Roommate Race Quest

[EA_Mai]

I'm glad to hear you both could scan for more ants now, thanks for coming back to share your feedback! I don't remember how this looks in-game right now, but I'll pass on your feedback to the team so they are aware this can be confusing, as well as what you think about the quest.

Moving this to Game information section for now.
Also, please, let's try to keep the conversation friendly - the community is big and not everyone has the same knowledge about the game. @givememore86 was just trying to help, that's what Answers HQ is about

[FunkyPenguin84]

I have this same problem too.  When I click on a houseplant, I can’t scan for ants the second time.  Please help.

[haribobearsim]

Same thing happened to me too!!

[EA_Mai]

Hi @haribobearsim, @FunkyPenguin84,

Moved your posts to a thread where we are talking about that step of the quest. Please, read my post here: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Game-Information/Roommate-Race-Quest-broken/m-p/7929980#M21128

Cheers,
-Mai

[fozzy6499]

Product: The Sims Mobile
Platform:Android Tablet
List the specific devices you play with (e.g. iPhone 6s Plus, Samsung Galaxy S7) Lenovo
OS Version 7.1
Player ID: (Find your Player ID in Sims Mobile: https://help.ea.com/help/the-sims/the-sims-mobile/find-your-player-id-in-the-sims-mobile )
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? On quest roommate race chapter 3 part 5 'scan for ants' I was able to complete 1 of 2 times to scan for ants. No option comes up on any floor plants.. Tried buying new plants and the plants around town.
What do you expect to see? Fixed
Connection Type Wifi
Please select your region North America
Country Us
Additional feedback

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On quest roommate race chapter 3 part 5 'scan for ants' I was able to complete 1 of 2 times to scan for ants. No option comes up on any floor plants for 2of2.. Tried buying new plants and the plants around town.

[SalixCat]

Another player has posted that there is a two hours cool down for that action. 

[MillenniumWhite]

Same here. Even after the 2 hour cooldown, the second “scan for bugs” does not show up.

[amybrooke99]

Is there any way to get refunded for SimCash spent on attempts to find ants before the 2 hour window was over? I spent SimCash to complete the first look for ants task early. Then when I saw that look for ants was not available, I spent even more SimCash to free up my other Sim. If there is a mandatory time window between tasks then early completion should not be an option. 

[stormcloud44]

I just bought another houseplant for $1500 because I thought maybe the Queen Juliana couldn’t be used again. 

When that didn’t work, I came here. *sigh*

[karminiasims]

Several Simmers from Poland reported me issue with the step with ants and plants. Day 3 Step 5. First time - the interaction works. The second - is impossible to take. Even after those 2h. It could be a glitch.