[HR] Wild Prairie Grass Spawns Duplicating On Top Of Itself in Chestnut Ridge
If there are any issues with this report I apologize as this is my first time reporting something.
Product: The Sims 4
Platform: Steam/PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every Time
What is your current game version number? 1.115.253.1020.DX11
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All EP's, All GP's but Journey to Batuu, All Stuff Packs but perfect patio and luxury party.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Take a sim to Chestnut Ridge and then travel to another lot within the world. The wild prairie grass spawners in the world off lot seem to duplicate on top of themselves every time you travel and load into a new lot in any of the neighborhoods in chestnut ridge.
What happens when the bug occurs? This bug seems to occur over time but is hard to notice since the spawners create a duplicate directly on top of the grass. It is hard to see as sometimes the grass just appears normal, other times I can see it spawn back on top of itself. At first it appears it is just "regrowing" but in actuality it's just new patch of prairie grass. Over time it causes immense lag to occur when moving around the area with the wild prairie grass. I have played with a family there long term which is how I discovered this issue. This happens in every area in the world of Chestnut Ridge. The only way to get rid of this issue is to either use the "destroy object" cheat over and over until all of the duplicates are gone or you can edit your save file using SFS to remove all of the spawners and allow them to respawn again after opening the save. However I'm sure folks know from the festivals bug that editing ones save file is risky. Using the destroy object cheat can be very tedious if this issue has gone on for a long time. I know this issue still happens in a completely mod free save because I tested it on a clean save without any mods or cc and not only did I visually see the grass spawn on top of itself in real time but also using SFS I can see that the amount of wild prairie grass has increased after checking again. Note that I don't experience this issue with prairie grass placed on a lot whether it's via a lot challenge or via bb. What I do not know and haven't tested is if visiting a lot with the wild prairie grass lot challenge is the culprit or not.
What do you expect to see? For there to be no duplicates on top of itself, so that when you harvest the prairie grass you have to actually wait for the next day in order for it to grow and for there to be no lag long term when having your sim move around prairie grass or moving your camera around the areas with prairie grass.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Yes I did notice this initially on a save with mods and cc, but I took out all of my mods and tested this on a fresh save with no mods/cc and have been able to reproduce the issue.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? I can't say for sure if it came from a specific patch, because I only noticed it by accident when interacting with the prairie grass a few months back.
