Child sims won't eat

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Product: The Sims 4Platform:MacWhich language are you playing the game in? EnglishHow often does the bug occur? Often (50% - 99%)What is your current game version number? 1.01.290.1230What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All of themSteps: How can we find the bug ourselves? I don't knowWhat happens when the bug occurs? My child sims just stare at the food and doesn't eat it. Their hunger need just keeps getting worse.What do you expect to see? My sim eating their food and their hunger need being replenished.Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No‌My child sims won't eat a single thing. They just stare at the food and never touch it. Their hunger is decreasing rapidly.

crinrict · Answer

HI&nbsp;&nbsp;@Zozotanarg13&nbsp;

Try the following

Close the game
Rename Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4 to&nbsp;Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4_Old
Start the game. All your content will be gone now as the game created a new folder. All your saves/.. is still in the old folder so not to worry
Start a new save game
Check if you still have the error
Report back with your results for further steps on how to get your stuff back.

ambergers · Answer

I'm having this problem too. If I close my game and clear my cache, it fixes the problem temporarily. After playing for a bit, my toddlers and children refuse to eat. They just sit there staring at their food and resetting them doesn't work.

luthienrising · Answer

@Ambergers&nbsp;Do you have mods or CC in your Mods folder? If so, do a "vanilla" test to see if a mod/CC is your problem: Move (not copy) the Mods folder to the desktop (or rename it), delete the file called localthumbcache, open the game to test, and exit without saving.

sadclown78 · Answer

I just installed fresh on a new computer yesterday and I am seeing this issue too. Nothing custom, just regular content and a fresh install. I am seeing it with toddlers and children.

luthienrising · Answer

@sadclown78 If you have no mods or CC, please post to Game Issues or Bug Reports.

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