Hey! When placing the windows, you don't have to delete them to make them work properly. You can just click on the with the hand tool, and then click again to place them back on the wall. Doing that will make them transparent again. Not sure if its been mentioned, so I thought I would put it out there.
For making the pool with the basement next to it do the same he did accept when you press control in between the pool and basement, hold the left mouse down and let go of control first, then un-click.
@ROllieHorne Yes, it still works, but you have to do it in reverse. Maxis fixed the pool wall bug, but you can still make the basement walls disappear and do the same thing. It works, just in reverse now. Just put the windows in the pool wall instead of the basement wall.
Moving things around your placed windows while the cheat is active can cause the wall to show up instead of the glass like at 3:04. After turning off moveobjects, picking up the windows and then pressing esc to cancel also works to clear away any image distortion from not having the windows normally placed. This also applies to doors.
@bridganthabutterfly i think it would be next year :( cuz building a neighbourhood is very difficult and takes a lot of time :P but more info about my neighbourhood will be on my website :) (when im finnished with it)
As of patch 1.55 (06/18/13) foundations now have a 1 step ground clearance instead of 4 therefore the infinity pool may not work properly. Also to clarify some confusion over the term "infinity Pool": "Infinity Pool" - water flows over the edge causing the appearance that the water goes on to infinity like the ocean over the horizon. "infinity Lap Pool" - has jets on one end that push the water past the swimmer allowing them to do 1 infinite lap swimming against the current.
I was just going to say you can't have an infinity pool in any Sims game, the water level does not reach the top of the pool wall while an infinity pool one side is lower than the water level making a waterfall off it which gets fed back into the pool as part of the filtration system. Some it's an actual waterfall that drops a good distance and makes splashing noises or as a decorative waterfall wall part of a fountain next to another part of the wealthy overkill garden with outdoor bar and dance club. But most is a 1- 2 inch drop that doesn't make even a gurgle to help sell the infinity illusion for the swimmers and are perfect for the pool on the edge of a building that a penthouse suites outdoor party area is against. Better is a corner infinity pool on a penthouse suite. Meh... you beat me by 8 years.
An infinity pool, sometimes called a negative edge pool, is a swimming pool that has been constructed with the illusion of extending all the way to the horizon. From the right perspective, the infinity pool seems to stretch on endlessly, and contractors often place the pool strategically so that it appears to merge with a larger body of water, like the ocean.
@Drengen10 well i have uinstalled my sims 2 games :( cuz it took much space on the computer... i can make that kind of stuff in sims 2 ^^..but mabye in future :P
@cherry35416: Because instead of relying on the earth to hold up the wall, the wall has to be able to hold the weight of the water by itself. That means that they have to be designed very carefully, suing very good materials, taking into account the geology of the area they are built on, and so on. Instead of hiring a contractor like you would with a regular pool, to build an infinity pool you have to hire an architect, an engineer, a geologist, etc. The costs add up pretty quickly.
@Babasaurusrex indeed it is (but i havent tested, merely seen it). all you need to do is make sure the space directly underneath the pool (on the lower level) is empty first.
I just thought I'd clarify this if no one else has (I don't feel like clicking through ALL the comments): an infinity pool is actually a small pool that's equal to your height and it has strong jets in it that you swim against so you don't have to be in a regular pool and it's continuous motion. Check out the movie Gattaca; one of the detectives is swimming in an infinity pool. What you built is similar to a resort pool that goes all the way to the edge of a cliff or hill. :D
@sergoon123 I think they may have changed that because I only have the base game, and I can make basements. I just can't do what Chrillsims3 does in the second half of his video, by placing a pool right next to the basement and removing the wall.
@cherry35416: You can find pictures of them in Google. Basically they are pools in which one of more edges are self-supporting walls, rather than being supported by the surrounding earth. They are, apparently, monstrously expensive and found only in luxury resorts, which is why most of us have never seen one.
@cherry35416 a pool that goes on forever. For example, a pool on a hilltop overlooking the sea, when you look at it in a certain angle, it looks like it goes on forever
no it's the kinda new update just go onto the game launcher and go to the bottom icon on the list that says something like game update and begin the download. However it does take a bit of time but you do get quite a lot of free contents.
you can do the second one without having to use the console if you have late night only problem is you will have to build it one floor up off the ground
I believe technically an infinity pool is a pool designed to meet the horizon and look like it extends indefinitely (into "infinity"), and sometimes the term is used for a pool with two levels, making an artificial waterfall within it. I'm not sure what the pool in this video would be called--but regardless, it's really cool. Wish I knew the real name--if there is one.
this is pretty cool :) i mean i've done the exact same thing, but i didnt no u had to undo the window thing to get it like that lol. u should try making a "pool home", u no like putting the home neccessities in the pool
I know this is off topic but I want to know something, I made a sims and wanted to have one of the pets that I did in another family, but I made a bad move and I think it I to the sends a DRAFT or, I'll do not know, is there any way I can recover to this sims and where I can find the "DRAFT"?
