Roommates?

[Sonshine]

Hi, I have a lady sim who I had ask her romantic interest guy to become roommates, but he doesn't show up on the list of residents on that lot. He's still uncontrollable even though when I check his status, it says he's at "home." Is this a glitch?

[Ricalynn]

Welcome to the forum!


Roommates are a new thing that's coming with University Life and was implemented with the new patch.  Roommates are always going to be uncontrollable because you didn't "ask to move in." You're just letting them use a room in your house.    It's so you can have a dorm or frat setting while at university while still only controlling your Sim.

[Sonshine]

Thanks! I'll quit w/o saving then. Fortunately, I don't have to go back too far.

[Joria]

Welcome to the forum!


Roommates are a new thing that's coming with University Life and was implemented with the new patch.  Roommates are always going to be uncontrollable because you didn't "ask to move in." You're just letting them use a room in your house.    It's so you can have a dorm or frat setting while at university while still only controlling your Sim.

Hmmm, does this mean there could be a possibility you could have an apartment building with actual, live and viewable, (and interacting), people in it instead of just one active family and a lot of black space?  Of course you wouldn't control the other apartment dwellers/roommates but it would be cool to have an apartment building act more like an apartment building.

[Lysita]

Yes, it does Joria. It was stated as such in the broadcast yesterday. You could even just have an extra room in your house and get a roommate for it.

[Ricalynn]

One thing to note about roommates.   Roommates can only be invited if you don't have 8 sims.  Roommates take up house space.  I was testing this prior to the broadcast ( haven't seen it yet was away) and household size still remains true.   

[Wai]

Do roomates add to household finances?   

If you set up an apartment like building with say four little units, will they wander around the entire house, using any fridge or bathroom they fancy?  Unlees, of course, you use door-locking.

[kiirackid]

As far as I can tell, roommates will use any facility in the house unless you lock them out of the particular area. I would recommend making  their personal bedrooms with all their personal items in the room and lock the door.

I have tried this with multiple files and have noticed a glitch in my game. I invite a Sim in as a roommate, saved the game, and shut it down. The next time I turn on the game, they have turned into an active member of my household rather than a uncontrollable roommate. Has anyone else had this problem? I don't really want to have to get new roommates every time I start a file.

[Pam]

It sounds like you all are talking about University Life.  Did I somehow miss an early release of the expansion pack?  I've got it for March 5.

[Ricalynn]

The roommate function is a part of Patch 1.50.  While roommates are something slotted to come with University, it was actually released with the patch so that everyone with the game has them not just those with the expansion.  Just like people without Seasons can swim in the ocean now.