Some tombs do reset... However...

[dilitru]

This is really stupid. The Adventure-required tombs which contain tomb signets, Pangu's Axe, etc. are reappearing, and the traps were reset, doors were closed, etc, though anything that has been solved are kept visible. However, the one-of-a-kind prizes (such as the axes and signets) don't reappear. When I looked at build/buy in the Temple of Heaven, however, Pangu's Axe was there, but when in Live Mode, it disappears. Perhaps EA really made it so that tombs can reset, but made a crappy job and forgot to reset the TREASURES in them?

[J. M. Pescado]

The placeable versions of the Pango axes are not real Pangu axes, but actually Pangu Axe Spawners. The actual item does not spawn until you have it as a quest.

[dilitru]

The placeable versions of the Pango axes are not real Pangu axes, but actually Pangu Axe Spawners. The actual item does not spawn until you have it as a quest.

I have the quest, I got the key, saw the Axe wasn't there (you see it from another ledge), but went until the end anyway. Pango did not appear, though I do have the original copy in another family. So my theories about this are: 1) no two Pangu axes can exist in the game, 2) Wait 'till it spawns, as you said, 3) cancel and accept the quest again, or 4) game is really borked. Will keep testing until I find out what happened.

[dilitru]

Still no Axe. Can't think of any other solution, except get one from BuyDebug.

[Process Denied]

I found this to happen after a few quests.  At first, I was able to go into buymode and that made it respawn.  Soon, that stopped working.  Unfortunately, it is one of the first signs that my game has to start over.  Other problems start to arrive untill it isn't worth salvaging.  I played the same Sims 2 game from when Nightlife was released until now, but Sims 3 seems to corrupt very easily.