@crinrict I've seen that post when I was scouring the forum for a post on this issue - I'd have added my reply to one instead of creating a new post.
Looking at that post closer, it seems like two parts of one big combined issue.
1) if you have a ceiling on a basement, you can't create a "balcony" overlooking the basement and the issue that OP in the other thread posted happens: placing stairs will cause the surrounding terrain to raise as they've shown.
2) If you remove the ceiling to create a "balcony" overlooking the basement, you can't place stairs leading up to the ground floor at all. You can still place a ladder to the ground floor, or as CGrant54 tested, a staircase all the way from the basement to a first floor though.
This is a demonstration of the possible staircase and ladder placements - after removing the basement ceiling to allow for a balcony overlook. The only thing that's not possible: a staircase directly between basement and ground floor within that open space. If the basement ceiling is present, the issue in the other post happens.
I think maybe you can merge the posts because they're related. Bottom line is: right now, the bug/issue/hopefully not feature is that you can't have balcony overlooks into a basement without something not working right.
Bump!! It is a glitch due to reading the other posts where they show it works fine. They didn't raise the foundation and they only put fences around the area. I have posted a video on my youtube channel on page 1 to show exactly how the bug happeens and how it needs to be fixed. Please watch the video and do exactly like I have done to show the glitch. Bump again~
bumping because i've been having this issue since I first started playing the game haha, thought I could just ignore it but it's such an eyesore that i had to see if others are experiencing it too. good to know I'm not alone! would really love to know if this could be fixed.
here is how it looks in my game -
when the lot is slightly raised:
when the lot is raised higher:
idk...is it supposed to look like this? lol
