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RNA_Cress
Rising Traveler
20 days ago

OFF THE GRID GAMEPLAY

I play on PS5 and recently started a new household and set the "off the grid" lot challenge,  got my sim a ground wind turbine but the power generated won't stay stored.

Both fridge and stove have the utilities usage turned off and there are no light fixtures that consume power.

EDIT: Further testing through gameplay, i've come to notice that appliances start consuming stored electricity after my sims travels back home (even though utility usage was turned off before leaving and it shows turned off upon returning)

A quick fix seems to be to toggle utility usage on/off again after my sim gets back but that's just annoying. I hope this new bit of info helps solve the problem on an upcoming patch.

Thanks in advance for any help.

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  • RheaFallout's avatar
    RheaFallout
    Seasoned Ace
    19 days ago

    Hi, if you click on the mailbox and check bills information there's a toggle option to either store or sell power and water, toggle both to 'store' otherwise any power or water generated will just be sold back to the grid also the geothermal and natural well lot traits are a great help for off the grid living 🙂

  • RNA_Cress's avatar
    RNA_Cress
    Rising Traveler
    19 days ago

    Thank you! Yes i am aware that both water and electricity generated/collected must he toggled to be stored using the mailbox!

    With further gameplay, i've noticed that appliances (fridge and stove in this case) start consuming power whenever my sim travels back home. And so i have to toggle power usage on and off again everytime i return to the home lot and that's not how it should be 😅

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