Ever make the perfect lot, but moved Sims in before putting it in your Lot Catalog?

[simslifestories]

I have a little bit of info. that some others might find interesting. I hope this hasn't been posted yet . . . if so I am really sorry

Comments

[unholypassion]

Can you use this for Maxis lots which aren't in the catalog? There's a few Uni & AL lots I would love to have in different neighborhoods.

[simslifestories]

I bet you could! Try it out and let us all know.

If you find anything out, I will be more than happy to update this post with the info. and credit you for it.

[unholypassion]

I'll have to give it a try tonight.

[simslifestories]

Yeah. I am curious now. I have a feeling it will work, though. I mean, when you think about it, what this does is takes a lot file and moves it to the lot catalog. That is all. So, it seems like it has to work.

[unholypassion]

Success! I used a Uni community lot, and a couple of Belladonna Cove residential lots, and it worked like a charm. :oD

[simslifestories]

Awesome!! I am so happy. I will update the post right now with your info.

[quinctia]

I think if you're wanting to take a residential lot from University, then you'll also want to plop it down, enter in build mode, and save it, then put THAT copy back into your lot catalog, or else the price of the lot might be out of whack due to the difference between rent/buy in the uni subhood vs. a regular neigbhorhood. Otherwise, you might end up with a lot with a glitchy huge price.

[simslifestories]

That's a very good point. So, pretty much you suggest double doing the saving?

1.) Copy lot file from Uni. and paste in Lot Catalog
2.) Place the lot in Res. (since it is now in the Lot Catalog)
3.) Delete the one in your Lot Catalog currently (the first one)
4.) Get the file name of the one just placed in Res.
5.) Then follow the regular procedure as listed in the original post with THAT file.

So, do the procedure twice and delete the first one placed in the Lot Catalog.

[quinctia]

Yep! I'm not sure that the pricing error would occur with moving the lot manually, though it seems likely, since it can occur when you package a lot to share from Uni, and then the person downloads the lot...which has a glitchy price sometimes if you don't save it again.

[simslifestories]

I have taken the file of a Greek House and moved in to my Lot Catalog and then placed it in my Res. area and it worked with no problems, but that is not the same as a dorm lot that has "Space Available". Greek houses simply say, "For Rent" and in Res. it says, "For Sale". I might try it with a dorm to see if in Res. it works as a home for sale with no problems and then update.

[quinctia]

A dorm would need to be rezoned, or it won't even show up in the regular lot bin. (So, you'd have to go in, copy the dorm lot, place it in a Uni hood, rezone it, then plop it back in the bin.)

However, occasionally lots built in a Uni hood will have crazy prices if you package them from the Uni hood and then install them. I know it doesn't happen all of the time, so I was more saying it's something to watch out for, as it may happen with this method, too. That's all. :)

[simslifestories]

Ah. I use money cheats so much I never pay attention to the price of houses. That may have been happening this whole time to my lots, but I wouldn't know. I just move them in no matter the price thanks to: "familyfunds NAME 1000000". hehe

[quinctia]

You would have probably noticed, because a 50,000 lot would end up being like 25 million dollars! XD

It's never happened to me, but I never really made a habit of doing my building in Uni, aside from making dorms. I like making over the rentals into good frathouses, because it reminds me of ~real college life~!

[simslifestories]

Oh, that is a big difference. LOL.

I don't design in Uni. either, except dorms. I do the same thing with my rentals, because real frat houses/sorority houses mostly look like big nice houses in real life.

[unholypassion]

That's good to know, I'm glad you brought it up!