Fence frustrations

[_Annika_]

In Sims 3, if I dragged my fence out 2 paces, then stopped, then started again, and dragged out another 2 paces, I would have posts in between. In Sims 4 they disappear. Is there a way to stop them doing this? Basically I want my fence to be:

|--|--|--|

instead of

|--------|

[grimsoul]

If there is a way to stop it I haven't found it yet. This has been one of the things that's bugged me in Sims 4. The fences just don't look right without post placed every few blocks.

[Joria]

So instead, you drag it out ONE space, stop, start again for one space, rinse and repeat.  You get your posts in the middle.  Otherwise you can drag the fence the entire length of the yard before you see a post.  Some of the fences  have the posts built in in such a way you can get those middle posts no matter how far you drag them out.

[Steellace]

I agree with Grimsoul ... I haven't found a way to do this in Sims 4 either.  I've tried dragging from the existing piece and toward the existing piece with the same no-post results.  I've also tried making segments of fence where the posts showed at each end, and then moving the "wall" pieces next to each other; it removes the posts and makes it one piece.  I even tried building invisible rooms that were one or two squares wide and then making the walls on one side fence; that one removed the posts altogether (none at the end either).  If someone figures out that this is possible and how to do it, I hope they share!

[Joria]

Well, I simply couldn't believe EA would have made such a huge mistake.  sigh  So I went in and tried every single fence.  Here's what I found.  The ones on the right have middle posts.  As a matter of fact, you can't NOT have them.  Any other fence is messed up with no center posts no matter what you do.  Obviously I had not tried putting up fences in my builds.



So how do we let EA know we don't like this?

[grimsoul]

@_Annika_ Was playing around some and came up with a work around for this. Not a perfect solution but maybe better than nothing.

First start off with the fence you want to use


Now place another fence where you want your post to be. The best for this is the Fence for Window Shopping from Get to Work


Then place some plants to hide the other fence. You will have to use MOO to place the plants one the block where the other fence is.


Now you have a fence with fence post. Hope this helps some.

[Dellena]

Good work around, Grimsoul.

[Joria]

More frustrations.  I was putting a fence all around the perimeter of the largest lot in Willow but the fence kept having gaps in it.  No matter what I did the gaps were there.  If I went in one space, (in one of the gaps), I could make a jog in the fence and enclose everything.  In another gap I had to go in five spaces.  Has anyone else experienced this?  I did find a work around.  I added a gate in the gaps.  Once I removed the gate the fence was fixed.

In this particular build I have moo, show hidden objects and ignoregameplay on so that may be the problem.

[Playalot]

I think I remember reading somewhere that a guru finally admitted that there were errors on that lot... something to do with it not being totally flat. I know that at times you can't place tiles etc on that lot without them glitching out.

[_Annika_]

Ahhh I've had that problem! Not with the fence, but with floor tiles. I kept getting gaps in the pavers I was trying to place. That explains it then. I was totally baffled, but didn't get around to looking into it.

[Joria]

Thanks, Play that probably explains it then.  And no "flatten lot" thing like we had in TS3.  Sigh.  I had the same problem you did Annika.

On a brighter note, I am building a colossus.  lol.  Ok, not really like the actual colossus but this build is getting very huge and complicated, four up/2 down and there is no limit to the stuff I'm going to pack into it.  Now if I only knew how to put a real pond in there, not a pool that looks like one.

[grimsoul]

I know my work around isn't a good solution for some things like if you wont to add post to a fence is on a porch.
Like this one


So for this you would still use the Fence for Window Shopping to get post where you want them at.
As shown with the white line here


But sense the fence comes in several color you may be able to find one the come close to matching your porch color making the extra fence harder to see.

Like here the Fence for Window Shopping is there and is a close match to the floor color so you don't really notice it.


Keep doing this until you get the number of post you want.


Hope this helps some.