The Sims 4 Teen Sims Using Cheer Mats despite having the Dislike Fitness preference could make High School Years autonomy ignore the personality choice you gave them. Patch 1.128 adds a preference test so those teens should stop choosing the Cheer Mat on their own.
The Sims 4 Teen Sims Using Cheer Mats fix is about autonomous behaviour. You can still direct a teen to use the mat if you want them to participate, but the game should no longer push the activity automatically when their Fitness preference says they dislike it.
The Sims 4 Teen Sims Using Cheer Mats: what Patch 1.128 changed
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Direct answer: Patch 1.128 adds an autonomous Fitness-preference test to the solo Cheer Mat interaction. Teens who dislike Fitness should no longer independently choose that activity.
| Patch | September 22, 2026 Patch 1.128 |
| Status | Fixed in the live update |
| Main affected system | Autonomy |
The Sims 4 Teen Sims Using Cheer Mats is covered in EA’s live September 22 patch notes. EA’s official Patch 1.128 notes are the primary source for the change described here, while The Click’s September 22 patch notes coverage collects the wider release in one place.
What The Sims 4 Teen Sims Using Cheer Mats looked like before the fix
The patch adds the missing preference gate to the autonomous interaction. That brings the Cheer Mat in line with the wider September work on Sims respecting dislikes for activities such as phones, gardening and dancing.
- The change belongs to High School Years.
- It applies to teen Sims with the Dislike Fitness preference.
- EA added an autonomous test to the solo Cheer Mat interaction.
- Player-directed Cheer Mat use is not described as disabled.
How to test The Sims 4 Teen Sims Using Cheer Mats after the update
The Sims 4 Teen Sims Using Cheer Mats should be tested in a controlled save before you start changing several settings at once. Use the same interaction or object that caused the problem previously, then compare the result with mods removed if anything still looks wrong.
- Install Patch 1.128 and confirm the teen has Dislike Fitness in their preferences.
- Place or visit a lot with an accessible Cheer Mat and leave autonomy enabled.
- Observe whether the teen chooses other activities instead of the mat.
- Remove High School Years, school-autonomy and preference mods if the mat is still repeatedly selected.
- Direct the teen to use the mat manually if you want to confirm that player choice still works.
What the fix does not change
The Sims 4 Teen Sims Using Cheer Mats fix does not remove every fitness activity from autonomy. It specifically targets the Cheer Mat interaction for teens with the dislike preference, so other objects may use separate tuning.
That distinction matters because The Sims 4 Teen Sims Using Cheer Mats is a specific Patch 1.128 issue, not a catch-all explanation for every similar-looking problem. If the behaviour you see falls outside the patch note, troubleshoot the exact interaction rather than assuming the September fix failed.
The Sims 4 Teen Sims Using Cheer Mats still happening: what to do next
If The Sims 4 Teen Sims Using Cheer Mats continues after Patch 1.128, test without school-overhaul, cheer, autonomy and preference mods. Those are the files most likely to override the new autonomous test.
For a clean mod test, follow EA’s official Mods and Game Updates guidance. Back up the save, remove the Mods folder from the active game directory, delete localthumbcache.package after changing files, and reproduce the problem before adding custom files back.
For the wider patch context, see September autonomy changes, September 22 patch notes and The Sims 4 guides hub. These pages help separate a confirmed Patch 1.128 change from a broader save, mod or autonomy problem.
When to report The Sims 4 Teen Sims Using Cheer Mats as a post-patch bug
If The Sims 4 Teen Sims Using Cheer Mats still reproduces on Patch 1.128 with no mods, confirm the platform, game version, pack requirements and exact steps before reporting it. A short reproducible sequence is much more useful than a general description, especially when the same symptom can have several causes.
Use EA Forums to check for a matching report or add a clean reproduction. Avoid saving over an important household during testing if the issue affects objects, relationships, infants, careers or lot state.
The Sims 4 Teen Sims Using Cheer Mats: what to remember
The Sims 4 Teen Sims Using Cheer Mats now has a confirmed Patch 1.128 change behind it. Install the September 22 update, test the exact behaviour in a clean save, and only move into deeper troubleshooting if the problem survives without mods. That gives you the clearest way to tell whether you are seeing the old bug, a custom-content conflict or a genuinely new regression.