@Chrillsims3 This isn't working for me. I have Sims 3, High End Loft Stuff, Outdoor Living Stuff, and Ambitions. My issue is where you're supposed to hold control with the basement tool to erase the 2 rows of 1 square meter. Please help!!!
Lol The one with the bricks (The first one) is used when you want the foundation to be the same as the rest of the house because you can use the wallpaper tool on it. The brown one with the lattice work, people commonly use that for the 'deck' look, or even a pourch. That one you can not use the wallpaper tools on, so it will always look like that. If i'm wrong, or have missed something, please, someone add on, as far as I know, that's all there is.
I have tried doing the pool connected to the basement this with Ambitions, now I have Late Night it doesn't work anymore :( any sugestions how can I make it? Thank you! you vids are amazing!
I have just the SIms 3 original game, no expansions. The pools in my game are so dark that when I look at them from above, they're pure black and not clear like that. Why are yours clear? Is it because of an expansion?
They should make it so that you can have a shallow end to your pool. The pools don't look really realistic with just one depth. Also my Sims 3 doesn't have the option for a diving board. What's up with that?
For the infinity pool, my deck pops up above the pool...and the pool levels with the ground. :( Is this a known issue and can you help? (Im on a custom creative lot that Im been in the process of building, if that helps..)
when i leave 1 square meter away from the basment and pool and then i press ctrl from the basment tool the walls in the pool wont change like yours did
Just a question or two: 1. Does this "cheat" still work? 2. Do I need any of the expansions to make it work, or will it work on just the base game? I tried it, but couldn't get it to work. Thought I might be missing something...
Can't you just build a pool into a foundation for the first one, or could you not in 2010? I was kinda just starting back then and probably didn't try it.
Hey! When placing the windows, you don't have to delete them to make them work properly. You can just click on the with the hand tool, and then click again to place them back on the wall. Doing that will make them transparent again. Not sure if its been mentioned, so I thought I would put it out there.
For making the pool with the basement next to it do the same he did accept when you press control in between the pool and basement, hold the left mouse down and let go of control first, then un-click.
Thank you!!!! Omg
@ROllieHorne Yes, it still works, but you have to do it in reverse. Maxis fixed the pool wall bug, but you can still make the basement walls disappear and do the same thing. It works, just in reverse now. Just put the windows in the pool wall instead of the basement wall.
@N185L135 nope just using my ingame camera than i edit them in adobe premiere and adobe after effects :)
@olciademoncia its a pool there you not can see a edge... so you can for example see the pool be conected to the sea ^^ hope you understand :P
@N185L135 nope cuz if you use the ordinary foundation closest to the pool you can see a bug from the pool :)
Moving things around your placed windows while the cheat is active can cause the wall to show up instead of the glass like at 3:04. After turning off moveobjects, picking up the windows and then pressing esc to cancel also works to clear away any image distortion from not having the windows normally placed. This also applies to doors.
@2009LMAN yes i have plans to renovate the Gym in sunset valley.. you have to see :)
@lottipig007 its the ordinary grass that you have already in the game :) i have mabye a diffrent grapich card ^^
@rr97khl yup ^^ if you have one of the latest updates installed :)
@bridganthabutterfly i think it would be next year :( cuz building a neighbourhood is very difficult and takes a lot of time :P but more info about my neighbourhood will be on my website :) (when im finnished with it)
@istoleyourchild its called "sleepyhead" with "passion pit" :)
As of patch 1.55 (06/18/13) foundations now have a 1 step ground clearance instead of 4 therefore the infinity pool may not work properly.
Also to clarify some confusion over the term "infinity Pool":
"Infinity Pool" - water flows over the edge causing the appearance that the water goes on to infinity like the ocean over the horizon.
"infinity Lap Pool" - has jets on one end that push the water past the swimmer allowing them to do 1 infinite lap swimming against the current.
I was just going to say you can't have an infinity pool in any Sims game, the water level does not reach the top of the pool wall while an infinity pool one side is lower than the water level making a waterfall off it which gets fed back into the pool as part of the filtration system. Some it's an actual waterfall that drops a good distance and makes splashing noises or as a decorative waterfall wall part of a fountain next to another part of the wealthy overkill garden with outdoor bar and dance club. But most is a 1- 2 inch drop that doesn't make even a gurgle to help sell the infinity illusion for the swimmers and are perfect for the pool on the edge of a building that a penthouse suites outdoor party area is against. Better is a corner infinity pool on a penthouse suite. Meh... you beat me by 8 years.
