'System Error' when placing lot

PC player, no mods.  Whenever I try to place a cemetery lot from my library onto any lot, I get a system error.  I am able to place any other lot type, including on lots that won't accept the cemetery, and I can place cemeteries from the gallery onto said lots as well. 

After the update I made a new save file with my previous family and as I was trying to replace the lot with the previous one I saved in the gallery, it would just show me the empty lot and ask me to confirm after showing a system error message.

lurveislurve​ and all other posters on this thread.  Try this if you still have the original lot you built.  No guarantee that it will work but you never know.  I've had it work once or twice though.  Clear everything off of the first perimeter tile all the way around the lot.  If you are able, flatten the lot.  The goal being that the last tile is flat when compared to the world around it.  One thing I have noticed is that sometimes if you have a MOO placed or rotated object on a perimeter tile, it will cause problems.  1 tile objects usually get deleted but bigger objects sometimes block you from saving or placing the lot.  Another thing that you can check is your roof overhangs for extending into that last tile or even overhanging the edge of the lot.  Pull the eaves in as far as you can before saving the lot.  If the lot places then, you can pull them back out and/or replace anything you deleted on the perimeter tiles.

Another thing that may be happening is something I've seen in the SM apartments when you try to place a renovated apartment over them in one go by using the delete a tile between rooms so the apartment will place complete rather than separate rooms.  Sometimes, you have to delete everything including 1 tile of any connecting wall, on the tiles on the last perimeter tile against another apartment to get it to place.  Something like that might be going on here.  If the lot will place for you, everything will probably be one tile off in at least one direction.  I have no idea if this will work as I have no way to test it.  

Another thing you can try is to save the build with no furnishings.  I'm assuming most people build like I do, constantly placing and deleting a ton of objects along the way until I get everything like I want it.  Sometimes, a deleted object leaves something behind blocking tiles and causing other problems including corrupting a lot.  Platforms are really good for doing that.  So, one way around that is to not save the building with the furnishings.   There's a couple of ways to do that, but I find that moving a sim in, then moving them out and keep the furnishing works best.  That tends to clean out all the invisible objects.  Then all you have to do is place the lot where you want it unfurnished and then redecorate.

Hope this helps.

Hi lurveislurve​ 

I merged your post with the bug report.

Make sure to click on upvote.

Hi all — I’m hoping someone has seen this before, because I’m absolutely gutted.

I spent about 10 hours on a detailed build, and after saving it, the lot suddenly broke. Now every time I try to place it, I only get a blank lot with a “System Error” message.

Background:

• This was a custom venue built on a lot in Tarsota.
• I use minimal mods and no CC was used in the build.
• Despite that, the game marked the build as containing custom content, which was the first red flag.
• As soon as I saved the build, it started glitching.
• I unfortunately bulldozed the original lot, thinking I could just place my saved version — but now it won’t place at all.

What I’ve Tried

• Clearing cache
• Removing mods completely
• Restarting the game
• Repairing the game 5 times
• Trying to place the lot in multiple ways:
  • Switching from custom venue → residential
  • Placing from world view
  • Moving a sim in and placing from live mode
  • Uploading to the Gallery (fails with an error)
  • Placing the lot on other lots
  • Trying in a different save file
• No matter what I do, I get the same blank lot + “System Error.”

My Question

Has anyone else had this happen recently — maybe connected to the new pack?
If so, were you able to recover your build or get it to place again?

I’m so, so bummed to lose this lot and hoping there’s a fix out there.

This suddenly started happening to me a couple of weeks ago and it's very frustrating. It happens across saves, whether I have cc on or not. I've done all the suggested fixes and nothing works. The game will also tell me "content not installed" when I'm trying to place the lot, even though I literally just saved the lot and am trying to place it elsewhere without having closed the game. I hope this is one of the things they're going to fix in the bug fix update, because if not, the game is as good as unplayable for me.

Hi ellynbang​ 

there's a few similar thread for this so could you post the full error you're getting ?

Just error ? Could you post a screenshot ?

I built a home from the new Adventure Awaits pack on the Jellyfish Jubilee lot. I saved it to my gallery because I thought I wanted to rebuild. When I went to place the house back onto the same lot from the gallery, it won't allow me to place it and says "error". I've used bb.moveobjects on code, even bb.enablefreebuild and it still won't work. I even tried placing the gallery house onto another lot and it won't work.

I play on Windows PC, have mods/cc, the lot is from one of my saves and I am trying to save it because I made paintings and placed them in a small room but when I download just the room the paintings are blank so I saved the lot and tried to place it onto another 40x30 lot and I get this system error? 

Exactly same thing happening to me! Can't place any lots i built and saved before... i tried diffrent locations and every time same system error... what are we paying for.. they make new packs but doesnt fix the game.. i struggle to enjoy the game recently.. constantly struggling with some bugs..