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Theenaabeenaa's avatar
6 years ago
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Sims Can't Get Leftovers from Fridge

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:Mac
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? GP05: 1.assets.ml-gp05.135
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Discover University, Seasons, Cats and Dogs, Get Famous, City Living, Get Together, Get to Work, Island Living, Realm of magic, Jungle adventure, Parenthood, Vampires, Strangerville, Dine Out, Spa Day, Outdoor Retreat, Bowling Stuff, Vintage Glamour Stuff, Laundry day, Fitness Stuff, Spooky Stuff, Movie Hangout Stuff, Patio Stuff, Bowling Stuff, Backyard Stuff, Romantic Garden Stuff, Free Holiday Pack
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Click a fridge, click "get leftovers" to try to get the sim to get a leftover serving of a meal.
What happens when the bug occurs? Either an image of a food serving that exists in the fridge appears in the queue but before the sim can route to the fridge, the sim resets OR the sim will reset before any image appears in the queue but the sound as if the activity has been put in the queue plays. The sim then does nothing until they autonomously decide to get food or I have to select the food/tell them to cook
What do you expect to see? I expect the sim to route to the fridge without resetting when I click "get leftovers" and get a serving of food from the fridge since there is food in the fridge to eat without me having to open the fridge's inventory and selecting "grab a serving". I then expect them to eat the food.
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? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. I noticed this after the most recent patch from 12/12/19 or 1.59.73.1220. on mac

Every time I try to get leftover food for the sim to eat from the fridge, even after I restart my game, even when I repair my game, the sim resets before routing to the fridge after I click this option- thus not eating until I tell them to cook or open the fridge inventory and select the "grab a serving" of a specific dish. This isn't game breaking but is annoying as I used to be able to click the fridge and get the sims food quickly rather than having to go through the motions of making them get a specific meal or cook when they don't want to. I haven't waited around long enough of paid close enough attention to see if they choose the "get leftovers" option autonomously with autonomy on. ( I have only tested this on my two young adult sims in my current save)

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    6 years ago
    @Theenaabeenaa I tested your save and something about the Butternut Gnocchi is off.

    I moved them all out on the table and then back into the fridge and after that I was able to get left overs no problem.

    Could you test if that works for you as well ?

7 Replies

  • Try resetting your user files as described in the factory reset described in this post: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4/FAQ-Troubleshooting-Steps-amp-Known-Issues/m-p/3621199

    You won't loose anything. Just make sure to not delete any files  and make a backup.

    After renaming, repair your game by right clicking on the game in Origin.

    Try on a new game with nothing added back first (start new game). If it works, put back your save game and try again. If it still works, you can start putting stuff back.

    • Options.ini (or just re-set all your settings manually)
    • Tray Folder
    • Screenshots/Videos/Custom music
    • Rest of the save games (leave out slot_00000001.save which is the autosave and no longer needed - if you still have it)
    • Custom content like clothing, hair, skins, make up ....
    • Mods (one by one, making sure they all still work)

    The rest does not need putting back, cause they are mostly cache files that recreate or log files that are not needed for the game.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    6 years ago

    Would you be willing to share your save with me ?

    If so, please zip your saves folder and upload it somewhere like dropbox,, googledrive or OneDrive and PM me the link.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    6 years ago
    @Theenaabeenaa I tested your save and something about the Butternut Gnocchi is off.

    I moved them all out on the table and then back into the fridge and after that I was able to get left overs no problem.

    Could you test if that works for you as well ?
  • @Theenaabeenaa I had an interesting related glitch of this nature. Bought my sim a mini-fridge and put it in his inventory. After I did that, he couldn't get food from the fridge (on the household lot). When I removed the mini-fridge from the inventory, all was well again. This leads me to wonder about the coding added when DU (and the patches regarding).
    Anyway, not sure what's up with this glitch, but if I get a moment, I'll go testing. :D
  • Yes thank you! I hadn’t been getting notifications and tried this before seeing your message and found the same thing!

    Works great! Thank you for your help!