July 2020
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? 1.64.84.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Get to work Get together City Living Cats & Dogs Seasons Island Living Discover University Outdoor Retreat Spa Day Dine Out Vmpires Parenthood Jungle Adventure Strangerville Realm of Magic Perfect Patio Cool Kitchen Spooky Stuff Movie Hangout Romantic Garden Kids Room Vintage Glamour Bowling Night Toddler Laundry Day My First Pet Moschino Tiny Living (I don't have Eco Lifestyle and Luxury Party)
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? I just play the game and it happens
What happens when the bug occurs? The filthy surroundings moodlet comes up and won't go away
What do you expect to see? Only have the filthy surroundings moodlet when something is dirty
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? Neutral/Not Sure
Two separate families in two separate save files, the 'filthy surroundings' moodlet pops up and will not go away
This is legit causing my sim to fail uni as she cannot do her homework in her micro-home
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July 2020
@cyvintyraneaI've had a similar issue and it turned out to be a corrupted outside bin. I deleted the existing outside bin and replaced it, the moodlet faded finally. The unpleasant moodlet seemed to traverse the walls of the house, so my sims would get the moodlet while inside or out, depending on how close they were to the bin.
July 2020
Good Luck
Crin
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July 2020
@cyvintyraneaI've had a similar issue and it turned out to be a corrupted outside bin. I deleted the existing outside bin and replaced it, the moodlet faded finally. The unpleasant moodlet seemed to traverse the walls of the house, so my sims would get the moodlet while inside or out, depending on how close they were to the bin.
July 2020
I deleted the outside bin and it worked!!
They didn't get the moodlet outside but I removed the outdoor bin that came with island living and replaced it with a base game outdoor bin and they no longer have the moodlet
The other save file is an island living based family so they also have that bin. I will go and play with them now and remove the bin
Thank you so much!!
July 2020
July 2020
@cyvintyranea Sweet! Glad to hear it!
October 2020
I'm having the same issue, but there is no bin outside. I put one there and that's didn't work. I have tried everything else. Any other suggestions?
October 2020
@TrayliaI would start by taking any of the bins that are inside the house and place them all in the household inventory, see if the moodlet fades, if so, put them back one by one until you find the offending bin.
If that doesn't work, you can look for old plates and glasses that sims may have left around (the empty water glasses can be difficult to see sometimes). Be aware, I have found water glasses under couches and other furniture, which I think glitched there due to my interrupting a sim with other commands while they were trying to drink.
November 2020
Make sure you empty the fridge of old food i've periodically kept forgetting about that and spend 10 mins trying to find what's setting them off until i check the fridge to see the Empty Fridge interaction show up and i remember lol. Personally i don't think it makes sense for the Sims mood to so instantly drop over a bit of gone off food, 1 dirty counter or a few dirty plates and also get the Grungy Moodlet too, i've also found Diapers hiding they instantly get "Filthy Surroundings" moodlet over just 1 diaper lol.
November 2020
I had this issue recently and finally realized it was some decorative wine glasses I got from the debug items list to decorate my kitchen shelves. They became "old" and were stinking up the place!
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