Sims 4 Paranormal career disappearing and gigs not ending

[RumbleT123]

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? 1.70.84.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All expansions, all game packs except Journey to Batuu, Spooky, vintage glamour, laundry day, moschino, tiny living and paranormal
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? when selecting a gig for the Paranormal investigator career, after choosing which gig the career tab instantly turns to say the sim no longer has a job. I have also tried to see if mods are the reason and have loaded the game with no mods and it still does the same. I have also made sure the game is up to date.
What happens when the bug occurs? Later on the notification will appear that the gig starts in an hour. Then if the sim attends the gig and completes it, even if all the tasks have been done and the timer has reached zero, the gig does not finish, all the specters are gone but the gig does not end and the sim is stuck there.
What do you expect to see? I can successfully sign my sim up to be a paranormal investigator and select a gig and they can go to the gig and finish it and return home without getting stuck or have the career tab say they do not have a job
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. I downloaded the new Paranormal stuff pack, everything else works wonderfully, except the career

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The rest of the Paranormal stuff pack works perfectly fine, yet whenever I sign my sim up for the Paranormal Investigator career and select a gig, the career tab instantly turns to say the sim has no job. Yet, later on after selecting a gig (and the career tab still says the sim has no job) a notification pops up to say the gig is starting in an hour. as normal the sim travels to the gig and the tasks can be completed, yet once all the tasks have been completed and the timer for the gig runs out, the sim cannot leave, the timer is stuck flashing red to say the gig has ended but the sim is not paid, and cannot click to return home either. 

[crinrict]

Hi @RumbleT123 

Try resetting your user files as described in the factory reset described in this post: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-4/FAQ-Troubleshooting-Steps-amp-Known-Issues/m-p/3621199

You won't loose anything. Just make sure to not delete any files  and make a backup.

After renaming, repair your game by right clicking on the game in Origin.

Try on a new game with nothing added back first (start new game). If it works, put back your save game and try again. If it still works, you can start putting stuff back.

• Options.ini (or just re-set all your settings manually)
• Tray Folder
• Screenshots/Videos/Custom music
• Rest of the save games (leave out slot_00000001.save which is the autosave and no longer needed - if you still have it)
• Custom content like clothing, hair, skins, make up ....
• ConfigOverride, if you have your own configuration files.
• Mods (one by one, making sure they all still work)

The rest does not need putting back, cause they are mostly cache files that recreate or log files that are not needed for the game.

[crinrict]

@RumbleT123 Have you been able to resolve this ?

[crinrict]

@RumbleT123 Moving this to tech for further troubleshooting

[RumbleT123]

Hey! 

thanks for the help, I believe the new game updates resolved the issue but I've only been able to play through the career once since the update (it worked smoothly) I just didn't have much time to play through to another gig! 

[crinrict]

@RumbleT123 Let me know if you have further issues.

[StephS1984]

I'm getting the issue where I can't finish the gig - the gig will complete but my sim can't leave the lot and if they do, they get penalised (and that option doesn't seem to be working) so I had them hang around the lot until time ran out (6.30am) and it said that they didn't complete the job. Very frustrating! I have reset my Sims 4 folders, taken out mods and tested and still not working. If anyone knows of a workaround or mod to fix, that would be super appreciated! I haven't played the Paranormal Investigator for a couple of months, so only noticed now (June 2021) it's not working.

[crinrict]

@StephS1984 yes, it's broken now for good.

Please post here: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/PSP-Can-t-complete-gig-because-of-missing-pop-up/td-p/10378962