Speaking of CFE. If you wanted to do a series, the curved roof tutorial could be updated. If you use stairs and alt, starting from the top of the curve with a wall that height, then yourself steps to go one step down then level, then two steps down, level etc. Totally unrelated to cliff lots, but curves are fun
i love constrainfloorelevation... i do know very much about it right now, you've helped a lot as well! but i think it's sometimes really hard to explain how it works to other people... you're great at explaining :)
I had no idea about the alt foundation! and it never occurred to me to rotate wooden floors to face the way I want! I've always been using create a style instead - what a muppet! I learnt many things during this tutorial haha
THANK you so much for this entire 101 series. I binged it and built. It was great, your cliffside one especially helped me. But I tried to apply it to a house on a shore side so the living room is down a level and out over the water. Took me a while to get it just right because it kept flooding. I did not account for going below sea level
I have only just getting the hang of the basics with CFE cheat so that series you are planning would be a super big help! I had no idea about the alt key with the foundation and the stairs! I will have to use that now but one question does that mean, with the foundation being one step high, the sim will just step up it? Like that small, light wood foundation?
Thanks James. Great tutorial. This video was really helpful. I've got a folder with just your tutorials. Also I was wondering if anyone knows how to put the planter bowls for gardening on a table. I downloaded a house from the Exchange and the builder had done that, and built this beautiful little garden space on a balcony of the house with planters on top of tables. I've tried everything, all the cheats I can think of and nothing has worked. I'd greatly appreciate anyone being able to enlighten me.
Are you able to custom make the cliff lots? Or do they come with an expansion pack? I don't think my game has any lots with cliffs and I can't figure out how to zone a new lot onto a cliffed area as the land says it needs to be level...
I've recently gotten into the Sims 3 again, with some more expansions and I have been watching your videos, and really loving them! I'm wondering though, what if I wanted a the foundation to be flush with the surrounding terrain so you could not see the foundation itself, but still allow a room to be built below and inside the foundation as you did? Would you simply go down one more step, or would it not let you since it may act as a new floor?
can you also build half walls on the outside and get the ground deep enough so it's still 16 steps but from the outside it looks even smaller than just one level?
I was wondering the same thing. Like have the above ground be one level, but then there's two underground levels in the cliff itself. Set on one of the beach cliff lots, and using the sloped driveway design James showed a few tutorial episodes back for a pathway to the beach itself, would be awesome.
So what do I do if my walls are clipping through the doors on the lower floor? The doors disappear in live mode and appear clipped in edit world/build/buy.
I downloaded a mansion and put it on lot and it has made a elevation, meaning it has raised it self up and my sims cant get up it, how do i solve this?
ok I got this now, but how do I place lot on the cliff in the first place before I can build on it? cause it always went red every time I try to put lot on cliff, and it says something like "un-routable", can anyone help me please? thanks in advance :)
Before you remove the centre of the foundation, places walls, then remove the foundation, and the foundation walls will be usable. OR just use moveobjects on to place / hang things on foundations walls.
James, you're really good at this. Teaching just seems to come naturally to you.
Oooo I didn't know about the Alt foundation trick! :D
Dee Tavares i didn't know that
I didn't know about that either..
Tf you doing here?
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These sims 3 tutorial videos are SUPER helpful!
I like sims 3 the most cause its the most customizable but I didn't know to what extent until now!
Speaking of CFE. If you wanted to do a series, the curved roof tutorial could be updated. If you use stairs and alt, starting from the top of the curve with a wall that height, then yourself steps to go one step down then level, then two steps down, level etc. Totally unrelated to cliff lots, but curves are fun
Life saver! i swear without you and your building skills i would of gave up on sims 3 building yonks ago.
Even though this video is almost decades old. I really appreciate your tutorial sir. Cheers
i love constrainfloorelevation... i do know very much about it right now, you've helped a lot as well! but i think it's sometimes really hard to explain how it works to other people... you're great at explaining :)
I had no idea about the alt foundation! and it never occurred to me to rotate wooden floors to face the way I want! I've always been using create a style instead - what a muppet! I learnt many things during this tutorial haha
This is a great vid James. An excellent addition to your first vid on this topic a couple years ago.
Im defently glad for you link the world. Im searching such a long time for exactly that type of world. Thanks.
8:28 Mullet reference
THANK you so much for this entire 101 series. I binged it and built. It was great, your cliffside one especially helped me. But I tried to apply it to a house on a shore side so the living room is down a level and out over the water. Took me a while to get it just right because it kept flooding. I did not account for going below sea level
Love the mullet reference. Business in the front...party in the back. Made me laugh! Great tut!
