November 2018
I removed my mods/CC earlier when asked to try the game without it but didn’t think to when sending the save, my bad. I will give this a shot soon and report back!
I noticed that I had too many households as well but could not figure out how to mark as other households.
November 2018
There's a little heart in the lower right corner of each household in manage world. Click on that
Good Luck
Crin
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November 2018
Thanks for telling me how to move families I'm not using to other households!
I tried your fix with both mods disabled and my mods folder completely removed from my game. At first, it did appear to work, when the family was in the house again after being moved back in. However, after saving my game, exiting, and returning to the household, the issue was still there. I am 100% confident it is not an issue of mods now as there is no way they could still be in the game and it is appearing to happen again after the fix when there are no mods installed.
I am sorry this has been such a pain and I appreciate all of your help and advice!
November 2018 - last edited November 2018
If the save is corrupted, then the error can come back no matter what you do. The corruption could have happened due to mods.
Sorry that it didn't work. I didn't really play after they were back.
Have you tried moving to an entire different house ? Does it come back as well. Does it occur with any of the other families ?
Good Luck
Crin
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November 2018 - last edited November 2018
I have a similar issue I think where a family that is home is shown as not at home. I've moved them out/evicted them, deleted the lot, moved them into a new empty lot (no home built) and nothing changed. No other residence has this issue btw.
November 2018
Hi @BadArkane
do you use mods or have ever used mods on this save ?
Good Luck
Crin
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November 2018
I've been starting to run into this issue myself; it seems to happen to me when I go to a career lot, then come back; allow me to list my workflow:
- I have 6 Sims on one lot, they are as follows:
Sim 1: Scientist (Leaves at 10:00 AM)
Sim 2: Gardener (Leaves at 8:00 AM)
Sim 3: Politician (Leaves at 9:00 AM)
Sim 4: (Custom Job, Ministry of Labor) (Does not leave lot)
Sim 5: Entertainer (Leaves at 5:00 PM)
Sim 6: Style Influencer (Leaves at 9:00 AM)
- Sim 2 leaves the lot first to go to work.
- Sim 3 and 6 leave the lot to go to work next hour.
- I follow Sim 1 to his career lot until 5-7 PM
- Sim 5 goes to work just before Sim 1 returns.
- Sim 3 returns to the lot an hour before Sim 1, however when Sim 1 returns to the lot, Sim 3 is still showing as "At Work" even though they are on the active lot upon Sim 1's return.
Workaround:
- Go to another lot and play it for about an in-game hour or so.
- Save, then swap back to the lot where the "At Work" Sim was stuck. (They will still show "At Work" when you return.)
- Force the Sim to Leave Work Early. (For some reason, I noticed this did not affect their work performance; at least when I tried it. If the Sim happened to be doing a "Walk-By" on another lot, you may have to to select the Sim and "Bring Sim Here" option for them to return.)
Hopefully this helps a little bit; I will try and upload my save later when I have time.
- B
November 2018 - last edited November 2018
@burin077 I'm unsure but your issues sounds more like this: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/TO-ADD-Sim-Home-from-Work-but-icon-still-grey/td-p/6608081/jum... which is basically the other way round. You have Sims in your home that show as if they were at work but they're home
This one is that the Sims show as if they should be home but no one is on the lot
Good Luck
Crin
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December 2018
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Often (50% - 99%)
What is your current game version number? 1.48.94.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Get Famous, Cats and Dogs, City Living, Get to Work, Get Together, Seasons, Dine Out, Jungle Adventure, Spa Day, Outdoor Retreat, Parenthood, Backyard Stuff, Cool Kitchen Stuff, Fitness Stuff, Kids Room Stuff, Laundry Day Stuff, Luxury Party Stuff, Movie Hangout Stuff, Romantic Garden Stuff, Spooky Stuff, Toddler Stuff, Vintage Glamour Stuff
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Open any family aside from Ash Hayashi (Windenburg)
What happens when the bug occurs? Sims are not on lot, icons greyed out as if traveling, but hovering over the icon indicates that sims are "at home;" impossible to interact in any way with sims; attempts to reset sim lead to "sim not found" message.
What do you expect to see? Sims should either be at home and playable or traveling, but able to be brought home
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? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. December 20, 2018 patch
When I open a family, everyone in the family is greyed out as if traveling, but when I hover over the icon, it says they are "at home." It is impossible to bring them home or have them travel to another lot. The tried moving my family into a different lot, which initially worked, but after I attempted to edit a sim in CAS (via a dresser, not a cheat code), everyone aside from the sim I edited was missing. Same when I had a sim take pets to the vet - when she returned, everyone else was gone (and the pets' ailments were still present). I tried this with other families in the same neighborhood (same result) and then in other neighborhoods (same result). The only family that appears unaffected is the family I played with last before the latest patch. I usually use the MC Command Center mod (latest update), but I have removed it to see if that would make a difference. No dice. Please help! I'm 5-6 generations in and I don't want to have to start over!
December 2018