Re: Sim can’t use Invention Constructor

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Re: Sim can’t use Invention Constructor

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She just reached level 4 of Science career and has had 6 eurekas. Still says something is blocking her path

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@966644 

 

Thank you for the info.

The reason I asked about moving your save to the new folder, is that I wanted to know if you tried in a new folder - on a new save, with a new sim - before you moved your old files over to the new folder. The point of making a new folder is to try first with nothing from your old folder in it. If it works then, there is likely something in your old folder creating the issue, like your save, any mods, or any other files in it.

 

I could not replicate the issue, and I think @jpkarlsen is right; your sim needs to know how to invent something before it actually can be done. Open the Notebook and look under Inventions for them. Keep doing things to have eureka moments until you have unlocked an invention. If you still can't invent something after your Notebook says you can, post again. If you want, you can then upload your save and I'll try with that instead.

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Turn out it was a file in my CC hair folder that was causing it, thank you for your help Standard smile

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I don't believe that's true.  My SIM can use it and he's only level 1.  You have to know an invention.  the first one doesn't take any ingredients but you have to have brainstormed to even have it.  Then there cannot be any invention already in progress on the inventor platform.

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She’s had 4 eureka moments. Everyday it asks her to brainstorm and invent on the invention constructor but she just waves her arms around with the crossed out footprints bubble

 

I'm adding this answer here because I was confused when my SIM couldn't use it and I couldn't find an answer.  Then I realized there was already an invention laying on the floor of it.  Once he moved that out of the way, he could interract with the inventor.  No idea why a ray gun was already on the platform but that did the trick.  Now he can use it every day like normal.  Hope this helps anyone else whose experienced this.

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2021 its broken

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@Amber002 is this the issue you're seeing: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/GTW-Invention-Conserver-animation-displaying-over-sim/td-p/105... or something different ?

Other than the animation it's been working fine for me.

Good Luck
Crin

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I don't know if this is still valid for you but I was having the same problem and then figured out that the moment converter that was invented, was still in the inventer that is why it was not showing the option to invent. I hope this helps Standard smile

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