Sims can't use the refrigerator & other issues «123456789...Next Go

KristenDB

I have never had any issues with my game before today, but my sims can't use the refrigerator all of a sudden. The interactions pop up but they never do what I tell them to. My game has started having other issues as well including sims continuing to walk around when I'm in buy mode.

Now my sim has a fireplace on her head. I would post a picture but it won't let me.


& I forgot to mention before but my sim suddenly has a romantic relationship bar with his child son.

Toblie

It's the same for me, the new update rendered my fridge unusable in my save game. I tried deleting, putting it in my inventory and taking them to a different lot and back. Still not working. They can get a quick meal. Open an invisible fridge in the lounge room but that’s about it. Dang it I took out all my mods and it is still happening in my save.
I started a new save and family and still the fridge is rendered useless. It takes my money but they never cook. The action drops and the continue with daily Life. So po'd right now. How can you play if the plum sims won't cook. They will all die of hunger.
Guess it's back to TS3 til this is fixed
I'd love to see a pic of the sim with a fireplace on their head.
upload it to a photosharing site like photobucket and link it.

muimui1208

Oh yea, I encountered this as well!! I posted my experience on Facebook. After the update, my sims can no longer use the refridgerator or stove to cook meals, the simoleons gets deducted however the task itself cancels itself out. I had to send my sim to the park so they can use the grill to cook food to eat. I also noticed you can't go over to the bar and ask for chips anymore. Any clue as to why this might've happened? I understand some of the kitchen stuff will get unlocked in the Culinary track however even when I downgraded on the furniture as a way of troubleshooting, still no food for my starving pregnant sim.

KristenDB

> @Toblie said:
> It's the same for me, the new update rendered my fridge unusable in my save game. I tried deleting, putting it in my inventory and taking them to a different lot and back. Still not working. They can get a quick meal. Open an invisible fridge in the lounge room but that’s about it. Dang it I took out all my mods and it is still happening in my save.
> I started a new save and family and still the fridge is rendered useless. It takes my money but they never cook. The action drops and the continue with daily Life. So po'd right now. How can you play if the plum sims won't cook. They will all die of hunger.
> Guess it's back to TS3 til this is fixed
> I'd love to see a pic of the sim with a fireplace on their head.
> upload it to a photosharing site like photobucket and link it.

Mine can't even get a quick meal. It's crazy. Thanks for letting me know how to add pictures I'll add it to my post.

Mylita

I'm sorry, but new members are restricted from posting pictures. Once you make member, you will be able to post pictures. Just keep posting and earning likes or lols. Soon you'll be a member.

Mylita

KristenDB

> @Mylita said:
> I'm sorry, but new members are restricted from posting pictures. Once you make member, you will be able to post pictures. Just keep posting and earning likes or lols. Soon you'll be a member.
>
> Mylita

Okay, thanks for the info. I should have made an account sooner, I've been reading these forums since before the game was released.

Toblie

Does that include links to the photo? I know she can't post photos but what about links

KristenDB

> @Toblie said:
> Does that include links to the photo? I know she can't post photos but what about links

I can't post links either.

Toblie

KristenDB wrote: »

> @Toblie said:<br />
> Does that include links to the photo? I know she can't post photos but what about links<br />
<br />
I can't post links either.

Oh that sucks. that would have been hilarious to see!

acee313

put a space in between the link to make it appear like a normal text. I would really love see the fireplace on the head. LOL!

KristenDB

> @acee313 said:
> put a space in between the link to make it appear like a normal text. I would really love see the fireplace on the head. LOL!

I tried, somehow it still recognized that it was a link.

MOMMADESHA

I too cannot use the stove or refrigerator to cook; I can however use a grill. This is better than nothing, but I cannot bake a cake. When I drag food onto the counter it disappears; sometime later, usually after returning home from traveling, I can see the food either back on the counter or it is in a Sims inventory (maybe my aim is bad). Also, if I want my Sims to listen to music and do other tasks, like homework or use the computer, my Sims will do one or the other. I do not know if it is something I am not doing or if there is a problem with the mental aspiration. My Sim earned an "A" in school and she has kept the "A" for about 3-days; she completes her homework and extra credit every day, but she is unable to complete the aspiration. Also, I have another Sim working on the writer aspiration. If she stops writing, the progress indicator starts over as if she just started writing the book, she looses the hours she spent previously writing. The reward "Never Weary" is now "Almost Never Weary"? The last thing, for whatever reason, if my Sims are sitting at a table doing whatever all of a sudden almost all will standup and their queue will clear. All the above is sad for me because I am doing the 100 babies challenge. I don't want my mother Sims to send into the world a bunch of sad half-starved and half-empty head adults. I love the aspirations; I feel like the mothers are doing more than just having babies. Please fix soon.

