Geo Council - Lost metals and crystals forever!

Voltron

My Sims like to collect things and they've sent off a whole bunch of collectibles to Geo Council but none of the items ever make their returns! I mean... It's awfully upsetting since collectibles take a lot of time to gather, especially the rare ones. Is this issue being worked on or is it one of those things EA just ignore along with toddlers?

EuphorialQueen

Geo Council not mailing back
This is just one thread that addresses this issue. It was presumed that a patch has fixed this issue. I am afraid to say it still does not work all the time.
Personally I do not use CC or Mods. These may cause unexpected issues. Even without them I cannot get things back from the Geo Council all the time.
If you have Get to Work you can use the science equipment to 'Practice Analysis' to generate Elements.

rosemow

Hello.
This issue was fixed in the last patch.
If you are still having issues after updating , you may like to post on this EA bug thread.
http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4-Bug-Reports/Geo-Council-not-mailing-back/m-p/4719343#M15539

EuphorialQueen

rosemow wrote: »

Hello.
This issue was fixed in the last patch.
If you are still having issues after updating , you may like to post on this EA bug thread.
http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4-Bug-Reports/Geo-Council-not-mailing-back/m-p/4719343#M15539

@rosemow
Great Minds!
I just added a comment to that thread and linked back to this one.

EuphorialQueen wrote:

Unfortunately this is not 100% fixed. In a clean folder with a brand new household I had sent one item to Geo Council which was returned. My Sim sent a second item and did not leave the lot at all for two days. That item and another test item were never returned. A couple days ago I started another save in a fresh folder and items sent did not return.
Medals for completed collections are also not being delivered.
I use Zero CC and Zero Mods (Never have).
Windows 7 operating system on a desktop computer.

rosemow

This is a link to a thread that contained a workaround to the issue. You need to sell your mail box and buy another one, then remain on the lot until you receive your mail.
http://sims4.crinrict.com/en/2015/04/sim-does-not-receive-any-mail/

I think we were posting at the same time @EuphorialQueen

Voltron

rosemow wrote: »

I think we are posting at the same time @EuphorialQueen

Thank you! I shall give this a faithful go and update the thread on the outcome.

Voltron

You have got to be kidding me... So I found out that your Sims are supposed to get plaques for completing household collections. I've completed four! Only the one for gardening arrived in the post. How can I get the rest now? I think I'm about to cry...

rosemow

PeterTheSims3 wrote: »

You have got to be kidding me... So I found out that your Sims are supposed to get plaques for completing household collections. I've completed four! Only the one for gardening arrived in the post. How can I get the rest now? I think I'm about to cry...

I am sorry that you didn't receive the plaques in the mail. Are the collections showing up that you have completed them?
There are cheats to get the plaques that you were meant to have.
This link explains about spawning collectibles.
http://simsvip.com/sims-4-cheats-codes/#Spawn
This link contains the codes for the collection plaques.
http://simsvip.com/sims-4-cheats-codes/#Plaques
If you use these cheats, make sure you save the game before you use them, in case there is a problem caused.

Edit : It would be safer to use debug to obtain the plaques.
Type in testingcheats true
Then type in bb.showhiddenobjects
Then by searching using the word debug, you will be able to find the collection plaques.

Voltron

rosemow wrote: »

PeterTheSims3 wrote: »

You have got to be kidding me... So I found out that your Sims are supposed to get plaques for completing household collections. I've completed four! Only the one for gardening arrived in the post. How can I get the rest now? I think I'm about to cry...

I am sorry that you didn't receive the plaques in the mail. Are the collections showing up that you have completed them?
There are cheats to get the plaques that you were meant to have.
This link explains about spawning collectibles.
http://simsvip.com/sims-4-cheats-codes/#Spawn
This link contains the codes for the collection plaques.
http://simsvip.com/sims-4-cheats-codes/#Plaques
If you use these cheats, make sure you save the game before you use them, in case there is a problem caused.

Yes they're highlighted as completed. I also received notifications upon their completion. Thank you for your help. I'll do that.

EuphorialQueen

I had to do that as well. There was a particular save where I decided to complete as many collections as possible. I received only ONE of the plaques. Tried repairing the game and replacing the mailbox etc. But in the long run used the info posted at SimsVIP.com to get the appropriate earned plaques.