As the title says, I've ordered a new desktop, which I should receive in the next week and a half or so! While I wait (so anxiously/excitedly) I'm wondering what world I should play in when it arrives!
Some things to consider:
-I just bought Seasons and Island Paradise, have not yet been able to play them (waiting for new desktop)
-I REALLY want to explore the Seasons features, even more so than the Island Paradise ones
-I want to play a world right now that "fits" with all four seasons. I guess an argument could be made for snow looking nice in a tropical world, I don't know...
-I have barely been able to explore Appaloosa Plains (or Pets in general)
-I have not played in Bridgeport in years (Late Night was uninstalled, will be installed again with my new desktop)
Worlds I own:
Sunset Valley
Twinbrook
Bridgeport
Starlit Shores
Isla Paradiso
Moonlight Falls
Appaloosa Plains
Store worlds:
Riverview
Barnacle Bay
Lunar Lakes
Sunlit Tides
Lucky Palms
Hidden Springs
Dragon Valley
Aurora Skies
Another question: what happens with festival lots? Are they automatically placed in the world? Are they different for each world? Do I have to make/download my own?
Any recommendations on which world to play first would make me happy! If you want to post any screenshots, feel free
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Festival lots are treated exactly like any other community lot. You may choose to build your own, but I personally just plop down one of EA's pre-built ones, which will be available under the Community Lots section when you Edit Town.
Riverview is incredibly underrated.I wouldn't use Lunar Lakes, Isla Paradiso, or Barnacle Bay since you mentioned the desire of traditional seasonal scenery.
Oh wow, I laugh at my timing, I'll go read that also!
And thanks for the advice. I haven't played Riverview in so long, that may be a good choice...
Several people are using that world currently, despite having other (more expensive) worlds. For a free download, I think it is really, really good.
There's a ton of custom player-made worlds people have mentioned in that thread if that's your cup of tea. Also: I don't play with any snow on, ever, so ignore my response in that thread... :P
so exciting and you havent played seasons yet - well i hope you cleared your schedule
appalossa plains is a favorite on mine but whatever world you choose u can have your family visit IP island
download links for festival lots: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7695015
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7651308
link for best worlds: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/560053.page
You've said this many times, and I can't help but wonder what kind of glitching you're getting. I've never removed any sims from any EA worlds, but I've never had any significant glitching that I could attribute to population size.
I was just about to type this. No need to repeat yourself in so many threads, TadOlson. EA worlds aren't glitchy or bugged, in fact some of the store worlds are downright amazing.
I love the EA worlds and tend to stick with them :)They are more stable for me.
I've played with EA Worlds as is and I have also removed everyone and I have seen no difference with playing an EA World with EA's premade Sims or with my own custom Sims. The World plays exactly the same .. no better .. no worse.
As for festival lots...all the EP worlds come with matching lots in the bin, it will prompt you to replace the park with the festival version the first time you play a new game in one of them. The store worlds have matching lots too, but you have to grab those off the exchange and place them yourself. Pretty sure it's simgurusmitty who made all of those, but I could be wrong!
I'm a bit wary of player-made worlds. I'm sure some are amazing, but for now I think I'll play in one of the worlds I already have. I once emptied out Sunlit Tides to add my own sims, and I didn't see any real difference in terms of lag
Riverview or Hidden Springs might be fun because I haven't played either in a while. Dragon Valley is another good idea because I haven't had much chance to explore it yet. Something in me is also saying that going back to classic Sunset Valley could be fun for first exploring Seasons.
Out of the worlds I do own I;'d probably pick Moonlight Falls
That would probably be Barnacle Bay. But now that I'm reinstalling Late Night I don't want all the sims to be celebrities (stupid Barnacle Bay bug) :?
Actually, I've also barely played in Aurora Skies, Dragon Valley, Lunar Lakes, Appaloosa Plains, Isla Paradiso (given I didn't own it till just now), and Bridgeport (Late Night has been uninstalled for at least two years).
Well Bridgeport will be crap for animals, so you might want to pass on that if you are still exploring Pets. So let's toss that out.
Isla Paradiso you might as well wait on since you already said you want to experience the Seasons pack first.
Lunar Lakes doesn't really lend itself well to Seasons.
Aurora Skies is pretty and I like playing there, but you have to download the festival lot and it's kind of dingy in comparison to the in-game ones.
Dragon Valley is my least played world so I have no idea on that one.
Appaloosa Plains - might be a good place to start, since it's got everything you are looking for.
The celebrity system makes no sense. I have a sim with literally no friends, the only people she knows are her small daughter, and her new husband (she's always been a stay at home mum, and only met the husband through an opportunity). And yet she just became a level 2 celebrity. Weird.
and i agree with dangerdanger be adventurous
Yeah, that's part of why I had the game uninstalled so long! I didn't want EVERY sim of mine to end up being a celebrity. Now that I'm installing it again, I'll have to use one of Twallan's mods to deal with it
I'm thinking Appaloosa Plains right now, because I really haven't had the chance to explore it at all yet... but I may end up going with Moonlight Falls because that EP is relatively recent for me too (had it since July) and I love Supernaturals soo much
Or Riverview, or Dragon Valley, and I want to get back to Bridgeport at some point...
I'm still have decisiveness issues
I'll have to check that one out, that's one of the mods I've never used! Thanks
They have fixed that, jojo! You can now choose to opt your active household out of the celebrity system! (I haven't had one of mine become a celeb since, lol)