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Rising Traveler

6 months ago

Status:

Verified

[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

29 Comments

SheriMJ
Rising Traveler
6 months ago
Does you sim have that bathing want? The one with the soap and bubbles as an icon? Like you can see in PastelZombae's response?
EA_Solaire
Community Manager
6 months ago
Status changed:
Reviewed
to
Needs More 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: http://x.ea.com/74420

Thanks!
SheriMJ
Rising Traveler
6 months ago
I've just sent you the save file. Please let me know if there's more you need :)
Gigi_Queen08
New Spectator
6 months ago
Same my sim wont bathe in it either and I’m in the fern and frond wading pond lot
charm59081
New Spectator
6 months ago
Fully having this problem too, I do not have the hygiene want, and I can use ponds on other lots. I tried replacing the lot from the gallery which worked one time but not the next time I tried it. I have deleted all grass and lilly pads and nothing is working.
WiFiveLiving
Seasoned Novice
5 months ago
Same issue here — no mods, no CC. Pond bathing and frog catching worked fine before the July patch. In my main save the interaction is gone. Tried keeping my save file and doing a clean new install of the game — problem still happens. Rebuilding the pond didn’t fix it, and the “keep save file, start new game” option didn’t work either. Hoping for a fix soon so I can keep playing my existing game.
churatan
New Adventurer
2 months ago
I had this problem too. However, I was able to get my Sims to bathe by making the pond as small as possible. About 6x7 size worked. Please give it a try.
churatan
New Adventurer
16 days ago
When I lived in Innisgreen, I could swim in the pond and catch frogs. However, when I moved to Chestnut Ridge, I also built a pond, but I can only fish there. Please ignore my previous post.
crinrict
Hero+
6 days ago
Status changed:
Needs More Info
to
Verified