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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I am actually glad to hear others have had this issue in this world! I tried downloading a rental from the gallery onto that lot, however that didn't work. So then downloaded the same rental and the baby & bassinet are gone!!! It still shows the beds are assigned tho. Maybe when their "vacation time" is over they will leave? At least the poor baby is no longer there!
Interested in seeing if you can figure out my issue on another lot? In Strangerville I accidentally put a mailbox on my sim who was living there. When I realized what I had done I went back and changed it back to normal. However, I did it when she was not on the lot! So, now the huge mailbox is still there just not on lot. Any ideas?
@2paula22 I'm guessing you mean you used the cheat to "Set As Head" then then used "Reset Object" on the mailbox to remove it. It looks like this in my game.
Is this similar to what you're seeing? If so, use the Set As Head cheat on the large mailbox.
Then use the Reset Object cheat on the sim this time (not the mailbox).
Well unfortunately this didn't work. I followed instructions exactly. When I clicked on mailbox it put a new mailbox on sim. then clicked on sim & reset. No problem I tried it inside the lot and outside the lot. So it does work..but just not on mine. Must be another broken lot! The mailbox has been there for at least a year! I wanted to cheat the sims needs at the time, but accidentally hit "head". The game was a little different back then and didn't have the choices we have now. (with updates etc.)
I am not a very savvy player. Basically I just like to create sims then find a nice house on the gallery and move them in. Sometimes I do play with them a bit and send them to work etc. But usually just following builders etc. Anyway... I am still not sure what to do with the households.
When the game tells me I am "playing with my limit of 80 sims, I am not actually playing with them. They are just families I have created and spread throughout all the worlds. So, what do I do to reduce that 80 mark if not delete them?
Thanks again for all your help the last few days!!!
@2paula22 No worries at all. I'm glad to help when I can. 🙂 Also, I've clicked on menu options accidentally too. I think it happens to everyone at some point.
"When I clicked on mailbox it put a new mailbox on sim"
Oh no! I took another look at this. It seems the instructions I gave only work when you reset the sim right away. When I traveled or went into Manage Worlds and back to the lot, the BIG mailbox was stuck. I don't see any way to remove it without a mod. I understand if you'd rather not use mods. Perhaps you could add one to fix this and then remove it? If you're interested, let me know and I can help you set it up.
"When the game tells me I am "playing with my limit of 80 sims, I am not actually playing with them. They are just families I have created and spread throughout all the worlds. So, what do I do to reduce that 80 mark if not delete them?"
As I said before, the 80 number just refers to the limit of sims you can have in the My Households tab. There's nothing wrong with deleting them if you want. However, you could just click the heart icon for any household to Move Into Other Households tab. This way they stay a part of your game and become like any other NPC.
One more thing ... I was rereading the Bug Report I linked and noticed a workaround that I missed last night. Apologies! It was late and I think my brain was already falling asleep. In post #4, @crinrict offered this advice...
"What you need to do is move your family out through the household manager and back to the lot you were on. Then enter the broken lot in build mode and bulldoze the whole thing. change it to haunted residential, then place the house again and move back in. Now you should be fine."
Even though they were referring to someone else's issue (trying to place a Haunted House on a Rental lot) I tested it with a normal Residential lot and it worked. I used Manage Worlds and Manage Households to move the household from the broken "rental" lot to another lot. I went back to the map in Manage Worlds, clicked the Build button on the broken lot, bulldozed the lot and set the lot type to Residential. I was able to place a Residential lot and have the household move back there. Maybe this will work in your save with the broken lot.The broken lot: I am not given the choice to do anything on that lot! It will not let me go into build, or manage household or move anyone out. If I send a sim there to visit it can't go into house or take a vacation there. Absolutely nothing. Including bulldoze. I think it is a lost cause.
I am wondering if I "start a new game" when the sims first opens will that delete everything I have and take me back to the original game start> Seems like a few years ago I clicked on that choice not knowing what would happen. ???
Mods: I could try using one, but would want to delete it after use. Although I doubt I could figure out how to install it into the game.
Thanks for all your help!
