FAQ

= Frequently Asked Questions = If you have a specific question and look for an answer, have a look at the list below. A short answer will be provided with a reference to further information on the wiki.

Releases
Q: Are there specific dates for the planned updates on the Roadmap?

A: All dates are tba. But you will see teasers of new updates shortly before they arrive, so you can look out for those.

Jobs & Requests
Q: Will all the items you can use during jobs be available for the apartments you buy?

A: Some of them unlock through leveling up (see “Level-Ups”), some are exclusive to jobs (see “Jobs”)

Q: With the “renovation requests” from Tenants, will there be remodeling requests as well?

A: No. There are several features connected to the building state of a property. One being the initial room score that is taken into consideration during negotiations, another being multiple tenants that would still need their own bedrooms after renovation. Implementing a “remodeling request” would mean that the game needs to check all these things afterwards which makes implementing a more in-depth version a technical nightmare.

Q: Is there a time limit on how long a renovation request can stay active before I have to finish it?

A: There is a time limit for accepting the request, but after that you can take as long as you need to finish it. (see “Tenant Requests”)

Q: I cannot fulfill the “3 Babysitting” Job, although I do everything my Tenants ask for, what is wrong?

A: “Babysitting” is one of Jobs you can accept on your phone in the Jobs section. (see “Babysitting”) What you describe are “Tenant Requests” which are a completely different thing and have nothing to do with regular jobs. (see “Tenant Requests”)

Q: Uncle Steve is so slow while cleaning, can I speed things up?

A: Yes you can. Either by directly upgrading his cleaning speed (see “Cleaner”), or if you don’t want to do it yourself, you can also call a cleaning service to do the job for you (see “The Smell”).

Rooms
Q: Why can’t I build a “1-single room only” apartment?

A: Currently you need to place the toilet into a separate room with walls (and a door) on all sides. It is not possible to build an apartment with no separate bathroom. (see “Building Rooms”)

Q: What does “wrong room type” next to the room names during renovation mean?

A: You need to place specific items to turn an ordinary room into its correct type. The list of items beneath the room name tells you which those are. After adding certain items, the error message will disappear. (see “Room Types”)

Tenants
Q: My Tenants won’t stay happy, what am I doing wrong?

A: To keep your Tenants happy, make sure that you fulfill their requests (see “Tenant Requests”) and give them gifts according to the things they like (see “Likes & Dislikes”). Some Tenants have very specific tastes (see “Traits”) and sometimes it is better to just ‘let go’ of a Tenant and get one that is easier to handle. For example: never put a Loner in a multiple tenant apartment, their happiness will decrease no matter what you do.

Q: My Tenants are really messy and it’s getting out of hand!

A: Look at their Traits, if they keep trashing the place it is most likely that one of them has the “Slob” Trait (see “Traits”). Either get rid of that particular individual (see “Eviction”) or hire a professional to clean the place - it’s at least a bit faster than cleaning manually (see “The Smell”).

'''Q: They keep bothering me with unnecessary messages about payments. Can I shut them up?'''

A: You can manage Notifications via the Notification Settings on your phone. (see “Your Phone”)

Money
Q: How can I make money?

A: There are several ways in the game to get money. There is:

- the “active” way of doing Jobs (see “Jobs”), or

- the “passive” ways of renting out a place and gain a steady income (see “Rent & Lease Negotiations”) or increasing your scraping profits (this only counts towards the jobs budget, see “Jobs” and “Scrapyard”) and

- if you need money fast, the “desperate” way of taking a loan at the bank (see “Bank & Loans”)

Q: I can’t get a decent amount of money during lease negotiations, what am I doing wrong?

A: If it is during an open house, make sure that the room you want to rent out, best fits the archetype of the person you want to rent to. (see “Rent & Lease Negotiations” and “Archetypes”). Also only negotiate with people that give your property an exceptional room score (see “Prestige & Room Score”).

If it is a lease extension, make sure your tenant is happy with you as a landlord. (see “Happiness”)

Management
Q: Why is the time my agent works for me in a month changing occasionally?

A: The Agent only works for you for the time you’ve been not active in the district yourself.

Example: You have an agent for the Slums, but over the month you spend 18 days in the Slums yourself (doing jobs, renovating, and so on). Your agent does not work at that time, therefore on their monthly report you’ll see a “days worked: 12” instead of a “days worked: 30”. (see: “Agents”)

Bugs
'''Q: I lost my save! Why?'''

A: If your save was from a date before the Update End of July 2021, it is not compatible with the newest game version anymore. Every player had to start over. Read further information here (Steam Update).