[FIXED] [CL] Social events with empty goals with key holders

IronicBeauty
New Scout
9 years ago
From searching other Sim forums it seems that the game is having issues recognizing when your sim is at home. The empty bar pop-up showing that 'your not participating in this event' should only appear when your sim is not on their home lot.
angel_9_lives
Rising Novice
9 years ago
The thing with dates, you're supposed to kinda make a guess at it. I found that out recently. I had my sims kiss right off the bat, and a window popped up, "wow, this just gets better and better!" Then I had them sit down and have a couple deep conversations, and I got this "I love that I can talk to you for hours!", etc etc. You just have to try and remember the kind of stuff that the goals are when YOU initiate the date.

The other social event thing though, I have no idea.
- Atrusha
  9 years ago
  Also experiencing the issue with an event bar and timer popping up on screen and when hovering over it, I get the (your Sim) is not participating in this event, but it does not mention if I can do something to participate or whatever.
  
  If my sim is not participating, then why am I getting the event bar and timer? If I'm not participating and have no option to actually participate, I don't need to see it.
  
  As for the thing when being asked on dates...if there is no goals showing, than why should I still reach the goals. If I need to reach goals for an event (whether I initiate or an NPC does), I should see the goals I need to reach, plain and simple. Can't expect people to just guess as to what is expected of them.
  
  I have also experienced during a birthday party my sim was throwing that goals are not registered as reached even when they are. I had a three sim household and the task was to have 3 sims listen to the same music. I got them all to listen to the same music at the same time (was even comming out of the same speaker for all 3, but the goal just said that one sim was listening and not 3.
  
  Guess EA needs to look at the social system, because some things are obviously not as they should be.
  
  All these issues started for me after running the latest patch and installing City Life (which for me was on the same day).
  
  I have no mods.
  - JasonVega2
    9 years ago
    It looks from my point of view like this happens when your Sim is not the initiator of the event - just a participant. So, if Sims come to your apartment, or a Sim asks you on a date. I seem to remember this happening on dates before CL.
    
    I wonder if it's related to the fact that I had goals at the first festival I attended - like a social event - but never again.
Proteus42
9 years ago
Exactly the same issue that OI have.

Keyholder comes over to spend some time in my appartment before going to the city, and I get the social event bar/timer for the duration of his/her stay,

without any goals to fulfill.

This also prevents me from starting own social events, as it says something along "You cannot plan any social event as long as a social event is running"
- IronicBeauty
  New Scout
  9 years ago
  It also prevents any traveling!
  
  Whenever one of these key-holder events with empty goals begins you're locked to your home lot. Though the game somehow sees your sim as not at home or "not participating" you can't travel while a social event is active regardless. The only option is to cancel the event. Which makes me wonder why in the world was this feature added to the game? It serves no purpose and adds very little new game play other than a million and a half empty water glasses lying around spoiling all over the apartment.
  - Costa
    Seasoned Veteran
    9 years ago
    Same problem for me. Key holder events start with empty goals and the tip say: your sim not participating.
Anonymous
9 years ago
it's the same with me , a month later you'd think they would have attempted to fix the social event goals and the rabbit holes by now ☹️
- Duhgirl2u2
  9 years ago
  Yep, I'm getting this as well. I don't think its intended as some others have said because it always says my sim is not participating in the event but there seems to be no way to participate. Also, when choosing the end early option it says something like, "Ending so soon? But everyone's having such a great time" which makes no sense in some cases when my sims have gone to bed and the 'event' is still happening.
  - Ethyrdude
    9 years ago
    My sim had recently moved into a new apartment and there was a "house" warming event going on. Suddenly, a friend who had been given a key long ago walks in and her event starts, killing my house warming before I could even meet my new neighbors. I retaliated by killing her event and now that I know it's gonna happen again, my sim will take back his key.