Tips for Grandpa's Grove?

darkwidow11

Does anyone have any tips/pics/advice or anything to make cool looking tracks that came with Grandpa's Grove?? I cant figure out what to do here except this simple little thing and I'm not liking how it looks. Thanks in advance.




Reminds me of brass knuckles. lol

bklienhart

I dunno, I'm kind of the opinion that anything more than a simple oval is a waste of space that you could use for crops or a building.

Mistletoe143

Hi darkwidow,

I found this for you!

There are two tutorial links on this thread. Hopefully, they will help you out!

http://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/forum/index.php?topic=10216.0

Happy Simming!

Nik24X7

Keep in mind that when the tractor is in operation, no one can cross the tracks anywhere on the active track. If you have an inactive section (inactive due to the hay bale toggle switches), then they can cross the inactive track. You could have a lot of angry Sims if they have to cross the tracks to get the the street, for instance.

sunman502

It's hard to make different track layouts for the tractor at first. I had also went through the same phase at first too. And then I had started to make L.Shape track layouts. The individual track pieces are precise. So you will have to watch your spacing and track alignment very closely. To make an L.shaped track layout, you start like you would if you making an oval track. Then at one end of the track, you turn one of the curved pieces the other way so that it starts to form an L. Then you place straight pieces until you are happy. Then you place two more curved pieces, followed by the same amount of straight pieces that you had placed on the other side. Then you place one more curved pieces to make the turn. Then you continue on with the same amount of straight pieces that you had placed at that end. You place one more curved piece, and you are done. You now have an L.Shaped track. You can also had those T pieces in with the straight pieces. But keep in mind that each T track piece counts as one straight piece when placing track pieces.

stickykisses

Nik24X7 wrote:

Keep in mind that when the tractor is in operation, no one can cross the tracks anywhere on the active track. If you have an inactive section (inactive due to the hay bale toggle switches), then they can cross the inactive track. You could have a lot of angry Sims if they have to cross the tracks to get the the street, for instance.

Has anybody tried to make a track on a "bridge"? You know, the way a bridge will cross a pond? Maybe sims could walk underneath?

darkwidow11

Thank you to everyone. A bridge sounds really interesting! If I knew how to make one I would attempt it.....now I wish we had little ducks for the game. How cute would it look for the tractor going on the bridge over the pond with ducks in the water! lol

@Mistletoe: Thanks for the links. I'll have to watch later when everyone is in bed.
@Sunman: You lost me somewhere! lol Can you provide me a picture of the layout you are talking about?

Nik24X7

stickykisses wrote:

Nik24X7 wrote:

Keep in mind that when the tractor is in operation, no one can cross the tracks anywhere on the active track. If you have an inactive section (inactive due to the hay bale toggle switches), then they can cross the inactive track. You could have a lot of angry Sims if they have to cross the tracks to get the the street, for instance.

Has anybody tried to make a track on a "bridge"? You know, the way a bridge will cross a pond? Maybe sims could walk underneath?

I don't know whether the tractor track can be above ground level. But this has me thinking, I could create a basement tunnel beneath the track and use the ITF chute elevators at both ends of the tunnel. I'm gonna check that out.

organgrinder20p

Nik24X7 wrote:

stickykisses wrote:

Nik24X7 wrote:

Keep in mind that when the tractor is in operation, no one can cross the tracks anywhere on the active track. If you have an inactive section (inactive due to the hay bale toggle switches), then they can cross the inactive track. You could have a lot of angry Sims if they have to cross the tracks to get the the street, for instance.

Has anybody tried to make a track on a "bridge"? You know, the way a bridge will cross a pond? Maybe sims could walk underneath?

I don't know whether the tractor track can be above ground level. But this has me thinking, I could create a basement tunnel beneath the track and use the ITF chute elevators at both ends of the tunnel. I'm gonna check that out.

Yes a tunnel works. You can also make a shed for the tractor and drive thru it and park in it,and hide the tunnel in it.

SimGuruCopeland

I'd love to see an example of someone doing a bridge with it. I would think that the entire track would need to be on a foundation to make it work.

stilljustme2

Nik24X7 wrote:

stickykisses wrote:

Nik24X7 wrote:

Keep in mind that when the tractor is in operation, no one can cross the tracks anywhere on the active track. If you have an inactive section (inactive due to the hay bale toggle switches), then they can cross the inactive track. You could have a lot of angry Sims if they have to cross the tracks to get the the street, for instance.

Has anybody tried to make a track on a "bridge"? You know, the way a bridge will cross a pond? Maybe sims could walk underneath?

I don't know whether the tractor track can be above ground level. But this has me thinking, I could create a basement tunnel beneath the track and use the ITF chute elevators at both ends of the tunnel. I'm gonna check that out.

You could also use the spiral staircase, or I wonder if ladders from IP would work? Be worth a test. I usually put my tractor track out in back (the "back 40" as it were), but it would be good to have access to the center parts of the track where I put the cows and chickens. 8)

garrison17

my toddlers play on the road the tracker goes right through them- I think its easy to make tracks and all plants stay green around the tracks- Favorite home lot!

Cinderellimouse

SimGuruCopeland wrote:

I'd love to see an example of someone doing a bridge with it. I would think that the entire track would need to be on a foundation to make it work.

Cinderellimouse

We turned this into a community challenge over at Platinum Simmers and AmbaAesthetic has completed the challenge!!! Check out her gorgeous Farm Park lot here: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8099575



I'm also working on a lot, I've tested the tractor and amazingly it DOES harvest between floor levels!!! Who'd a thunk it?!!!

michellehilbrand

Love your lot, Cinderelli. It is gorgeous.

Are you going to upload it?

Cinderellimouse

michellehilbrand wrote:

Love your lot, Cinderelli. It is gorgeous.

Are you going to upload it?

Thank you so much!

I was only really doing it for the challenge so the buildings are just shells. I've uploaded it because Weealbet very kindly mentioned that he might furnish it for me! So, it's here: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8099669 but it's unfinished.