Create Social Media Profile option is missing «12...Next Go

EuphorialQueen

Before the Cats&Dogs patch any Sim (teen and older) could create a Social Media Profile but now the option is missing.
Zero Mods / Zero CC (Never had them) Win7 PC
All EP/SP/GP and patches to date (waiting for Cats and Dogs EP).
Save started after the Cats&Dogs patch.
Tested on several types of computers.
Sold and replaced computers.
Repaired game and this is a newly generated game folder.
Only thing left is to test with a Sim in the gallery I made that had a social media account as a Food Critic.

rosemow

Hello
Try starting another new save game and test to see if the issue is occurring in that new save game also.

EuphorialQueen

rosemow wrote: »

Hello
Try starting another new save game and test to see if the issue is occurring in that new save game also.

Great minds ... Kept my current save and deletes everything else but the options.ini file.
Put in my Sim who already had a social networking profile and it is there.
Other household members were also able to create a social networking profile.
Back to more testing.

Harrts

Was this option previously available on phones as well as computers? Because if so, I am also having this issue, brand new save with no mods, all packs installed, and all patches installed. I have the option on a computer but no social media options on my sim's phone :/

I'm sorry if I am mistaken and this option was never on a sim's phone, I just could have sworn it was ^^;

crinrict

I checked it on one of my older games and I still get the option.

Do you have the social networking menu ?

rosemow

EuphorialQueen wrote: »

rosemow wrote: »

Hello
Try starting another new save game and test to see if the issue is occurring in that new save game also.

Great minds ... Kept my current save and deletes everything else but the options.ini file.
Put in my Sim who already had a social networking profile and it is there.
Other household members were also able to create a social networking profile.
Back to more testing.

It is good that the social networking option has now appeared in your current testing.

EuphorialQueen

crinrict wrote: »

I checked it on one of my older games and I still get the option.
Do you have the social networking menu ?

On the first save no - there was no Social Networking option at all. The regular Social option to chat, request Pen Pals and Troll Forums was there. My test save did have it. Going back to another pre-patch save to check that one.
The other difference was the type of the social menu in game options.
I had chosen the Traditional Social Menu in the 'problem' save.
Testing to see if that matters.

Sidebar Issue: In-game gallery hashtags are not clickable. They are in the on-line gallery but not in-game.

Edit: Switching Traditional Social Menu in game options did not change.
Test save (older) has the correct options available on computer.
And .. new patch available to fix relationships ... off to apply that and see what happens

crinrict

The gallery issue is known.

EuphorialQueen

crinrict wrote: »

The gallery issue is known.

Good to know ... thanks for the confirmation
For whatever reason this household seems unable to see the option to create a Socila Networking profile.
The primary Sim was made by a friend of mine and she married Gavin Richards (EA/Maxis Base Game Sim).
In their original save I did all the actions already listed above.
Then I saved a copy of the house to the library and bulldozed the original.
Moved them to an empty lot and placed a computer and desk and still no option.
Placed a copy of the family I shared on the gallery into a new save..... I give up....

rosemow

EuphorialQueen wrote: »

crinrict wrote: »

The gallery issue is known.

Good to know ... thanks for the confirmation
For whatever reason this household seems unable to see the option to create a Socila Networking profile.
The primary Sim was made by a friend of mine and she married Gavin Richards (EA/Maxis Base Game Sim).
In their original save I did all the actions already listed above.
Then I saved a copy of the house to the library and bulldozed the original.
Moved them to an empty lot and placed a computer and desk and still no option.
Placed a copy of the family I shared on the gallery into a new save..... I give up....

I am sorry that you have had the issue with that household

EuphorialQueen

Me too I was planning on testing Cats & Dogs with this family.
Guess I need to go to plan B ...

Right now my real life cats are feeling neglected
Guess I need to go give them some attention and come back to my game later

rosemow

You will enjoy making simversions of your real life pets

crinrict

Do you have the family in the gallery still ?

EuphorialQueen

crinrict wrote: »

Do you have the family in the gallery still ?

https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/E877A6C7C56911E7807905A57EEC9667

EuphorialQueen

Deleted everything in the Sims folder. Put that family linked above in new save. Option still missing.
Back to main menu and started new save with a random generated Sim.

These are the ONLY options.

EuphorialQueen

@Crinrict @Rosemow
Is there a required skill level for this option to show up?
I have had at least two Sims get to the top of either Internet Personality or Critic careers.
I find it odd that this option is missing.

crinrict

Will try our Sim later.

I've only tried on my existing family. I also tried on my Pets save but that already had a profile or something cause I simstagramed my pet.

jooxis

Wait - you said teen and older? I have NEVER been able to get this option for teens in my game. Is that normal?
Only YA and older in my game. Just checked, and again, teens don't have the option - but YA and older do. Was my game always plummed?

EuphorialQueen

@jooxis When testing yesterday I very quickly started a new save with one of my gallery families. HeirsSpares Teens has a father who is a good critic and his 3 Teenagers. The kids were born in game and everyone has skills at varied levels. Dad already had a profile and was able to update. I checked one if the Teens and he could start one.
My suspicion is that it may not show up without a certain Charisma level. Testing in progress but had to sleep after a very long day.
Installed Cats & Dogs and went to bed.

crinrict

OK, so I used your Sim and didn't get the option.
Cheated charisma skill up to 5 and it appeared.

So it looks like you'll need that now ?

EuphorialQueen

crinrict wrote: »

OK, so I used your Sim and didn't get the option.
Cheated charisma skill up to 5 and it appeared.
So it looks like you'll need that now ?

W00T So the magic answer is 5 - Level 5 Charisma
I must have really been off my game yesterday to not even THINK to check the Charisma level.
Actually at one point I cheated her husband up to level 4 Charisma.
One_More_Level and I would have had it... DOH!
Off to explore Cats & Dogs now...........
THANK YOU @crinrict

littledevil1569

I am having a similar issue. My character is level 6 of the social networking career. I have had success so far and was able to create a profile and update status and everything but ever since the "Broadcast Status" option became available the "Update Social Network Profile" option disappeared...and I can complete my work from home tasks in my career now. "Broadcast Status" doesn't apply to this task either. :\

littledevil1569

> @littledevil1569 said:
> I am having a similar issue. My character is level 6 of the social networking career. I have had success so far and was able to create a profile and update status and everything but ever since the "Broadcast Status" option became available the "Update Social Network Profile" option disappeared...and I can complete my work from home tasks in my career now. "Broadcast Status" doesn't apply to this task either. :\
>

Sorry...I CAN'T complete my work from home tasks in my career now*

rosemow

littledevil1569 wrote: »

> @littledevil1569 said:
> I am having a similar issue. My character is level 6 of the social networking career. I have had success so far and was able to create a profile and update status and everything but ever since the "Broadcast Status" option became available the "Update Social Network Profile" option disappeared...and I can complete my work from home tasks in my career now. "Broadcast Status" doesn't apply to this task either.
>

Sorry...I CAN'T complete my work from home tasks in my career now*

Hello
What are the Home tasks that you now need to complete, that you are unable to do?

NellyStardust

Thank-you so much for sharing your trouble-shooting with this post - I was having the same issue with the missing Social Networking menu and I didn't think of checking Charisma either! Thanks for figuring out the solution :smile:

TheSpaniard164

Once I “simstagram” any pet, my sim loses the “create social media profile” ability. I’d like to delete the simstagram account so hopefully the sim can create a profile. Has anyone had this issue and figured out how to fix it? It happens with all of my households.