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JonaO703's avatar
JonaO703
Hero
3 years ago

Please open vacation worlds for normal play

Hello!  Rental lots were added to the base game a few years ago which pretty much rendered the "vacation" worlds obsolete.  It would be great if sims could live in and/or visit Granite Falls, Selvadorada, or Batuu at any time without having to go on vacation.  It should be possible for the special gameplay for these worlds to be kept intact.  Sims could still be limited to starting / continuing their adventures in these worlds very similar to the conservation efforts to restore Mua Pel'am in Sulani.  Basically, since we are able to add rental lots in any world, there's really no need to maintain "vacation" worlds.  Thanks for your time and consideration! :-)

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  • simsplayer818's avatar
    simsplayer818
    Hero
    3 years ago

    It's definitely time to open up the vacation worlds. I mean, we can't even edit lots while visiting. I needed to add pet food bowls to a jungle lot because my Sim was rescuing strays (it horrifies me to see sick stray pets in the jungle) and the pet food bowls from market stalls keep vanishing to the household inventory. I can't access my household inventory on vacation. I can't edit the lot to add bowls. I can't travel to a vet. I can't even rely on wellness treats because they don't always work. If the worlds were opened up I could help strays more easily, just for starters.

    It would also help with the infernal homesick moodlet. I have some Sims that virtually live in the jungle and granite falls but have the homesick moodlet stuck, despite being adventurous Sims. Then we have the problem with granite falls plants not spawning correctly.

    So as well as wanting to live in those vacation worlds and edit them without going to Manage Worlds, it would also solve a lot of problems. They'd have to change the way the Temple and jungle portals reset, but they could just change those to reset each time a Sim visits that specific spot rather than resetting on each vacation.

  • BylineBelife's avatar
    BylineBelife
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    Until EAxis makes it possible there are two workarounds. One involves owning the Paranormal pack and the other requires using mods.

    Apparently I cannot post links, so use Google. It should be pretty straightforward finding the two sites.
  • simsplayer818's avatar
    simsplayer818
    Hero
    3 years ago
    @BylineBelife Thanks for that great Paranormal pack tip!
    I don't know why I never thought of that. I'm always messing about with lot types to change what lots can do. Like creating a second home with a retail lot. I wonder if that would work too🤔.
    I'm taking a break from it right now as the broken console controls added to the facial bug just made me say "nope, you're staying switched off. We need a timeout"! 😡 But once I'm back in it again I'm going to try this out.
  • BylineBelife's avatar
    BylineBelife
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    @simsplayer818 You're welcome. I've only tried this once, and it worked, but I have no desire to play Granit Falls, but it's a neat trick to know.
    I'm also pausing my game play since any progress I make I cannot keep if I want my sims to look their old self's after a patch for the face distortion bug is released.

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