[OPEN] Maid caught in a loop cleaning grill even on new grill (Neat Trait)

[Atheis56]

Why can't these bugs get fixed? I don't get it. Fix the bugs!

Maid repeatedly cleans the grill. Maid never vacuums. What about doing the laundry?

Housemates only make white cake.

Sims often, but not always, avoid using the sink in the same room as the toilet - even when all sinks are identical in the house.

Don't get me started on the newborn not aging up problem.

Doesn't it make logical sense that a maid would have the neat trait? Apparently not.

-- Grumpy

[Seastormwitch]

I have these exact same bugs (except the white cake one). I just paid my maid $160 to repeatedly clean the grill. I'm also having produce and flowers moving into the family inventory.

This is just OLD. Always working on new content to make money because they know it'll be bought even though many bugs aren't fixed. JUST FIX THEM PLEASE. 

[siirysiir]

Yeah this is still very much happening. It's not much of a fix to have to manage NPCs ourselves to make sure that the maid isn't neat so that this feature will work. I'd kind of want them to be neat so I can trust they'll really clean because some of them just slack around.

[Francoisf30]

Yes it is still happening, I summoned Bonehilda, and I believe she has the neat trait? She started cleaning the grill and was caught in loop doing it for as long as I endured it, until I removed the grill manually. Then she just drink water, make a puddle on the floor, clean it in a loop... 

[Nikkiwatarii]

Modder LittleMsSam recently made a mod that tunes down Neat sim cleaning frenzy. You can find it on her site under "small mods".

[Siluial]

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? 1.107.151.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Everything. All the things.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Hire a maid via the phone or Lin-Z for either 1 time only or Scheduled
What happens when the bug occurs? Maid might pick up some dirty dishes, then tries to spray-clean the mixer and scrutinizes it and repeats until he leaves. Even resetting him does not help. If you dismiss or fire, he will leave only after he's been reset. I should note that the mixer has been upgraded to 'self-cleaning' and in the case of THIS game, hasn't been used yet. Also, this is a SCENARIO couple - In His Shadow (not sure if that matters)
What do you expect to see? Maid should clean up the messes and leave.
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? Neutral/Not Sure 

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I am not getting a lastexception file from this error. 

He will stay forever until his 'time' is up - meaning the max hours have passed AND you have him reset. If you don't reset him, he keeps staying. So either reset and dismiss/fire him or reset after he's exceeded his day of cleaning time. Only then does he leave with all my Simoleans! And often hasn't finished cleaning the place!

[crinrict]

@Siluial Could you take the maid to cas with cheats and check on their traits ? Do they have the neat trait ?

Also, for testing purposes could you put your upgraded mixer in household inventory and buy a new one and see if the same loop thing happens with one that's not upgraded ?

I assume you tested this with no mods/cc installed ?

[Siluial]

@crinrict I've tested it with a new mixer, yes. If I do not have the mixer, the maid works perfectly. I'll check on that neat trait...

[Siluial]

@crinrict Ok, he DID have the NEAT trait, so I removed it, replaced it with another -- also his cat in his family needed a breed name (how weird is that?!) ... Now he's working fine. THANKS!

[crinrict]

@Siluial Thanks for confirming. I'm merging this with the other thread we have on this although that was the grill and not the mixer.

I've adjusted the title.