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How big the worlds should be to guarantee good imersion
Sthenastia
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In "Hotel" theard I described yesterday how big Sulani should be to guarantee us good world immersion. To sum up.
Sulani should be a world which is for citizens and tourists. Traveling to/from Sulani should be a little harder, because it is so weird when Sims from Willow Creek or Newcrest can visit Sulani beach after work, and after that can go to a nightclub in Windenburg. If Sulani would be more isolated, than there should be some lots to serve the tourists and citizens. Currently we have 14 functional lots. It is a really small number. How it should looks like for me?
Sulani
For tourists:
1. Hotels (if EA will add this) - 3 or 4 at least - cheap and expensive hotel, traditional bungalows and huge resort
2. Spa - at least one
3. Restaurants - at least 2 - cheap and traditional and more fancy
4. Night clubs - at least 2
5. Aquapark
6. Bars/Lounges - at least 2 - traditional drink bar and maybe something modern
7. Beach - at least 3 - one free beach on every island
8. Local shops - maybe 2
9. Rental houses - +/- 4
For citizens:
1. Houses - at least 10 for citizens and community lots stuff
2. Muzeum
3. Library
4. Gym
5. Shop / Generic lot
It means that the world should have AT LEAST 30 lots to be functional and it is still without lots as cafe, vet clinic, art gallery, park ect! To be honest, every pack adds something what I want to add into my save files but I have no space for it. I do not understand the reason that bigger worlds can not work on weaker hardware. I am console player and I have big saves and no problem with game running. Whats more I think that my PS4 wouldn't have a problem with worlds bigger 2 or 3 times.
For example to well known Sulani:
Below maps can be added:
Sulani should be a world which is for citizens and tourists. Traveling to/from Sulani should be a little harder, because it is so weird when Sims from Willow Creek or Newcrest can visit Sulani beach after work, and after that can go to a nightclub in Windenburg. If Sulani would be more isolated, than there should be some lots to serve the tourists and citizens. Currently we have 14 functional lots. It is a really small number. How it should looks like for me?
Sulani
For tourists:
1. Hotels (if EA will add this) - 3 or 4 at least - cheap and expensive hotel, traditional bungalows and huge resort
2. Spa - at least one
3. Restaurants - at least 2 - cheap and traditional and more fancy
4. Night clubs - at least 2
5. Aquapark
6. Bars/Lounges - at least 2 - traditional drink bar and maybe something modern
7. Beach - at least 3 - one free beach on every island
8. Local shops - maybe 2
9. Rental houses - +/- 4
For citizens:
1. Houses - at least 10 for citizens and community lots stuff
2. Muzeum
3. Library
4. Gym
5. Shop / Generic lot
It means that the world should have AT LEAST 30 lots to be functional and it is still without lots as cafe, vet clinic, art gallery, park ect! To be honest, every pack adds something what I want to add into my save files but I have no space for it. I do not understand the reason that bigger worlds can not work on weaker hardware. I am console player and I have big saves and no problem with game running. Whats more I think that my PS4 wouldn't have a problem with worlds bigger 2 or 3 times.
For example to well known Sulani:
Below maps can be added:
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Comments
No additional pack is needed. Just Sulani with more empty lots or premade buildings to destroy.
immersion is more about activities and placement of the lots to me than the lots number
like for example i can totally immerse myself in living in forgotten hollow despite the small size cause there isn't fake houses there I can decide what buildings exist in that small village and all your neighbors actually exist
but i will never feel immersed in worlds such as strangerville town area because fake houses surround your lot everywhere and lots you can use are not next to each other either way so no neighbors
similarily i am all about living in the volcano part of sulani its perfection to me
but living in the village part makes me feel lonely because so many fake houses between the lots that are just set dressing
and the on water lots in the village part feel awfully crowded to me and id rather not have those and have more lots in the village itself
especially since there is the 3rd area that is all about lots on water and there it makes much more sense cause the water area surrounding is larger
also in some of the worlds its just that there isn't much to do off lot and I feel lost with them like windenburg for example
which would absolutely improve if they added open water or something
in summary: i dont need more lots, i don't need super big worlds but please can we have the lots close to each other and in places that make sense and have no fake houses separating them? and maybe have some gameplay possibilities out there? so we don't need to always depend on lots for some entertainment
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