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Syxarp
Seasoned Veteran
2 years ago

In the No Skills No Problem scenario my Sim is gaining skills, why?

I have done this scenario before and my Sim didn’t gain any skills but for some reason this Sim is. I had a problem with the Unlucky Chef scenario too. There were only 3 fires and one was caused by magic. Are the scenarios broken?

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  • jpkarlsen's avatar
    jpkarlsen
    Hero (Retired)
    2 years ago

    @Syxarp 

    It is normal for sims to gain skills in gardening when they do gardening jobs like harvesting. The description of this scenario doesn't say they can't gain skills just that it is harder.

  • Syxarp's avatar
    Syxarp
    Seasoned Veteran
    2 years ago

    The last time I did this my Sim had a huge garden and did not obtain any skills. My current Sim is also now level 3 handiness. It just wasn’t what I expected. I did another one where you are supposed to raise a child from infant to teenager and the scenario ended while the kid was still a child. 

  • jpkarlsen's avatar
    jpkarlsen
    Hero (Retired)
    2 years ago

    @Syxarp 

    Move your Mods folder to the Desktop and delete localthumbcache.package. Then test the game in a new save.
    If it works now check for updates to your Mods and CC. Add it back a little at a time while testing until you have found all that are broken.

  • Syxarp's avatar
    Syxarp
    Seasoned Veteran
    2 years ago

    Thank you for your suggestion but I have never played with mods or cc.

  • You're right. The Sim who was created for the challenge shouldn't gain any skills at all until the challenge is completed or abandoned. The only thing I can think is that your Sim has somehow lost her status as the challenge Sim.

    I tested this myself with an existing save (from before the update of 23 Jul 2024) and the scenario worked as expected. I haven't had time to start it as a new scenario yet. It's possible that something in the update broke it for new saves.

  • Syxarp's avatar
    Syxarp
    Seasoned Veteran
    2 years ago

    Thank you for your response. She is the only playable Sim and the scenario is still active. 

  • Sketch793's avatar
    Sketch793
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago

    I can see that from your screenshots. I also see the household includes a pet, and I suppose it's possible the challenge got assigned to the pet, instead of the Sim, if they were both created in CAS when you started the scenario. (Stupid, I know, and it's just speculation) The scenario should still finish once your household reaches 400,000 simoleons or you could just cancel it.

    Whatever went wrong, I don't think there's any way to fix it, so I would suggest just starting over. It looks like you are still fairly early in the scenario, and you won't get the full experience if your Sim is earning skills. 

  • Syxarp's avatar
    Syxarp
    Seasoned Veteran
    2 years ago

    The scenario doesn’t allow you to create more than one Sim. The pet was added later.