Is There A Way To Shelter the Rock Climbing Machine?

GalacticGal · August 2018

This may belong under EPs, not sure. But ever since I got Seasons, my Rock Climbing machine keeps breaking. Yes, rain does it no good, snow is almost worse. Now they we've rolled back into Spring, the machine is still broken. It doesn't seem to matter how many times it gets repaired, either. Nobody has a chance to use it before it simply shorts out again. I have to say I've lost two butlers to the cause, too. Butler number three had to be diverted from his desire to repair the device — at least until the sunny days of Spring. This time around it's not raining constantly. I tried to build something on the order of a Green House, as for gardening, so that I could put a roof over the machine, but I can't place the machine inside. I do know there is a gym that has Rock Climbing machines inside, so what am I doing wrong. Or, is there some kind of awing available?

How do you keep your Rock Climbing machine in good order after Seasons?

Please, and thank you, in advance. Looking for any and all solutions.

paradiseplanet · August 2018

If you have Jungle Adventure, I believe there's this large outdoor thing called the Arbor Ardor I think(?) that you can use to shelter the machine and it's been reported to work in keeping precipitation from falling on it. Of course I'm not sure it's big enough to shelter the machine under it though, but I know a DJ stand can fit under it.

GalacticGal · August 2018

paradiseplanet wrote: »

If you have Jungle Adventure, I believe there's this large outdoor thing called the Arbor Ardor I think(?) that you can use to shelter the machine and it's been reported to work in keeping precipitation from falling on it. Of course I'm not sure it's big enough to shelter the machine under it though, but I know a DJ stand can fit under it.

I think I found said awning. But it's not tall enough, sadly. I even attempted to build a Green House but even after building and upper floor without a floor, I couldn't place the machine. I either did something wrong, or something. Ultimately, I just ended up removing the machine from the yard. Heavy sigh …

Poli69pl · August 2018

I put my rock climbing machine in the gym in Windenburg. It fits the gym. That's the only solution I can think of right now :'(

LadyTigress · August 2018

you can also make the walls higher, I remeber I had the machine inside in an earlier play before seasons and I just had the walls on the third option, so they where very high

GalacticGal · August 2018

LadyTigress wrote: »

you can also make the walls higher, I remeber I had the machine inside in an earlier play before seasons and I just had the walls on the third option, so they where very high

I think I tried that. I was having issue with my computer that day. Things ran so slow that when I clicked on the highest wall, it didn't appear to lock in place. Perhaps, I was just impatient. I may try again. For now, there's more room in their large backyard. LOL

spontaneousivy · August 2018

Unfortunately, the only way is to make the wall height the tallest, or have a designated 2 wall high area for your rock climbing machine - indoors.

GalacticGal · August 2018

spontaneousivy wrote: »

Unfortunately, the only way is to make the wall height the tallest, or have a designated 2 wall high area for your rock climbing machine - indoors.

Huh. The house is already a three story. Can't begin to conceive a fourth floor. It's a copy of the Wright Way House from Sims2. Unless, I make that empty tower higher … Has anybody tried it in a basement?

spontaneousivy · August 2018

GalacticGal wrote: »

spontaneousivy wrote: »

Unfortunately, the only way is to make the wall height the tallest, or have a designated 2 wall high area for your rock climbing machine - indoors.

Huh. The house is already a three story. Can't begin to conceive a fourth floor. It's a copy of the Wright Way House from Sims2. Unless, I make that empty tower higher … Has anybody tried it in a basement?

How about you make the basement (1st floor, or 2nd floor) the tallest wall height? It might look a little wanky, but it should work.

GalacticGal · August 2018

spontaneousivy wrote: »

GalacticGal wrote: »

spontaneousivy wrote: »

Unfortunately, the only way is to make the wall height the tallest, or have a designated 2 wall high area for your rock climbing machine - indoors.

Huh. The house is already a three story. Can't begin to conceive a fourth floor. It's a copy of the Wright Way House from Sims2. Unless, I make that empty tower higher … Has anybody tried it in a basement?

How about you make the basement (1st floor, or 2nd floor) the tallest wall height? It might look a little wanky, but it should work.

My Sims are living in the Iconic Wright Way House. Doesn't seem right to wreck it for a simple rock climbing machine my Sim can use at the gym.

But, thank you anyway.

Writin_Reg · August 2018

GalacticGal wrote: »

This may belong under EPs, not sure. But ever since I got Seasons, my Rock Climbing machine keeps breaking. Yes, rain does it no good, snow is almost worse. Now they we've rolled back into Spring, the machine is still broken. It doesn't seem to matter how many times it gets repaired, either. Nobody has a chance to use it before it simply shorts out again. I have to say I've lost two butlers to the cause, too. Butler number three had to be diverted from his desire to repair the device — at least until the sunny days of Spring. This time around it's not raining constantly. I tried to build something on the order of a Green House, as for gardening, so that I could put a roof over the machine, but I can't place the machine inside. I do know there is a gym that has Rock Climbing machines inside, so what am I doing wrong. Or, is there some kind of awing available?

