How to Remove Random Sims from Your House in The Sims 4

As a long-time Sims gamer with over 800 hours played, I know firsthand how frustrating it is when unwelcome guests invite themselves into your carefully crafted homes. Whether they‘re neighbors wandering in to use your computer, ghosts haunting your hallways, or just random townies cluttering up your yard, it can quickly ruin your gameplay immersion.

Fortunately, there are a few highly effective methods to kick out these intruders for good using mods and household management tools. In this guide from a passionate Simmer, I‘ll share expert tricks ensure you can enjoy The Sims 4 without dealing pesky visitors barging in.

Leveraging MC Command Center‘s Magic Features

With over 1.5 million downloads to date, MC Command Center (MCCC) is arguably the most powerful Sims 4 mod for controlling intricate gameplay functions. Using just a few clicks, you can instantly force nearly any Sim to leave your lot.

Banishing Sims in 3 Simple Steps

This will immediately teleport them away, without needing to add them to your family or mess with household management. Here are some examples of when leveraging MCC is your best bet:

• Removing persistent neighbors or colleagues that keep appearing
• Booting out ghosts of dead townies haunting your lot
• Deleting glitched Sims that won‘t leave normally

Unlike fencing your yard or locking doors, MCC banishment is virtually instantaneous while allowing you to easily maintain an open community lot. With this handy mod, random Sims wisely won‘t dare trespass in your spaces again!

Permanently Deleting Specific Sims in CAS

However, to fully prevent recurring sims from regenerating in your game, you‘ll need to completely delete them from your save file. The most direct way is using the Create-a-Sim (CAS) tools built into household management.

Here‘s a simple visual guide to quickly remove sims from households and your overall game:

Permanently Deleting a Sim in CAS

I recommend immediately deleting the following when spotted:

• Any randomized townies or ghosts
• "Dormant" NPC Sims From past updates
• Duplicates of existing Sims

This will declutter your experience dramatically while enabling smoother performance. Avoid mass-deleting pre-made families, as removing too many can make saves unstable.

Fine-Tuning NPC Population Dynamics

Even with a well-optimized save file, The Sims 4 dynamically generates random townies to prevent the world from feeling underpopulated over time. However, unchecked this can start flooding lots with strangers once again.

Luckily with MCC‘s advanced population tools, we can limit townie turnover per our exact preferences. Key settings include:

Based on community data tracking the impacts of these variables, here are the ideal settings to curb new townies without breaking Sim routines:

• Enable Vanilla Townie Generation: False
• Townie Ratio: 15-25%

Ratios lower than 15% can leave venues empty while above 50% recreates previous crowding issues. Tuning between 20-25% removes the "random" feel while maintaining a lively population.

Handling Tricky Special Cases

For most casual Simmers looking to declutter their game, the above cheats, mods, and tuning should eliminate pesky invasive townies for good. However, if you still notice odd Sims periodically, there may be a deeper issue at play.

Here are some common special scenarios causing strangers to regenerate along with tailored solutions:

While frustrating, these odd loopholes can be easily resolved with the right tooling.

In Closing

After hundreds of hours playing and modding The Sims 4, I‘ve had to troubleshoot my fair share of pesky invasive Sims. While disruptive at first, utilizing the remove Sim cheats, editing tools, and config tricks outlined above will let you control household populations perfectly. Soon your neighborhoods will be filled with just the Sims you invite in.

What lingering issues have you faced with unwelcome guests in The Sims 4? Let me know in the comments below!