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Ollie136
Seasoned Newcomer
5 months ago
Status:
Needs Info

[BH] Meetups not taking place

I recently got the new business and hobbies pack. I play on a PC and currently have no mods, cc, nor scripts installed or allowed. When I "Walk to Meetup" there is no equipment and no people. I have attempted to go to a couple different meetups at different locations. For the ones in Iverstad I usually just visit Spilled Ink and for the ones in Gammelvik, my sim lives in a lot there. I always double check the time of the event but there is never anyone/anything there and nothing happening. Should I be at a different area/location? Is this a common bug or something with my pc?

Edit By Crinrict: Added Tag to Title, Adjusted Title

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  • CRUA_sims4's avatar
    CRUA_sims4
    Seasoned Newcomer
    6 days ago

    I've play-tested this issue for 20 hours.  I investigated the bug in 4 save files -- 2 new save files, the save file that I started when I installed the Businesses & Hobbies EP, and a save file from a time before owning B&H.  The 2 new save files were never exposed to Mods as I've removed the Mods folder from The Sims 4 folder.  The other save files had previously been exposed to Mods, but not at the time of research.

    All save files exhibited the same bug.  If a Sim never visited a Small Business Venue, the Sim was able to attend a Meetup.  The Meetup would be normal, with spawned objects and visitors.  If a Sim visited a Small Business Venue, they would no longer be able to attend any Meetup.

    If a Sim is a Small Business Venue owner but has never visited a SBV, they can still attend Meetups.  But if the owner of a SBV visits a SBV, they can no longer attend Meetups.

    This includes Sims that live in the same neighborhood where Meetups occur.  

    This includes Sims that have never been an active household BUT have been spotted at a SBV. This occurred greatly in my B&H save file.  I was play-testing Sims that I never played prior but had seen at a SBV.  When playing them, they could not attend Meetups.

    Here is an additional strange occurrence that I observed but I am not sure if it is 100% related. I was sending several Sims to a SBV.  Once they arrived, I would exit to the world map and choose another household to send to the same SBV.  If the Pancakes household was already at the SBV and I would go to the world map, back to their house and select a household member to play, both the  Bob and Eliza icon would be faded. The game would load to the SBV, BUT they would not be inside, outside, or anywhere.  Their face icons would be faded as if they were in a rabbithole location.  I continued to research this and sent several households to the same SBV and each household would appear to be in a rabbithole and no longer in the SBV.  They would be unplayable.  Finally, I would send one more family to the SBV and all of the "rabbithole" Sims would rush out of the business as if they were exhausted, hungry, etc.  

    Edit By crinrict: Added pack tag to title.

  • EA_Cade's avatar
    EA_Cade
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    4 months ago
    Status changed:
    Under Investigation
    to
    Needs Info

    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. Please also include a link to the thread the save is for.

    Thanks!

  • I had the same issue. I noticed that once I got a notification to attend one when I was away from where they are held It loaded when I went there. If I choose to walk to event and was at a venue close by it never loaded when it was time to start. Also no cc or mods in my game.