(also posted in technical forum)
I have made a world in CAW, and named the rabbitholes to suit the town I have made, but in town view mode when playing the game they are reverting back to Sacred Spleen Memorial hospital, Everfresh Delights Supermarket etc.
This person was having the same problem and never got an answer:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/384341.page
Any idea how to fix this please?
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I really appreciate your help but I'm not sure what you mean. The lots have been drawn in CAW, then I went to EIG to place a copy of a lot I have made previously. For example, this lot is called "Aldisia Exhibition Centre". After I have exported my world and before I start playing with a sim, it still shows as "Aldisia Exhibition Centre" but when I choose a sim and go to map view, the stadium reverts back to "Llama Memorial Stadium"
I just don't understand why, I've exported worlds before and not had this problem...
But I have also been getting my lots in my library are multiplying on top of everything else. My library went from 1500 houses and families to 4500 over night, and all the reproductions are totally messed up. So today I have to empty my entire library and start over.
The thing is I usually just keep about 300 houses and about 75 or so families, but I had loaded all of mine up as I had to uninstall/reinstall all my games and worlds after my entire game went whacky last week while testing a world. All my playing hoods have different houses and families - so that is why I had so many. I just haven't finished reinstalling all my worlds yet and now my fams and houses re all messed up.
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Specifically, but not all inclusive: Grocery, Stadium, and Bookstore. And at least one of the Schools, Warehouses, and Offices. I know some of them do keep a new name in all views.
Wish I knew more about this.
(confused smilie)
Can you try and explain a bit more, that doesn't make sense to me? In the map view, I want my stadium to be called "Aldisia Exhibition Centre" when I hover over it. Instead it says "Llama Memorial Stadium". Renaming, buldozing and replacing, changing lot type in CAW makes no difference.
Thing is, in the past my unique lot names have been retained. The only thing I can think of is that maybe I made my other worlds pre-generations and this is a consequence of a bug. But I'm not sure.
The only ways that the rabbithole names can be changed are to either have a sim purchase real estate, buy the lot and rename it, or else to use a debug enabler and rename the rabbithole through the debug interactions.
Originally our sims could own a business, but I think that the ability to rename the rabbithole came when we had the purchase real estate feature added (Ambitions perhaps?), so it's possible you are remembering something that has been changed in a patch.
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As you said- the lot name is what you gave it... that doesn't change. The stadium you place on the lot is named Llama Memorial Stadium- that is what the map tag (town view mode) shows. The red lot tags are Career Rabbit holes- Buildings with EA names.
If you go out of map view (town view mode) and click on the ground of your lot it will show the name you gave the lot because you are not clicking on the Building tag... (hopeful smilie)
Thank you so much, this worked! I used a cheat to get cash, then just bought all the lots and renamed. They now show up on the map view just like I wanted.
Sorry for being a bit slow, I see what you mean now. Thank you, you've replied to some of my "help me" threads before and I appreciate it
No, no. It's not you. I have a hard time explaining things... I can see it in my head but explaining is another matter.
God Bless,
mik