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mourningdove163
Seasoned Rookie
1 year ago
Status:
Fixed

[LS] Played Sims satisfaction changing when not active household

I originally thought this bug was fixed in  1.116.202/2.14 because of this bug's description saying a symptom of the relationship decay outside of your active household was from the fear of being alone, however after updating I can see that this is still an issue.

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? 1.116.240.1020 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? Rotate playing through played sims households who already have romantic satisfaction a few days at a time


What happens when the bug occurs? Romantic satisfaction of played sims households and unplayed households decays despite not being actively played


What do you expect to see? When playing rotationally, I expect the satisfaction of sims outside of my active family to stay in place unless sims perform negative interactions while loaded onto a lot I'm playing on or experiencing romance or friendship changes via neighborhood stories. 

Like how other things work in the game, like promotions or being paid, I don't expect these things to change unless I get a prompt, neighborhood stories, sims being loaded on an active lot, through a call, or through a pop-up. 


Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Yes, but I removed them and am still experiencing this issue. 


Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Happened from the beginning of Lovestruck's launch

It was previously reported in AHQ but I do not see an open bug report for it here so I am creating a new one. Unlike some folks, I enjoy the challenge that Lovestruck's romantic satisfaction gives, but this oversight takes the fun out of rotational play and I wouldn't recommend others who play with more than one active household purchase Lovestruck until this is addressed since there is no way to turn off the satisfaction feature. 

Edit By Crinrict: Adjusted Title fit migrated bug report. 

 

37 Comments

  • Lavvrushka's avatar
    Lavvrushka
    Seasoned Vanguard
    5 months ago

    My playstyle is rotational. Every time I switch to a household where there is a romantic relationship, both partners are completely unsatisfied with their relationship, and I have to spend time fixing their relationship instead of doing other things in the game.

  • slytherclaw95's avatar
    slytherclaw95
    Seasoned Newcomer
    5 months ago

    I am also experiencing this and it's driving me nuts! Same thing - I'm playing rotationally and every time come back after weeks away, the satisfaction is in the basement.

  • o-RayeGunn-o's avatar
    o-RayeGunn-o
    Seasoned Vanguard
    4 months ago

     

    JuniperWhimsy wrote:

    My young adult sim is trying to find 'the one' and has had romantic interest in a few sims. I've noticed that if the friendship and romance bars are full but she is NOT in any kind of OFFICIAL partnership, the romance bar did not decay at all over a couple of sim weeks, despite several sim days passing without any romantic interaction between them. However, as soon as she became a romantic partner with another sim the romance bar started decaying the very next sim day.

    I know this is a late reply, but i was just checking in on this thread and saw this, and yeah, I noticed this as well, with there being NO decay, unless there was an official relationship, which makes playing someone like Don Lothario or someone who juggles a lot of flings but not necessarily partners less challenging and interesting to play. I even tried installing a mod that makes relationship decay 3x faster and still nuthin, even if i had them ignore each other for weeks, unless the relationship was 'official'

  • EA_Solaire's avatar
    EA_Solaire
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    3 months ago
    Status changed:
    Under Investigation
    to
    Validating Fix
  • coloncocon's avatar
    coloncocon
    Seasoned Ace
    2 months ago

    Thank you so much! It's really great to hear that this bug will be fixed soon.

    Now people will be able to play with love & peace without relying on the mod. No more unreasonably sad couples walking around the community lots.

  • EA_Solaire's avatar
    EA_Solaire
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    1 month ago
    Status changed:
    Upcoming Fix
    to
    Fixed

    Relationship Satisfaction will no longer change for inactive households. Their feelings can wait.


    Fixed in Patch 1.128.90/2.39

    Please create a new thread if you're still experiencing this issue. Thanks! 

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