During the Base Game update for the Adventure Awaits pack, a bunch of new tests related to autonomy were introduced to the game to allow sims to do these interactions and activities autonomously during a getaway or a getaway challenge.
These tests are pack-locked to Adventure Awaits and do not work properly when someone does not own this pack! They automatically pass, making it so sims will autonomously act as if they are on a getaway where all activities and socials are allowed or encouraged.
This has caused mass havoc in my saves, with married couples and random sims cheating all the time, autonomously woohooing with near-strangers, good friends getting into random fistfights, inappropriate mischief and mean interactions, etc.
Impacted interactions:
- Every single romantic interaction in-game may now be used autonomously, bypassing other tests like whether or not a sim is likely to cheat based on traits or the level of romance between the sims - including woohoo and try for baby. This causes mass havoc if you use public lots, and/or also have Lovestruck where sims can autonomously divorce each other
- Mean and mischief interactions are much more likely to be autonomously chosen even in cases where a sim normally wouldn't - for example, good friends and married couples autonomously fist fighting each other for no reason
- Way too frequent interactions like mentoring, use of objects (sims have not usually been able to autonomously build a rocketship, I don't think?)
I was able to fix this bug(s) by making a mod where I took the testsets and made them basegame compatible. They are on my Itch.io page if anyone is interested.
First time you noticed this?: After the AA update dropped a few months ago.
Game version: I'm on PC
Have I been able to replicate this modless? Yes, of course. The first thing I did when I noticed this issue was to remove all my mods and see if it still happens. It did. This bug should impact every single person who does not own AA, regardless of if they play modded or not, or if they're on PC or console.
Packs owned: I own most expansions, game packs, and stuff packs. I do not own Adventure Awaits, Businesses and Hobbies, Dream Home Decorator, or most kits.
