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MomSonSimFun

Beta thread: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/0/237263.page#2966290

For more recent images, go to the later pages of this forum.

Welcome to Via Discovolvo, my newest project with Create-A-World. Besides one other, I've started other worlds but lost interest with them. This one I plan to finish. Gorgeous cliffs, rolling hills, colorful flora, and inspiring architecture give Via Discovolvo a distinct Italian look. I'm not very far in it yet, but I thought I'd give you a little sample of what it is going to look like. Please tell me what you think!
Via Discovolvo.
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A wrecked ship and structure to add character.
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A gorgeous path going down the cliff.
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A grand Italian mansion on the edge of the cliff.
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The front of the house.
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The rear of the cliffside mansion.
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A custom lighthouse that sims can live in.
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The street map of Via Discovolvo.
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Thanks for looking! Check back occasionally for updates as I continue working on it. P.S.: I won't be responding to any messages or replies for a week or so because I am going away for Spring Break Happy Simming!

Also, I forgot to mention that World Adventures will be required to play in this town, although Riverview won't be. I don't plan to make a base game version any time soon because Via Discovolvo relies largely on the plants, objects, decorations, etc. that are from WA.

Diskette66

Looks nice so far.

What do you have planned for the roadside (and pathway) by the beach?

The lighthouse turned out nice and is a cute idea.

MomSonSimFun

By roadside, do you mean part to the far left of the last picture? That part is going to have a row of Mediterannean style houses and a public beach. I may add a small beach to the path by the beach, but its main purpose is just to act as a way to get to the lighthouse.

Damienf519

MomSonSimFun,

I hope you realize that you have to put intersections at the ends of your roads. You can have dead end streets as long as they end in intersections, otherwise they cause problems.

BSIRegina

Wow! That's really pretty!

ameliuh321

8D The green you use as the grass gives it such a lush feel, and I love love love the aqueduct/sculpture thing you've got. I hope to download this when its done.

wkhamm

Yay! I love this world so far! I've been wanting a world with a less beachy feel. Oh, and love the lighthouse!

2329s

this is really pretty, i love the lighthouse and the path. the structure next to the boat is gorgeous,although im not sure but i think it has trains going along it in-game, thought you might want to know lol:P keep it upp:)
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white_lily_1988

Great job! It looks gorgeous! Good luck with that project!......

MomSonSimFun

In the time since my last pictures of Via Discovolvo, I've added two new houses and a small park. Here they are!

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Rflong7

Hi,

Your world looks lovely. Nice buildings, too. :thumbup:

Missaaliyah812

Your world looks amazing and the homes are stunning.

KidVicious359

Bookmarked! hehe
Your world is just gorgeous!
I love it!

MomSonSimFun

Thanks! It will probably be a while before I upload it, but I definitely will once it's done. I'm going pretty slowly since I want it to be as close to perfect as possible. Happy Simming!

BSIRegina

I am loving the update. It's absolutely gorgeous!

erinmblair19

OMG! This looks absolutely stunning! I am amazed at the beauty!

Johnnywr

I love the name! Nice looking town too.

MomSonSimFun

Thank you very much! I got the name from one of the street names in the real-life town I am basing Via Discovolvo off of. I realize now that it was supposed to be Via Discovolo, only one V, but I'm leaving it. A new update should be coming in an hour or so.

MomSonSimFun

Hello simmers! My progress since the last update includes changing the water to a more realistic and, I think, gorgeous color; adding four new houses, including a mediterranean and a bunker-style starter home; adding effects such as splashing water and a hot-air balloon; and adding plants and decorations to the sandy shore area. Tell me what you think!

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BSIRegina

It's looking great! I love your buildings and your landscaping is so pretty!

MomSonSimFun

Thank you! Just so you know, it will probably be a while before I put on my next update because right now I am going to focus more on road and lot tears than constructing, landscaping, etc. Hopefully, my efforts will be worth it in the end!

MomSonSimFun

Well, due to a nasty problem with lot tearing on some of my cliff lots, I was forced to flatten out the top of the cliff entirely. The landscape looks fine, but the cliff houses no longer fit on the cliff because of different terrains. I will somehow put them back into my town, but for the moment I am going to start over with the cliff lots and rework my town. It will be similar, but may take a while to get back to the point it was at before. Via Discovolvo will turn out in the end, though!

WizardOfSmoz

Looks absolutely wonderful!

Will there be distant terrain?
I am sick sick sick of islands.

MomSonSimFun

I won't be putting distant terrain in, but i'll be raising the mountains enough that you shouldn't be able to see ocean on the other side. So, no, it won't be an island.

Missaaliyah812

Pity about the houses not fitting properly now, I loved those houses. Cant wait to see what else you are doing.

Diskette66

It's looking great - keep up the good work! :-)