Low needs warning constantly pops up

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  • Game Version: 0.9.4

  • Platform: Steam Mac

  • Mods: never used
    :round_pushpin:If you have used mods before, please list them:

  • Hardware Specifications & Operating System (OS version, CPU, GPU, RAM, storage…): Macbook Air M3 2024 16GB

  • Steps to Reproduce:

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  • Details:
    Since latest patch, the popup warning about my Zoi’s needs being extremely low keeps popping up even when their needs aren’t even in yellow yet. They also pop up after they’ve satisfied their needs like sleep or eating. I’ve checked the needs of both zois in my household and they each get the popup warning even though all of their needs are full and met. The warning comes up at least 5 to 6 times in one Zoi day but doesn’t show up when their needs are actually low. I purposely let my zoi’s hunger go in the red and the warning didn’t pop up until after she ate a full meal.

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2

That’s terrible I hope it never happens to me … thank the Gods for the setNeedsFull cheat unless this horrible bug is immune to it :open_mouth:

3

Doesn’t work either.

4

That sucks I hope it gets fixed for you soon that would annoy me to no end.

5

I really hope the dev team sees this.

6

Could you please send your save file so they can help us better? Because the team can’t help you this way. :slightly_smiling_face:

7

You’ve suggested this before on a different issue that went nowhere because you said you guys don’t know how to work Macs.

8

I don’t know much about Macs sorry. :frowning:

9

exactly.

Thank you

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  • Game Version: 0.9.4

  • Platform: Mac

  • Mods: never used

  • Hardware Specifications & Operating System: MacOS 26.5.2, Mac mini M4 (16 GB RAM)

  • Steps to Reproduce: Get some of the needs gauges around 75%

  • Details:
    :round_pushpin:Since ver. 0.9.4 Psycat is constantly nagging me about my ZOIs having low needs, while in reality, they don’t. He’s doing it when they have around 75%-100% of all the needs. So, not only is he wrong, but he’s popping up even if in ver. 0.9.3 he didn’t.
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I’m having this exact same issue on my MacMini M4 16GB RAM. I get notifications from Psycat about low needs several times during a zoi’s day, when their needs are all fine or fully met. It doesn’t make a difference whether I have autonomy switched to on or off — I still get the notifications.

12

Hi @Alesyf_0003 ,

Please change the post title to

[v0.9.4] Notification for ‘Low Needs’ appears when Needs are not low.

Thanks!

13

Same issue for me and I posted this as well but was told that they don’t know much about Macs so I’m not sure it’ll get resolved.

14

Don’t worry, the devs will definitely try to figure out a solution. I assume one of us veteran forum users tried to help with your topic and couldn’t find a proper workaround because most of us are not using Mac currently :slightly_smiling_face:

15

Is there a way to toggle off that notification altogether? I would actually find it annoying and unnecessary even if my zoi’s needs were very low, so would like to never see that pop-up at all. As a Sims player for over 20 years, I feel I’m quite capable of managing their needs :slightly_smiling_face:

16

Yes! I’d love to turn off all Psycat’s notifications, because they’re mostly useless to most players.

17

Same issue here, MacBook Air.

18

Hi :slight_smile: Just wanted to know if you’re still experiencing this? I’ve posted about it as well and I’m a Mac player too.

19

Yes, it’s still happening in 0.10.1

20

As both topics are about the low needs notification, can someone from the team please merge them? → Low needs warning constantly pops up :folded_hands:

EDIT: This thread also is about the same topic: LOW NEEDS GAUGE warning continuously pops up