I cant work it out, maybe because there are no empty lots? The only solution I can see is to go to manage worlds, split the family and merge the split with another occupied house. Then go to that house and move the original residents to Not in World.Is there a better way to do this? I don't like that by merging, the new split off family get a house for free, I want them to buy a house

SimsVIP has a tutorial that looks like it might show the steps for this: http://simsvip.com/2014/09/09/the-sims-4-tutorial-splitting-merging-households/

"MsPhy;12640960" wrote:I was successful with a family split, although under slightly different circumstances. My Sim married Alice Spencer-Kim and I had him move in with her and her dad and daughter, and moved the ex-husband and his mom out. I wanted those two to be available for the little girl to interact with, so after the split, I went to "families not in world" (or whatever that's called), found them, and moved them into a house. I had to use the freerealestate cheat, because they didn't have enough money to move in anywhere.Do you know if you are able to take the sims work objects with them when they split houses?

"SheriSim57;13214265" wrote:"MsPhy;12640960" wrote:I was successful with a family split, although under slightly different circumstances. My Sim married Alice Spencer-Kim and I had him move in with her and her dad and daughter, and moved the ex-husband and his mom out. I wanted those two to be available for the little girl to interact with, so after the split, I went to "families not in world" (or whatever that's called), found them, and moved them into a house. I had to use the freerealestate cheat, because they didn't have enough money to move in anywhere.Do you know if you are able to take the sims work objects with them when they split houses?They can only take what you can fit in their personal inventory.

why must it all be so complicated?

I tried evicting the family from the house I want my sims to move into but thereis no way apparently to move into an empty ho9use, it has to be merge with.

How do you split a family to move some into a new empty house?

15 Replies

simslynn
11 years ago
I tried evicting the family from the house I want my sims to move into but thereis no way apparently to move into an empty ho9use, it has to be merge with.
simslynn
11 years ago
does anyone know?
phyllisp160
Seasoned Ace
11 years ago
I was successful with a family split, although under slightly different circumstances. My Sim married Alice Spencer-Kim and I had him move in with her and her dad and daughter, and moved the ex-husband and his mom out. I wanted those two to be available for the little girl to interact with, so after the split, I went to "families not in world" (or whatever that's called), found them, and moved them into a house. I had to use the freerealestate cheat, because they didn't have enough money to move in anywhere.
ajs192769
11 years ago
I'm trying to do the same thing and not having any luck. :\
ajs192769
11 years ago
In my case, the son got married, and I want the two of them to leave the house and move into a vacant one. Can't figure out how to split a household!
luthienrising
Hero+
11 years ago
SimsVIP has a tutorial that looks like it might show the steps for this: http://simsvip.com/2014/09/09/the-sims-4-tutorial-splitting-merging-households/
simslynn
11 years ago
"luthienrising;12641020" wrote:
SimsVIP has a tutorial that looks like it might show the steps for this: http://simsvip.com/2014/09/09/the-sims-4-tutorial-splitting-merging-households/

Perfect! thank you!
SheriSim
Seasoned Ace
11 years ago
"MsPhy;12640960" wrote:
I was successful with a family split, although under slightly different circumstances. My Sim married Alice Spencer-Kim and I had him move in with her and her dad and daughter, and moved the ex-husband and his mom out. I wanted those two to be available for the little girl to interact with, so after the split, I went to "families not in world" (or whatever that's called), found them, and moved them into a house. I had to use the freerealestate cheat, because they didn't have enough money to move in anywhere.

Do you know if you are able to take the sims work objects with them when they split houses?
luthienrising
Hero+
11 years ago
"SheriSim57;13214265" wrote:
"MsPhy;12640960" wrote:
I was successful with a family split, although under slightly different circumstances. My Sim married Alice Spencer-Kim and I had him move in with her and her dad and daughter, and moved the ex-husband and his mom out. I wanted those two to be available for the little girl to interact with, so after the split, I went to "families not in world" (or whatever that's called), found them, and moved them into a house. I had to use the freerealestate cheat, because they didn't have enough money to move in anywhere.

Do you know if you are able to take the sims work objects with them when they split houses?

They can only take what you can fit in their personal inventory.
GalacticGal
Legend
11 years ago
Under Manage families you can move members into a "new household". At first I couldn't figure out how to do this, but there is a new household option. :) I was able to move members onto an empty lot and from there move them into an unoccupied house. (They didn't have the funds required up front.)