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Ashley5300
5 years ago
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Photography Skill Progress Stuck/Not Appearing

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? 1.65.70.1020 What ex...
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    DonroaAkashu
    5 years ago

    I tested this:

    New folder, new sim random in CAS, YA, moved in to Bargain Bend, Willow Creek, empty by default. Took Selfie and Photo with the phone, and the Barely Better Digital Camera from Buy/Build mode. Got the Photography skill, and it raised in procentual amount for each photo. Moved to Fern Park, Newcrest, empty by default, did the same; got skill gain. Travelled from there to Oak Alcove, Newcrest, empty by default, did the same; got skill gain.

    Bought the In a Flash Photo Studio, as seen in OP's picture, from Buy/Build mode, took photo of random sim - no skill gain. Placed the photo studio on the home lot - no skill gain. Placed it from Manage World view on BFF Household lot, Willow Creek, travelled there, took photos - no skill gain. Placed one on Streamlet Single (Willow Creek), also with a premade house, moved there, took photos - no skill gain. Took photos with the phone and the camera - no skill gain. Reloaded the game, took photos with phone and camera. The skill gain was stuck at first, but by the second try the skill level raised. Then my sim took photos with the studio - and the skill bar got stuck where it was, no skill gain; and taking photos with phone and camera after that got stuck again, to no skill gains, I tried several times. Reloaded and replicated.

    Made new folder, with two YA in CAS, moved to Streamlet Single, Willow Creek, bought the studio, took photos - neither sim learned the Photography skill. I then took photos by phone and the camera, with both sims, but they did not learn the skill. Reloaded, and started with the camera, and phone respectively; and both sims gained the Photography skill, and levelled up for each photo taken.

    @Ashley5300  You could try to replicate this, to see if using the studio triggers the issue; and not the type of lot.

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Ashley5300
5 years ago
@crinrict
I don't think it's an issue with the cheat since I'm running into this bug repeatedly without any cheats. I've just noticed that the quickest way to find the bug is with the cheat. However, when testing for the specific circumstances under which the bug occurs, I did not use cheats.
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DonroaAkashu
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago

I tested this:

New folder, new sim random in CAS, YA, moved in to Bargain Bend, Willow Creek, empty by default. Took Selfie and Photo with the phone, and the Barely Better Digital Camera from Buy/Build mode. Got the Photography skill, and it raised in procentual amount for each photo. Moved to Fern Park, Newcrest, empty by default, did the same; got skill gain. Travelled from there to Oak Alcove, Newcrest, empty by default, did the same; got skill gain.

Bought the In a Flash Photo Studio, as seen in OP's picture, from Buy/Build mode, took photo of random sim - no skill gain. Placed the photo studio on the home lot - no skill gain. Placed it from Manage World view on BFF Household lot, Willow Creek, travelled there, took photos - no skill gain. Placed one on Streamlet Single (Willow Creek), also with a premade house, moved there, took photos - no skill gain. Took photos with the phone and the camera - no skill gain. Reloaded the game, took photos with phone and camera. The skill gain was stuck at first, but by the second try the skill level raised. Then my sim took photos with the studio - and the skill bar got stuck where it was, no skill gain; and taking photos with phone and camera after that got stuck again, to no skill gains, I tried several times. Reloaded and replicated.

Made new folder, with two YA in CAS, moved to Streamlet Single, Willow Creek, bought the studio, took photos - neither sim learned the Photography skill. I then took photos by phone and the camera, with both sims, but they did not learn the skill. Reloaded, and started with the camera, and phone respectively; and both sims gained the Photography skill, and levelled up for each photo taken.

@Ashley5300  You could try to replicate this, to see if using the studio triggers the issue; and not the type of lot.

  • Ashley5300's avatar
    Ashley5300
    5 years ago

    @DonroaAkashu You're right! It is the item that is causing the bug. I took the primary family that I was testing this with to an empty lot where I have never placed a photo studio, and the skills became unstuck and progressed to the succeeding levels. Thank you for finding this workaround! 

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