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3rd Mar 2006, 05:28 AM
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 OFB Easy U-Shaped Modular Stairs *NO CHEATS*
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tkdjunkie
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Note: This requires the Open For Business expansion pack. Build the exterior walls of your house first (NOT on a foundation):  Use the "old" brick foundation tool and lay 3 squares side by side:  Grab the "new" foundation tool, and lay one square on the first brick foundation square:  Place modular stairs. (Note: to place the staircase that connects to the second floor, you need to place a floor tile at the top landing):  Decorate staircase:  Option: You can remove the middle piece from the foundation (shown in inset) to create a "cleaner" look with the middle part of the staircase:  Hope this helps 
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Last edited by tkdjunkie : 3rd Mar 2006 at 02:29 PM.
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3rd Mar 2006, 07:59 AM
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niol
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Wow, cool, it's easier than the all-foundation approach... I wonder what it's like for it at the wall though... I'm gonna get the EP, but not today yet... Can the new foundation tool build on one another? Linkage for connecting/modular stairs 1. Normal usage: Daihtnaoz7 Split Level Stairs http://thesims2.ea.com/exchange/sto...eFramework=true InvisibleSims2 Staircase with a Landing (on the foundation) http://invisiblesims2.com/stairtutorial/stairs.html Stairs with several landings http://invisiblesims2.com/stairtuto...andings/01.html JadeEliott Easy Corner U Stair Tutorial http://mysticmusings.typepad.com/ar...corner_l_s.html Jonesi Stair behaviour when making split level staircases http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=110440 KevvvvvG888 Grand Staircase http://thesims2.ea.com/exchange/sto...g&showFrames=-1 MikeInside Advanced Internal Modular Stairs on a Foundation http://mikeinside.modthesims2.com/b...all2/index.html Advanced Modular Stairs in the Middle of a House http://mikeinside.modthesims2.com/b...wall/index.html Circular Stairwells for Advanced Users http://mikeinside.modthesims2.com/b...ll/index.html#2 Circular Stairwells for Beginners http://mikeinside.modthesims2.com/b...ll/index.html#1 Dummy Stairs http://mikeinside.modthesims2.com/b...airs/index.html Modular Stairs http://mikeinside.modthesims2.com/b...airs/index.html niol How to make U-shaped/180 degree stairs with 2 landings http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=100825 SimMasterRalph Enclosed Spiral Stairs http://thesims2.ea.com/exchange/sto...&user_id=136631 Spiral Stairs Inspirations http://thesims2.ea.com/exchange/sto...&user_id=136631 Tiko Creating 3-Storey Walled Spiral Stairs On A House Foundation http://website.lineone.net/%7Eandre...llTutorial2.htm Creating Spiral Stairs On A House Foundation http://website.lineone.net/%7Eandre...llTutorial1.htm tkdjunkie OFB Easy U-Shaped Modular Stairs *NO CHEATS* http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=136165 2. Stealth Stairs: corvidophile2 TUTORIAL:Stealth Stairs in dormer/attic on a 2-story house built on foundation http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=167685 Frillen @Maxis...(search "Frillen" @ Maxis) Tutorial: Magical Bits'n'Pieces 1 http://thesims2.ea.com/exchange/sto...&user_id=126444 niol Tutorial more property-infos for connecting/modular stairs updated 1st May,06. http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=151575 SimMasterRalph Stealth Stairs (Intro to Stealth Stairs) http://thesims2.ea.com/exchange/sto...&user_id=136631 Stealth Stairs for Dormers http://thesims2.ea.com/exchange/sto...&user_id=136631 Stealth Stairs Variable Size http://thesims2.ea.com/exchange/sto...&user_id=136631 |
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Last edited by niol : 23rd Jun 2006 at 02:29 AM.
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3rd Mar 2006, 11:33 AM
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Nick
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Join Date: Nov 2004 |
Damn...That was easy... Thankyou tkdjunkie What a fast space saver this is. |
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5th Mar 2006, 05:01 PM
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Tazz5840
Test Subject
Join Date: Nov 2005 |
This is soooooo cool thanks alot Tkdjunkie, I wonder if this will work with double stairs too? |
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6th Mar 2006, 01:23 PM
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povilas_god
Test Subject
Join Date: Jan 2006 |
it looks easy enaught for me, but why do you need open in bussines for it? i can do the same and don't use cheats |
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6th Mar 2006, 02:47 PM
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tkdjunkie
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Tazz5840: Yes, it will work with double stairs. Just make the foundations bigger (two squares or four squares) to accomodate the additional staircases. povilas_god: Open for Business is the only EP that has the extra foundation tool. |
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6th Mar 2006, 02:57 PM
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Fat D
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Join Date: Nov 2004 |
the only situation under which using the new foundation is easier for me is an angle at 4 clicks height. |
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6th Mar 2006, 04:02 PM
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niol
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So, how is that situation is set up? I'm realy slow to get the picture. Thanks... Update: Quote:
I back U. :nod: |
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Last edited by niol : 7th Mar 2006 at 02:16 PM.
