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burin077
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago

Re: [OPEN] [GTW] Suspects won't appear at the station after arrest

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? 1.51.77.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All except Toddler Stuff, and Laundry Day Stuff
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? While in the Detective Career, issue an APB (All Points Bulletin) and arrest the suspect. Let the game return to the Police Station.
What happens when the bug occurs? On occasion, the suspect will never show up, even over numerous workdays. If you attempt to issue another APB, you are only told to Return to Police Station.
What do you expect to see? When returning to the Police Station, the suspect to be on the Police Station lot as well as your Sim who had arrested them.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Yes
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure 

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I've been seeing this issue occurring more frequently as of recent, and the only workaround I have found has been to quit the Detective Career and rejoin. (This costs a rank in the job, and sometimes the issue occurs again, causing yet another demotion to try and fix it.)

I do not know how to fix this issue, or find any workarounds beyond what I listed above. It's once again rendered the Detective Career virtually unplayable without cheating or using a mod to advance career.

- B

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    simvasion
    Hero
    6 years ago
    @burin077 wrote:

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    I've been seeing this issue occurring more frequently as of recent, and the only workaround I have found has been to quit the Detective Career and rejoin. (This costs a rank in the job, and sometimes the issue occurs again, causing yet another demotion to try and fix it.)

    I do not know how to fix this issue, or find any workarounds beyond what I listed above. It's once again rendered the Detective Career virtually unplayable without cheating or using a mod to advance career.

    - B

    I haven't had this bug happen for me, all my arrested suspects appear in the cell at the station.

    But if you do get stuck with an issue where you can't progress in the Detective career, you can try using testingcheats on and the Detective Day Debug cheat menu while at the police station. One of the options will regenerate a new bunch of clues in your inventory and replace the case with a brand new one with a new suspect, in case the old one was causing an issue.

    That will at least stop you quitting and getting demoted.

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