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By Pinecat on Aug 2, 2009 • Finicky Floors? Reckless Roofs? Spooky Stairs? Solve The Problem! (Beginner-Advanced)

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The ground in TS3 is not as even as it appears, causing all kinds of problems when building.

This simple step before you start building will eliminate most, if not all, of these problems!

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    • The ground in TS3 is not as even as it appears, causing all kinds of problems when building.

    This simple step before you start building will eliminate most, if not all, of these problems!
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    • Select any floor covering. Drag the flooring directly on the ground to cover the entire area where your structure will be built plus a few extra tiles on all sides. If you need to stop and restart, begin over an already placed "ground tile" - not on a bare piece of ground. This will level out the minor imperfections in the ground and keep them leveled throughout the building process! Unless you have other plans for your lot it's usually best to start from the sidewalk and work back so your house will be at sidewalk level rather than above or below it
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    • If you want to build on raised terrain, raise your ground as desired and level with the leveling tool. Do NOT depend on this tool to make your ground completely level! Instead, proceed as above on the raised portion of your lot.
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4 Comment(s) posted so far

On Aug 3, 2009 Autumncat wrote:

Thanks so much.  I have really been frustrated with the level terrain tool.  This easily doable solution will save my hair and my husband's ears.  Love it.

On Aug 3, 2009 ashlee4291 wrote:

Thank you bunches\:wub\:

On Aug 11, 2009 MoonlitMaiden wrote:

Thanks for this tutorial, Jackie. I didn't realize there was a problem -- I haven't done too much with TS3 so far, other than play around with its "vanilla" features. Good to know before I spent a lot of time on a lot that won't work right, for no "apparent" reason. Good ol' EA and its crackerjack programming strikes again. \:\( Gina

On May 6, 2011 dvlsdrkangl wrote:

ugg wish i had known about this lil problem before i build almost my entire house! i'm almost done and decided at the last minute i wanted l shaped stairs in a part of my house now i have a stair with a stair wall higher than then the stairs! ive tried everything i know (which isnt a whole lot) to fix it and it looks like i'm stuck with it \:\(

 
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