June 2018 - last edited July 2018 by crinrict
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? 1.44.77
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Cats and Dogs, Get To Work, Get Together, City Living, Outdoor Retreat, Jungle Adventure, Spa Day, Parenthood, Dine Out, Fitness Stuff, Movie Hangout Stuff, Perfect Patio Stuff, Luxury Party Stuff, Spooky Stuff, Toddler Stuff, Vintage Glamour Stuff, My First Pet Stuff
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Gather enough clues about a criminal suspect to enable an APB to be issued. Then order the detective sim to issue an APB.
What happens when the bug occurs? When sending the detective to the APB location, none of the sims (that are strangers) in the area will have the "Ask About Suspect" option available in their interaction menus. "Arrest" is the only option.
What do you expect to see? The option to "Ask About Suspect" should be available on every sim regardless of having ever greeted them before, and if that sim knows anything they will point towards the guilty suspect.
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. June 19 2018 Patch PC 1.44.77.1020
The new patch caused this - I was playing a detective in the morning before the patch was deployed. The APB went fine, but then I quit the game without saving because I had other things to do.
Then when I went back to play after the patch had been released, I loaded up exactly the same saved game and ran the exact same sim doing the same work day. When I sent him on an APB, none of the sims had "Ask About Suspect" any more.
The interaction is missing now after the patch.
EDIT: I have discovered that the interaction can be accessed under "Friendly" interactions on sims my Detective is friends with or has ever introduced himself to. This is a bug though, because it should be available on strangers without having greeted them before (just like the Arrest option).
Solved! Go to Solution.
July 2018
- The “Ask About Suspect” interaction is now available during an APB event in the detective career.
Fixed in Patch 1.45.62
Good Luck
Crin
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June 2018
Good Luck
Crin
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July 2018
I have this problem too, but would like to expand upon it because I do not have the "Ask About Suspect" interaction at all. I've introduced my Sim to 4 sims in the APB area, and on none of them do "Ask About Suspect" show up under the Friendly menu socials or any menu socials... "Arrest" still pops up, however.
So I cannot ask about suspect at all no matter what I do.
July 2018
- The “Ask About Suspect” interaction is now available during an APB event in the detective career.
Fixed in Patch 1.45.62
Good Luck
Crin
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Please only contact me via PM when asked to do so.
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July 2018
Just tested this and it's really fixed
August 2018
August 2018
@AlexisBeee Are you saying this bug is still happening to you after yesterday's patch ?
Good Luck
Crin
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October 2018
This is happening to me today. I have the clues: elder, grey hair, female, evil trait, wearing jacket, wearing slacks. She fits all of these. I can't arrest her or ask her about the suspect, but I can talk to her about coworkers, brag about my promotion, etc. No one else on the lot fits these traits.
October 2018
this issue is supposed to be fixed.
Do you have it with just one suspect ? Are you on PC/Mac or Console ? Are you using mods/cc ?
Good Luck
Crin
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Please only contact me via PM when asked to do so.
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October 2018
It's just been 1 suspect so far. I play on PC.
I was using mods at first, but I saved and took them out and went back in, and I still had the same problem.