I've got a problem where I need to record a video of one of my Sims playing in leaf piles on a community lot. However, the option to play in the leaf piles wouldn't appear. So I was forced to convert the community lot into a residential lot. Problem solved, right? Nope. One of the other Sims who I plan to use as a background Sim no longer has the option to barbeque hot dogs without a counter. And I can't allow her to use a counter to make the hot dogs offscreen. Because then it will be obvious that the lot is no longer a community lot.

Even converting the lot to a resort doesn't help. As the 'play in' interactions are just automatically cancelled from the interaction queue upon hitting the play button.

I was able to get around the restriction that prevented me from playing in leaves on community lots, thanks to a tip from ChatGPT. I'll have to remember not to underestimate ChatGPT's ability to help me with technical assistance when there aren't any humans around to help me right when I need it. I just vented my frustrations to ChatGPT – frustrations I wasn't willing to risk venting to a human, since humans only have so much tolerance – and voila.

I agree with you! Sometimes people you search help from or you're trying to help are nowhere to be found or are "busy" with something else. AI chat bots are always there to help… at least they are trying to.

BTW how did you solve the issue?

ChatGPT suggested that I should search the GameplayData.package package for the PlayIn_LeafPile file. ChatGPT suggested something along the lines of Interaction_PlayInLeaves but PlayIn_LeafPile is what I found. And I found the bit where playing in leaf piles on community lots was set to false. And I changed it to true.