Hi ! Related to my last post, I debated doing a post to pinpoint some specific issues that could require some upvotes. Then I read that on this post :
Closer to the base game update in November, weāll publish a special edition of our Laundry List including the Top Voted Community Issues you can expect to see resolved.
Combined to the abysmal Laundry List for the next patch (where half of them are tagging or swatches issues, not really impactful), it motivated me to do a list, as there are so many issues right now, and some of them might not have enough upvotes for different reasons :
Issues that you might not notice directly, therefore you won't be able to identify the cause, but hopefully people did.
Issues that are more specific, you might not notice them if you don't play with some features, but they have a real impact on those case
More recent issues, that have less upvotes as they are more recent, but still, they are really impacting.
For those reasons, using only the metric of upvotes to prioritize issues seems to be a bad idea, depending on the threshold there. From what I'm understanding, the more upvotes there are globally, the more EA will be able to justify more workload on solving issues š
Of course, in order to keep the process "balanced", don't upvote on stuff that you do not care about.
If I can, I will also link to existing fixes / ways to avoid them. That does not mean the issue shouldn't be prioritized, as people shouldn't have to rely on mods to fix the game, and not everybody is able to use them (console players for example).
šø In-game photos have become blurry, as if compressed
My current nemesis, and a recent one, it ruins the quality of any photo you took in-game when you load the lot where those photos are displayed, and they are saved this way if you save your game. There is no going back, except if you have a back-up.
Fix : No fix, avoid loading lots containing photos and saving after. If you have a back-up of your save-file piror to the 08/19 patch, keep it. When the issue is solved, you can load this save, save all your photos in a room in your library and add them back in good quality in your existing lot.
(Before and After saving the lot)
š Situational and NPC outfits generating with random hats
If you are playing one of the active careers, like the Detective career or the Actor career, you might notice that all the NPCs (or your own Sim when you get dressed in a costume) use a random hat or no hat instead of the expected one. It also affects NPCs in many places, like the High School one. That's only visual, but really affects the immersion.
I tried my hardest to investigate this one, but I wasn't able to find the root cause š„²
Fix : My š Removed Situation Jobs Outfits mod make it so instead of using a uniform, some Sims use their regular outfit or their career one. It solves some occurrences of this issue, but not all.
(What a nice pirate, ready to go fishing after his fight !)
š© Sims wearing hats on nude outfit
Related or not to the famous Sims wear default underwear when naked issue that will celebrate its first birthday (it hopefully already has many upvotes), this is a new one. If you Sims wears a hat in their first everyday outfit, they will where it when showering.
Fix : No fix, except editing all your Sims to remove their hat in their first everyday outfit (I have so many, that is ridiculous).
(When you don't want to get your hair wet)
š Accessories and makeup tabs only show assets from first category
Instead of displaying all the content from a category when first clicking it (like all the make-up), then giving you the ability to select a sub-category (eye shadow, lipstick...), it directly brings you to the first sub-category. It's not possible anymore to display the full category.
It might not seem impactful, but because of that, you are not able to copy all the make-up or accessories to other outfits, you have to copy each sub-category (eye shadow, then eye liner, then lipstick...)
š Items in Fridges, Bookshelves & Toy boxes Disappear on R-Residential
If you access the build mode for the whole rentalĀ (from the Manage Worlds screen), itĀ deletes all the items that were contained in shared inventories (Fridges, Bookshelves and Toy boxes). You might have seen it without understanding why it happened. I identified the reason,
Fix : No fix, simply avoid loading a full Residential Rental (without selecting a unit) in Build mode.
šŖ Hardly any Sims visiting Community Space/No vendors
The expected NPCs don't spawn on the Community Space lot type introduced by Eco-Lifestyle. (and all the related lot types). This issue had been going on for months, and make this lot type useless.
Fix : mitchsimmer created one, you can download it here.
š Several classes/lectures don't work
Some Lectures and Classes don't work in Business and Hobbies, due to mistakes in the tunings. I pointed to the exact files and lines that should be corrected, but nothing for months.
Fix : I included a fix in my š Fixed Classes & Lectures mod.
š§ Hobby class as a customer: no other Sim joins
If you start a hobby Class as a customer, no other Sim will join. You can manually add them, but it's something more to micromanage.
Fix : No fix, if you want other Sims to join the class, and select the Invite to Join Class interaction.
š³ Objects cluttering worlds/Collectibles disappearing
This one is a long standing issue that had so many fixes, but it's still there. It related to loading residential rentals and apartment lots. It started with objects you placed outside the lot (with TOOL, but also festival stands, bikes, etc.) appearing in the sky, then as an un-selectable version where the object used to be, and it's now solved... but not completely. Objects are still there, but invisible, they still bloat your save file for nothing.
ā¬ Camera issues with underground level for certain lots
This one mainly affects lots in Nordhaven, or specific lots like the Larry's LagoonĀ lot inĀ Britechester. The camera won't go to the lower level as expected. The only way to go down is to use TAB mode, but that's an issue for gameplay as you can only see things from above.
ā¹ļø Backsplash doesn't tile correctly
The backsplash from the Kitchen Clutter kit is supposed to be used in a tileable way, but due to light, it looks really bad. All the tiles here use the same swatch of course.Ā Note that this issue also affects other backsplashes from Lovestruck and Enchanted by Nature. It's less visible thanks to the color options and the way they tile.
Fix : I made one for the Kitchen Clutter kit, as it's really noticeable for this one. It's here (note that it make the backsplash appear darker)
š¤³ Call keeps dropping due to off grid when lot is not off grid
I'm putting this one only because I feel like the root cause of this one is impactful. Looking at the tuning, there is nothing wrong there. But I have seen some random reports related to moodlets being added for random reasons. I feel like there is something broken with tests and random weighted loots.
š CAS Assets not fitting opposite frame
A collection thread with nearly no votes, listing a lot of outfits that look wonky when you use them on the opposite frame.
I might not have listed all the most important issues, but that's the ones I'm following and come to mind directly. If you are using Bluesky, @dashisims made a feed to list issues, any post using the #fixthesims or #sims4bugreport hashtags or a link to the bug report forums will be listed there.
I might edit this post if more issues come to mind !
Thanks for your time and sorry for the long post !
