S2 - Deleting "stuck" Sims

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Well, I found out the hard way that it doesn't work like it did in Sims 1,
where deleting meant restoring Sims who'd become stuck or otherwise needed
to be reset.

One of my college Sims at the Le Tour school that came with the game (the
guy whose girlfriend has a dorky brother there and they have a band
upstairs) got stuck in place when I moved the bass guitar he was playing
using the moveObjects on cheat. I was able to move him away from the bass,
so I moved him out to the yard to give him some space, but he continued to
just stand there. I had other Sims try to talk sense into him, but to no
avail. Even the nutty Llama guy couldn't faze him! His needs were dropping
steadily, so in a moment of habit, I deleted him and then found I could not
bring him back. 🙁 His sister and the other kid still have him in their
relationship list but show no signs of noticing his absence.

Would it have been better for me to have let him die, or was there some
other way to remedy the situation?


---
Michelle
(SeaShel)

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I think if you grab him and delete him you need to exit the lot and then
come back into it again WITHOUT exiting the game. If you do that, he should
be there by the mailbox when you go back. But exiting the game deletes him
permanently. At least, that's what I understand - I've never had to do it
personally.

Best wishes
Maxon


"SeaShel" <seashel@boxofwsfish.com> wrote in message
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> Well, I found out the hard way that it doesn't work like it did in Sims 1,
> where deleting meant restoring Sims who'd become stuck or otherwise needed
> to be reset.
>
> One of my college Sims at the Le Tour school that came with the game (the
> guy whose girlfriend has a dorky brother there and they have a band
> upstairs) got stuck in place when I moved the bass guitar he was playing
> using the moveObjects on cheat. I was able to move him away from the
bass,
> so I moved him out to the yard to give him some space, but he continued to
> just stand there. I had other Sims try to talk sense into him, but to no
> avail. Even the nutty Llama guy couldn't faze him! His needs were
dropping
> steadily, so in a moment of habit, I deleted him and then found I could
not
> bring him back. 🙁 His sister and the other kid still have him in their
> relationship list but show no signs of noticing his absence.
>
> Would it have been better for me to have let him die, or was there some
> other way to remedy the situation?
>
>
> ---
> Michelle
> (SeaShel)
>
> free the fish to reply
>
>

 

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Maxon wrote:
> I think if you grab him and delete him you need to exit the lot and
> then come back into it again WITHOUT exiting the game. If you do
> that, he should be there by the mailbox when you go back. But
> exiting the game deletes him permanently. At least, that's what I
> understand - I've never had to do it personally.
>
> Best wishes
> Maxon
>
>
> "SeaShel" <seashel@boxofwsfish.com> wrote in message
> news:11313s6e950badb@corp.supernews.com...
>> Well, I found out the hard way that it doesn't work like it did in
>> Sims 1, where deleting meant restoring Sims who'd become stuck or
>> otherwise needed to be reset.

Dang it, I should have minimized the game and looked around a few places for
that answer. Well, if it's a Maxis-created family, then there should be a
package file to re-install, no?


---
Michelle
(SeaShel)

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"Maxon" <jen.magson@NOSPAMntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>I think if you grab him and delete him you need to exit the lot and then
> come back into it again WITHOUT exiting the game. If you do that, he
> should
> be there by the mailbox when you go back. But exiting the game deletes
> him
> permanently. At least, that's what I understand - I've never had to do it
> personally.
>
>
I exited the game the other day and Dirk Dreamer was there by the mailbox
when I came back.

Gareeth

 

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If it's a Maxis created family you can reset (to the beginning) your whole
neighbourhood (and all the others) by removing the games folders and running
the game. You could copy back any neighbourhoods you want to keep (except
the one you want to reset). I don't play the Maxis neighbourhoods so I
don't know where the character files are kept - sorry.

That's a bit extreme but it might help - however, it will obviously wipe out
everything else as well. You could try resurrecting the sim. You can do
that with University installed - and maybe SimPE does that as well (but I'm
not sure how).

Best wishes
Maxon

"SeaShel" <seashel@boxofwsfish.com> wrote in message
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> Maxon wrote:
> > I think if you grab him and delete him you need to exit the lot and
> > then come back into it again WITHOUT exiting the game. If you do
> > that, he should be there by the mailbox when you go back. But
> > exiting the game deletes him permanently. At least, that's what I
> > understand - I've never had to do it personally.
> >
> > Best wishes
> > Maxon
> >
> >
> > "SeaShel" <seashel@boxofwsfish.com> wrote in message
> > news:11313s6e950badb@corp.supernews.com...
> >> Well, I found out the hard way that it doesn't work like it did in
> >> Sims 1, where deleting meant restoring Sims who'd become stuck or
> >> otherwise needed to be reset.
>
> Dang it, I should have minimized the game and looked around a few places
for
> that answer. Well, if it's a Maxis-created family, then there should be a
> package file to re-install, no?
>
>
> ---
> Michelle
> (SeaShel)
>
> free the fish to reply
>
>

