The five worst Sims 4 bugs ever, from glitchy launches to persistent problems
Jul. 26, 2024You gotta laugh to keep from crying
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I have so much love forThe Sims 4that it often borders on frustration. Don’t get me wrong: when the game is good, it’s brilliant, but with all the bugs and glitches I run into in an average playthrough, I’ve learned to take most of them on the chin after whining about them on the internet.
Nobody is perfect, and buggy games are evidence of that – even when it comes to the most beloved life sim franchise ever. But with one of theickiest Sims 4 bugs everrearing its ugly head once again inThe Sims 4 Lovestruck, I’m getting a bit nostalgic for all the glitched-out messes that came before. If you’re fancying a frankly agonizing trip down memory lane, join me as I recount the five worst bugs ever to grace The Sims 4 in its ten short years of existence.
The incest bug
Affected packs:The Sims 4: High School Years; The Sims 4: Lovestruck
Affected packs:The Sims 4: Lovestruck
While we’re on the subject of The Sims 4’s latest, you can add extreme mood swings to the list of bugs alongside all that incest. Lovestruck allows us Simmers to create more meaningful romantic stories for our Sims, including setting their romantic and physical boundaries, NPCs being able to ask you out on dates, and turning those dates into fully-fledged outings. However, it was on one of these (supposedly) romantic ventures that I ran into the"overly mean"bug that is totally spoiling the mood for Simmers everywhere. Look, I know my Sim has the Mean trait already, andsureshe was a werewolf on a date with a vampire, but no sooner had she sat down at the dinner table to offer a friendly hello, her date immediately declared her his sworn enemy. I know it’s not just me; Simmers have reported unbidden insults flying left and right in the latest pack, as well as NPCs taking friendly interactions as acts of war. I can only hope that this bug gets fixed ASAP. My little lupine Sim deserves to find her Fated Mate, and right now, even Moonwood Mill’s resident meaniepants Greg would find her unbearable.
Affected packs:Sims 4: Werewolves; Sims 4: Growing Together
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Affected packs:All
This is less of a bug, and more of a persistent bone I have to pick with EA. In all my years of playing The Sims 4, I cannot recall a time when my Sim families would willingly sit at the dinner table and share a meal together. I haven tried everything, from ensuring that the dining room is right inside the kitchen to deleting all other chairs or sofas on the lot. Lo and behold, it seems my Sims would rather stand next to their housemates, snarf down their lunch, and leave the plates on the floor. Sims would even rather sit on the sofa and stare at a switched off television sometimes, or sit on their beds all by themselves, than use the table and chairs I’ve purchased for them with all those hard-won Simoleons manifested by way of the motherlode cheat. Why do I even bother? The only logical excuse is that EA hates me and wishes for me to suffer, so until this pathfinding bug – or is it technically now a feature? – is fixed, I’m protesting by making all my ungrateful Sims live on empty lots instead.
Affected packs:The Sims 4: My Wedding Stories
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