[BUG] Bees, Blue Morpho Butterflies, Walking Sticks Impossible to Find *Fixed*

[lindsaysoderberg]

I have spent a combined total of over 3 Sim-weeks at the campgrounds, in the Forest, and in the Deep Woods (where the Hermit lives.

I spent most of this time searching for insects.

I have tried using other's tips and hints and insect location guides to find them but have had no luck in collecting a:

• Bee
• Blue Morpho Butterfly
• Walking Stick

I understand that the rare Walking Stick should be hard to acquire, but the Bee and Blue Morpho Butterfly are common and can reportedly be found in all 3 locations.

First, can someone please verify that they have been able to catch all, one, or some of these insects?

Second, does anyone have more specific guidelines for finding these insects? What I have so far is from Carl's Insect Guide.

Please help me if you can! Thank you sincerely!!

[Playalot]

It's interesting but recently I have also not been able to find the bee. I needed it for one of my dynasty heirs and no matter how often I went to GF it just never spawned. Makes me wonder if it is a glitch after a recent patch as prior to this the bee was very easy to catch as it spawned regularly. I can't comment on the others as I was only looking for the bee. I cleared caches, repaired the game etc but the bee just never spawned.

[ClayMask]

Yes, both Tixxis and I found these all impossible to find during the collecting challenge.  They became impossible at the March 26th patch.  Here's the thread for the bug report of it.  Please hit me too to help bring attention to this issue.

http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4-Bug-Reports/Bee-blue-morpho-and-walking-stick-missing-from-Outdoor-Retreat/m-p/4529966#U4529966

[Playalot]

Ah! Great, I've added a 'me too'. Thanks ClayMask.

[lindsaysoderberg]

I've also joined the "me too" group.

But, wow! March 26th! I'm surprised that they let this go for nearly 3 months unfixed.

[dodi90]

No wonder that I can't find walking sticks no matter how hard I tried too. I actually give up and just use buydebug for it.

[Joria]

Anyone know if this has been fixed?  I found the Blue Morpho and Bee in Deep Woods.  Spent the night with one Sim fishing and the other gathering bugs.  At dusk he caught the Blue Morpho.  The next morning, shortly after Dawn, the other went to take over the task and ran into a swarm of Bees and caught them.  Haven't been back since and need more of both plus Walking Stick.  BTW, they cannot be cloned.

[ClayMask]

Anyone know if this has been fixed?  I found the Blue Morpho and Bee in Deep Woods.  Spent the night with one Sim fishing and the other gathering bugs.  At dusk he caught the Blue Morpho.  The next morning, shortly after Dawn, the other went to take over the task and ran into a swarm of Bees and caught them.  Haven't been back since and need more of both plus Walking Stick.  BTW, they cannot be cloned.

I haven't looked for them in a while, but also haven't accidentally ran into them.  Deep Woods isn't where they were normally found before.  Bees were found in the main camping area, and blue morphos were found near the hermit's hut.  I'm surprised to hear both that you found them, and found them somewhere different.

[lily55]

I'm having problems with finding bees, walking stick and a few others...can anyone help me out please?

[dodi90]

There is nothing we can help since rather than hoping it would appear on some specific spawn locations. The collecting was annoying too in the Sims 3 but at least they include a collection helper to help you find the where the insect spawn. if the bugs you want did not spawn at all, there is nothing you could do unless to use buydebug. If you do have get to work, you can use less cheaty way (but still use buydebug) and make all the insects to be sold at a store and have your main sim buy it there.

[ClayMask]

I'm having problems with finding bees, walking stick and a few others...can anyone help me out please?

I can only tell you where they're supposed to be, but they may still not be findable due to the bug listed here.  The walking sticks "should be" findable during the day at the same spot as the jewel beetles.  This is in the area with the hermit's house, near the circle with the mushrooms and near the waterfall.  The bees "should be" findable in the main camping area kind of near the restrooms during the morning, although Joria has reported finding them somewhere in the Deep Woods recently.

[Playalot]

So this bug (Ouch! Bad pun!) has been fixed and bees can once again be caught in the Camping ground and walking sticks near the hermits garden.

[oshizu]

Anyone know if this has been fixed?  I found the Blue Morpho and Bee in Deep Woods.  Spent the night with one Sim fishing and the other gathering bugs.  At dusk he caught the Blue Morpho.  The next morning, shortly after Dawn, the other went to take over the task and ran into a swarm of Bees and caught them.  Haven't been back since and need more of both plus Walking Stick.  BTW, they cannot be cloned.

Insects can't be cloned but the herbal remedies can be cloned, right?

[dodi90]

I think insects can be cloned since i did clone quite a few of them. You just need to drag it from inventory to the cloning machine

[oshizu]

@dodi90   Thanks for the reminder!  My dynasty file sold off all the insects and just clones the remedies.  I couldn't remember if I'd been cloning the insects or not.

So the missing bugs problem is fixed?  In all my various files, I've only found a walking stick once... I'm not observant and patient enough, I guess.