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PoeticLotion
Seasoned Newcomer
10 months ago
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[CD] Vacuum Cleaner breaks often, incl. unbreakable ones

In my latest, fairly recent game, the robot vacuums break at least once a day. I upgraded them so that they were unbreakable and installed the trash incinerator on the dock, but they still need the trash removed at least once a day and they still all regularly break. 

My Sims live in Del Sol Valley and have a very large house, so there are a total of 5 robot vacuums. My family spends so much time repairing them. Plus, half the time, the green bar that shows how much longer they have for the repair doesn't show. And they will just repair and repair and repair with no result. Sometimes, i can reset the vacuum and move it to the dock, and it'll be repaired (but only after trying to repair it).

I play on a PC and have Windows 11.
I have all of the game packs except Strangerville. I have all but 3 stuff packs. I have a few kits. I can name them if you need me to.
I use only one mod, and that is to offer all of the available costumes to the "wear costume" option.
I have all of the recent updates installed.

This didn't happen in my previous games. Just this new one.

Edit By Crinrict: Adjusted Title

 

10 Comments

  • This is happening to me also. I have one on each floor and they require more maintenance than even my real life Roomba needs lol

  • LadyNalis2's avatar
    LadyNalis2
    Seasoned Newcomer
    3 months ago

    Im also having this issue, and as a console player i dont have any mods or cc

  • Foul_Maiden's avatar
    Foul_Maiden
    Seasoned Traveler
    25 days ago

    My butler has tried many times to repair those floor vacuums, but every time she does the interaction she just stays doing the animation and it never gets fixed. I’m sure I’m not being too impatient because most of the time I catch her the floor is flooded with trash… 

    I haven’t seen her try to repair anything else, but usually I am quick to find and replace anything else that breaks.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    25 days ago

    Hi Foul_Maiden​ 

    Could you please provide the following information

    • Are you using mods/cc in your game ? Please remove them and test without them if you do. Please pick a thread tag for that.
    • What platform are you playing on (PC, Mac, Playstation, XBox). Please pick a thread tag for that.
    • Did you upgrade the vacuums ?
    • Can your own Sim fix them ?
  • Foul_Maiden's avatar
    Foul_Maiden
    Seasoned Traveler
    25 days ago

    In my game, both the floor vacuums and their charging ports are fully upgraded. With the amount of times I see them breaking and spewing trash everywhere, it really feels like the upgrades aren’t actually applying themselves. 

    I do have a big house though (the biggest floor has two vacuums) so maybe I’m just overestimating them?

  • Foul_Maiden's avatar
    Foul_Maiden
    Seasoned Traveler
    25 days ago

    Hi, sorry! Im a console player (Ps5) so no mods, I only use testingcheats. The floor vacuums are fully upgraded, and I’ve just tried expert repairing with my sim and she’s also stuck doing the animation. I can see that there’s no green progression bar on the interaction like there usually is.

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