Nikkei_Simmer's Stupid Questions #7 - WCIF a "Building Under Construction" cc set.

Nikkei_Simmer

The one thing that I haven't found yet is a build-set that makes a house look like it's under construction. I was wondering if anyone in their cc searches has come across something like that?

Scaffolds, uncovered A-frames for roofs, bare frame walls. etc. Because I need to portray a house under construction in my story...so hopefully I can find a set like that.

GraceyManor

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims3-sets-objects-construction/title/under-construction/id/1104133/

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims3-sets-objects-construction/title/scaffolding-truss-and-steel-girders-columns/id/1243943/

These were all I could find in my CC folders.

starguru

^CycloneSue’s stuff is excellent.

Some others:

https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims3/id/1185596

https://modthesims.info/d/521859/simple-wall-studs.html

https://modthesims.info/d/377001/roof-beams.html

https://modthesims.info/download.php?t=522604

Nikkei_Simmer

Thank you, @GraceyManor @Starguru. I appreciate it.

@starguru... Thank you...these were exactly the kind of cc I was looking for. especially the simple wall studs.

izecson

If you have late night, there is scaffolding object, most likely located on buydebug or world objects. but it's pretty enormous.

Nikkei_Simmer

Thanks, Have all EPs so far, only missing stuff packs now. (I have HELS (High End Loft Stuff). So I do have access to the scaffold.

Avatarit

Interesting question.
There is a concrete paint/pattern for walls I think in base game (sounds obvious but it took me a while to find out).
And some objects like ladder and paint box in Around The Sims site.

Pary

@Nikkei_Simmer , if you're still looking for scaffolding, but a bit smaller than the enormous LN one, Danjaley has a resized scaffold - https://danjaley.tumblr.com/post/187881690548/stairs-and-scaffolding-1-a-smaller-basegame

Nikkei_Simmer

Thanks, Pary. I decided to skip the construction part for the triplex, but I'm going to use them for the house that I'm planning on building River and Haruo. Of course, I have to show that. Also grabbed the stairs as well since that may very well come in handy.

lisasc360

I have a Tyvek wall pattern over in my studio if you want to check it out...😀
https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4638938

Nikkei_Simmer

lisasc360 wrote: »

I have a Tyvek wall pattern over in my studio if you want to check it out...😀
https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4638938

Awesome, thank you, DuPont Canada makes Tyvek too so yup...definitely can use it. for the exterior vapour barrier.

Sharonia

The Sims 3 really needs a thread for asking nooby questions. Being fairly unfamiliar with the game myself I keep having all these questions pop up and I never know where to ask them. Does a thread like that exist and I'm just missing it?

lisasc360

Nikkei_Simmer wrote: »

lisasc360 wrote: »

I have a Tyvek wall pattern over in my studio if you want to check it out...😀
https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4638938

Awesome, thank you, DuPont Canada makes Tyvek too so yup...definitely can use it. for the exterior vapour barrier.

You're welcome... I had created that pattern for someone else a few years back that was looking for something like that. I had 2 patterns but one got culled from my studio, but at least I still had one on there just in case I ever wanted to use it or if someone else needed it as well...

Nikkei_Simmer

Sharonia wrote: »

The Sims 3 really needs a thread for asking nooby questions. Being fairly unfamiliar with the game myself I keep having all these questions pop up and I never know where to ask them. Does a thread like that exist and I'm just missing it?

@Sharonia - Most people just start a new thread - It's okay to ask any question at all - I'm of the opinion that if you don't ask, you don't find out the answer.

Of course, sometimes I personally do come up with some pretty stupid questions. Namely...
https://forums.thesims.com/en_us/discussion/976438/nikkei-simmers-stupid-questions-1-can-plumbots-be-destroyed-by-det-packs

...and thanks to @starguru who went and did a complete test on what would happen...we found out the answer.

So...I figured I'd turn my "Stupid Questions" title into a running gag...and of course, I am looking for real answers, especially in this one. The plumbot one was questionable, but we found out.

Thank you, @starguru.

starguru

Nikkei_Simmer wrote: »

@starguru... Thank you...these were exactly the kind of cc I was looking for. especially the simple wall studs.

You're welcome. I thought they might be. I have a project where I also want screenshots of an in-progress home construction for a challenge story and I was stoked when I found the content I linked.

Nikkei_Simmer wrote: »

Sharonia wrote: »

The Sims 3 really needs a thread for asking nooby questions. Being fairly unfamiliar with the game myself I keep having all these questions pop up and I never know where to ask them. Does a thread like that exist and I'm just missing it?

@Sharonia - Most people just start a new thread - It's okay to ask any question at all - I'm of the opinion that if you don't ask, you don't find out the answer.

Of course, sometimes I personally do come up with some pretty stupid questions. Namely...
https://forums.thesims.com/en_us/discussion/976438/nikkei-simmers-stupid-questions-1-can-plumbots-be-destroyed-by-det-packs

...and thanks to @starguru who went and did a complete test on what would happen...we found out the answer.

