[NEEDS INPUT] View (Emotion) Work Missing from Some Objects [ Edited ]

[canelacaliente]

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? 1.51.77.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Expansions: All Game Packs: Dine Out, Parenthood Stuff Packs: Perfect Patio, Pet
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? When a Sim clicks to view an emotional work all options are there except the option to give the Sim the emotional buff. The option to give the Sim the emotional buff when they view the work is missing.
What happens when the bug occurs? The Sim is unable to gain an emotional buff from some objects that are supposed to provide an emotional buff when viewed because the option is missing.
What do you expect to see? I expect to see the "View Flirty Work" or "View Confident Work" depending on the type of emotion the item is supposed to produce.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? No

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This is how it should look in the game:

These are the objects missing the option:

The Sentinel - View focused Work

Pie Chart Presentation: View Focused Work

Tiny Tranquility Garden:  View Focused Work

Stack of CDs:  View Focused Work

Captain Rodrigo de Pablo Cask:  View Playful Work

Vintage Baseball Sculpture:  View Playful Work 

The item is also missing the emotional aura decor in the description

Heavy Dutiest Pot Rack:  View Inspired Work

Professional Ceiling-Mounted Pot Rack:  View Inspired Work

Wedding Pillar with Floral Basket:  The aura is also missing from the description

Paradise Falls:  View Energized Work

The rest of the Positivity Challenge Posters are missing the View Energized Work option:

These are from the City Life Expansion Pack

Hillcock II - Signed:  View Focused Work

R.E.F.U.G.E. - Signed:  View Inspired Work

Blitcblock - Signed:  View Focused Work

Road Rival Alpha - Signed:  View Energized Work

MySims Go! - Signed:  View Playful Work

Sims Forever - Signed:  View Inspired Work

Posters with a Cause:  View Energized Work

[BlackjackWidow]

I routinely use this option and can say I have not seen this bug during my usual gameplay. I do not have all the items listed, just Base Game items. 

As all of the screen shots show the item with a formed group and the aura turned off, I tested with a group and the same options. I was only able to replicate by pausing the game, creating a group and trying to queue the "view focused work" option. However, as soon as I un-paused the game and let it run only a couple of seconds, long enough to register the group, and the option appeared. So, it really seemed like the game just needed to run to register the group first.

Let me know if there are certain criteria I should check to test in my game. I am unable to replicate (except in the specific circumstance I listed above)

Edit - I did replicate the problem - see my later post below

[canelacaliente]

Can you post screenshots showing the "View (Emotion) Work" option on each one fo the objects I posted?  I uninstalled my game and only have the base game installed.  I removed all saves and repaired the game several times.  I created a brand new save with brand new Sims.  The option is still not appearing on those objects.  I ran it paused, regular speed, and maxed speed.  The option is still not appearing.   I also tried with a single Sim and I am still having the same issue.  The reason I used a Sim in a group was to show the options are missing.

These are the additional screenshots I have with a single Sim that is not in a group:

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[BlackjackWidow]

@canelacaliente - From your list, I only tested a couple of things that were already placed in my sims' home - the stack of CDs and the Sentinel. I wish I had done a screenshot, but since I got them to work along with other emotional items in the home - energized statues, focused microscope print, inspirational statue - I thought I'd ask for more info before proceeding. Well, that was a huge mistake because I cannot for the life of me get the stack of CDs or the Sentinel to work again  I swear to you they worked yesterday - I have no idea what happened, but I have done a lot of testing of those items and found a few more that no longer work. So, I owe you an apology for not thoroughly going through the list before posting.

I even went back in some old saves, to see if they work with the sim who actually unlocked them, which they didn't. I also tried every color swatch of each of the items that I have unlocked, with the same results. I have no explanation why it worked before, but none of these have the "view emotional work" option on them now:

In addition, none of the mounted fish, My Sims trophies, or Postcards have the menu choice to view emotional work.

Spoiler

 

Space prints and microscope prints - none of the common or uncommon prints have the "view focused work". However, the rare prints in each collection do still have the menu choice. I use the rare microscope print Crystal Palace routinely; it seems to be a weird coincidence that most everything I use the view menu with happens to work or I would have noticed this long ago. 

Spoiler

To see if the Sim's emotional state had anything to do with it, I tried matching the emotional state to the item; tried all of them with a sim who was just "fine", and with a sim who was happy. The view emotional item menu choice did not come up for any of them. I'm having a hard time remembering when the last time I actually used the feature on any of these particular items, so difficult to say which patch disabled them.

Hope this helps.