*! THIS LOT HAS NON-LEVEL EDGES !* explanation
ZephyrZodiac:
Well, that would be good - if there are any that are actually playable! I stopped trying with the G001 lots and make my own there now. And as for OFB.......it's quicker to build new than try and alter those so they play well.
I just wonder if whoever builds these lots for the game ever actually tries them out with actual sims living in them.
So maybe, if you rebuild them, you'll make the interiors have doors that open the right way so sims will use them, bathrooms that sims don't get stuck inside when another sim enters, bedrooms that will take a double bed, and kids' rooms that are bigger than a broom cupboard......
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: ZephyrZodiac on 2007 August 30, 11:05:04
If you check, though, and find the lot's edges are ok, then there could be one or two other things preventing you from putting your lot next to another one. Firstly, check in the Decorations mode to see if there are any decorations on the lot and remove them. Secondly, sometimes trying to place the lot works if you go to the main menu, and then return to your hood. Only sometimes, though!
While lot decorations can potentially cause blockages, the PRIMARY culprit is warped edges either on one lot, or the other lot. It is possible for a lot's edges to be subtly warped in ways that are not immediately visible to the eye, unless you look REALLY closely, but can become quite apparent if you use the FLATTEN LOT button that was added around Seasons or ZOMGPETS.
ZephyrZodiac:
And there are some Maxian base game lots that no matter what you do, you just can't put right the errors - one in Pleasantview that always bugs me is the little shack in the woods - I mean, how can something so small be so bad! And the empty lot next door to the Summerdreams in Veronaville, every time I've attempted to redesign it and change the position of the staircase, there are floor-tiles which cannot be carpeted, even though it is possible to place anything else you like on them with moveobjects on. And quite a few Maxis lots that are side-by-side, but if you try moving one of them into the lot bin and then back again in order to create a duplicate, then you can't move it back to its original position. So, although both original lots appear to be flat, obviously one at least is not.
Batelle:
Cyclonesue is really bad about non-level edges. I love the look of her Age of Industry buildings in a neighborhood, but they screw up a terrain something fierce.
I've stopped using Maxian lots at all these days, except for the pine sided one by the pond that came with Family Fun Stuff. I have so many problems redecorating that it's just not worth the hassle, especially since most of them can't be played without some sort of revision. I also prefer small, flat, densely plotted neighborhoods so I can ruin an entire block with a non-level lot.
ps. Squee! ZephyrZodiac!
ZephyrZodiac:
Hi!
You'd love my prefabs, then - and they fit together perfectly, no bad edges!
If you haven't got it, there's a great 1x1 lot over at MTS2. It's by Damian19942 and called Industrial Beginning. I turned it into a row of studios, and then into a row of tiny "backtoback" terraces. You have to be careful with trees as they don't show up correctly if they are side by side, but otherwise they play really well, and you can use the roof on the studio. I didn't build upwards on the terraces, because those kind of workers' cottages were only ever "two up two down", and I had to get rid of the garage which is the ground floor of the original, but then again, those kind of houses don't have garages. I know there is a way of making street parking, but with such small lots it isn't feasible as the school bus or the pool car couldn't get in.
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