I have been giving the homes in my game save a makeover, mostly using nice homes in the gallery. But I have noticed that most of those homes are quite expensive for a sim to move in. This makes it impossible for me to move a sim in without using a money cheat of some type or another. I'm wanting to revamp some of those lots so there will be more options for any sim to move in, mainly the ones that I am playing. What are some good hashtags to use in the search in the gallery?
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I never really search for houses on the gallery, as I always build my home, but I do always use hashtags to indicate whether or not my lots are furnished, what the general price range is and how many bedrooms and bathrooms they have. Problem is, you can only search for one hashtag at the same time, so that kind of limits the usabilty of the feature.
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I wish there was a way to filter it out by how many bedrooms it has, but at least a good amount of people use the bedroom hashtags and with the cash filters, I usually don't have a hard time finding something I like.
#Familyof3/#Familyof5 are ones I use alond with #2bed/#3bed etc. because It might only have 3 bedrooms, but could hold 6 sims (double+2 twin rooms).
I use the word #budget or #under10k in the starter for houses that leave a good chunk of starting cash (e.g. for if you wanted to buy a business right off)
Other good hashtags are style related or location based. #desert #WillowCreek #coast #rural #suburban #industrial #modern etc. Oiginal lot names like #ComfyCubby or #18Culpepper if you are looking for something designed for that lot. (Apartments are shared as rooms)
There are also loads of lots with the #BuildNewcrest hashtag from the challnege based on filling that world.
I hate that you can only search by "Most Popular" and "Popular Now," because I prefer to download newer things (within the last year or so), but not necessarily within the one week time-frame included in Popular Now. Hashtagging effectively helps people like me find those diamonds in the rough One thing I've done before is searching for #glassroof and #skylight/#skylights, because that ruled out most things that came before the Seasons update!
It's true that people use waaay too many irrelevant hashtags--especially for sims, I've found. Obviously, using ones that don't apply is blatantly self-serving, but there's nothing wrong with a long list, IMO! You never know how other people's brains are going to work in terms of the word they decide to search, but if you enjoy sharing your creations, it's probably best to think of as many as you can that make your build unique Is there a greenhouse? A pool? An art studio? Sometimes I use hashtags like that in my builds in case someone is looking for a home with a specific feature, but isn't as tied to the style. Just some thoughts; obviously, do whatever works best for you!
> If you go to upload an item to the gallery and a #(insert name here) is already there and I didn't add it what does that mean? Is it because it's trending?
It's just preprogrammed into the game. I find that the breeds in Cats and Dogs do that. You can delete it and make your own. It doens't mean its trending. Go to News and then the bottom right pane will show you what's trending.
I also wish people used #starter and #budget properly. I'd expect houses with that tag to actually be within the budget of a fresh cas family but find several that aren't. Ones that aren't budget and require some extra cash should be #affordable or something.
For sims themselves I like differentiation in #family #single #roomies and then their job if they have themed outfits (detective clothes, athlete)
The amount of times I have searched #vampire only to find a load of plain old sims tagged with that!
My personal struggle is finding a good hashtag to filter for males only.
If I'm looking for a cheap starter home I don't need to use the hashtag because I can usually see on the gallery pics already if there is too much clutter that's going to cause problems, but looking for bigger homes #playtested hashtag is a must.
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