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  1. No, not really. We use terrains made in SC4 for Sims 2, but the conversion between grid sizes and heights and such is not 1:1, so most people would use a cheat in the game to modify the terrain again to match these slope and bridges and such, but the cheat's fussy and, if you use it, the terrain will no longer match the one that's editable in SC4, so I messed around to find the height that would work in SC4 and you made the hole-digger-raiser lot match that fairly closely. Thank you for sharing it. I know some others will find it useful, too.
  2. Just wanted to show you guys that it works a treat! This is the result of the tool matching the terrain and very popular deco in Sims 2. I'm sure the entire Sims 2 community would be grateful. Do you mind if I share it? Either way, I'm thrilled to pieces. Thank you again.
  3. @Cyclone Boom, I'm honored! Thank you so much. And, I totally gotta try that method now.
  4. Wow! @CorinaMarie! Thank you so much. That's very kind of you!
  5. Thank you both. @BartonThinks, I had heard of this reader, so I'll take a look. Thank you for the link. Yes, @CorinaMarie I'll probably end up with the rather ham-fisted approach on this first attempt, if I get it to work at all.
  6. Ok, thank you! That sounds great. What do you guys use to edit sc4lot files?
  7. Hi, all - I'm very new to SC4, have done modding on Sims 2 only. I need a hole digging lot to raise the terrain about 7.75 (currently there are 7.5 and 8m lots). This would be a very useful terraforming tool for me because it would match a height needed frequently in Sims 2. I thought to just tweak the 7.5 one if possible. This seems like a simple change, but I just don't know my way around tools and plugins in this context. Can someone kindly direct me?
  8. Ok! I'll check those out. Thank you! I'm still learning terraforming stuff right now. Any others I should look at in that area?
  9. Oh, so we're at that moment when you start thinking things like maybe you're not holding your mouth right or the moon's out of phase. LOL. Because, @CorinaMarie, you were right! There was actually no option set, not low or high or anything for any of those, which I had seen, but, since I didn't know what they were I didn't change them. I put them like yours and now it works perfectly! I did say all along that it was probably something stupid, right?! Hahahahahaha, thank you all so much! Hahahahaha! @BartonThinks, I'm sure I'll try them as soon as I recover from the trauma of this one! Thank you!
  10. @BartonThinks, hey, thanks for the help. I'm doing what you are describing, but the thing is it never gets that far. I never see the lot placed. (I've been trying to drag over the invisible lot correctly, as you describe, but, of course, that didn't work.) I only see the blue arrow thing under the cursor, then a puff of construction smoke and nothing but the game saying the cell is reserved. As for the type of road, in making Sims 2 terrains (what I'm doing with SC4 and why I don't know the game), we can only use the regular road, so it's the only one I use, anyway. I tried others only with the oldest hole digging lots that required others. I thought maybe I have an old version of the game, which I do (someone gave it to me long ago), so I checked that, but even though it's old, it's version 1.1.638.0 which all these mods say is ok. I will go to NAM37 if necessary, but that's so extensive and I don't even know what's in there or what's normal in the game, so that seems a bit daunting. I'd have to make the Java installer work first. @CorinaMarie, that was such a good idea, too. Darn. Btw, is there a way to turn off all the special effects associated with building and destroying stuff? It's cute the first time, but it takes a while for the dust to settle and stuff.
  11. Ah, a player after my own heart - a fellow SimScientist. Sadly, that made no difference, but, anyway, it doesn't seem to be installation or plugin conflict so... yay? I ran the test as you said, new empty Plugins folder, and tested with a new region, new empty city, with an Up lot, so I can be sure it's not because I might be too near water. Same result. I'm sure it must be something embarrassingly stupid, but... let me ask this... in CorinaMarie's 3rd picture, you can see the lot, the blue square with an arrow. After you place that, can you still see it? For me, I see it while the cursor is on it, but after placing, there's no visible lot there, but the game says that square is reserved. It's not what I would expect because it makes it a tad hard to find where I place it, so... is it invisible after you place it, before you run the road over it? If not, maybe that's a clue to what I'm doing wrong? Also, instructions are saying that you can pass the road over one side or the other. I've been trying to place it over the top, like along the same route as the arrow, though, I've tried everything. But what does it mean over one side or the other... if it's just one square? Am I missing something there? Btw, in Sims 2 world, we call that a 50/50. Your way sounds way more fancy.
  12. Sigh, you guys are so helpful and I just can't seem to figure out what's going on. You were right that I tried old ones first. smoncrie 2004...here at ...files/file/3599-hole-digging-lots/ and Shadow Assassin 2008 at LEX ...csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1544. So, now I've removed the ones I had and put in the ones @Cyclone Boom linked (thank you) but it does exactly the same thing. @SIM-ple Jack, these are the same ones you are referring too, right? I don't have a number pad/side keyboard, but I get the gist. Sigh.
  13. Thank you both. The keyboard shortcuts, very useful, that works fine. The 4GB patch is the same as the one I've used before, so now that's done. Neither made any difference to the "can't use in reserved" error, but still feels like progress. I tried different directions as well as both up and down lots, nope. If you think of anything else I might be missing on this, please let me know!
  14. @CorinaMarie, I haven't graduated to cursing quite yet, no. I've just read that SC4 players use a 4GB patch, which Sims 2 does as well, so I understand that. Maybe I need to do that? Can't hurt? I've been searching but can't find a link to one that stands alone for SC4, only one in NAM 37, which looks more involved than I'm ready for. Do you have a link to one that I should try? I'll try some more directions of dragging, etc. as well. Do the arrows on the lot matter? How would you turn them to a different direction if you need to? I know this has to be a very simple thing, but I've just never played the game before. I appreciate the patience of answering!
  15. Yes, this is when I try to drag through/over. I've checked the ones that say they require a road/rail/whatever and tried different things... As to the cell, I've tried a couple things, the one next to it, just generally over it from a few away, etc. I looked at videos, it seems straightforward, but... What should I be doing? Thank you for moving it. I didn't want to be THAT kind of newbie.
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