Can't attend classes? (HomeUni)

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Can't attend classes? (HomeUni)

Post by Kukko69 » August 15th, 2019, 8:07 am

For some reason, my sim won't always attend the class in Home University. I said always, because as it happens, sometimes it works but in most cases not. She gets the automatic interaction to go to uni and attend the class, but the action quickly vanishes from the queue. When I try to click on the right rug and command her there, the action pops up for a second and vanishes again... And sometimes I can't even click on the rug as it gives no interactions. What is going on and how can I fix this? On rare occasions I battle with the rug for a while and then suddenly she enters it and all is well...

Also, not sure if related, but there are just rabbit hole classes and no interactive lessons? I don't have previous experience with home unis so it is possible I've set something incorrectly, but years ago my sims attended the basic EA University World and I remember them having actual lessons where I could see the teacher and all... Is this not part of the home unis?
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Can't attend classes? (HomeUni)

Post by C-Dark » August 15th, 2019, 8:46 am

Hi Kukko69.
1. my sim won't always attend the class in Home University
Yes, with my active sims in my homeworld uni I sometimes have the same issue. But I get the message that there is no class at the moment even it is and don't know how to force them to go to lesson unfortunately like MC Go to school, .. to work.
I'm curious if there is a solution.

2. There are lessons where the student sits at the table in connors house, but there are no professors.
As far as I know I use the option in SP
General Options > Options: Careers / Options: Homeworld University
I use f.i.: Allow Retired Elder true, so the mod chooses them as professor
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Can't attend classes? (HomeUni)

Post by Kukko69 » August 17th, 2019, 3:49 am

Thanks, C-Dark. Why I remembered that in the EA University World the sims are in playable lessons taking notes and one sim is "giving the lecture"?
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Can't attend classes? (HomeUni)

Post by C-Dark » August 17th, 2019, 4:54 am

I think yes, therefor the professors can be assigned via SP. There is also a nraas Academic Career Professor, but I'm not sure if such sims do lectures in uni lessons ( a professor is a level 2 student). I offen see my sims sitting in the Connors House ( I copied it from Uni World and edited it) taking notes or "sleeping" during course without any sim given the lecture, even I have enough elders who can fullfill the role.

I think I will try to find some homeless sims in addition Overwatch deletes regularly and give 3 or 4 the prof student level 2. I'm curious if this works better.

But I still hope that someone can give us a hint why our student sims sometimes cannot attend a course/lesson even it is scheduled.
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Can't attend classes? (HomeUni)

Post by Cassie » August 17th, 2019, 9:29 am

C-Dark wrote:
August 17th, 2019, 4:54 am
There is also a nraas Academic Career Professor, but I'm not sure if such sims do lectures in uni lessons ( a professor is a level 2 student).
Yes, they do give lectures, but they also sometimes get the "no class in progress" bug. From what I've read the whole uni system is so buggy that this is impossible to fix. For active sims I use a workaround: if the sim uses a textbook or computer to study during the time of the missed lecture, or uses the study object (skeleton etc.) their academic performance stays up.

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Can't attend classes? (HomeUni)

Post by enable_llamas » August 17th, 2019, 9:43 am

I've only played Homeworld Uni once but found it to be very fickle and sensitive overall. I don't remember not being able to attend classes but for the open lecture to happen you need to have a lot with a classroom set as Student Union (assignment from Edit Town). Even if there's no professors available they'll still attend, take notes and ask questions into thin air lol. There was a way to set a professor via MC through the Job options but I don't remember exactly how.

Oh, another bizarre thing - even if the professor was assigned correctly sometimes they still didn't show up and I remember reading somewhere that having a barista bar on the same lot caused that. Don't hold me to that, tho - it's so weird and I didn't really test it. Coincidentally I had one on the lot and my professor never showed up. Never bothered to remove it and check, tho.

You also need a lot set as University Hangout I think (can be any random park) to have the class activities. I forgot one and my sims still graduated fine so it's not technically mandatory but if you want the full Uni experience :)

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Can't attend classes? (HomeUni)

Post by Kukko69 » August 20th, 2019, 9:38 am

My HomeUni is made by somebody else, it should (I assume) have everything necessary already set, but I guess I could check that the next time I play in that world. So far (and I haven't played with it that much) there hasn't been any other activities for the uni students than those stupid classes in the rug that don't even happen... bruh.
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Can't attend classes? (HomeUni)

Post by Sonshine » August 20th, 2019, 6:21 pm

I'm wondering if the lack of a professor is an EA glitch? I'm wondering this b/c even in the official universities there are no professors at the lecture hall. The students still take notes and ask questions into thin air.

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Can't attend classes? (HomeUni)

Post by C-Dark » January 22nd, 2023, 9:23 am

C-Dark post_id=68079 time=1565873189 user_id=236 wrote: 1. my sim won't always attend the class in Home University
Yes, with my active sims in my homeworld uni I sometimes have the same issue. I get the message that there is no class at the moment even it is and don't know how to force them to go to lesson unfortunately like MC Go to school, .. to work.
I'm curious if there is a solution.
A SOLUTION maybe also for you all:
I just had this with my active student again, for 2 days he could not attend any class (Art), it seems I solved it right now
- I used Debugenabler on the rug (in my case door) itself > object > Reset

And suddenly my sim immediately hurries on to attend class again :D
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