Map_edit cheat?

Never heard of one nor seen it in even the exhaustive cheats lists. In view of the nature of the world I seriously doubt it's technically possible.

I recall watching a video by Twisted Mexi about his tool mod and he explained why it works the way it does. He says the lot borders are set in stone more or less. There is no way to mod them so you can use more tiles.

This is very unfortunate. Such a mod was availably in-built in TS1. It was a very essential cheat, as I kindly recall. (Additionally, it arguably hardly obstructed game play, which was one of the things I regarded great about it!).

In view of the nature of the world I seriously doubt it's technically possible.

It didn't always make the world map look good (TS1), but nevertheless, the cheat was in fact available.

I would think that the coding in all Sims series, including TS4, would allow for something so fundamental as map_edit. Players used it to great benefit; why shouldn't we be allowed to add more squares, if we needed/wanted to. I realize that TS4 is likely using some very different system than TS1. Regardless, it should be made available as a cheat; because people need it.

Anyways, thank you both for your answers. I appreciate it.

Yeah, as stated before TMex's TOOL mod is amazing. He has a video showing how to use it and Kate Emerald has one as well that is also really good. It takes some practice but it gets easier to use. The weird thing is that you use it in Live mode, not build mode. I find it nice to have to remove weird things that get stuck on the edges of lots like baby cribs and christmas decorations and bikes that people leave. You can probably use it to add items to the surrounding world but I don't think you will be able to move/remove items from the existing world. I haven't tried yet, though. I will say that using this mod is NOT easy. It takes a long time and anything you do with it takes forever. I would not reccomend redoing a world with this mod.

I'm sorry, I mis-interpretted SimsLady2000's post. I thought he/she meant to say that a user by the name of TwistedMexi had created a video to explain why a cheat equivalent to Map_edit isn't possible in TS4; and demonstrated it with a Mod that he/she attempted to create but failed in.

Now, I understand.

I found Twisted Mexi's website. Looks like some pretty neat Bug-fixing/gameplay-enhancing mods. Let me check them out now!
(twistedmexi.com)

@GlassHippocampus Is that "T.O.O.L."?

"GlassHippocampus;c-17735537" wrote:
I'm sorry, I mis-interpretted SimsLady2000's post. I thought he/she meant to say that a user by the name of TwistedMexi had created a video to explain why a cheat equivalent to Map_edit isn't possible in TS4; and demonstrated it with a Mod that he/she attempted to create but failed in.

Now, I understand.

I found Twisted Mexi's website. Looks like some pretty neat Bug-fixing/gameplay-enhancing mods. Let me check them out now!
(twistedmexi.com)

Unfortunately, the borders of the lot are set in stone, You can not mod lots to make them bigger (according to Twisted Mexi anyway). The Tmex T.O.O.L. does allow you to move items off your lot. For example, I had a house on a lot in Sulani with a fishing sign just beyond the edges of the lot. So I added a couple of the camping chairs to the area around the fishing sign by activating the object and dragging it over to the area I want it in. I also added a fire pit and log chairs to another area. I also use it to drag wild plants onto my lots :) The best thing I do with T.O.O.L. is to drag unwanted guests out of my sims' homes and then lock the doors >:) I also use it when I am trying to take photos of my sims with Pose packs and I have to move the sims around. As described above, and as indicated by Twisted Mexi, you can only use the tool mode in Live Mode. GlassHippocampus, this may give you an alternative to the ability to edit the lot. Anything that is moveable can be moved with the T.O.O.L. mod.

@GlassHippocampus Here is a tutorial by TwistedMexi:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4SXG3k34gI

And no, as @SimsLady2000 said, you cannot alter the size of a lot.

Ah, so I didn't misinterpret as horribly as I thought I did.
Well, then, my striked post stands. (I un-striked)
Anyways, I went ahead and deleted TwistedMexi's mods. They look very intriguing, but unfortunately, because I have other mods on my computer, this one caused a whole lot of issues with textures and meshes not appearing... =\

"GlassHippocampus;c-17738461" wrote:
Ah, so I didn't misinterpret as horribly as I thought I did.
Well, then, my striked post stands. (I un-striked)
Anyways, I went ahead and deleted TwistedMexi's mods. They look very intriguing, but unfortunately, because I have other mods on my computer, this one caused a whole lot of issues with textures and meshes not appearing... =\

I had to get the latest one since "Snowy patch". Problems are fixed. Quite honestly, since he made it so much easier to use now, this may be the first time I use TwistedMexi's T.O.O.L. rather than keep deleting it. :D B)

I can suspect it could conflict with other 'moving stuff around' mods. ;)

Keep in mind a few things. T.O.O.L is not activated until "testingcheats on". Al;so anything moved and placed using this tool will stay there without any mods. The same as base game.

I recently downloaded the Tinker's 'manor' for Eco that someone made that looks and works excellent for that world. (I couldn't stand the pre-made manor. Horrible! Rather than spending days or weeks making my own, I found someone that made an excellent one!

Anyways, I noticed when I started moving things around that so much of it had to be placed with T.O.O.L.
Very well made.