 

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Maxon wrote:
> If it's a Maxis created family you can reset (to the beginning) your
> whole neighbourhood (and all the others) by removing the games
> folders and running the game. You could copy back any neighbourhoods
> you want to keep (except the one you want to reset). I don't play
> the Maxis neighbourhoods so I don't know where the character files
> are kept - sorry.
>
> That's a bit extreme but it might help - however, it will obviously
> wipe out everything else as well. You could try resurrecting the
> sim. You can do that with University installed - and maybe SimPE
> does that as well (but I'm not sure how).
>
> Best wishes
> Maxon
>
<making notes> I was wondering how to do that just the other day in fact,
thinking that I needed to go back and play Cassandra Goth again and see what
happens.

Jeanie

 

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Maxon wrote:
> If it's a Maxis created family you can reset (to the beginning) your
> whole neighbourhood (and all the others) by removing the games
> folders and running the game. You could copy back any neighbourhoods
> you want to keep (except the one you want to reset). I don't play
> the Maxis neighbourhoods so I don't know where the character files
> are kept - sorry.

Do you mean to just remove the neighborhood folder for that neighborhood?
Is that how I could delete a custom neighborhood if I wanted to? I created
one that I never did play much and would like to get it out of the lineup.
If I do that to neighborhood one, will it come back?

Jeanie

>
> That's a bit extreme but it might help - however, it will obviously
> wipe out everything else as well. You could try resurrecting the
> sim. You can do that with University installed - and maybe SimPE
> does that as well (but I'm not sure how).
>
> Best wishes
> Maxon
>
> "SeaShel" <seashel@boxofwsfish.com> wrote in message
> news:1131mqsd91ltrf6@corp.supernews.com...
>> Maxon wrote:
>>> I think if you grab him and delete him you need to exit the lot and
>>> then come back into it again WITHOUT exiting the game. If you do
>>> that, he should be there by the mailbox when you go back. But
>>> exiting the game deletes him permanently. At least, that's what I
>>> understand - I've never had to do it personally.
>>>
>>> Best wishes
>>> Maxon
>>>
>>>
>>> "SeaShel" <seashel@boxofwsfish.com> wrote in message
>>> news:11313s6e950badb@corp.supernews.com...
>>>> Well, I found out the hard way that it doesn't work like it did in
>>>> Sims 1, where deleting meant restoring Sims who'd become stuck or
>>>> otherwise needed to be reset.
>>
>> Dang it, I should have minimized the game and looked around a few
>> places for that answer. Well, if it's a Maxis-created family, then
>> there should be a package file to re-install, no?
>>
>>
>> ---
>> Michelle
>> (SeaShel)
>>
>> free the fish to reply

 

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I'd delete a custom neighbourhood from inside the game if you want to get
rid of it altogether - deleting stuff manually seems to cause problems as
the game files are interlinked. If you want to copy a neighbourhood folder,
just made a copy somewhere else.

Removing the whole set of folders in My Documents causes the game to reset
the original folders so if you have a neighbourhood you want to keep, you
need to make a copy and then copy it back into the games folders. I've
never done this last bit myself, BTW.

Best wishes
Maxon

"Jeanie" <Nobody@home.com> wrote in message
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> Maxon wrote:
> > If it's a Maxis created family you can reset (to the beginning) your
> > whole neighbourhood (and all the others) by removing the games
> > folders and running the game. You could copy back any neighbourhoods
> > you want to keep (except the one you want to reset). I don't play
> > the Maxis neighbourhoods so I don't know where the character files
> > are kept - sorry.
>
> Do you mean to just remove the neighborhood folder for that neighborhood?
> Is that how I could delete a custom neighborhood if I wanted to? I
created
> one that I never did play much and would like to get it out of the lineup.
> If I do that to neighborhood one, will it come back?
>
> Jeanie
>
> >
> > That's a bit extreme but it might help - however, it will obviously
> > wipe out everything else as well. You could try resurrecting the
> > sim. You can do that with University installed - and maybe SimPE
> > does that as well (but I'm not sure how).
> >
> > Best wishes
> > Maxon
> >
> > "SeaShel" <seashel@boxofwsfish.com> wrote in message
> > news:1131mqsd91ltrf6@corp.supernews.com...
> >> Maxon wrote:
> >>> I think if you grab him and delete him you need to exit the lot and
> >>> then come back into it again WITHOUT exiting the game. If you do
> >>> that, he should be there by the mailbox when you go back. But
> >>> exiting the game deletes him permanently. At least, that's what I
> >>> understand - I've never had to do it personally.
> >>>
> >>> Best wishes
> >>> Maxon
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "SeaShel" <seashel@boxofwsfish.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:11313s6e950badb@corp.supernews.com...
> >>>> Well, I found out the hard way that it doesn't work like it did in
> >>>> Sims 1, where deleting meant restoring Sims who'd become stuck or
> >>>> otherwise needed to be reset.
> >>
> >> Dang it, I should have minimized the game and looked around a few
> >> places for that answer. Well, if it's a Maxis-created family, then
> >> there should be a package file to re-install, no?
> >>
> >>
> >> ---
> >> Michelle
> >> (SeaShel)
> >>
> >> free the fish to reply
>
>

