Sims 4 lot glitch creates blob over lot in map view
So I created this restaurant, it’s on a platform on a 30x40 lot, and I’ve just finished it. The front door is on 2nd floor and there’s a door to the kitchen on the first floor in the back. I can’t get through the back. I can only walk upstairs through the front door, and cannot walk on the base floor around the lot or down the stairs in to the restaurant (further). I cant even go around the town. There is not even a click button for the ground. Like I said, there’s the regular flat ground which she can’t walk on in certain areas (including the actual San M. Streets), then the platform which she CAN walk on & in to the place. But then not down (stairs inside). Like there is not even a place to click on, the mouse is just there. Additionally, when I go to the map view, there is a huge blob around where the restaurant is placed. I tested it in a different town on a different lot with 50x50 as well, and it created the blob around that space as well. I don’t know what is going on and there are so many items in this building that I simply can’t fathom going through each item to figure out what it is, especially since I use all of these all the time ! No CC no mods. Updated. Repaired. Ugh. What do I do? Is it the cheat tht makes the items bigger that’s causing this? Or is it the bb.showhiddenobjects that’s creating this glitch? I’ve never seen it before and I’m a simmer from day 1!! I thought it was the platform so I tried lowering it and checking the blob but it was still there. Non functional floors ?? Even around the town too!! When on that lot I cant interact w the world but at the karaoke bar for example I am able to click on the ground around town and walk. What? What is going on lol. Eek. Help.
Ok, downloaded the lot and tested it. You did a nice job with the appearance of the lot, but it does have some problems I found.
The good news is you can make the blob go away if you bulldoze the lot so no lasting harm to your save. You can also install the lot from your Library as unfurnished and the blob goes away so you can save the build. I couldn't figure out what the blob is other that it is an object since it disappeared when I install the lot unfurnished. I saved all the rooms to my Library and reinstalled them one by one, going to map view after each room was placed, trying to figure out which room is causing the blob thinking it would reappear when the room it was in was reinstalled. Didn't happen so I'm at a loss as to what it is and where it originates. At least I got it to go away. And my test sim could go on the lot and get around the zone. Whatever the blob is, it was definitely blocking sim movement and with it gone, sims can move about.
Now the bad news. I found several things that you did that are or could be problems. The biggest issue is that you built the lot on a platform instead of a foundation. Imo, platforms aren't meant to be used that way as it causes all sorts of weird problems. If you want to use platforms, they should be placed on top of a raised foundation to work properly. When I placed the 1st floor rooms from my Library, the rooms placed at the ground elevation rather than the platform elevation so with MOO off, all the furniture disappears. With MOO on, the furniture places but is sunken in the floor. Changing the platform height doesn't do anything to help the problem either way, so the 1st floor rooms are unusable, and the lot won't work doing it that way. So, the way to fix that is to raise the foundation, then lower the platforms, room by room to be even with the foundation. Then you should be able to reinstall the rooms from your library without having to rebuild or refurnish the entire floor manually. You'll also have to replace some stairs and a few objects that get wiped out when you do that too. Not many though.
Hope this helps.
