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melody_helene
2 years ago

Painting only goes to normal quality

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? Nederlands
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.103.250.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All of them
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Painting with a high skill level
What happens when the bug occurs? Paintings/books only get to normal level
What do you expect to see? Getting better quality paintings/books with a high skill level
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure 

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Even when my sim has the highest level for painting or writing, I only get normal quality. This does not allow me to advance in any of the writing or painting goals.

This happens with every sim I create.

I tries deleting the sims and re-installing it but it did not help

6 Replies

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    2 years ago
    @melody_helene Tested this and got an excellent quality picture (cheated lvl 10 skill)

    Did you have issue before the tuesday patch or since then ?
  • melody_helene's avatar
    melody_helene
    2 years ago
    @crinrict

    I've been having this problem since september/october I think. I was waiting for a new update in hopes of maybe it being fixed by updating.
    I'm guessing the problem is only with my game but deleting and re-installing the game did not fix the problem.
  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    2 years ago

    Try the following

    • Close the game
    • Rename Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4 to Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4_Old
    • Start the game. All your content will be gone now as the game created a new folder. All your saves/.. is still in the old folder so not to worry
    • Start a new save game
    • Check if you still have the error
    • Report back with your results for further steps on how to get your stuff back.
  • melody_helene's avatar
    melody_helene
    2 years ago
    @crinrict sadly that did not work. I made around 40 paintings. All of them normal quality. Even with my skill on level 10 and being inspired.
    I've also noticed that my sim will love any new skill and does not dislike any of them.
  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    2 years ago
    @melody_helene They usually only dislike stuff if you're in a bad mood doing them.

    Was this a new Sim you tested or did you put the same one into the new save ?
  • melody_helene's avatar
    melody_helene
    2 years ago
    @crinrict Thank you for your help.
    Nothing seemed to work. Not with a new sim or old savegame.
    I've just deleted everything I could find and re-installed.
    Problem seems to be gone now.

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