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BlackjackWidow
Hero (Retired)
7 years ago

Re: [FIXED] Certain seeds can not be purchased in build mode (level 10)

@Thorxic wrote:
Leveling up using a wishing well and getting an overwhelmingly positive skill wish outcome (Maxing gardening to 10) will lock out the ability to buy seeds.
Anything that increases your sim and skips any skill level will block out the ability to buy seeds.

If the sim leveled to max by cheats, or before joining the household, or by any method other than leveling up in the household (like the wishing well), it is still locked in household buy mode. The sim at level 10 can buy the seeds via computer or clicking on a planter, but the household buy is locked.

I've had this happen both via the wishing well skill increase, and adding a sim to the household who already had the gardening skill maxed out. Both times, the sim could buy the seeds, but the household cannot. Not sure if that is by design, but it appears that unlocking buy mode is directly linked to skilling while in the household.

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  • SimQARobo's avatar
    SimQARobo
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    7 years ago

    Hello.

    Is anyone still seeing this (that hasn't used cheats to level up the Sim)?  If so, could you provide some info on how and when your Sim leveled up?

  • nottsgman's avatar
    nottsgman
    7 years ago

    I'm still seeing this in my game. the sims in question levelled up by gardening months before the gardening change/seasons patch. no cheats, just gardened (planted and tended plants) while working on the freelance botanist aspiration.

    new sims created after the gardening change patch and getting level 10 gardening skill can buy the packets in build/buy mode, it only seems to effect sims that were created and had level 10 before the change patch for me.

  • BlackjackWidow's avatar
    BlackjackWidow
    Hero (Retired)
    7 years ago

    Tested this in a vanilla base game with RG and freebies.

    Moved a sim who skilled up to level 10 without cheats to a household with a sim at level 2 gardening. No problems, could buy rare seed packets from household build/buy mode. 

    Saved a sim with gardening level 10 to my library, started a new game and added him to the bff family. This also caused no problems; was able to purchase all seed packets from household build/buy.

    Previous sim that was invited to household was game-generated, a gardener with level 10 gardening skill. He can buy rare seeds from computer or garden, but they can't be purchased from build/buy mode. In this instance, I guess game-generated sim = cheated skill level, as he did not acquire the skill via gameplay.

    I do not have any way to test a sim who leveled gardening prior to the seasons patch. 

    It appears that this bug has been fixed for any sims who level gardening without cheats in game version 1.51.77.1020. :eahigh_file:

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