Empty Missing Odd Jobs Writer Programmer Artist Paranormal Investigator

by HarryPotter4444
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[IL] No Odd Jobs in List

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★★★★★ Apprentice

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Often (50% - 99%)
What is your current game version number? 1.85.203.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All ex and game packs excluding My wedding stories. Paranormal, bowling night, tiny living, and fitness.
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Pressing "Find Odd Jobs" on the phone.
What happens when the bug occurs? It should show Sims requesting help from this Sim.
What do you expect to see? a list of Odd Jobs.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Yes
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure 

Since recently, I've been having issues with Odd Jobs. One day, I noticed the list was blank. It hasn't changed since! And sims are existing around the world! I even removed mods and it did not help.

 

Edit By Crinrict: Added Tag to Title 

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Re: No Odd Jobs in List

Hero
@LlamaOMama Did you also delete the localthumbcache file ? Does it also happen on a new save (with no mods) and for all Sims ?

Good Luck
Crin

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Empty Missing Odd Jobs Writer Programmer Artist Paranormal Investigator

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★ Apprentice

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? 1.87.40.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Get to Work, Get Together, City Living, Cats and Dogs, Seasons, Get Famous, Island Living, Discover University, Outdoor Retreat, Dine Out, Vampires, Laundry Day Stuff, Jungle Adventure, Strangerville, Realm of Magic, Paranormal Stuff, Holiday Celebration Pack
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? A new save requires a few in-game days of playing and participating in gigs for any freelance career. After those few days, you can either select the phone > career > check for new gigs, or the job panel > select the clipboard, or a computer > freelance > check for new gigs. If selecting an odd job, then you can either select the phone > career > odd jobs, or the computer > jobs > odd jobs. Please note the button names may or may not be the same as above. I'm also going through the Finding Love After A Breakup scenario and both sims are signed up for the freelancer career. One is in writing and the other is an artist.
What happens when the bug occurs? There are no options for selecting a freelance gig and no options for selecting an odd job.
What do you expect to see? I'd like to see options so my sims can earn money.
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? Neutral/Not Sure 

I have tried a new save but it's only temporarily fixed. I've removed all the mods I use, after the bug appears, and it doesn't get fixed. I've also deleted The Sims 4 folder in my Documents folder, restarted the game, tested with a new save to confirm the gigs come back (it does), exited the game, only replaced the new save folder with my old save folder, restarted the game and the bug is still there. So, if you can't figure out where the bug is, it's in the save folder and, no, I didn't put back the mods so I can definitively say the bug is in the save folder. Just in case the mods I use are changing my save files, here's a list of them:

  1. No Reaction to the Thermostat by Zer0_
  2. MC Command Center by Deaderpool
  3. Unlisted Phone Numbers by scumbumbo (may they rest in peace)
  4. XML Injector version 2 by scumbumbo
  5. Custom Food Interactions by TheFoodGroup
  6. Spooky Cookies by icemunmun
  7. Automatic Beards by flerb
  8. Breastfeed Toddlers! by PolarBearSims
  9. Better Computers Mod by BosseladyTV
  10. Girl's Night Out Custom Social Event by solarmoodlet
  11. Wedding Gifts! by JaneSimsten
  12. Funeral Service Event by flauschtrud
  13. Homework at Desk Mod by BosseladyTV
  14. Security Guard Career by Marduc_Plays
  15. Airline Employee Career - 6 Career Tracks by Simmiller
  16. Bakery Career (Neia's Careers) by sorG
  17. ATM Cards and now with real Credit Function by LittleMsSam
  18. Musical Theatre Career by Marduc_Plays
  19. Decluttered Tower of Treats Display Shelves by IgnorantBliss
  20. Updated Decluttered Food Displays by IgnorantBliss
  21. Functional Retail Little Sprout Seed Display by Menaceman44
  22. Functional Grocery Set - Cut Meshes by AlexCroft

I obtained all mods at modthesims.info except I obtained MC Command Center at deaderpool-mccc.com. In the meantime, I'm going to continue playing the game and change my sims careers. I backed up the entire The Sims 4 folder in my Documents so let me know if you want a copy. It includes every file, folder, mods, saves, saved mod settings, etc. By the way, I backed up the folder before I deleted The Sims 4 folder in my Documents folder. 

 

Edit to add: I just realized I'm in a similar situation as @LlamaOMama and their report is at https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/Gigs-are-empty-Odd-jobs-empty/m-p/11458483/highlight/true.

 

(CM: Multiple posts merged. Check out this post for tips on how to edit and add more to a post.)

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Re: Empty Missing Odd Jobs Writer Programmer Artist Paranormal Investigator

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Community Manager

Hi @HarryPotter4444,

The bug report templates are designed to gather information and track a single bug at a time. Let's keep this bug report for the odd job bug and use the existing active bug report thread: Freelancer Career: List of gigs empty for Artist to add more about that potential bug. 

Could you edit this bug report to limit the content in your post down to info about the odd job issue you've come across please? That'll help focus this report on tracking information about that subject.

Thanks,

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Re: Empty Missing Odd Jobs Writer Programmer Artist Paranormal Investigator

Hero
@HarryPotter4444 I found an old thread on the odd job now. I merged your post with this.

Good Luck
Crin

Trennlinie

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Re: Empty Missing Odd Jobs Writer Programmer Artist Paranormal Investigator

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@crinrict Thank you.
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★★★★★ Apprentice

My bad for being offline: just reinstalled the Sims 4, deleted all my save games and mods, started a new Sim on a new person, and the writer and programmer and painter freelance jobs are back but odd and interior decorator jobs still show as blank. It's, just strange.

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Odd jobs don’t get listed

★★★★★ Newbie

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Occasionally (10% - 49%)
What is your current game version number? 1.95.207.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Almost every game pack exept High school years Every game pack Stuff packs: Spooky Stuff, Movie Hangout, Romantic Garden, Vintage Glamour, Bowling Night, Laundry Day, Tiny Living, Paranormal
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Don’t know
What happens when the bug occurs? There are no odds jobs listed
What do you expect to see? List with odd jobs
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Yes
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure 

  1. I removed all mods
  2. deleted game/family (main menu),
  3. started a new game
  4. repaired the game

 

I have still the same issue. With some older games/families jobs get listed but with every new one nothing happens (see picture)

 

Is there anything else I can try or do I have to live with it?

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