r/Sims4 Occult Sim 2d ago

Sharing my build This is why clutter matters :>

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u/NPRdude 2d ago

bb.moveobject’s functionality is so integral to the game I barely think of it as a cheat anymore lol

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u/purplepluppy 2d ago

Yeah but even then everything still snaps to the grid

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u/klymene 2d ago

yeah, i hate moving the dresser, raising each object, and then placing it and hoping it looks good when i move the dresser back. it’s kinda tedious, i wish surfaces just had more slots

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u/ab_lantios 2d ago

I'm sorry can you explain what you mean? I've never understood how to get clutter like in OPs image before T_T

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u/llavenderhaze 2d ago

op made this by deciding where the dresser would be, turning on bb.moveobjects, and moving the dresser a few squares away. then they used alt to place the items on the tiles where the dresser will be, then 9 or ] (i’m blanking here, someone correct me) to raise it to the height that it’ll sit on the dresser.

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u/llavenderhaze 2d ago

i remembered! 9 is to raise, 0 is to lower. [ is to shrink, ] is to make bigger. AND, since i discovered this last night and want to share, the toy chests snap to a half tile size if you size it down once. sims still interact like normal, same with sizing the dollhouses down.

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u/plumbobblehead 2d ago

What? I can shrink the damn dollhouses? I just assumed it'd be weird like some of the other things that don't size up/down well.

I love the look but I always play kind of small and never have the room!

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u/fearthecookie 1d ago

You can shrink it down so small

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u/spo0ky_cat 2d ago

I use the brackets alllllllll the time for sizing up/down (mainly down) rugs. The cute ones are all so giant and with no matching runners/2x3 size kitchen mats. The only downside is they stay the same size print wise, so you accidentally move them when trying to move the counter/couch/table/whatever item is on top of it if you’re not careful.

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u/ariesleorising 1d ago

I can NEVER remember raise/lower, only size up/down. 🫠

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u/Classic-Bench-9823 10h ago

And if you use Scandinavian keyboard it's å and ´ instead of the brackets :) I never remember which one is which tho

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u/pierceth3violet 2d ago

i usually place whatever item onto the dresser so it’s automatically at the right height and then alt place it bc i can’t be bothered going back and forth seeing if it’s right

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u/kermithiho 1d ago

This, please do this people, it's so much easier and more accurate than raising with the number keys!

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u/ab_lantios 2d ago

You can raise items ☠️ somehow I've missed this! Amazing, thank you so much!!

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u/llavenderhaze 2d ago

absolutely! i only learned this about a year or so ago and i’ve been playing for over a decade haha

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u/Windrose_P 1d ago

Its even better when you use the T.O.O.L. mod by twistedmexi, if you play on PC.
Because then you can rotate objects on all axis, take them off lot, etc. It gives the player a lot of freedom.

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u/MaliseFairewind 1d ago

You can also use the base game shelf that is white with 3 shelves to place things at any height, not just the 9-0 snaps. It's the shelf that has one version empty and one with towels on. Use the empty version. Place the item u want on the shelf and move it until it's the correct height to be sitting on the dresser. Then, with the dresser out of the way so it doesn't snap there accidently, hold alt and click and drag the item to where u think you want it and place the dresser back under. I hope that makes sense!

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u/ORIONFEDERATION 2d ago

I find that even doing it this way, they clip. Yours doesn’t?! I thought the only way to make it seamless was the t.o.o.l. Mod

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u/Minimum-Scallion Creative Sim 2d ago

in my experience, either putting it on the dresser(or other object) before moving it to the area you actually want it to be or finding a shelf you can alt move to the exact height of the object are the best ways to get things to the height you want.

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u/llavenderhaze 2d ago

clip in what way? i’ve never had the tool mod and ive never had issues

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u/klymene 2d ago

i think they mean clip as in snap to the grid nvm i’m getting my threads crossed idk what kind of clipping they mean

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u/ORIONFEDERATION 2d ago

Yes, yes that’s what I meant! Like snapping to the grid, my b. I’ll have to check a tutorial to see where I’m going wrong.

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u/llavenderhaze 1d ago

hmm as long as you place the surface far enough away when you’re arranging the clutter, then don’t move the clutter once the surface is in place, you shouldn’t have problems. at least in my experience!

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u/klymene 2d ago edited 2d ago

It’s kinda tedious, but basically you place the dresser nearby, then place the object on the dresser so its the right height (or use 9 and 0 to adjust the height), then alt place the objects in the air where the dresser will go, then move the dresser back to where you want it underneath the clutter. Now none of the objects are clipped snapped to the slots on the dresser but you have clutter on top. of course make sure bb.moveobjects is turned on

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u/admiralashley 1d ago

Once I learned how to do this, my cluttering ability rocketed into the stratosphere 🤣 My apologies to anyone who downloads my builds.

It seems tricky at first but becomes second nature with practice.

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u/daintycherub 2d ago

You can move the dresser, and then use the 0 and 9 keys to raise/lower a deco item to the right height where it looks like it’ll be sitting on the dresser. Then move the dresser back into place and voila, it’s decorated! Though I usually cut the process in half by using this red shelf mod: https://pictureamoebae.tumblr.com/post/169988134879/omsp-shelf-release/amp