@KaytayRoall:
How did I miss commenting on that build? I think you nailed the style. At least, I'm under the impression that ST is supposed to be similar to many SoCal towns, and I see things with that sort of architecture all the time where I live. The open courtyard that you have is certainly fairly standard, along with the fountain in the middle of it. (Although you'd think, since we live in a natural desert, that fountains would not be such a great idea.)
I loved seeing a certain couple of Viking faeries visiting that place. And Prissy's sims too! Is that little Tina Livingood? Why yes, I think that is! It's really neat how you used the Sims from this exchange to test your build. And it was fun for us to see them!
I don't even know where to begin on what I like about it, but I think my favorite room are the arts and crafts rooms. I love how you used a splashily colorful rug under the easels to look like paint splashes on a paint rug. What a clever idea!
@Mmdrgntobldrgn: I love that image you used, it brings back some nostalgia.
@Mystik1978: Well, I've been working very hard on the presentation today. I've taken loads of pics, because it needed it.
Except for that sneaky after midnight gift by Mia, I think I got finished with comments for all of yesterday's gifts (technically, I guess after midnight is today anyway, isn't it).
@MiaSkywalker I've never been a Berry sim kind of person, but I must say, Linette and Tomas both have such great colors and look good in them, too. I also really like their story. And Nebula Star - what a beautiful horse! Her coat is wonderful.
@ciane Blue Raspberry is very pretty. I really like that side view (the clothesline side), with the shape your 2nd floor siding appears to give it. What a nice big roomy kitchen - a great place for the cooking sim. All of your ceilings are lovely and complement the rooms so well. Lots of work in getting those patterns right!
@ADWilson Ooh, secrets! These two should be really interesting to play. And so should tomorrow be - staying tuned. I think it would be fun to just watch Katie and John and Prissy's sims turned loose in some unsuspecting world.
@DinoJr It never occurred to me your farmhouse was going to become a community lot. It turned out great! I love the minty exterior, the mismatched dining tables, the cozy fireplace room. Your gardens are well organized, attractive, and I'm sure well maintained, too. I'm glad you kept the tool shed - and mushrooms, yay! My current game has a farm to table type restaurant already, but it's pretty small, and I'm thinking I may just replace it with yours. I'll definitely use it somewhere along the line.
@KaytayRoall and @DinoJr I love how Selena Sinclair Studio turned out! So many great areas for creating with perfect details, beautiful displays, lovely fountain. I was surprised at how many of those visiting sim faces (and backsides) I am familiar with. Looks like a very fun lot to visit.
@KaytayRoall and @DinoJr
The Selena Sinclair Studio is simple elegance in a serene environment! It is obvious that you two collaborate well together and hopefully we’ll see more from your team. A spacious floor plan, calm colors and obviously many hours spent adding all the little details/clutter makes this something that will see use in numerous game saves.
@DinoJr
Kaelyn’s dream made reality is a pleasant surprise! Like others, I expected this to be turned into a family home but a farm to table café is perfect for this plot of land. The layout is organized and well thought out, the colors & furnishings invoke country charm and details like a mushroom shed and handicapped accessible/gender neutral bathroom really make this place stand out (in a good way!) in any neighborhood.
All gifts up to this point are CC Free and listed on the front page.
Now time for me to finalize the presentation on the next and final installment of The Tripp Lawson Story so it is good to go for tomorrow
After I eat the dessert hubby dished up ... ice cream! Yummm. 1 scoop of Chocolate Trinity and 1 of Chocolate Moosetracks. Anybody figure out what flavor daughter and I are partial to? lol
@Jessabeans gift 3 is packed and ready to go, for today's gift I have another family for you and I was a bad boy and packed them with a house as a single gift again. I had fun building for Aurora Skies but I wanted to make you something for another world you play in so for this family I designed them and their house for Hidden Springs. This is a much larger household than the last one containing 6 sims and 3 horses. So for today's gift I present to you the Wolfe Family and their house Lakeview Cabin:
In this large family we have in order of oldest to youngest Yona, Wohali, Inola, Tsula, Sequoyah, and Ama. And they have three horses named Sparrow, Lightning, and Wisp. Wisp is the daughter of the older horses. (Edit, there is supposed to be 3 minor pets on the lot as well, a turtle, a finch and a parrot. I don't know if minor pets transfer when a family and house are packed together and uploaded but I hope so.)
