I redownloaded the hack. Now, instead of the buy/toilet icon flashing on and off, it's staying their constantly, but the sim is still not using the toilet. The sim is able to be used by the shower correctly when the toilet is removed from the bathroom.

I honestly have no idea how my game has become so borked. What's more worrying is that I have just reinstalled everything and it's still broken. Could their be something corrupt on my CD itself or is there a messed up file lurking somewhere that didn't get removed by the uninstallation?

Also, when you suggest upgrading to a better version, do you mean installing a later expansion pack? I have ofb, but I don't play with it on (hate playing businesses, but my sims always spin up business related wants). I don't have any later expansions due to the SecuROM issue.

That's correct, it's base plus nightlife only.

Where could that be hiding? I have had various hacks installed in the past, but at present the only things in my downloads folder are the bathroom controller and macrotastics. I don't have anything else at all in there, not even custom content or the colour enable package (that wouldn't be required for this hack, would it?).

How the heck would I go about finding the problem?

It's the maxis stall toilet, but the problem occurs with the basic maxis toilet as well. I have not tried the controller with any other toilets.

That's not it Jelenedra - I first experienced the issue playing a bathroom with only one shower and toilet. Also, the macrotastics hack was not working either.

I actually reinstalled my game and the issue appears resolved - both macrotastics and bathroom uses you appear to now be working correctly. Which is annoying as I'd like to have known why it was broken, but the annoyance for me is surpassed by my joy at this new macrostastics toy. I think it will revolutionise my sims-playing. The skillinator especially is the best thing since sliced bread.

So in short it appears that my game was just broken in some way. I knew the Broke lot was bugged, but it appears the problems were running deeper than that. Sorry to everyone who spent time trying to help me.

*runs off to play with amazing new macro-thingy*

EDIT: I spoke to soon, it's still broken. The macrotastics thing now appears to be working now. I'll try and figure out how to post a debug thingy.

EDIT #2: Error log attached.

No, and no.

I can try it with debug mode on if someone tells me exactly what to do.

Adding in the macrotastics hack did not help, in fact it seems to have made it more difficult to unstick sims. Also, the macrostastics hack does not appear to be functioning correctly. The macros I have tried ("Use Bathroom" and "Power Idle") are not working.

Am I doing something really basic wrong? I have put the macrostastics file in my downloads directory and placed the controller (that looks like a yellowy cube) on the lot.

Despite the big scary red thing, I think this is the right thread to post in?


I can't get the bathroom controller to function properly. Most of the time, when a sim enters the bathroom, the bathrom uses you and toilet icons flash very quickly and the sim just stands there, stuck. They can be unstuck by directing them manually to either leave the bathroom or use the toilet, although in bathrooms with multiple toilets, only one of the toilets will unstick the sim. Directing a Sim to use the "wrong" toilet will result in the action being cancelled and the flashing to continue. Sometimes the bathroom uses the Sim correctly, but more often than not they get stuck.

I am having this issue with all configurations of bathroom and in all houses. Having seek on/off and freewill on/off doesn't affect this issue. I have removed all other hacks and mods from my game and ensured I am using the latest version of bathroom uses you, yet this issue persists. At the moment, bathroom uses you is making my bathroom jams worse!