Is it bad to flatten a beach lot?
Zazazu:
Quote from: Emma on 2007 October 10, 18:19:31
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2007 October 10, 16:44:16
Beach lots can never be TOO flat, and the flatten tool will always create at least some "cliffing". Modular stairs can help, but are not a perfect solution for all cases. It is a risk you take when using the flatten tool wholesale.
Ooh, I may have misunderstood, I didn't mean use the flatten lot tool, I meant the click & drag lot levelling tool.
So did I. I'm surprised it let you use the flatten-whole lot tool, Lana B. Well, then. Ignore that portion of my earlier statement. Placement, though, that can screw you up. I like the rock placement I had to do to make my terrain look less crappy after FUBARing the section, but more beach lots would have been nice...especially since it's in the richer section of the island.
veilchen:
* veilchen hugs Emma back.
Good. That is, after all, the way I build. I get the neighborhood terrains from talented people (Zazazu, SC, for example) and the buildings from other talented people (Emma, Reg, etc). Then I cruise around to check on JM's advise/warnings and I'm done. That way I end up with great neighborhoods. Add the elves (thanks Witch, Ancient :D), and I'm content. That is, until Eaxis reveals/throws in their assorted monkey wrenches.
Lana B:
This calls for testing. Perhaps it was the flatten lot tool which killed the beach. For a while I wondered if maybe it was just that the waves were season dependent (I noticed in Autumn). If I can get at the game (on wrong 'puter) I'll check.
On the subject of placement, I have some amusing screenshots of how not to place beach lots. I was checking my custom SC4 terrains for beach compatibility. Will try and remember to post some for entertainment purposes.
witch:
I have a kiwi beach bach lot just about ready to upload Veilchen. (Bach in the North Island, crib in the South Island. ::))
Unfortunately it has custom content, so I'll be making a post here, can't upload to laverwinkle, I'll PM you when it's ready.
Emma:
Quote from: veilchen on 2007 October 10, 18:45:57
Good. That is, after all, the way I build. I get the neighborhood terrains from talented people (Zazazu, SC, for example) and the buildings from other talented people (Emma, Reg, etc). Then I cruise around to check on JM's advise/warnings and I'm done. That way I end up with great neighborhoods. Add the elves (thanks Witch, Ancient :D), and I'm content. That is, until Eaxis reveals/throws in their assorted monkey wrenches.
EAxis really do spoil the game don't they? They have really great ideas but they end up half-assed and borked. ::) Good job there are plenty of 'fixers' in the community. If I didn't have internet access I'd have stopped playing long ago. ;)
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