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ElDimentio
Seasoned Adventurer
7 years ago
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[FIXED] [IL]Research Conservation causes many skills to increase rapidly

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? 1.52.100.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All of them
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? 1) Have a sim in the conservationist career with some of the affected skills at least at level 1 ( Fishing, Handiness, Guitar, Comedy, Photography, Logic, and Video Game) 2) Click on a computer and Research Conservation
What happens when the bug occurs? All the affected skills (and possibly more that my Sim doesn't know) begin increasing at a fast pace ( Fishing, Handiness, Guitar, Comedy, Photography, Logic, and Video Game)
What do you expect to see? It seems only Logic should increase?
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? No

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I was originally using MCCC, but I was able to repeat the bug even after I disabled all mods. But I was NOT able to replicate it on a clean save with a blank sim, so I'm not sure what particular trait or skill or effect is causing the issue. I can send my save file directly to a staff member if necessary! 

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    6 years ago
    Research Conservation on the computer no longer causes every skill the Sim knows to increase rapidly.

    Fixed in Patch 1.54.120

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  • gardenlobster's avatar
    gardenlobster
    7 years ago

    Y'all had to be the kid in class that reminds the teacher to collect homework! LOL

    But yes, can confirm. Cooking, Gourmet Cooking, Fishing, Handiness, Comedy, and Writing have all leveled up while researching conservation for me.

  • Mysteek220065's avatar
    Mysteek220065
    7 years ago

    I had a similar issue.  Even a Sim that does have a piano or that skill developed the ability to play.  This is along with a number of other skills.

  • kreatora's avatar
    kreatora
    Hero (Retired)
    6 years ago
    This bug - if it is a bug, and not because of the design - stops when the sim will reach higher- if I remember well - the 4th level of the career. I have to admit that this "gift" didn't make me happy.
  • BlackjackWidow's avatar
    BlackjackWidow
    Hero (Retired)
    6 years ago

    Adding my "Me Too". Vanilla game, no mods/cc, never used. Base game, RG, IL and freebies

    Traits that make you skill faster also "help" - I have 2 sims in the conservation career, both started at level 1 (testing both career tracks). The sim that completed the tutorial and has the "Over-Achiever" trait leveled several skills from level 1 to level 3 or 4 in the first research task. The other sim, with no skill enhancing traits, leveled a couple of skills to a max of level 2. In both cases, neither learned anything new. For instance, both sims had logic and fitness skills started, but one had cooking level 1 and the other had no cooking skills. The tutorial sim, with cooking skill, leveled logic at the usual rate but jumped cooking from level 2 to 4 in one sitting.

  • Plumbeeb's avatar
    Plumbeeb
    Seasoned Vanguard
    6 years ago

    I'm having the same issue too. I've noticed that it seems to be my Sims most recent skills that get a boost - for example, if my Sim has just upgraded a sink, then their handiness skill will increase when they research conservation.

    This happens every single time my Sim researches conservation, and I don't use Mods.

  • mashiimushii's avatar
    mashiimushii
    6 years ago

    Have also had this bug of random skills boosting up extremely fast just from researching conservation. Not just logic, but also video gaming and cooking - recently used skills as stated by others. 

    Going to have to avoid this career path until this bug is fixed, no matter how much I want to see where it leads.

  • JasonVega2's avatar
    JasonVega2
    6 years ago

    At first, I though this was just a way of gaining skills related to the Conservationist career - since there are multiple applicable skills.

    And then my Sim received the Video Gaming skill and an increase in his Cooking Skill. Hrmmmm?

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    6 years ago
    Research Conservation on the computer no longer causes every skill the Sim knows to increase rapidly.

    Fixed in Patch 1.54.120

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