The Ceiling Thread 🎨
I figure we need a thread to share pictures of all those beautiful new ceilings!
So here it is,
The Ceiling Thread
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I figure we need a thread to share pictures of all those beautiful new ceilings!
So here it is,
The Ceiling Thread
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"PandoraTO;c-18294859" wrote:
I came to this thread specifically to see whether anyone had encountered the basement ceiling issue."Simmingal;c-18294823" wrote:
I have not had problem with changing ceilings in basements yet but it shows two if the ground level is not the ceiling level which is slightly confusing
Which basement ceiling is the real ceiling that I should paint, the upper one or the lower one? It's hard to see all of the lower ceiling, but the upper ceiling doesn't seem to be divided up by room.
Same here I’ve struggled to understand it and even tried it with move objects on cheat and still can’t paint ceilings so I’ve given up for now- I have finally had time to test out the ceilings and I love this update. For modern homes, I don't mind the white ceiling but older semi-historical buildings really needed this.
About a month ago I built a wizard tower and I intentionally took pictures without showing any ceiling but not I finally don't have to worry about that anymore.
https://i.imgur.com/3M0efB0.png
https://i.imgur.com/KiFthWD.png
Here is a bar that is part of my magic shop lot. It looks so much better.
https://i.imgur.com/kTYZvmh.png
Even the basement with the cards table where sims can win or loose money over a game ofpokersabaac finally looks like it should.
https://i.imgur.com/l9Nj0Ua.png
I am also thrilled to be able to go into free camera mode while in build mode. No I can change the camera like I want to without loosing the option to undo changes.
@netney52 the ceiling worked for my basement. With and without a room above the basement. Make sure to have your walls up to see the ceiling. Having the walls half up only shows a black surface where the ceiling should be. "PandoraTO;c-18294859" wrote:
Which basement ceiling is the real ceiling that I should paint, the upper one or the lower one? It's hard to see all of the lower ceiling, but the upper ceiling doesn't seem to be divided up by room.the lower one which is the actual room ceiling I haven't noticed upper one changing anything
i also find it glitchy sometimes where the ceilings stay showing or don't show up so re entering the lot might help with that"Simmingal;c-18294914" wrote:
the lower one which is the actual room ceiling I haven't noticed upper one changing anything
i also find it glitchy sometimes where the ceilings stay showing or don't show up so re entering the lot might help with that
Ah, yes, that was part of the problem; I couldn't see the new basement ceiling, so I thought I was doing something wrong. I'll play around with it some more. Thanks!- I’ve tried everything people have suggested and still I keep getting white ceilings in my basements. It’s not a mod or cc issue as before the update I took my mods out and I have no cc. Also I haven’t put the mods back into my game yet as they were career mods for a different household. Maybe it’s a bug for me.
"netney52;c-18295047" wrote:
I’ve tried everything people have suggested and still I keep getting white ceilings in my basements. It’s not a mod or cc issue as before the update I took my mods out and I have no cc. Also I haven’t put the mods back into my game yet as they were career mods for a different household. Maybe it’s a bug for me.
Something's going on, but I'm not sure whether it's technically a bug or whether it's more of a build mode limitation. I placed a ceiling directly on top of a basement room (not on the floating "false ceiling" above the basement), and the ceiling did show up in live mode when I looked up at it from inside the room. But it doesn't show up when you look up at it from inside the room in build mode.
I think part of the problem is that when you're in build mode and zoom into the room as close as you can, the camera seems to be at the same level as the ceiling. That's as far into the room as you can get. When I try to look up and see the ceiling, I can only see the saucer lights floating at my eye level (and the floating "false ceiling" above me), so the camera must be on the same plane as the ceiling I'm trying to see. However, in live mode, the camera can drop lower and then I can see the ceiling when I look up.
What I'm not sure about yet is whether the height of the basement walls makes any difference. My basement walls are at the lowest height. I'm curious whether anyone with higher basement walls is encountering the same issue.
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