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amandafaery
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5 years ago

[GTW] Non-scientists have break-throughs

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? 1.75.125.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Every single one.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Just play the game and wait for a sim to get a Scientific Breakthrough.
What happens when the bug occurs? My sims will randomly have 'Eureka' moments and have a Scientific Breakthrough. However, NONE of them are in the Scientist Career. They also have the option to open a Scientific Notebook and view inventions. I have tested this on multiple saves and without any mods and it still happens. As well as that, since the DHD patch, all sims have the option to check for Home Design Gigs even though none of them are in that career as well. I have attempted to repair my game as well.
What do you expect to see? A notification saying that your sim has had a Scientific Breakthrough and the corresponding Focused Moodlet. There is also the option to open the Scientist Notebook where other skill guides such as collections and fishing are. At the top of the phone menu, there is also an option to check for Home Design Gigs that appears glitched without an icon.
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. This is a recent issue after the last couple of patches. The DHD Gig bug is from this most recent patch. Before these patches, I never had this problem.

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  • 80408112a653bf30's avatar
    80408112a653bf30
    Rising Novice
    12 months ago

    I'm having  a problem  with break throughs  at the moment  I have 4 different house holds with  4 different  sims in the career  2 male a female  and  non binary but one of male sims hasn't  had any breakthroughs and close to get a promotion.  iv tried  doing different  interactions  weather its at home or controlling  the sim at work doing things like reading, taking showers , using microscope nothing happens.  but when  controlled another sim in a different house hold its working  fine I controlled  a different  male sim and had 2 beak throughs  in order  to promote him to level 2 in the job and got breakthroughs  from reading and taking a shower  I even  controlled  a female non binary  sim and got 1 breakthrough  from reading so iv no idea what's going  on with the  1st male scientist sim living in the main house  hold and why I can't get 1 breakthrough  in the job even quitting and re  joining didn't do anything 

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