Switch Vanishing Spouse Glitch???

coffinfang

Greenhorn
Hey! I'm new to this forum and I don't know how active it is, but I've been having a lot of trouble with one bug in particular ever since the 1.6 update on the Switch.

So, I married Elliott, way prior to receiving the update and I have 2 kids with him. For some reason, I can't leave the house without Elliott vanishing pretty much entirely every day/night. Unless I enter my farmhouse at 10pm when he's in bed— if I enter my house at any time before that, he's just gone and doesn't return or come to bed at all. But then he's there the next morning like nothing happened?? And his dialogue is normal and everything.

I also noticed that my son also went missing alongside Elliott after I just logged on. When I woke up, I couldn't find my son anywhere in my farmhouse (this is the first time this has happened), but my daughter was there. Then I left my house very briefly to get something out of my shed, and when I came back Elliott disappeared. It's not Monday, so he couldn't have gone to the beach. Plus, this happens basically every day unless I don't leave the house. Even if it's raining/storming, he's still gone.

I did a bit of research, and apparently this bug has been around for a while, but I'm mostly seeing that it only happens occasionally for most people? And this hasn't been an issue for me at all prior to the 1.6 update. And I can't find anyone else who is experiencing this same issue at the same time as I am. :/

Sorry about the long rant LOL, if anyone sees this and has a similar problem PLEASE lmk😭. I really hope that this gets fixed if it's an issue that other people are having.

P.S. I don't have any mods on my game whatsoever, if that means anything
 

coffinfang

Greenhorn
I also wanna add that I don't recall this being a problem before 1.6.9 specifically, like everything was mostly fine until that. It's a bit less buggy now but unfortunately my husband keeps going missing :(
 

MissyFarm

Greenhorn
I think I'm having this issue as well but I want to ask if you have noticed the NPCs, specifically their walk paths, being messed up. I play on switch and PS4 and have noticed that not one but three villagers (so far) have walk paths that have been altered to the point that they go out of bounds or are stuck behind an object on the map.
 

coffinfang

Greenhorn
I think I'm having this issue as well but I want to ask if you have noticed the NPCs, specifically their walk paths, being messed up. I play on switch and PS4 and have noticed that not one but three villagers (so far) have walk paths that have been altered to the point that they go out of bounds or are stuck behind an object on the map.
I'm not sure if I've noticed that. To be honest, I don't really talk to the townsfolk outside of festivals so I wouldn't know anything, sorry. 😞
 

PeterPanWannabe

Greenhorn
I and a number of other folks have been having similar issues on many systems, and only since the 1.6.9 update (⁠。⁠ŏ⁠﹏⁠ŏ⁠)
(I'm married to Elliott too)


Re: villager walk paths: I have not noticed this, but I don't spend a ton of time in town & haven't played much since noticing the spouse glitch

For clarity: my game is ver. 1.6.9.37 (Switch)
 
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coffinfang

Greenhorn
I and a number of other folks have been having similar issues on many systems, and only since the 1.6.9 update (⁠。⁠ŏ⁠﹏⁠ŏ⁠)
(I'm married to Elliott too)


Re: villager walk paths: I have not noticed this, but I don't spend a ton of time in town & haven't played much since noticing the spouse glitch

For clarity: my game is ver. 1.6.9.37 (Switch)
OMG tsym!!! I'm relieved to see more people experiencing a similar if not the same issue as I am. I'm really really hoping this gets fixed soon??
 
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