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MamaSimmerPlays
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4 years ago

toddler can't talk to visitor

When I tell my toddler to "talk to stranger" to one of his mother's club members who hang out at their house, he can do that, but then he can't interact with that visitor any further. Mousing over them while the toddler is the active sim, I get the headline telling me that sim's name, but their body doesn't get the highlight outline and clicking on them does nothing. It's like sims that have already started an animation to leave the active lot, except they haven't, they're just dancing or playing music or whatever. I've tried this with several successive toddlers and several visiting adults each and they're all the same.

I chose these NPCs for the club because I want to build their parenting skills, and that's not going to happen if my toddler can't interact with them.

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  • EA_Cade's avatar
    EA_Cade
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    4 years ago
    Hi @MamaSimmerPlays,

    Since you're having an issue with the game itself I've moved your post from the General Discussion board to the Game Issues board to best help you find an answer to your question.
  • @MamaSimmerPlays Hello!  Are you still having trouble with this?  I just tested in my game but I'm not seeing the same issues you described.  My sims have a toddler and I created a Parenting Club.  The toddler has the option to Talk to Stranger and some friendship is building with each member.  He got the Stranger Danger sad moodlet after talking to the first two but not with the rest.  He even gained a sentiment with one of them. 

    Are you using any mods in your game?  If so, it would be good to test the game with out them and also delete the localthumbcache.package file located in the Documents / Electronic Arts / The Sims 4 folder before opening the game for testing.

    Aside from the issue your having, I should note that having sims interact with a toddler during a club gathering may not be the best option for building the parenting skill.  To do that, each sim will need to feed, potty train, teach using flash cards, etc. to gain the skill.  Doing these things through a club gathering will likely take a long time.  It might be better to play these sims and have them research parenting on a computer or read the Parenting skill books.

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