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After much experimentation, ive managed to build underground, ive so far got 3 stories below surface level. Ive put a very stylish swimming pool at the bottom, with a loungs area in the centre. Ive managed to make the top level just pop out of the ground, so from the outside, it only looks 1 story high. I'll upload my save of it, and some screenies soon. Anyone else tried doing this yet?

ei thats cool how did you do that

Here are some screenies, as well as my save file:

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First you have to decide how many levels you want below ground, and thru trial and error, lower the terrain to be exactly low enough to house the structure. I decided to make a structure withing another so that the surface layer had a patio and staircase. Its a little difficult at first, i spent sveral hours getting it right. Sadly my taste in asthetics isnt great, so it could look better, but overall im pleased with managing to build underground.

[Edited by rcboothman, 5/23/2009 6:30:49 AM]

Is there a stair tool you can use? In the Sims 2 you could use it to dig down without any fuss. Just place one set of stairs at ground level, pointing down, then put another set at the bottom of that, and one more at the bottom of that. And that's exactly one floor. Delete the stairs, then level the ground off to create your space, and repeat until you have the number of floors you want.

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Well done, awesome house by the looks of it, great for an evil character.

Hi guys. please someone tell me im goung nuts. I can build a pool and put in steps but i cant buy a divng board?? WTF is up with that?

deefrag

Nice home, how do I actually install this? I also created a home I would like to share with everyone... Not as cool as this one but it's pretty nice

You just pop it in your savegame folder. For vista its:
C:\Users\Username\Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Saves

I assume once retail comes out, you'll beable to share stuff via the proper sharing system, for now just load up a different save.