Game guide:How to delete a Sim correctly: Difference between revisions

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Please note that this technique is '''not perfect'''. While this is nonetheless safer than the in-game delete button, it still has the potential to leave your neighborhood unplayable. Always remember to [[Game guide:Backing up your game|back up]] your neighborhood before attempting. If you are simply trying to get rid of an unwanted Sim, simply kill them, click on their urn/gravestone, select "Move to Community Lot", move them out, and then load and save the destination lot to make sure the graves were delivered safely. It's best to have a designated "cemetery lot" that you can send the graves to. Graves sent to these lots do not have to be visited, and the ghosts can't leave the lot to cause any trouble!
 
'''If you are using this method to reduce the amount of Sims in your neighborhood''' - keep in mind that the best way to keep the population count low is to not create so many Sims in the first place. For example, merely creating a Sim in Create A Sim will add one that won't be deleted by exiting. There are mods that can help with this:
 
* [http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/ffs/al/hacks/notownieregen.zip NoTownieRegen], prevents the game from generating new townies.