May 2020
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? 1.62.67.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? CD, GTW, PH, V, OR, TLSP, LDSP, VGSP, BYSP, MHSP, PPSP
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Play a family with Alexander as a friend until it's his birthday. Ignore him. Play the Goth family for a second. Save and exit to menu. Continue playing original family. When you look in your friends list he'll automatically be a teenager.
What happens when the bug occurs? Alexander ages up when he's not supposed to.
What do you expect to see? I expected him to be the same child I left off as. He didn't age up on the lot while I was there, the save game picture even has him as a child.
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
Why did this happen?
Can I reverse it?
Did he age up because I spent two seconds there (making the characters more accurate in the mirror) therefore listing the house as a "played family", therefore aging him up when I'm not even playing them?
Cause if that's the case, and it's not a bug, thats terrible game design.
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May 2020 - last edited May 2020
You just need to change the setting to only active household aging (see pictures)
Basically what you did when you switched to him, then you made the household played and played Sims age in your game so after a while, he aged up
OR
after changing to a family make sure you mark them as unplayed again in the household manager by clicking on the plumbob picture (see second pic)
Good Luck
Crin
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May 2020
Good Luck
Crin
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May 2020
Good Luck
Crin
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May 2020
May 2020
Good Luck
Crin
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May 2020 - last edited May 2020
@KatastrophicSim I think the problem is that the family became played. You have aging on for all played SIms. That means all your Sims that you have played, age.
You can either set that to active family only (then inactives never age, no matter if you play them at some point) or make sure to remove the played flag from the family.
Sorry, I misunderstood the issue at first.
Good Luck
Crin
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May 2020 - last edited May 2020
You just need to change the setting to only active household aging (see pictures)
Basically what you did when you switched to him, then you made the household played and played Sims age in your game so after a while, he aged up
OR
after changing to a family make sure you mark them as unplayed again in the household manager by clicking on the plumbob picture (see second pic)
Good Luck
Crin
I don't work or have any association with EA. I give advice to the best of my knowledge and cannot be held responsible for any damage done to your computer/game.
Please only contact me via PM when asked to do so.
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