[FIXED] NPCs coming into apartments/houses uninvited [ Edited ]

[JochenWeiss]

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? Deutsch
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? paly with a Sim in apartment and wait until other Sims came in
What happens when the bug occurs? sims came into your apartment without knocking on the door
What do you expect to see? That they knock on the door and came in until I invited them
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Yes
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made.

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For cinrict

EDIT: Merged old post into new. Original Me Too Count: 183

[crinrict · Accepted solution]

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We addressed an issue that was allowing non greeted Sims to enter your apartment uninvited.

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Fixed in Patch 1.56.52

Since there's been multiple fixes for this now and the fix is specific to apartments, please create a new thread if you're still having issues.

Please be aware of these two issues that still exist:

• https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/NEEDS-INPUT-A-IL-Unwanted-House-Guests/td-p/7964118/
• https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/NEEDS-INPUT-A-IL-Vendors-Appears-Disappears-Inside-On-The-Hous...

[HoshinoKabi]

Sometimes NPCs randomly waltz into an apartment. Typically they are the people who run the food stands, the neighbors, and the sims walking around the area. Has happened on multiple apartments. They can be told to leave the apartment thankfully. 

[crinrict]

Do you have a save game with that reproducibly happening on a regular basis you would be willing to share ?

[crinrict]

Tagging @HoshinoKabi for further feedback

[HoshinoKabi]

I have no idea how to do that.

[crinrict]

Please zip up this folder: documents\electronicarts\thesims4\saves and drop the file to this Mediafire-Link to upload.

Please make sure to name the zip file with your user name.

[SimQARobo]

Hello @HoshinoKabi @crinrict

Do these visiting NPC's live in the apartment?  If so, and if these NPC's have the Insane or Goofball trait, this is by design.

If the NPC's don't live in the apartment, or if they live in the apartment but don't have the Insane or Goofball trait, we can look into it.

[crinrict]

Tagging @HoshinoKabi for feedback

[JasonVega2]

I've noticed this happens when my apartment-dwelling Sim interacts with the neighbors. My neighbors are always complaining about the noise (my Sim isn't making noise - but that's another issue) and they pound on the door. I ignore it and then they tell me I am a "terrible neighbor" and *then* they walk into the apartment and start watching TV.

It looks to me like the game has initiated a social interaction (not an event) and can't remember that I never invited them in - or doesn't distinguish between a negative and a positive interaction. This only seems to happen in apartments - like the game doesn't really consider a different apartment a different house.

[crinrict]

Did you check on the traits ?