Why am I getting charged in build mode?

CursedDice

I’m in the equivalent of Sims 3’s Create a World but I only have 30000 simoleons and get charged whenever I do something. Am I not supposed to have infinite money?

Cupid

does someone own the property?

CursedDice

Cupid wrote: »

does someone own the property?

Yes, one of my sim families does. In 3 if I remember right I could exit, go to create a world, modify the lot and come back without it costing me

Cupid

CursedDice wrote: »

Cupid wrote: »

does someone own the property?

Yes, one of my sim families does. In 3 if I remember right I could exit, go to create a world, modify the lot and come back without it costing me

I've got no idea how it worked in 3, but it's never been that way in 4. If a family owns the lot you only have access to that family's funds when you go into build mode.

CursedDice

Cupid wrote: »

CursedDice wrote: »

Cupid wrote: »

does someone own the property?

Yes, one of my sim families does. In 3 if I remember right I could exit, go to create a world, modify the lot and come back without it costing me

I've got no idea how it worked in 3, but it's never been that way in 4. If a family owns the lot you only have access to that family's funds when you go into build mode.

I barely use 4’s build mode (couldn’t get into it and it felt too restrictive compared to 3) so I didn’t know this

ripentogether

This is only true if it's one of your "played" families, right? That's what I've always thought but now I'm second-guessing myself. Swear I've gone into unplayed families to make changes when they have toddlers or whatnot and the infinity symbol was there instead of money amount.

Cupid

ripentogether wrote: »

This is only true if it's one of your "played" families, right? That's what I've always thought but now I'm second-guessing myself. Swear I've gone into unplayed families to make changes when they have toddlers or whatnot and the infinity symbol was there instead of money amount.

Yes, if the household is unplayed then you can edit their property with unlimited funds.

aldavor

I believe that also if you go into build mode of a played household, and enter the cheat bb.enablefreebuild then you also get unlimited funds.

Cupid

aldavor wrote: »

I believe that also if you go into build mode of a played household, and enter the cheat bb.enablefreebuild then you also get unlimited funds.

That isn't what that cheat does

aldavor

Cupid wrote: »

That isn't what that cheat does

It certainly does with mine unless there's a hidden random script lurking somewhere within the depths of my Mod subfolders... AFAIK it allows for use of locked objects, editing GTW career lots and in general, build at zero cost.

kalaksed

it does unlock those locked objects, yes, but it shouldn't be at zero cost

however, if the household that owns the lot is listed as unplayed (possibly unfavorited, too. i didn't pay close attention there), then it's treated as if the household has infinite money. it's only the played (possibly favorited) households that stick with the amount of cash the household actually has

Stormsview

This is all so confusing. we better go ask @rosemow

rosemow

Stormsview wrote: »

This is all so confusing. we better go ask @rosemow

Hello
If your sims own the lot, then they will be charged in build mode.

Simpkin

Stormsview wrote: »

This is all so confusing. we better go ask @rosemow

@Cupid said it very well. Thanks a lot.

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