Any Tips To Prevent Pre-Made Lot Sinking Into Ground?

[Gheez]

When I place lots they tend to sink into the ground.  I searched and discovered that it is necessary to use the cheat code SetImportedTerrainOffset (with a number) before placing the lot and that this will solve the problem.

It does; after a bit of guesswork at getting the right number.  However, using this cheat, when I place a smaller lot into a bigger space, I'm now getting a ridge all around: like a little pointy hedge.



This is driving me batty. I like to play test my lots and it takes several attempts at placing them to get the 'offset' number right and, now, I have ridges 

Has anyone any advice, please?  Both to working out what number I should use and how to avoid the ridges.  Thanks.

[SimAd]

That's another annoyance. Nothing really you can do about it but find the right number by trial and error, and try to smooth the lot afterwards (in your case I would try placing tiles on the "hedge" and bulldozing them again, to try smooth it -- tiles sometimes make perfect smoothers).

[Gheez]

Thanks very much for replying, SimAd.  I managed to smooth that lot and I seem to be getting better at the trial and error method.  It is indeed an annoyance, I never used to have this problem, thought it was something that I'd started doing wrong. Good to know that it's a problem faced by others too.