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MmeHardy
Rising Scout
9 years ago
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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?

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  • BryonyRae's avatar
    BryonyRae
    Hero (Retired)
    9 years ago

    @MmeHardy You can still edit the lot in build mode.  From the world map view, click on Destination Worlds:

    Click on Granite Falls and then click on the lot you want to edit.  On the bottom right, there is a build button - click that, and it will take you into the lot in build mode.

  • MmeHardy's avatar
    MmeHardy
    Rising Scout
    9 years ago

    Unfortunately, because the Hermit's House is in a hidden area, you can't get there from Manage Worlds.  The only way to change it would be to go into Build Mode when playing a character who is already there.

  • BryonyRae's avatar
    BryonyRae
    Hero (Retired)
    9 years ago

    @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?

  • rose930's avatar
    rose930
    8 years ago

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    @BryonyRae wrote:

    @MmeHardy You can still edit the lot in build mode.  From the world map view, click on Destination Worlds:

    Click on Granite Falls and then click on the lot you want to edit.  On the bottom right, there is a build button - click that, and it will take you into the lot in build mode.



    hank you, I've been searching all over for this very simple answer that everyone seems to have complicated responses for. I've been playing the sims for years and didn't even realize that was an option.

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