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Underground Basement Garage Created By: SimMasterRalph Country: Canada Language: US English Rating:  Required Games:

Created: 10.25.2004 Last Updated: 10.25.2004 Number of Entries: 51 Description: The Basement Revisited. Easy Basement Garages, the ninja Turtle way. Family Name: Turtles Lot Name: Basement Revisited Categories: How To/Tutorial

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Foundations and Basement Walls don't mix. We will show you the easy way to create walls within your basement.

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Using the Foundation tool, create an arbitrary size foundation.

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Hold down the CTRL key and delete the middle section of the foundation base as above.

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 To dig a hole for the basement, simply use the connecting stairs starting from the foundation.

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 and chain four of them downwards. This floor at the last flight of stairs is exactly the height of a wall.

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Delete the stairs by holding down CTRL and clicking on the stairs. Then using the elevation tool to level the whole basement as the same level as the floor of the last stair.

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 leveling

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 leveling

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 leveling

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Now that we have the basement dug out, notice that we can actually place walls within the basement area.

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Here a quick demo of a room in the basement.

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 To create a garage, simply delete 6 tiles of foundation at the front.

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 This is where we are going to put our garage door.

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Here a side view of the where the garage door will go.

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Now we need an slow ground incline from the streets down to the basement garage. Use the Connecting stairs to help you create a general incline. Start a connecting stair about 7 tiles away from the foundation wall.

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Using the elevation tool.....

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Level out the bottom of each staircase for the width of the garage entry.

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 leveling

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 last level

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 done...

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 You can now see the basic incline shape begining to form...

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 The stairs have been deleted.

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Using the lower terrain tool... careful click once to lower one tile at a time... to even out all the bumps.

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 If you accidentally click too many times, use CTRL-Z to undo the mistake and try again. Patience is the key here...

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 click click.... click...

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 click...

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Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Angle your view so that you see where the bumps are and use the raise terrain tool to raise any submerged bumps...

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 almost done...

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Done. Now lets add a wall to your driveway. With the foundation tool, start from the foundation and....

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 create a foundation up to the top of your driveway...

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Do the other side...

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Not too bad?

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Lets add a wall to divide the garage from your basement...

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 We are going to pave the whole driveway with tar....

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 so we will fence off the area that we are going to tile.

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Under flooring/miscellaneous, you will find the "Terrific Tarmac Asphalt". Simply place your selected tile within the garage boundary.....

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 and hold down Shift.... immediately your whole garage is tarmac'ed....

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 remove the fence once the tarmac is dry....

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Add a garage door (Wall)

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Use the "Independant Expression Big Entrance Shop window.... as your base garage door...

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Then add oaktown classic door as your paneling....

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 add a connecting basement door to the garage... , add stairs to upstairs... Use Wall Coverings, Poured, Paste Stucco and hold down shift to quickly cover the brick walls with white coloring.

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 add some floor tiles to the rest of the basement...

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Not bad for an incline....

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 Here is an example of what you can do with the Basement Suite

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 More pictures of the basement suite

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 add some floor tiles to the main floor...

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 add walls, roof....

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 tidy up.... and done.....

Created: 10.25.2004 Updated: 10.25.2004 just a last side view to show that the garage is actually underground.... Thanks for reading.... and remember to sign my guestbook as you leave....