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
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.
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.