 

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Maxon wrote:
> I'd delete a custom neighbourhood from inside the game if you want to
> get rid of it altogether - deleting stuff manually seems to cause
> problems as the game files are interlinked. If you want to copy a
> neighbourhood folder, just made a copy somewhere else.
>
> Removing the whole set of folders in My Documents causes the game to
> reset the original folders so if you have a neighbourhood you want to
> keep, you need to make a copy and then copy it back into the games
> folders. I've never done this last bit myself, BTW.
>
> Best wishes
> Maxon

Thanks!

Jeanie

>
> "Jeanie" <Nobody@home.com> wrote in message
> news:g1hYd.117794$4q6.2320@attbi_s01...
>> Maxon wrote:
>>> If it's a Maxis created family you can reset (to the beginning) your
>>> whole neighbourhood (and all the others) by removing the games
>>> folders and running the game. You could copy back any
>>> neighbourhoods you want to keep (except the one you want to reset).
>>> I don't play the Maxis neighbourhoods so I don't know where the
>>> character files are kept - sorry.
>>
>> Do you mean to just remove the neighborhood folder for that
>> neighborhood? Is that how I could delete a custom neighborhood if I
>> wanted to? I created one that I never did play much and would like
>> to get it out of the lineup. If I do that to neighborhood one, will
>> it come back?
>>
>> Jeanie
>>
>>>
>>> That's a bit extreme but it might help - however, it will obviously
>>> wipe out everything else as well. You could try resurrecting the
>>> sim. You can do that with University installed - and maybe SimPE
>>> does that as well (but I'm not sure how).
>>>
>>> Best wishes
>>> Maxon
>>>
>>> "SeaShel" <seashel@boxofwsfish.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1131mqsd91ltrf6@corp.supernews.com...
>>>> Maxon wrote:
>>>>> I think if you grab him and delete him you need to exit the lot
>>>>> and then come back into it again WITHOUT exiting the game. If
>>>>> you do that, he should be there by the mailbox when you go back.
>>>>> But exiting the game deletes him permanently. At least, that's
>>>>> what I understand - I've never had to do it personally.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best wishes
>>>>> Maxon
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "SeaShel" <seashel@boxofwsfish.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:11313s6e950badb@corp.supernews.com...
>>>>>> Well, I found out the hard way that it doesn't work like it did
>>>>>> in Sims 1, where deleting meant restoring Sims who'd become
>>>>>> stuck or otherwise needed to be reset.
>>>>
>>>> Dang it, I should have minimized the game and looked around a few
>>>> places for that answer. Well, if it's a Maxis-created family, then
>>>> there should be a package file to re-install, no?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> Michelle
>>>> (SeaShel)
>>>>
>>>> free the fish to reply

 

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Maxon wrote:
> I'd delete a custom neighbourhood from inside the game if you want to
> get rid of it altogether - deleting stuff manually seems to cause
> problems as the game files are interlinked. If you want to copy a
> neighbourhood folder, just made a copy somewhere else.
>
> Removing the whole set of folders in My Documents causes the game to
> reset the original folders so if you have a neighbourhood you want to
> keep, you need to make a copy and then copy it back into the games
> folders. I've never done this last bit myself, BTW.
>
> Best wishes
> Maxon
>
And yet another stupid question....

How do you delete an entire neighborhood from within the game? I know there
is a cheat command that deletes all the characters in a neighborhood, but
how do you get rid of the neighborhood itself? I've wanted to delete one
and I've looked around and not been able to find how to do it.

Jeanie -- thanks for your help

 

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"Jeanie" <Nobody@home.com> wrote in message
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> Maxon wrote:
> > If it's a Maxis created family you can reset (to the beginning) your
> > whole neighbourhood (and all the others) by removing the games
> > folders and running the game. You could copy back any neighbourhoods
> > you want to keep (except the one you want to reset). I don't play
> > the Maxis neighbourhoods so I don't know where the character files
> > are kept - sorry.
>
> Do you mean to just remove the neighborhood folder for that neighborhood?
> Is that how I could delete a custom neighborhood if I wanted to? I
created
> one that I never did play much and would like to get it out of the lineup.
> If I do that to neighborhood one, will it come back?
>
> Jeanie

You can delete unwanted neighbourhoods from inside the game. Simply select
them and rather than clicking the enter button use the delete one instead.

