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SeaFoamSim9
Seasoned Novice
2 days ago
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Troubleshooting

Roof Disappears in Live & Build Mode

EA App/ Windows/PC / No mods/CC

I checked the compiled list for this issue and also googled to see if I could find this bug report, but all I found was a couple different general discussion topics related to this and no report, so if this is already a report, sorry for reposting. 

I've had this issue for years honestly, but used to play with mods. I do not currently use mods as I'm in school, so this is a save file that has never had any mods in it. 

I find that my roof will vanish most often in live mode, but sometimes in build mode as well. It is very hard to predict if it will be there or not, and sometimes I've fulled had to replace the roof because it seemed like it was gone when I switched between live and build mode to have the roof still missing. Then I come back and it's back and I've got two roofs. 

When I first noticed this issue when I played with mods, it always seemed to occur when I placed roof objects on the roof and I had just assumed it was the roofing cc that was the culprit. However, now that I've played for a long time without mods and am still having this issue I've been able to gauge the times that the roofs disappear more. It's still a best guess, but I do believe the issue arises from roofing items and I think the issue is more specifically related to roofing items placed on upper level roofs NOT first floor roofs. Again, this is just my best guess and I'm not necessarily always thinking to check or test this when I'm playing, but it is an issue I have with various builds. 

It does not appear to be tied to a specific roof object, just roof objects in general triggering the disappearance based on what I've observed. Again, I could be off the mark on the roof objects being the trigger (so I didn't include that in the title), but that is what I've noticed most frequently being the issue.

Photos for reference:

Went into build mode to replace the roof. Note this roof has a roof item on it, but so does the roof a level below it, though that roof does not disappear.roof immediately disappears when back in Live ModeAnother time where I was trying to replace the roof that had disappeared.Copying roof from other part of build to replace missing roofCopying continuedPlaced and roof is acting odd.Back in live mode--no roof.

No other roofs on this build disappear. Just the upper most roof with the roofing item on it.

4 Comments

  • CGrant56's avatar
    CGrant56
    Hero+
    3 hours ago

    SeaFoamSim9​   There is nothing wrong with the roofs.  What you are seeing is how they are supposed to work.  The roof objects have nothing to do with how roofs display.  To see the roofs all the time, regardless of floor level and viewpoint, the only way they will show is if the walls are all the way up.  They will not show at all in walls down view and will show as your pics show when in drop down mode depending on the floor level and viewpoint of the camera.  You only see the roofs on levels below the camera then.

    Hope this helps.

  • SeaFoamSim9's avatar
    SeaFoamSim9
    Seasoned Novice
    1 day ago

    Fairly certain walls up or down does not make a difference to the roof. Whenever I notice this issue, I tend to toggle between walls up/down/3/4 and the roof won't reappear. I play mostly with walls 3/4, and prefer up when the view of the room is possible like that. I can double check during another game session, but whenever I open my game the roof is fine at first and doesn't usually disappear for a bit. Next time I play for a long enough period of time I'll be sure to confirm, but I'm like 99.999% positive that the wall view does not have an impact. 

    Will try to find time soon and provide an update, I just have a lot of school work today and need to take my cat back to the emergency vet for rechecking blood work so I don't think I'll have time today. 

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