelf.

    It was a lingering mod issue - it resolved after I deleted the thumbcache

    I have had sims favour lockboxes over bookshelves and it's really tiresome

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