Weatherproof custom roofs
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: AmberDiceless on 2007 April 15, 18:32:06
Well, as a workaround I suppose you could try building a wall around your house that's at least one level higher than the house's highest part, roof it over with invisible roof tiles and then delete the wall. (Come to think of it, will unsupported tiles like that keep out the snow and rain, or do there have to be walls as well?)
My evidence suggests that there must be overhead tiles AND the area must be enclosed by a wall, but the tiles don't necessarily have to be sealed. It is possible to create a structure where there are 4 enclosing walls, and an overhead "tile" roof, but the tile roof itself is either unsupported or not enclosing. Example: Create a small 4-wall box, then create a roof two levels up built from either floating unsupported tiles or pillars, without actually roofing the box itself.
Spicey:
the walls seem to be key. the open floor tiles only affect the spot directly below them, as i discovered when i spotted jennifer burb playing pool in her underwear, next to a frosted plant, and she was not affected by the temp. whose idea was it to make sims hot and cold, anyway? >:(
Zazazu:
OK, well....now I've had an issue with this. Built a community pool/small diner lot last night. Fully walled in, two story structure. Every wall is occupied by a full-height/width window so it's a pretty glass & metal structure. The roof is a flat roof using custom translucent glass-type tiles from the "tile" category. Rain leaked through. Nasty since we all know how much of a lightning attractor hottubs are, and the lot has one in addition to the huge pool.
However...the lot next door is a residential lot. It also has a flat roof using custom tiles, but they are in the "other" category. No leakage.
I'm stumped. It couldn't possibly be the genre of floor tiles, could it? That's just asinine.
miros:
Maybe it's the translucency?
Zazazu:
Maybe....you wouldn't think there would be any checks for that. Ah well. Will do a little testing tonight on an empty lot with some 4x4 buildings, different floor tiles, and snow. Hopefully I'll be able to do some sort of non-awesome scientific experiment to find if it's custom tiles, tile translucency, or tile type that's the culprit. Considering that my current neighborhood is urban and is going to have loads of flat roofs, weatherproofing is important.
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