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Pick-a-boo_doo
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
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Photography Skill Books are disappeared from Base Game?

I wanted to check something else, so
I restored the game.
I did a factory reset.
Then I created a sim with a new Sims4 folder that put it in base game state using with arguments, and started playing.
I tried to purchase a skill book with the intention of playing for a day or so with in-game time, but the Photography skill book was not on the list.
A week or so before in real time, the Photography skill book was available for purchase in the base game.
Is this a bug or was there a sneaky spec change?
Or my games are broken?
I did confirm that it is possible to learn the photography skills if you use the camera.
If it is not a spec change, I can no longer proceed with other matters that I wanted to check.
If possible it would be great to get an answer from the EA team.

I have been very confused for the past two weeks, with the more confirmations I do, the more new things I have to confirm.
I wish you would tell me that there was a change made in secret...
I play on PC in English, never using MOD/cc.

  • gooochyeee's avatar
    gooochyeee
    2 years ago

    @Pick-a-boo_dooHey, with the just basegame it dosent let me order the books. So my therory is correct the skill is basegame and the book remained in GTW

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  • @Pick-a-boo_dooThe Sims 4 Get to Work features a Photography Skill, so i guess the skill books came with this expansion pack. If you only have the basegame they won't be there.

    But you should be able to level up this skill just by taking pictures.

  • @Pick-a-boo_doo the photography skill came in get to work and was moved to basegame when moschino stuff released. So the book may still be in one of those two packs
  • Pick-a-boo_doo's avatar
    Pick-a-boo_doo
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago

    @Gagea25 

    @gooochyeee 

    Hi there

    Thanks for the reply both of you.
    Yes, I know about that.
    When the Photography skill became available in the base game with the update that was in 2017, the skill book should have been available for purchase in the base game as well.
    I am sure it used to be possible to purchase the photography skill books in the base game as well.
    I confirm that the photography skill itself can be acquired with the use of a camera.
    I also own GTW, but I keep the base game only with using "disablepacks" arguments because of something I currently want to look into.
    Could you two confirm if the photography skill book is available for purchase with just the base game?
    If you can, please confirm.
    I need to know if my game has gone haywire or not.

    Thanks again.

  • gooochyeee's avatar
    gooochyeee
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago

    @Pick-a-boo_dooHey, with the just basegame it dosent let me order the books. So my therory is correct the skill is basegame and the book remained in GTW

  • Pick-a-boo_doo's avatar
    Pick-a-boo_doo
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago
    @gooochyeee
    Hi!
    Thank you soooo much!
    I wanted to know if there was anything wrong with my game.
    Or if it was a mistake I often make.
    Thanks! I really appreciate you checking that!
    Now I can rest easy and do the checks I wanted to do.
    Thank you again for your help!!
  • denisedu08's avatar
    denisedu08
    2 years ago

    hi! im also having trouble finding the photography skills book. I do have the GTW expansion so not sure why I cant find it ☹️

  • Pick-a-boo_doo's avatar
    Pick-a-boo_doo
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago

    @denisedu08
    Hi there
    After closing this thread, I looked into skill books again.
    The Photography Skill Book is a skill book added in the Moschino Stuff Pack.
    That's why you need to buy Moschino Stuff Pack.

    Thank you for asking the question again.

    I was able to add the correct answer.

    (@simsplayer818, thanks to you too, I was able to notice this post early. Thank you.)

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