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Tube Elevator In Basement
GimzyTheGreat
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So I can fit a normal set of stairs, or basically anything else in the basement at normal height, but for some reason I can't get a tube elevator down there. I tried starting from the basement and going up, tried going down from the top down, but i just can't seem to get it to go. I know people have done it, so I don't really understand why it won't go in. Any ideas?
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Sometimes when you try to place an item that won't place it gives you some text which hints at the reason. It frequently has to do with objects on the level above obstructing the placement such as a window or a wall sconce or a ceiling light. If you can find the obstructing object and remove it you can frequently put the object back after you have placed the tube.
Sometimes when I cannot figure out how something is done I deconstruct a lot that has the thing I want on it. I know that the Cafeteria lot in OL has a basement tube elevator. You could try deconstructing that to see how it was done there.
One other thing. Have you tried testingcheatsenabled true and moveobjects on cheats? And have you placed flooring in the basement?
/edit: do you have a foundation in the way?
I put a floor down but it's still telling me "Ceiling too low"
There is no foundation
Nothing is in the way, even when i move it out from under the other elavator, no matter wher ei go it keeps saying ceiling too low.
Well I hadn't tried building since ITF came out. So I tried it out. Building on a flat lot with nothing tricky I built a plain square basement. I had no trouble placing the tube elevator anywhere in the basement. No cheats required.
The "Ceiling to low" message is your hint. If you can place a staircase with no problems in the basement and you have no foundations or platforms in the area you are trying to place it then it is not talking about the basement's ceiling. It has to be something about the ceiling on the first level above the basement that is too low. A sloped roof in the area you are trying to place the tube for example would cause that.
But without being able to see your problem it is really hard to tell you what abour your specific build is causing the problem without seeing it. You could try posting pictures if you still cannot figure it out.
Moveobjects on is a cheat which allows you to place buy and build objects where the game will not normally allow you to place them. This is to prevent routing errors in the game. For example, you would normally not want to place a chair in front of a door because then it would block the door from working. Moveobjects is used all the time by builders who are careful about how they use it if they are aware of what placements will and won't cause routing errors. An example of the use of moveobjects on can be seen in the market square in Al Simhara. The fountain in that square has a torch coming out of the middle of it. The torch was placed by use of the moveobjects on cheat allowing two separate objects to be placed in the same location.
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