originalsim wrote:
Sgizzle09 wrote:
I love this thread! One question, what if you are making a community lot? If I change the lot type to add a sim to it, it removes the cash register and other objects. Is there a way around this?
I find it easiest to start with a residential lot first. Then convert it to a community lot. Just make sure you remove the "tester Sim" from the clip board first. You never know when the gamewill decide to return personal items to them.
Sgizzle: I'm sure OriginalSim knows more about this than I do. I very very rarely make community lots.
OriginalSim: Thanks for answering this question and for the information about the Tester Sim on the clipboard!
originalsim wrote:
Oh! Once your lot is finished and if you let it depreciate by having the Sim live there for awhile, but remove the Sim before upload, do not go back into the lot once you moved the Sim out. The final cost will go up again if you do that.
I didn't realize that! I think it's because I never play with a budget when I play (YES, I'm one of THOSE cheater players), but some of the people I build for definitely DO worry about budgets. I'll make sure to watch out for this, thanks!
smashbridges20 wrote:
I use my simself for testing. I give her pets and things as necessary. she has every skill maxed out that isn't hidden, all of the rewards with points leftover, and of course, an inventory chalk full of just about everything. I changed her hair and clothes (and name...) so I don't get confused when playtesting though.
Smashbridges: I do that, too. I may change the hair and clothes, sometimes I even change the first name so that I can see at a glance which version of my Tester Sim I'm looking at.
And I haven't even mentioned inventories but in passing and you make a good point. My current favorite Tester Sim has tons of good stuff in her inventory and since I'm almost always building with the intention of uploading I like to tuck little goodies around the lot as fun surprise treasure for the people who download my lot to find.
