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SheriMJ
New Traveler
9 days ago
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[EBN] Sim won't bathe nor catch frogs in own pond (active Want)

I have installed the Enchanted by Nature Pack yesterday and played for a while with one sim in Sprucederry Grove. Newly made sim, newly made world.
By now she has her Natural Living Skill maxed. Her lot if the Fern and Frond Wading Pool. She should be able to bathe in her pond and look for frogs there, but she simply refuses. I've tried completing her wants, but that helped literally only once. The weather is cold, but with her Natural Living Skill at 10 this shouldn't matter according to the game.

She DOES bathe in the river/stream in Spruderry Grove, so I know the cold isn't the problem. She can get to the water of the pond on the lot without a problem.

I have no CC nor mods installed as I first wanted to try out this pack without any outside additions.
My current packs, etc:
Get to Work
Get Together
City Living
Seasons
Get Famous
Island Living
Eco Lifestyle
Cottage Living
For Rent
Lovestruck
Life & Death
Small Businesses & Hobbies
Enchanted by Nature (obviously)
Outdoor Retreat
Spa Day
Jungle Adventure
Cool Kitchen
Laundry Day
Nifty Knitting
Home Chef hustle
Crystal Creations
Kitchen Clutter


I don't know if this influences it:
I have the base game through the Epic Games store, while I have my packs and kits all through the EA App. I play on Windows 11 Home Edition on my laptop.

Tech data about my laptop:
Device name    *****
Processor    AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX with Radeon Graphics         (3.30 GHz)
Installed RAM    32.0 GB (31.9 GB usable)
Device ID    A51EF246-E345-45A0-9231-8416C83DAD18
Product ID    00326-10000-00000-AA798
System type    64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch    No pen or touch input is available for this display
Edition    Windows 11 Home
Version    24H2
Installed on    ‎24/‎05/‎2025 (Latest update: 2025-06 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5060829) from June 29)
OS build    26100.4484
Serial number    PF2XRZ8G
Experience    Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.128.0
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX3080

I've attached the LastException report, but that's from a couple of hours ago. There's no later recent lastException report.

Thanks for the help!


Edit By Crinrict: Corrected pack tag

ea app
epic
live mode
pc

22 Comments

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    9 days ago

    Could you delete all the LEs you have, then try again (I assume you do have the options, they just cancel or does she route fail ?)

    Check for new Exceptions and copy/paste the content. You can't attach them.

  • SheriMJ's avatar
    SheriMJ
    New Traveler
    8 days ago

    I indeed have the option. Its not grayed out. She walks up to water and then starts waving and cancelling her action.

    I'll try again with all the LE's deleted :)

    Thanks for helping!

  • SheriMJ's avatar
    SheriMJ
    New Traveler
    8 days ago

    Okay, I deleted all LE files, restarted the game, logged in, tried if she would catch frogs or bathe. No dice again.

    Saved the game. Closed the game and the app.
    Alas, no new LE file.

    ETA: Oh, what I forgot to include (no idea if it helps). My sim is a young adult "normal" (so no fairy) sim.
    ETA2: Just to make sure I've checked if it made a difference that I changed aspirations (I know shouldn't, but still..). I first had her on the Nature Nomad, which she completed and now on the Freelance Botanist (in progress). It doesn't make a difference.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    8 days ago

    Gave this a short test in my own save (playing that premade home with the pond) and she was catching a frog fine

    Waving sounds like some routing issue. Can you try another pond on some other lot ?

  • SheriMJ's avatar
    SheriMJ
    New Traveler
    8 days ago

    she doesn't have that bathe/shower want anymore and now she has no problems bathing nor catching frogs in her own pond. That's kinda weird. I'll keep an eye on it.
    I WILL go to another lot with a pond and see how she does there :)

     

  • SheriMJ's avatar
    SheriMJ
    New Traveler
    8 days ago

    I can confirm that bathing and looking for frog in a pond on another lot works.

  • SheriMJ's avatar
    SheriMJ
    New Traveler
    8 days ago

    If I happen to have this again, I will of course report it here :)

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