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Commercial not building

John McIntosh

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For some reason my commercial plot ain't building, it indicates someone is assigned, what it will be on the hud but no actual building is being built.

It just seems to be starlight and just commercial.

Ain't hints or helps on why?
 
2 things you can check.

1. In workshop mode, are there any red icons below the blue top-left one of the HOLO icons that hover near the plot?

2. If you activate the ASAM sensor, what does the Status say?
 
A few points that might help:
  • Build limit: if you're at the build limit, your plot won't be able to build. If this is for a contest entry and you're at the limit I suggest you scrap some stuff and see if that helps. If you really want to you can disable this at the City Planner's Disk (or City Manager Holotape) in "Options -> Performance -> Respect Build Limit"
  • Plot costs: your plot might not be building if some costs aren't met, you can disable that in "Options -> Gameplay -> Costs -> Construction Costs: Plot"
  • Commercial requirement: your plot might need homes or a certain population to build. You can tweak that in "Options -> Gameplay -> Immersion -> Commercial Requirement"
  • Build time: Plots need time to build, and will take even longer if you have "Options -> Gameplay -> Immersion -> Realistic Build Times" enabled
  • Settler SPECIAL stats: If you have "Options -> Gameplay -> NPCs -> SPECIAL Stats Requirements" on, then only someone with enough stats for that plot will be eligible to build it.
  • Auto assignment race conditions: Workshop Framework and SS2 might be "fighting" to auto-assign settlers to different stuff. I'd suggest disabling all auto assignment options in the Workshop Framework Controls holotape, "Options -> Assignment Options"
Edit: and some extra tips for troubleshooting, I just did this with some of my plots which still weren't building:
  • Use the Asam's tracking feature to find out who's assigned to the plot. Maybe that settler is bugged or something
  • If all else seems fine but the plot still won't build, try switching the building plan and it might start building!
 
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A few points that might help:
  • Build limit: if you're at the build limit, your plot won't be able to build. If this is for a contest entry and you're at the limit I suggest you scrap some stuff and see if that helps. If you really want to you can disable this at the City Planner's Disk (or City Manager Holotape) in "Options -> Performance -> Respect Build Limit"
  • Plot costs: your plot might not be building if some costs aren't met, you can disable that in "Options -> Gameplay -> Costs -> Construction Costs: Plot"
  • Commercial requirement: your plot might need homes or a certain population to build. You can tweak that in "Options -> Gameplay -> Immersion -> Commercial Requirement"
  • Build time: Plots need time to build, and will take even longer if you have "Options -> Gameplay -> Immersion -> Realistic Build Times" enabled
  • Settler SPECIAL stats: If you have "Options -> Gameplay -> NPCs -> SPECIAL Stats Requirements" on, then only someone with enough stats for that plot will be eligible to build it.
  • Auto assignment race conditions: Workshop Framework and SS2 might be "fighting" to auto-assign settlers to different stuff. I'd suggest disabling all auto assignment options in the Workshop Framework Controls holotape, "Options -> Assignment Options"
Edit: and some extra tips for troubleshooting, I just did this with some of my plots which still weren't building:
  • Use the Asam's tracking feature to find out who's assigned to the plot. Maybe that settler is bugged or something
  • If all else seems fine but the plot still won't build, try switching the building plan and it might start building!
Thank you so much afz. I've been struggling with Commercial Plots saying Can't Afford Construction Costs, yet I could build any of the other plots. And thanks to afz, I was able to go into "Options -> Gameplay -> Immersion -> Commercial Requirement" and change the requirements from "Homes" to "Population", and now my Commercial plots actually work. It seem Sim Settlements 2 only counts homes or beds if they are on a Residential Plot. Without the proper number of residential plots, those Commercial requirements were never going to be met. I had no idea, but it makes sense now....thanks again afz!
 
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