Please use this thread going forward: [FR] Cannot set/change a front door in an R-Rental building | EA Forums - 11936188
Hello! I've had a recent problem with my game and did some googling but haven't been able to see if there's an answer. It is likely this is an existing issue, but I wanted to seek help as it is driving me crazy.
I'm playing with the For Rent expansion pack. I recently built an apartment complex where the front door to the unit keeps defaulting to the outside door. I understand why, however, I want the front door to be inside given how I have structured the build.
When I select the door and mark it as "Set as Front Door", it works. Every time I re-enter the lot, however, it defaults back to the outside door. Is there any way to prevent this?
I play with mods, but I took all my mods out to test and the issue still persisted. Saving before moving lots or going to manage worlds doesn't work. The front door resets even if I haven't changed households. No matter what method I use to re-enter the lot, it stops being the front door. Is this an intended feature or a known bug?
I'll attach an image outlining my current build and the issues I'm having. The hole in the fence was just so that people to get to my front door as it keeps changing, but ideally I want the back shared space to be closed off.
Please let me know if any other information is needed!
Game version: 1.104.58.1030
Expacs installed: Get to Work, Cats & Dogs, Horse Ranch, Cottage Living, For Rent, Growing Together, Get Famous, Get Together, Eco Lifestyle, Island Living, City Living, Seasons, Snowy Escape
World lot is in: Newcrest
This is a known issue. The reason the front door keeps changing to your back door is because the game chooses a door to the outside as the front door by default. If you change an interior door to your front door, the setting will only hold until you travel or reload the lot. The next time you enter the lot, the front door will revert back to the, in your case, back door. So, if you want another door to be the apartment front door, it has to open on the outside. From what I see in your pic. If you change the outer door at the front of the building to an arch, then the front door setting will hold for the door you want to be the front door. The game does not see arches the same way as it does doors and so the setting on the front door will hold when the lot reloads after travel or starting play.
It was first reported here: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/FR-Cannot-set-change-a-front-door-in-an-R-Rental-building/m-p/13382756#M267400
Hope this helps.
I have a house and a greenhouse and my front door keep changing to the greenhouse.
Without more info, it's difficult to say why that might be happening. Can you add a couple of pics to your post to show where the doors are in relation to each other? An overhead view of the lot would be ideal so I can get an idea of the lot arrangement and where the doors are.
Hope this helps.
The house was made in the image of Curious Goods from the TV series (not the movies) Friday the 13th. Curious Goods was a combination of a house upstairs and store on the first floor. I created greenhouse to the right of it. I do have mods.
