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SimmerNickYT
8 years ago

Roofing idea that I don't know how to name [with examples pictures]

Hello everyone!
So I have been irritated by the roofs in The Sims 4 a lot.
I had this idea in my mind for roofing, but I don't know how to explain it in words.
Here are some images to explain myself.


I marked the floors of this house red. And here you can see what the roof and the walls do to the floors. I don't want the roof of the first floor to meet with the wall of the ground floor. But I want there to be some wall in between if that makes sense.
http://i.imgur.com/MHHxqDB.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/1ex0Fch.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/sHVWT3i.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/FUC45nl.jpg


In this picture, you can see that there is a frieze on the below wall part of the third floor.
https://i.imgur.com/oWeWHqj.png


I hope everyone knows what I mean, it is just so hard to explain!

EDIT: Here is an example of what it should look like in the game. I want the roof and the floors to be like this, without the white roof parts on the side.
http://i.imgur.com/gaywq0q.jpg

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    SimmerNickYT
    7 years ago
    "MasonGamer;c-16455539" wrote:
    I'm working on this:

    http://i.imgur.com/7aFVRDR.jpg hang on I'll get into the game and edit.
    it's actually easy!

    It's Called Second Empire and Most of my builds are built in this style now.

    https://orig00.deviantart.net/13ae/f/2018/119/e/c/screen_shot_2018_04_29_at_6_27_18_pm_by_mphattyboi-dca73zy.png

    It works best with tall wall heights if you want to add those trims to frame the build better.

    just showing the roofing 1x (however wide the wall below is) pull the piece of roofing all the way up!
    https://orig00.deviantart.net/1af2/f/2018/119/d/9/screen_shot_2018_04_29_at_6_27_40_pm_by_mphattyboi-dca73zm.png

    as for the tower section is what I'm working on...

    it may look tacky from above... and because I'm still trying to decide on color schemes, but structure wise, and in tab mode on the ground at sim level it looks pretty good.

    https://orig00.deviantart.net/2fbe/f/2018/119/c/0/screen_shot_2018_04_29_at_6_24_03_pm_by_mphattyboi-dca7409.png


    Thank you for this and going into the game! I already know how to do that though sorry, what I mean is more specific. It's not clear what I meant in the picture that you inspired that roof from. I'll explain that picture better.
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    SimmerNickYT
    7 years ago
    "Dannydanbo;c-16455529" wrote:
    The houses in the pictures are called "One and a half story" houses, meaning that the lower floor has a full height wall but the second floor is only half a wall. The issue is that sims don't squat or bend over to duct under a low ceiling. The area of the ceiling and floor must align in order for a sim to walk to the outside edge of the room.

    The lower edge of any roof must always align with the ceiling of the room below. It can not (as of now) start halfway up a wall as in those pictures. I wish they could. There are many builds I would love to make. But, there would also be the problem of the second floor windows. They need a full wall to attach to.


    But isn't this a little more specific than a 1 1/2 story? On this website (http://activerain.com/blogsview/1422260/so-what-is-it--two-story-or-one-and-one-half-) it says: "If the home has dormers, or gable ends that include windows, than by defenition it is a 1-1/2 story. In other words, there is a loft area, or living space between the ceiling of the first story and the roofline." Isn't this description just a full attic room? Idk maybe I'm wrong. I'm Dutch and I couldn't find any Dutch or English naming of what I was talking about in the OP.

    And look at the video I linked. I actually managed to do it in the game. It's not perfect, but it's something else for a start.
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    SimmerNickYT
    7 years ago
    "Dannydanbo;c-16455668" wrote:
    Attics don't always have windows, where as, 1 1/2 story's do.


    I don't necessarily mean attic. But just a regular room under a roof where the bottom roof line meets the ceiling of the ground floor. Idk you understand my intent with this thread and the idea so that's all that matters.
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    SimmerNickYT
    7 years ago
    Thanks again @MasonGamer for opening up the game and taking screenshots! I'm gonna explain what I mean (I'm way too passionate about this).
    https://i.imgur.com/oWeWHqj.png

    Okay so the red lines are how the floors are divided. In purple I numbered the floors. Above 3 there is a frieze. But this frieze isn't the top of 3. It's the bottom of 4. You see how that dormer would have wall space below it? That is where the frieze is. So in TS4 they do it totally different. I also divided the above floors of the houses in the back to make it more clear. Hope you understand my issue now?

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