Some gameplay of the family here:
To start off with have Yona the matriarch of the family, she is an elder sim who is an artist and a shaman. (witch and alchemist) She is a tad eccentric by very loving to her family.
Pictures of her outfits in the spoiler below:
Next we have Yona's son Wohali. He is a High School teacher and resident comedian (a trait he gets from his mother. who loves to embarrass his teens with dad jokes.
Pictures of his outfits in the spoiler below:
Next is Inola, she is Whoali's wife and a professional jockey. She is the more headstrong of the couple and has a passion for cooking.
Pictures of her outfits in the spoiler below:
Next is Tsula the oldest child of Inola and Whoali. She is a nature lover who is following in her Grandmother's footsteps to become a Shaman.
Pictures of her outfits in the spoiler below:
Next is Sequoyah, He is Whoali and Inola's second child. He takes after his mother in having a love for horses. He is quite shy and has a strong bond with his also shy horse Lightning.
Pictures of his outfits in the spoiler below:
Last but not least is their youngest child Ama. She is very athletic and loves to swim I mean LOVES to swim.
Pictures of her outfits in the spoiler below:
For their house I wanted a sort of cabin farm with dark woods but brightly colored furnishings. I attempted to make a curved bridge for this house which was more difficult that it sounds lol but I think I pulled it off.
Here is a LOT of pictures of the house lol:
Exterior:
First Floor:
Second Floor:
Bathrooms: (well attempts at photographing them >_>)
I loved making this family and I hope you enjoy having them in your game. They will be featured again in tomorrow's gift.
@KaytayRoall and @DinoJr This is stunning thank you both so much!I love it when people include things like the glass blowing station in art galleries. Gives us more reason to visit them. loving the natural woods and creams used for the walls and floors, it gives the build a stylish look without detracting from the art. The building is beautiful I love all the architecture to it and the landscaping. especially the fountain, love the shape of the fountain in the courtyard , its really pretty. the areas with sculptures and knickknacks is a nice touch. A lot of custom art galleries seem to only have paintings. A lot of the custom worlds I play in are lacking an art gallery by default so this will be a nice alternative to the two I use normally. Awesome seeing my sims in the screenshots as well. Thank you both again, its clear you two worked hard on this.
At everyone else this week has been super busy for me, I promise to get back on track with commenting on other's creations asap.
@Catdog123: Wotta cabin! That's not just a cabin, that's... a cabin! Just seeing the outside without the inside, I was already... wow! The decor on the inside goes so well, the native american style is one that I find attractive. I love how you used draperies on places other than the windows, to get a flowing nature kind of effect. Even the bathrooms, with their rock and wood colorings, fit in with the organic flow of everything.
The Sims themselves are so beautiful, and of course they fit in with the house. And the bedrooms, well, you can tell which one goes with each child.
I noticed that you stocked the nectar rack. It looks like some Sims will have some drinking to do!
Edit: All three downloads checked and rec'd, and all are CC free!
Clover Ayers and Rico Fairchild were both avid travels, spending their lives running from plane to plane loving the thrill of adventure.
So it came as quite a shock to both of them when they found love together in their own small town. While their personalities clashed from time to time, the fire between them was unmistakable. It came as a bit of a surprise when only a few months later Clover found herself with child.
The two quickly wed and spent their time happily raising 2 amazing children.
But this is not their story. This is the story of their children Jacob and Jeni. Like any siblings they fought and laughed. Jacob was Athletic and loved sports like their father, Jeni was beautiful and a playful fairy like their mother.
About a week before Jacob was set to graduate High School Clover received a phone call saying her and Rico won a free vacation. Jacob assured his parents that he would watch over Jeni and the two would be on their best behavior. Rico and Clover hadn't been on a real trip since the kids were born.
