No Community Dish Clearing
Description
⚠️ Status: TESTED & COMPATIBLE with the August 25th, 2026 Patch (PC/Mac: 1.127.41)
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
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 Sims can focus on why they're there.
How It Works
On non-home lots, non-service 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:
- Mixologists, caterers, waitstaff, and other service Sims will clear dishes normally
- 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.zip - Drop the unzipped folder 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 service 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!
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© 2026 deadlystingnyc. Free for personal use. Do not redistribute or reupload without permission.