With the release of The Sims 4: Snowy Escape came a huge gratuitous update that added some big features to the game.  Along with the usual range of bug fixes, the patch likewise gave us sentiments and platforms. Both of these are huge game changes for gameplay enthusiasts and builders respectively.

Here we take a look at the new platforms characteristic and offer some hints and tips regarding a few things you can do to brand your builds more interesting.

The Basics

Platforms are included in the walls and empty rooms section of build manner and appear betwixt regular rooms and apartment shapes. There are eight dissimilar shapes to cull from and they all function in the same way.

sims 4 build mode showing the platform tool location.
The red circle shows the platform options.

Once you lot've selected your platform you can but add it into a room or identify it directly outside. The but difference is that if you place it within next to a wall and then that wall volition vanish. You can easily rebuild it but it'south worth calculation platforms outset so you don't have to redecorate your walls.

Once the platform is in you lot can adjust the length and width in the same mode every bit you would any other room, while the superlative is adjusted by the small pointer on the left.

platform control bar
The arrows simply beneath the raise platform text are ever visible, even if y'all aren't using platforms. They but use to the entire flooring instead.

These 2 arrows volition raise and lower the platform. It can down up to one step from the ceiling or downward to the same depth. The big pointer in the middle of the platform adjusts the foundation level so make sure you don't get the two dislocated.

These platform adjustment buttons are always visible and if you lot click them without a platform selected they volition lower or raise the unabridged room, without affecting the foundation.

Decorating Platforms

Once your platforms are placed yous tin add flooring to the top of them as well as using the new platform trim tile, which is found by clicking the bottom icon nether half wall trims on walls and empty rooms section.

The platform trims work similar foundations and offer some of the same options. You tin discover patently swatches too as wooden, brick, stones, and more unique variants including tiles and panels.

Platforms decorated with edging and flooring
These are just a few of the platform edging selections.

The swatches decorate any exposed edges of the platform and tin be apartment or have edging. If the platform is sunk into the ground the edging appears inside the sunken room.

Making Stairs

A mutual employ of platforms is to create custom staircases. If you heighten each platform with just one click of the button, sims can climb them like stairs. If they are any higher yous'll need to add in staircases between each level.

platforms as steps
The very top platform is really a new level.

In the image above the lowest 2 platforms office as steps, while the others require a modest staircase. You'll too spot that the long platform across the top is connected by a step. This is because the long platform is actually the second flooring.

Platforms tin go upward to one stride from the ceiling and tin be connected to the next flooring but you lot need to utilize a single step to do this, otherwise, your sims won't climb upwardly, even if in that location is headroom to do then.

It's likewise worth noting that y'all need to decorate all the lower platforms before you connect up the last step since this step appears to forestall you from placing floor on the acme platform.

Restrictions

When you lot place platforms any walls that yous identify against them volition start at floor level. This includes half walls and walls that are otherwise in the heart of a room. To use a wall every bit a barrier you'll need to use 1 that sticks up higher up the platform to the desired height. Since there are at present 19 different sizes of half wall this is hands achievable.

a platform surrounded by walls, half walls and fences

Some other pick is to use fences since these go from flooring peak up. This manner you tin can create some unique styles and even use platforms to create mezzanine floors.

A hidden benefit of doing this is that yous can create child only spaces. Sims volition only route into a space that has enough headroom. Due to the size difference between a child and adult Sim, this ways that yous can use a platform to create a space adults tin't become into, although they can converse with a child on a platform, equally long as they can get close plenty.

A short height kids room created with a platform.

While you tin can't utilise the space nether the platform, this is a great way to add unique areas to your lot. Create employ of leaf could make a child simply fort or treehouse in the garden for instance.

Other Uses Of Platforms

Another use of platforms is to create small raised or sunken areas within rooms. This could be a sunken seating area, a raised phase, or fifty-fifty a decorative shelf blazon area. Many of the homes in Mt. Komorebi use platforms then for Simmers with Snowy Escape it'southward worth checking them out for ideas. A couple of the lots fifty-fifty utilise platforms equally roofs!

Equally always the Simming community volition find new and interesting ways to apply any new build feature and so don't forget to search the gallery for more ideas and some truly unique ways to utilize platforms.

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