After three days the kids began to worry. Their calls to their parents went unanswered. after a week, the police got involved, but there were no clues where the parents disappeared too.
Jacob had graduated High School, and a decision had to be made. He was suppose to head to the University after the summer break, but with his parents still missing he couldn't bare to leave little Jeni alone.
So the two of them made a pact, Jeni would focus and work hard to finish her last year in school. Jacob would take a year off from school, and get a job to pay the bills and keep things running smoothly. Both kept secretly hoping that their parents would walk in the door any day, but each put on a brave face determined not to let the world crush them.
I hope you've had a great Saturday. I would like to present my third gift to you. A coffee house, I hope it will fit in with your makeover ideas for Moonlit Falls.
The Coffee Press
20x30 Java Hut
Built at 1135 Merchant Way, Moonlit Falls
upstairs lounge area
Reading area
Band Stage
Play area
Outdoor balcony seating
I apologize for the presentation, I'm knackered but I wanted to get it posted tonight.
@fleshjenn: Aww... what a sad story. We can just hope that their lives will become better now, and that Jacob will get a chance to go to college. In fact, we'll all have to play them and make sure that it does get better!
I've downloaded, checked, and rec'd it, and it's CC free.
Wow! everyones pictures are so amazing! I cant wait to have some time to actually sit down and take a real look at all the wonderful creations.
@DinoJr The community lot looks beautiful, Thank you so much. my internet has been a pain since I got home and it took ages just to upload my gift and make the post. I will most definitely download everything tomorrow once I get home from work. it will be my special treat after I get my final gift uploaded tomorrow.
have a wonderful night simmers!
@jessabeans: That's a cool hipster looking joint, a nice place for our Sims to hang out in. It looks like there are enough things for our Sims to do, like reading, or playing pool. And of course, a place for their eats.
It's nice that it has a little play area for the tots, so they won't just sit and be bored and cry. Sims really shouldn't bring their kids to places like this, but you know Sims - they will anyway.
We have begun the last day of gifting which is a happy and sad time for me.
Happy because there will be more goodies given today.
Sad because this means the event is almost over.
Will get caught up with updating the front page posts and compliments after I get a little bit of shut eye. It has been a long day.
Good Night!
Ok, I need help I hit upload from the launcher for my two gifts and the status says "uploaded", but nothing is showing up in my studio or on the Exchange at all. I tried re-logging in and re-uploading, but nothing changed. Any advice?
Ok, I need help I hit upload from the launcher for my two gifts and the status says "uploaded", but nothing is showing up in my studio or on the Exchange at all. I tried re-logging in and re-uploading, but nothing changed. Any advice?
Sometimes something won't appear on the Exchange for several minutes, but it should appear in your studio right away. If it isn't there, then something glitched.
There are several things that could be causing this. The first one is that you might need to launch IE (even if you don't use it as your browser, the launcher does), and delete the IE cache files. If you never use IE at all, just have it delete everything. If you do use it, then you'll have to be more selective. After you do that, first try refreshing your studio to see if it's there, and if it still isn't, try the upload again.
If that doesn't work, another potential problem could be that your upload has an identical name to something already on the Exchange. Try going back into the game, renaming the lot/household (the household's name doesn't need to be the last name), and then try re-exporting it from the game. You might even change the name to something like "Khemkat's X Victorian" or "Khemkat's Y Cottage" or "Khekat's Z House" or whatever. That way you know the name is unique, because someone else isn't going to use your name in their upload.
Btw, if it IS in your studio, just wait a bit. It took almost an hour for my first gift to show up on the Exchange, although it showed up in my studio right away.
ETA: Oh, and you absolutely must be logged on to the launcher, as well as logged on at the site on your browser. At least, I've experienced problems if I haven't been logged on to both correctly. And I don't mean the forums, I mean the Exchange site itself.
Thanks so much for the quick reply Mia! I'm going to try the IE thing (I rarely use it, so the cache files could definitely be a problem.) If that doesn't work, I'll go rename the lots. And if THAT doesn't work, I'll go cry (kidding!)
