April 2020 - last edited January 2021 by crinrict
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:Sony Playstation 4
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? 1.24
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Everything
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Give a toddler a bath.
What happens when the bug occurs? After bathing the toddler, puddles spawn that are partially underneath the bathtub where the Sims cannot mop them. When you cue them to mop the puddle, they just stand there waving their hand with the thought bubble over their head indicating that they can’t go there. I have tried changing to a different kind of tub, but the issue persists.
What do you expect to see? I expect the puddle to spawn next to the tub where a Sim can mop it up, and not mostly underneath the tub where they can’t.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? On console - never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No
Not being able to mop up the puddle is a problem because the Sims then get a constant uncomfortable moodlet from “unpleasant surroundings”. The only way to remove the puddle is to go in Build Mode, remove the tub, go back into Live Mode, have Sim mop the puddle that was underneath the tub, go back to Build Mode and put the tub back in place. Obviously, this is a problem as it happens every time you bath a toddler. And my game has a tendency to crash when exiting Build Mode. :-(
EDIT by Crinrict: Added Tag to Title, Added Base Game Version Number
April 2020
Good Luck
Crin
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April 2020
May 2020
Originally, I had the bb.moveobjects cheat on when I decorated the bathroom. However, after the problem kept occurring, I turned cheats off, gutted the bathroom and re-did the entire room with no cheats. But even after doing that, an inaccessible puddle under the tub continues to spawn every time someone uses the tub/shower. The only way to remove it is to go into Build Mode and move the tub, switch back to Live Mode and have a Sim mop it up, switch back to Build Mode to replace the tub, and then switch back to Live Mode. Not only is that cumbersome and time consuming, but my game very often crashes and gives me that PS4 37848 error code when I exit Build Mode to go back into Live Mode. The world I’m having the issue in is Sulani. I just went into a household in Glimmerbrook and had a Sim take a bath. A puddle spawned from that halfway across the room. And it seems that a puddle spawns every single time someone uses the tub/shower. Is it supposed to be happening that frequently? I know it happens every time you bathe a toddler (and rightfully so), but I don’t remember it happening every single time an adult Sim bathed or showered.
May 2020
Good Luck
Crin
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Please only contact me via PM when asked to do so.
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June 2020 - last edited June 2020
I can confirm that this is a problem. Some puddles under bathtubs are not reachable to mop and the sims shrug and confirm with a red x in a thought bubble they can't reach it.
January 2021
I've had this happen a lot. Puddles form under the tub, or under the toilet or basin, and the sim can't mop it up until I remove the plumbing fixtures in build mode. It's a dreadful nuisance.
September 2021
February 2023
3 weeks ago - last edited 3 weeks ago
Also happens to me, very annoying!