The Sims 4: Criminal - promotion, working hours, earnings Sims 4 Guide, tips
Last update: 30 March 2022
Don't want your Sim to leave the house too often? If so, tech guru will be the ideal career for you. Your Sim can focus on software development or playing video games for money. On this page of The Sims 4 guide, you will learn how to get a promotion quickly and how much a tech guru earns.
General information
During this career you will spend your entire time using a computer. You need to develop your Programming skill and one of this career's branches also requires the Video Gaming skill. You need to go to your work with the Focused emotion. After the sixth level you will be able to choose between two branches: the E-Sport Gamer Branch (A) and the Start Up Entrepreneur Branch (B).
The basic income related to these two branches is pretty much similar and is close to 7800 Simoleons. The E-Sport Gamer Branch (A) requires you to develop the additional Video Gaming skill. Because of that the Start Up Entrepreneur Branch (B) is much easier since you have to focus only on one skill which is the Programming. The B branch also allows you to increase your income thanks to the royalties which you will earn by writing new programs and games. Also the time which you have to spend in work is very short (close to fifteen hours per week). All these things make the branch B the better one.
Promotion
You need to go to work with the Focused emotion. The best way to accomplish that is to spend about 2 hours right before your work playing chess (click on a chessboard and choose the "Think about moves" and then "Play"). You also need to spend some time using a computer every day (you can play, chat, write, program and so on). If you will consider what is needed to be promoted on the second rank in this career than your next actions will be obvious. Spend few hours playing some video games (click on a computer and choose the "Play video game" option). Once you will become the Quality Assurance (2) you will have to develop your Programming skills to the 2nd level what you will accomplish if you will learn programming for four hours. Just click on your computer and choose the "Learn programming" option.
Becoming a Code Monkey (3) will provide you a gift which will help you to stay focused - a Computer Hard Drive which you can install on your desk with a computer (don't forget to turn on the aura - click on a Hard Drive and choose an adequate option). To be promoted you have to learn Programming on level 3 and write few plugins. You can learn Programming from books or from the "Learn programming" option on your computer (what is the better choice since it will also fulfill your daily task). To complete the second task you need to click on a computer and choose the "Program..." option and then select the "Write a plugin" option. It will take a few moments although it will help you complete your quest and also you will earn some Simoleons.
Being an Ace Engineer (4) will provide you a new gift - a Sentinel watch which you can install next to your desk and also turn on the aura which will increase your focused emotion. To be promoted you have to reach the 4th level of Programming (you already know how to do that) and modify two video games. You need to click on a computer and select "Program..." > "Game modification..." > and then choose any title available. Use the same way to mod a second game as well. This entire task will take you few hours. After you will be promoted to the Project Manager (5) position you have to proceed developing your Programming skill to the 5th level and also write three new plugins on a computer (you also already know how to do that).
Becoming a Development Captain (6) provides you another small and useful reward which is an Innovator's Award for Excellence in Science which you need to install to increase your focused emotion. To be promoted you have to learn the 6th level of Programming and complete two freelancing jobs. Click on your computer and choose the "Program..." option and then the "Start working as a freelancer" option (if you will interrupt your work you can proceed by choosing the "Continue to work as a freelancer" option). You will complete your work after few hours and you will receive even few hundreds of Simoleons. You need to make two orders to be promoted.
During your promotion you have to choose between the E-Sport Gamer Branch (A) and the Start Up Entrepreneur Branch (B).
If you will choose the first branch you will be promoted to the eSports Competitor (7 A) position where your daily quest is not just using a computer in any way but instead you have to focus on playing video games. You need to develop the new skill called Video Gaming. To do that you can as use books (as always) or a phone, a computer or a gaming mat and just play any video game. You have to reach the 3rd level of this skill and you also have to be on a scored place in a tournament. To do so you have to click on a computer and select "Play a game..." > "Participate in a tournament" option. Notice reports in a right upper corner of the screen. If you have found an information according to which you have scored any place in a tournament it means you accomplished your task. If not, you have to try again.
After you will become a Pro Gamer (8 A) you will need to develop your Video Gaming skill to the sixth level which will require spending a lot of time gaming. You also have to be three more times on scored places in tournaments - try as long as you have to. Remember that after you will participate in a tournament you will have to wait some time for another one to be available.
You will become an APM Queen/King (9 A). You have to reach the 9th level of Video Gaming and become a popular streamer. To stream your game click on a computer and choose the "Play a game..." > "Livestream..." option and then select whatever game you want. In your career menu you can see your incoming viewers. If you want to have a stable growth of viewers you should change a game which you want to stream from time to time.
At the top of this branch your Sim will become a Champion Gamer (10 A) and will receive a new gaming mate. You need to work only five hours per day and you will earn a really low salary since it is only 7 872 Simoleons. You can also earn some small amount by livestreaming although it is better to focus on writing viruses, plugins, or working as a freelancer to increase your income.
