Prison Architect

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PlatNim Sep 12, 2016 @ 9:40am
How Do I Exit Out of Avatar Mode?
I was having some food problems with my canteen (which is a different discussion altogether) so I was using the spawn tool to get food into my prison (it didn't work) but then I accidentally clicked on the Avatar button that is in the Spawn tool, and now I'm stuck walking around my prison as a prisoner and I can't escape. Technically I spawned two avatars, so I am two prisoners, and it's super annoying when I'm trying to build. I tried looking up how to solve this but all I could find was people asking about 'Escape Mode'. This has nothing to do with escape mode, idk what's happening. This is my first time playing the game.
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Pixus Sep 12, 2016 @ 9:59am 
For me, I forcefully killed an avatar when I spawned it in via spawning in some fire in an empty place, and then moving it over to the fire. Did you try that?
Also, welcome to Prison Architect.
PlatNim Sep 12, 2016 @ 10:15am 
Well, it worked! I mean, two men have died on my third in-game day of running an all women's prison, but it worked. I don't think I'm going to be messing with that spawner tool anymore. I have no idea how to delete stuff once I accidentally spawn them in. -.-
Anyway, thanks so much! ^ ^
Pixus Sep 12, 2016 @ 10:22am 
Originally posted by PlatNim:
Well, it worked! I mean, two men have died on my third in-game day of running an all women's prison, but it worked. I don't think I'm going to be messing with that spawner tool anymore. I have no idea how to delete stuff once I accidentally spawn them in. -.-
Anyway, thanks so much! ^ ^
Oh, sorry about that, but no problem!
The avatar is an old test-dummy previous to escape mode. It's just a leftover they never removed. Even the devs in their update-2-video didn't know how to despawn the avatar.

If I understood this correctly though:

You can burn the avatar and everything goes back to normal.
There's no consequences? Just questioning, so i can use it in future troubleshoot.
Last edited by Frazzledragøn the Trustworthy; Sep 12, 2016 @ 10:51am
PlatNim Sep 12, 2016 @ 11:11am 
Originally posted by Frazzledragøn the Trustworthy:
The avatar is an old test-dummy previous to escape mode. It's just a leftover they never removed. Even the devs in their update-2-video didn't know how to despawn the avatar.

If I understood this correctly though:

You can burn the avatar and everything goes back to normal.
There's no consequences? Just questioning, so i can use it in future troubleshoot.

As far as I could tell, nothing bad really happened after I burned the avatars, except I had two deaths to my prison. I ended up just abandoning that prison in the end though. I think something was bugged because there were numerous problems I had with it that I couldn't find resolutions to anywhere. My new prison is already running a lot smoother, and there are no noticeable bugs as of yet. I made sure not to enable the spawn tool this time around too. I just wanted to play a fun sandbox game, but whatever. ;-;
Mater Jan 17, 2017 @ 2:13pm 
Go The scripts located in your
C:\Users\(user)\AppData\Local\Introversion\Prison Architect\saves
then finding your prison file(not the png the file) edit it with Notepad(highly recommend notepad++)
ctrl + f, and search for Avatar, delete the whole line that the word(s) Avatar is on.

If burning them doesn't help
zster08 Aug 13, 2018 @ 9:44pm 
Welp, took me awhile to realize, but.... Turn off the mod then turn it back on, if that doesn't work for you then idk :/
ZéroSixNeuf May 6, 2021 @ 6:24am 
how i fixt the problem: C:\Users\(user)\AppData\Local\Introversion\Prison Architect\saves then change ,,CheatsEnabled true" to ,,CheatsEnabled false" then start the game and save the game. then change it again to ,,CheatsEnabled true"
TypmitStrohhut Dec 11, 2021 @ 12:08pm 
Guys i have found a better way
you have to put up an generator in a close room,lock up you avatar really near the generator and then you have to call the Firefighters say them to go there and press h on the generator this wil make the generator explode
dvaemustang. Jul 1, 2022 @ 6:56pm 
Originally posted by Mater:
Go The scripts located in your
C:\Users\(user)\AppData\Local\Introversion\Prison Architect\saves
then finding your prison file(not the png the file) edit it with Notepad(highly recommend notepad++)
ctrl + f, and search for Avatar, delete the whole line that the word(s) Avatar is on.

If burning them doesn't help
this one worked for me.
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Date Posted: Sep 12, 2016 @ 9:40am
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