I just downloaded the Sims 3 from Steam (yes, i know I'm late to the party). The first thing I did was get rid of all the crap that comes with a new neighborhood, leaving nothing but empty lots.
The computers and newspapers are not offering me any jobs at all, and there aren't any "rabbit holes" (which I learned about trying to research the problem) that I'm able to plop down into empty lots.
How do I get my Sims employed? What the hell am I missing? The only community lot is a park, and then a bunch of houses I can place into residential lots.
As an example, I learned that you can go to the "Office Building" rabbit hole to get some jobs, but there aren't any. I see no way of designating lots as office buildings, nor placing any of them.
I really have tried to look this up, but I've come up with nothing. I'm prepared to eat humble pie here; I would just like to play the game.
I only have the base, no expansions.
Is it really possible to bulldoze buildings that break the game and then not replace them?
Best Answer
Well, look at it this way: You're sending your sims out to look for work after bulldozing every local business in the city! Of course they aren't going to be able to find jobs!
In all seriousness, in your effort to start from scratch, it sounds like you deleted the very rabbit holes you're looking for.
Realistically, you have two options to fix this. The first is to simply start over, and be a little less judicious with what lots you bulldoze.
Alternatively, if you create a second Sunset Valley file, you can go into edit neighborhood mode and "Save to Bin" the rabbit hole lots you need. Since the bin exists across neighborhoods, you will then be able to plop down whatever missing rabbit holes you need.