My studio is still empty, so something definitely went wrong lol, and I've refreshed it several times. I was also logged into my account on both the launcher and the Exchange, so I don't think that was the problem, but who knows. Anyway, I'll be back soon after attempting these!
Bummer...cleared my IE caches and cookies, went in and renamed the lots with KhemKat in the name, made sure everything was logged on correctly, and still nothing My studio is still sadly empty.
Edit: just tried uploading a screenshot, and it worked. So something is wrong with my lots?
@KhemKat19 : Try going into your game, renaming the lot, then re-exporting it. Then upload the new one. You may have to move the original out of your Exports directory before you re-export. Sometimes that fixes the problem. Make sure that the name you use will be unique to that lot, compared to other lots on the Exchange. The name has to be unique not just to YOUR files, but to anyone's.
It is a really foolish practice to store every user's uploads in the same place, but since I've seen this happen before with uploads, it is apparently what they do.
And now my final gift to you - I hope you feel it was worth the wait - Mystikal Manor
This is extremely picture heavy! I have therefore put everything in spoilers, and sometimes spoilers within spoilers.
This Victorian requires the Now & Then Century Manor, but I didn't find out until after I was pretty far into it that you don't own it. It's available on the DD three times, however, and one of those times for 434 points, so you can get it for a reasonable price. I don't know when that deal will be up as I haven't followed the thread and spreadsheet for a few years, so you'll have to check for the dates and times later. I highly recommend the set if you like Victorians since many Victorians on the Exchange use it, and I definitely recommend it if you're a builder.
All items should be upgraded (unless I missed a couple). Fireproof as applicable, self-cleaning as appropriate. I may have forgotten to boost the channels of the TV; I had meant to do it, but now that I think about it, I might have forgotten. The stove was already fireproof, so I upgraded it with the improve meal quality option. Sometimes I will hide a fire alarm behind the refrigerator, but I didn't in this case because everything had been made fireproof. I did, however, hide a burglar alarm behind one of the paintings in the entry way.
You will absolutely NEED to use the free real estate cheat, unless you're playing a family that has already gotten incredibly rich. I will say this: If you explore around enough, your Sims should be able to get back all the money they spent on the house, and more.
The house ended up being much larger than I had expected it to be; I've never been a very good judge of distance/volume/size.
There really isn't a lot more to say about this build, other than to show you lots of pictures. So here we go, on a tour of the house.
First, the floor layouts
First Floor: Entryway, Parlor, Sitting room, Dining room, Kitchen
Second Floor: Billiard room, Drawing room, Library, Study, and second floor gallery
Third Floor: Master bedroom, Children's bedrooms, Nursery, Playroom, third floor gallery
Fourth Floor: Attic and....
Cellar: Wine racks, storage, and servants quarters. And perhaps something else...
First Floor: Entryway, Parlor, Sitting room, Dining room, Kitchen
Parlor
Sitting room
Dining room
Kitchen
Entryway
Second Floor: Billiard room, Drawing room, Library, Study, and second floor gallery
Billiard room
Drawing room
Note: The piano is usable, but if one of your Sims picks it up, you'll need to MOO it back into place.
Library
Study
Hallway/Gallery
Third Floor: Master bedroom, Children's bedrooms, Nursery, Playroom, third floor gallery
Cellar: Wine racks, storage, and servants quarters. And perhaps something else...
Outside the house
The outside of the house
Yeah, I'm kind of showing off, because I was very pleased with this when I was done.
The gardens
Ok, now this one was strange. If you look down at the greenhouse roof, you'll see that the room below it looks empty. The room below is the study, and it is absolutely not empty. I'm guessing that this was a glitch in the game. I don't know if it happens often, or if it just happened this once, but it certainly is puzzling.
The gazebo
The testing Sims upgrading and testing things
Are these guys familiar? Actually, I changed them a lot after this; while playing I saw many things I wanted to change about each of them. These Sims are only a copy, though; the ones I have uploaded to the Exchange are directly from CAS, so have no skills, and only have default money and default items in their inventories.