If you will choose the second branch you will become The Next Big Thing? (7 B). From now on your daily training should be focused on Programming and you have to develop this skill to the 8th level as soon as you can. You also have to earn 250 Simoleons on royalties for mobile apps which you have to write (select an adequate option on your computer). It will take a few hours and you will receive a reward for finishing your work.
Additionally you will receive daily royalties for app which you have made and you have to receive 250 Simoleons from these royalties. Don't waste your time and start writing another app, and then another one, and then another one - they all will be useful for you. Your royalties for each program will be shown in the right upper corner every day. After you will be promoted to the Independent Consultant (8 B) position you will have to receive more income from your royalties - 2000 Simoleons. That's why it's important to write few apps as fast as you can since it will help you receive your money faster.
Becoming a Dot-Com Pioneer (9 B) challenges you with another big requirement. You have to reach the highest Programming level and also earn 2000 Simoleons from royalties for video games which you need to write. You should stop writing new apps and focus on games instead (click on a computer and choose the "Program..." > "Write a video game" option). After you will finish writing a game start creating a new one, and another one and so on. You can see your royalties in the same place where you can find royalties for your apps.
The top of this branch is a Start Up Genius (10 B). As a reward you will receive a Plasmatron 3000 Flat Screen TV. You will work for three days per week for five hours per day and you are going to earn only 7740 Simoleons per week. However if you will spend some extra time on writing new games and apps you can increase your income. Although royalties for your programs decrease with time you can easily receive from 1000 to 1500 Simoleons per week this way.
Working hours and days
Rank | Position | Working Hours | Working Days |
1 | Live Chat Support Agent | 10 AM - 6 PM | Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat |
2 | Quality Assurance | 10 AM - 7 PM | Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri |
3 | Code Monkey | 10 AM - 7 PM | Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri |
4 | Ace Engineer | 09 AM - 5 PM | Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat |
5 | Project Manager | 09 AM - 5 PM | Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri |
6 | Development Captain | 09 AM - 5 PM | Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri |
7 A | eSports Competitor | 2 PM - 11 PM | Mon Thu Fri Sat |
8 A | Pro Gamer | 5 PM - 00 AM | Mon Wed Thu Fri |
9 A | APM King/Queen | 4 PM - 10 PM | Tue Thu Fri Sat |
10 A | Champion Gamer | 4 PM - 10 PM | Tue Thu Fri Sat |
7 B | The Next Big Thing? | 10 AM - 5 PM | Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri |
8 B | Independent Consultant | 10 AM - 4 PM | Mon Tue Thu Sat |
9 B | Dot-Com Pioneer | 10 AM - 4 PM | Mon Tue Fri |
10 B | Start Up Genius | 10 AM - 3 PM | Mon Tue Fri |
Legend: Mon - Monday, Tue - Tuesday, Wed - Wednesday, Thu - Thursday, Fri - Friday, Sat - Saturday, Sun - Sunday.
Earnings and requirements for promotion
Ran and Position | $/H | H | D | W | $/W | PR | Rew |
1. Live Chat Support Agent | 31 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 1240 | Play video games for 4 hours | 375 |
2. Quality Assurance | 38 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 1710 | Skill: Programming (2); practice Programming for 4 hours | 506 |
3. Code Monkey | 47 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 2115 | Skill: Programming (3); write a plugin on a computer | 633 |
4. Ace Engineer | 63 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 2520 | Skill: Programming (4); mod 2 games | 760 |
5. Project Manager | 73 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 2920 | Skill: Programming (5); write three plugins on a computer | 874 |
6. Development Captain | 78 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 3120 | Skill: Programming (6); complete two freelance jobs | 933 |
7 A. eSports Competitor | 121 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 5445 | Skill: Video Gaming (3); place in a video game tournament | 2177 |
8 A. Pro Gamer | 194 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 5432 | Skill: Video Gaming (6); 3 places in video game tournaments | 2721 |
9 A. APM King/Queen | 261 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 6264 | Skill: Video Gaming (9); have 3000 fans of your livestream | 3129 |
10 A. Champion Gamer | 328 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 7872 | - | - |
7 B. The Next Big Thing? | 98 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 3430 | Skill: Programming (8); receive 250 Simoleons from mobile app royalties | 2394 |
8 B. Independent Consultant | 185 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 4440 | Skill: Programming (9); receive 2000 Simoleons from mobile app royalties | 3112 |
9 B. Dot-Com Pioneer | 371 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 6678 | Skill: Programming (10); receive 250 Simoleons from video game royalties | 5335 |
10 B. Start Up Genius | 516 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 7740 | - | - |
Legend:
$/H - the salary for an hour (in Simoleons);
H - an amount of hours per working day;
D - an amount of working days per week;
W - a sum of working hours per week;
$/W - a total salary per week;
PR - promotion requirements which you have to meet to be promoted to a higher position (sk. = a skill. The number in a parenthesis shows the level of a skill which you have to reach);
Reward - a reward for being promoted to a higher position (in Simoleons).