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Calibrex97's avatar
3 years ago

Why is my game saying insufficient funds in free build mode

So, I'm using build cheats for the first time. Everything was fine until I tried placing a bar in free build mode. After that, all of the objects I tried to use after refused to place. The game kept telling me that I have insufficient funds. I don't know what to do.

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  • @Calibrex97 You mean you used the freebuild mode cheat ? Was it a lot you needed the cheat ?

    You only need it on locked lots like the GTW locations or some other special venues.

    Could you post a screenshot of what you are seeing ?
  • It sounds like some family owns the lot.  Even if you are editing from manage neighborhood, if it is an owned property - such as a restaurant - it pulls its funding from that family or that business.  You have to add funds to the family: shift+ctrl +c and type money [amount] then fund that into the business or have the family sell that lot before going back to edit it.

  • I was using the bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement cheat. It allowed me to place one unlock, but when I tried to place another, it says insufficient funds. I meant to clarify. My apologies.

    Edit: I just used the money (amount) cheat and that seemed to work. Now I can place the things I wanted. Is that something I have to do from now on?

  • s33russell426's avatar
    s33russell426
    2 years ago

    What do I do if I’m trying to move a family into a house from creat a sim and it’s saying that the household funds in -$ ? 

  • Sketch793's avatar
    Sketch793
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago

    @s33russell426 You should be able to move the family into any unoccupied house using the FreeRealEstate cheat. Just open the cheat console by pressing CTRL-Shift-C and enter 

    • FreeRealEstate on. 

    It would probably be a good idea to give the family some money after they move in, and you can do that using other cheats.

    • kaching
    • rosebud
    • motherlode

    Kaching and rosebud give the fanily 1000 simoleons. Motherlode gives them 50,000. (Also, note the spelling of motherLODE.)

    Finally you can use the money cheat for any amount between 0 and the max, which I think is around 99,999,999. I recommend using a fairly small amount, such as you would normally have after moving in a new family, but it's your decision. You will need to put testingCheats on first. TestingCheats is not needed for any ot the other cheats I mentioned. TestingCheats should be turned off after you finish unless you want to keep it on.

    • testingCheats on 
    • money 2984
    • testingCheats off