Detective career broken?

Whee!! I made my first arrest and all the clues fit!! :)

Ok, there were very few clues because I was less stellar in finding them in the first place but now I have scouted the internet a bit for what to look for next time I have to sweep a crimescene. Very happy that I had made that save in case the clues did not fit.

The last two subjects matched perfectly! Hooray! Sadly, I got bored and have moved onto a Big Brother house. Pleased to see it’s fixed though! Maybe the latest patch sorted it?

At this point I don't think they'll ever fix it. Might as well just hope for a modder to do something that could be a work around. Heck, no performance loss when you arrest someone might be the most helpful. That way you can just arrest whoever until you get it right.

"SilentKitty;c-16100150" wrote:

Whee!! I made my first arrest and all the clues fit!! :)

Ok, there were very few clues because I was less stellar in finding them in the first place but now I have scouted the internet a bit for what to look for next time I have to sweep a crimescene. Very happy that I had made that save in case the clues did not fit.

I always waited until I had all five clues or is it six before I accused anyone and it always worked but the game has bug where they may never show up at all since the gender patch way back.

"Cinebar;c-16101615" wrote:

"SilentKitty;c-16100150" wrote:

Whee!! I made my first arrest and all the clues fit!! :)

Ok, there were very few clues because I was less stellar in finding them in the first place but now I have scouted the internet a bit for what to look for next time I have to sweep a crimescene. Very happy that I had made that save in case the clues did not fit.

I always waited until I had all five clues or is it six before I accused anyone and it always worked but the game has bug where they may never show up at all since the gender patch way back.

I watch a lot of mystery and suspense shows, so this career is right up my alley, so to speak. I have my Detective photograph and then collect the evidence. I believe I discovered the 'sweeping' action by accident, in that I clicked on a hallway once and it gave me the option to search for clues. I do that every time now. I also photograph the objects, if there are any, that need to be fingerprinted. I have him check every room plus the outside perimeter, if it's at a house.

I had all kinds of clues stacked up in the notebook. The A.P.B. brought me to a place where no one met the criteria. Then one time I was astonished to find an elderly man dressed as the suspect should be. I arrested him. I never got a chance to interrogate him (my favorite part), but he didn't threaten to sue, either. Sometimes being a detective requires outside the box thinking.

I will be attempting this career again, once the child Sim in question becomes an adult.

"GalacticGal;c-16101639" wrote:

"Cinebar;c-16101615" wrote:

"SilentKitty;c-16100150" wrote:

Whee!! I made my first arrest and all the clues fit!! :)

Ok, there were very few clues because I was less stellar in finding them in the first place but now I have scouted the internet a bit for what to look for next time I have to sweep a crimescene. Very happy that I had made that save in case the clues did not fit.

I always waited until I had all five clues or is it six before I accused anyone and it always worked but the game has bug where they may never show up at all since the gender patch way back.

I watch a lot of mystery and suspense shows, so this career is right up my alley, so to speak. I have my Detective photograph and then collect the evidence. I believe I discovered the 'sweeping' action by accident, in that I clicked on a hallway once and it gave me the option to search for clues. I do that every time now. I also photograph the objects, if there are any, that need to be fingerprinted. I have him check every room plus the outside perimeter, if it's at a house.

I had all kinds of clues stacked up in the notebook. The A.P.B. brought me to a place where no one met the criteria. Then one time I was astonished to find an elderly man dressed as the suspect should be. I arrested him. I never got a chance to interrogate him (my favorite part), but he didn't threaten to sue, either. Sometimes being a detective requires outside the box thinking.

I will be attempting this career again, once the child Sim in question becomes an adult.

Good luck because last time I played ( a few months ago) it was still broken.

"Cinebar;c-16101647" wrote:

"GalacticGal;c-16101639" wrote:

"Cinebar;c-16101615" wrote:

"SilentKitty;c-16100150" wrote:

Whee!! I made my first arrest and all the clues fit!! :)

Ok, there were very few clues because I was less stellar in finding them in the first place but now I have scouted the internet a bit for what to look for next time I have to sweep a crimescene. Very happy that I had made that save in case the clues did not fit.

I always waited until I had all five clues or is it six before I accused anyone and it always worked but the game has bug where they may never show up at all since the gender patch way back.

I watch a lot of mystery and suspense shows, so this career is right up my alley, so to speak. I have my Detective photograph and then collect the evidence. I believe I discovered the 'sweeping' action by accident, in that I clicked on a hallway once and it gave me the option to search for clues. I do that every time now. I also photograph the objects, if there are any, that need to be fingerprinted. I have him check every room plus the outside perimeter, if it's at a house.

I had all kinds of clues stacked up in the notebook. The A.P.B. brought me to a place where no one met the criteria. Then one time I was astonished to find an elderly man dressed as the suspect should be. I arrested him. I never got a chance to interrogate him (my favorite part), but he didn't threaten to sue, either. Sometimes being a detective requires outside the box thinking.

I will be attempting this career again, once the child Sim in question becomes an adult.

Good luck because last time I played ( a few months ago) it was still broken.

This! This career is well and truly broken :'( If you manage to progress, it'll be luck more than design!

Im just going to assume this will never be fixed, its been reported enough over the last year to gurus on twitter and there are threads over in the bug section. I know i reported this back in march and was asked for my save file.

Well, since I have completed this one in the past, I will just use the MCCC mod to advance my Sim, no worries. I don't like following Sims to their work when there are toddlers in the household. I don't like the loss of time.

"Cinebar;c-16101615" wrote:

"SilentKitty;c-16100150" wrote:

Whee!! I made my first arrest and all the clues fit!! :)

Ok, there were very few clues because I was less stellar in finding them in the first place but now I have scouted the internet a bit for what to look for next time I have to sweep a crimescene. Very happy that I had made that save in case the clues did not fit.

I always waited until I had all five clues or is it six before I accused anyone and it always worked but the game has bug where they may never show up at all since the gender patch way back.

Think I had four clues this time. Since it worked so well the first time I am just going to hope that the career has been fixed. Hope springs eternal.

I really do not like the idea of older things in the game being left broken and then adding new things on top. However I have encountered this before in other games I have played.