My 69 households live in all kinds of buildings, but my favourites are small two-story houses, with the living room, kitchen/dining area and a small bathroom downstairs, bedrooms and possibly more bathrooms upstairs. A bungalow is also nice as long as it's not too big; nothing looks weirder than a one-story house that takes up half a square kilometre of space.
I would enjoy apartments more if we could build our own and most of them weren't in my least favourite world. What I don't like at all is huge modern homes with an open floor plan. Apart from not knowing what to do with all that space, I'm just not into the big warehouse vibe.
Mainly one story or two story, I guess. Sometimes a basement is fun to have and sometimes I like to have a larger mansion. I dislike cramped homes, but in the end it depends on the family's needs, the layout and furnishings.
For gameplay I prefer bigger homes, it's nice to be able to pan around the house rather than just having the whole thing in one small place. For building I usually either make apartments or tiny homes just as they're easier and more my style.
It entirely depends on the household and the story that I’m telling.
I have many story saves and I rarely play rotationally within those saves; more often than not I just explore the story with one sim per save.
A lot of the time I play with “homeless” adventurous sims: basically a dude who makes some friends and stays in their house for a couple of nights, has a couple of adventures, then moves on to the next town for some new adventures. Or he sleeps on a bench in the park.
Usually he “owns” a tiny empty lot in Newcrest, because as a player I’m forced to assign a lot to my active sim, but I pretend it doesn’t exist. I ignore the bill when it arrives. The company cutting off the power and water supply doesn’t make any difference to my sim. Not that the empty lot uses water or electricity.
Other times the sims reside in a dingy apartment, or in a shed. Or in a huge family mansion, or castle.
Again, I have no preference, as long as the lot suits the story. Therefore I build my own story lots or re-decorate an apartment whenever the household requires one.
All depends on the size of the household, how i plan to manage the household over the duration and the size of the lot.
Typically however i go for two floors and a basement floor on bigger lots of 40x40 and higher. I've managed to perfect a means at saving space while getting everything i want in place, but i also leave room for expansion if and when needed. If i want a swimming pool but lack space on the ground floor i can move it to a first or second floor basement, or set it up on the 4th floor and having to work around what space is left on the 3rd floor.
On smaller lots from 30x20 to 40x30, i typically go for two floors and two basement floors. With lots smaller than 20x20, it's all about space management while making it look like you still have space in each room, that might mean 3 or 4 floors and 2 or 3 basement floors, possibly even 4 basement floors.
it's fun to challenge yourself, especially on smaller lots to come up with something imaginative.
Large. I can't stand houses wherein any knick-knacks placed make the room look cluttered, or that my Sim has to clip their way through the fireplace or some other such painful-to-watch surface just to get to the other side. I also prefer at least a two-story lot, sometimes a three-story, if it makes sense for the additional floor.
Max 2 floors + basement. Its also more about the size of the property, as I also need a fairly large greenhouse with room for one of each plant.
I have recently begun to use magazines that offer floorplans again. Since we don't have cars, I am turning the garage portion of the houses into green houses. It's not all that hard, actually, and if you have a two-story, you don't have to make the garage as tall as the rest of the house. Just put windows on the exposed walls and turn the roof into a glass one. Voila. Saves space on those smaller lots.
I prefer to play on a single floor to better keep an eye on my sims. I also really like making houses as small as possible, but I inevitably end up expanding them as the family's needs change.
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I honestly have no preference. I usually bulldoze the apartment or lot and rebuild the layout or build a home or mansion on the lot. I usually start my sims out in an apartment if they are a 1 sim or 2 sim household.
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whilst I prefer single storey, if space is a bit cramped (due to being a small lot or whatever), I'd rather add an extra level. I am NOT a fan of the whole tiny home thing, except when starting out.
I've been using basements a bit in recent times, so you can always get that extra space by going down rather than up!
Stories don't matter, you can get as much space in a sprawling ranch as you can in a three story townhome. All that matters is that it can comfortably house whatever size household I'm playing at the moment.
I think I play medium sized homes, or prefer them. But I do have sims living in large houses or smaller homes. Sims do take forever to climb stairs so having the house laid out strategically is a must. But not always done...really. So yes, medium sized houses, 1 or 2 stories is what I like. I do like a good basement though.
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I love huge mansions, but I like to build outward rather than upward. It's bad enough that Sims take 15 minutes to walk across the house. Put their bedroom on a third floor and the work day will be half over before they get outside.
I chose 2 story since that is my favorite type of house, but it's not the only type I use. My single/couple sims start out in a small starter home somewhere, usually Willow Creek or one of its "suburbs" (Magnolia Promenade or Newcrest). I never use money cheats, so they have to work hard to move up to that 2 story family home. I used to put them in an apartment to start with, but I have too many problems with them so it's not worth it to fool with them anymore.
