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Anonymous
11 years ago

[BY DESIG] Stone counters not lining up evenly with Grill

I recently got the Patio set which is great however I still need toddlers but,

When trying to make my grill with counters around it I noticed the grill didn't line up evenly with the counter, it's like pushed back a ways..

I don't know if this intentional or not?

I have no mods or cc & have repaired the game..

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  • rumbutter's avatar
    rumbutter
    Hero (Retired)
    11 years ago

    @knewt93  welcomes and hey one never knows what is a bug or not until it's found out to be a bug or not  *a bug or not a bug that is the question...so Shakespearean of methinks* so any posts where someone thinks a bug has occurred are really most welcome

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    11 years ago

    I am still having this problem with the new stone counters it is as if the counters are backwards, but the bar counters are not affected.

  • BryonyRae's avatar
    BryonyRae
    Hero (Retired)
    10 years ago

    This issue is still present in the game.  However, I thought it might be helpful to clarify that it's caused by how the collision box (or object footprint) has been coded for grills vs. counters (in all cases, not just this specific stuff pack set).  Grills have a portion of their footprint set behind them:

    Counters, since they have been designed to align with walls, have their footprint extending in front of the object only:

    This offset is why they do not want to line up together.  When the counter's position is reversed, the footprints then sync up and the objects can be automatically aligned.

    I wouldn't really consider this a bug, because the new counters and grills match the same design as prior counters and grills.  I think what's new here is the matching design style and the way this grill has solid ends that look like it *could* be intended to align with counters.  However, unless Maxis decides to change the footprint for grill objects (and I think they should consider it, as I don't see utility in having that footprint behind the object), you will need to use the ALT key to align them manually.

  • rumbutter's avatar
    rumbutter
    Hero (Retired)
    10 years ago

    let's say it's present in game and as i thought before possibly the design of it  but BryonyRae hit the nail on the head , if one places the grill as is you will get that misalignment

    using ALT to align it works i don't think it is a bug and is working as designed

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