Please use this thread going forward: Digitalistic Sketchpad: LE/Missing Interactions after several interactions | EA Forums - 11974001
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Often (50% - 99%)
What is your current game version number? 1.79.93.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Seasons Expansion, Cats & Dogs Expansion, Realm of Magic Game Pack, Paranormal Stuff Pack, Holiday Celebration Pack, Industrial Loft Kit, & Country Kitchen Kit.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Use the Digitalistic Sketchpad roughly 2-8 times for any type of drawing (with the same Sim). This was happening before I got any packs or DLC, and I am unsure if the patch broke it because I just got the game last month.
What happens when the bug occurs? NOTE: When first using the sketchpad a few times it works normally, but I have noticed that if the Sim draws different things (an Illustrative Painting and a Painting from Reference for example), they will stack together as if they are both whatever was drawn first (i.e. inventory will show "Illustrative Painting x2" instead of two different items). MAIN ISSUE: After a few uses, the sketchpad seems to completely break. Interaction options are strangely limited to just "Paint from Reference...", "Edit Rejected Content [not selectable]", "High-Performance Upgrade [not selectable]", and "Put In Inventory". If I choose "Paint from Reference" the $100 will be taken from my bank, the camera will pop up and let me take a photo, but then she just puts the sketchpad down and the action cancels (money doesn't return). "Put In Inventory" works just fine. (This occurs both in the inventory and placed in world.)
What do you expect to see? NOTE: When normally using the sketchpad, I expect different paintings to show up in different stacks. I've started exploiting this for extra funds since I keep having to spend them on new sketchpads (I make one really expensive painting, then make a bunch of cheap paintings that will stack with the more expensive painting and sell for much higher than they would have been worth otherwise). MAIN ISSUE: When I select the sketchpad in the inventory or placed in world, I should see many options depending on the artist's level, normal options like "place in inventory" or "upgrade", and all of the options should work properly (clicking "Paint from Reference" causes the Sim to paint from reference).
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure
I apologize deeply for the terrible screenshot, I got overwhelmed trying to paste each one.
Side note: I have found that purchasing a new sketchpad sort of fixes the issue. Sort of. The new one will work just fine, but the previous one remains broken... very strange.
Another note: I did some digging on this issue and apparently it's not really a new issue at all. Some posts from mods say that the issue is fixed, but like I said before I pretty much just bought the game, and it is very much not fixed.
Examples of posts I found:
Hi @crinrict , I'm not sure what you mean by exception, but it isn't quite the same issue as the one you mentioned. Theirs seems related to the Sketch Impression, mine has absolutely nothing to do with a Sketch Impression because I don't think I've clicked it once in my entire playthrough. Been mostly sticking to Illustrative Painting and the freelancer options before it breaks.
