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Placing empty lots on water.
ren_sibal123
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Since island paradise was fewer empty houses and lots than sunset valley. So i decided on the sea. But u wonder whats happening whe i placed here? Also it can be a houseboat?
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Or I could have used terrain tools to turn it into something that looks a lot more like an island.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuW44b3uCMtCSaq4gwC8EZg
Cool....looks like a minecraft ....hehehe
Drop lot size you like from world editor in edit town This is in Barnacle Bay
Use terrain paint to draw out your desired island shape
With your lower terrain tool follow your edge of your drawing lowering it far below sea level
You will have something like below,remember you can make it realistic by raising terrain adding hill area etc but this is a simple tutorial
Use terrain paints like rock for realism on your edge
Leave areas where you can make a beach to swim at in low shallows
Start design it's topical details like grass sand etc
Add trees and plants
Aerial view to show a simple hut shape
Add a thatch style pattern roof
Windows and doors plus a few bamboo beach lounge chairs
So easy (A view from the BB shoreline)
This is a cut you can do for more realism,chop a section off seperated from the main island
Finished product with side cut as shown This is in Sunset Valley
Make stuff like this when you get better
This is the interior of my above jungle hut,so awesome to live in solitude and peace on your private island
Your Island can be saved and used in other worlds
Same as regular flat ground lots you can save a copy of your island to your library and place in in other worlds water like BB+SV+ST+IP whatever one has water.The only issue can be if it was super shallow but even then it is just a small lower of terrain in like a spot or two but your hard work on your favorite islands is not a one time deal.
What you do is simple place your empty square lot of same size be it 40x40 whatever size you used on water where you want it same as in step one above then simply lay your island lot on top of it it will revert to your built island saved from your library
Sand in sims 3 is not decoration terrain
The sand you draw is real sand not many people realize this or think about it.Your sim can play in it,build castles etc on the sand you painted.
*This is also how you can make cool custom sand boxes for your kids.Build a frame be it square octagon whatever with the low border fence you have in build mode like for landscaping flowerbeds in your backyard.Afterwards terrain paint the inside with sand your adult and child sims will play in it as normal.*
A quick custom sandbox you can make them however you want but sims like them and get fun from it adults too.
Empty boring yard
Added the low border fence just a 2x2 and colored it something colorful kids would like.You can use what you prefer and leave it wooden brick whatever.
A complete square (you can use what shape you want I usually use octagon or square)
Terrain sand paint is real sand use it to fill your sand box
I added a swing set and spring rider for a fun kid play area.Also the outdoor lights on your sand box look great at night if your kids wanna play at night.
I personally add a toy or two for aesthetic purpose it looks good and will not get in your sims way
This is an adult sim,she made that sand castle thing and is throwing sand in the air playing.
Hope you guys enjoyed and make cute play areas of your own.
I like the sandbox idea. The sandboxes in the game, except for the large one, box of beach, or something like that, always glitch so the children can no longer play in them, and you have to buy them a new one. Your custom sandbox would certainly not have that issue.
Regarding terrain paints, did you know that if you place a household with horses on a lot with rock terrain paint, the horses can't graze there? I placed a household with horses in Cape Garner Island, on a high lot overlooking the ocean. The ground was greenish, but my horses couldn't graze. I finally realized it was rock paint, so I painted the whole lot with grass, and then the horses could graze.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuW44b3uCMtCSaq4gwC8EZg
That's sad. I've never had a problem that I've noticed and I tend to do terrible things to my games and if they were going to glitch they should in my games. I often have teens hanging out in them and children playing in them too. They make all sorts of castles and throw sand and are quite active.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuW44b3uCMtCSaq4gwC8EZg