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Nozladi
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2 years ago
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Sim Refuses Guitar

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PlayStation 5
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? 1.85
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All of them (and kits)
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Have a guitar to play
What happens when the bug occurs? Go to play, practice, etc on the guitar and Sim just waves arm around with a question mark bubble. No issues with violin or piano.
What do you expect to see? Sim playing/practicing guitar.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? On console - never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. Not sure which patch, but within the last 2. Didn't play guitar in my last save as all Sims in household mastered the guitar. Stopped that save and started another because I couldn't get rid of the 13 Ranch Hands that would not leave the lot no matter what (even death has them spawn a new one to take their places).

I've tried different guitars. They just won't play. I did reboot the game and the Sim would play, but then when stopped and tried to resume, they wouldn't play again. 


  • Marked as Solution for Visibility. This is still an open issue.



    Sul Sul! 

    Is anyone still seeing this without mods or custom content installed? If so, would you be willing to share affected save files?

    Instructions here: http://x.ea.com/74420

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  • @Nozladi Is this the only Sim you have issues with or did you test several households/Saves ?

    What happens if you try from inventory ?

  • Nozladi's avatar
    Nozladi
    New Veteran
    2 years ago

    Not from inventory either. I have tried different lots, still won't. My other save they have all mastered the guitar (haven't played per Ranch Hand issue mentioned above). I could start a new save and see. I'll try to get to that later today. 

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    2 years ago
    @Nozladi Tested this on several saves and don't have any issues with but I think someone else had issues. It was solved in the end though and I can't find the thread.

    Does it matter what skill level they have ?
  • Nozladi's avatar
    Nozladi
    New Veteran
    2 years ago

    I'm not sure of skill level. I'll see if I can test that. I won't be able to do that for a couple of days. I'll come back to it.

  • Nozladi's avatar
    Nozladi
    New Veteran
    2 years ago

    I haven't been able to figure this out yet. I haven't forgotten. So far she has played the guitar now that her skill is maxed. I don't want to just add someone to the household and I don't play extra households. I tried to get someone to move in as roommate, but they refused. lol  I was going to text it with them. I will come back around to this. 

  • TheSimsDirect's avatar
    TheSimsDirect
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    11 months ago

    Marked as Solution for Visibility. This is still an open issue.



    Sul Sul! 

    Is anyone still seeing this without mods or custom content installed? If so, would you be willing to share affected save files?

    Instructions here: http://x.ea.com/74420

  • Jasonmandude's avatar
    Jasonmandude
    3 months ago

    I was having the issue. But I saw that my guitar was sitting facing the wall , probably set that way by a guest. Anyway I went into the build mode and turned the guitar to face out and suddenly my sim stopped complaining and played the guitar again.

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