fruithead

I'm having the same issue. They pay for the food but don't actually cook and now they're starving. I've also noticed that when I log into one of my current lots, the sims are standing on the sidewalk like they just moved in and it seems like time passed since I last played them (ie. my guy was leaving for work in an hour when I exited, and was late for work when I logged back in).

How long will it take for them to fix this? The game is pretty much unplayable until the food bug is fixed.

KristenDB

I closed out of my game without saving & when I went back on the game everything was normal. I'm hoping it will continue to work. Hopefully it will all be fixed soon.

Toblie

I ended up restarting my computer and so far looks like the fridge works again. So try a restart.

Great_Wolf

I had installed the update before work, powered down my computer, went to work, returned, powered back on my computer, and I encountered the problem mentioned. looks like they access the fridge for a quick meal, but can't do anything else with it.

Great_Wolf

> @KristenDB said:
> I closed out of my game without saving & when I went back on the game everything was normal. I'm hoping it will continue to work. Hopefully it will all be fixed soon.

This worked for me as well. seems to be an intermediate solution until they get a patch in to actually fix it.

Marieke020

I had the same problem that the stove and the fridge didn't work.
Right click the Sims4 Icon in Origin and choose "repair game". This will delete a broken file in your cache folder.
But you can delete the files in this folder manually too.

With me, the bad cache file did the trick, everything worked again after I deleted it.

When this doesn't work, delete the localthumbspackage file in the main folder. When this still doesn't work you can delete save files in the scratch folder.

This was tipped by kremesch73 to me but I cannot send the link.

devilchild803

> @Marieke020 said:
> I had the same problem that the stove and the fridge didn't work.
> Right click the Sims4 Icon in Origin and choose "repair game". This will delete a broken file in your cache folder.
> But you can delete the files in this folder manually too.
>
> With me, the bad cache file did the trick, everything worked again after I deleted it.
>
> When this doesn't work, delete the localthumbspackage file in the main folder. When this still doesn't work you can delete save files in the scratch folder.
>
> This was tipped by kremesch73 to me but I cannot send the link.

Using the "repair game" option worked for me. Thanks :)

ellenkelly

The "repair game" option worked instantly for me as well for fixing the fridge issues, however anyone experiencing extremely slow loading screens since the update?

devilchild803

> @ellenkelly said:
> The "repair game" option worked instantly for me as well for fixing the fridge issues, however anyone experiencing extremely slow loading screens since the update?

I don't think mine have been worse than usual, but I'm not the most observant person on the planet.

ellenkelly

> @devilchild803 said:
> I don't think mine have been worse than usual, but I'm not the most observant person on the planet.

It's only when I first load the game up and trying to load my household, seems to be taking about ten minutes (slight exaggeration :P ), probably just me :)

rar3kain

Couldn't use the fridge, the repair game option worked, thanks for that suggestion. My loading screens actually seem a bit faster...

Dandebalou

Between people coming into the house uninvited and staying for days on end, eating the homeowner's food, sleeping in their beds, etc. and everyone refusing to open the refrigerator to get food, I had just about decided the new patch makes the game unplayable. Although there are certainly aspects of it I like. But I just realized I can pull group meals out of the refrigerator, tell my sims to grab a serving and they will do it. So if I delete the backyard grill, the uninvited guests will have no way to feed themselves and will either have to finally go home or starve to death. Time will tell which option "they choose."

Dandebalou

And I forgot to mention if any member of the household travels to another lot while another member is at work, the one who was at work returns home with the one who was traveling for fun or social interaction. So if they were set to be promoted, that promotion is delayed until the next workday -- assuming I remember to keep everyone home. If not, the promotion is delayed again.

eq1984

I am also having this problem, I've just repaire game so going to give that a try. Fingers crossed, my poor sims are starving!

ETA - it worked for me, thanks @Marieke20