• Bug
    Bugs

    Residential lot changes into rental lot that can’t be changed

    March 12, 2021 /

    Residential lots that have Sims living in them suddenly become rental lots (or rental lot – ). Because of this, the family can’t be played. Since the lot is in a faulty state you can also not rent the lot nor change it’s type. The lot is unusable. --> Instructions how to fix your lot type

  • Bug
    Open Bugs

    Wrong Lot Type for Residential Lots

    June 19, 2019 /

    Problem In my existing save a lot of residential lots show as incomplete commercial lots. I can play the family anyways. Cause Patch 1.52.100 shows lots who’s lot type has been changed from commercial to residential in the past in the original lot type. This seems to only be a display error on the map. Solution You can fix the lots with a few easy steps but you need to do it for each faulty lot. Create a backup of your save in case anything goes wrong. Go to map view and click on the faulty lot Click on the…

  • Bug Fixed
    Fixed Bugs

    [FIXED] Can’t change lot type

    June 23, 2016 /

    Problem My lot has the type generic and I can’t change it. I get the error: Disabled for Special Venues, I can’t buy anything. Although I have enough money, buy mode tells me I have insufficient funds. I also get displayed the business funds. Cause There’s a few lots in Windenburg that are special venues and hence can’t be changed. Those are: The ruins, the Von Haunt Estate and the bluffs. This is by design. There’s a bug that turns other lots into special venues. I don’t know what triggers it though. The cause of this has been fixed but…

  • Bug Fixed
    Fixed Bugs

    Lot changes into generic lot that can’t be changed

    June 23, 2016 /

    Update 12-01-2016 This bug was fixed in Patch 1.25.135. There’s still lots on the gallery that can trigger this. Please use the workaround below to fix it. Introduction This issue has two symptoms The type of a lot has the type generic and shows Disabled for Special Venue. Because of that the lot type can’t be changed. It’s impossible to buy anything in build mode. It always says insufficient funds. The display shows business funds. Workaround You will either need Get to Work, Dine Out or Cats & Dogs for this fix to work. Start your game and load any…