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sofia_agreste
11 months ago
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University Degrees STILL are Useless

It has been YEARS since this expansion has been released. Yet STILL there are bugs with this pack, as are in all packs. But right when I was enjoying playing again, after graduating my Sim has the rewarded University trait for Art History Distinguished degree and unlocked the milestone for graduating university. However, when my Sim tries to select the option to join a new Career the branch of "Patron of the Arts" NEVER Pops up. My Sim went to their graduation, their career isn't stuck on this "12 of 12 credits" career: she has no career anymore. I have reset, repaired and removed mods from my game but the issue remains the same. My sim has the portrait of graduation, the degree and the degree trait. However no career bonuses/Higher level career options avaliable! I have opened both the phone and the computer multiple times and nothing. I have read many forms but I haven't seen one with my issue which is why I am pleading for some help with this bug. I have spent hours on this save file, and as useless or silly university degrees in the Sims 4 are: I really wanted my Sim's (and the time I spent on them) to be rewarded. Is there a way to fix this? Or should I scrap the hours I've spent on this save file... :'). Thanks, if you can help. If this issue can't be fixed, that's alright to -- just thanks for reading about my issue. x

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  • CGrant56's avatar
    CGrant56
    11 months ago

    @sofia_agreste 

    When did you try to give the sim their job?  That does make a difference. 

    You have to wait until after 6 PM on graduation day and after the diploma shows up in the sim's inventory to get the high-level job that your university degree entitles you to receive and for the milestone to complete.  If you try to do it before, it won't work.  You won't get a high-level job nor complete the milestone.  The key thing is having the diploma.  If no diploma, it's too early to try to get a job.  It's an easy mistake to make, I've done it back when DU was new.

    So, are you waiting until after your sim has the diploma in their inventory to get them a job via the career panel?  If not, then that's the problem.  You have to wait until 6 PM on graduation day and the diploma appears in the sim's inventory.  It's not game breaking though if you didn't.  Just have the sim quit the job you got them and go back to the career panel and look again after the diploma appears at 6 PM on graduation day.

    If you are not getting the diploma at that time, then I suggest a game repair.  And if you are using any mods, I suggest you test without mods to make sure it's not a mod causing things to go haywire for you.

    Hope this helps.

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  • mightyspritesims's avatar
    mightyspritesims
    Legend
    11 months ago

    Hi @sofia_agreste 

    That sounds like an annoying issue.

    Is your sim able to see the appropriate level of job as an Arts Critic or Trendsetter? Those are the other two that Art History should qualify for.

    And this is a silly question, but did you scroll all the way through the career menu, and look for Patron of the Arts as a separate listing from Painter? (yeah, sounds silly, but I go right past them scrolling sometimes)

    Also, after removing mods from your game, did you delete the localthumbcache file before trying to test your game without mods?

  • Sketch793's avatar
    Sketch793
    Seasoned Ace
    11 months ago

    I've never seen this issue reported before, so I took the time to check it in my own game. I can't duplicate your problem though. 

    Esteban Casillas used his phone to Find Job, without any degrees, and Painter was listed but Patron of the Arts was not (as expected). I then used a cheat to give him a Distinguished Degree in Art History with Honors. He used his phone to Find Job again, and this time he had Patron of the Arts listed right after Painter. Again, that's what I expected. Finally, I cheated again to give him a Distinguished Degree in Fine Art with Honors and then sent him to the computer to Find a Job. This time he had both Master of the Real and Patron of the Arts listed but Painter was no longer listed. I suppose there's really no reason to offer him a job in the base career when he's already qualified for both of the branches.

    University degrees have never been useless in my game. I've had many Sims attend University and they've always been able to get the jobs I expected them to get after graduating. I suspect that your problem is just a misunderstanding of how to join the branch careers. Each branch career has its own listing, which is separate from the base career listing.

  • CGrant56's avatar
    CGrant56
    Hero+
    11 months ago

    @sofia_agreste 

    When did you try to give the sim their job?  That does make a difference. 

    You have to wait until after 6 PM on graduation day and after the diploma shows up in the sim's inventory to get the high-level job that your university degree entitles you to receive and for the milestone to complete.  If you try to do it before, it won't work.  You won't get a high-level job nor complete the milestone.  The key thing is having the diploma.  If no diploma, it's too early to try to get a job.  It's an easy mistake to make, I've done it back when DU was new.

    So, are you waiting until after your sim has the diploma in their inventory to get them a job via the career panel?  If not, then that's the problem.  You have to wait until 6 PM on graduation day and the diploma appears in the sim's inventory.  It's not game breaking though if you didn't.  Just have the sim quit the job you got them and go back to the career panel and look again after the diploma appears at 6 PM on graduation day.

    If you are not getting the diploma at that time, then I suggest a game repair.  And if you are using any mods, I suggest you test without mods to make sure it's not a mod causing things to go haywire for you.

    Hope this helps.

  • sofia_agreste's avatar
    sofia_agreste
    11 months ago

    Oh my god..I feel so stupid. RE-DACTED!!! I love University! LOL, anyways I ended up finding that it was that bug that my sim just had to wait a day to get their degree to see the career jump from having the degree. I appreciate you guys soo much you have no idea! I do feel stupid, but I guess that's the whole point of asking a question. C:

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