I can't find the Goths?!

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Well, I finally broke down and bought Sims 3. I'm enjoying it, but it's very different. Not better or worse, just different

Ok, here's my problem. I created a family, moved it in and I've been playing them for awhile now. I thought it would be interesting to play the Goths for a bit. I've done everything I've read to do and when I click on edit etc. change household, I cannot click on the Goth household because there is no little house icon over their lot/household. There's nothing? I know where the house is I just have no option to choose it. I know they are there because I have interacted with them in my game with my original family. I think I explained that properly? I see every other household just not their's. What's wrong???

Thanks in advance.

OMG this is embarassing. why does this always happen? I just solved the problem, which ALWAYS happens after I post a question! Murphy's Law? I had already saved my game trying it the first time so this time I just clicked on edit town and then instead of clicking on "Yes, save", I clicked on "just continue" Don't know why that worked but it did? The little house icon was over their house. Strange??

Now I really feel like an idiot?? I didn't fix the problem after all. Here is what's happening. I load my last save with my original family. My game starts, I click on the options menu, "edit town". It says "Do you wish to save town" or "just continue". I click on "just continue". The map shows up with all the little purple houses over the households (including the Goths). I then click on "change active household", " choose household", the map loads again....the Goth's little purple house icon is gone again??! Every other household is still there! I'm confused. Help me!

[dYsclaimer]

When did you start playing the sims 3? i have started playing just months ago and i never had any problems with the neighbors disappearing...
HOwever, when i downloaded the new patch, the Goth house was now a free house.
i can still see the Goths downtown but the icon on their house (the one near the graveyard right?) has become hollow, apparently, they don;t live there anymore

must be something wrong with the new patch, i cant even choose bait anymore!!!

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(04-11-2010 01:43 PM)dYsclaimer Wrote:  When did you start playing the sims 3? i have started playing just months ago and i never had any problems with the neighbors disappearing...
HOwever, when i downloaded the new patch, the Goth house was now a free house.
i can still see the Goths downtown but the icon on their house (the one near the graveyard right?) has become hollow, apparently, they don;t live there anymore

must be something wrong with the new patch, i cant even choose bait anymore!!!

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Oops! Screwed that up!

Yes, that must be it! It's just that I've never read anything on the internet about this problem, and yes I have searched! Thanks for replying, now I don't feel like such an idiot

I just started playing a few weeks ago and I have the latest patch (I'm pretty sure) I guess this doesn't happen to everybody? I try to visit the Goths (yes the one by the graveyard) and it says nobody lives here?? I hear children's music coming from inside but nobody is there. It doesn't say they're not home, but that nobody lives there??

I know I can play a different household, because I'm now playing Agnes Crumplebottom. Goths are not there for her either. I tried the last few saves with my original family (Goths aren't there!) I had to go back about 3 saves and there they were. I haven't noticed them at any community lot, but I haven't really looked that hard.

Not sure if I have the bait problem, but I'll check that out. I think a new patch is in order

[dYsclaimer]

hello again! pls do reply if the fishing problem occurs in your game too.. i can't inspect water, and the only fishes i get are the usual minnows and goldfish..
my fishing level is 9 and i have read most of the fishing books,,..
i do hope that a new patch is in order...

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Sorry I took so long, but I've been enjoying my game too much I just posted another question about another problem. I found out the Goths were gone because I had story progression on and anything can happen! I now have it off!

I did have the occasional problem of not being able to "inspect water" but I would just try another spot on the pond. That would work most of the time. The problem I had with the fishing was when I tried to fish in the ocean I was transplanted back to my home that had a pool I could fish in?? I figured it out by trying a different spot near the ocean. I had the bait problem a couple times but again I would just try it again in a different spot and it would work? The fishing was certainly a bit glitchy. Hope you've found a solution.