Build Mode Feedback for EA
This thread was designed to provide feedback to EA/Maxis regarding things that we need and/or want in build mode in order to make it an even better experience. Contributions and commentary from my fe...
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And here is my most recent collection of feedback:
Requests:
Glitches
This does not seem to be a problem when working with the regular half gabled roof and the diagonal hipped roof.
Requests:
- Let us place windows and doors on the same wall segment (not overlapping, of course).
- Enable like pieces (such as shelves) to snap together even if the first object has been freely placed (with ALT).
- Let us rotate roof styles. It would also be helpful if we could apply styles to specific areas of roof rather than to the entire roof.
- Let us place fences on half tiles.
- Add more roof trim styles, such as the lacy and ornate ones seen on Victorians.
- Allow us to manually place roof styles on segments of roof using SHIFT (so that we can mix and match).
- Let us extend roofs by half tiles.
- Let columns and other non-interactive objects intersect with roofs.
- Let roof heights be adjusted down closer to windows. Currently, they are deleting the windows when they are still a mile away from them. The window should not require so much "free" wall space - it should just take up its own literal space.
- Add single tile hedges in the style of "High Hedge" and "Hedge Row" and allow them to intersect or snap together.
- Let us select spandrel piece styles so that we can put a particular shape of spandrel where we want it. Also, let us place them indoors without the game deciding that it's now an outdoor space, i.e. roof pops into room.
- Add lights that can be placed on fence posts.
- Let us place clutter on pedestal sinks and toilet tops. We should at least be able to place soap on a sink!
- Add sheer curtains or give us option to set opacity for curtains.
Glitches
- The Mega Door (Deluxe) only appears arched on one side. Is this deliberate or bug? If it's deliberate, please give us a door that is arched on both sides. Here is an image of the door in question, placed both ways:
http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad5/SFsimpics/Sims4/Building/Testing/megadoordeluxe_zpsc96e9ef4.png - Columns and windows can overlap each other a bit when the column is placed on left side but not on the right side of the window when on a diagonal (see images below).
http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad5/SFsimpics/Sims4/Building/Testing/columnsandwindows1_zpsdf57bff8.png
http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad5/SFsimpics/Sims4/Building/Testing/columnsandwindows2_zps7c72452c.png - Please fix the glaring gap between the floor and the wall in open story arrangements (see images below). I want to build open story areas, but the graphics are just too hideous right now.
http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad5/SFsimpics/Sims4/Building/Testing/openstorygap1_zpsfe2b52c9.png
http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad5/SFsimpics/Sims4/Building/Testing/openstorygap2_zpsbdf0f281.png - The Return Desklight originally looked fine, but a few patches ago, it started looking like this:
http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad5/SFsimpics/Sims4/Building/Testing/badlamp2_zpsdff76d83.png
http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad5/SFsimpics/Sims4/Building/Testing/badlamp1_zps538e91bf.png - There are graphical glitches when stacking diagonal half gabled roofs. Whether the glitches occur seem to be based on the roof orientation. When the roofs face certain directions, there are no problems, but if they face others, it gets weird (see images below).
See those funny lines on the left?
http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad5/SFsimpics/Sims4/Building/Testing/diagroof1_zpsd36e8cf0.png
Everything is okay when turned this way.
http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad5/SFsimpics/Sims4/Building/Testing/diagroof2_zps7649d8cc.png
And here we've got problems again.
http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad5/SFsimpics/Sims4/Building/Testing/diagroof4_zps057a2526.png
But this way, they're fine.
http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad5/SFsimpics/Sims4/Building/Testing/diagroof3_zps83011b83.png - When combining roofs, the diagonal half gabled roof does not meet the regular hipped roof cleanly if you curve the diagonal roof (note that the hipped roof has been flattened).
Before curve:
http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad5/SFsimpics/Sims4/Building/Testing/morediag2_zps23cb1188.png
After curve:
http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad5/SFsimpics/Sims4/Building/Testing/morediag1_zps96f82cb3.png
This does not seem to be a problem when working with the regular half gabled roof and the diagonal hipped roof.
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