Game guide:FFS Lot Debugger options: Difference between revisions

The [[FFS Lot Debugger]] (AKA The "Batbox") is a debugging object created by [[J. M. Pescado]]. It can be downloaded [http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,72.0.html here]. The debugger was designed to fix several in-game issues as well as provide many methods of fixing or reducing [[Game guide:Avoiding corruption|corruption]], as well as the correct way to [[Game guide:How to delete a Sim correctly|delete Sims]]. The options, however, can confuse newbies, and not all of them are described in the lack of documentation. This article attempts to identify all the options provided by the debugger, and a short description of what they do.

Will cancel any visitors that are about to spawn, and terminates the contracts of any hired NPCs. Also prevents the school bus from showing up for kids and teens — reloading the lot fixes this.<ref>httphttps://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?p=4577240#post4577240</ref>

This option will appear when there are dead Sims still pretending to be a resident of the household. Bringing them out kicksremoves them outfrom the household.<ref>http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,72.msg249155.html#msg249155</ref>

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Removes any useless, safe to remove memories. TheMost mostnotably, notableit oneswill areremove the "Met Sim" and "Move In" memories.

Attraction markers are simple triggers for relationship-related wants and fears.<ref>httphttps://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?p=2680948#post2680948</ref> Occasionally they may become corrupted and bloat character file size. You lose nothing by removing them and they can be deleted safely.<ref>http://www.leefish.nl/mybb/showthread.php?tid=1665&page=21</ref>

This option allows you to transfer an owned business out of a family or household. See [httphttps://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?p=1663360#post1663360 this page] for instructions on how to use it.

Alternatively, players can use the [httphttps://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=236885 Urnstone Spawner] to achieve the same results.