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Nukael
18th Mar 2012, 12:13 PM
Hi! Srikandi suggested I post this problem here. It isn't to do with CAW exactly, but it is to do with moving lots and editing the neighborhood in the game itself (not in EIG!).

I have had this issue since a few patches ago, and it still isn't fixed. Now that every EP keeps adding new venues, I seriously need to relocate some spaces BUT! Alas, here's my problem:

Sometimes when I'm in Edit World in the neighborhood I won't be able to select a lot. I can click on the blue icon and change it properties, but when hovering over it, the mouse pointer doesn't change to a hand (like it normally does).
Since it doesn't change into a hand I can't select that empty lot to move or delete it. No matter how many times I start a "New Game" in the neighborhood it will always be the same lots that remain unselectable. Even Sunset Valley has at least a few of these!
Of course I bulldoze the lots before I try to move them. :)

I removed all my mods and the problem persists. I checked with a friend's game and in his game the lots I can't move are selectable in his game. It's very frustrating as I don't know why this is happening.

Anyone else had this problem? Any thoughts and suggestions are welcome!

I have all Ep's, patch 1.32 (but like I said, I've had this problem since the very first Ambitions patch). The adresses seem random. Now in Sunset Valley it's the addres where the school is located, and the Criminal warehouse (that I've checked).

simsample
18th Mar 2012, 08:05 PM
Does it still happen if you create a fresh Sunset Valley game? In other words, is it linited just to your current save?

Nukael
19th Mar 2012, 08:48 AM
Yes, even starting a new game, the same lots are unselectable. I even tested this in worlds I have not previously played (Bridgeport), I started a completely new game there and there were lots exhibiting the same behaviour. So it isn't limited to just the save game.

simsample
19th Mar 2012, 05:08 PM
The only things I can suggest to do if your friend can make it work but you can't is to try with a fresh set of user files, and without any mods. Maybe something in your userdata is causing the problem.
http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:Sims_3_Game_Problem#Step_3:_Remove_User_Files