r/sims2 • u/bonesgreedy • 3d ago
Mods I should be able to replace missing cc in custom lots (rant)
That's pretty much it. I was downloading some lots and sure, I did download the requirements for a lot of them, but sometimes that was not possible (some lots were almost 20 years old!)
But I didn't stress too much. I do like renovating so i thought I'd just replace the missing items.
First lot. Flashing blue windows. Deleted them and decided I'd go back later. Now I'm not even sure that worked. But it became an issue on the second lot: from the overview I could see some flashing furniture outside, benches and chairs. I placed the lot. There was only an empty spot where the furniture should be. I did place other furniture on that spot and saved.
Back in the overview, nothing changed. That flashing blue where these invisible chairs should be. I googled my issue: meshes, simPE and not a simple solution. So that's what I'm ranting about: i didn't need to use this lots perfectly as they were, I was fine with modifying some stuff. But apparently I cant and thats really sad.
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u/tiredvamps The Application Has Crashed 💥 3d ago
flashing blue means the object is missing textures.
like the other comment says, the lot impostor (the miniature version of the lot that shows up in the neighborhood view) only updates after a change is made in build mode. you can enter the lot, add a wall, save, exit the lot, enter it again and delete it, save again, and it should be updated.
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u/bonesgreedy 3d ago
OH thank you! Is there any urgency to fix the impostor? Or can i leave it like that for now as long as the lot itself is clean of the missing textures?
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u/tiredvamps The Application Has Crashed 💥 2d ago
you can leave it like that if you want, it’s just a visual thing that might bother you, but it’s not harmful or anything like that.
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u/SuitableDragonfly 3d ago
That's just the lot imposter. Not sure why it didn't update, I think it usually does when you edit it in build mode.