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fatalmoon65
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16 days ago
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New Skill Day Not Working

I have a sim at Foxbury University. When skill day appeared, the sim raised his Robotics, Research & Debate, and Rocket Science Skill, but none of them registered on the event UI. At the end of the day, it said that New Skill Day was "Awful," even though he raised those three skills.

On Xbox Series X.

  • Hi all,

    In order to complete the traditions for New Skill Day, you'd need to raise a skill that is currently below level 5, these traditions won't check off with higher-leveled skills. 

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  • Gaia1989's avatar
    Gaia1989
    Rising Novice
    7 days ago

    Don't know the proper English name but it's the holiday where you improve any skill once to complete it. At least, that's how it used to be. I have now gained 3 skill levels across 2 different skills, and it's not even flashing, never mind completing.

    I have gained skills in my home (rented), and on community lots. I've completed partial levels and entire levels during the holiday. 

    PC, no mods.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    7 days ago

    HI Gaia1989​ 

    I merged your thread with the existing one.

    Same question to you: What level did you raise it from to what level ?

  • TK3959's avatar
    TK3959
    Seasoned Newcomer
    7 days ago

    I had this happen to me yesterday as well.  I just figured that maybe it didn't count.  But my Sim went from a level 9 to 10 in Charisma.  I play on a Mac and I do have have a couple of mods.  I didn't test without mods as I didn't want to create the holiday again but maybe when the holiday comes around again I'll remove them and see.  It isn't game breaking so it didn't really bother me, but since I saw this thread I thought I'd comment.  

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    6 days ago

    Yeah, 9 to 10 doesn't count for NEW skill day. You are meant to either get a new one or one with very low skill level, like 1 or 2.

  • Gaia1989's avatar
    Gaia1989
    Rising Novice
    6 days ago

    Mixology 5 -> 7 and Singing 8 -> 10 (9 at the time of writing but 10 before the holiday ended with my sim very disappointed at not getting to do any holiday related stuff).

    I've had the same problem a couple of times before, but only for 1 level, the next one always unlocked it.

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    5 days ago

    These are not new skills.

    This is from the patch notes of 1.68.154

    The holiday tradition New Skill Day now focuses on starting new skills and improving low level skills so skills that are maxed out don’t count.

  • Gaia1989's avatar
    Gaia1989
    Rising Novice
    4 days ago

    So they deliberately introduced this bug on paper in Nov 2020, but only made it work some time in the second half of 2025? And not even realiably so, since gaining 2 levels in the same skill has worked during that time span. Got it.

  • EA_Solaire's avatar
    EA_Solaire
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    3 days ago

    Hi all,

    In order to complete the traditions for New Skill Day, you'd need to raise a skill that is currently below level 5, these traditions won't check off with higher-leveled skills.