Opportunity Issues in Bridgeport

[Carl]

I just had my second opportunity issue. I had a charisma opportunity to go to the police station and teach a class. Clicking teach class makes the command appear in the Sim's action queue, then instantly disappear. I had a similar problem with a diner opportunity involving mixology. The Sim doesn't know where to go to complete the opportunity. This is a really unfortunate bug. It's as though the Sims don't know where to go to finish the opportunity and the targeted buildings don't even have a purple exclamation point indicating times the opportunity can be completed. I have a feeling I'm not going to be the only one to have issues with this.

[WickedMagic]

I've had the same issues. My celeb was asked to record a commercial at Doo Peas Corporate Towers (which is in Sunset Valley) meanwhile I am playing in Bridgeport and the Corporate Towers equivalent in Bridgeport doesn't show the opportunity. I also had the police station one, and one for the bookstore.

[Storyteller]

I think it might be an issue with the new "multiplex" buildings - the buildings with more than one venue in them.  My sim got an opportunity to play for some sick children at the hospital and did it, no problem.  Then, she got another to play at the city hall for the politicians.  I had to cancel that one because it kept dropping out of the queue.  Oh, well.  If that's the only bug I find, I'll consider myself lucky.

[brandon72mo]

I've only had this issue come up with one of my sims so far. The other sim in the household is able to complete all opportunities, even in the multi-venue buildings, without problem. The other sim has been able to complete all but ONE opportunity, and it was in a multi-business venue (the bookstore and, I think, spa).

This a brand-new household I created at LN was installed.

*edit*  It just happened again, to the very same Sim. The other Sim in the household has had numerous opportunities, and it worked out fine. I did notice this time it was to record a commercial at DooPea's Office building. But... there ISN'T a Doo-Pea's in Bridgeport. It's Steve's Business Complex and Restaurant. Perhaps the game isn't checking to see what buildings are in the town before spawning the opportunities? The first time I ran into this one, the same Sim was given an opportunity to go to Diverso Books (I think that's the name, eh?). Again, in Bridgeport, it's Wilki's Fabulous Books and Bath.

[Missa]

I've had the same issue, I couldn't figure out why, I wonder how to fix this since you can't select the building itself because they don't show up there. I'm glad it wasn't just me

[Saltypaws]

Mine wasn't with an opportunity, but she had a job in business.  Time came to go to work, she changed her clothes and the queue for her to go to work vanished.  I tried to click for her to go to work and the queue kept vanishing.  I went to map view and did not even see her work icon, so I just had her quit.  I had other plans for her anyway, funny thing is, I have had no problem with my opportunities.

[DLSpurlock]

I noticed if the Opportunity gives a name of a venue NOT in Bridgeport it is not going to allow you to complete it.

I was really hoping with the addition of other instruments they would have fixed the rarity of musical instrument Opportunities as well. No joy. They instrument Opportunities are as rare to pop as the original Guitar ones.

Also I have yet to get an opportunity for my band to get a gig.

[DLSpurlock]

One good thing about taking one of those Opportunities though, if it comes from your agent, it shuts them up and stops them from calling you constantly as long as you keep it!

[brandon72mo]

Now my Opportunities glitch has switched. The Sim that was getting all the problematic opportunities is getting correct opportunities now, while the other Sim, that was problem free, is getting a streak of problem opportunities. Oh well, at least it's balancing out now. 

[jestina]

I was looking all over for the Corsican Bistro last night...thought at first I was just blind but then realized finally that there wasn't one. I hope they fix that.

[Phyrie]

Ah, well, that explains it!!  I thought I was just blind, and couldn't find the Doo Peas Towers!!  I actually had my Sim walk all around the streets, looking at each building to see if I could find where I'm supposed to record my commercial!!  LOL!  Since I bought the electronic download, I don't have a paper manual.  I was downloading the .pdf manual to see if I could find the Towers, and stumbled across this thread while I was waiting...  *sigh*  What are the chances of this being fixed any time soon?  Now I wonder if I should dismiss the op, or keep it to quiet my agent up!  *sheesh*

[Ankaret]

I'm playing in Bridgeport, and I'm having trouble buying properties.  I made a new graveyard community lot, intending to make it a family graveyard, but when I click 'buy property' my Sim briefly gets a 'going to the town hall' action and then it vanishes and he goes off and does something else.  I'm wondering whether this is something to do with the town hall in Bridgeport being merged with the military base and police station, as I've also had trouble with opportunities that ask my Sim to go to Little Corsican Bistro and other community lots that don't exist in Bridgeport.

Thanks for any help, and sorry if this belongs in 'technical help' - I thought it was probably 'miscellaneous help' but I wasn't sure.  Do I just need to wait for a patch?

[Pam]

There's already a topic about this.  I'm merging this one with it.

[Joria]

All you need to do is put the proper buildings in Bridgeport and problem solved. It means going into edit town, making a lot, (difficult to find enough space but doable with a little effort), naming it for the appropriate building or just visitors allowed, and put your building down.  Then, when opportunities arrive for something like Doo Peas, the building will be there and so will the opportunity.

[Pam]

I think this may have been fixed with today's update from EA.  At least something like this problem was mentioned.  I haven't tested it.