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Iamflare
Seasoned Rookie
6 years ago
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Having a problem with diagonal walls after the update.

Since I've updated the game I'm having an issue with diagonal walls. They aren't registering as walls for the purposes of placing things like art and shelves (though they do seem to allow me to place...
  • CGrant56's avatar
    CGrant56
    6 years ago

    @Iamflare @SheriGR  

    I was able to reproduce the unable to place items.  When you have less than a 90 degree corner,  items don't place on the walls correctly.  The want to lock to where the seams are and cross two tiles rather than place on the diagonal wall section between the seams.  Windows and doors still place correctly but things like shelves, paintings and wall mounted lights don't.

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PastyDeath
6 years ago

Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
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? 1.63.134.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All Of them, the issue started post-Eco
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Try and Put anything on a diagonal wall, and the tooltip states "Must be placed on a wall." This occurs in retail locations and Sim's Home. It happens in build mode with the tooltip popup, and the object is just 'redded out' in live mode. I have changed lots, lot types (Retail or Home), restarted the game, and it still occurs.
What happens when the bug occurs? Items cannot be placed on Diagonal Walls, and Diagonal Walls are not being counted as walls. Objects placed on the wall on previous patches still work (ex: Retail paintings sold, lights turned on/off) but if they are moved off the wall they cannot be put back, and no new objects can be placed there. This is for existing diagonal walls and for any that are newly created. The same objects and items work fine on non-diagonal walls.
What do you expect to see? I expect tool tip does not state a wall is not a wall, and I expect the objects to go on a diagonal wall just as they would a 'normal' wall.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Yes
Please describe the patch or change you made. New Eco Patch, just downloaded the expansion today.

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Diagonals Walls no Longer Working

See attached for 3 Situations: Item Works on Flat Wall, Item does not work On Diagonal Wall, and Item Does not work and the wall is not considered a wall in build mode. Also seen is a light put there previously still working. The light, if removed, can no longer go on the wall, however. 

crinrict's avatar
crinrict
Hero+
6 years ago
@PastyDeath Merged your thread. Can you try the suggestion in the solution post.
  • PastyDeath's avatar
    PastyDeath
    6 years ago
    @crinrict Thanks. I don't know if I would count 'turn on move anything cheat and place things' as a solution to the bug- especially with the problems that moo can cause to other items, and the fact that the walls are still not working as intended.

    Is there not a place I can submit this as a bug that isn't solved, with the idea that EA fixes the game? If my original post was not the correct forum for that, my apologies.
    • simmyfroggy's avatar
      simmyfroggy
      Seasoned Ace
      6 years ago

      I agree with @PastyDeath, is this logged as a bug and if not, can it be?

      Being unable to place 1-tile items on ANY diagonal walls unless the item is places on a 2-tile space doesn't seem to me like it should be by design. And using MOO changes the way objects placed on a wall behave, which makes play awkward and it's disrupting to immersion. 

      It does look like a single diagonal wall section no longer registers as having a one tile width. In the attached pics you see my experiment: front walls have objects placed without MOO. The only way I could get the 1-tile wall deco on was if it occupied two wall tiles. Back walls are with MOO and the objects placed with the cheat ignore being attached to walls when in walls down mode. 

      The only thing that currently places on one diagonal wall are windows and doors. I don't use MOO in builds and until the latest patch, I've never had this issue. (no mods or CC either and I'm on a Mac, if that matters at all) 

      • SheriGR's avatar
        SheriGR
        Hero
        6 years ago

        @simmyfroggy @PastyDeath I also am surprised at and frustrated by this change in the behaviors of diagonal walls, and would like to see it under review. Thank you for the information, screenshots, and troubleshooting. It is very helpful. 

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