Magically upgrading stuff
Why she's staring at his backside and thinking of hot dogs, I neither know nor want to ask...
About the build and layout
I got the floor plans to this build from an absolutely wonderful PDF I downloaded, which @creativemetaphor told some of us about in an exchange I ran some time ago. It's a scan of a book written by an architectural firm, Hobbs's Architecture. The book has over 100 floor plans in it; 121, to be exact. These are mostly Victorian (the book was published in 1876), but the book is described as being of "Villas, Cottages, and Other Edifices, Both Suburban and Rural".
This one was floor plan number 84, on page 189. They even give the dimensions of each room, which is very helpful. I have found that while the dimensions can't be held to exactly - they don't always add up, for one thing, which makes me believe that they don't list the dimensions of some of the hallways and smaller rooms - they are still incredibly useful, particularly as they show you the outside appearance of the building along with the floor plan itself. They often only show two floors - sometimes even only one - even on buildings that have three or more stories. It means you have to guess a little on the upper floors, but that's probably for the best, anyway.
I wanted to share this information with you, because some of you may find this book useful as well.
That might have been a bit too much, but I really enjoyed making this particular build.
@MiaSkywalker I went in and renamed the lots (and they are definitely unique names; one is "Not a Ranch but Countryish by KhemKat No CC", re-exported them, re-uploaded them, and they're still not showing in my studio. I had deleted the previous ones from the exports folder, so those shouldn't have interfered. I've checked them with custard, they're CC-free. I'm at a total loss
Edit: But in other news, your latest build looks incredible! I really need to go back through the thread and look at all the other creations everyone's posted!
Comments
How did I miss commenting on that build? I think you nailed the style. At least, I'm under the impression that ST is supposed to be similar to many SoCal towns, and I see things with that sort of architecture all the time where I live. The open courtyard that you have is certainly fairly standard, along with the fountain in the middle of it. (Although you'd think, since we live in a natural desert, that fountains would not be such a great idea.)
I loved seeing a certain couple of Viking faeries visiting that place. And Prissy's sims too! Is that little Tina Livingood? Why yes, I think that is! It's really neat how you used the Sims from this exchange to test your build. And it was fun for us to see them!
I don't even know where to begin on what I like about it, but I think my favorite room are the arts and crafts rooms. I love how you used a splashily colorful rug under the easels to look like paint splashes on a paint rug. What a clever idea!
@Mmdrgntobldrgn: I love that image you used, it brings back some nostalgia.
@Mystik1978: Well, I've been working very hard on the presentation today. I've taken loads of pics, because it needed it.
The only kind of garden I can grow is a virtual one.
Dragons - must haz dragons!
@MiaSkywalker I've never been a Berry sim kind of person, but I must say, Linette and Tomas both have such great colors and look good in them, too. I also really like their story. And Nebula Star - what a beautiful horse! Her coat is wonderful.
@ciane Blue Raspberry is very pretty. I really like that side view (the clothesline side), with the shape your 2nd floor siding appears to give it. What a nice big roomy kitchen - a great place for the cooking sim. All of your ceilings are lovely and complement the rooms so well. Lots of work in getting those patterns right!
@ADWilson Ooh, secrets! These two should be really interesting to play. And so should tomorrow be - staying tuned.
@DinoJr It never occurred to me your farmhouse was going to become a community lot. It turned out great! I love the minty exterior, the mismatched dining tables, the cozy fireplace room. Your gardens are well organized, attractive, and I'm sure well maintained, too. I'm glad you kept the tool shed - and mushrooms, yay! My current game has a farm to table type restaurant already, but it's pretty small, and I'm thinking I may just replace it with yours. I'll definitely use it somewhere along the line.
@KaytayRoall and @DinoJr I love how Selena Sinclair Studio turned out! So many great areas for creating with perfect details, beautiful displays, lovely fountain. I was surprised at how many of those visiting sim faces (and backsides) I am familiar with. Looks like a very fun lot to visit.
