It's not the patch, I don't think as I didn't buy IP when it came out and only after the latest patch did I create my cleared world. Generally I would make all the changes in one go and then save it but, IMO, this world is just not worth playing in until EA takes the finger out and decides to actually properly patch and maintain this game. It took a while for me to make the changes I made the first time to use this location, and I'm not interested in doing them again. I've taken to downloading the Sunset Valley, 2nd Edition Final which gives me the dive locations and the island type living of IP without the issues caused by poorly constructed lots, poorly developed families and so on. I just want to play the game I paid for, not maintain it for them. Thanks for all the information though. Maybe if I'm on holiday and doing nothing I'll try to do all of this again, but for the moment, just no.