May 2023
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:Mac
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? 1.97.62.1220
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All packs except the bust the dust kit.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? plant several plats in a planter and wait until you need to weed it
What happens when the bug occurs? Whenever I try to weed plants the weeds don't go away so my sim just continuously tries to weed it. At first I could reset the plant and it would go away but now it just grow back right away. I also try to use cheats to set the weed level and it goes away for a second then grows back. It doesn't happen with every plant. I have dozens and it's happening to about 20 right now. They are all in planters both big and small. I don't have many that aren't in planters but I haven't noticed this issue with plants in the ground. Also, at first it was only happening with the tend garden feature. If I weeded the area it was fine, but now it's happening both ways.
What do you expect to see? The weeds to go away when you weed them.
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? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. Sims the most recent sims delivery
Whenever I try to weed plants the weeds don't go away so my sim just continuously tries to weed it. At first I could reset the plant and it would go away but now it just grow back right away. I also try to use cheats to set the weed level and it goes away for a second then grows back. It doesn't happen with every plant. I have dozens and it's happening to about 20 right now. They are all in planters both big and small. I don't have many that aren't in planters but I haven't noticed this issue with plants in the ground.
Also, at first it was only happening with the tend garden feature. If I weeded the area it was fine, but now it's happening both ways.
I know there's an old similar thread, but it appears the problem is back.
June 2023
I play on console, and just recently I’ve had trouble with the “weed area” action. When I click it, or even the “Tend Garden” action, the Sims move to weed the area, but the weeds NEVER GO AWAY. The sim will continue to pull the weeds up, or suck the weeds up with the vacuum device, yet they NEVER go anywhere! Even Patchy, the Scarecrow, can’t remove them. If I exit the game, they’ll disappear for a moment, but then they’ll just reappear. I’ve tried closing the application out, moving the plants around, moving the plants outside, etc. Nothing is helping. I truly need help because I really love this game, but this bug is making this game very frustrating.
June 2023
@iLilNerdie Hi! I have no idea if it will work but sometimes putting plants into the household inventory will reset them. Go into build mode and move the plants with weeds to your household inventory. Go back to Live mode for a bit, then go back to build mode and place the plants back where they were, then try weeding again.
June 2023
It worked!! The weeds have finally disappeared, and now everyone, including Patchy, is now able to weed ALL the plants, rather than continuously weeding the same 4 plants. Thank you SO very much, @JonaO703 . You are truly a lifesaver. ![]()
June 2023 - last edited June 2023
@iLilNerdie You're welcome! I'm glad you were able to get rid of those darn weeds. :-)
I see your thread was merged with an existing one. I swear I looked for other reports about this but didn't see this one for some reason. Anyway, reading through the thread, it seems possible that this issue may come back. So, moving them to inventory and back might just be a workaround if it happens again. Fingers crossed it does not! Happy Simming!
Edit: @iLilNerdie Also, I wanted to mention the EA team has requested saves. So, if you encounter this problem again (or for anyone else experiencing this problem) please see the Sims Direct request below and consider sharing your save with them.
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/NEEDS-SAVES-Weeding-animation-loops-and-weeds-aren-t-removed/m...
June 2023
August
For a while I was able to use the "reset object" cheat on the plants with weeds and it would remove them until the next in game day, when they would grow again. But the last few times I tried it they just immediately grew back.
September
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xwJbp_XVz14NwWWmc7Bm8d9syydYgY8Z/view?usp=sharing
I am having this weeding loop issue in my current game.
October
Hello All,
We would like to collect more saves.
If any of you are still encountering this on the latest game version (without mods), would you be willing to share your save file(s)?
If so, please send me a private message with a link to the file.
Instructions here: http://x.ea.com/74420
Thanks!
December
I have precisely this issue since today's patches.