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While waiting for things I've been spending lots of time in Windenburg trying to finally rebuild it some
and now I am very curious to know what you all have in your Windenburgs
also adding this jam here just because it got stuck in my head trying to word this opening post
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=50KNNqCR8gI
Oh the good old Windenburg
and now I am very curious to know what you all have in your Windenburgs
also adding this jam here just because it got stuck in my head trying to word this opening post
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=50KNNqCR8gIOh the good old Windenburg
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Starting in Windslar, the only change here is my custom dorm for Britechester University.
I only put it here because there are no other large lots in Britechester.
Moving on to Olde Platz,
I removed the Library and placed the Olde Quarter Inn Bar in its place. So now this area is an entertainment spot with a Cafe, Bar, and Nightclub.
I didn't change the exterior of the Narwal Arms, but I updated the interior.
It's supposed to be a dance club for teens, but I never send them here because it's full of adults.
The lower section of Olde Platz is seeing an encroachment by modern residential homes.
It started with Candy Behr.
She won the lottery and built this home here. And why is Nanami Ito running into my shot?
She's actually attacking Meadow Thayer.
Why on Earth is she attacking Meadow?
Meadow won of course.
And then she takes off running.
I would too.
"You can run, but you can't hide!"
What an evil child.
I needed more starter homes in the area, so I put these here.
I made changes in Lykke Centre.
I never cared for the dance club that was here, so I replaced it with an ice skating rink.
I am supposed swap it out for roller skating in the spring and summer.
I replaced the small useless park with my World Adventures Outfitters lot.
If you are going to Selvadorada, or anywhere where you can use outdoors gear, you can be outfitted here. So much better than those piddly vendors in Selvadorada.
And I moved Britechester's library to this location.
I needed the space it occupied in Britechester for my Prep-school dorm.
A few changes on The Crumbling Isle
I added a wishing well and some nature objects to The Bluffs.
It has birds and rabbits now.
Boids and wabbits.
This is Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
Meadow Thayer grew up here as an orphan.
No one lives here now.
All the children have grown up and moved away, as well as Miss Peregrine. It makes me a little sad.
Yuki Behr lives here. She moved here after college.
She is a loner and the island suits her. She spends most of her time painting. Candy bought it for her with her lottery winnings.
I have yet to truly use Windenburg, but I will soon.
A lot of my Uni grads and associated dormies are moving here.
And I was always meaning for Clara to go a purchase out the country-side bar and turn it into a restaurant, thereby snatching away her former husband's favorite drinking place out from him, but I haven't played her in ages.
great idea looks so cool
I have the island part set as my sims medieval hotspot
but that project is on hold cause I'm waiting to see if i will want to replace my towers with round ones before i continue
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most of these lots will be greatly edited as I go forward
but basically fyres munch and villareal are all getting new houses in Windslar
and I added pleasants there too with their parents cause their ts2 house fit the aesthetic
for Olde Platz I've been editing factory one some and its gonna be nightclub
then theres my attempt at making gothy church which i feel will get many adjustments its just first draft
little house will serve as free spirits new home cause I needed some space in Windslar
house next to it will likely be club house of some sort
and the middle lot is kinda like multipurpose but it has like library n cafe and stuff for now
unsure what i do with lots both sides of that lot but inn lot will become inn eventually yes
Lykke Centre I am keeping the pier for any possible carnival/circus/amusement park content in future
and I will keep club slate edit i made there and maybe add one more nightclub and then be confused what else
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Speaking of good old times, the theme of my Windenburg is "Antique meets Modern". While the island resembles a medieval kingdom with its royal family and old-fashioned market place, the old town and its high number of eldery residents are a little more modern yet still not entirely up to date, and the commercial district by the water is downright futuristic. Then there's the timeless countryside where I tend to put families that don't really fit in anywhere else.
