Sim stuck in catacombs rabbithole

[amano_ginji]

I am experienceing a strange issue - whenever I send a sim to explore the catacomb in a graveyard mausoleum they enter, get two text messages of their adventures and then they never exit. They just stay in there for all eternity (supposedly). Cancelling the action does nothing, I can only save them with a "resetsim" command.

It is quite annoying, but if it can't be fixed, can anyone give me a workaround for freeing a geenie? I only need the catacombs to free the geenie, if someone can tell me how to make the game think it is done, it is ok, like with NRAAS or something?

I have all expansion packs installed, as well as the High-End Loft stuff, I think my game version is the latest, something like 1.55 or something.

[Pam]

Are you giving your Sim enough time to come out?  Exploring the catacombs takes a bit of time.  I remember being surprised at how long it could take.

Also, welcome to our Forum. 

[Angélique]

What is the longest time you have left your sim with the genie lamp inside the catacombs?

I tried this out ten times in my game in Sunset Valley, and the longest time it took was 4 hours and 25 minutes sim time, and the shortest was 33 minutes. I don't know of any method to bypass the catacomb exploring though.

[KRae]

I've had them go in right after midnight and not come out until it was light out.

[scoed]

I once was in the catacomb not for freeing a genie but just exploring for a bit more than a sim day. Went in full bars, came out next to dead with a  most needs critical plus anegative zombie bear moodlet. The one time I freed a genie it took less than a  sim hour. The catacombs after that once became off limits for my Sims unless an opportunity requires it.

[amano_ginji]

Well, a little while after writing that post I left my Sim in the catacombs for a long time, I didn't write it down, but when her needs are dynamic she exits when her energy is critical low, and it's not a normal exit with a text message but more of a "force quit interaction", when I set her needs to static she can stay in there for more than a full day and still exit like the game just forces acancel, since neither a message appear, neither she gets anything from exploring and the genie opportunity is left unchanged. Seems it's just my bug, though, I already did a workaround and added the genie to my household.