Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat: no garbage can, can't edit
One of the recent patches turned off my ability to go into Build mode when I was in a non-owned lot. I can see the point of this, but it means that I can't fix an Origin-designed area when it has an oversight.
For instance, the Hermit's area in Outdoor Retreat has an indoor trashcan, but no outdoor garbage can. That means that trash piles up in the kitchen and nothing can ever be done about it, since there's nowhere outdoors to put it. If I could still put the site into Build Mode, I could simply add a garbage can and go on my merry way. Furthermore, turning off Build Mode means that I can't rearrange my tents. I can Place In World, but once they're there, I can't move them around; all I can do is put them in inventory, move a character, and take them back out again. Since I can't see lot borders, I can't tell where a tent will fit and where it won't.
I think that this decision, taking out build mode for non-earned lots, may be taking away a way to "cheat" but it's also taking away a way to correct EA's oversights.
@MmeHardy Ah. I have not worked with the hidden lots. However, wouldn't the bb.enablefreebuild cheat still work on it once your sim is there?