Retail Stores... Has free build always been disabled? «12...Next Go

Wndblwz

I don't remember having to go to Manage Worlds in order to go into Build Mode on my retail operations. And EnabledFreeBuild doesn't work on the lot. I'd just installed MC Command Center and don't know if that might be a factor but wondered if others have experienced this.

Linamints

I can confirm at least that this hasn't changed in the last two or three patches. When I was working on my herbalism store I had the same issue of having to go to the active household to edit things.
I think it can also be built in the manage world mode.

Wndblwz

Linamints wrote: »

I can confirm at least that this hasn't changed in the last two or three patches.

I want to make sure I understand you, are you saying that since two or three patches ago we've had to go the manage world mode in order to edit a retail lot? If that's the case, I'm really surprised I've not edited one in that long. Thanks.

rosemow

Hello
The bb.enablefreebuild cheat isn't used on a retail lot. The cheat is used for editing the hidden lots such as the career lots such as the police and medical careers.
There was a change in the latest patch that you need to go through manage worlds to edit the retail store.
Edit : What I wrote was incorrect. After the patch we are still able to edit the retail store through build mode.

crinrict

Deenab wrote: »

I don't remember having to go to Manage Worlds in order to go into Build Mode on my retail operations. And EnabledFreeBuild doesn't work on the lot. I'd just installed MC Command Center and don't know if that might be a factor but wondered if others have experienced this.

While you're playing the family that own the lot ?

I'm pretty sure, I was in build mode since the patch and I didn't have to go map but I'll double check that.

You might have to if you visit a store that is not owned by the active family but another one in your town.

rosemow

Hello @crinrict .
I wasn't sure. I thought that sims should be able to go through build mode when on the lot, but then i thought that I also read that it had been changed since the last patch and we needed to now go through manage worlds to edit a retail store.

crinrict

Do you remember where you read that ?

rosemow

I have been googling to try to find out after this thread was posted, but I can't find it now.

crinrict

It's fine. I'll just test it out.

Have so many things to test. One more really does not matter

crinrict

It works for me if I'm the owner of the Store and not if it belongs to another played family.

I have not tried unowned ones yet

rosemow

Thankyou very much for letting us know.

Wndblwz

I have gone to the store with the owners and customers, same thing, no build mode available. It's really annoying and odd since I don't have to enter manage world mode in order to edit restaurants, only retail. Thanks for all the input.

crinrict

Can you try on vanilla ? Although I don't believe I had that issue on my MCCC Modded game

Sweet_Italy

I'm pretty sure this is a bug. I had this issue recently. After repairing my game, build mode came back on retail lots, owned or otherwise. for it to be only accessible from manage worlds is not normal behavior....

I'm like 98% positive I'm right

rosemow

Deenab wrote: »

I have gone to the store with the owners and customers, same thing, no build mode available. It's really annoying and odd since I don't have to enter manage world mode in order to edit restaurants, only retail. Thanks for all the input.

Hello
Try resetting your sims 4 folder and see if that helps. To do that, move your sims 4 folder ( that is in Documents -Electronic Arts - then the sims 4 folder is there ) to the desktop. Then start the game, and a new sims 4 folder will be generated. Exit the game and then copy back the "options.ini" and "ReticulatedSplinesView" files and the "saves" , "screenshots" "tray" "custom music " and "mods" folders from the desktop sims 4 folder to the new sims 4 folder, replacing the new generated files/ folders with the old files/folders from the desktop sims 4 folder .

Wndblwz

Repairing now.

rosemow

Deenab wrote: »

Repairing now.

I hope that it helps the issue.

DeKay

I haven't been able to do that either. I think some old patch either broke it or changed it.

crinrict

Even for your active owned store ?

Wndblwz

Active and otherwise.

DeKay

crinrict wrote: »

Even for your active owned store ?

No, only for NPC run stores. It works fine for active owned stores.

rosemow

Deenab wrote: »

Active and otherwise.

Hello @Deenab
Try starting a new save game, have a sims household buy a store and test to see if you can edit through build mode on the lot.

crinrict

DeKay wrote: »

crinrict wrote: »

Even for your active owned store ?

No, only for NPC run stores. It works fine for active owned stores.

That's the same for me. I don't know if that's supposed to be that way or if it was ever different but it kinda makes sense to me.

crinrict

Deenab wrote: »

Active and otherwise.

So even if you play the store you can't go into build mode ?

Do you remove all mods yet to try on vanilla ?

Wndblwz

Okay, update... New game, no mods or CC, retail lot active Sim owned, build mode works fine. I think the key was a brand new mod-free game because the problem persisted with I played an existing game after removing the mods.

crinrict

What mods did you have ? Any venue mods ?