[FIXED] TV Autonomy no longer works

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[FIXED] TV Autonomy no longer works

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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? 1.96.397.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Srangerville, Seasons, Star Wars, Island Living, Get To Together, Get To Work, Get Famous, Discover University, City Living, Cats and Dogs
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Just load any save, household or lot and wait for TVs to not be used autonomousmy but every other fun object can be used with autonomy on.
What happens when the bug occurs? TVs are simply ignored with autonomy on. Your sim can be in the red for fun and have nothing else to do but watch the TV, but they will never watch TV autonomously. You will even see an icon above the sims head when their fun is low. This icon is in jagged lines with a TV in the middle. This suggests they want to use the TV, but cannot.
What do you expect to see? TV's, like every fun object, should be able to be triggered autonomously and not just manually by clicking.
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 

TVs are obsolete for me and anyone who plays with autonomy enabled. 

 

Unmooded game: sims would just choose to use their phones to browse the web or play games when their fun was low and even when their is a large, expensive very high fun TV in the same room. 

 

Other notes: it happens to all sims so even uncontrolled sims. All lots too, I tested gyms, bars ect with TVs in them.

 

If you have a good TV in a room with other fun objects, the TV will never be chosen.

 

First, I blamed my mods even though I had no mods that effected TV autonomy. I removed all mods, repaired game - fresh save and everything and it still happens so I know it's a bug of some sort.

 

The way I play this is frustrating as I have mods to stop obsessive autonomy actions like playing games on the computer for example. So TVs were a way of all my sims getting their fun up together easily. Now my fun for all sims is rock bottom in the red all the time.

 

I am going to get a photo of the weird jagged symbol and post it here.

 

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Re: Sims don't autonomously watch TV

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Sims can now watch TV without needing player direction.

Fixed in Patch 1.99.264/1.78

please create a new thread if you're still experiencing this issue,

 

Good Luck
Crin

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I agree. I wish Sims would just chill down with this excessive phone use. Even during watching a movie they'd be seen on their phone for half the movie. It might be just the animation but I wish they could at least pretend to pay attention XDDD I've noticed that ever since High School Years (derogatory) Sims can't even cross the street without pulling their phones out. Saddening :^(

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@ForanzoFIt really is saddening.😔 I guess its realistic that phones are more fun than your TV as you can do pretty much anything on a phone but still... I'm not sure this is by design, someone broke the TV autonomy and I'll fight to save it cos' TVs need love too; especially as mine cost the same as my Sims' apartments rent.😆 I wanna see some use here.

Funny thing is, ForanzoF. Before I disabled my mods to test this out (still bugged after) I had mods that reduced the obsession with using phones and they still couldn't watch TV.😂

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Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? Español
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.97.42.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Get To Work, Seasons, High School Years, Growing Together, Outdoor Retreat, Dine Out, Parenthood, Vampires, Werewolves, Luxury Party, Perfect Patio, Spooky, Romantic Garden, Bowling Night, Laundry Day.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Let autonomy on and wait for a sim to watch TV autonomously.
What happens when the bug occurs? The sims never watch TV by themselves.
What do you expect to see? Sims watching TV autonomously.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure 

My ''bro'' sim used to autonomously watch sports channel all the time back in January-December, now sims won't even turn on the TV by themselves, never

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@ForanzoF wrote:

I agree. I wish Sims would just chill down with this excessive phone use. Even during watching a movie they'd be seen on their phone for half the movie. It might be just the animation but I wish they could at least pretend to pay attention XDDD I've noticed that ever since High School Years (derogatory) Sims can't even cross the street without pulling their phones out. Saddening :^(


For me it's beyond moronic at this point that they're so obsessed with looking at their phone. I get that in real life some people basically have their phones glued to their hands and have to look at them every 5 seconds, but I really don't want to see that sort of behavior in this game. In my game right now sims don't even look at their TV, but they obsessively use the computer which to me is something that has been a problem for too long. When I used to play on PC I needed mods just to reduce autonomous computer usage, and that's been so long ago that I believe it was either Island Living or the magic pack that had just come out.

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I really hope this is a bug and was not done intentionally.

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@Raseca I found the problem, it's movie hangout stuff pack. When installed Sims watch TV autonomously as usual but when it's not, they will never watch it, even in community lots
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Sims can now watch TV without needing player direction.

Fixed in Patch 1.99.264/1.78

please create a new thread if you're still experiencing this issue,

 

Good Luck
Crin

Trennlinie

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Please only contact me via PM when asked to do so.



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