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puzzlezaddict
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7 years ago

Re: Apartment Building

@blindude  Normally, anything not marked with either a public or NPC hidden room marker is considered part of the active family's apartment.  That's how some builders get into trouble—they build a game room or something downstairs without marking it as public, and their bills skyrocket.  But I don't know how the game would treat balconies specifically, since they're technically outside.

You could experiment a bit more with the markers, though.  Any time you start a new save and move a famiy in, they should get their first bill the next day just after 8 am.  If you save right before, you could fiddle with the building and see what happens to the bills.  If adding a massive balcony to the NPC apartment doesn't change the amount due, you'll know it's public.

I also wonder if you can't build properly (that is, without cheats) in public areas once your sims have moved in.  I'm not sure about this, but if not, that would be an even easier way to figure out what the game considers public.

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  • blindude's avatar
    blindude
    New Rookie
    7 years ago

    Also another problem. In one corner there is a hole in the grid. The far left side of the lot slopes downward and I think that’s the problem. I’ve tried CFE and leveling the terrain but nothing works. Would the slope remain if I moved my building onto a flatter lot?

  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    Hero+
    7 years ago

    @blindude  CFE can cause more issues than it solves, so unless you're comfortable with how it works, I'd leave that one alone.  You can always try building in a new save; Sunset Valley has a few completely flat lots to play with.  (You could also bulldoze an occupied lot and build on that, since you don't need to save the game.)  When you're satisfied, you can save the building to the bin and place it in your existing town.  Just be sure not to use a lot that's bigger than the one you eventually want to use for your apartment, or else you won't be able to place the saved copy on the smaller lot.  And be sure it's smaller along both sides—that's tripped up a few players.

  • blindude's avatar
    blindude
    New Rookie
    7 years ago
    @puzzlezaddict wrote:

    @blindude  CFE can cause more issues than it solves, so unless you're comfortable with how it works, I'd leave that one alone.  You can always try building in a new save; Sunset Valley has a few completely flat lots to play with.  (You could also bulldoze an occupied lot and build on that, since you don't need to save the game.)  When you're satisfied, you can save the building to the bin and place it in your existing town.  Just be sure not to use a lot that's bigger than the one you eventually want to use for your apartment, or else you won't be able to place the saved copy on the smaller lot.  And be sure it's smaller along both sides—that's tripped up a few players.

    As of this afternoon, I managed to move the building to a flatter area of Bridgeport. It’s great because it has a view of the dock, which was just what I wanted. The best part? The floor got patched up and my bedrooms are now the size that I wanted. 

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