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midsapphire
2 years ago
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Cannot edit unowned retail lots

I'm having an issue with retail lots in my game. I am unable to edit them once they are placed because the build/buy option is greyed out and says "only editable in world map". I tested in a fresh sa...
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    CGrant56
    2 years ago

    @midsapphire 

    Then I would say the game is fine then, and not being able to go to build, even with the cheat, from live mode is by design.  Also, restaurants were added by Dine Out, not Get to Work so it doesn't surprise me that they have different editing rules.  Other packs also do, like Strangerville, where the enablefreebuild cheat doesn't work on the lab there.  And you can't even edit that lot by going there from the map.  So, different packs, different build rules.

    On the uniforms, that is a different issue and should have a separate post really.  Regardless, I've never tried to use CC uniforms.  But I do have a suggestion.  Check the CC uniforms in Sims4Studio to see if they are set for that.  I'm not sure how they should be set.  Easiest thing to do is to look at the game uniforms and see how they are set and then set the CC uniforms the same. Then they should show up for that use.

    Hope this helps.

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midsapphire
2 years ago

sorry if i was unclear, i can edit them from world map just not live mode and the enable free build cheat doesnt work. I'm not very familiar with unowned retail lots so i figured it would be the same as editing a restaurant's configuration in build mode but since the cheat doesnt work and you cant edit it in live mode im assuming not? 

i do have better build buy but since this also happens vanilla and i can still enter build mode from the map it seems like this is just by design and the cheat just wont work on retail lots.

the reason i ask is because i placed a retail lot and the creator made custom outfits and they told me i had to manually change the employees uniform so i figured you would do it the same way you can edit a restaurant employees uniform in build mode but you cant aha so i have no clue how to do it or to have more than one employee show up.

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CGrant56
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2 years ago

@midsapphire 

Then I would say the game is fine then, and not being able to go to build, even with the cheat, from live mode is by design.  Also, restaurants were added by Dine Out, not Get to Work so it doesn't surprise me that they have different editing rules.  Other packs also do, like Strangerville, where the enablefreebuild cheat doesn't work on the lab there.  And you can't even edit that lot by going there from the map.  So, different packs, different build rules.

On the uniforms, that is a different issue and should have a separate post really.  Regardless, I've never tried to use CC uniforms.  But I do have a suggestion.  Check the CC uniforms in Sims4Studio to see if they are set for that.  I'm not sure how they should be set.  Easiest thing to do is to look at the game uniforms and see how they are set and then set the CC uniforms the same. Then they should show up for that use.

Hope this helps.

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    midsapphire
    2 years ago

    alright, I see! thank you for the help

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
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    2 years ago
    @midsapphire Thought you said it doesn't work from the map either ? I mean, that's what I asked first 😉
  • midsapphire's avatar
    midsapphire
    2 years ago

    sorry, i thought i said i could use build mode from the map. my issue was i wasnt sure if you could edit in live mode, sorry again if i wasnt clear!

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