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Seasoned Traveler

6 years ago

Solved

[PS4] Can't interact with tv or fireplace on foundation wall

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:Sony Playstation 4
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? GP08
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All of them
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Build a bi-level split with foundation and place a tv in a room above the foundation and see if sim can interact with it
What happens when the bug occurs? My sim won't interact with the tv that I place on a bi-level home with foundation on the wall.
What do you expect to see? For sim to watch tv, exercise, etc..
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? On console - never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure

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I haven't used any cheat codes to build my split level house, I made a sunken room and you can see the foundation from the inside. Sim will not interact with tv that is on the wall.

gameplay issue

Bluebellflora
6 years ago
@sim0ne99

Placing the TV on the wall above the foundation is placing it in a different room. You will need to place the TV on a coffee table or try and nudge it upwards using CTRL + 9. This isn't a bug but how the game recognises rooms.

6 Replies

Bluebellflora
Hero+
6 years ago
@sim0ne99

Placing the TV on the wall above the foundation is placing it in a different room. You will need to place the TV on a coffee table or try and nudge it upwards using CTRL + 9. This isn't a bug but how the game recognises rooms.
sim0ne99
Seasoned Traveler
6 years ago
Thank you, I will definitely try that. 😊
Bluebellflora
Hero+
6 years ago
@sim0ne99

@PoptartJuniper's excellent sticky in the Console forum here should help you with the controls for moving items up and down if you're not familiar with them 🙂

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-Consoles/Controls-for-The-Sims-4-on-consoles/m-p/6446759#M650
sim0ne99
Seasoned Traveler
6 years ago
@Bluebellflora Thank you!
cornost0ne
6 years ago
TL;DR: Move house away, place TV on regular wall, remove the wall with "moveobjects" cheat leaving only the TV, move house back where it belongs.
Full thing:
OOOOOOHH I DID IT!!!
I spent the last few hours thinking of a way to solve this problem and I almost had a breakdown and now I'm thrilled to tell you that I SOLVED IT. I'll tell you how I did it and you figure out your way:
1. I had the same as you: a sunken living room, a TV placed on foundation wall and the sims wave and can't watch it.
2. First thing I did was to go on build mode and move the room somewhere else so I could easily reach ground level.
3. Then I built a regular-sized wall where I wanted the TV to be and I placed the TV on it.
4. Here comes the trick: using the bb.moveobjects on cheat, I did two things. First I moved up the TV a little bit with the key 0 (I'm on PC) because it was too low. Second, I took the hammer and tore down the wall. The TV remains where you placed it if you remove the wall. At this point, you have a TV floating alone above the ground.
5. I took my rooms and reassembled my house around the TV. I even placed a foundation wall behind it and applied a flat trim so it wouldn't intersect the screen.
6. Voilà. You can see it working in the picture. It will look like the TV is placed on the foundation wall, but it's actually suspended in the air by itself while there's a wall behind it. That's it. Hope you can do it too!
sim0ne99
Seasoned Traveler
6 years ago
Thank you so much, it looks beautiful! I really appreciate you taking the time to figure this out for me! It looks amazing😊😊😊!