underwater lots causeing loadingloop
I have put followed text into a translation tool I have been trying for some time to place some water lots outside Island Paradiso at my Sims3 savegame. Mainly in Barnacle Bay and Sunset Valley. I...
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I decided to write it out, since it is complicated.
My steps following the video by Karritz:
Make a new Sims 3 folder. (Ask if you need help with this). Karritz had a few NRaas mods in it. I am guessing: Errortrap, Overwatch. Maybe MasterController. I have none.
Graphics settings do not need to be high. I check off all gameplay options when building.
Make a new save. I chose Sunset Valley.
Enter Edit Town: exit tutorial.
Save.
Choose World Editor. Place a lot. It needs to be on dark blue water. It needs to be accessible to sims.
Enter cheats: Open command field: Ctrl+Shift+C. Write:
testingcheatsenabled true (press enter)
buydebug on (press enter)
enablelotlocking on (press enter)
Change Lot Type: Community; Diving Area
Enter Build/Buy on lot. Choose: Terrain Tools > Flatten lot.
Go back to Edit Town.
Turn off cheats. Open command field: Ctrl+Shift+C. Write:
enablelotlocking off (press enter)
buydebug off (press enter)
testingcheatsenabled false (press enter)
Save.
Quit game.
Delete caches in Sims 3 folder.
Start the game again.
Edit Town.
Enter cheats. Open command field: Ctrl+Shift+C. Write:
testingcheatsenabled true (press enter)
buydebug on (press enter)
enablelotlocking on (press enter)
On lot choose Build/Buy.
Buy mode>Sort by function>Debug (question mark)>Miscellaneous objects. Filter on Island Paradise. Place a Scuba Buoy on the lot.
From Fish spawner tab: place a surface shark spawner.
Go back to Edit Town.
Save Diving lot to library.
Bulldoze lot. By this it turns to: "No Visitors Allowed".
Change it back to: Diving Area.
Enter cheat. Open command field: Ctrl+Shift+C. Write:
setimportedterrainoffset -0.1 (press enter)
Place copy of Diving Area from library to lot. Do not rotate. Just press Accept.
Enter Build/Buy on lot.
Delete the buoy. The fish spawner has duplicated. Delete both fish spawners.
Go back to Edit Town.
Check the lot assignment. Make sure it is Diving Area.
Turn off cheats. Open command field: Ctrl+Shift+C. Write:
setimportedterrainoffset 0 (press enter)
enablelotlocking off (press enter)
buydebug off (press enter)
testingcheatsenabled false (press enter)
Save.
Quit game.
Delete caches in Sims 3 folder.
Start game again.
Edit Town.
Enter cheats. Open command field: Ctrl+Shift+C. Write:
testingcheatsenabled true (press enter)
buydebug on (press enter)
enablelotlocking on (press enter)
Make sure the lot has assignment: Diving Area.
Go into Build/Buy on lot.
Add another Scuba Buoy and Surface shark spawner. I added an Underwater shark spawner too.
Set diving level: Ctrl+Shift-click on Scuba buoy. Choose any level other than zero. I chose 2.
Go back to Edit Town.
Turn off cheats. Open command field: Ctrl+Shift+C. Write:
enablelotlocking off (press enter)
buydebug off (press enter)
testingcheatsenabled false (press enter)
Save.
Test it!
I imported two sims: a mermaid and a human diver (skill level 2).
My steps following the video by Karritz:
Make a new Sims 3 folder. (Ask if you need help with this). Karritz had a few NRaas mods in it. I am guessing: Errortrap, Overwatch. Maybe MasterController. I have none.
Graphics settings do not need to be high. I check off all gameplay options when building.
Make a new save. I chose Sunset Valley.
Enter Edit Town: exit tutorial.
Save.
Choose World Editor. Place a lot. It needs to be on dark blue water. It needs to be accessible to sims.
Enter cheats: Open command field: Ctrl+Shift+C. Write:
testingcheatsenabled true (press enter)
buydebug on (press enter)
enablelotlocking on (press enter)
Change Lot Type: Community; Diving Area
Enter Build/Buy on lot. Choose: Terrain Tools > Flatten lot.
Go back to Edit Town.
Turn off cheats. Open command field: Ctrl+Shift+C. Write:
enablelotlocking off (press enter)
buydebug off (press enter)
testingcheatsenabled false (press enter)
Save.
Quit game.
Delete caches in Sims 3 folder.
Start the game again.
Edit Town.
Enter cheats. Open command field: Ctrl+Shift+C. Write:
testingcheatsenabled true (press enter)
buydebug on (press enter)
enablelotlocking on (press enter)
On lot choose Build/Buy.
Buy mode>Sort by function>Debug (question mark)>Miscellaneous objects. Filter on Island Paradise. Place a Scuba Buoy on the lot.
From Fish spawner tab: place a surface shark spawner.
Go back to Edit Town.
Save Diving lot to library.
Bulldoze lot. By this it turns to: "No Visitors Allowed".
Change it back to: Diving Area.
Enter cheat. Open command field: Ctrl+Shift+C. Write:
setimportedterrainoffset -0.1 (press enter)
Place copy of Diving Area from library to lot. Do not rotate. Just press Accept.
Enter Build/Buy on lot.
Delete the buoy. The fish spawner has duplicated. Delete both fish spawners.
Go back to Edit Town.
Check the lot assignment. Make sure it is Diving Area.
Turn off cheats. Open command field: Ctrl+Shift+C. Write:
setimportedterrainoffset 0 (press enter)
enablelotlocking off (press enter)
buydebug off (press enter)
testingcheatsenabled false (press enter)
Save.
Quit game.
Delete caches in Sims 3 folder.
Start game again.
Edit Town.
Enter cheats. Open command field: Ctrl+Shift+C. Write:
testingcheatsenabled true (press enter)
buydebug on (press enter)
enablelotlocking on (press enter)
Make sure the lot has assignment: Diving Area.
Go into Build/Buy on lot.
Add another Scuba Buoy and Surface shark spawner. I added an Underwater shark spawner too.
Set diving level: Ctrl+Shift-click on Scuba buoy. Choose any level other than zero. I chose 2.
Go back to Edit Town.
Turn off cheats. Open command field: Ctrl+Shift+C. Write:
enablelotlocking off (press enter)
buydebug off (press enter)
testingcheatsenabled false (press enter)
Save.
Test it!
I imported two sims: a mermaid and a human diver (skill level 2).
