There's been a lot of debate in the Sims 4 community over build mode v live mode, so I wanted to see how Sims 3 players feel and how opinions differ over here!
So the question is; is building one of your favorite things to do in the Sims 3?
Yes: You love or like building and spend a lot of time in build mode building or decorating housesNo: You don't necessarily have to hate building, you could build on occasion but it's not one of your favorite things to do
I've also made the same thread in the Sims 4 section to see how opinion differs, you can check that thread out
here!
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My problem with this pack is that I haven't seen anything that will hold my attention. I won't really play the career. All my BB stuff is usually done outside of my live mode play and I have a bunch of houses done how I like them that I won't want to touch as an interior designer. However, there might be something in the live stream to change my mind.
Anyway, while I don't really consider myself a "builder" per se, I do think I do enough to say that it isn't just the lack of live mode focus that is what is bothering me.
Also, I just noticed someone mentioned Sims 3 CAW and I loved that. Desperately. I loved the control of designing a world from top to bottom so I could do my own simplistic stuff and nothing looks out of place. I don't have CAW in 4, though, so building isn't my favorite.
And making unique builds every once in a while is fun too
Who doesn't want to live in a bus
Interior
I do have this idea for a bar that I want to build in Bridgeport, and if I can commit to it I think it will turn out good. I have a problem finishing builds, I guess if I spend to long on one building/house I get bored of it.
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I build every home in the town. I remodel, annex or completely redesign all businesses and community lots to be rabbit-hole dependent free (this means when you go to my medical center for example, you will see waiting rooms, various doctor's offices, examination rooms, pharmacy and, physical therapy room (to name a few). I use rabbit hole replacement rugs to keep functionality of the game.
I build each sim home (from scratch) to reflect the need of the household not the need of a specific family, such as large families need homes with adequate space and room for the family to grow and develop. I decorate each home to suit the personality, individuality and lifestyle of the Sim who resides there.
So yeah, I can say I really love building in the Sims 3.
And for this reason among others building is something I would like to get better at. It's either a hit or miss and constantly starting over because I do not like the layout. Though what helps is looking at floor plans online as is or changing it to where what I want certain areas, rooms, etc. For example:
Apartment lot types seem to eventually glitch for me so I don't bother to use it anymore. Besides, to lessen the object count of the lot without multiple kitchens, bathrooms, etc., it is much more efficient for me and is why I choose a boarding house style residential lot. Plus it greatly helps with the endless routing of Sims trying to use others bathrooms and kitchens or whatever other nonsense because the routing is always the weakest part of the game because it is not designed as innovative and smart as it could be. Therefore, a shared kitchen, living room, leisure spaces/activities and a communal bathroom is best for my sanity.
Apparently, I took screenshots in reverse orientation but okay.
I also do not like building on very large lots but the world I am in has mostly large lots, so trying to figure out how to fill the space out can be quite challenging for me.
The bedrooms are spacious and good for routing. Also good for at least two cribs too. Routing is extremely important to keep in mind whenever I do build.
I like to use either the photobooth or use the photography skill to take pictures so I can see whose room is who on the wall. A nice touch that used to be in TS2 University though on the door itself. But it doesn't bother me as if I want I can get the creative freedom to either use an in-game pose or use pose player and get quite a lot of varied facial expressions.
So I love this idea of a communal shower because Sims will recognize it as room and have no issues with privacy. I could use a door but I like using an archway instead with one of my favorite curtains to use.
The outside but I think I want to try to put a roof on instead if I can get it to look alright.
Building can be fun but often times more frustrating for me and the limitations of not being able to build some things I would like to try like split levels, sloped roofs, etc unless with cheats is annoying. Because it is not an official feature, it can be buggy and as a novice who would rather just play the darn game does not give me much incentive to want to build more often either.
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
TS3 build mode is not something that would make me overcome my handicaps so I mostly just find it more frustrating than fun. Therefore it's all about the live mode for me.
Most houses are pretty "square" too. That doesn't matter as once you decorate and have nice windows, doors, shutters and a few plants and trees and maybe a porch - it all looks pretty nice! (Helps to make your roof not look as square as the house).
I can't build very large houses either - not yet, anyway. I think my favorite size lot is 20x20.
