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    I have a problem with the new telescope...

    lovemy4slovemy4s Posts: 153 Member
    in The Sims 4 General Discussion
    Either I am missing something completely or the new telescope will not work on balconies. I have tried on several different lots and it keeps saying that these interactions cannot be performed inside. PLEASE tell me I am doing something wrong and that this object doesn't only work outside on the ground.

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      Jordan061102Jordan061102 Posts: 3,918 Member
      Same for me. Hope it gets fixed.
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      Pamtastic72Pamtastic72 Posts: 4,545 Member
      I used it up on the Goth’s roof outside Alexander’s weird turret bedroom just fine. Maybe you can’t have a roof or ceiling above it?
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      CK213CK213 Posts: 20,529 Member
      I had a problem with this balcony, because the game saw it as an enclosed room.
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      This one was no problem, other than having to make it into a 3x4 instead of the 2x4 it was originally.
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      Pamtastic72Pamtastic72 Posts: 4,545 Member
      Yeah, that’s a great illustration of what I was trying to say @CK213. I think the area above the telescope has to be open.
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      lovemy4slovemy4s Posts: 153 Member
      edited June 2022
      Y'all are right. I played around with it some more and it works on my residential lots. I didn't realize the residential lot I downloaded from the gallery had a roof covering its balcony. Unfortunately for me, I love playing in apartments and these will not work on apartment balconies because of this.
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      SimmingalSimmingal Posts: 8,960 Member
      edited June 2022
      noooo I have roof on like 99% of my balconies and i also don't understand why it couldn't be used indoors cause well windows exist

      I hope they make it useable indoors

      I guess its cause of the meteor thing but really tho TT
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      simgirl1010simgirl1010 Posts: 35,866 Member
      Posted this in the patch thread before I saw this thread.

      Response to a question on using the telescope on balconies in San Myshuno.

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      SimmervilleSimmerville Posts: 11,669 Member
      If there is both the risk of meteor and alien abduction it won't work under a ceiling. Not sure telescope is needed for abductions in ts4 though, but maybe they (EA) changed some code.
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      SimmingalSimmingal Posts: 8,960 Member
      edited June 2022
      they could always add meteorite free version that can be placed indoors for easiest fix

      or they could have made it so sim is summoned outside and then they get hit by the meteorite exactly how alien abductions work

      it just seems silly to not be able to use it at all indoors/ on covered balcony because of meteorite thing
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      GalacticGalGalacticGal Posts: 28,562 Member
      lovemy4s wrote: Β»
      Y'all are right. I played around with it some more and it works on my residential lots. I didn't realize the residential lot I downloaded from the gallery had a roof covering its balcony. Unfortunately for me, I love playing in apartments and these will not work on apartment balconies because of this.

      A covered patio such as you describe sounds more like a loggia.
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      CK213CK213 Posts: 20,529 Member
      We will probably just have to get a little creative with covered balcony construction.
      Pull the roof back a bit, push the balcony out a bit. This one is extreme with no protection from rain, but I wonder how far I can push out the roof and not break the telescope.
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      I did discover this is a good activity for my Loners who might be feeling crowed in the house.
      She's perfectly happy out here.
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      crocobauracrocobaura Posts: 7,382 Member
      simgirl1010 wrote: Β»
      Posted this in the patch thread before I saw this thread.

      Response to a question on using the telescope on balconies in San Myshuno.


      Well, that doesn't help. How are we going to spy on neighbours from ground level? Most apartments have covered balconies, would have been lovely to have that interaction available from balconies, and also with no chance of meteorite strike.
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      ModerateOspreyModerateOsprey Posts: 4,875 Member
      It would also have been nice to not only be able to place on a balcony and/or in a room but to also have a couple of nice pictures from it.
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      haisinhaisin Posts: 948 Member
      ModerateOsprey wrote: Β»
      It would also have been nice to not only be able to place on a balcony and/or in a room but to also have a couple of nice pictures from it.

      And there could be a mosaic pic if a sim spies on neighbours :lol:

      But maybe only for flirty sims or something. I wouldn't want everyone to have it :sweat_smile:
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      Atreya33Atreya33 Posts: 4,426 Member
      This discussion reminds me of the sims telescope. We were able to use it inside, but only if it was placed in front of a window. I never found another Sims object that required such a placement. It would have been nice if the sims 4 version worked like that. But I am still happy to finally have a normal telescope. :) β­πŸŒŸπŸŒ πŸŒ’
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      SharoniaSharonia Posts: 4,853 Member
      edited June 2022
      simgirl1010 wrote: Β»
      Posted this in the patch thread before I saw this thread.

      Response to a question on using the telescope on balconies in San Myshuno.


      This is a poor excuse to be honest...

      The meteor death shouldn't need to be a guaranteed possibility when using the telescope. If people want the option to use it indoors and keep their sims safe then that should actually be an option. It's like they added this new death option and now they are forcing people to deal with it and also using it as an excuse for poorly implementing an item that should easily be able to be used in an indoor environment.

      I'm happy for the new death type, the Sims 4 has been sorely lacking in this kind of thing but please don't force it on people and use it as an excuse for poor execution of items, that's just bad service.
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      Sara1010PSara1010P Posts: 891 Member
      I am just glad we finally have a smaller telescope. I hated only having the big one, never used it on residential lots, only community lots. Now my Sims can finally have their own personal telescope.
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      Brd709Brd709 Posts: 2,084 Member
      My uncle Jimmy had no problem with the telescope on his balcony, although there was no option to "spy on neighbours" for him:
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      mightyspritemightysprite Posts: 5,882 Member
      Has anyone tried with a balcony room that has the ceiling removed, but still has a roof?
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      LuvMySimzLuvMySimz Posts: 642 Member
      edited June 2022
      Year, it's nice to finally have a small telescope, but I was hoping that the "spy on neighbors" would cause some actual reactions like in Sims 2 where the Sim would come over and complain about being spied on. Of course that would be too much to expect in Sims 4 :/
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      SharoniaSharonia Posts: 4,853 Member
      edited June 2022
      MissyHissy has created a mod that allows the telescope to be used indoors, I will just leave this here incase anybody would like it...
      https://www.patreon.com/posts/67973909
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      LuvMySimzLuvMySimz Posts: 642 Member
      Bienchen has also made a mod for the telescope to be used inside to her latest updates https://bienchen.sems-own-world.de/update-19-06-2022/
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