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3rd Aug 2009, 06:48 AM

Geoblending in "The Sims 3" #1

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In my experiments I discovered a way to take objects and pull the terrain over them, like a blanket! Being a nerd and all I decided to call it "Geoblending" like in Halo...shhh, no one will know

But it is actually really easy to do! But be warned, I am not aware if sims will be able to use the objects still. I would bet money on no, but I am one of those unlucky people who get crashes when trying to play a sim.

Without anymore intoduction type stuff, I present you with geoblending!

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PLEASE post in your results with this technique! I can't play test, so it is up to you guys for me

yinz are great. Have an awesome day!

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3rd Aug 2009, 12:00 PM	#2
frillen Field Researcher Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 401 Thanks: 11790 in 56 Posts 15 Achievements	I've tried your little experiment and it seems like burried objects can be used.(see pic 1) I've expanded and tried with water/ponds also and there it didn't work, allthough it can be used for advanced decorations.(see pic 2) It seems like the sims only care about if the objects was reachable before the terrain modification. Oh and btw, the modifications sticks through save and restart of the game Screenshots
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3rd Aug 2009, 12:41 PM	#3
lewjen Mad Poster Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5,121 Thanks: 12009 in 84 Posts 21 Achievements View My Journal	Little problem, two step twos and no step 3.
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3rd Aug 2009, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by frillen

I've tried your little experiment and it seems like burried objects can be used.(see pic 1)
I've expanded and tried with water/ponds also and there it didn't work, allthough it can be used for advanced decorations.(see pic 2)

It seems like the sims only care about if the objects was reachable before the terrain modification.

Oh and btw, the modifications sticks through save and restart of the game

Thank you SO much for testing it! It is actually really cool to see that they will work

Your awesome, many many MANY thanks go to you, and I hope you enjoy the technique!

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Little problem, two step twos and no step 3.

Oops! I fixed it, nice catch there :D

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3rd Aug 2009, 04:13 PM	#5
leesester Flaily Fish Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,936 Thanks: 75356 in 114 Posts 36 Achievements View My Journal	Excellent tutorial, this will be fab for story making; do you know if it works in TS2 as well?
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3rd Aug 2009, 04:16 PM	#6
QBUILDERZ Original Poster Captain Louie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,823 Thanks: 60096 in 137 Posts 34 Achievements View My Journal	No, i couldn't get it to work in TS2, which is a bummer :P
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3rd Aug 2009, 04:34 PM	#7
Deluxe Designs Wiki Wizard Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,547 Thanks: 13368 in 65 Posts 19 Achievements View My Journal	This is brilliant, gives such a good effect, also you rock at grunge style! lol
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5th Aug 2009, 09:00 PM	#8
QBUILDERZ Original Poster Captain Louie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,823 Thanks: 60096 in 137 Posts 34 Achievements View My Journal	Thank you DD :D
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6th Aug 2009, 06:43 AM	#9
niol Mad Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,433 Thanks: 8921 in 106 Posts 18 Achievements	Very neat and clear, thanks.
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6th Aug 2009, 08:03 PM	#10
cookniro Lab Assistant Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 76	Thanks can't wait to try it.

7th Aug 2009, 02:46 AM	#11
AyameS Field Researcher Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 389 Thanks: 6725 in 17 Posts 13 Achievements	Thank you. This is going to be a lot of fun!

7th Aug 2009, 02:50 PM	#12
kingdonlwt Lab Assistant Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 84 Thanks: 363 in 4 Posts 4 Achievements	LOVE the fridge with the bush in it does this work with walls instead of objects?im guessing not... is there any way you know of of building up ground next to a foundation etc..?

