Haven't tried the detective career since the game was first released (was too bugged) and wow it's even more impossible than it was way back then. Others have explained the exact bugs I'm having too.
APB option won't show up. I went to many crime scenes, testing evidence, and ended up with a notebook list that highly contradicted itself and wouldn't give the option to put out an APB. The list was Red Head, Teen, Female, Skirt, Young Adult, Slacks, Hates Children, Adult, Male, Short Sleeve shirt and on and on. Couldn't find such a Sim....
Clues aren't matching either. I've arrested over 20 Sim (and cheating to promote myself after being demoted from arresting too many wrong Sims) Even arresting the only person in my Sim's huge friend list that hates children (one of the "clues") wasn't the right suspect. The ONLY time I've been able to arrest the right Sim was when I had a notebook that said it was a Blond, Female, Adult, Insane. The Sim it finally accepted was an Elder Male that didn't have the insane skill who only popped up the forth or fifth time I put out an APB.
Can't really say if this got worse before or after the most recent patch, since I avoided the career after having issues with it before.
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 expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? city living, get to work, parenthood, outdoor retreat, luxury stuff, free holiday pack
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Have police officer do an APB after collecting all evidence possible
What happens when the bug occurs? None of the clues match the actual criminal. I've had readheaded young adult female wearing a skirt wind up being a balding adult male with a hoodie and pants. Redhead angry teen boy with tank top and slacks was Mortimer Goth in his suit. Brown hair young adult female materialistic in specific clothes was an adult woman with different hair and clothes
What do you expect to see? I expect to see the actual suspect matching the clues I found and not have to randomly try arresting people until I stumble on the right person
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?Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. issues started showing up after the latest update you guys did on 8/22
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 expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? city living, get to work, parenthood, outdoor retreat, luxury stuff, free holiday pack
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Have police officer do an APB after collecting all evidence possible
What happens when the bug occurs? None of the clues match the actual criminal. I've had readheaded young adult female wearing a skirt wind up being a balding adult male with a hoodie and pants. Redhead angry teen boy with tank top and slacks was Mortimer Goth in his suit. Brown hair young adult female materialistic in specific clothes was an adult woman with different hair and clothes
What do you expect to see? I expect to see the actual suspect matching the clues I found and not have to randomly try arresting people until I stumble on the right person
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?Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. issues started showing up after the latest update you guys did on 8/22
Product: The Sims 4
Platform: PC
English
APB completely did not match suspect
APB: female, teen, red hair, short sleeves, slacks, materialistic
actual criminal: male, young adult, black hair, long sleeves, pants, does not have materialistic trait
I have no mods installed, nor any custom content
I am new to playing Sims 4 and the career expansion so don't know when bug started