This roofing tutorial and practice helped me alot too - http://getsimplyruthless.blogspot.com/2013/11/victorians-101-getting-started-building.html
P.S. This house is available to download - https://katyfernlily.tumblr.com/
In a house way across the town mods have gotten Orange and White together, so maybe if their kids and my founder's kids get along I can add two colors. Thankfully this game makes that easy for me!
Most of my saves are blank slate worlds I decided to build up with a particular feel before I squirrel!ed halfway through. I should probably rip what I've completed out of them all sometime, and start a big heckin' showcase thread in the Creative Corner. I have so much stuff I've squinted over for hours, and no other soul has ever seen them, but it always tickles me pink to share.
My own families' homes are as unique as they are. Here's what I've currently got:
For a sim I created to live in bleak, empty desert world (one of my build-a-blank worlds, which is coming up Old West flavored), I created a home meant to look like someone took an abandoned ghost town mine building and filled it with a scavenged collection of worn and weathered furniture:
Interior images behind the spoiler
Living room:
Dining room:
Kitchen:
Study:
Master bedroom. (Needs more clutter I think):
For my other current sim, created to be a world (and time) adventurer, I took her vast mounds of Tiberium and lottery ticket money, and this antique Spanish style house plan and created a ridiculously bougie mansion, with which my game occasionally has to stop and take a break while loading all the textures:
Way too many pictures of the grounds and interior spaces behind the spoiler.
My girl needs a special garden just to practice Sim Fu in:
Reception Hall. Neither she nor her butler-bot can play that piano.
A private study
Which leads to the gallery, in which she shows off the treasures she's looted collected around the world.
An art deco dining room
And an old world kitchen
Leading to a nectar cellar ready for all her experiments in fancy fruit juice
Okay, soused and sleepy from all your travels? Have a nap in the master bedroom.
Or the guest room.
The house has servant's quarters, but she's got a plumbot doing all her cooking, cleaning, and gardening, so this space is purely to show she could have more servants if she wanted.
After your nap, freshen up a bit...
Okay, we're rested and ready to go! What about fun and games?
Well, upstairs there's a billiard room
And in the basement, a private theater
And once she's concluded her career of looting foreign lands, she'll retire to a life of hobbies. Until then, this space simply houses her chest of treasures and a clean room for future-tech experiments.
Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
https://graceymanorsims3.tumblr.com/
Then sometimes it's a No for me if I'm trying to build something that I see in my mind but it doesn't come out the way that I want it or if I'm trying to use some of the tricks to get the effect that I want. Take for an example when I tried to build my childhood home which is a split-foyer home, so therefore I had a hard time building it and I would give up. I kept trying to put the walls right next to foundation when really I should had been putting the wall a tile or 2 over and then use the leveling tool to make the wall the same height as the foundation since the foyer is on a foundation and then placing the walls on the leveled down walls and floor tiles where the foyer is.
This is my childhood home here. And yes, I know that the siding looks a little weird because I chose to use this one instead of just using paint on the bare wall. But since I didn't share this home with others, it doesn't bother that the siding is a bit skewed...
Pictures of the inside under the spoiler...
My in-laws house.
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My stories on this site:
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/991317/my-sims-stories/p1?new=1
Here's an example:
I downloaded this college campus lot from Mod the Sims by lewisb40. It's a smaller lot that I placed on a 64x64 lot:
Then I modified some things to fit the homeworld:
Another of my monstrosities
BWA HA HA HA HA... (yeah, it's a helicopter on top)
Yeah...lost my mind on this one.
My very first "monstrosity"
Asian Style home.
BWA HA HA HA HA HA...hack-cough-.
When you're rich enough, you can have your own beach.
Unfortunately for them they built this beach oasis in the Northern Hemisphere... Well...tough patootie.
Since my sims are Canadian...this isn't going to bother them one iota.
So, yeah...in between playing my sims games on exceedingly long life-spans...I also build...excessively big houses.
Always "River McIrish" ...and maybe some Bebe Hart. ~innocent expression~
I really like your version! great job
https://graceymanorsims3.tumblr.com/
I've never seen one of your builds but your sims are freaking amazing
I love building in Sims 3. I spend a lot of time building up empty worlds. I'm very partial to craftsman and victorian styles.
This is one of my favourite houses I built -
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