OMG
u r like the best at making sims 3 houses , i have been watching all ur videos for the past week and ur so AMAZING !
An infinity pool, sometimes called a negative edge pool, is a swimming pool that has been constructed with the illusion of extending all the way to the horizon. From the right perspective, the infinity pool seems to stretch on endlessly, and contractors often place the pool strategically so that it appears to merge with a larger body of water, like the ocean.
For the second pool you need to use ctrl, shift, and c, and type "moveobjects on" (without quotes) and then type "moveobjects off" when you finish
What happens when EA takes the cheat code box away and you can't type those things in. What next?
Between you, Deligracy and SimSupply, I am learning tons of tips, and tricks! +4 thumbs!
Is there any cheats i need to type in before i built the second pool??
I can't remove the basement after I built the swimming pool ~ =[
you need moveobjects on
@LiLve2 hmm... good question :/ well you can always test it :) but I cant cuz i uinstalled my sims 2 games :(
@haighyorkie somewhere next year :P i cant say exactly when? ^^ cuz it takes a lot of time :P
@Drengen10 well i have uinstalled my sims 2 games :( cuz it took much space on the computer... i can make that kind of stuff in sims 2 ^^..but mabye in future :P
@0701seba i record it myself with "fraps" when i start my game ^^
@FxpSimsDesigns you welcome ^^
I like ur idea of this underground aquarium pool. It looks much better than the ones I previously made.
@cherry35416: Because instead of relying on the earth to hold up the wall, the wall has to be able to hold the weight of the water by itself. That means that they have to be designed very carefully, suing very good materials, taking into account the geology of the area they are built on, and so on. Instead of hiring a contractor like you would with a regular pool, to build an infinity pool you have to hire an architect, an engineer, a geologist, etc. The costs add up pretty quickly.
@Babasaurusrex indeed it is (but i havent tested, merely seen it). all you need to do is make sure the space directly underneath the pool (on the lower level) is empty first.
I just thought I'd clarify this if no one else has (I don't feel like clicking through ALL the comments): an infinity pool is actually a small pool that's equal to your height and it has strong jets in it that you swim against so you don't have to be in a regular pool and it's continuous motion. Check out the movie Gattaca; one of the detectives is swimming in an infinity pool. What you built is similar to a resort pool that goes all the way to the edge of a cliff or hill. :D
I built the pool.. And when i made the deck across it, my pool went down..
In the video pool walls are still up why??
what is the first song (intro)
@sergoon123 I think they may have changed that because I only have the base game, and I can make basements. I just can't do what Chrillsims3 does in the second half of his video, by placing a pool right next to the basement and removing the wall.
The 2nd pool thing you don't need to go through the hassle of making the windows, theres an update that lets you put windows in your pool
love the song, editing and the actual pool tricks! very clever, well done (Y)
Your basement tutorial is way easier than the ones I've seen!lol Thank you!
@cherry35416: You can find pictures of them in Google. Basically they are pools in which one of more edges are self-supporting walls, rather than being supported by the surrounding earth. They are, apparently, monstrously expensive and found only in luxury resorts, which is why most of us have never seen one.
hey where did you get that basement tool
i dont have it
@7GeorgeB1 thank you :D
@cherry35416 Its a pool that is built with low walls so it looks like it never stops if its next to the ocean
thank you for making it so very easy to understand, all other vids just show you how with out telling you how.
have you got any expansions packs? because ive got only the original sims 3, and i havent got tht basement tool
is it still possible to do the foundation around the pool? I cant seem to get it to work. i have all the expansion/stuff packs installed
Intro Song? Not the "Release Me", the one before it.
Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
@Neashaleigh it needs an expansion because the base game dosent have the basement tool
@cherry35416 a pool that goes on forever. For example, a pool on a hilltop overlooking the sea, when you look at it in a certain angle, it looks like it goes on forever
not sure if you have to but try having constrainfloorelevation false active...
no it's the kinda new update just go onto the game launcher and go to the bottom icon on the list that says something like game update and begin the download. However it does take a bit of time but you do get quite a lot of free contents.
wow you're a pro at making houses and doing awesome tricks. im in love! lol
you can do the second one without having to use the console if you have late night only problem is you will have to build it one floor up off the ground
@Chrillsims3 what is the name of the song you use in your intro and exit?
I haven't got a basement tool :| which expansion pack you need to have to have it? Or did it come with an update?
