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mushiem
4 years ago
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Open floor over stairs deletes them and makes roof enter enclosed room

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? 1.83.24.1030
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Island Living, Dream Home Decorator, Jungle Adventure, Tiny Living, Movie Hangout, Spooky
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Create a new floor over an evisting floor. Put a roof on one side of the second floor that is half-inside del room. Add a staircase that goes from the first floor to the second floor. Try to delete the ceiling/floor above the staircase.
What happens when the bug occurs? If the wall around the open flooring is deleted, the roof enters the room even though there are still external walls that separate it from the floor and encapsulate the room+open flooring. The stairs will also be automatically deleted.
What do you expect to see? An open ceiling/flooring above the stairs and no roof entering the enclosed room.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Yes
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure 

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I am trying to build a room that has an open floor over stairs with a fence separating the room from the hole. When I delete the walls that surround this open area, the stairs get deleted too and the roof that is on one side of the room where the open floor is intrudes inside even though the overall floor is still enclosed by walls. 

  • CGrant56's avatar
    CGrant56
    4 years ago

    @mushiem 

    I'm glad you found a workaround.  The thing about the fence in the front of the stairs where the stair landing ends up:  The fence has to be there first before you place the stairs.  Otherwise the game won't see the stairwell as a separate room.  So if you are trying to place the fence after the stair is in place, it won't work since the space won't be seen as fully enclosed.  In this particular case, the order in which you do things matters a lot and has to be done in a particular order.  Walls or fence around the opening, delete the floor, change wall to fence on the front, then place the stairs.  The roof does make it a bit more difficult so it's best to place it last so it won't intrude into the stairwell.  

    Hope this helps.

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  • CGrant56's avatar
    CGrant56
    Hero+
    4 years ago

    @mushiem 

    I think I understand what you are trying to do.  You are trying to create an open stairwell.  To get those to work, try this.  

    1 - On the second floor above where the open stairwell will be, draw walls or a fence around the area you want to be open.  Then delete the floor.  You should be able to see the floor below through the hole you just made.  

    2 - Change the wall to a fence across the front of the stair, where the top landing will be.  The other sides don't matter but the top step needs a fence for the stair to place properly.

    3 - If you are planning to use a bent stair, put the stair down in the yard or somewhere you have enough room to rotate the stair.  (I do this because I always end up with my bent stairs facing in the wrong direction.)  Then configure the stair how you want it. 

    4 - Once you have the stair configured how you want it so it will fit the hole in the floor you made, then move it into the house on the floor below the hole. It should place properly and the top landing will remove the fence section automatically.

    If this doesn't work, come back with a screenshot or two so I can see what your exact build looks like.  If you like, you can upload the build to the Gallery and let me know here and I will be happy to download the lot and take a look at it.

    Hope this helps.

  • mushiem's avatar
    mushiem
    4 years ago
    @CGrant56 Hi, thank your for your reply, unfortunately I have already tried this and it still doesn't work. When I put up the fence, the stairs get automatically deleted, anything that isn't a full wall ends up with the stairs getting deleted. In addition, if I change the wall that separates the open floor from the rest of the room to a fence, the roof accosting the room intrudes as if the space wasn't enclosed anymore. For now I've solved this by changing the roof so it's only on the outside and I'll have to make do with that. Thank you anyway.
  • CGrant56's avatar
    CGrant56
    Hero+
    4 years ago

    @mushiem 

    I'm glad you found a workaround.  The thing about the fence in the front of the stairs where the stair landing ends up:  The fence has to be there first before you place the stairs.  Otherwise the game won't see the stairwell as a separate room.  So if you are trying to place the fence after the stair is in place, it won't work since the space won't be seen as fully enclosed.  In this particular case, the order in which you do things matters a lot and has to be done in a particular order.  Walls or fence around the opening, delete the floor, change wall to fence on the front, then place the stairs.  The roof does make it a bit more difficult so it's best to place it last so it won't intrude into the stairwell.  

    Hope this helps.

  • mushiem's avatar
    mushiem
    4 years ago
    @CGrant56 Oh that's very good to know! I'll keep it in mind for next time, thank you so much for your advice! :D

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