"Instant Meal" bug?
Hairfish:
I have a theory. Well, not a theory, per se, but I noticed a few things on the two occasions that the "Instant Meal Only" bug popped up in one of my houses (none of which have diagonal doors, btw).
In a house with four adult Sims, only one got the bug. He had a very high Neatness score, 8 or 9. He was standing within the kitchen area (it's an open floorplan) when I gave him the order to Serve Dinner.
The kitchen counters are very crowded with appliances, with only two open countertops. This happened at night, so meals had been prepared since the maid had been there.
The Sim who eventually served hamburgers for dinner has a low Neatness score.
So, what I think is happening is, when this "bug" pops up it's with very Neat Sims who refuse to prepare food on a dirty countertop, when all unoccupied counters are dirty ~ not visually dirty, but "used," and thus "cleanable." When it happens again, I'll check the condition of the countertops and the Neatness rating of the Sim who's stuck with Ensure for dinner. If I remember to. I probably won't.
In the meantime, those who encounter (ha ha) the bug may want to try having the limited Sim clean the counters, and see if that brings back the rest of the menu.
ZephyrZodiac:
Sounds feasible - or get them to make spaghetti using the food processor!
On a related note, I had a wonderful little episode with a couple of gay male Romance sims who are married and very much in love. One got up and I told him to serve toaster pastries. He put them in the oven then decided to go and clean the worktop. His partner appeared to realise that the pastries would burn, so he came into the kitchen and served the meal! Honestly, a totally autonomous action!
Hairfish:
Quote from: ZephyrZodiac on 2005 August 22, 00:48:36
Sounds feasible - or get them to make spaghetti using the food processor!
Except that the only option they have is "Instant Meal."
(Reminds me of my phone company's recorded message asking if I'm calling from the number with the problem when I'm reporting a NON-WORKING phone line. ;D)
ZephyrZodiac:
Sorry, it's very late and I'm not thinking straight! Of course, that wouldn't solve the Instant Meal only! Seems like, for some reason, the game thinks the sim is still at work! Like it gets confused and sends nannies when they're home and doesn't send them when they're not there!
Darkstormyeve:
Just a note that it happened to me last night again. Darn annoying!!! No diag walls/doors and it was in Strange Town.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page