NPC Zois won't leave my house.

  • Game Version: Up to date

  • Platform: Steam windows

  • Mods: Active

  • Hardware Specifications & Operating System (OS version, CPU, GPU, RAM, storage…): Windows 11, i7 13th gen, 4060ti, 32GB ram, 2TB SSD

  • Steps to Reproduce: Invite zois over to my house or plan an event like a birthday/party etc

  • Details:
    This has been happening for a while now, a few months I’d say. Whenever I’d invite any zoi over, they would just get stuck in the house and not leave even if I asked them to leave. They would function normally like use the toilet, make food, shower etc but not sleep and wouldn’t leave. The only thing that helps is emergency rescuing them.

Hello. It may be related to the door locking function. May I ask what the permissions on your entry door are and which way around your door is turned? It might sound weird, but it actually has an influence of Zois being able to leave, if they are npc/not living in the house.

Edit: I made a post about doors just yesterday in this thread, since businesses have similar door issues

Could you please send the save file?

Hello, thank you for your reply!

I’m not sure if this is door related as this just happened at an after prom date with my prom partner, the event ended but he was standing in the same place not moving outside of the school and his needs were all low and kept flashing red so I had to emergency rescue him as well :confused:

When this happens in the house, the npc zois can go outside of the house and interact with the items outside etc, they just won’t leave completely and go home.

Hello! Oh, I assumed they would get stuck in your house since your post mentioned something about getting stuck in a house.

So he did get stuck in the school building after prom?

Hello, yes sorry what I meant is they get stuck in the house perimeter/area and won’t leave it but they can exit/enter through doors just fine.

And yes he was stuck standing outside the school at the after prom date event after all the interactions of the event played out, I had to end the event faster as it was too long as I was scared he would pass out or die of hunger lol and that’s when I had to emergency rescue him cause he wouldn’t move at all.

Hello, unfortunately it doesn’t let me upload the file as it’s too large, is there any other way I could send it over? :confused:

Hey there, you can check out my guide for posting specific save files here in the forum → How to locate which Save File to send [Guide]

This should help you with locating the right file :smiley:

20260714-163132.zip (8.6 MB)

Hi, here’s the most recent save from today, this is after I had emergency rescued the NPC guy stuck outside the school and there are currently no stuck NPC zois in the house, but this can be recreated by inviting someone over/planning an event like a birthday party in the house.