As you can see, there's quite a few empty lots in the countryside and island neighbourhoods, but I'm still working on that. It would probably be a good idea to put a church somewhere in the countryside. Notable households living in Windenburg are the royal family of Arendelle (Frozen), the Crofts (Tomb Raider), Baba Yaga (Slavic folklore) and the Crumplebottoms. Oh, and my parents, but you wouldn't know them.
Something wicked this way comes!
I don't use MCCC.
more under spoiler
The Island
but I tried to get the room sizes n layout right in main part
and i extended the sides a little so i can add banquet hall
even if it has to be slightly different size than it was in sims medieval
it will go through many many edits still cause i have to figure if I'm using rounded walls or nah and all
then theres the bards place
again as close to sims medieval as I could
but I added rooms we can't access in sims medieval as additional bedroom and toilet
I also added smiths place with little training ground thing
I had to improvise on the exterior here bit more
because many things about the building shape in medieval were not possible in sims 4
but i kept the layout and room sizes the same
also realized i can use the acting swordfight markers so that was neat
then theres the witches tower/physicians place i added to bluffs
but that was another I couldn't perfectly replicate
somewhat because of my lot size
but also cause the shape was very... magical
I therefore improvised some
to be honest I don't think I could make that tower round if i wanted to
its just gonna be too hard to rebuild this i struggled plenty the first time
up floor has some reading space
then theres place to snooz a little
place to magic some and I think I will add to the bar thing eventually
first floor probably gonna do some gardening or whatever hobby thing
cause well we can't really put leeches on sims in ts4 or anything
and yeah i kept the bluffs pool i figured sims could take swim there still even with my tower
will add merchants place also but idk what the leftover lot shall be cause i won't do church as i have church in town instead
but I have feeling I oversized it
and idk what to do about landscaping really but i wanted to keep their pool so its just kinda hanging out there
indoors is killing me though I ended up with so many weird problems with this build cause everything is just so big
really vibing with my choice to give Jacques ridiculous double tub tho
i mean he probably enjoyed it with his wife when he still had one i shall imagine
I'm gonna make villareals vampires so if someone needed explanation for all these weird things i put in their house
yeah thats happening
the first floor is driving me even more crazy than second floor though
how on earth am I ever to use all this space
and what on earth is this layout ending up with million empty huge hallways
someone please help my poor soul
anyway moving on pleasants house is mostly like their ts2 one but with some adjustments
just wanted to make teens rooms bit more grand
first floor is largely the same but i added access to basement
cause well there was space for it although i forgot what i was to put in said basement
then i have small hidden cottage for red riding hoods wolf grandma that will exist one day somehow i am sure of it
and this random empty house i made ages ago just in case i have randoms to move there
yeah well the bigger one is empty for now but exterior is like so
and for smaller one free spirits live in it i decided its Maaikes family home she inherited
and Ulrike is just staying over in her old room or whatever
just because thats how the aesthetic turned out
then theres the library thing
that for now has library part
and cafe/ baking thing
yeah its mostly empty idk really what im doing with this build tbh
then there is ruins
that has little build to house some vamps
and place for witches to brew some potions
back to actual town theres the
church that needs much edits
and factory one about to become nightclub one day in future
as for now party is pretty dang empty tho as i think I'm gonna use some werewolves fun there when i get it
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Anyways, this is my Windenburg:
Last time I worked on it was... I don't know, definitely over a year ago. So I want to change one of the smaller residences into a rental and update some lots with Cottage Living stuff. And I still have to create the families that'll live here, but I'm not much of a CAS simmer.
I think my favourite build are the fully Tudorised Von Haunt estate and the patisserie. Although I love all of the Tudor cottages (I don't like modern houses, so it was a bit of a chore to build those).
Although, I must say, the ruins and the bluffs are also quite special.
1) Don Lothario/ Nina Calliente/ Cassinova (Cassey) - Don’s teenage son. Even I don’t know why this on/off couple is still together. Don owns the Italian restaurant.
