November 2017 - last edited March 2019 by crinrict
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? n/a
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Go on a date / attend parties / et cetera
What happens when the bug occurs? My Sims never automatically change their outfit to fit the situation - aside from changing into work clothes.
What do you expect to see? My sims to change their outfits to fit the situation, like they used to.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure
My Sims never automatically change their outfit to fit the situation - aside from changing into work clothes. Am I the only one with this problem?
I removed all mods and repaired the game in Origin - didn't solve the problem.
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March 2019
Hello.
I just want to mention that Sims not wearing party clothing during Dance Parties is by design.
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November 2017
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Good Luck
Crin
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November 2017 - last edited December 2017
the only time my active Sims change their clothes is after they shower/when they go outside the house to do whatever (from nightclothes into everyday outfits). also when they go jogging (first into everyday clothes, then into their sports outfits). they otherwise stay in their nightclothes, as opposed to The Sims 3, where they would automatically change after waking up, if i recall correctly? that's it.
(edit: NPCs, if woken up by the active Sim, will change into their everyday clothes.)
May 2018
Hello.
Is anyone still seeing this issue? If so,can you please provide more details as to what the Sim is doing?
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May 2018
Tagging @henchbot and @unseenlarks for this
Good Luck
Crin
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May 2018 - last edited May 2018
Go an invitation via text from another sim asking if you want to go to the gym.
When arriving at the gym, the friend in your group who asked you to go is wearing their gym outfit, but your sim is still in everyday clothing. I thought I remembered back a while ago when I first got the game, that my sim would be automatically wearing a gym outfit when arriving at a situation like this.
Even in the game tuning XML files, it says that when your sim arrives for a role at a situational gym visit event they should be wearing appropriate gym outfits. But they don't.
Similar thing when I set up a wedding party and when I arrived, all the guests were in formalwear but my bride and groom were just wearing everyday clothes. I quit without saving because I wanted to take a few more pictures and reloaded just prior to the wedding and set the party up a second time, and this time the bride and groom were appropriately attired in wedding gown and tux.
So not sure if there's something buggy about their spawning in sometimes wearing outfits and other times not.
Same thing if I have a gym club set up and start a gathering at the gym, all the gym members will arrive wearing gym clothes, but my active sim will just be standing on the sidewalk in everyday clothes.
Also restaurant visits - when arriving at a restaurant with formal clothing required, I think the reverse happens where my active sims are wearing formal clothing automatically upon arrival, but the guests arrive in everyday outfits until you talk to the host and everyone gets forced into formalwear.
At nightclubs and parties, only NPC young adults will be wearing party clothing, but adult NPCs will still be wearing everyday clothing. I posted that one in the sims dressing weird bug thread back before they patched party outfits in to fix that, but only young adults were fixed, and not adults. When your active sim arrives, they will be in everyday outfit and not automatically be wearing party clothes.
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Everything seems normal with them spinning into appropriate outfits for interactions though - like if they start a workout on a machine, they will put on their gym clothes. If they get in the shower, they get naked and then put back on clothes afterwards. If they go outside, they change out of their sleepwear. That's all normal.
May 2018
May 2018