My Sims 3 Studio
My forum builds thread
The Selena Sinclair Studio is simple elegance in a serene environment! It is obvious that you two collaborate well together and hopefully we’ll see more from your team. A spacious floor plan, calm colors and obviously many hours spent adding all the little details/clutter makes this something that will see use in numerous game saves.
@DinoJr
Kaelyn’s dream made reality is a pleasant surprise! Like others, I expected this to be turned into a family home but a farm to table café is perfect for this plot of land. The layout is organized and well thought out, the colors & furnishings invoke country charm and details like a mushroom shed and handicapped accessible/gender neutral bathroom really make this place stand out (in a good way!) in any neighborhood.
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Now time for me to finalize the presentation on the next and final installment of The Tripp Lawson Story so it is good to go for tomorrow
After I eat the dessert hubby dished up ... ice cream! Yummm. 1 scoop of Chocolate Trinity and 1 of Chocolate Moosetracks. Anybody figure out what flavor daughter and I are partial to? lol
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Download Link: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9212556
In this large family we have in order of oldest to youngest Yona, Wohali, Inola, Tsula, Sequoyah, and Ama. And they have three horses named Sparrow, Lightning, and Wisp. Wisp is the daughter of the older horses. (Edit, there is supposed to be 3 minor pets on the lot as well, a turtle, a finch and a parrot. I don't know if minor pets transfer when a family and house are packed together and uploaded but I hope so.)
Some gameplay of the family here:
To start off with have Yona the matriarch of the family, she is an elder sim who is an artist and a shaman. (witch and alchemist) She is a tad eccentric by very loving to her family.
Pictures of her outfits in the spoiler below:
Next we have Yona's son Wohali. He is a High School teacher and resident comedian (a trait he gets from his mother. who loves to embarrass his teens with dad jokes.
Pictures of his outfits in the spoiler below:
Next is Inola, she is Whoali's wife and a professional jockey. She is the more headstrong of the couple and has a passion for cooking.
Pictures of her outfits in the spoiler below:
Next is Tsula the oldest child of Inola and Whoali. She is a nature lover who is following in her Grandmother's footsteps to become a Shaman.
Pictures of her outfits in the spoiler below:
Next is Sequoyah, He is Whoali and Inola's second child. He takes after his mother in having a love for horses. He is quite shy and has a strong bond with his also shy horse Lightning.
Pictures of his outfits in the spoiler below:
Last but not least is their youngest child Ama. She is very athletic and loves to swim I mean LOVES to swim.
Pictures of her outfits in the spoiler below:
For their house I wanted a sort of cabin farm with dark woods but brightly colored furnishings. I attempted to make a curved bridge for this house which was more difficult that it sounds lol but I think I pulled it off.
Here is a LOT of pictures of the house lol:
I loved making this family and I hope you enjoy having them in your game. They will be featured again in tomorrow's gift.
And just like with the last family here is the house and family separated: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9212559 and https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9212558
At everyone else this week has been super busy for me, I promise to get back on track with commenting on other's creations asap.
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random legacy
The Sims themselves are so beautiful, and of course they fit in with the house. And the bedrooms, well, you can tell which one goes with each child.
I noticed that you stocked the nectar rack. It looks like some Sims will have some drinking to do!
Edit: All three downloads checked and rec'd, and all are CC free!
The only kind of garden I can grow is a virtual one.
Dragons - must haz dragons!
Gift # 2 of 3
In your letter you mentioned you like to play sims with a little backstory so I tried to create one you might find interesting.
The Fairchild Household : https://thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9212555
So it came as quite a shock to both of them when they found love together in their own small town. While their personalities clashed from time to time, the fire between them was unmistakable. It came as a bit of a surprise when only a few months later Clover found herself with child.
The two quickly wed and spent their time happily raising 2 amazing children.
But this is not their story. This is the story of their children Jacob and Jeni. Like any siblings they fought and laughed. Jacob was Athletic and loved sports like their father, Jeni was beautiful and a playful fairy like their mother.
