You're missing an <OpportunitiesCompletion> near the end of your file:

You have -
<GUID>ArmyEnlisted_DeliverTopSecretPackage</GUID>
<CompletionWinReward1>CareerPerformance,25</CompletionWinReward1>
<CompletionWinReward2>RelationshipWithBoss,25</CompletionWinReward2>
<CompletionWinReward3>Buff,Victory</CompletionWinReward3>
<CompletionLossReward1>CareerDemotion</CompletionLossReward1>
<CompletionLossReward2>RelationshipWithBoss,-25</CompletionLossReward2>
<CompletionLossReward3>Buff,Defeat</CompletionLossReward3>
<FailureReward1>CareerDemotion</FailureReward1>
<FailureReward2>RelationshipWithBoss,-25</FailureReward2>
<FailureReward3>Buff,Defeat</FailureReward3>
</OpportunitiesCompletion>
</Opportunities>

It should be -
<OpportunitiesCompletion>
<GUID>ArmyEnlisted_DeliverTopSecretPackage</GUID>
<CompletionWinReward1>CareerPerformance,25</CompletionWinReward1>
<CompletionWinReward2>RelationshipWithBoss,25</CompletionWinReward2>
<CompletionWinReward3>Buff,Victory</CompletionWinReward3>
<CompletionLossReward1>CareerDemotion</CompletionLossReward1>
<CompletionLossReward2>RelationshipWithBoss,-25</CompletionLossReward2>
<CompletionLossReward3>Buff,Defeat</CompletionLossReward3>
<FailureReward1>CareerDemotion</FailureReward1>
<FailureReward2>RelationshipWithBoss,-25</FailureReward2>
<FailureReward3>Buff,Defeat</FailureReward3>
</OpportunitiesCompletion>
</Opportunities>

In regards to the strings, I never used the EA ones. I based everything off of Twallan's mobster career because it works. My motto when career making: If it works copy it.

Many thanks, Lily_XD, for finding that omission on my part! I sometimes get a little crazy with my cutting and pasting! I've made the correction and will test it again.


I'm looking for the EA text primarily to see if I can modify any of the Opportunities/Events EA set up for their military career, 'cause as you so aptly put it - if it works, copy it! I'm not the most imaginative person around and find it difficult to come up with good, exciting and interesting scenarios.

So you only want the text? Sims Wiki has it: http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Military#Opportunities

Sorry I haven't replied yet, I have been in the highlands over the easter weekend and haven't had my laptop or internet, I will try to fix that bit today and let you know how it goes

Actually, what I'm looking for is the file(s) which would be equivalent to the Strings file in a Custom Career. It's the file(s) that have all of the textual definitions/descriptions of the event/opportunity, etc..

Thank you so much lily__XD that worked for about 5 of my opportunities, just time to figure out what is wrong with the rest lol

EDIT: So I just looked at my error trap logs and my files and I can't see what the problem with my other opportunities, just when I thought it was all sorted lol

Last edited by eddymcc : 3rd Apr 2013 at 12:49 PM.

@mflaha55 - Oh okay... I'm not sure if this still works or what, but when I made the career replacement thingies I used this http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=362186 to get the stings. It's quite old and takes some time but I think it should get you what your wanting

@eddymcc - Could you upload the new script error?

These are all the error files I got from running the fixes you reccomended

oh my christ :o These are interesting. Okay, I don't think the second has anything to do with your career (because I can't find engineering in it anywhere). The first one, I think after a little checking my own and comparing it to yours means that in the "Fix Robot" and the "Pub Quiz" opportunities, where you have the opportunity rewards set to <CompletionWinReward1>Skill,Handiness,25</CompletionWinReward1> and <CompletionWinReward1>Skill,Logic,25</CompletionWinReward1> you need to change it to <CompletionWinReward1>SkillPercentage,Logic,25</CompletionWinReward1> and <CompletionWinReward1>SkillPercentage,Handiness,25</CompletionWinReward1>.
I think that's what it's saying anyway but that was one messy Script Error :')

yeah and combine that with the fact that the other skill gains are fine with that coding (which is the way ea put it ironically) and that pub quiz isn't one of the working ones although fix robot is working (so there must be some coding difference between them) I will try changing the skill gains for handiness and logic to see if that changes anything lol

EDIT: OK this is just getting silly half of my opportunities are working but half are still not showing >< (deliver plans, fight dr evil, fix robot, teach military, deliver report and deliver new tech are all working however pub quiz, find solution, attend science fair get relics and get tiberium are all not working) and i can't see a single reason why...

Last edited by eddymcc : 4th Apr 2013 at 1:18 PM. Reason: update

@eddymcc - Did you change what I asked you to? In the ea opportunities it has it set out as you do in the <CompletionModifier> field. I'm not even sure what that's for but if you take a closer look all their <CompletionReward> fields that are related to skills include the word percentage.

I know this is frustrating but you have to do this one step at a time. Your game can only tell you one thing that's wrong until you've fixed it, then you'll get a new script error and we can start again. When you do get a new script error just upload it and I'll tell you what's up. And if worst comes to worst... well hey, you have a working career (yay) with 6 working opportunities (double yay). Not too shabby

I did the change you said about and I just changed the bistro rabbithtoole to restaurant in order to see if that helps pub quiz lol

And they seem to change between skill and skillpercentage rather randomly lol

Last edited by eddymcc : 4th Apr 2013 at 5:56 PM.

OK so i have tried a new fix but I can't see what error trap means, there is engineering in this file, it is rather messy though

OK I have got them all sorted I think, I made a mistake in the events file and left the word science in a few times but it all seems to be working now, Thank you very much for your help and after I get it play tested I just need to figure out how to post it XD

Thank you all very much for your help

I found what I was looking for in the The Sims3/GameData/Shared/Packages/FullBuild0.package file. It's the STBL containing all of the text for just about everything in the game (Strings_ENG_US_0x000F16B00BA8342F).

I also discovered why my opportunities aren't showing up. Being the noob that I am, I did not include the opportunities in the Events file. Am going back and correcting the error. I may get Opportunities and Events to work in spite of myself! Wish me luck and alot more patience!!

In your Careers file, it looks like one of the lines isn't quite right. Check all the mappings, it looks like one of the <Mappings2> isn't quite right

Check the spellings in the actual code and compare it to those in the English Strings. They probably don't match, in which case edit those and you should be in business

Any idea which one it is?
If it's replacing either the Work Hard or Take It Easy tone, then make sure you've got them in the UnhashedKeys and English strings.
If it's any of the others, it's likely to be the same thing as the titles

Is there one you know you're missing? It might be a skill gain one you hadn't finished?

Hmm, maybe that's it?

Aha! Sorted it! Well done! And any time!
Good luck!

I have tried solving this problem for hours and I don't get what's wrong.

The game won't load my STBLs. All descriptions and everything are just empty...

I read what was said earlier in this thread about string files but nothing at all seems to be wrong according to what I read.

This makes no sense to me since if nothing is wrong, then it should work - shouldn't it?

I attached my package if anyone could have a look at it and maybe tell me what is wrong with my career. Because I don't understand what could be the problem.

Thank you in advance.

Edit: I got it working. For some reason the hashes in the STBLs had been different in UnhashedKeys and English, even though I had them the same in my .txts that I made the STBLs from. I corrected that and now everything works just fine.

Last edited by Gurra09 : 28th Apr 2013 at 12:22 PM.

Pleased you got it working Happens to me occasionally, too.