To refresh a neighbourhood back to it's original state you need to remove
the entire neighbourhoods folder. If you only want to refresh N002 then
simply move the entire neighbourhoods folder to a safe place and when the
game has booted and recreated your original neighbourhoods place and that
you wished to keep back into the recreated folder.

MM

 

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OK - you just go to the select neighbourhood screen (where you get when you
first load up), press the little box for the neighbourhood you want to
delete (DO NOT enter the neighbourhood). On the screen that pops up, there
should be one of those little trash can signs (RH side I think) you also see
if you delete content from build and buy modes. Press that, you'll get a
'Are you really sure you want to delete this neighbourhood screen, Yes/No'
box and press Yes. Universities are a little more tricky because you can
only delete a university from a neighbourhood if you already have two
universities associated with that neighbourhood (I found that out last
night - I'm making custom universities for my main neighbourhood - basically
less American - I'm English).

Best wishes
Maxon

"Jeanie" <Nobody@home.com> wrote in message
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> Maxon wrote:
> > I'd delete a custom neighbourhood from inside the game if you want to
> > get rid of it altogether - deleting stuff manually seems to cause
> > problems as the game files are interlinked. If you want to copy a
> > neighbourhood folder, just made a copy somewhere else.
> >
> > Removing the whole set of folders in My Documents causes the game to
> > reset the original folders so if you have a neighbourhood you want to
> > keep, you need to make a copy and then copy it back into the games
> > folders. I've never done this last bit myself, BTW.
> >
> > Best wishes
> > Maxon
> >
> And yet another stupid question....
>
> How do you delete an entire neighborhood from within the game? I know
there
> is a cheat command that deletes all the characters in a neighborhood, but
> how do you get rid of the neighborhood itself? I've wanted to delete one
> and I've looked around and not been able to find how to do it.
>
> Jeanie -- thanks for your help
>
>

 

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Oh thanks MM - I didn't realise it was just the neighbourhoods folder.
Makes sense.

Best wishes
Maxon

"Madame Mim" <mad.mim@S.P.A.M.bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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>
> "Jeanie" <Nobody@home.com> wrote in message
> news:g1hYd.117794$4q6.2320@attbi_s01...
> > Maxon wrote:
> > > If it's a Maxis created family you can reset (to the beginning) your
> > > whole neighbourhood (and all the others) by removing the games
> > > folders and running the game. You could copy back any neighbourhoods
> > > you want to keep (except the one you want to reset). I don't play
> > > the Maxis neighbourhoods so I don't know where the character files
> > > are kept - sorry.
> >
> > Do you mean to just remove the neighborhood folder for that
neighborhood?
> > Is that how I could delete a custom neighborhood if I wanted to? I
> created
> > one that I never did play much and would like to get it out of the
lineup.
> > If I do that to neighborhood one, will it come back?
> >
> > Jeanie
>
> You can delete unwanted neighbourhoods from inside the game. Simply select
> them and rather than clicking the enter button use the delete one instead.
>
> To refresh a neighbourhood back to it's original state you need to remove
> the entire neighbourhoods folder. If you only want to refresh N002 then
> simply move the entire neighbourhoods folder to a safe place and when the
> game has booted and recreated your original neighbourhoods place and that
> you wished to keep back into the recreated folder.
>
> MM
>
>

 

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Madame Mim wrote:
> "Jeanie" <Nobody@home.com> wrote in message
> news:g1hYd.117794$4q6.2320@attbi_s01...
>> Maxon wrote:
>>> If it's a Maxis created family you can reset (to the beginning) your
>>> whole neighbourhood (and all the others) by removing the games
>>> folders and running the game. You could copy back any
>>> neighbourhoods you want to keep (except the one you want to reset).
>>> I don't play the Maxis neighbourhoods so I don't know where the
>>> character files are kept - sorry.
>>
>> Do you mean to just remove the neighborhood folder for that
>> neighborhood? Is that how I could delete a custom neighborhood if I
>> wanted to? I created one that I never did play much and would like
>> to get it out of the lineup. If I do that to neighborhood one, will
>> it come back?
>>
>> Jeanie
>
> You can delete unwanted neighbourhoods from inside the game. Simply
> select them and rather than clicking the enter button use the delete
> one instead.
>
> To refresh a neighbourhood back to it's original state you need to
> remove the entire neighbourhoods folder. If you only want to refresh
> N002 then simply move the entire neighbourhoods folder to a safe
> place and when the game has booted and recreated your original
> neighbourhoods place and that you wished to keep back into the
> recreated folder.
>
> MM

Thank you, I'll try that.
I really appreciate the help that you guys have given me.

Jeanie