Flower Arranging skill with Seasons Disabled

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Product: The Sims 4Platform:PCWhich language are you playing the game in?  EnglishHow often does the bug occur?  Every time (100%)What is your current game version number?  1.88.228.1020What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed?  All except Batuu, but only Outdoor Retreat and the Little Campers Kit are enabled.Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves?  Have Seasons installed, but disabled via the launch options. Have a Sim start manicuring a bonsai tree. Unknown whether you need to have Seasons installed, or if the base game uses the flower arranging skill for the bonsai tree even if you haven't purchased Seasons.What happens when the bug occurs?  The Sim will gain flower arranging skill instead of gardening from manicuring the bonsai.What do you expect to see?  If Seasons isn't enabled/installed, Sims should gain gardening skill from manicuring a bonsai.Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods?  Not now. I've removed them.Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system?  Neutral/Not Sure&nbsp;
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Again, this is coming up when I have Seasons purchased/installed, but disabled through the launch options. I don't know if this happens if you don't have Seasons purchased/installed at all. As you can see in my screenshot, I clearly don't have Seasons enabled (no weather on the bottom UI, and version numbers only list Outdoor Retreat and the Little Campers Kit.) The tooltip for flower arranging only lists the "Violets are Blue Flower Arranging Table" for leveling the skill, though I know they made the bonsais level it too. However, since this is a Seasons-specific skill, it shouldn't be able to be gained with Seasons disabled. I don't know if this is a bug, or if they actually added the flower arranging skill to the base game--and if they did, why the flower arranging table isn't available for purchase and/or the tooltip isn't updated to list the bonsai for leveling the skill.

Edit By Crinrict: No changes, just fixing template.

pipmenace · Answer

With the updates to the skill gain, this is now even more obvious. I don't own Seasons.I've also started getting a notification now:

pipmenace · Answer

I don't remember ever seeing it for the bonsai, but I have on several occasions received the flower arranging skill from the soul stuff the ghosts leave behind in the Paranormal Stuff Pack. I don't own Seasons.

daikoyu · Answer

Its simple to reproduce just disable all packs and play just base game.

Buy a bonsai tree and you got flower arranging + gardening skill if you use it. It is a feature or a bug? Or maybe advertising for seasons? Who knows!

nicolab2204 · Answer

Hi, I've recently purchased the island living and just noticed I gained flower arranging skill from pruning the bonsai. I don't have seasons so not quite sure why it came up in the notifications feed or why it even gave me the skills instead of gardening skills&nbsp;