Seasons Lightning strikes.

Plainevil

I quite like the thunderstorms but have given up on replacing my garden furniture. The downside to this is the last lightning strike took out my Sims rocket, its not the 5000 replacement cost its the amount of time they take to build that bothers me. Could this item be protected from lightning strikes, as its to big to go in a house.

Chazzzy

Hmm I’ve seen people place those rockets in basements.

Plainevil

I know in Sims 3 you could place buildings in basements with cheats. Might have to look in to cheats, if i ever rebuild it.

sawdust

You don't need a cheat to place the rocket, you just need it open to the air. I built a house with a rocket in the second basement. It may work as technically the rocket isn't at ground level for a lightning strike.

Here's a pic. The house is called Simblanca if you want to look at how it's done. I'd give you a Gallery link but the Gallery isn't working for me today .. again! My Origin ID is sawdust123.

Cinebar

Plainevil wrote: »

I quite like the thunderstorms but have given up on replacing my garden furniture. The downside to this is the last lightning strike took out my Sims rocket, its not the 5000 replacement cost its the amount of time they take to build that bothers me. Could this item be protected from lightning strikes, as its to big to go in a house.

I had a rocket in a community park (like an adventure ride) and was able to build it pretty fast with help of any townie who showed up. I assume it's still on the gallery and you are welcome to download that lot in case you don't want to have rocket on your home lot. But it will have to be built. I let my Sims go there to use the rocket instead of taking up their yard etc. But townies will help build it while you are there.

Quess_is_Baked

Plainevil wrote: »

I quite like the thunderstorms but have given up on replacing my garden furniture. The downside to this is the last lightning strike took out my Sims rocket, its not the 5000 replacement cost its the amount of time they take to build that bothers me. Could this item be protected from lightning strikes, as its to big to go in a house.

I have a rocket dead a** in the middle of the current house I'm building. I also have a house with a rocket on the roof, makes no sense but hey, it's the sims, and another house with a rocket.

Completed house with rocket inside.


Top down view of the first floor, yes that's an "underwater" basketball court.


I'd take a screenshot of my current build but it still has a long way to go. Needless to say tho, you can totally put a rocket in a house.

Plainevil

Thanks for the helpful replies. Will have to try the rocket in basement, when i get around to building a new house.

SimzSizzle

Plainevil wrote: »

I quite like the thunderstorms but have given up on replacing my garden furniture. The downside to this is the last lightning strike took out my Sims rocket, its not the 5000 replacement cost its the amount of time they take to build that bothers me. Could this item be protected from lightning strikes, as its to big to go in a house.

your post is awesome, insightful and likable all at the same time !
I have a astronaut Sim working on building one, its a requirement for his job, and it does take a long time to build.
I wanted to get Seasons, and
hope to, but if lightning takes his rocket out it won't be funny

kalaksed

i wound up having a rocket in the basement in my main household, too. the house has been in more than a few thunderstorms and the rocket never got struck. not saying it won't, but so far so good...hopefully because it's so low it doesn't count as a target (all i've lost so far was a yoga mat...)

it's a two story basement, with a fence built around it on the surface. has a command center (...that still needs work...) on the upper basement level, looking out at it, and an attempt at an airlock type thing on the lower one, with various stuff scattered about to make it look like this is where components are taken for repairs and such.

surface level:


sim's eye view:


peering down (i like how it actually caught the robot vacuum heading into the command center):

...you can see how the center needs work, mostly decor of various types. and the pile of spare parts down on the bottom floor. and the gate leading to where the ufo is kept (one member of this household is an alien, the other is an astronaut)

view from the command center:


and the pseudo airlock thingy. with piles of parts on the left: