Geodesic Dome Problem
I tried to build a geodesic dome using the glass roofs, but it didn't work as I hoped. The game still considers the inside of the dome to be *outside*.
Steps to replicate:
* place a roof on the ground
* make it relatively large
* change the curvature of the roof to be round
* put a small, short entrance hallway that bridges the dome with doors in it so the sims can get into the structure
* place whatever you want in the dome
* place the dome in a world experiencing winter (or, built it in winter - i started building it in a summer world)
Notice that in the winter season, both the ground inside the dome and the surface of the dome itself are covered with snow. This is because the game interprets any area with a roof place on top of the ground (i.e. not on a room) to be outside.
I tested this theory with the robot vaccuum, which the game only allows you to place indoors. The game would not allow me to place the vacuum under the dome.
This is a problem, as it prevents anyone who wants to build a domed structure for protection from the elements from properly doing so.
Here are some images to illustrate the problem:
https://i.imgur.com/DphlUo4.png
Geodesic dome - aerial view, summer
https://i.imgur.com/sgUfHBD.png
Geodesic dome - aerial view, winter
https://i.imgur.com/djyZOAL.png
Geodesic dome - aerial view walls down, summer
https://i.imgur.com/XdQ4N41.png
Geodesic dome - aerial view walls down, winter
https://i.imgur.com/75oU9Uc.png
Geodesic dome - inside view, summer
https://i.imgur.com/LpkTFBF.png
Geodesic dome - inside view, winter
Any ideas on way around this? I did think about putting a round carpet down inside the domes, but it looks a bit odd, and won't solve the temperature problem.
Steps to replicate:
* place a roof on the ground
* make it relatively large
* change the curvature of the roof to be round
* put a small, short entrance hallway that bridges the dome with doors in it so the sims can get into the structure
* place whatever you want in the dome
* place the dome in a world experiencing winter (or, built it in winter - i started building it in a summer world)
Notice that in the winter season, both the ground inside the dome and the surface of the dome itself are covered with snow. This is because the game interprets any area with a roof place on top of the ground (i.e. not on a room) to be outside.
I tested this theory with the robot vaccuum, which the game only allows you to place indoors. The game would not allow me to place the vacuum under the dome.
This is a problem, as it prevents anyone who wants to build a domed structure for protection from the elements from properly doing so.
Here are some images to illustrate the problem:
https://i.imgur.com/DphlUo4.png
Geodesic dome - aerial view, summer
https://i.imgur.com/sgUfHBD.png
Geodesic dome - aerial view, winter
https://i.imgur.com/djyZOAL.png
Geodesic dome - aerial view walls down, summer
https://i.imgur.com/XdQ4N41.png
Geodesic dome - aerial view walls down, winter
https://i.imgur.com/75oU9Uc.png
Geodesic dome - inside view, summer
https://i.imgur.com/LpkTFBF.png
Geodesic dome - inside view, winter
Any ideas on way around this? I did think about putting a round carpet down inside the domes, but it looks a bit odd, and won't solve the temperature problem.
