The Sims 4 has empowered players to muddle along with their favorite Sims characters in a virtual world fabricated from scratch. The Sims engage in everyday tasks and hobbies akin to real life like painting, jogging, and decorating their homes. Players can even purchase items from the Build/Buy mode to embellish their dwellings.

The floor tiles are an essential component when it comes to the interior design. The Sims 4 allows players to choose from a variety of floor tiles. However, there are instances where players wish to have tiles of two contrasting colors or find it difficult to align full tiles along angled walls. This is where the half tiles feature comes to the rescue as it lets players design a fine-looking floor with greater flexibility. The purpose of the half-tile option is to make a smooth corner-to-corner edge to the ground surface.

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How to Make Half Tiles in Sims 4

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The Half Tile feature in proves remarkably captivating mainly because it enables players to seamlessly incorporate tiles without compromising visual appeal. Contingent upon some circumstances, players may have to put tiles strategically, to ensure their virtual homes in The Sims 4 are aesthetically pleasing. Let’s move along and figure out how to place the half tiles.

Acquiring tiles and placing them in half is as easy as pie. Players can follow these steps and design their Sim house without any fuss.

  • Enter build mode in The Sims 4 by pressing F2.
  • Choose a preferred tile in the Build mode.
  • After that, press the CRTL and F keys simultaneously to get a floor tile of quarter-size
  • Since the game does not have a half-size tile option, players can merge two quarter-size tiles to get a half tile.
  • Using the “,” and “.” Keys to circumvolve the quarter-size tile.

Acquiring a quarter-size tile from a full-size tile is the only way to adjust the size of floor tiles.

How to Place Half Tiles in Sims 4 on Console

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Similar to PC, Console users can also take advantage of the half tile option in The Sims 4. However, the process for getting half tiles on Consoles vary. Here are the steps for placing half tiles on Consoles.

  • Pressing X on the Xbox (Press Y for rotating tiles)
  • Pressing Square on the PS4 (Press Triangle for rotating tiles)

The Sims 4 is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S.