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xSimming
Seasoned Newcomer
26 days ago
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Active household changes to first active household Sim after edits in CAS

I’ve run in to this problem countless times pretty much since the game came out and before I even started playing with mods. I sometimes want to change a townie’s outfit without having to go to manage world. This can be done by using the testingcheats cheat and shift-clicking any sim and chose “edit in CAS”.
Whenever I then exit CAS, my active household then changes to that household that I was editing, not the one I was actually playing as. I then have to go to manage world and change back, going through multiple loading screens. 

I’ve no idea what causes this and while it doesn’t happen every single time, it does happen pretty frequently. It’s annoying since I sometimes just quickly want to change whatever horrendous fit a townie chose. And then when I change back to my household, all the actions I had going on have been canceled and my sims are doing the most random things. If I had any events going on, they have been cancelled and sometimes guests (and even household members) have left the lot, even if there was plenty of time left.

Anyone else experienced this? It’s been pretty consistent for years for me, with or without mods, on any save file, and even on different computers.

Edit By Crinrict: Added tag to title.

Note from EA_Solaire:

Hello all,

If any of you are still encountering this on the latest game version (without mods), would you be willing to share your save file(s)?

If so, please send me a private message with a link to the file. Instructions can be found here: https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/information-how-to-send-user-files-to-the-sims-4-team/5048472

Thanks!

16 Comments

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    19 days ago

    It's this thread I merged your post into.

    If you don' see the post you can vote on, click on the time stamp

     

  • xSimming's avatar
    xSimming
    Seasoned Newcomer
    18 days ago

    crinrict​ I'm a bit confused; the problem I'm having isn't that similar to the other one. It seems that in the other person's case, the problem is that the active sim changes to a sim in the same household that's on a different lot. In my case, it changes to a completely different household. It seems like the title of my thread has also been changed, and it no longer reflects the issue properly.

  • xSimming's avatar
    xSimming
    Seasoned Newcomer
    18 days ago

    EA_Solaire​ I'm still experiencing the problem, have been for years, but I'm currently playing with mods. Could it still help? I've experienced it pretty consistently, with or without mods, for years.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    17 days ago

    It's the same base cause.

    The game changes to the first Sim in the household you edited after CAS.

    If you change a household Sim this can lead to a lot switch lots if the first Sim isn't on the same lot but if you change another Sim from another household, it can lead to a household switch.

    I've checked this with a CM and they Maxis wanted them merged. 

     

  • Blair_me's avatar
    Blair_me
    Seasoned Novice
    13 days ago

    I've sent my save a couple of days ago. I hope it helps