GrumpyGlowfish's Grumpy Corner

GrumpyGlowfish

Okay, so instead of creating a new thread for every little thing, I'll just create this one and post in it everytime something goes wrong. (And even though the thread bears my name, everyone else is welcome to post their own problems here too.)

Let's begin: Level 3 of the Musical Genius aspiration requires my sim to write four songs. I already wrote two, one of which is licenced and I'm even getting royalties, but in the aspiration window it still says 0/4. What else do I have to do for my songs to count as "written"?

Before anyone asks: Yes, I'm using script mods, but only a few, which are up to date and not known to cause such problems. This is already the third time I can't move on with an aspiration despite meeting the requirements, the other two problematic ones being Deviance/Public enemy (the game didn't register me reaching a certain level of the Criminal career), and Nature/Outdoor Enthusiast (didn't register me being friends with the hermit).

Thanks in advance for any help, and as I said, feel free to post your own issues!

rosemow

Hello
Try having your sim travel to another lot and back, then see if the songs may register then.
If the issue remains, try testing by having another sim select this aspiration, write a song, and see if the issue occurs with them also.

Repairing the game may also help. To do that, right click on the sims 4 picture in Origin and click repair.

GrumpyGlowfish

Thanks for your suggestions, rosemow! I noticed that one of the other requirements (earning 500 simoleons with licenced songs) doesn't work either, it remains at 0/500 no matter the royalties, so when my sim had actually written four songs and earned enough money, I used the milestone cheat to complete the level. But I have several other sims with the Musical Genius aspiration who will get there eventually, and then I'll see if leaving and coming back to the lot will change anything. I've also repaired the game now.

rosemow

It was best to use the milestone cheat to complete the level. I hope that you may not have issues when your other sims reach that level. If you continue to have issues with your other sims at this level, and have tested without mods/cc being in your game, you may like to post feedback on this AHQ EA thread
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/COLLECTION-THREAD-Aspirations-not-fulfilling/m-p/6381152#M45227

GrumpyGlowfish

Found another possible bug:

I was trying to level up the photography skill, but got bored of taking selfies and pictures of my sim's surroundings all the time, so I decided to buy a photo studio. Well, not only does this photo studio not build the photography skill when used, it also freezes it, i.e. any other photos you take with your mobile after using the studio will not affect the progress bar at all. Leaving the lot (either by travelling to another lot or returning to the world map) fixes this, but only until you start using the photo studio again.

I have not tested if the problem remains without mods, so I can't say for sure if this is an actual bug or only affecting me. It's not game-breaking for me anyway, that studio is still a really cool item with interesting possibilities, and I'll make sure to use it for family photos once my sim has reached the highest level.

rosemow

Hello
The photography skill should be increased when taking photos using the photo studio object.
Try testing the game without your mods folder, and see if the issues remain.
Repairing the game may also help. To do that, right click on the sims 4 picture in Origin and click repair.