The Run Around Bug

[Pam]

In my Dynasty, Indigo got the run around bug.  I never saw her playing tag.  She had it at home and still had it in China.  But that she's back home again, I think it's gone.  Of course, that might be because I've had to reinstall my game twice.

[Saltypaws]

Just in case no one saw this suggestion in the Dynasty thread, thought I would put it here too.  Everyone knows that your sims gets the runaround bug after playing tag.  I found a generation 5 family that does not have that bug, because they are always playing catch with a football or baseball.  In my old dynasty, they all had the bug, but one.  In my new dynasty, I have put a football or baseball on the lot or in each sims inventory and now they play catch, which is fine with me.  I can't say they will never get it, but as a youth, at home, they would rather play catch.  Just thought I would pass this along for future reference.

[AriaGirl77]

Great idea Salty!  My Dynasty family now each has a ball in their inventory.

The only potential problem with that is if you plan to use Athletic as a supermax skill, because they do gain some athletic skill from playing ball.

[Saltypaws]

I just thought about that too.  I guess we could just cancel it.  Still better than running, lol.

[Pam]

They won't gain enough athletic skill from playing catch as children.  Once they age up to teen, you can get rid of the balls because playing tag won't be a problem unless they encounter Childish Sims.  Or, just cancel the action. 

[LlamaMama]

I actually wasted a sim day trying to get the bug from kids in Egypt. They'd tag my sims, who would just good-naturedly laugh, so no bug resulted. I had to wait until the toddler grew to child stage in order to properly get my whole family running.

I'm reminded of when I was a kid and all the moms in the neighborhood intentionally exposed their daughters to a child with German measles.

[Leto85]

In my Dynasty, Indigo got the run around bug.  I never saw her playing tag.  She had it at home and still had it in China.  But that she's back home again, I think it's gone.  Of course, that might be because I've had to reinstall my game twice.

Jemig, twice? Did something goes wrong with the first reinstall than? So that this works could be finally an answer to this long less problem. I mean: 10 pages...

[Pam]

I had to reinstall twice, first because the recent update crashed my game.  Then a second reinstall because I couldn't download my purchase items from the Store after the first reinstall.

[Nala3]

I have a family of 5 sims, all but one of them run around! I love it cause they go places quicker, I don't get why they do it though, ha ha ha!

[Esther1981]

I teleport them everywhere, so I probably wouldn't notice if they did catch this bug! Lol.

[Leto85]

I teleport them everywhere, so I probably wouldn't notice if they did catch this bug! Lol.

Yes, teleport machines are pretty handy.

[Esther1981]

Yes, teleport machines are pretty handy.

Hehe I'm sure they are but I've never used one. You're talking to a cheater, remember? 

[Leto85]

Hehe I'm sure they are but I've never used one. You're talking to a cheater, remember? 

You're a cheater? Ha, I've forgot that I think. I personally don't cheat that much, I mean: not ingame.
So there is a teleportation cheat... Handy.

[Esther1981]

You're a cheater? Ha, I've forgot that I think. I personally don't cheat that much, I mean: not ingame.
So there is a teleportation cheat... Handy.

Yep! After I found the cheats, there has only been twice I haven't. Once was in the grim challenge and the other one was when I was trying it out without cheats. If testingcheatsenabled is active, just shift+click on the ground anywhere choose teleport here and off you go! It's awesome!

[Saltypaws]

Since I have put the baseball and football in the inventories, I am proud to say, so far, have not gotten the runaround bug as of yet, but now that I have said that, I will probably get it, lol.  Now all they do is play catch, but that is ok with me, as long as it works.

I have one game that I leave testingcheatsenabled cheat turned on.  It is a pretty cool cheat and probably the only one that is fine left on.  I get the cool fridge and have everyone get close to the top of their career with that cheat on.  If someone gets hungry, just slide the little bar, but, I don't really use it in any other game, unless I have to.