Basement: Difference between revisions

==Traditional way==

Basements in ''The Sims 2'' and unpatched versions of ''The Sims 3'' can be created by leveling the [[terrain]] to the lower height, below the default elevation lot setting. After that, a room can be built in the lower elevation with connecting stairs to give Sims access.

{{Tip|One of the easiest of way is doing this is by pacing down a modular stairs (or more, one after another) on the ground. Then, after removing the small stairs (with the sledgehammer tool or selected stairs with {{key|ctrl}} key held down), the terrain can be leveled down with the leveling terrain tool.}}

A basement under [[foundation]] cannot be built directly, but can otherwise be leveled down and sited from the vacant area the structure surrounds. To do this, a foundation with the hollow center must be built prior the excavation or be teared open within an existing building. From there, the terrain inside the hollowed-out foundation can be lowered so that the area in the basement is the equal height of a typical floor. This makes the basement a fully usable space accessible by Sims, so long as the Sims have a means to reach the basement.

Basements are not possible at all in ''The Sims'', as that game lacks both foundations and a dedicated basement tool. The basement tool was not included in [[The Sims 3 (console)|''The Sims 3'' for console]], but a basement can still be constructed using foundations in the same manner as in ''The Sims 2''.