⚠️ Status: COMPATIBLE with the May 21, 2026 Patch (PC/Mac: 1.124.63).
No Community Dish Clearing
by deadlystingnyc
Your Sim is at a park, a career lot, or the local high school and they drop everything to go wash someone else's dishes. They have better things to do, but apparently dirty plates are all they can think about. No Community Dish Clearing puts a stop to that.
Why You Need This
Household Sims on community lots will autonomously seek out dirty dishes to wash or discard, pulling them away from whatever they were actually there to do. It's one of those autonomous behaviors that makes sense at home and makes no sense anywhere else. This mod turns it off on community lots so your Sims can focus on why they're there.
How It Works
On non-home lots, household Sims will no longer autonomously walk to sinks to
wash dishes or carry dirty dishes to trash bins. Everything else continues
normally.
What's unaffected:
- NPCs, caterers, waitstaff, and Sims from other households still clean up as
normal
- Player-directed dish washing always works regardless of lot type
- Residential, apartment, vacation rental, and residential rental lots are
completely unaffected. Sims will still clean up at home as usual
Requirements
- The Sims 4 — base game only, no packs required
Installation
- Download
deadlystingnyc_no_community_dish_clearing.ts4script
- Drop it into your Mods folder:
Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/Mods/
- In-game, go to Game Options → Other and make sure Script Mods are enabled
Troubleshooting
Open the cheat console with Ctrl+Shift+C, enter testingcheats true, then use:
| Command |
What It Does |
ncdc_state |
Write full mod state to ncdc_debug.txt in your Mods folder |
ncdc_dump |
Log all objects on the current lot with matched dish-related affordances to ncdc_debug.txt |
ncdc_trigger |
Print current patch and lot status to the cheat console |
Having an issue? Leave a comment below with your setup and I'll help troubleshoot.
Compatibility
- No tuning overrides. Patches Python directly, making conflicts with other
mods unlikely
- Does not affect NPC or staff dish clearing behavior on any lot type
About This Mod
One of a growing set of small quality-of-life mods I'm making for The Sims 4.
If this keeps your Sims focused on why they actually showed up, a rating helps
other players find it. Thanks for the support!
If you enjoy my mods, consider supporting me on Patreon.
© 2026 deadlystingnyc. Free for personal use. Do not redistribute or reupload
without permission.
