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Books not being able to max out a skill for Sims
PrincessrozeeS
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I must be feeling in a grouchy mood today or things particularly annoying me about the Sims 4 that didn't with previous Sim games.
Why is it when our Sims get to level 9 of a skill they are unable to max the skill out using a book. Does this mean that theory is not everything and our Sims need some practical?
Whilst I can understand getting a "bad" moodlet for reading a skill book that is below the skill level our Sim is at, but where is the information about the skill level of that particular book. I have learned by playing the game how the levels of books work, but tell me how is this fun or is it suppose to be funny?
Why is it when our Sims get to level 9 of a skill they are unable to max the skill out using a book. Does this mean that theory is not everything and our Sims need some practical?
Whilst I can understand getting a "bad" moodlet for reading a skill book that is below the skill level our Sim is at, but where is the information about the skill level of that particular book. I have learned by playing the game how the levels of books work, but tell me how is this fun or is it suppose to be funny?
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Book 2: can be read from Level 4 onwards
Book 3: can be read from Level 7 onwards
Thank you for the information, but I have found if you have to put a book down on level 9 they cannot max out the skill to 10. Maybe it's a glitch I don't know. If my Sim could continue to read from level 9 into level 10 maybe it wouldn't be a problem but needs often mean they cant. I have found that putting the book down after achieving level 9 (or even during level 9 with some skills) means they just go through the motions and don't get any skill points. I then end up having to achieve the last skill by practical means
Books usually give fun, sometimes practice doesn't, and often a combination of both is the best way. But we should be able to max out a skill as we have done in previous Sim games by using a book.
Quote "After all, what's the point of maxing out the skill if you don't actually use it?"
I suppose it depends on your style of play and how you want to achieve the skills for your Sim. There are times when reading a book is a lot safer than doing the practical and can be faster (under some circumstances). It can be less tiring for a Sim to sit and read especially when wanting to max the skill quickly on the last level.
I mostly use practical means because it is better all round, but there are times in my game when reading is beneficial to my Sim and it seems strange we can't get a skill points for reading on the last level and maxing out the skill if we should choose to do so.
I've only found that the only times I have a Sim read skill books in the particular skill I'm aiming for, is when either the options around them are limited either space-wise, financially, etc etc, or to simply round out to the next level of a skill real quick if the items to do so aren't around. A good example I've used skill books is for gardening, since some Sims of mine want to get to lvl 2 in it yet they only have enough space for one small plant or something. Another annoying skill to level is Mischief, which doesn't have many ways to increase it outside of books, and it seems quite slow with the things that can.
I also forget libraries exist in the game and they have all the skill books you'll need if you can't purchase them for your own home. I rarely visit them myself bc they seem to have lag issues for me (too many Sims on one lot perhaps).
One night I was trying to get him to read one. He would only read for a few minutes before he would put it on the floor and try to zip off to something else. I kept making him pick it back up and read it. After the third time, he picked up the book, held it up horizontally and started flapping it (open and closed), saying, "blab, blab, blab, blab", (in Simlish) over and over again. He was giggling and laughing the whole time.
I couldn't believe they programmed that into the game but it was hilarious. I thought, "C'mon Caleb, you're supposed to be reading the book, not playing with it!" Oh well, so much for skill books. I thought they were supposed to like to read. It doesn't appear that is always the case.
Something wicked this way comes!
I don't use MCCC.
I have found that libraries have all the skill books but only for the first few levels (book 1) which is good if you need a start somewhere and don't have the money to buy
Same here. Very annoying.
ETA: you can repeatedly Troll the Forums to get mischief skill.
All the Sims 4 sims are the same as Caleb. They just stop reading after a while and show the moodlet that they read enough. But here's the way I'm using for my vamp sim. I command the 'read book' 6 times in a row, then the sims keep reading and reading until the number of commands will be ended. I also used this way to Caleb and it worked.