I don't understand how Residence Keys are supposed to work in the game. I would think that giving a sim a residence key, it would allow them to enter the house when the door is locked. This does not seem to be the case.
Does this mechanic have nothing to do with the locked/unlocked status of a front door, but simply allows a sim to enter an unlocked house without knocking first? Doesn't make sense to me. Keys work in locks. Residence keys should open the locked residence. I wish there was an option to exclude keyholders from the lock. The locks should work differently, allowing unrestricted access to keyholders. If residence keys are not allowing a sim to enter the associated locked door, what's their point?
Thank you.
EA Staff (Retired)