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Irerising's avatar
Irerising
Seasoned Traveler
30 days ago
Status:
Under Investigation

Excessive Idle Phone Animations

So, while admittedly not anything game-breaking, the frequency of the idle phone-tapping animations in this game is quite disruptive to a sense of immersion, and also just extremely annoying. This is especially the case when trying to play a household that's very nature-oriented (off the grid, or just not particularly into tech), since there is no reason for such sims to be glued to their phone at all times. In fact and in my opinion, there's not really a reason for ANY sim to be glued to their phone at all times, unless it's, say, a celebrity with that fame quirk. 

In terms of when this happens, I see it mostly when sims are routing from one place to another, though jogging seems to be a particularly consistent trigger for this behavior. Attached are screenshots of my werewolf sim, who somehow managed to use both front paws while rampaging, since apparently checking that Simstagram feed (or texts, or whatever) was just that important. Even if this universal phone addiction that sims have is by design, I somehow have a feeling that it is not meant to be happening in situations like the screenshots lol. Similarly (though I don't have an image of this), my sims have also been known to use their phones while half-submerged in the ocean. Which, again, seems like that's probably not the intended behavior. 

I tried looking around to see if anyone else had reported this bug, but the last one I saw was from 4 years ago and was marked as solved, so... Here we are. I can live with it, as I have been for the past 3 or so years, but I would certainly rather not have to. Thanks!

 

37 Comments

  • Dollypig's avatar
    Dollypig
    Seasoned Observer
    23 days ago

    It's always cracked me up that when I lock a rampaging werewolf in a bathroom that cannot do anything except smash the shower that they will stop and tap away on their phone for most of it

  • I think those idle animations should be removed all together for regular sims, and enable it only for a new phone obsessed trait. 

    Because it feels all our sims got a phone obsessed trait without our consent. 

  • Nightgypsy's avatar
    Nightgypsy
    Seasoned Ace
    19 days ago

    omg yes!!! that sums it up in a nutshell!!!

  • I would add that when my loves the outdoors family oriented sim who has a tense moodlet from too much time indoors finally gets to go on a hike with his younger brother, he should not spend the entire hike glued to his phone!

  • paalaki's avatar
    paalaki
    Seasoned Scout
    18 days ago

    My Sim who lives off the grid frequently autonomously plays videogames on their phone when they are off their home lot. I have also had Sims use their phones in the ocean in Sulani, with the same off the grid challenge.

  • Annechib's avatar
    Annechib
    Seasoned Rookie
    14 days ago

    I've had a mod to limit phone animations and make them avaliable to teens only, because this has been an issue for a long time. It happens way too often, and it becomes intrusive on the gameplay, but unfortunately the devs haven't done anything about it in years...

  • Thenewgamergal's avatar
    Thenewgamergal
    Seasoned Spectator
    12 days ago

    This problem has been in my game for a long time, even with no packs and before the Adventure Awaits pack came out. My sims are constantly staring at their phones while doing other tasks, most commonly when jogging from one place to another or taking a walk. Just let them take a two second walk to the backyard without staring glued to their screens! Do sims really have to be models of ourselves?!