Just adding fog and calling it a day doesn't make a Vampire world. There's nothing really Gothic about it, and also nothing to do in it. The base game worlds at least have enough area to roam around collecting objects and gardening, but Forgotten Hollow does not. I'm fine with it being a small hood, because it is just a Game Pack, not an Expansion, but I'm not fine with the map being basically empty. The only thing you really have is a chess table in the center, and that's it. Very lackluster compared to the other worlds
I've only played Forgotten Hollow for a couple of days but it clearly needs at least 2 more lots (10 total would be better). And the park in the middle has nothing to do. I'd rather have that be a playable lot (or 3) and make it how I want. (I'm right aren't I? You can't do any building in that park?)
Five lots in any "world" is really pitiful.
That said, it would be fun if they had dive lots in Sulani.
Windenburg is my favourite world by far. I would love to be able to swim in the ocean around the island. The island feels like an environment that is connected to water.
Magnolia Promenade! It's not on the list, but that "world" is pathetic! 4 lots ..... 4 LOTS! And 3 already have buildings on them. Like seriously what was the purpose of giving us one empty lot?
All of them.
Plus I think we also need more homes that are more than one bedroom one bath. They're too small, but the cost of the larger homes is way over the base amount of $20,000 Simoleons so all the can afford is the one bedrooms and maybe some two or three bedrooms.
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Ok. We will get new supernatural stuff soon, and to be honest I have no idea where to put new spellcasters or vampires. In my gampelay style I like to have occults in their worlds because another maps are intended for casual families. I feel sooooo limited. Currently I have no enough space for celebrities and mid-class sims in Del Sol Valley, single sims and poor sims everywhere, occults in Glimmerbrook and Forgotten Hollow, students in Britechester, community lots in San Myshuno or Mt Komorebi...
Del Sol Valley is just a bummer. It's so lacking in imagination that I usually forget it exists as a town. I do like Judith Ward's house. The empty Celeb mansion is horrible lol.
(I didn't read the entire thread, so sorry if I'm repeating something that has already been said.)
Out of the poll options, I would say Del Sol Valley. The low number of lots is very odd considering that it's supposed to be a major city and the place to go for sims who want to turn their lives around, but what bothers me even more is how strangely sized they are. Like, why are the lots in the "poor" neighbourhood so big? I think one of them is even bigger than the smallest of the Pinnacle lots. Splitting them up into smaller lots would have made more sense and also added to the general lot count.
Then there's the problem that the surrounding neighbourhood is all show and no substance. Where other worlds have fishing spots, things to collect and more incentives for your sims to leave their home and go for a walk every once in a while, Del Sol Valley just has fake houses... and one playground if I'm not mistaken. It also gets the dubious honour of having the ugliest premade houses in the entire game, but that problem can thankfully be fixed.
If we move away from the poll, I also think Magnolia Promenade needs some fixing. All the other worlds have something unique about them, be it their appearance and general atmosphere or things you can only do there, whereas Magnolia Promenade looks like it could be just another neighbourhood of Willow Creek or Newcrest, and has no special properties whatsoever. I get that it mostly serves as a stage to introduce players to premade functional retail shops, but they could at least have put the hospital and the police station on the map, too, making them editable and accessible even when you're not currently visiting them as an employee.
After more thinking I decided to pick Sulani. Sulani needs more background sound (it's too quiet there) and also I can dream of an underwater lot (if it's still possible to add one).
Edit: Del Sol Valley (leading this poll) is a good, compact world in my opinion. I like it a lot. Overall I feel like the worlds are the strong point of TS4.
Oh, Del Sol Valley, by a mile. San Myshuno actually manages to feel like a real city with its apartment buildings, tons going on in the open area, it reminds me a bit of hanging around in downtown Seattle. Even my suburban downtown manages to capture a bit of that vibe.
If Del Sol Valley is supposed to be basically Los Angeles/Hollywood, it should feel like L.A., with tons to see and do even if you just keep it to the entertainment industry. They could've done so much more with it but it came out feeling badly undercooked.
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[quote="Mareah;c-17587884"]Voted San myshuno because i feel the apartments need improvements, they are tied to the world so i guess it counts? [quote="Chazzzy;c-17587870"]The 4-lot world that came with Get To Work. Can’t think of the name and don’t see it listed as a choice in the poll. [/quote] I forget that one exists, what is it even called.
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Ah you’re thinking of Magnolia Promenade. Yeah I don’t use that one either. Could have been nice but feels underused.
I think Del Sol Valley. It seems to be inspired by a California city. It has potential to really have a good neighborhood, but it needs more lots.
Ex. I imagine a beach being there, more restaurants, a club, at least three neighborhoods with 3 lots min. imo.
Del Sol Valley for sure. It's supposed to be inspired by Los Angeles, yet fell terribly short with so little lots, including zero beach lots/condos. Also that 40x30 lot in Mirage park is ridiculous when it should have been split into two lots, or even three. Forgotten Hollow needs to be bigger as well. Would have been nice if it were an acutal world with enough lots to fit both community venues and residential for more than five households. Same goes for Glimmerbrook. I'm over Magnolia Promenade and just use it for retail and restaurants now.
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Five lots in any "world" is really pitiful.
That said, it would be fun if they had dive lots in Sulani.
Plus I think we also need more homes that are more than one bedroom one bath. They're too small, but the cost of the larger homes is way over the base amount of $20,000 Simoleons so all the can afford is the one bedrooms and maybe some two or three bedrooms.
Out of the poll options, I would say Del Sol Valley. The low number of lots is very odd considering that it's supposed to be a major city and the place to go for sims who want to turn their lives around, but what bothers me even more is how strangely sized they are. Like, why are the lots in the "poor" neighbourhood so big? I think one of them is even bigger than the smallest of the Pinnacle lots. Splitting them up into smaller lots would have made more sense and also added to the general lot count.
Then there's the problem that the surrounding neighbourhood is all show and no substance. Where other worlds have fishing spots, things to collect and more incentives for your sims to leave their home and go for a walk every once in a while, Del Sol Valley just has fake houses... and one playground if I'm not mistaken. It also gets the dubious honour of having the ugliest premade houses in the entire game, but that problem can thankfully be fixed.
If we move away from the poll, I also think Magnolia Promenade needs some fixing. All the other worlds have something unique about them, be it their appearance and general atmosphere or things you can only do there, whereas Magnolia Promenade looks like it could be just another neighbourhood of Willow Creek or Newcrest, and has no special properties whatsoever. I get that it mostly serves as a stage to introduce players to premade functional retail shops, but they could at least have put the hospital and the police station on the map, too, making them editable and accessible even when you're not currently visiting them as an employee.
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I don't use MCCC.
Edit: Del Sol Valley (leading this poll) is a good, compact world in my opinion. I like it a lot. Overall I feel like the worlds are the strong point of TS4.
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If Del Sol Valley is supposed to be basically Los Angeles/Hollywood, it should feel like L.A., with tons to see and do even if you just keep it to the entertainment industry. They could've done so much more with it but it came out feeling badly undercooked.
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But San Myshuno has a lot of visual shells too.
[quote="Chazzzy;c-17587870"]The 4-lot world that came with Get To Work. Can’t think of the name and don’t see it listed as a choice in the poll. [/quote]
I forget that one exists, what is it even called.
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Ah you’re thinking of Magnolia Promenade. Yeah I don’t use that one either. Could have been nice but feels underused.
Ex. I imagine a beach being there, more restaurants, a club, at least three neighborhoods with 3 lots min. imo.