About a week before Jacob was set to graduate High School Clover received a phone call saying her and Rico won a free vacation. Jacob assured his parents that he would watch over Jeni and the two would be on their best behavior. Rico and Clover hadn't been on a real trip since the kids were born.
After three days the kids began to worry. Their calls to their parents went unanswered. after a week, the police got involved, but there were no clues where the parents disappeared too.
Jacob had graduated High School, and a decision had to be made. He was suppose to head to the University after the summer break, but with his parents still missing he couldn't bare to leave little Jeni alone.
So the two of them made a pact, Jeni would focus and work hard to finish her last year in school. Jacob would take a year off from school, and get a job to pay the bills and keep things running smoothly. Both kept secretly hoping that their parents would walk in the door any day, but each put on a brave face determined not to let the world crush them.
I hope you've had a great Saturday. I would like to present my third gift to you. A coffee house, I hope it will fit in with your makeover ideas for Moonlit Falls.
The Coffee Press
20x30 Java Hut
Built at 1135 Merchant Way, Moonlit Falls
upstairs lounge area
Band Stage
Play area
Outdoor balcony seating
I apologize for the presentation, I'm knackered but I wanted to get it posted tonight.
I've downloaded, checked, and rec'd it, and it's CC free.
The only kind of garden I can grow is a virtual one.
Dragons - must haz dragons!
@DinoJr The community lot looks beautiful, Thank you so much. my internet has been a pain since I got home and it took ages just to upload my gift and make the post. I will most definitely download everything tomorrow once I get home from work. it will be my special treat after I get my final gift uploaded tomorrow.
have a wonderful night simmers!
@jessabeans: That's a cool hipster looking joint, a nice place for our Sims to hang out in. It looks like there are enough things for our Sims to do, like reading, or playing pool. And of course, a place for their eats.
It's nice that it has a little play area for the tots, so they won't just sit and be bored and cry. Sims really shouldn't bring their kids to places like this, but you know Sims - they will anyway.
Downloaded, checked, and rec'd, and it's CC free.
The only kind of garden I can grow is a virtual one.
Dragons - must haz dragons!
Love that back story and your sims @fleshjenn!
Store Install
Unlocked Stencils
random legacy
Happy because there will be more goodies given today.
Sad because this means the event is almost over.
Will get caught up with updating the front page posts and compliments after I get a little bit of shut eye. It has been a long day.
Good Night!
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There are several things that could be causing this. The first one is that you might need to launch IE (even if you don't use it as your browser, the launcher does), and delete the IE cache files. If you never use IE at all, just have it delete everything. If you do use it, then you'll have to be more selective. After you do that, first try refreshing your studio to see if it's there, and if it still isn't, try the upload again.
If that doesn't work, another potential problem could be that your upload has an identical name to something already on the Exchange. Try going back into the game, renaming the lot/household (the household's name doesn't need to be the last name), and then try re-exporting it from the game. You might even change the name to something like "Khemkat's X Victorian" or "Khemkat's Y Cottage" or "Khekat's Z House" or whatever. That way you know the name is unique, because someone else isn't going to use your name in their upload.
Btw, if it IS in your studio, just wait a bit. It took almost an hour for my first gift to show up on the Exchange, although it showed up in my studio right away.
ETA: Oh, and you absolutely must be logged on to the launcher, as well as logged on at the site on your browser. At least, I've experienced problems if I haven't been logged on to both correctly. And I don't mean the forums, I mean the Exchange site itself.
The only kind of garden I can grow is a virtual one.
Dragons - must haz dragons!
My studio is still empty, so something definitely went wrong lol, and I've refreshed it several times. I was also logged into my account on both the launcher and the Exchange, so I don't think that was the problem, but who knows. Anyway, I'll be back soon after attempting these!
Edit: just tried uploading a screenshot, and it worked. So something is wrong with my lots?
It is a really foolish practice to store every user's uploads in the same place, but since I've seen this happen before with uploads, it is apparently what they do.
The only kind of garden I can grow is a virtual one.
Dragons - must haz dragons!
