(see bathroom layout in the image with the tile count.) If you have a showerstall, you need an extra tile to place it.
But beware, this layout only works with the shower from The Sims 4 Discovery University. This is an easy layout, they snap into their tile place and all are functional. Ohterwise the sink, shower, door and toilet overlap each other and won’t place down. Like above bathroom, this layout is only possible when you have the cheat turned on. Now, you can have the ‘footprint’ of objects overlap each other.īeing able to place items closer to each other will save space but can remain functional. This cheat doesn’t need testingcheats on, or anything. Open the cheat window with Ctrl+Shift+C (this is for PC, don’t know what it is for MAC). In particular the Move Objects (MOO) on cheat.
Getting the full potential out of a tiny build is by far, with cheats. I cut 1 square in half by using a diagonal wall, and the tile count was rounded down to 32.
But that meant, I was 1 square over the limit of 32. I was trying to get the shape of the house just the way I want it. What happens if you have, 10.5 tiles because you have a diagonal piece somewhere? The game rounds down, so this works in your benefit. See how the diagonal room is almost as big as the one straight on the grid but with a tile less? It’s not much, but it can be just enough. This means that essentially, you get a little bit more space. When you build diagonal, you get the same amount of square, except, the sides are a little longer. With this method, you do not close the ‘room’ but it will see it as separate lose fences. Then click on the fence, and use the drag option to extend the fence to close it. That last side, leave 1 tile open in the fence. Place all sides of the fence completely except for 1 side. There is another trick though, if you do want it to close, without creating a room. This works for example if you have stairs on the outside, the open spot in your fence is a natural place to put the stair landing. You could, however, just not close the fencing on top. But if you want to put fencing around it, it can create a room out of your roof, and once it does that, the tile count goes up. These roofs do not count towards your tile count, but you can use it. When you create a room, a flat roof forms on top. Something that you can can make use of are roofs. So the image below shows a ‘build’ of 18 tiles.įloor pattern doesn’t count, fountain tool, pools and stair landings also don’t count. So what does the game see as a ’tile’ and what not.įoundation and closed rooms are the two easy things that count, no matter if it’s raised foundation or not. Though it’s not that easy to see if you don’t see it next to each other.
The top bar will give a warning when you’re outside those limits.Īnd the 3 tiers each have a shade of blue. You have to have more than 4, and 100 or less. So you don’t have to choose between the tiers, it’s automatic. What tier you’re in is something the game calculates itself. The smaller you go the more lot perks you get. There are 3 tiers for tiny builds, Small, Tiny and Micro. Depending on whether you want a small, tiny or micro house, there are different limits on tile numbers.īut helpful is the tool that appears at the center top, there it will display the total tile count as well. TThis will then trigger some limitations and tools. Getting startedįirst of all, select the new lot type, Tiny Home residential. But there are some tips and tricks you can use to make the most of a build. It’s the first stuff pack of the year and encourages you to go small, or even Micro!īut building small homes isn’t easy. The Sims 4 Tiny Living Stuff will release Tuesday January 21st 2020.
An early access code was provided to us by the EA Game Changers program.