7th Aug 2009, 03:26 PM	#13
QBUILDERZ Original Poster Captain Louie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,823 Thanks: 60096 in 137 Posts 34 Achievements View My Journal	Thanks for the comments guys :D Kingdonlwt - You can adjust the terrain next to a foundation without the cheats, as for raising it, you can also, but it will never exceed a height of four clicks. This also applies to walls, but instead of adjusting the terrain it makes more sense to follow the sims 2 methods of doing so
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7th Aug 2009, 09:49 PM	#14
cameranutz2 Scholar Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,397 Thanks: 10574 in 52 Posts 15 Achievements	Aren't you the clever one! Thanks for the cool tip!
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9th Aug 2009, 07:38 PM	#15
QBUILDERZ Original Poster Captain Louie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,823 Thanks: 60096 in 137 Posts 34 Achievements View My Journal	Again, thanks for all of the support you guys are giving back. Remember, if there are any issues with it I will be here to help
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13th Aug 2009, 06:36 PM	#16
Mehrlicht Scholar Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,449 Thanks: 316 in 4 Posts 4 Achievements	Lost in admiration.Your pics are so realistic that they make me speechless....I am currently moving slowly into Sims 3,building and decorating.For me a lot of the new things from this game are disappointing,not yet used to them.I save carefully your tutes on my pc...for later use,when I'll be able to better understand many basic elements...And your tutorials are not basic at all.. Thank you so much for sharing your mad/genial experiences and for teaching us.Big hugs.

24th Aug 2009, 12:40 AM	#17
QBUILDERZ Original Poster Captain Louie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,823 Thanks: 60096 in 137 Posts 34 Achievements View My Journal	LOL! Thanks mehrlicht, I am flattered :D
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2nd Sep 2009, 05:07 PM	#18
Kribensis Lab Assistant Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 77 Thanks: 937 in 12 Posts 5 Achievements	I can't figure it out -- this technique just doesn't work in my game. I make constrainfloorelevation false and moveobjects on, and with any object I try (even the ones that you use), it just... doesn't work. Any idea why?

2nd Sep 2009, 11:34 PM	#19
QBUILDERZ Original Poster Captain Louie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,823 Thanks: 60096 in 137 Posts 34 Achievements View My Journal	Make sure you type it... constrainFloorElevation false ...caps and everything, then try again :D
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3rd Sep 2009, 12:30 AM	#20
Kribensis Lab Assistant Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 77 Thanks: 937 in 12 Posts 5 Achievements	Yeah, I did. It actually doesn't matter though - the cheat works the same if you type it without caps. So does moveobjects. I use them both all the time. I even tried testingcheatsenabled, and removed Awesomemod. It's weird... I can use any object, and it just rises up like normal. The ground won't cover anything.

3rd Sep 2009, 01:07 AM	#21
QBUILDERZ Original Poster Captain Louie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,823 Thanks: 60096 in 137 Posts 34 Achievements View My Journal	Is there a new patch that I don't know about that fixes it or something? Try following the steps -exactly- one more time and tell me if it still happens :D
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3rd Sep 2009, 03:21 AM	#22
Kribensis Lab Assistant Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 77 Thanks: 937 in 12 Posts 5 Achievements	Well, here's what happened. Grumbling all the while, I fired up the game just now and was like, "this geoblending thing doesn't work, mumbles incoherently, constrainfloor false, moveobjects on, get a refrigerator and place it, blah blah blah..." And it worked just fine. Doh. I swear I'm not crazy - I tried it extensively several other times, doing it the same way. But it works ... now. So I'm going to mess with it a bit and see what I did to break it before. If I find anything, I'll post again. Anyway, thanks for getting back so fast. Nice trick you got there.

3rd Sep 2009, 08:48 PM	#23
QBUILDERZ Original Poster Captain Louie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,823 Thanks: 60096 in 137 Posts 34 Achievements View My Journal	It's okay, I believe you, lol. The game can be wacky at times and thank you!
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21st Oct 2009, 11:44 PM	#24
Rikachu Mad Poster Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,813 Thanks: 1440 in 18 Posts 10 Achievements View My Journal	Okay, an update, geoblending does NOT work on columns. Well, it does, but you can't place anything afterwards.

16th Jun 2010, 05:46 PM	#25
suzetter Scholar Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,519 Thanks: 4896 in 26 Posts 12 Achievements	okay, I know this is an old thread but I just found it and I have to say that while the procedure is simply it was very ingenious of you to figure this out. I think many people will find this technique handy with the new swamp area and disasters that are part of Ambitions.

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