Why won't my sims use these kitchen counters?

poltergeist · April 2018

the circled ones.
they keep going to various bathrooms around the house. it's very annoying because the house is huge and they take forever walking around from place to place.
they have used the sinks, and they will use the corner piece next to the dishwasher to cut food up, but then they will travel upstairs to put the food in the bowl/on the plate.
the counters they WILL use:

musteni · April 2018

You seem to have a lot of clutter on those counters they use. I thought that would stop them?! If there are empty spaces, perhaps add some more clutter and see if it helps.

poltergeist · April 2018

luimistelija wrote: »

You seem to have a lot of clutter on those counters they use. I thought that would stop them?! If there are empty spaces, perhaps add some more clutter and see if it helps.

ikr? but it doesn't.

[bowl clipping through towel stack. ^^]
i did have clutter on the kitchen counters too lol. i deleted most of it because i thought that was what was stopping them.
eta; just processing you meant to add more clutter to the bathroom and not to clutter up the kitchen lmao, my bad, it's 2am i can't think.

LiaRose1435 · April 2018

I love your sim's house.

Bluebeard45 · April 2018

Just a guess but did you use the "moveobjects" cheat to build the kitchen ?.

ClassicalSim · April 2018

What @Bluebeard45 said. I don't know if that's the problem in your case, but I once downloaded a house from the gallery and they had used moveobjects on. My sim refused to use the kitchen counters and would only prepare food over the bathroom sink. I tried deleting things and rearranging, enlarging the house, but I never could get that house to work.

You might try temporarily deleting the cabinets directly over that counter space and test again to see if that's the problem.

BMSO · April 2018

I've had the same problem with sims not using the kitchen counters and no clutter is on them they instead either use the island counters attached to the bar or the bathroom counters that do have the clutter, the best way I could come up with them to use the kitchen counters was putting the other counters in the family inventory.

Also a chef station actually keeps them on the chef station when preparing food rather than routing to the bathroom.

poltergeist · April 2018

thanks for all the suggestions. i locked the bathroom doors to see if they'd resort to using the kitchen counters and they still wouldn't.
i then removed the cabinets, windows, mats, and chandelier to see if they'd use it and they still wouldn't.
i did use moveobjects on, i always do, but the counters were not placed irregularly with it.

poltergeist · April 2018

LiaRose1435 wrote: »

I love your sim's house.

thanks, it's still a work in progress. i'm building it as the legacy goes along.

GalacticGal · April 2018

That kitchen is gorgeous, by the way. Have you tried removing the upper cabinets above that counter area they aren't using? I know it's strange, but sometimes things that don't appear to us to be in the way, is in the way for a Sim. For a time, we couldn't place shelves above the washer and dryer, as the Sims couldn't use the machines. It's worth a try, at least.

hadklax · April 2018

I would guess the mats as you seem to have used MOO for them. In addition, I noticed there are bushes on the other side of the window. Did you use MOO on them too? If so, they could be invading the 'space' where the counter is positioned. It might be worth checking MOO or not as sometimes leaves stick through the walls. I also tend to find some of the suspended lights can cause objects to become useable and as Galacticgal said test the cupboards too.

poltergeist · April 2018

GalacticGal wrote: »

That kitchen is gorgeous, by the way. Have you tried removing the upper cabinets above that counter area they aren't using? I know it's strange, but sometimes things that don't appear to us to be in the way, is in the way for a Sim. For a time, we couldn't place shelves above the washer and dryer, as the Sims couldn't use the machines. It's worth a try, at least.

thanks.

yep, i've tried removing the cabinets as well as the bushes on the other side of the window. it looks like these counters are just mysteriously glitched.

ClassicalSim · April 2018

A couple last suggestions. You might try clearing your cache files and repairing your game through origin.

A couple weeks ago all the mushrooms in my game lost their monetary value, even when I picked new mushrooms. All were with 0 dollars. After clearing my cache files and repairing my game they were back to being worth 1 dollar.

Also, you could remove every last thing in and around your kitchen. Put it in your inventory or out in the yard temporarily. Then turn moveobjects off and put everything back together again. May not help, but might be worth a try. It is a really nice home; it would be a shame if it wasn't usable.

Cherryrose_x · April 2018

You aren't alone. My Sims always plate up in the bathroom too. I deleted the spare counters in the end so they had no choice but to use the kitchen counters! So annoying though!

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