Easy Turtorial: How To Make A Basement

[Pyromaniac44]

:howdy:

I like to give you this turtorial on how to make a basement!
In this turtorial we'll make a simple house basement

First make a foundation (any shape you like)
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1838/1ststepjg0.jpg

Then cut the centre NOTE: I suggest that you put it 2 spaces away from the corner
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3585/2ndstepmp0.jpg

Click downstairs and lower the ground so it is below a normal wall or just click the ground 12 times!
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/9775/3rdstepmi0.jpg

Get rid of the wall and make it leveled around the foundation walls
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3866/laststeppct6.jpg

Go back upstairs and open build mode/foundation stairs, not the normal stairs

On the rim of the foundation metal flooring, choose where to put the stairs and hold click and make the stairs reach down in the basement
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2011/4thstepcm7.jpg

Then here's the easy part!
Choose the flooring you want for the house and cover it with it
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/1817/5thstepli6.jpg

keep going until the basement is enclosed
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/1386/6thstepmc6.jpg
and you're done

OPTIONAL: You can make a fence around the stairs:

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/6691/75thstepfz3.jpg

Or a wall

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7230/75thsteppri5.jpg

Now you can continue on making you house building with your new basement
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6615/laststepgo5.jpg

an example of a house with a basement is here (http://modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=172309)

Hope this helps!

Pyromaniac44

PS: (I would appreciate it if a moderator could review this tutorial and move it to the tutorials section if approved)

[Jonesi]

Just for ur info - the number of clicks down is 12

[Pyromaniac44]

its all good! lol

[yukonpizza]

Good tips! Thanks a lot!

[patul]

To count 12 clicks : place modular stairs, if they have 15 steps (i dont count the 2 floors) it is the good heigth. you can also dig building these stairs 3 stairs down = 1 level. it's easier than visual adjus.

[Pyromaniac44]

ok ill fix it but i can be still taller than a wall LOL

[lilyandsnuggles2]

Wow! Thanks. Now I can make basements :D . This was really helpful.

[LuvSims2011]

"Now you can continue on making you house building with your new basement"

it should be "Now you can continue on making YOUR house building with your new basement"

and thanks for posting this! now i can make a house with a basement in it! (i like that in sims 3 its easier to make a basement, but its so freaking dark once u get in there...:( )

plus, with sims 2's nightlife, the "downtown" neighborhood it came with had a very expensive house in it with a basement. the sad thing was sims couldnt go down there because the ground wasnt fully evened out and the game thought what was supposed to be the ground was a wall because of that...stupid EA. i was going to use that as a playroom for the 2 kids that family had. :(

and again, THANK U SO MUCH 4 THIS INFO!!! i luv it! :)

[OliviaReed]

Thank you! :D Going to try this now...

[plyHarryPotter1]

Thanks for posting this! Really helps.

[Violet Yurkiw]

Hi there, just wanted to find out where can I find the foundation stairs you mentioned? I have searched and searched to no avail.

[Mootilda]

They come with the game. Even the base game has some.

[Violet Yurkiw]

They come with the game. Even the base game has some.

Thank you very much, I finally found them.

I wasn't able to find any full height modular stairs so I had to use 3 sets of 4.

[Afarin12]

thank you so much for this.
I realey need this!:)