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ThiaraGelmers's avatar
3 years ago

Slow skill gain

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.99.264.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Cottage living, Island Living, get famous, Horse Ranch, Seasons, cats & dogs, City living, Get together, get to work, dream home decorator, realm of magic, jungle adventure, parenthood, vampires, dine out, outdoor retreat, tiny living, my first pet, laundry day, vintage glamour, luxury party.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Try to build the skills on your sim. You don't seem to be needing any expansion or mods/cc for it to ocurr, a friend with base game only has this problem too.
What happens when the bug occurs? You will notice the skills build it a slower rate than normal, Especially the case for gardening. It is painfully slow.
What do you expect to see? I am hoping to see skills gain at a normal rate again.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. pretty sure since horse ranch?

all the information is pretty much given. some of the skills, especially with gardening, gain experience at a much slower rate than usual. This does not seem to be specifically related to packs, mods/cc but probably the most recent patch note that came with horse ranch? a friend, who only has base game, is seeing this happening for them too. 

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  • did the sim have a dislike for the skill or was in an uncomfortable mood (it could also be hidden behind a stronger mood)? 

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    ThiaraGelmers
    3 years ago

    No, the sim actually has gardening set as a like,  and was in usually a flirty mood. i am used to, when starting the skill out, for it to get you, or almost get you, to level 2 when you plant and water around 10 plants. even having the sim read a skill book goes ridiculously slow. at level 2, it goes even slower than it used to go to get from 9 to 10. So it has nothing to do with the sim, unless EA intended for it to take 1000 or so sim days to get to gardening level 10 now? 

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    ThiaraGelmers
    3 years ago

    i went to start a new game to be able to tell how much experience just starting of will gain me for gardening. with a flirty mood and i love gardening moodlet boost, planting and watering 9 plants only got me 5%. That is far less than usual. 

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    ThiaraGelmers
    3 years ago

    actually, seems like i have found the issue, it is a custom trait somehow causing it. sorry for the trouble....

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