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hilyer25's avatar
7 years ago

I need auto roofs back

I can not make a decent roof to save my life! LOL I end up downloading all my houses from the gallery :(
  • @SandySim I cannot stand doing roofs on my homes! They always look so plum. I'm just glad that in game play I never really see my roofs. I can copy any speed build but if I have to design my own roof... no chance
  • You could try keeping your buildings simple, so you don't have to build complicated roofs. I always end up in trouble when my houses have too many corners and nooks. Another option would be to watch some roof building tutorials on youtube. Sorry that's the best advice I can give.
  • Could someone please explain to me why autoroofs would be such a good additon? I always hated them in TS3 because they always looked so ugly and I always disable them when building. I'm just curious to know ;)
  • Practice makes perfect. Try using some of the homes you download, remove the roofs and try replicating them. Or build some simple homes and do easy roofs, don't make it too difficult. It will take time, and you might never be great at it, but you can always try and improve.
  • "NorthDakotaGamer;c-16407267" wrote:
    @SandySim
    It just takes a bit of practice. Start with simple rectangle/square builds and branch off from there. This is why I have one save file in which I do nothing more than build. Once you get the basics, you can experiment. Also, there are tutorials on building and roofs to reference via youtube.


    Spoken with a true passion.

    @sandysim Building can be a chore sometimes and making a roof can be a hassle it takes a lot of practice. The tip I can give you is start out with something simple like a long house and slowly add on from there also as northdakotagamer has suggested there are many tutorials on building.
  • Ahaha! I remember being annoyed at auto-roof before I got the hang of them. Now I love that there is so much roof customization. It's actually much nicer than auto-roof.

    Intersecting things is your friend. Don't be afraid to let the roof hang over on weird corners. You can always put a deck underneath it! (Just support it with pillars)

    Hang in there! You'll get the hang of it!

  • I want auto-roof back to that's why i don't build very much i hate doing the roofs!!