Empty Templates

Files Guideline: Empty Templates

Possible Assessments

Approvable	TS4	TS3	TS2	Title	Description
				Template not empty	It looks as though empty templates were not used before creating this neighbourhood. There are NPCs and townies present in the character files.
				Default subhoods attached	It looks as though there are default subhoods attached to this custom neighbourhood. Be sure to disable the stealth subhoods before creating clean neighborhoods.
				Empty template	This neighbourhood was built on a blank template. Thanks!

General Guidelines

All neighborhoods must be built using blank templates or by disabling the neighborhood templates to prevent the creation of default townies, families and lots.

N001 will generate the default townies for all new neighborhoods created if empty templates are not used. If an empty template is not used, Maxis families are placed in the sim bin and you cannot delete them without corrupting the neighborhood. Using an empty template ensures that stealth hoods will not be present, which contain sims that are placed in the sim bin and cannot be deleted without corrupting the neighborhood.

To avoid these problems, before you start building your neighborhood, you need to install an empty neighborhood template, disable the neighborhood templates, and either disable or use empty stealth hood templates. Once your neighborhood is created and you start the game, check the character folder in your new neighborhood. This should be empty. If you choose to include sims, you may do so after, but the blank templates are a requirement.

If you're having trouble finding working links for the recommended mods from the 'Clean Custom Neighborhood' tutorial, please see: (Sims Wikia)Clean Custom Neighborhood

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