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6th Mar 2006, 07:32 PM
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Fat D
Forum Resident
Join Date: Nov 2004 |
an l-shaped stairway with the landing near the bottom |
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6th Mar 2006, 07:59 PM
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tkdjunkie
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Ah, I was wondering too :P But yes, it's easier to make an L-shaped staircase. OFB allows you to make U-shaped staircases without cheats & warped floors though, which could not be done with previous EPs. That was what I hoped to illustrate with this tutorial. |
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6th Mar 2006, 08:20 PM
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mike19
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this is so god dammed brilliant thanks |
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But please feel free to use ANY other way you like |
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6th Mar 2006, 08:29 PM
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Fat D
Forum Resident
Join Date: Nov 2004 |
going that close to walls was also possible with the pre-ofb-method, but it got a little easier. |
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7th Mar 2006, 12:32 PM
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Reyn
Site Helper
Join Date: Oct 2004 |
Unfortunately, the height of the stage is not adjustable, at least I've not figured out a way to do so yet. |
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7th Mar 2006, 02:10 PM
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Fat D
Forum Resident
Join Date: Nov 2004 |
I tried to fing a way to change the nightlife halfwall height, but it didn't work either so I think it's hardcoded. |
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8th Mar 2006, 01:56 AM
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IndigoRage
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As far as I know, modular stairs can be adjusted slightly by dragging the bottom footprint. Place the stair, but don't release the mouse. This allows you to move the bottom of the footprint, and make some adjustment to the stairs. I don't know if this still works in OfB, as I haven't yet built a new lot, but it has worked prior, so I suspect it still will. Pax, Indigo |
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14th Mar 2006, 01:11 PM
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anelca
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well i have been trying this for ages and i just can't get the stairs to connect to and from the new split level. the green landing square doesn't appear on top of the split level block, with or without a floor tile and when i try to connect a stair from the first floor (second floor US) it won't connect to the split level block the game acts as if the split level doesn't exist sorry, tried to attach a pic but the manage attachments doesn't seem to want to work |
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14th Mar 2006, 02:33 PM
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Elven_Ranger
Field Researcher
Join Date: Oct 2004 |
great! Can you still have walls around this as with the OFB stage? Oohh ... and has anyone figured out if you can make the OFB L-shape stairs with the short drop at the top, not bottom? |
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16th Mar 2006, 10:53 PM
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lostrocket
Test Subject
Join Date: Dec 2004 |
I was waiting to buy OFB....but I didn't know that they had this "new foundation" tool! I have wanted an easier way to make L- and U-shaped stairs for ages. I think I need to buy this tonight. |
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17th Mar 2006, 02:49 PM
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quasim
Test Subject
Join Date: Nov 2004 |
ah, well... stairs suck. take a LOT of space. I like the elevator best! |
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30th Mar 2006, 11:05 AM
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Guest
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Dear Anonymous, I believe that having foundations is really nice because it makes your house look more realistic but sadly, I'll have to weigh out which was is more important, the stairs or the foundation... But thank you anyway. From conjurer_of_nox_46 |
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30th Mar 2006, 11:05 AM
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Guest
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dear anonymous, thanks but i'd rather go for the foundation than the stairs... |
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2nd Apr 2006, 05:32 AM
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QAmazon
Lab Assistant
Join Date: Nov 2005 |
Wow, thanks for this tutorial!! I love stairways like this; thanks again :-) |
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10th Apr 2006, 06:52 PM
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Ailias
MTS2 Hot Pepper
Join Date: Oct 2004 |
New foundation makes many things easier now
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12th Apr 2006, 04:35 PM
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Pete_xp
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P.S. where can one post a tutorial on Stairs with Foundations PLUS no cheats in OfB? Only 2 cheats used, moveObjects on & boolProp allow45DegreeAngleOfRotation, these where NOT used in building of the stairs, only for the gnome & the windows that surround him all maxis stock stuff except the wood floor & wallpaper made by me.Please see pics Thanks tkdjunkie for the great tutorial which got me thinking. Cheers Pete |
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Last edited by Pete_xp : 19th Apr 2006 at 10:16 AM.
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12th Apr 2006, 06:41 PM
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niol
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Wow... cool... :D Lol, just make a new thread at building forum and wait for a moderator to put it in the tutorial section. If not moved for quite a while, may ask one for help... |
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