July 2021
I am having the same issue with my chef just standing there. My sim can interact with him, but he won't move and hence won't do his job. My sim has cooked using the cooking station so I know it works. It's frustrating because I just purchased this game pack and it doesn't work. There are no fixtures above the station and it has plenty of egress. I have no mods. This is an in-house bug issue with EA that needs to be fixed.
July 2021
Good Luck
Crin
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July 2021
I'm having this problem as well after the July 20 update. Every time I try to have my sims dine at a restaurant, the chef stands outside the building and never moves. These are restaurant lots that have worked perfectly fine in my game before and where nothing has been altered. The issue persists with and without mods. Also tried with a fully unmodded, brand new save, but the bug was still there.
July 2021
Hi Crin
I have only one restaurant. Do I have to remove any file in mods folder? Sorry to ask, I’m not keen with the technical thing in the game.
July 2021
Good Luck
Crin
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July 2021
Hey, I just wanted to say, that this time around shift clicking on the chef and selecting reset object from the debug menu seems to help. In my game the chefs in both owned and visited restaurants did a little sigh/looked around/ cracked their backs afterwards and then went over to their stations. I hope this helps.
July 2021 - last edited July 2021 by EA_Kent
I have been experiencing this, too. I have been creating my restaurant for the past week and finally decided to open it today. Both my host and waiter are doing their tasks but my chef won't move at all. He/She would just stand in front of the restaurant and won't come in. I have tried the following already:
I have seen threads as old as 2016 with similar issues. I don't know if this has been fixed before or if it is working for others. Haven't tried this feature prior to the last update.
P.S.: Not using any mods. I just have the base game, Dine Out and Seasons.
Update: This worked! Options were still limited to "Manage" for the chef but finally went inside to the chef's station and cooked. Thanks @Anska_Stormblade
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July 2021 - last edited July 2021
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? 1.53.115.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Dine Out, Seasons, Get Together, Laundry day and more
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Make your Sims dine in some of the restaurants.
What happens when the bug occurs? The chef just stays outside (at least in the Diving Pelican restaurant). I have to reset the chef to make her come in and work. It's annoying to reset the chef everytime, and I think it's making her foods bad or something. In some other restaurants, the chef comes in very late, so the food arrives very late. I'm not so sure but I think this only became a problem after the new patch.
What do you expect to see? The chef to do his/her job.
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
Note that I'm using restaurants created by Maxis.
July 2021
thanks! It works
July 2021
Hello
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