Queue Guard
Sometimes a Sim’s autonomy will keep trying to queue the same action again and again with no end. This can happen for a number of reasons, including poor tuning, an unreachable target, or hidden mod conflicts. The result is a Sim getting visibly stuck while their queue thrashes repeatedly.
Queue Guard watches for that exact pattern and corrects it immediately.
🔽 Download: CurseForge / SFS
Supported Languages: All 🌍
Patch Resilience: High ℹ️
How It Works
When Queue Guard catches the same autonomous interaction being pushed to a Sim 5 times within 10 in-game minutes, it:
Stops autonomy from choosing that same interaction again so the Sim can move on
Immediately clears the duplicate copies already piled up in that Sim’s queue
Prevents the interaction from being autonomously queued for 15 in-game minutes
Once the block expires, Queue Guard allows the interaction to be chosen by the Sim's autonomy again. If the underlying issue is still present and the spam starts again, Queue Guard re-blocks the loop for twice as long as the previous block, up to a maximum of 4 in-game hours.
How It Helps
Queue Guard helps reduce or outright eliminate:
Autonomy “thrashing,” where a Sim endlessly tries to queue the same failed action
Performance stutter on busy lots, including festivals, apartments, clubs, full households, and packed venues
Frozen or stuck Sims
Queue Guard also doubles as a diagnostic tool. Every correction is silently written to a log file in your The Sims 4 user folder.
If you’d like to see Queue Guard notifications in-game as you play, open the cheat console and type:
queueguard notify
Note: Since this is a pure script mod, in-game notifications and the log file are English only.
Compatibility
This is a pure script mod, so it does not use tuning overrides and should not conflict with other mods. Make sure it is placed no more than one folder deep in your Mods folder.
This mod is fully compatible with mods like Simulation Timeline Unclogger and Interaction Queue Extender.
This mod is base game compatible.
Comments (31)
Hi, would this mod be compatible with coolspear's Quicker Sim Autonomy mod?
Yes
Favorite mod🥰
Hello, I just have a question: Is this mod compatible with the previous patch or would I need to update my game in order for it to work? I’m only asking because from what I understand this is a new mod and I’m not quite sure how new mods operate with patch updates compared to mods that already existed and have to be updated to be compatible with newer patches.
I think it should be fine if you’re on an older patch or two. No harm in trying.
I wanted to know if this mod conflicts with... Zero_Tweaks_BG_FasterAutonomy_LessIdles
How so?
Your level of creativity and modding skills keeps amazing me. Its like every mod you make ends up as essential in my mod folder :D
Aw thank you 😊
Oh my Builder! This is exactly what I needed to encounter a situation yesterday when my Sim summoned an action.. not 5 times.. but 15-20 times! Thanks so much for making the mods we need to encounter EA's unfixed mistakes.
Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you
omg thank you so much seriously for this mod you don't even know
Thank you for this mod. I really appreciate the work you’ve done on it. Is there anything you can do or if you want to for Discover University? I’m not even sure if it’s possible, but I’ve noticed something in gameplay. When my Sim is already on campus, they go to class right away with no issues. However, when they’re home , it shows “Happening Now,” but I still can’t seem to force them to actually go to class. They go about 10mins later.
Just so I understand, this is a separate issue or this is an issue you think is caused by Queue Guard?
Neat! I'm still waiting a while longer before I patch my game, but I'm definitely trying this out once I do.
Thank you ♥, your mods are my must haves
I have been hoping for something like this for so long you don't even know.
This is brilliant! Thank you for this!
Thank you, you are amazing!!!
I love that you pin point every mod we need. Thank you so much
I was just trying to look for a mod like this and you came at the right timeee!! Thank youuu
King you've done it again!!
Wonderful! I cannot wait to try this out.
alright smh you give me no choice, i’m giving you money
God bless you
Wow! I just found out about you 24ish hours ago and you've already made me love you, then this!? Amazing!
oh my god?? tysm for this mod!! 😭😭😭 it was so annoying to see my sims frozen in place just by giving them an interaction to do!
Thank you ♥ Starting testing it immediately :)
Wow, great idea, can't wait to try this out!
You are an angel sent from heaven!! Thank you so much!!
Thank you for this!