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@Mystik1978:
And now my final gift to you - I hope you feel it was worth the wait -
Mystikal Manor
This is extremely picture heavy! I have therefore put everything in spoilers, and sometimes spoilers within spoilers.
This Victorian requires the Now & Then Century Manor, but I didn't find out until after I was pretty far into it that you don't own it.
All items should be upgraded (unless I missed a couple). Fireproof as applicable, self-cleaning as appropriate. I may have forgotten to boost the channels of the TV; I had meant to do it, but now that I think about it, I might have forgotten. The stove was already fireproof, so I upgraded it with the improve meal quality option. Sometimes I will hide a fire alarm behind the refrigerator, but I didn't in this case because everything had been made fireproof. I did, however, hide a burglar alarm behind one of the paintings in the entry way.
You will absolutely NEED to use the free real estate cheat, unless you're playing a family that has already gotten incredibly rich. I will say this: If you explore around enough, your Sims should be able to get back all the money they spent on the house, and more.
The house ended up being much larger than I had expected it to be; I've never been a very good judge of distance/volume/size.
There really isn't a lot more to say about this build, other than to show you lots of pictures.
First, the floor layouts
Second Floor: Billiard room, Drawing room, Library, Study, and second floor gallery
Third Floor: Master bedroom, Children's bedrooms, Nursery, Playroom, third floor gallery
Fourth Floor: Attic and....
Cellar: Wine racks, storage, and servants quarters. And perhaps something else...
First Floor: Entryway, Parlor, Sitting room, Dining room, Kitchen
Parlor
Sitting room
Dining room
Kitchen
Entryway
Second Floor: Billiard room, Drawing room, Library, Study, and second floor gallery
Drawing room
Note: The piano is usable, but if one of your Sims picks it up, you'll need to MOO it back into place.
Library
Study
Hallway/Gallery
Third Floor: Master bedroom, Children's bedrooms, Nursery, Playroom, third floor gallery
Girl's bedroom
Boy's bedroom
Nursery
Children's Playroom
Third floor gallery
The only kind of garden I can grow is a virtual one.
Dragons - must haz dragons!
@Mystik1978:
Fourth Floor: Attic and....
Cellar: Wine racks, storage, and servants quarters. And perhaps something else...
Outside the house
Yeah, I'm kind of showing off, because I was very pleased with this when I was done.
The gardens
Ok, now this one was strange. If you look down at the greenhouse roof, you'll see that the room below it looks empty. The room below is the study, and it is absolutely not empty. I'm guessing that this was a glitch in the game. I don't know if it happens often, or if it just happened this once, but it certainly is puzzling.
The gazebo
The testing Sims upgrading and testing things
Magically upgrading stuff
Why she's staring at his backside and thinking of hot dogs, I neither know nor want to ask...
About the build and layout
This one was floor plan number 84, on page 189. They even give the dimensions of each room, which is very helpful. I have found that while the dimensions can't be held to exactly - they don't always add up, for one thing, which makes me believe that they don't list the dimensions of some of the hallways and smaller rooms - they are still incredibly useful, particularly as they show you the outside appearance of the building along with the floor plan itself. They often only show two floors - sometimes even only one - even on buildings that have three or more stories. It means you have to guess a little on the upper floors, but that's probably for the best, anyway.
I wanted to share this information with you, because some of you may find this book useful as well.
That might have been a bit too much, but I really enjoyed making this particular build.
The only kind of garden I can grow is a virtual one.
Dragons - must haz dragons!
Edit: But in other news, your latest build looks incredible! I really need to go back through the thread and look at all the other creations everyone's posted!
I really hope there will be an exchange during the summer, I'll probably have plenty time then
Well, have some more fun and hopefully see you all soon again!
Some links that helped me a lot:
Missing Store Stencils / Free Kiddy Stuff / Daily Deals / Daily Deals Spreadsheets / The Gifting Directory
Sent a PM "mini novel" just now with a few suggestions on what you can try and see if it resolves this issue.
Sims 3 Blog: Have I Got A Story For You!
Sims 4 Blog: Addy Plays Sims 4