Bug reports

Hello,

Since the latest update, my game has become completely unplayable, even though I do not use any mods or CC.

This is not a single issue — it is a major simulation/time desynchronization bug affecting autonomy, events, NPCs, skills, and lot time.

🔹 Game information

Game: The Sims 4

Platform: PC

Mods/CC: NONE (never used)

Issue started: Immediately after the latest update

Happens in: Existing save (worked normally before the update)

🔴 Main issues observed

⏰ Time / Clock desynchronization

Plants that should be ready at 5:00 AM are now ready at 8:00 AM

When leaving a lot at 17:00 and returning at 21:00, the lot time is still 17:00

Lot time does not advance correctly when traveling

Events that depend on time never finish

🤖 Autonomy completely broken

Only the active Sim performs actions

All other household Sims stay frozen, doing nothing

Needs drop but Sims do not react automatically

ResetSim does NOT fix the issue

🧍 NPCs frozen / events broken

Customers come to sales tables (food stalls, paintings, etc.)

NPCs stand still and never buy anything

Sales events never end

NPCs do not leave the lot

📈 Skills maxing out randomly

Suddenly, my Sim started maximizing ALL skills automatically

Even skills that were never used

No cheats were activated

This happened completely on its own

❌ What does NOT fix the problem

ResetSim

Turning autonomy on/off

Restarting the game

Cleaning cache

Moving objects

No mods involved

⚠️ Conclusion

This appears to be a critical simulation/time system bug introduced by the latest patch.

The game behaves as if large amounts of time pass internally at once, then stops progressing correctly.

Multiple systems are affected:

Autonomy

NPC AI

Gardening

Events

Skill progression

Lot time vs global time

At this point, the save appears corrupted due to the update, despite working perfectly before.

Please investigate this issue urgently, as it makes normal gameplay impossible.

Thank you.