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Hello, everyone!
So, I feel like I'm really late to the party, but I'm ready to start sharing! Hooray!
It's hard to believe, but I was told you, @Silvakristiina, were my buddy approximately 5 weeks ago. Time has absolutely flown! I've never done an exchange before and had no idea what I was doing. I've never even built any kind of really nice building. Like, I build a box or rectangle, use auto roof (
), and make it huge for all the sims I'm going to put in the family and items I'll need, whether a house or what-not. It's just for me, right? So I never cared or needed to learn much more than the necessities.
When I began writing my stories, I downloaded houses from the Exchange or elsewhere. Again, this was mostly due to my time constraint and laziness.
I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I signed up for this. If I had to do it all over again, though, I'd not do anything else except this. I think I began much later than I should have. Lesson learned.
It was pretty easy to come up with items for you. You had TWO wishlists! I loved that! Lots of ideas wiggled, giggled and finally came out of my brain.
Anyway, enough chatter from me. I know you've been having issues with your game. I really, really hope you can fix it because I have such a pile of gifts for you. I want you to be able to enjoy every last item.
The first idea will be last and the last idea shall go first.
Let's Begin...
So, I feel like I'm really late to the party, but I'm ready to start sharing! Hooray!
It's hard to believe, but I was told you, @Silvakristiina, were my buddy approximately 5 weeks ago. Time has absolutely flown! I've never done an exchange before and had no idea what I was doing. I've never even built any kind of really nice building. Like, I build a box or rectangle, use auto roof (
), and make it huge for all the sims I'm going to put in the family and items I'll need, whether a house or what-not. It's just for me, right? So I never cared or needed to learn much more than the necessities.When I began writing my stories, I downloaded houses from the Exchange or elsewhere. Again, this was mostly due to my time constraint and laziness.
I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I signed up for this. If I had to do it all over again, though, I'd not do anything else except this. I think I began much later than I should have. Lesson learned.
It was pretty easy to come up with items for you. You had TWO wishlists! I loved that! Lots of ideas wiggled, giggled and finally came out of my brain.
Anyway, enough chatter from me. I know you've been having issues with your game. I really, really hope you can fix it because I have such a pile of gifts for you. I want you to be able to enjoy every last item.
The first idea will be last and the last idea shall go first.
Let's Begin...
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He's definitely on his way to being a competitive horse. Or perhaps just to hang out around the yard.
Stay tuned as I have more that I'll be sharing in the next day or two!
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Introducing Starry Night: Exchange Link
She's one I spent a lot of time on placing the stars, moving them just so, adding the few patches, finding the right color of the coat...it took awhile. However, she's such a beautiful creature and I'm sure you'll enjoy every minute with her!
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Introducing Patchwork Galaxy: Exchange Link
She is a beautiful mix of both her mother and father.
Here's a few more pictures of her playing around the yard.
Rolling around in the dirt (does wonders for complexion, I've heard)
Smiling for the camera
Romping with the butterflies
And lastly making noises with her father while her mother rolls her eyes.
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Introducing Stormy Stables: Exchange Link
Lot Type: Horse Ranch
Lot Size: 40x40
Price: 77,147
Original Address: 27 Paradise Cir, Sunlit Tides
This specially created building came straight from my brain to your game. Training your horse for competitions is very important. Yeah, you could do it on your household lot, but what if you don't have room? Now, you can slap this down next door (or down the road) and walk down any time to train.
There are stables on the backside of the barn for four horses.
Plenty of space to train for racing and jumping.
Lots of hay for the horses along with mucking tools.
A tack room with all your horsing needs.
The bathroom is on the right in this photo. Who wants to see a yucky bathroom, though?
If you want to keep track of competitions and who needs to be trained what, you'll need an office.
Or two...
If you have to stay over night for whatever reason, here are some bedrooms to accommodate that. They are a bit bare, but cowboys don't need a lot of knick-knacks.
What if you get a hankerin' for some food while you're working so hard out on the grounds? A kitchen sure would satisfy that craving. Sadly, commercial lots can't have a stove, but since you have the teppanyaki grill and the woodfire oven, you can easily cook food with those. You also have the normal ice cream, cereal, yogurt, etc from the refrigerator. The whole passe can join you for a home cooked meal to re-energize themselves.
So, after all of that, I really hope you'll enjoy these stables in your game. I enjoyed putting it all together!
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This is your last wonderful gift!
This gift took me the longest, but I loved every minute of it. You had mentioned in one of your lists that you wanted Mediterranean lots. I did some research and finally found a house I liked.
Original Blueprints
Now, I’m not a builder at all. I either take other houses or buildings I like and thank the creators for their hard work OR I just plop a box down, add a basement and perhaps another story, then use auto roof (
After doing my best to count squares and figuring out where things were placed, it took a beautiful shape.
Eventually, I changed some things and continued the fun process of creating this new home for you. @ADWilson & @tanubanue really helped me by giving me feedback with design and such!
Finally, after about 4 weeks of working evenings and any spare time I had, I finally finished the labor of love. I won’t go into detail of all the problems I had, but suffice it to say, I learned much about the game (or re-learned in some cases) and my skills throughout the process.