How do you keep your Rock Climbing machine in good order after Seasons?

Please, and thank you, in advance. Looking for any and all solutions.

That one is an indoor electronic device and not meant for outdoors - so it needs to be inside in gyms etc. The real versions of these practice trainers - are operated by a computer system. Computers do not do well in moisture.

The devs would have to make a version of the Sims 3 rock wall climber as that one was much bigger and not considered a computerized trainer - but a practice wall which are actually meant to be outside.

melissalungu · August 2018

rock climbing machine? Which EP/GP/SP does that come with? I have nearly all of them and I never heard of it...what did I miss???

melissalungu · August 2018

Right so I googled it haha..I don't have fitness stuff...maybe I should...although I'm a bit worried it won't work now that Seasons is here...I have that too...

Writin_Reg · August 2018

melissalungu wrote: »

Right so I googled it haha..I don't have fitness stuff...maybe I should...although I'm a bit worried it won't work now that Seasons is here...I have that too...

It works fine in the gym - my athletic Sims loves it. Unlike the Sims 3 version which is made for outside - this one is made for inside. The gym they show in the trailer has them inside and your sims can compete against each other on them. Everytime I take my athletic female to that gym she runs right to those. I think she likes it a little too much.

That pack also has some cool gym wear among other things in it. I love the windows and door that came with the pack as well.

invisiblgirl · August 2018

Have you tried building a two- or three-story building, and knocking out the floors? (I'm hoping this will work for trees in my greenhouse. It's rather annoying that all buildings on a lot have to have the same wall height.)

GalacticGal · August 2018

invisiblgirl wrote: »

Have you tried building a two- or three-story building, and knocking out the floors? (I'm hoping this will work for trees in my greenhouse. It's rather annoying that all buildings on a lot have to have the same wall height.)

No, I didn't knock out the floors. I may give this a try when I get back to that household. Thanks!

lsnishi · August 2018

I have the rock climbing machines in a gym and a house I did. I just had to put the walls on tall. I haven't tried them since Seasons came out. But they were working the last time I checked. I think I read you can have trees in your greenhouse if the walls are on the tallest setting. But if your existing home has shorter walls and you can't change them, maybe you can add a story with a small room and make the wall tall in there for your trees and gym stuff. That's all I can think of. Good luck!

invisiblgirl · August 2018

Sort of off-topic, but sort of relevant - do you need a thermostat in all the out-buildings on a lot, or is one thermostat the master control for the lot?

JayandMeeka · August 2018

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Confirmed - they work inside a house as long as the walls are as tall as you can make them.

GalacticGal · August 2018

Hey, thanks for giving it a test drive!

kalaksed · August 2018

i wound up putting them in the windenberg gym (the only gym left in my game...). they fit quite well there. also added a basketball court and a few other things, like a sauna and various trophies. that way i can have everything in one place and not worry about any of it being outside in the rain or whatnot

as for the knocking ceilings out, i haven't tried that (but should at some point). but did have one house with a rock climbing machine 'outside' with the second floor roof extended over it as a sort of protection. that build is long gone, so no clue if it would actually work to protect the machine in seasons

Duke_Darkwood · October 2018

Well, glad I gave Google a whirl before posting here about this myself. I've got a rock climb rig that won't repair no matter what, and was wondering why, and it looks like it's not meant to be outdoors anymore.

Well, in terms of making a shelter for the thing, what dimensions do I need to work with? I know the thing can tilt some, but is that still within its default "footprint"?

And, when I say "shelter", will a three-wall-and-roof design suffice? Or does it need to be fully enclosed?

ohpangel · March 2019

> @invisiblgirl said:
> Have you tried building a two- or three-story building, and knocking out the floors? (I'm hoping this will work for trees in my greenhouse. It's rather annoying that all buildings on a lot have to have the same wall height.)

I did this for my rock climbing wall and (though I had to buy another one as the last one was still breaking inside and saying electronics couldn't be used in the rain) it was able to be put indoors and worked perfectly! Thanks for the tip!

ohpangel · March 2019

> @invisiblgirl said:
> Sort of off-topic, but sort of relevant - do you need a thermostat in all the out-buildings on a lot, or is one thermostat the master control for the lot?

I'm sure you've had this answered or figured it out on your own by now, but just in case you haven't one thermostat will cool/heat any room on the lot thankfully.

Naeco06 · August 2019

had to google this BS as well.
of course, it's not a bug, it's a design feature.

god the Sims 4 sucks. what an awful game full of lazy oversights. once again.
how do you create a product in a series of products which is inferior to its predecessors? ask EA.

RavenSpit · August 2019

there is an option to upgrade it to unbreakable, I guess you must be lvl 10 in handyness, but I don't know if that make it weatherproof too.

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