"New" not showing in title after posting and Dynasty kitchen help needed

[Joria]

I've been doing a dynasty in Union Cove but none of my new posts show the word "New" in bright green after I've posted.  Also, I don't know how to change the Subject line to indicate things like new chapters.  How do you do that?

In that Dynasty, I have made the founder the family cook.  This means I'm not going to want any other immortal to get anywhere near a real kitchen so I've built my founders suite such that it includes a private, second kitchen.  This second kitchen includes a frig, stove, storage for future Ambrosia, and grandma's canning.  I figured she could cook there and put the "leftovers" in the fridge which would then show up in both fridges and that she would sit at her own little table to eat once she was immortal and possibly locked away from the rest of the family.  The result is she goes to "her" kitchen to cook, puts the dish on the counter, grabs a plate and saunters out to eat.  I move the "leftovers" to her fridge expecting the rest of the family to go to their fridge and grab a plate.  Instead they stand around stomping their feet and can't seem to get to their fridge!  There is absolutely nothing in the way of that fridge.

The "Family" kitchen has a frig, a bakers station, (does not raise cooking skill), a pizza oven, (does not raise cooking skill), a dishwasher and garbage disposal.  The dining area is there as well but not close to the fridge and not blocking anything.  How do I feed this family without allowing them access to anything that would raise their cooking skills?

[bubbles]

When you post, you view the topic straight after surely? Like, when you post you go back to the same topic so it isn't new to you anymore, if you know what I mean.

To change the subject line, you have to modify the title in the original post.

Did you call the household to meal before putting the meal in the fridge? You need to manually direct every sim to go and eat leftover from the fridge in my experience.

Hope this helps a bit!

[Joria]

I did direct them to go there.  They just won't. 

 I've tried several things but it's like there is an invisible barrier.  My Sims can't get anywhere near the old frig.  I've tried removing extras, (pizza oven, baking station, grandma's jam making thing and complete second kitchen), and replacing the frig with another but it's no go.  Getting a bit scared.   It's only the first heir but it was a lot of work.

[KRae]

Move the fridge to a totally different room just to see if there is something invisible blocking it.

[Deklitch]

Hi Joria,

That thing with the fridge and invisible blockage happens to me from time to time as well (as well as with beds and tents on occasions). I find that I have to actually get a new fridge and pretty well put it in a new location and that normally fixes it up for me. I think I have also found that if I get rid of the old fridge first, I lose any cooked food in the old fridge, so i make sure I purchase the new fridge before selling the old one.

Dek

[Joria]

Thanks everybody!  I wound up rebuilding the entire kitchen which worked just fine.  It did need a new fridge but it worked and now everyone is happy.