Now, during my final Custard check, I did find some kind of plant cc. I really thought my game was cc free, but needed to figure out what it was that had invaded my build. So, I spent an entire evening deleting, re-exporting, Custard checking, etc. Finally, I found the culprit. It was some custom photos my sim had taken and I had put on the walls. So, there is NO CC. Who knew custom photos showed as CC? Not me. Lol
On to the last gift…
Introducing Villa da Silva: Exchange Link
Lot Type: Residential
Lot Size: 30x20
Price: 98,978
Original Address: 29 Paradise Cir, Sunlit Tides
You may see Jason and Janna around. They were my test sims. I created Jason for a game on the forums and Janna was created by @Alleenmens.
Let's start with the outside of the house.
The path from the front to the garage area and side yard.
The front entrance along with the other side of the yard.
One back corner where you'll see the special hiding place for the trash and recycling.
The back of the house.
The last corner where you can sit and enjoy the fire pit plus more.
More of the other side of this beautiful corner. There is a lovely garden here that Jason and Janna have beeing lovingly working on, just for you.
Here's the garage for whatever car you want your sim to have.
Here is the relaxing non-working garden. In other words, you don't need a gardener.
On the back side of the house, near the telescope, is a special place for painting. You'll see Jason painting his wife. The cat in the container on the ground always appears life-like. Doesn't it seem like it could jump out of the box at any moment? Here, kitty kitty!
Near the back doors sits the chess table, waiting for a few players.
As the sun sets, Jason and Janna roast some yummy food. Janna has some bananas. Mmmmm.... Jason chose...well, sweet grass.
Now it's time for the inside. For funsies, let's start with the bathroom. lol Your sim will love being able to take the quick shower or relax in their own tub.
Next up is the bedroom. This room where your sim will sleep not only has an amazingly comfortable bed, but also a few chairs to sit and enjoy the coziness of their own room. Jason had fun taking the two pictures on either side of the bed. He thought they went well with the rest of the room.
Here are some close-ups of a few areas I love most.
Here's the entry way into the house.
Here's the office area where I'm sure your sims will work hard...or play games. Jason thought those palm tree photos would look wonderful on the wall, too. I agreed.
Here's the living room area. You might see a guitar in the corner plus the multi-tab on the edge of the table. They may not be necessities, but it's always nice to have a couple of perks.
Next is the lovely dining room. The sunset picture in the corner is one of Jason's favorites. There is plenty of room at the table for friends and family to enjoy eating and talking.
The kitchen is far from boring with all the amenities one would need. Jason's pictures on the walls of his garden kind of set the mood for freshness. Life is good with garden fresh food.
One final look at the interior before we go...
The overhead layout...
The house may seem a bit small, but it could always be plopped on a larger lot and grown out further. Or, even can go up, too.
Again, I hope you enjoy all the gifts, especially my fav, the house.
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While I was working on the house, I had an incident that I wanted to share. As usual, I frequently forget to put a burglar alarm in. So, the house was burglarized. Hehe…
And for a good laugh. While Jason was taking photos and helping me out, he had a special surprise.
Uh-oh. Jason found her.
But due to the limitations of the game, Jason couldn't attack the burglar.
Yes, first the bath tub and then the shower. I hadn't saved these exact ones. lol
He called the police and they came pretty quickly. Though, not quick enough to stop her stealing two items. (In my wishacy, the burglar went straight for the bathroom, too. That's how they train 'em I guess.)
The police officer looks very angry. Perhaps she's tired of the Bathroom Bandit too!
The burglar wasn't very smart. She could have easily run.
See? What officer says "Stay here by the car while I survey the house"? Granted, the officer did have a gun.
Jason (and I) are super happy to find the officer found the stolen items and returned them into the household inventory. Woot! No re-coloring for me!
Yeah, just had to laugh at that whole thing! I hope you enjoyed this little story.
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The story about the burglar is always so funny. I do love how they always go for the bathrooms even when you have expensive stuff laying around else where.
Thanks! I tried to add fish to the pond, but it wasn't big enough. lol Oh, well. That's what happens when I create something on a smaller lot. Next time, I'll start with a 40x40.
Well, I don't want to upload something I didn't create (unless I get her permission). You can find Jason Blackland here and Janna Anthony by Alleenmens here. They aren't married yet nor do they have the skills I have in my game, but they are a sweet couple and I'm sure it wouldn't take long to get their skills up.
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The horse ranch is really fun looking and a great place for the amazing horses you made to live.
The are wonderful! I will be sure to add them to my game and when I do I will most definitely give you and Alleenmens credit for them. Thank you for giving me the link for both of them
I think it would be great making the house on a 40x40 and adding the fishing pond, maybe I'll put the house on a 40x40 and stretch it out a little to add the fishing pond.
No problem at all!
I think I'll probably extend it myself a little. You're making me want to rush through my legacy now. lol
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Thanks @Catdog123!! Coming from you this makes it even better! You are very talented and I appreciate the kind words.
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I think I laughed a little when I saw the last picture of Grey Musket!
The stable
Villa da Silva...
I can't wait to get the game on and to try these out! I think it's refreshing that you built these to Sunlit Tides
About the burglar...
I need to get back to work