warning message "textfield"
I want to delete a lot but keep getting a red flashing message, "textfield" and not able to bulldoze.
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@2paula22
Can you post a screenshot please.
Is this happening on the Lot or from the map screen?
Have you tried repairing your game?
Do you use Mods? If so have you tried in a clean game, free of all Mods?
Can you post a screenshot please.
Is this happening on the Lot or from the map screen?
Have you tried repairing your game?
Do you use Mods? If so have you tried in a clean game, free of all Mods?
Yes, I have used "repair game".
No I do not have mods.
It happens when I am on the lot.
Yes, I will send a screen shot.
More info for you. I downloaded a house from the gallery. I didn't notice it was marked "community lot" I moved a family in with a newborn baby. Later when deleting some Sims because I was told I had too many. Not thinking it was one of the families I deleted. I do know you can't delete newborns! So it left the baby in the house. I have tried changing the lot to "residential" but can't get into the build mode it just gives me the "textfield" warning. I tried moving a Sim back into the house, but it won't let me do that either. Baby just lays there crying!
@2paula22Can you use Mods?
If yes, maybe you can use Destroy object mod.
With this you have a new interaction when Shift click an object / Sim and be able to destroy it.
Try google search for Seebee destroy object mod.For this you need to travel to that lot.
@2paula22 Hi! Would you mind sharing the name of the house you downloaded and the name of the creator? I'd like to see if I get the same results.
I've already done some testing in my save without mods to see if I could replicate the issue you're having. First, I created a husband and wife household and they had a baby. I saved the family with the baby for further testing and deleted the family from the save. I noticed the baby was left on the lot (which is a little creepy I must say). However, I didn't get the weird error you saw and I was able to bulldoze the lot, baby and all (also rather creepy).
Then I added a Community Lot and moved in the family with the baby. I deleted the family and, again, the baby was left on the lot. I still did not get that error and was able to bulldoze the lot.
There are some things here that I don't understand though.
1) You mentioned you were told you had too many sims. Was that an in-game message of some kind? Did you use manage households to delete the families?
2) The lot must have been set as Residential in order for you to move the family in. Sims can only buy and move into Residential lots.
3) You mentioned the baby "lays there crying". When do you see the baby crying after the family was deleted? When I had a sim visit the lots in Live Mode, there is only the bassinet. There's no baby in it. The baby only shows in the bassinet when I click to edit the lot from the Worlds / Map view. After having a sim visit the lots in Live mode, the baby was no longer in the bassinet.
I can share the builder. I don't want her to get any negative replies tho. I have downloaded many of her lots and never had an issue!! So I am not blaming the download. I would like to try it on another lot tho and see if it works ok, but afraid I might end up with two goofy lots!
I did another repair today and am not getting the "blinking red textfield" message. When I start a new game and first thing go to that lot furnishings & baby are there. Baby is was not crying this time. Just all white. Then I clicked on "build" mode. It will not give the the option to do that or change furnishings, colors etc. To add to the confusion, if I click on build a couple more times the music starts playing goofy. The only way to fix this is to log out of game & back in again.
I tried sending a Sim to visit. The mother, baby & babysitter were standing outside & I could interact with them, but could not go into house.
My mistake: lot is marked Rental not commercial
I got a in game message that my "Game Count" was over 80. I know I can change that, but I don't play with all those Sims so just delete them in Manage Household. I don't know any other way to do it.
I use "testing cheats" so tried doing stuff without that, but nothing changed. I did the same tests you did and had the same results. Except on that one lot!! I just can't get into build mode. When I click on that icon, it doesn't do anything except mess up the music.
This sure is a puzzle!!
