Unable to complete the Aspirations "Master Mixologist" if player chooses The Master Chef branch

It's not unintended, it's not a bug, it's a design decision.
Real world aside, let's not mix careers and skills in the game. You can max all skills on one sim. You just can't specialize in both career branches.

"JoxerTM22;12849799" wrote:
It's not unintended, it's not a bug, it's a design decision.
Real world aside, let's not mix careers and skills in the game. You can max all skills on one sim. You just can't specialize in both career branches.

But doesn't some parts of this game require the one Sim complete both branches of some careers? I have read where people couldn't complete something because they can't switch, it was too late.

"catmando830;12894982" wrote:

"FireWork1987;783268" wrote:
Sims cannot change the branch, so after chosen The Master Chef branch in its career, this sims can never complete the goal "Join the Mixology Branch of the Culinary Career" in the "Master Mixologist" Aspirations, which means player cannot complete the Aspirations - "Master Mixologist"



Its a Design Bug, please fix!

There's a cheat for that

But if they have to cheat to do it then it's a bad game design or not fully thought through of how it should work so they could complete the Aspiration.

If a Sim can have more than one career per lifetime, they should be able to have more than one career in the same category. If it's not a bug it's a poorly thought-out design choice.

Oh, if they can go from mixologist to chef but not from chef to mixologist, that's got to be a bug because it makes no sense.

It sucks!!! I wanted to unlock everything without cheating with one sim but then I got stuck on this because I chose the cooking branch!!! its total plum!!!!

"CorkysPetals;12847824" wrote:
So this doesn't work for any career? We can't complete both branches of any career? Joxer, didn't you say that you could complete mixology first and then complete chef, but just not the other way around?

Idk what Joxer said, but you can complete the cooking and mixologist aspirations if, and only if you choose the mixology career path because the cooking aspiration does not require anything within the cooking career branch to complete.

"KirbySkywalker;12903313" wrote:
Idk what Joxer said, but you can complete the cooking and mixologist aspirations if, and only if you choose the mixology career path because the cooking aspiration does not require anything within the cooking career branch to complete.

Thank you, @KirbySkywalker! My character is almost to the point of selecting, so I'll have her do mixology first.

Since a Sim can become both a chef and a mixologist only if they become a mixologist first, I highly doubt that this was an intentional design decision. It seems to just be an oops.

"JupiterGirl;12915810" wrote:

"KirbySkywalker;12903313" wrote:
Idk what Joxer said, but you can complete the cooking and mixologist aspirations if, and only if you choose the mixology career path because the cooking aspiration does not require anything within the cooking career branch to complete.

Thank you, @KirbySkywalker! My character is almost to the point of selecting, so I'll have her do mixology first.

Since a Sim can become both a chef and a mixologist only if they become a mixologist first, I highly doubt that this was an intentional design decision. It seems to just be an oops.

Uh oh, I think maybe there was a misunderstanding. It is impossible to enter both career branches of any career. I was talking about Aspiration Rewards. You can get both Aspiration Rewards (Master Mixologist and Master Chef) ONLY if you go into Mixology branch. Because Master Mixologist requires you to reach a level in the Mixology career. But the Master Chef aspiration does not require any milestone from the Chef branch.

Here is more from Carl's Sims website:

Master Chef

Total Satisfaction Gained: 4,675

Reward Trait: Fresh Chef Makes your Sim always make high quality food, and it never spoils, meaning big meals can last a long time.

Milestone Objectives: Complete excellent meals, some specific types of food in large quantity, and cook while inspired. Leveling Cooking is required, as is earning Silver at a Dinner Party. You must reach level 5 in the Culinary career and achieve level 5 Gourmet Cooking skill. Cook 20 Excellent Large meals and 5 gourmet dishes at one single event.

Notice, you don't need anything from the Chef branch to unlock this Aspiration.

But from the Master Mixologist Aspiration:

Master Mixologist

Total Satisfaction Gained: 4,525

Reward Trait: Potion Master Gives your Sim the ability to mix drinks that affect other Sims' Emotions.

Milestone Objectives: Mix many drinks, including 10 at a single social event. Own a bar and two barstools. Level the Mixology skill and make numerous excellent-quality Drinks. Joining the Mixology Branch of the Culinary Career is necessary, as is being an Adult. Master Mixology and create 10 different types of Excellent Drinks.

So, Joining the Mixology Branch of the Culinary Career is necessary to unlock the Master Mixologist Aspiration.

Hope that helps clarify!

That's just your choice. If you want to complete every single aspiration on one Sim, then you need to plan it, for example you'd need to choose Comedian rather than Entertainer too or Joke Star would be impossible. TS4 is about you making choices, that's not a design flaw. If you wanted to complete the Mixology aspiration, why did you choose Chef? You can complete the Chef aspiration by choosing Mixologist career, so you had no reason to pick it if you cared about the aspirations.