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Help with Configurable Stairs
rachluvsdave
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I have placed stairs in a three by two tile area and they kind of spiral up three times. I feel like they should work but for some reason the sim is not able to use them. I am hoping someone has a fix for this... It may just be a limitation of the game but I could have sworn when they first announced configurable stairs they showed them off as being able to zig-zag like this and be functional. I have uploaded pictures and included the imgur link.https://imgur.com/a/8gt5tUB
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Whilst this SHOULDN'T make any difference, have you tried it with railings?
Is the Sim refusing to use the stairs at all? I.e. they won't even take the first landing or anything, not even the first step?
I note your comment on the pictures that there is definitely a landing at the top. I'm assuming there is nothing blocking the landing or anything like that? No sloping roof or something above the landing that might be too low? (I don't know if this is a thing, I'm making guesses).
If it doesn't work still, feel free to upload and I'll have a look at it for you!
@x4m1r4 I tried that. Have you successfully made stairs that have three zig-zags? I don't know the proper terminology so hopefully that explains it. The imgur link in the original post show exactly what I'm talking about. I just tried recreating it on another lot and it won't even allow me to place the stairs inside an enclosed area. It says "Cannot intersect foundations." I think it may be a game limitation. The weird thing is that it let me place the stairs in the house in the first place because I can't recreate it on another lot.
@DeanXeL this is very interesting but doesn't work for my particular problem. That stair glitch is really annoying. Another workaround that works is moving the stairs temporarily and then deleting the "invisible" fence piece that is blocking the sim from walking the up the stairs. I will have to try working with the platform thing more and see if I can get it to work. I can also upload it to the gallery if you're interested in having a look? I'm curious if the stairs will even upload since it's not functional. My gallery id is simmingmommy. I'll try to mess with it a for a little bit and then upload it to the gallery to see if anyone wants to have a look.
Thank you all for the help! It may be a lost cause, though.
The difference between the platform and the 'invisible fence' workaround is that the 'invisible fence' one is based on completely destroying the room construct, while the platform circumvents the problem of the floor removing no longer working. So the platform one keeps your loft a room, hence, no problems with seasons, clipping friezes etc. when the loft is connected to an outside wall ;-)
Highest level height works:
Or medium level height with a small gap:
lowest level height will have a tightly wound staircase that glitches, can be placed outside or on a first floor (not functional), but not in a ground floor room and as far as I know, there is no solution for it yet, sorry
Edit: no solution is not ENTIRELY true:
You can use a 3 ticks high platform to put the staircase on. (Not higher or your sims cannot walk on it anymore due to the ceiling-bump/open loft glitch thing nowadays). I can't do lower properly either with a tightly wound staircase without fiddling a lot. I used a full platform for every increase, but 2 diagonals would work just as well. You can replace the platform sides on the 'steps' with half walls if you like, but not the ones under the staircase, unless you use a floating one. (will get rid of walls under staircase)
I hope this at least provides SOME options?
Yes. In fact, not only 3 layers of zig-zags but a lot since I use the tallest wall.
Would it be possible if you recreate it outside the room and see if it's actually working? Else, it could be a bug.