I'm looking to add a new world to my Sims 3 game and I'm curious to hear from anyone who has either of or both of these worlds to find out which one would be the better purchase. Are there any serious issues with either world? Is there a world you prefer? Is it possible to rent an apartment in Roaring Heights or are all high rise buildings just work locations? Thanks for any info!
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Crowley Family Legacy Patriarch - Jonah Crowley0
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ST is a nice world for me to vacation at with NRaas' Traveler mod, but I just don't care to live there. I also had a few routing issues with it as horses would get stuck, as well as sims. Overwatch worked overtime on that town for me.
Here are a few shots of my RH story:
My sim:
Beautiful scenery anytime of day!:
The Sims in this town are also lively and abundant at the random venues:
Abundant:
Lively, random fights break out quite a bit:
Either world is fun though, it just depends on your preference. There are beautiful sims in ST as well, and the spa is a great addition.
Edit:spelling errors
Crowley Family Legacy Patriarch - Jonah Crowley
I do have the Boardwalk and it is a lot of fun. There are several recreations on here in this thread: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/729098.page that adds a lot of amenities. I also added some of the venues that other simmers made, that really adds to the livelihood of the town.
ST is a lot like Isla Paradiso with exception that it doesn't have all things IP has, such as houseboats or dive spots, all of which you would have to add yourself. The spa is really the only thing you don't get with IP, so if you already have it, I would give RH a shot.
I like RH a lot, but I don't play there much. I like Lucky Palms best because of all the room available to put in whatever you like/need.
Mylita
I love both of these worlds but I'd definitely pick Roaring Heights as the better of the two.
Best Regards,
Nik
1)RH lets sims do more IP related things
2)The beaches are prettier and the water is even more bluer.
3)RH has a city ST doesn't.
The apartments in RH however are way too big with 5 or more bedrooms. There doesn't seem to be any starter apartments.
Crowley Family Legacy Patriarch - Jonah Crowley
I very much agree...ST is IP without dive lots and with huge routing issues. My sims are *always* late to work, cause it takes forever and a day to get anywhere in ST. That's my biggest issue with ST...it's very poorly laid out. Lots of land you can't add lots to, as well...so it's hard to add expansion lots. Of course, there's a lot of that in RH too. But at least I don't have the horrible routing issues in RH! (though, I have heard some people have had the routing issues in RH...but I haven't had that myself) And the premade families in RH are some of the best out there, I think...Oliver Harbucks and his daughter Shirley Templeton, Bonnie and Clyde, Frank Astare and Judy Rogers, just to name a few.
I would tend to agree with you on BB. It was very bare bones and basic when compared to all the store worlds that followed. While it does have lots of potential...it takes a *lot* of work to make it interesting.
As far as room to build/add lots, my top 2 choices are Dragon Valley and Lucky Palms, as they both have plenty of room to expand. My favorite atmosphere in a store world is trickier...I love RH, MH, and DV, but LP is probably right after those 3.
If you have the spa from ST, I would definitely go with RH. It has a similar climate (kinda south beach meets art deco meets Hollywood) with the beaches and semi-tropical thing. As for the Boardwalk venue...it kinda depends on your play style. The roller coaster is nice, but hardly something I find crucial to the world or the game. It is fun, though...sims make entertaining faces! But, if you aren't a huge roller coaster fan, you could easily wait to catch it on sale later. The skyscrapers are kinda hard to describe. You can certainly have them as apartments, if you have Late Night...but they aren't exactly skyscrapers per se. They're basically buildings like any other, except they have this skyscraper topper thing on top of them to make them *look* like skyscrapers. If that makes sense. At least, the ones I've looked at closely are, I haven't checked out all the residential ones yet.