Sims 3 Things you didn't know!

"1need4kaffee;c-15821748" wrote:

"Anthonydyer;c-15747000" wrote:
If you build a house on a lot near the coast and dig down (not using the pond tool) you will hit the water table and you will find water at that level, particularly noticeable if you build a cut-in basement. I noticed this a lot in Aurora Skies.

As a side note, this water table rendered my basement unusable. A little annoying, but definitely realistic. Therefore I had to build up.

So, wait! How did @CravenLestat build an island with multi-level basements in Barnacle Bay?

Easy.

1. Choose a lot size
2. Place the lot in the ocean
3. Build basements in the usual way using the basement tool from build mode.

@Karritz - I think the real question, which I am now also wondering, was how did he do that without having the basement be flooded all of the time as it would of course all be below sea-level. :)

"igazor;c-15822471" wrote:
@Karritz - I think the real question, which I am now also wondering, was how did he do that without having the basement be flooded all of the time as it would of course all be below sea-level. :)

I've never had a flooded basement when using the basement tool. I'll have another go later to make sure I'm not dreaming.

"igazor;c-15822471" wrote:
@Karritz - I think the real question, which I am now also wondering, was how did he do that without having the basement be flooded all of the time as it would of course all be below sea-level. :)

OK All I can say is it is the way you do the basement. That's why I specified using the basement tool in my post above.

I just did some testing, in Barnacle Bay becuase that's the place being specified here.

I added a 64x64 lot so I could build a basement using both methods.

https://s5.postimg.org/x70r7sj7r/Island_With_Basement003.jpg

I made a basement on one side by using the walk in (old original) method.

https://s5.postimg.org/719i592rr/Island_With_Basement001.jpg

And beside it I did a 4 level basement using the basement tool.

https://s5.postimg.org/uqyxty153/Island_With_Basement002.jpg



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Now, I knew this would work because I use basements in my games all the time. I just was wondering if I was going crazy when questioned about it.

This is my basement I've been posting about for months now. It is under Plumbob Island in Isla Paradiso. I have many other basements in other games but this one will do the job here.

Plumbob Island - showing the tiny hut that covers the stairs down to the basement.
https://s5.postimg.org/xno9d57lz/PlumbobIsland003.jpg

The spiral staircase inside the ground level hut on the island
https://s5.postimg.org/sz89hyifb/PlumbobIsland005.jpg

This pic shows all 4 levels of basement. I had to carefully make them this shape to avoid having the basements poking above the ground level above. I didn't want to see the basement walls poking above the water level.

https://s5.postimg.org/44ornvxl3/PlumbobIsland006.jpg

Sims live and farm in the basements on this lot.
https://s5.postimg.org/r4vf07vev/PlumbobIsland007.jpg

This second bottom basement is this shape to make room for the trees in the bottom basement. They would poke through the floor if I covered the whole available area with floor in this basement level. And I've used Swift Gro Gardening Stations in the bottom basement and they have a light that reserves an invisible space in the floor above them and it is impossible to place objects on those tiles without using MOO cheat.
https://s5.postimg.org/wf0drifnr/Plumbob_Island008.jpg

https://s5.postimg.org/4qdqjzsnb/PlumbobIsland009.jpg

https://s5.postimg.org/6jc3i40xz/TractorTrack001.jpg

If you need to see more, check out my YouTube channel. Most of the 29 videos I've posted about the Isla Paradiso Bunch have some action in this lot/basement.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuW44b3uCMtCSaq4gwC8EZg

@Karritz - That all looks of course as awesome as I expected it to be. But I never for a moment meant to question your methods or memory, sorry if I gave that impression. I was just confused (as were others, I think) as to what was being described.

"igazor;c-15822670" wrote:
@Karritz - That all looks of course as awesome as I expected it to be. But I never for a moment meant to question your methods or memory, sorry if I gave that impression. I was just confused (as were others, I think) as to what was being described.

I got confused when people were wondering how it is possible because I thought it was obvious. If others didn't think it was obvious I started to wonder what I was missing. So I decided to take a closer look at it and post a few pics.

I just thought of something. A horse gets a panicked moodlet when it sees a scarecrow.

Ok, I get it now. Essentially, the old way lowers the terrain, like digging would. The basement tool walls off the terrain, so no flooding. Thank you! :)

"igazor;c-15822471" wrote:
@Karritz - I think the real question, which I am now also wondering, was how did he do that without having the basement be flooded all of the time as it would of course all be below sea-level. :)

He used sillicone, duuh... o:)

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