Electronic Safeguard Gate

[Leto85]

Is it true that burglars can't pass the Electronic Safeguard Gate? If so, I don't need to place burglar alarms anymore on my lot.

[sydney511]

I don't think so. I usually don't use it since I get so bored with Bridgeport before my sims become 5 stars. It's good for celebrities, but I guess it wards off burglars.

[VampirePlasma]

I put one once and the burglar eneter from my back door because I had a yard. LOL I found it pretty funny because then she ran away, my vamp scared her xD.

[dim4sim]

They do not.  I had the opportunity to accidentally test this a few days ago.  All doors will always open for "unstoppable" guests such as burglar, repo (wo)man, and possibly child protection services.

Hope that helps.

[Leto85]

They do not.  I had the opportunity to accidentally test this a few days ago.  All doors will always open for "unstoppable" guests such as burglar, repo (wo)man, and possibly child protection services.

Hope that helps.

Aaah... to bad. But thanks anyway for your answer.
I will leave this topic open for in case this will change or someone would find another way to hold burglars back, which will include save gates to work.

[dim4sim]

If you also have World Adventures and are not against using cheats, you can always add some tomb triggers to your house.  Perhaps adding a fence all around that will reveal a hidden door when activate via switch.  If that doesn't hold back burglars, nothing will.  Having such a setup may result in one of the following outcomes: the burglar will be stuck on your lot until they are reset or die (although their motives may not decay when they are in this state), they will teleport into and out of your house, a burglar may be "on the way" but never actually get to your house due to route failure.

All inventive options aside, you could just set up an alarm by the front door.  The cops will come and nab the thief.

[VampirePlasma]

I deleted the doors from my house because of the repoman and he teleported inside my house.  I can teleport too.

[Saltypaws]

It is like locking the doors.  The NPC's can still get in no matter whether you have electronic doors or locked doors or gates.  I thought I would be smart and lock the electronic gate and the burglar still got in.  I guess if they want something bad enough, they will get in.

[CandyHeartedSim]

Also, when you hear the burglars music in the background, and see him sneaking to your house, you can shift click on him, and press delete object. -Tries not to insert smiley here-

[VampirePlasma]

Good Idea! I can so do that. If I ever get robbed!

[Corgi Cat]

One time in a home with a fence and one of these gates I heard the burglar music. I didn't see the birglar anywhere and sent all but one Sim back to bed. The other Sim was hungry and went to the kitchen and stumbled across the burglar stealing stuff from the living room. I think they just teleported in.

The other thing I've noticed in Bridgeport is that the police usually seem to show up as the birglar is leaving and they pass somehwere outside the home. The police will ignore them and come inside to tell my Sim that they birglar got away.

[dim4sim]

I think that, as a rule of thumb, if you hear burglar music, just call the police.  They will always come and deal with the perpetrator.  If the thief had a chance to steal anything, it will be returned to your family inventory by the officer.