Can't make elixirs

[thesimslover828]

You are most welcome. I can't wait to get my Sim deep into elixir making. It is going to be fun. Might be even more fun when they start throwing them around heehee.

Regards,
Sarah

I love making and using the Elixirs, it's a very useful skill, but fun to. I love throwing them at random Sims, maybe turning them into other life states lol.

[thelittlepakeha]

I love making and using the Elixirs, it's a very useful skill, but fun to. I love throwing them at random Sims, maybe turning them into other life states lol.

I need to use 50 elixirs for my LTW and I'm really tempted to do that. Get a pile of various supernatural elixirs and the potent cures and just chuck them around. I already know that whoever my teen girl decides to end up with is going to have to be a fairy one way or another, same goes for her brother.

[squidlet]

My level 7 alchemist has suddenly stopped being able to make elixirs,  in spite there being several she has researched and has the ingredients for (and for which she is qualified).  Any ideas what the problem is?

Thanks

[grimsoul]

It's possible your alchemist bench is bugged. Have you tried selling it and buying a new one?
What happens when you try to make an elixir?

[RavenKay]

Are there any seeds in the sims inventory? If so, remove them. This was an issue when SN was first released.

[squidlet]

Grimsoul:  will try changing benches.  When I click 'make elixir' the icon appears briefly but then vanishes when she approaches bench
Ravenkey: yes, I've loads of seeds in her inventory (waiting till she's got enough gardening skill to plant them).  I'll move them to her partner's inventory and try again

Thanks both - will let you know results

[squidlet]

Don't know which of your solutions worked,  but she's up and blending again - thanks!

[RavenKay]

It was probably the seeds. I've had the same issue with my witches several times.

[mappam]

My Simmie is lvl 4 alchemy and has a lot of ingredients for recipes. But when I click on "make elixer" she just stands there and walks away. NO options for recipes at all.

I have had her study. I have had her try the 'station' at the Elixer Shop. I have given her a NEW station - still nothing. I had her register as self-employed alchemist.

What am I doing wrong?

THANKS for any tips or hints or info that may help me!!

[Ricalynn]

Hello and welcome to the forum mappam!

I'm going to move this thread to the help section.   

Also,  Does your Sim actually know recipes?  You've had her research and she's learned some?  Does she have seeds in her inventory?  I believe there is a thread out there about this and I'm going to try and find it for you.

I found the thread here so I'm going to merge your thread with that one.    Good luck and I hope it helps you. 

[mappam]

THANK YOU !!

I tried moving my station outside and that did NOT help.

Then I got rid of all of my seeds in inventory - either planted them or sold them. Even the ones that look like fruit/veggies. THAT WORKED! I did Not take the time to figure out which seeds were "bugged" but just got rid of them all - sorry I can't help with Which ones were causing the problem.

My Simmie can now get access to all of the recipes she has learned and is able to create elixers!!!

So- to me - it was "bugged" seeds that was causing the problem! Thank you again for this VERY helpful post!!!

[MoMoll]

My rule of thumb. Put all your collectibles in a repository to keep your sims personal inventory clean. Too much stuff in the personal inventory is a problem to me. Keep the repository near your alchemy station and open and transfer the items you need for your elixir.

[Amber Lokisdotter]

I don't know if anyone is still having this problem.  I just installed Supernatural and updated to the 1.50 patch, so this is new for me.  I created a Sim with the Alchemist LTW, so first thing I bought was an alchemy station.  I tried to use it, and the action kept disappearing.  I saw on this thread the thing about seeds, but he was a new Sim with nothing in his inventory, so that didn't fit.  The indoor problem is probably a pathing issue, with something getting in the way even though it doesn't appear to be.  (The same thing can happen with showers if they're not placed properly, if you think about it.)

So I removed my hacks, deleted my cache files, and tried again with a new Sim from my Sim Bin in an empty lot with just the alchemy station.  Once again, the action vanished from his queue.

But then I decided to try again without any cc at all.  I removed my cc (the non-hacks) and deleted my cache files and I was able to use the alchemy station. 

Just letting any new person with this problem know, because it looks like there is some cc out there that will conflict with the alchemy station, and probably other things.  It happened to me once before with the store spellbook, so in a way I'm not surprised.  But if you've eliminated seeds (I remember the seed / fishing issue from a while back) and your station is outdoors so there's no pathing issue involved, try removing ALL of your cc and trying again.

Turned out to be a very old SimSlice object for me.  Not sure which one, because since I don't use any of those objects anymore, I just deleted all of them.