I make all kinds of homes. I have a small 3 floors down (1 main floor & 2 basements) in my Doctor Who TARDIS.
I also have made some towers based on Rapunzel's tower, a Lighthouse & a Spaceship.
Furthermore, I've made Cottages, Cabins, Domes, Underground Bunkers, Small Ice Palaces, an Underwater home with the kitchen being on the land part. I usually prefer cozy floors.
I never seem to know what to do with extra space after I have made the Kitchen, Dining Rm., Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Living Rm., Music/Art Rm., Meditation/Medium Rm. & Study. That's why I stick to small floors.
Large. I can't stand houses wherein any knick-knacks placed make the room look cluttered, or that my Sim has to clip their way through the fireplace or some other such painful-to-watch surface just to get to the other side. I also preferred at least a two-story lot, sometimes a three-story, if it makes sense for the additional floor.
Max 2 floors + basement. Its also more about the size of the property, as I also need a fairly large greenhouse with room for one of each plant.
I have recently begun to use magazines that offer floorplans again. Since we don't have cars, I am turning the garage portion of the houses into green houses. It's not all that hard, actually, and if you have a two-story, you don't have to make the garage as tall as the rest of the house. Just put windows on the exposed walls and turn the roof into a glass one. Voila. Saves space on those smaller lots.
I've built houses that we had on our old TS1 fansite, and they all had garages. Whenever I use one of those builds, I also turn those into greenhouses. There's really not much else to do with them. Ok, maybe a home gym or room for painting/music.
I've built small, but can't have my sims live in those tiny homes. There's not enough space for everything they need
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I would enjoy apartments more if we could build our own and most of them weren't in my least favourite world. What I don't like at all is huge modern homes with an open floor plan. Apart from not knowing what to do with all that space, I'm just not into the big warehouse vibe.
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I have many story saves and I rarely play rotationally within those saves; more often than not I just explore the story with one sim per save.
A lot of the time I play with “homeless” adventurous sims: basically a dude who makes some friends and stays in their house for a couple of nights, has a couple of adventures, then moves on to the next town for some new adventures. Or he sleeps on a bench in the park.
Usually he “owns” a tiny empty lot in Newcrest, because as a player I’m forced to assign a lot to my active sim, but I pretend it doesn’t exist. I ignore the bill when it arrives. The company cutting off the power and water supply doesn’t make any difference to my sim. Not that the empty lot uses water or electricity.
Other times the sims reside in a dingy apartment, or in a shed. Or in a huge family mansion, or castle.
Again, I have no preference, as long as the lot suits the story. Therefore I build my own story lots or re-decorate an apartment whenever the household requires one.
Typically however i go for two floors and a basement floor on bigger lots of 40x40 and higher. I've managed to perfect a means at saving space while getting everything i want in place, but i also leave room for expansion if and when needed. If i want a swimming pool but lack space on the ground floor i can move it to a first or second floor basement, or set it up on the 4th floor and having to work around what space is left on the 3rd floor.
On smaller lots from 30x20 to 40x30, i typically go for two floors and two basement floors. With lots smaller than 20x20, it's all about space management while making it look like you still have space in each room, that might mean 3 or 4 floors and 2 or 3 basement floors, possibly even 4 basement floors.
it's fun to challenge yourself, especially on smaller lots to come up with something imaginative.
I have recently begun to use magazines that offer floorplans again. Since we don't have cars, I am turning the garage portion of the houses into green houses. It's not all that hard, actually, and if you have a two-story, you don't have to make the garage as tall as the rest of the house. Just put windows on the exposed walls and turn the roof into a glass one. Voila. Saves space on those smaller lots.
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I prefer houses large enough not to feel cramped when furnished. If the lot is large enough I don't have to build up or down so many floors.
I've been using basements a bit in recent times, so you can always get that extra space by going down rather than up!
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I also have made some towers based on Rapunzel's tower, a Lighthouse & a Spaceship.
Furthermore, I've made Cottages, Cabins, Domes, Underground Bunkers, Small Ice Palaces, an Underwater home with the kitchen being on the land part. I usually prefer cozy floors.
I never seem to know what to do with extra space after I have made the Kitchen, Dining Rm., Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Living Rm., Music/Art Rm., Meditation/Medium Rm. & Study. That's why I stick to small floors.
I've built houses that we had on our old TS1 fansite, and they all had garages. Whenever I use one of those builds, I also turn those into greenhouses. There's really not much else to do with them. Ok, maybe a home gym or room for painting/music.
I've built small, but can't have my sims live in those tiny homes. There's not enough space for everything they need
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