Necessitorial - Basements and all their goodies!

[QBUILDERZ]

Basements, their goodies, the ickies, the clutter...the garage...the car...yadda yadda
No, seriously...there is no tutorial on basic basements yet.

http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990529_Necessitorial_on_basements.jpg

So, recently, there has been a huge influx of really really simple questions
being asked by new comers to the game. For the time being, we will call
them noobs. This mini series of tutorials are all simply written, easy to
follow, clearly numbered and illustrated for all to understand who care to
learn these techniques. Thanks for reading this far and without any more
delay, lets begin!


A VERY simple thing to learn is how to make basements. For all of you guys
who think this is pointless, you had to learn it at some point too. If you are
one of the people who protest as say "I learned it my self" have a cookie or
something. Anyway, basements allow sims underground access and give
more space to put that clutter you bring home from work and what not.


There are THREE separate tutorials included. "Creating a basement" is
used in all three, to give you a head up. Each is clearly marked, to assure
no confusion. As an added precaution, I included downloadable files. These
are set up even easier than the post. If the set up gives you any trouble,
just grab what you need and have at it! Good luck guys!


Creating a basement

Step 1 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990335_Step_1.jpg) - Step 2 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990336_Step_2.jpg) - Step 3 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990337_Step_3.jpg) - Step 4 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990338_Step_4.jpg) - Step 5 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990339_Step_5.jpg) - Step 6 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990340_Step_6.jpg)


Basements that allow wall hanging objects

Step 1 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990335_Step_1.jpg) - Step 2 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990336_Step_2.jpg) - Step 3 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990337_Step_3.jpg) - Step 4 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990338_Step_4.jpg) - Step 5 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990339_Step_5.jpg) - Step 6 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990340_Step_6.jpg) - Step 7 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990341_Step_7a.jpg) - Step 8 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990344_Step_8a.jpg) - Step 9 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990346_Step_9a.jpg) - Step 10 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990348_Step_10a.jpg) - Step 11 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990349_Step_11a.jpg) - Step 12 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990350_Step_12a.jpg) - Step 13 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990351_Step_13a.jpg)


Walk-out basements

Step 1 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990335_Step_1.jpg) - Step 2 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990336_Step_2.jpg) - Step 3 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990337_Step_3.jpg) - Step 4 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990338_Step_4.jpg) - Step 5 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990339_Step_5.jpg) - Step 6 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990340_Step_6.jpg) - Step 7 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990342_Step_7b.jpg) - Step 8 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990345_Step_8b.jpg) - Step 9 (http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/1/5/5/0/4/4/MTS2_QBUILDERZ_990347_Step_9b.jpg)


For additional info, courtesy of Plastic Box, click here : http://my.modthesims.info/showpost.php?p=2813722&postcount=7

[Flabaliki]

Really? There were -no- tutorials on this! I did one on multilevel basements but I guess I didn't realise there were non on ordinary ones :P

This will help out a lot of people :)

[Rikachu]

... Wasn't this one of the first TS2 tutorials? :lol:

Still, thanks Q! Needed this, lol.

[QBUILDERZ]

Nope! No tutorial as of yet XD

Thanks guys for the comment, and I changed the name BACK to "Necessitorial" because I have a fear of people who don't get the joke getting angry with me. Better safe than sorry ;)

[lewjen]

He, Q. Thanks... AND COME ON!!! Change it back too n00batorial ;) (or whatever it was called :lol: ) If someone doesn't get the joke, they really do deserve to be known as a n00b ;)

[leesester]

hmm, I also think noobatorial is funny, but thats cos I'm not a noob. Necessitorial is just as cool a name, and less likely to turn off the people it is aimed at.

[plasticbox]

I'd just like to add that

1. you can place wall hangings and other stuff just fine on a foundation wall with moveobjects on (just like in ts2, and yes there are plenty of tutorials already)

2. unlike in ts2, foundation walls will *not* drop in walls-down mode. So for a basement that is actually playable (as opposed to just a garage or storage space), I'd construct all of the inside walls from regular walls. Then you'll also have realistic (as far as the in-game "realism" goes anyway) lighting in the basement.

Also woth noting, probably, is that stairs in ts3 are not stackable – basements are often the first time that people run into more-than-one-story stairs.

[severe_009]

hahaha i was suppose to say that no need to bother deleting the foundation and putting walls just to place wall furnitures, i was about to say just use the "moveobjects on" and yeah i did learn this on my own, now where's my cookie^^

[QBUILDERZ]

/me gives a cookie to Severe_009

Happy? :P Thanks for the comments guys, I will update the first post with that info :D

[Robodl95]

Great tutorial though you can just use Move objects to put stuff on foundation walls.....

[Dweiathecat]

I know this is basically a dead thread but I'd like to comment that the way I enable wall hanging objects is to simply build the walls before the foundation. Then as long as I begin adding foundation from ground level(not basement) the foundation will simply snap to the wall. The foundation wall will be on the outside and the regular wall will be on the inside. No cheats needed. You probably know this by now though... ;)