So...I figured I'd turn my "Stupid Questions" title into a running gag...and of course, I am looking for real answers, especially in this one. The plumbot one was questionable, but we found out.

Thank you, @starguru.

I had forgotten about that! It was an entertaining test, although I didn’t expect the Plumbot to actually die. But I always enjoy a good kaboom, so thank you @Nikkei_Simmer for the idea and the excuse to do it.

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As for the noob question comment thread... I can see how it might be a good thing to have, particularly for new members who can’t make their own threads yet. Having a moderator sticky it to the top of the board would also help with visibility and prevent it from becoming buried.

However, a thread with such a broad topic—containing multiple, disparate questions—might mean some user’s asks get overlooked and remain unanswered, especially if the thread grows and becomes unwieldy. People generally don’t read every comment in a ginormous thread, or read very thoroughly, and things do get missed. There’s also the issue with it potentially being locked for necromancy if it goes inactive for awhile and is deemed an old thread by moderators.

For myself, I like when I can understand the basic question/s from an individual thread title—I already know the topic before I click on it and have a general idea if it’s something I could help with or am curious about myself. The response rate to specific questions also seems quicker in standalone threads, and querents can receive the information they’re looking for without sorting through a mess of other unrelated topics. My two cents.

So, I would encourage you to make as many threads as you need about any question you might have, @Sharonia. Or, if you want all your personal Q&A’s in a single thread, you could always create your own ongoing “Sharonia’s Nooby Questions” thread. You could also change part of the thread title each time you add a new question so others know what you’d like help with currently.

rubyskywalker

starguru wrote: »

As for the noob question comment thread... I can see how it might be a good thing to have, particularly for new members who can’t make their own threads yet. Having a moderator sticky it to the top of the board would also help with visibility and prevent it from becoming buried.

There is actually a thread for new members to post questions already.
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/976212/thread-for-new-members-to-post-their-sims-3-game-issues-2020-version#latest

starguru

rubyskywalker wrote: »

starguru wrote: »

As for the noob question comment thread... I can see how it might be a good thing to have, particularly for new members who can’t make their own threads yet. Having a moderator sticky it to the top of the board would also help with visibility and prevent it from becoming buried.

There is actually a thread for new members to post questions already.
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/976212/thread-for-new-members-to-post-their-sims-3-game-issues-2020-version#latest

Yes. However, my understanding was that the poster was asking if there was a thread for general gameplay questions and WCIF questions like this one, rather than tech issues. I could be mistaken though.

WaytoomanyUIDs

Arneils's Build Set - DIY https://modthesims.info/d/446927/build-set-diy-updated-10th-sept-2012.html can be used to depict a timber framed house under construction.

lisasc360

starguru wrote: »

rubyskywalker wrote: »

starguru wrote: »

As for the noob question comment thread... I can see how it might be a good thing to have, particularly for new members who can’t make their own threads yet. Having a moderator sticky it to the top of the board would also help with visibility and prevent it from becoming buried.

There is actually a thread for new members to post questions already.
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/976212/thread-for-new-members-to-post-their-sims-3-game-issues-2020-version#latest

Yes. However, my understanding was that the poster was asking if there was a thread for general gameplay questions and WCIF questions like this one, rather than tech issues. I could be mistaken though.

Yes, I too think that this is what starguru meant about a thread for anyone looking for certain things for the game as well. We do have some threads with links for different custom content but I believe that some of those threads have outdated links for sites that hasn't been open for quite some time. But I do think a thread for the "WCIF" questions would be a good idea so that they don't take up a good deal of the page when someone has a few things that they're looking but just didn't post everything they need in one thread. Plus it'll be handy for the players who had played TS3 for several of years who never had cc in their game as well as for new members who just started playing TS3 who can't start new threads so that hopefully they don't bump up the older threads with outdated links to non-existing threads...😀

Nikkei_Simmer

I concur that a thread for newcomers who "can't create their own threads yet" would be a good thing, but only if it was pinned to the top of the board, otherwise, like that other certain thread...which seems to get dislodged every so often, we might find it at the third or fourth page of this forum.

My "Nikkei_Simmer's Stupid Questions" do run the gamut of hypothetical questions to WCIF.

Nikkei_Simmer's Stupid Question # 1 -CAN PLUMBOTS BE DESTROYED BY DET-PACKS?
Nikkei Simmer's Stupid Question # 2 - SHOUD I HAVE PICKED UP A STRAY DOG AT UNIVERSITY?
Nikkei Simmer's Stupid Question # 3 - WCIF - A SMALL WORLD (256X256) WITH ONLY 9 LOTS
Nikkei Simmer's Stupid Question # 4 - IS THERE A WAY TO RENAME BUY DEBUG TOMBSTONES? - evidently no-one knows the answer to this one.
Nikkei Simmer's Stupid Question # 5 - CAN'T PLUMBOTS USE THE WOOD FIRE OVEN (FROM MONTE VISTA)?
Nikkei Simmer's Stupid Question # 6 - WOULD THIS REQUIRE A CUSTOM SKIN OR...?

...and of course this one...