So you’ve bought that property and built that house of your Sim dreams; but now you'd like to be able to enjoy it in peace!  The Sims Online includes features which allow you to set who can come over, and where they cannot go once they do arrive!

Sometimes you’d just like to sit at your home by yourself, or perhaps you’re holding a special event limited to only certain guests, or maybe you have a pesky troublemaker you’d like to keep out for good.  Applying settings to your lot can be a helpful solution to your problems.

On your Sim’s control panel, enter into Property Mode.  Here you will find your Admit/Ban lists.

Once you’ve chosen the above option, you will see four settings:

To add a Sim to your Admit/Ban lists, bring up his or her Sim Page and choose the tab labeled “Sim Permission Options”.  Here you will find that you can add a Sim to either list by ticking the box.  If you view your Admit/Ban lists now, you will see a picture of each Sim added to the lists

Just remember that if you do ban an unwanted guest, this does not automatically put that sim on ignore.  So if you booted and banned an unruly guest, make sure you place him or her on ignore if you do not wish to hear from that sim.

If you attempt to visit a lot, and it is not open to guests at that time, you will receive a message stating this.  You can prevent this by making sure to read the property description to see if the lot is open to guests or if it says you must ask to be let in.  That way, you may save yourself the trouble of failing to join beforehand.

All roommates have access to the Admit/Ban settings.  Therefore, it is helpful to discuss with your roommates who should or should not be on which list.  Any roommate is able to add or remove people from the lists and change them at any time.  So be sure that you all agree!

Ever get mad that people will just walk into your room and use it as they please?

Maybe you’re a hotel and you’d like people to pay for your rooms?

Or perhaps you’ve built a maze for people to find special codes to move on?

By changing the settings on your doors, you can choose the option that will work best for your home.  Each door must be set individually; setting one door will not set them all.  All doors work the same, with the exception of the One-way door.

Once you have a door on which you’d like to set permissions, click on it and you’ll find two options:

‘View Permissions’ will allow you to see the permissions already set on the door.  All Sims can view the permission settings on each door.

Selecting ‘Roommates Only’ will allow you to set the permissions on the door.

Once you’ve selected that, you’ll find three options for your door:

Code Door - Allows you to set a secret code on your door, must be numeric and between 1-9 numbers long.

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Pay Door - Charges Sims who use that door.  Sims can choose whether or not they wish to pay, however if they don’t wish to pay, they can’t enter.  This option will charge the Sim using the door going in and out.  There is also the ability to exempt friends from paying.

Admit Door - Similar to the Admit/Ban list on the property, this setting allows you to choose if you’d like your Friends or Visitors to be able to enter your room.  Roommates can enter the room freely.

Now remember that exception I mentioned?

This door is set so that Sims can only enter from one direction.  It is a good idea if you don’t want to double-charge a Sim for using a door upon exiting if they've entered through a pay door.  It is great for mazes.  It is also great if you’re having a competition — perhaps a gnome-off — and do not want anyone just wandering in, but would like to let your competitors leave when they are done.

Once again, all roommates have the ability to change the door permissions, so make sure you and your roommates agree upon their settings.

Enjoy your home!

Text and pictures by KChan