What we can't edit through this, though, are roads and the actual terrain. As well as new lots, we can add, move and delete trees, rocks and landmarks to the world.

World Editor The world editor allows us to place extra lots in our town.

You can also save a copy of families with homes to the library.

Families moved out with the house cannot be merged with another family. From there you can place them on a new block that is either the same size or larger than their original lot. If you choose to move the family out with home, the residents and their house will be placed on the clipboard. Any families not moved into new lots when you exit or save the game will be lost. You can also save any households on the clipboard to the library, just right click on the household and select 'save copy to library. Families on the clipboard are seen on the side of the screen and when selected can be placed on lots in the map or moved in with other households. If you choose to just move them out, they will be moved to the clipboard and the house will be demolished. If you say yes, you will be given a choice to move the family out or move the family out with home. If you say no, then the lot will not be bulldozed. If the lot has occupants, you will be asked if you want to evict them. If the lot has a building on it, you will need to bulldoze it twice, once to remove any buildings and items and again to remove the actual lot. Alternatively, you can use the select tool to choose a lot then choose build. Build Select this tool, then select a lot to build on or change.Of course being able to place a house on a larger lot has the advantage that you then have room to expand. You may be better off bulldozing the bigger lot and placing a lot the same size.

It's worth noting that if the lot you move to is bigger than the original lot, the game will place the original in the middle of the new lot, so it may not be close to the road. you can't move a community lot onto an empty residential lot. The empty lot that you move onto must also be the same type of lot, eg. Move Using this tool, you can select any lot on the map and move it to an existing empty lot that is the same size or larger.Once selected, you can make changes to the lot like changing the lot type or building on it. Select Use this to select a lot on the map.You can create a new sim/family to move in to the neighbourhood, you can select a household from the library to move into town or you can select a household already living in town. When you select change active household, you are given the choices you have when you start a new game. Note that the family you were playing will be subject to story progression while you are not controlling them and could do something as drastic as moving out of town. Change Active Household While playing, you can click this button and select a different household to play.Let's take a look at the Edit Town user interface Open up the Options Menu (that's the 3 dots. Again, any changes made in the WA destinations will only affect the current game file. Just click on the destination you want to edit. If you have WA installed, there will be icons for the destinations in the top left hand side of the screen when you enter Edit town. You can also use Edit Town to make changes in the World Adventures destinations. If you make changes in Sunset Valley in one game, it will not change Sunset Valley in any other saved games that are based in that town. The first thing to remember is that any changes made in Edit Town will only affect the current game file. Let's take a tour of the Edit Town tool set and see just what can be done. If you have ever added a player built house to your game or switched households during play, then you are familiar with Edit Town, but do you know what else can be done using this feature? The Sims 3 Edit Town Guide Edit Town Tutorial With Visual Help By Norma Blackburn Next: Editing Your Town and Lot Types Build and Edit in The Sims 3

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