I believe this is a new bug because I have never encountered it before and after searching the Internet and the threads, I don't think many other people have either. In my current household, everything was fine until my female sim got pregnant. As soon as she got the notification "Eating For Two," her needs decayed very rapidly. Anytime I had her eat, it would hardly go up, and even if it did, it was decreasing quickly. Her bladder was also decaying a lot as well. I was hoping that as soon as the baby would be born, she would go back to normal since the other sim in my household was fine. But it didn't. Now, her, the other sim, and the baby (who's a toddler now) all have this glitch or bug with their needs. It's making the game unplayable because their needs are all I am taking care of and I can't do anything else but that. I only have custom content installed (just clothes and hair) and no mods. Hopefully there is a solution to this, or by me reporting it, it can be fixed in a new patch.

Hi, just to give you an update, I have no idea what happened but I guess the glitch or bug or whatever it was fixed itself. I didn't take any custom content out or anything like that. I decided to jump back into the game to take a video of what was happening but the needs are acting normal now. Maybe sharing the files did something? I don't know because it seems after I shared my save files with you, the glitch went away. So for now the problem is gone! Thanks for all of your help. If it comes back I will definitely try taking my CC out next time.

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crinrict
Hero+
9 years ago
Willing to share your save game ?

If so, please zip up this folder: documents\electronicarts\thesims4\saves and drop the file to this Mediafire-Link to upload.

Please make sure to name the zip file with your user name.
Heather_Dianne6
9 years ago
I uploaded it to the link! I didn't get a link in return so I assume you'll still be able to see it? I hope so. Let me know if it didn't work on your end. Thanks so much.
crinrict
Hero+
9 years ago
Yes, got it, thanks

I tried your save but I can't duplicate any fast need decay.

Can you post a video of what you're seeing ?

Also maybe try without any custom content at all, even if it's just hair and clothing.

I loaded the save with Cassandra Berry. Is that the correct one ?
Heather_Dianne6
9 years ago
I can try to make a video. Just use the video camera that's built in game, right? And yes, the Berry household is the right one. Maybe it is my CC. I'll try that.
crinrict
Hero+
9 years ago
Just make sure you turn on capturing if the GUI but yes, you can use the ingame camera
Heather_Dianne6
9 years ago
Hi, just to give you an update, I have no idea what happened but I guess the glitch or bug or whatever it was fixed itself. I didn't take any custom content out or anything like that. I decided to jump back into the game to take a video of what was happening but the needs are acting normal now. Maybe sharing the files did something? I don't know because it seems after I shared my save files with you, the glitch went away. So for now the problem is gone! Thanks for all of your help. If it comes back I will definitely try taking my CC out next time.
crinrict
Hero+
9 years ago
Hi @Heather_Dianne6

good to hear

moved your thread to the general section and marked as solved.

Feel free to come back though if it occurs again
Heather_Dianne6
9 years ago
Hi, the bug is back. I had started a new game and when my two married sims got pregnant, the female started to get the issue I had from the other game save. Her needs, especially hunger, deplete way too fast. No matter how much she eats, her hunger bar goes down faster than normal. You know how every bar in the needs section has green and red arrows that show depending on if something is being helped or if something is decaying? Well instead of it being one red arrow to show her hunger is going down, it's two. I have no idea why this is happening again, or why it's happening in a brand new save. I really hope someone else has encountered this so there's a fix or something.
Hadron1776
9 years ago
Pregnant Sims will have their Needs deplete faster than normal. That's by design.
Heather_Dianne6
9 years ago
@Hadron1776 Well it must have been in a new patch or something if it's supposed to be a normal thing because I've been playing the Sims 4 for over a year and a half, and this has never happened to me before. When my sims are pregnant, their needs decay faster than they should, like they need to eat within three hours or less than they did the last time and when they eat it hardly fills the bar up no matter what meal they eat. And sometimes, it happens to the other sims in the household after she gives birth. Trust me, it does not feel like something that should normally happen. I also tried uninstalling all of my CC and it still happens.