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m3lkx's avatar
4 years ago

MOO Cheat not working when I place lots.

I've been having this issue lately where every time I attempt to place a lot from the gallery, I keep getting this pop-up saying "the lot was created using the move objects cheat. As a result, some objects may be located in positions that are inaccessible to your sims." But I do have move objects turned on. I always turn it on before placing a lot.

Am I doing something wrong? 

At first, I thought it could be caused by a mod but I attempted it in a vanilla save and I still kept getting the same pop-up even though the cheat is on.

9 Replies

  • @m3lkx Actually, there was initially a bit of confusion about how the update was worded in the patch notes on 7/20/2021, but there was a correction posted by EA on 7/27/2021 as follows:


    "Before telling you about the bug fixes we made in this update, I wanted to mention that in the last patch notes there was a slight mistake when referring to the improvements for Gallery and downloading a lot made with the bb.moveobjects cheat. For players, it actually means that you don't need to manually activate the cheat prior to placing a lot from the Gallery for the objects to be exactly where the creator put them. Sorry for the confusion!"

     

    So... this means that you don't have to activate MOO yourself while placing any more. The game automatically keeps everything where it was placed originally, via MOO, alt or snapping. The warning is more for a 'heads up' that MOO was active when this lot was made which means the player should be aware of this in case something is not properly accessible by their Sims (for instance, if a lot was not properly playtested before placing it in the gallery).

  • @m3lkx No its not you it pos up regardless whether you have moo on or off it was added i think two updates ago so people that downloaded the lot know if moo was used because a lot of people never said they used the cheat in there builds it even shows up if you place the build unfurnished aswell providing moo was used.

  • Zasz_Zerg's avatar
    Zasz_Zerg
    Rising Ace
    4 years ago

    Get twistedmexi's always MOO cheat and you never have to worry about such things again.

  • m3lkx's avatar
    m3lkx
    4 years ago

    Oh, that makes a lot more sense, Thank you!

  • m3lkx's avatar
    m3lkx
    4 years ago

    Omg, that's gonna make life 10x easier, Thank you!

  • SheriGR's avatar
    SheriGR
    Hero
    4 years ago

    @m3lkx I agree 100%!! I love to build and I love MOO and alt-placement. But I upload my lots placement-tested so they place properly without MOO active, and I playtest them. This change has been wonderful as everything sticks where I put it when placed... period! I still have to playtest it, but what a super-helpful update this was to the game for those that like to share builds to the gallery!! ❤️ 🙌

  • I’m having the same issue as the original post. However when I place builds even without having MOO on , some objects in the build go missing upon being placed. That includes furniture and wallpaper going missing and I know the cc is in my game. Do you know what’s causing that problem?

  • SheriGR's avatar
    SheriGR
    Hero
    3 years ago

    @lenaxbena Is there any chance that some of the missing items are from packs, or bonus content, that you don't own? Also, is there any chance that the CC involved needs an update, or that it's currently broken?

    As far as I know there should no longer be any need to activate MOO when placing items. I use MOO a bit when I build, and I no longer activate it to place the build on another lot to test it. I also don't use Mods or CC... and with this in mind, I have noticed a few things, but I'm not sure if they are relevant to what you're noticing in regards to your missing items:

    • I have noticed that some items that are debug items will not remain, even though they will place in the lot for me from debug. For instance, there have been 'action' items that this happened with for me - as-in an item that is apparently used for the cooking animations.
    • Currently I'm working on a build with several circular/round walls. I placed some desks and with chairs by the wall by the curve. When I placed the lot onto another lot the chairs to several of these desks placed near the curved wall deleted when I placed the lot. So... once I moved the chair/desk set further from the curved wall, they no longer deleted when the lot was placed. So... there are some temperamental or fidgety areas that I may or may not be fully aware of (examples, some small diagonal walls quirks & curved wall areas, under stairs, etc.)
    • Sometimes someone adds a debug item that just causes issues by being on the lot that you may or may be able to track down. Sometimes this also involves a debug item that was enlarged or shrunk, but it's footprint (the area it effects) remained the same (or became crazy big). If someone else made the build, you may or may not know if this is the case, especially since occasionally items are 'there' but not visible (may be stuck in a foundation, wall, piece of furniture, or something similar.)