sims 4, fire and fear of fire

[darionacraft]

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
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? 1.99.264.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? high school years cottage living tiny living eco lifestyle realm of magic discovery university get famous my first pet stuff season laudry day stuff jungle adventure toddler stuff parent hood cats and dogs bowling night stuff backyard stuff city living dine out movie hangout stuff get together spa day holiday celebration pack get to work outdoor retreat
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? try cooking with your sims using the stove and grill
What happens when the bug occurs? i try to cook on the stove and grill, and it catches on fire, even with my sims that have mastered the cooking skills
What do you expect to see? no more fires while cooking
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? No

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it mainly happens when my sims try to cook anything on a stove or grill.

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[coleslaw_1915]

@darionacraft Do the sims that start the fires have the “fear of fire”? Certain things make fires happen more often, that being one, if the sims are in a bad mood is another. 

[darionacraft]

Yes, I didn’t know that it could still cause them to create fires often. How can I change that ? @coleslaw_1915 

[coleslaw_1915]

@darionacraft there is no way to remove a fear trait unless you use a mod or cheats. I personally do not know what the cheat code is, sorry. But a sim can still overcome the fear. The only way I know of is to “discuss fears” with other sims. 

[PipMenace]

@darionacraft @coleslaw_1915  Discussing fears is not for fear of fire - each fear has its own way of overcoming it, which you will see if you hover over the fear thought.

In this case, the way to overcome fear of fire is by putting out another fire - that’s why the chance of fires is increased when a sim in the household has it, to give them more chances to overcome it.

The problem is that just witnessing a fire is what can trigger the fear, which can lead to an unfortunate loop if you have a multi-sim household. Sim 1 gets fear of fire, causing increased fires. This triggers a new fire, which Sim 1 successfully puts out, overcoming their fear, but Sim 2 witnesses it and develops a fear of fire…

This is one reason I play with wants and fears off.