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PugLove888
Hero (Retired)
8 years ago

Re: Issue when painting at easel

Thank you @unseenlarks , for including that link! 😇 @lisawrites , apparently it is a problem that other people have had, so you aren't alone!  So I would now call this a bug, based on that information.  I don't know why I have not gotten it (yet) in my game. 🤔  Also, usually having your Sim travel to another lot while still controlling them and then returning fixes many glitches in the game, but this seems to possibly cause the problem.  ☹️  I need to test my game and have my Sim leave the lot and see if that triggers the bug. 🤔

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  • unseenlarks's avatar
    unseenlarks
    Seasoned Ace
    8 years ago
    here's some more:

    small Abstract painting: my Sim starts it, then stops to go to work. she is able to resume it after she returns. she stops again to have dinner. after that, she is able to complete it.

    Confident painting: my Sim starts it, goes to sleep, wakes up, and has brunch. after that, she is able to resume it. she travels to the library, reads for a little while, then goes back home. once there, she can't resume it--only scrap it.

    medium painting from Reference: my Sim starts it, goes to sleep, wakes up, and cares for her bonsai. after that, she is able to resume it. she goes to a lounge, has one drink, and returns home. once there, her only option is to scrap the painting.
  • PugLove888's avatar
    PugLove888
    Hero (Retired)
    8 years ago

    Thank you @unseenlarks , since I forgot to test it yesterday (too busy playing Jungle Adventure and I forgot to pack an easel before My Sim left for vacation! 😳 ) 

    @lisawrites, strangely, it seems that this bug is tied to leaving the lot and then continuing!  (Usually leaving the lot fixes glitches in the game).🤨  I'll have to see if I can find anything more about this. 🤔

    Update: I just tested a small Classic painting by starting it and then going off the lot to the Spice Festival and returning home. ☹️  When I returned home I could only "Scrap Painting".  So this bug had been in my game for as long as everybody else's, it is just I didn't know about it since I must have never left the lot when a painting wasn't completed! 🤨

  • unseenlarks's avatar
    unseenlarks
    Seasoned Ace
    8 years ago
    so this is (apparently) only triggered by actually leaving the lot. pressing M and then cancelling the "travel" will not stop the painting from being finished.
  • Player_jp5s5eav's avatar
    Player_jp5s5eav
    Seasoned Ace
    8 years ago
    'Glad I remembered seeing the topic title. One of my Sims Families has been traveling outside their home a lot lately and has resulted in a couple of whim/automated paintings being scrapped. Ah, what a waste of Simoleons!!!

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