townie teen weirdness

[Ness]

This is something that has popped up before, but I seem to be drawing an absolute blank on how to fix it...

I started a new neighbourhood - the existing pleasantview because I like the community lots and houses - began with a delete all characters and then added a university - took my first couple through, went to the main neighbourhood and generated townies (the NPCs I leave for the game to generate as required)

and here's where the weirdness begins - I've actually got attractive townies this time!  especiallly the teens (apart from one called destry grundstrom who has a mohawk!  I think he shall die!)...  sadly, I can't send any of them to uni...

My only thought is that the teen townies didn't exist when the uni was added, so that means they can't be sent (although, I have spoken to other people who have done things in the exact order I did who have no problems at all)...

ideas, anyone?  last time I had this, I trashed the entire neighbourhood and started over, I think this time I will continue...  but I could also do with some ideas on how to make the townies playable in case I ever want to send any of them to uni and use them for breeding purposes!

Ness

[C.S.]

Well, I'm hardly any expert but if I were in your shoes, I'd use the Mind Control Mirror and Inge's Teleporter Painting Plus.

Using the couple you created, load their lot, put up both hacks, wait for the couple to go to work, pause game then click on the Teleporter Painting to summon a teen. Using the Mind Control Mirror, control the townie teen to see if he/she can find his/her own place. I prefer to use 'summon' as opposed to 'move in' because I don't want sims knowing everyone until I want them to, so this is a just in case.

If the townie teen can successfully move out, I'll then proceed to use the Teleporter Painting to move in other townie sims, or use the same method to find a place for them. If it doesn't work, I'll then have no choice but to use the 'move in' option from the Teleporter Painting, wait for the couple to come home and have them find their own place, leaving the house to the teen. From there, I'll check if the teen is able to 'move to college' either by phone, computer or the 'Send Sims To College' tool in the Uni neighbourhood.

Good luck!