@MyStyleHighFive It is included in an expansion pack
I believe technically an infinity pool is a pool designed to meet the horizon and look like it extends indefinitely (into "infinity"), and sometimes the term is used for a pool with two levels, making an artificial waterfall within it. I'm not sure what the pool in this video would be called--but regardless, it's really cool. Wish I knew the real name--if there is one.
I tried this about 15 different times and it didn't work...
It does work....
Well it didn't for me.
Shaun Henesy ok
i know people have asked but don't think you answered it but when will your world be ready?
What was the ending song? Its awesome!
this is pretty cool :) i mean i've done the exact same thing, but i didnt no u had to undo the window thing to get it like that lol. u should try making a "pool home", u no like putting the home neccessities in the pool
is it possible to put pools on second or third floor's? instead of always putting it on ground
second isn't working!
@KikanChan its not acually a LBP2 song its a real song (i think), its just that lbp creators claimed at in one of their music thingys :P
@Fotographing Yup its "Sleepy Head" by Passion Pit.
I know this is off topic but I want to know something, I made a sims and wanted to have one of the pets that I did in another family, but I made a bad move and I think it I to the sends a DRAFT or, I'll do not know, is there any way I can recover to this sims and where I can find the "DRAFT"?
Any idea on how to make diagonal pools?
What a brilliant graphic? How u do the video? Any special movie?
Thanks for your reply.
@Zebrax107 have you updated your game :P
@Chrillsims3 This isn't working for me. I have Sims 3, High End Loft Stuff, Outdoor Living Stuff, and Ambitions. My issue is where you're supposed to hold control with the basement tool to erase the 2 rows of 1 square meter. Please help!!!
Lol The one with the bricks (The first one) is used when you want the foundation to be the same as the rest of the house because you can use the wallpaper tool on it. The brown one with the lattice work, people commonly use that for the 'deck' look, or even a pourch. That one you can not use the wallpaper tools on, so it will always look like that. If i'm wrong, or have missed something, please, someone add on, as far as I know, that's all there is.
Sleepy head - Passion Pit, awesome song.
What is the name of the song that is at the start of your video? Its really catchy haha
I have tried doing the pool connected to the basement this with Ambitions, now I have Late Night it doesn't work anymore :( any sugestions how can I make it? Thank you! you vids are amazing!
Wow! Really detailed and cool :) P.S I love all your videos and watch them every time I get :D :D :D yay
i dont have basement tool, is that in a expansion pack?
I have just the SIms 3 original game, no expansions.
The pools in my game are so dark that when I look at them from above, they're pure black and not clear like that. Why are yours clear? Is it because of an expansion?
@cherry35416 i think that's a long pool hence infinity but im not sure
do u hav all the expantions cuz i dont hav a basement tool
Thanks Chrill I got one of the best pools now
@MeMyselfAndI1124 the site is still not done yet ^^ im going to make a video of it when it will be relesed :)
They should make it so that you can have a shallow end to your pool. The pools don't look really realistic with just one depth. Also my Sims 3 doesn't have the option for a diving board. What's up with that?
where did you get the basement tool? i dont have it :(
For the infinity pool, my deck pops up above the pool...and the pool levels with the ground. :( Is this a known issue and can you help? (Im on a custom creative lot that Im been in the process of building, if that helps..)
where do you find the basement tool?
That infinity pool is great! I plan to use it in my next house! :D
when i leave 1 square meter away from the basment and pool and then i press ctrl from the basment tool the walls in the pool wont change like yours did
Just a question or two:
1. Does this "cheat" still work?
2. Do I need any of the expansions to make it work, or will it work on just the base game?
I tried it, but couldn't get it to work. Thought I might be missing something...
@SimlishDesign exactly :D
Please, where do you open 'cheat box'? Thx:*
@RollyU thanks for the tip ^^
Can't you just build a pool into a foundation for the first one, or could you not in 2010? I was kinda just starting back then and probably didn't try it.
It is a swedish song called "Release me" by Agnes Carlsson. :3
what is the name of the second song
What is this song (that is used in the intro when it says chirlsim3 xD?
what will ur website b called? im so gonna check it out when its up!
oooh intro song? the one that starts at 0:01
@Cherry35416,
Ima take a wild guess and say an infinity pool is a pool that has is liek a bottomless pit
which program for intro?????
@skillen95 Does it come with an update?
umm how do you get the basement tool?????
How do u put music when recording??
That's so cool. Nice work there.
@Classical4eva It's Passion Pit - Sleepyhead. ;)
The second glitch has been patched, but is possible if you just make the swimming pool into the basement
Two foundation is not the same?