Placing Stairs in Split-level Room

[shar181]

So I decided to try out the new Strip Club feature in Wicked Whims. Instead of making a brand-new club or using one of the clubs made by other players, I decided to convert the bar in Strangerville by adding a "secret" basement.

 

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The project was going pretty smoothly, at first; in that screenshot you can see the basic layout. You might also see the problem. To create the stage for the dancers, I used walls to separate the stage area from the rest of the main room. Then I used the "Platform" function on the room to change the level, so the stage could be visually separated from the audience:

 

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The screenshots don't quite show the process, because I wasn't taking them step-by-step. In the shot above, you can see that I had started sectioning the raised "stage" room into smaller rooms; the stage, a changing room, and a small two-square space that I needed so I could put a locked door at the top of the stairs. That was all going fine. And then I tried to place some stairs so the dancers could actually get up into the stage "room". Everything looked fine while I was positioning the stairs, but the moment I placed them a gaping void appeared beneath them. It looks like the floor tile just vanished. I don't know if the problem is just visual or if a sim stepping into that space will tumble into the infinite void. :v

 

I can make it look better if I raise or lower the stage's "platform":

 

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... but as you can see, the floor is still gone. I might be able to cover it up with a rug or something, but I don't know if it'll cause some kind of problem later on.

 

Does anyone have any idea what I need to do to prevent the floor from disappearing?

[procian]

46 minutes ago, shar181 said:

So I decided to try out the new Strip Club feature in Wicked Whims. Instead of making a brand-new club or using one of the clubs made by other players, I decided to convert the bar in Strangerville by adding a "secret" basement.

 

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The project was going pretty smoothly, at first; in that screenshot you can see the basic layout. You might also see the problem. To create the stage for the dancers, I used walls to separate the stage area from the rest of the main room. Then I used the "Platform" function on the room to change the level, so the stage could be visually separated from the audience:

 

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The screenshots don't quite show the process, because I wasn't taking them step-by-step. In the shot above, you can see that I had started sectioning the raised "stage" room into smaller rooms; the stage, a changing room, and a small two-square space that I needed so I could put a locked door at the top of the stairs. That was all going fine. And then I tried to place some stairs so the dancers could actually get up into the stage "room". Everything looked fine while I was positioning the stairs, but the moment I placed them a gaping void appeared beneath them. It looks like the floor tile just vanished. I don't know if the problem is just visual or if a sim stepping into that space will tumble into the infinite void. :v

 

I can make it look better if I raise or lower the stage's "platform":

 

  Hide contents

 

... but as you can see, the floor is still gone. I might be able to cover it up with a rug or something, but I don't know if it'll cause some kind of problem later on.

 

Does anyone have any idea what I need to do to prevent the floor from disappearing?

I don't think that'll affect anything tbh....try it and see.

[shar181]

1 hour ago, procian said:

I don't think that'll affect anything tbh....try it and see.

 

You're right; it doesn't seem to affect a sim's ability to use the stairs... but it still looks terrible. I can sort of cover it up with a rug and the "move objects" cheat, but the results are... not fantastic:

 

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I'd still like to find a less band-aid solution to the missing floor tiles, if anyone has encountered the problem before!

 

 

[shar181]

While I'd still like to find an solution to the problem described above, it looks like it'll be academic as far as my strip club goes. I noticed after testing the stairs that the ground in front of the bar has also disappeared, which renders the whole lot unusable. ><;

 

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This really sucks, because I'm going to need to scrap the entire project. It might not look like much, but I spent at least an hour setting up the basement before all of this. :c

[Scorpio]

1 hour ago, shar181 said:

This really sucks, because I'm going to need to scrap the entire project. It might not look like much, but I spent at least an hour setting up the basement before all of this. :c

Try adding a wall around the missing floor at ground level, (the idea is to enclose it).

This should add a floor.

Then add floor tiles/covering.

Then use the hammer to destroy each wall section when done.

 

You might have to remove some things to build a wall.

[shar181]

1 hour ago, Scorpio said:

Try adding a wall around the missing floor at ground level, (the idea is to enclose it).

This should add a floor.

Then add floor tiles/covering.

Then use the hammer to destroy each wall section when done.

 

You might have to remove some things to build a wall.

 

Unfortunately, I've already reverted the custom version of the lot back to the default version so I can't test that idea. I'll try that if I ever run into the problem again, though!

[B10HAZARD.]

On 1/18/2021 at 10:21 PM, Scorpio said:

Try adding a wall around the missing floor at ground level, (the idea is to enclose it).

This should add a floor.

Then add floor tiles/covering.

Then use the hammer to destroy each wall section when done.

 

You might have to remove some things to build a wall.

I can confirm that this works.

I had the same thing happen on a lot i downloaded, it was the ceiling that was missing.

[Scorpio]

53 minutes ago, B10HAZARD. said:

I can confirm that this works.

I had the same thing happen on a lot i downloaded, it was the ceiling that was missing.

Yes I use the same trick to use a flat roof on single level houses.

Just build a wall around the second level and it makes a flat roof/ceiling.