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Sketch793
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
Solved

[ARCHIVED] [TUTORIAL] Unable to complete tutorial because of locked actions

Product: The Sims 4 Platform:PC Which language are you playing the game in? English How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%) What is your current game version number? 1.62.67.1020 What...
Eolyxia's avatar
Eolyxia
5 years ago

I'm a completely new player to The Sims here and I must say it's a bad first impression

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? Dutch
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? Newly installed through Steam April 11 in 2021
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? none, only Sims 4
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves?

 Start a new game with tutorial mode, get to part after you get your first promotion when it says "You now have Free Play time until you complete all of your Sim's Aspiration goals. Check your progress in the Aspirations panel. And remember to take care of their needs, but most importantly...have fun!"
What happens when the bug occurs? I am trying to complete the aspirations but the tutorial will not allow it. The phone icon is greyed out and when I hover over it it says "Disabled by tutorial". Without it I can't take a vacation day or travel to a community venue which I need to do for the aspiration. And when I try to go fishing by clicking on the fishing post the option is also greyed out and hovering over it all it says it "Disabled by tutorial". I can't do anything to complete my aspirations and progress now.
What do you expect to see? Being able to complete my aspirations by taking a vacation day, travelling to a community lot, and fishing for 1 hour. Am I supposed to do something else? 

Tested on both Athlete and Painter career paths
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? No
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No, upon first play
Please describe the patch or change you made. Newly installed 11/04/2021.

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PoptartJuniper's avatar
PoptartJuniper
Hero (Retired)
5 years ago

@Eolyxia I just played through the tutorial not that long ago, so I know where you are stuck. The time between when they say "free play time until you complete all of your aspiration goals" is misleading. You will get another prompt in a sim day or two (after you get promoted probably in your career) by the tutorial to take a vacation day, it is then the tutorial will advance and tell you the next steps, which you can then complete. You can't actually complete the aspiration until prompted by the tutorial.

  • JesusJF's avatar
    JesusJF
    5 years ago
    I have the same problem. I have the base game, no mods, no expansions. Stuck in the tutorial because I cannot take holidays, go to a community venue and fishing.

    @PoptartJuniper My character has been promoted twice and I still cannot advance the next steps. The tutorial doesn't prompt anything else, besides "You now have Free Play time until you complete all of your Sim's Aspiration goals. Check your progress in the Aspirations panel. And remember to take care of their needs, but most importantly...have fun!"
    • PoptartJuniper's avatar
      PoptartJuniper
      Hero (Retired)
      5 years ago
      @JesusJF My character had not been promoted at all. The tutorial does break if you advance too much before being prompted by the tutorial. That's probably the difference.

      You can end the tutorial in the options menu at any time. I've posted before, the tutorial being broken is terrible for new players. You can finish your tutorial aspiration after ending the tutorial and get your sim the bonus trait as long as you don't change the aspiration until it's complete.
      • Sketch793's avatar
        Sketch793
        Seasoned Ace
        5 years ago

        @Eolyxia @JesusJF There really isn't any way to make the tutorial progress if you've already completed the third milestone, so you should probably just end the tutorial. Go to the Options Menu, click on Game Options, then Tutorial & Tips. I'm sure you'll see the button for ending the tutorial.

        It's unfortunate that you ran into this but it's not your fault. It's just poor design. Move on and enjoy the game.

  • ArcticPandaPopz's avatar
    ArcticPandaPopz
    5 years ago

    Yep, I've decided to end the Tutorial and just play the game. Thanks anyways. 

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