any players ever used the Add Any Lot Size program from MTS?

I got it and thanks the Gurus I have no problems with yet. I am under patch 1.67. It is very useful when you got to place a lot that the size is not availible in your city you edit.
Example : Code is AddLotSize 50x40. (I say this by heart I can be mistaken)
In Sunset Valley there is no native lot of 50x40 and I created rabbits hole lot with that size. Thanks to it, I can use my own modification of the rabbithole lot.

Quick question I've never got around to asking all these years:
Why is it that certain simmer made over vanilla worlds ie LynxQ final version of SV will NOT allow you to replace lots if you delete them with the in game delete tool? Same thing happens if you pick up the lot and drag/move it around the world. Then try to put that same lot back in its original footprint. It seems this has something to do with using CAW (vs the in game lot tools) when placing these lots in the world. Saving them somehow makes the lot placement permanent somehow.

I've never been able to replace lots exactly in the original footprint. Which is extremely maddening, because most of the original lots were flush with the road. So the new lot placement ends up being offset at least a square back from said road--despite fact nothing is blocking it (like a street lightpost).

"yoshi_dragur2012;c-16698924" wrote:
Quick question I've never got around to asking all these years:
Why is it that certain simmer made over vanilla worlds ie LynxQ final version of SV will NOT allow you to replace lots if you delete them with the in game delete tool? Same thing happens if you pick up the lot and drag/move it around the world. Then try to put that same lot back in its original footprint. It seems this has something to do with using CAW (vs the in game lot tools) when placing these lots in the world. Saving them somehow makes the lot placement permanent somehow.

I've never been able to replace lots exactly in the original footprint. Which is extremely maddening, because most of the original lots were flush with the road. So the new lot placement ends up being offset at least a square back from said road--despite fact nothing is blocking it (like a street lightpost).

That's exactly it it.It has something to do with CAW, it could be the terrain or maybe the creator set it as unroutable?
After deleting the lot, try saving then exiting to main menu and back into game again.
Here's a thread with the same question: https://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/Unroutable-Terrain/td-p/6601582

@Simsophonique

that's a really good idea making rabbitholes those sizes for sunset valley as it would free up some decent size lots for other things :)

@yoshi_dragur2012

Thanks for asking that question it's something that has always bugged me and I have noticed it's always the same lots that seem affected so after reading up about it on the link @Springfairy556 posted I understand a little more about it but I don't think it will change lot placing as it states it is something to do with the paint they use to make it unroutable for sims to walk on..(if I have got that right-)

Thanks Springfairy556. Really hope this works. Will try this as soon as I get the chance :)

edit: upon reading that URL, it appears the culprit may likely be the un-routable paint. My guess is that in attempting to improve the sim routing/navigational errors in the original SV map, LynxAQ may have been a bit too liberal with the paint. However, this doesn't explain being unable to place the original lot back into its original footprint :(

edit#2: which doubly doesn't make sense I typically check to ensure the original lot didn't have any invisible spawners and typically don't rotate them. Just use the in game CAW delete tool to delete or manually move them elsewhere (preferably to the non routable part of the map). Even manually picking up the original lot (originally flush with the street) with the hand tool, then trying to replace it immediately afterward results in this gross CAW bafoonery :s

aaaann I was mistaken the size code is AddLotSize 50 40 (delete the "x" sign if so that doesn't work) o:)

@SPARKY1922 : For rabbit holes you can place them in lot size you choose, but first of all, you have to get to know their size alone
(a list is here if you need) and you can decorate around if you let enough space in front of or around it. Because some rabbits holes are valued a lot by your sims.
My sims likes to go to Hogan's they enjoy their time in the Mirabello's plaza I makeovered as well and the city town, the school are valued to work on for instance.
So always let space enough to avoid the scrumble in front of.

@Simsophonique

Thanks for that list really useful laughed so much at the scrumble comment University anyone haha :)

"SPARKY1922;c-16702660" wrote:
@Simsophonique

Thanks for that list really useful laughed so much at the scrumble comment University anyone haha :)

@SPARKY1922 My simself failed at her University because of scrumble in final exams but it's been a very long time I didn't sent her back . In my current save she did not go yet.
Scrumbles happens everywhere else as long as a lot is very popular .

I am bit off the subject but you know the sims 3 loves to go to Varg's tavern. I got a lot of scrumble in front of the first entrance. I had to redesign the main entrance to avoid it.

@Simsophonique

Thankfully my sim so far (fingers crossed) has never failed at Uni due to scrumble but when that happens does that mean you have to start Uni all over again as if so that would drive me nuts.. I rarely use Varg's Tavern for some reason so of course I am not going to have experienced anything with that lot but when/if I do use that lot again I will remember what you said. I am going to take more notice around town to see where most of my sims go on a regular basis.. I remember when Late night first came out I was plagued with tons of sims stuck in one location :)

I've always used Awesomemod (a massive core mod that might be overkill for many simmers). It includes an option for custom lot sizes. I have never had problems with it (or the rest of the core mod). It's not for everyone but just wanted to mention that it as an alternative.