Well, as ROM is coming I decided to try building the Halliwell Manor from Charmed, which wouldn’t be the Halliwell Manor without it’s attic. Except.....we don’t have attics. The only way to build one is to make a room which never fits under the roof....or to use a half roof with windows and it’s also very annoying camera wise. So how about giving us attics or making the space under the roof available like in TS3 ? (Also ladders would be nice for attics)

This would be SO cool. I've always wanted attics in The Sims.

Yes please! My sim's house is also based on a house from a series with an attic (and L shaped stairs to make it even more difficult). I have had to improvise and build the third floor inside the roof. The position isn't quite right as I had to avoid the walls peeking out of the roof. The roof also cuts into the walls in build mode which looks awful, but thankfully the roof disappears in live mode so it's playable. It would be nice not to have to pretend though.

Yes please (honestly, just give me the ability to lower a roof when I'm in cutaway walls mode so I can see the 'room' on that floor).

Right ? This is so annoying !"darrenfroggy;c-17225941" wrote:Yes please (honestly, just give me the ability to lower a roof when I'm in cutaway walls mode so I can see the 'room' on that floor).

How about attics/usable space under the roof ?

simmyfroggy
6 years ago
"Sigzy05;c-17228406" wrote:
There are attics on TS4....your sim can go inside a roof as long as there's enough height for the sim to be there.

And unless you have walls completely down, you can't see what your Sim is doing in there (not without weird acrobatics with the camera angles or using glass roofs). Plus, trying to access interactive items within the roof space frequently requires lowering the roof first.
I'd love that space usable as it is now but with the ability for the roof to be half-down when I'm in cutaway mode. Aka making the roof space a room as long as it's tall enough to accommodate a full-height Sim.
Synalea
6 years ago
Personally, I think roofs in general are the most frustrating thing when it comes to building! I constantly have them clip in to rooms (apparently using fencing as banisters to have an open view to the first floor really screws with the game in recognizing the space as a room). I've made a few attics, there are mods you can download with objects that make a slanted wall for that low-ceiling, attic-feel. But I agree, then the camera does that weird-bouncy, jilting around nonsense if you try to zoom in.
nadysophie
6 years ago
I would love attics I did make an attic kinda, by following a tutorial video.

*Its so annoying that I don't know how to upload pics in here but well*
dianed485
New Scout
6 years ago
You just need to host your picture on a picture hosting website (I use Imgur now that tinypic closed) then copy the sharing link and paste it in your post (on imgur you click “get share links” and copy the one for forums). There’s also a tutorial on this forum that’s much clearer than my explanations :)

"NADYSOPHIE;c-17254416" wrote:
I would love attics I did make an attic kinda, by following a tutorial video.

*Its so annoying that I don't know how to upload pics in here but well*
nadysophie
6 years ago
Ok so here is my attic. it was the best I could do. I'm not that great at this.
The house I downloaded from somewhere I don't remember where. The only thing I made was the attic. This house only had 2 floors and I made an 3rd floor.

https://i.imgur.com/RFUiH2c.jpg//
https://i.imgur.com/C2MHJbV.png
amber_ilumire
Seasoned Hotshot
6 years ago
Yes please! I have so many houses I'd love to add attic spaces to. It doesn't quite feel right that all these big houses don't have attics to explore.
dianed485
New Scout
6 years ago
Nice!! See, you made it a bedroom, that's something I'd like to be able to do as well, use the space under the roofs for extra bedrooms.

"NADYSOPHIE;c-17255012" wrote:
Ok so here is my attic. it was the best I could do. I'm not that great at this.
The house I downloaded from somewhere I don't remember where. The only thing I made was the attic. This house only had 2 floors and I made an 3rd floor.

https://i.imgur.com/RFUiH2c.jpg//
https://i.imgur.com/C2MHJbV.png
Joanne_Snow
Rising Traveler
6 years ago
"NADYSOPHIE;c-17255012" wrote:
Ok so here is my attic. it was the best I could do. I'm not that great at this.
The house I downloaded from somewhere I don't remember where. The only thing I made was the attic. This house only had 2 floors and I made an 3rd floor.

https://i.imgur.com/RFUiH2c.jpg//
https://i.imgur.com/C2MHJbV.png

This is awesome!! Do you have the link to that tutorial? :D
nadysophie
6 years ago
"SimTrippy;c-17257192" wrote:

This is awesome!! Do you have the link to that tutorial? :D

Yes I used this tutorial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JgRb6Rf64o

Also you should see this amazing build to have inspiration for your attics. I really liked the attic of this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF6kDJ2Mvyo

Ah the attics made are functional the sims really go there and use the stuff without any problems.
Joanne_Snow
Rising Traveler
6 years ago
"NADYSOPHIE;c-17258469" wrote:
"SimTrippy;c-17257192" wrote:

This is awesome!! Do you have the link to that tutorial? :D

Yes I used this tutorial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JgRb6Rf64o

Also you should see this amazing build to have inspiration for your attics. I really liked the attic of this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF6kDJ2Mvyo

Ah the attics made are functional the sims really go there and use the stuff without any problems.

Thanks!! :love:

ETA: aww I should've known it was Kate. She has such great building tutorials! :)