How did you spin the floor tile? I've never seen that before!
I have only just getting the hang of the basics with CFE cheat so that series you are planning would be a super big help!
I had no idea about the alt key with the foundation and the stairs! I will have to use that now but one question does that mean, with the foundation being one step high, the sim will just step up it? Like that small, light wood foundation?
Thanks James. Great tutorial. This video was really helpful. I've got a folder with just your tutorials. Also I was wondering if anyone knows how to put the planter bowls for gardening on a table. I downloaded a house from the Exchange and the builder had done that, and built this beautiful little garden space on a balcony of the house with planters on top of tables. I've tried everything, all the cheats I can think of and nothing has worked. I'd greatly appreciate anyone being able to enlighten me.
Are you able to custom make the cliff lots? Or do they come with an expansion pack? I don't think my game has any lots with cliffs and I can't figure out how to zone a new lot onto a cliffed area as the land says it needs to be level...
Sunset has 2 that I know of.
I've recently gotten into the Sims 3 again, with some more expansions and I have been watching your videos, and really loving them! I'm wondering though, what if I wanted a the foundation to be flush with the surrounding terrain so you could not see the foundation itself, but still allow a room to be built below and inside the foundation as you did? Would you simply go down one more step, or would it not let you since it may act as a new floor?
Thanks for doing this. I knew how to do this before but this is a much more efficient way. Off to build a cliff lot!
Can you finish the aluna island in your style and make a video on what you did for a example
Wud about more lvl below and and a backdoor garage coming out of the cliff that be sweet
Great tutorial, really helpful, I'll be trying this soon & downloading Aluna Island :D xx
I have been playing this game for years and didn't knew about the Alt foundation trick 🤡
can you also build half walls on the outside and get the ground deep enough so it's still 16 steps but from the outside it looks even smaller than just one level?
I have never thought of that! Thanks! :D
Thank you so much for this! Saved me a lot of frustration today. :)
Please Ineed a guide on how to place lots in edit town mode like wherever I wont mostly it says therea terrain there.
Can you make another level beneath the one you've just created? making it a 3 level house? (sorry about my english)
I was wondering the same thing. Like have the above ground be one level, but then there's two underground levels in the cliff itself. Set on one of the beach cliff lots, and using the sloped driveway design James showed a few tutorial episodes back for a pathway to the beach itself, would be awesome.
Is there a way to put a lot in if it's red
Is it possible to build a double basement into a Cliff like this? I have being messing around but I can't get it to work
Love the how to videos
You should continue this house and make it into a speedbuild!
SO helpful, Thank you so much!!
So what do I do if my walls are clipping through the doors on the lower floor? The doors disappear in live mode and appear clipped in edit world/build/buy.
Thanks, it helped a lot! (:
I can't get the stairs to place on terrain.
I downloaded a mansion and put it on lot and it has made a elevation, meaning it has raised it self up and my sims cant get up it, how do i solve this?
How do you turn the floor patterns?
Lovely, thanks.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS
How do I download a map in sims 3
I need the constrainfloorelevation tutorial! My house building is being effected by my lack of know-how :(
How can you create larger lots ( bigger than 64x64 ) on sims 3 create a world?
But how to place the lot on a unrountable terrain?
You gave me an idea :) thanks
ok I got this now, but how do I place lot on the cliff in the first place before I can build on it? cause it always went red every time I try to put lot on cliff, and it says something like "un-routable", can anyone help me please? thanks in advance :)
Anyone remember how to make basement walls functional? You can't place or hang stuff from foundation walls.
Before you remove the centre of the foundation, places walls, then remove the foundation, and the foundation walls will be usable. OR just use moveobjects on to place / hang things on foundations walls.
You always educate my dumbness.... thanks for the Alt-Foundation trick :-)
This is Awesome
Your voice reminds me of wheatly from portal 2
Thanks
make a house like that house
Dat mullet reference.
Thankyou :D
Constrainfloorelevation false
Doesn't work on my Sims 2 game
Keyword: Sims 2
He plays the sims 3. You don't really have the same luxuries in TS2. At least, in build mode.
*squee*
SO NEEDED :D
hahaah business in the front and party in the back haah xD
hello
Build a cliff lot
:P this helps... I don't think I can do this though xD
First comment! :p
it his isn't fricken working no matter how many times i type that cheat nothing fricken happens :0
i followed instructions exactly and it didn't work. Fake
GOD I miss The Sims 3. The worlds. The cliffs. The tile tool 🥹
Thanks for this ☺