[FIXED] NPC Sims leave homework in the Park [ Edited ]

[canelacaliente]

I noticied this after I installed GTW.  Teen Sims no longer put homework in their inventories.  When NPC teens do it in public spaces or on community lots it stays on the lot.  I can delete the homework from community lots but there is no way to remove it from public spaces unless I find the teen and control them to make them remove the homework. 

[crinrict · Accepted solution]

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Homework that does end up in public spaces will be cleaned up after the active Sims have left the lot.

• Canine Lot Service Dogs have responded with their own claims of animal cruelty, offering their criticism of the modifications, “Arooo, arf rrrr-ruff, aroo’grr.”
  • At time of publication, we are still waiting to hear back from the teens, but we can only expect things will not go well.

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This issue should be fixed with Patch 1.36

[stv_strm]

The NPC children in my game abandon their homework on the picnic tables in Newcrest (issue is not present with any other location in the game) and I have no way to move or delete those items (no interactions are available if I try and click on them). Repairing the game and/or traveling to another town does not remove those items. This behavior started immediately after the July 9th patch. I use no mods or custom content. I have all of the packs and patches installed. Could this be a bug?

[crinrict]

Is it just the NPCs or the active ones too ?

That already has a thread here: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4-Bug-Reports/kid-doing-homework-on-sidewalk-after-school-leaves-b...

[canelacaliente]

My glitch is different. So far it is only NPC Sims. I haven't seen my active kids do their homework on their own. Usually when they leave it somewhere, I am able to drag it to their inventories.

[stv_strm]

I did read that other post, however I created a new post after searching the forums for an hour and not finding one that matched my specific problem- it is only the NPC's that are causing my issue by leaving their homework everywhere- At this point, all but two of the picnic tables in the public spaces in Newcrest have abandoned homework on them- I am unable to move or delete it since there are no available interactions if I click on it. I do not have this issue with playable kids and their homework-  I am able to drag their homework into my inventory even if it's in a public space. It is close to the other post mentioned, but not exactly the same.

[crinrict]

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[winterlightsong]

In my game the Teens within my household leave their homework books wherever they were studying...I end up having to drag each book into their respective inventories! A pain when you're doing it every single day! (The problems of Life!!!)

[stv_strm]

 I wonder if it would be possible for the programmers to patch in an option to "throw away" homework. That would fix the issue.

[KatsCorner]

great idea

[stv_strm]

The 12/4/15 patch was great, and I am grateful for all of the work that went into it; however the abandoned objects issue still has not been fixed. One alternate (and possibly safer) solution might be to have a custodian NPC that goes through the worlds clearing Sim generated objects that have been abandoned in public spaces after a certain period of time has elapsed- homework, expired food, dropped items, etc. Have the custodian NPC carry a trash bag/receptacle with them, to eliminate the need for them to locate a trash can (since some public areas of the game don't have them).  The only fix for this issue that works is to start a new game, and I would prefer to not lose an entire year of game play.