2) Dominic and Moira Fyrea are elders and downsized to a small place
3) Siobhan took over the giant lot and placed a mansion there. She’s a stay at home mom, juggling taking care of a butler, nanny and maid while aspiring to be a perfect parent. Her husband, J Hunnington 3rd got bored at home, and to the embarrassment of Siobhan, is a mascot. Although they bicker about his “career” they are very much in love.
One of their children will inherit the entire Hunnington estate. The oldest boy is James, who likes scouting. The next is spoiled daughter Julia. The last kid is Shawna, who no one cares about and is dressed in rags.
4) Jacques Villareal passed away. Luna and Max are part of the family business, but being vampires, live in Forgotten Hallow. Max can lead and be “the brains” in his sleep, Luna “the body” is occasionally called in to seduce someone. Hugo “the heart” stayed in Windenburg, but moved to a slightly smaller place.
He’s happily married to Raj Rasoya and I self registered him from Uber to getaway driver. They moved in Geeta who loved the extra space and chatting about food and family with Hugo. She passed away, but they found a kitten shortly after and believe Geeta’s soul is in the kitten.
5) The last household is Aaron Bheda. He’s actually Arum, but Americanized himself because he’s undercover police investigating the Villarial family. Luna was called in to seduce and corrupt him. After successfully doing that, she has now gone back to Caleb Valtore. Arum’s wife left him and he’s turned to drinking.
Windslar has a camping ground with the Munch family's outdoor building
Olde Platz isn't that different from the original, I think. I downloaded new ancient ruins and cafe from the gallery and there is also my favourite vampire castle from @musteni
Lykke Centre has exchange option for Ubrite students. There are university commons and housing, pool, karaoke bar and nightclub. The nightclub has an indoor pool beside the dance floor and kiddie pools
The Crumbling Isle has a big lake and some ruins. I have three different options for The Bluffs and still haven't decided which one I'll keep. I like the house that is currently empty, one of my main families lived there but I doubt they'll move back or any other family will be interested in the house, so I'd like to place some ruins there... just haven't found good ones yet. And then there are the two modern homes. Dominic and Moira Fyres live in the unplayed one (I'm waiting for them to age up elders and then I'll make them played again) and the other home belongs to Morgan Fyres and Ilias Goth and their little dog and kids. They are probably my favourite main family
I'd like to remove the modern homes from the Crumbling Isle and just have some ruins there, underground ruins also, but I can't do it yet. I'll wait till Dom and Moira have passed away and Ilias and Morgan move to Tartosa (if I buy MWS, otherwise they have to move somewhere else). I think I'd also like to have a farm in Windslar (perhaps the camping ground lot would be best for that, though I'm a bit sentimental about it since Morgan used to live there with the Munch boys and Alberto). I'd like to make many of the lots better... there's just never enough time for that and they are playable so I keep postponing it
Beautiful work! As for the places that are troublesome, submit that you wander over to that auction/online store bay place and do some book hunting. Am into Victorian myself, and over a dozen books of house plans - many of them reprints of period books and illustrations. Dover Publishing was particularly fruitful. There is bound to be something there that will at least provide inspiration, if not copied directly.
Lykke Centre 2/5
This lot now functions as a spa. Nothing fancy for the inside. I didn't really do that great of a job. Yoga on the grassy area outside, small gym upstairs, seating/refreshment entrance, open floorplan spa in the basement.
Hare Square Lovers Square
Lovers Square is a National park for... lovers? A spot to court and possibly elope with someone complete with woohoo bushes of course. Watch out for the angry bees while you feed the birds.
Olde Platz 5/8
Not a very clever name but it's the direction I went. This lot is too cool for the Partihaus household and I almost kicked them out. Instead it's a Haunted house lot type with the Vampire Nexus lot trait. It's not all bad for them... They get to rent the place fully furnished in my mind. So what if the decor is a little dark and outdated.
Love the idea of turning it into a nightclub
Havisham House & Proprietor's Square
Cozy starter homes perfect for a farming sim.
Quad Manor
This is me rebelling against the tudor style (keeping the original shell). Inside is a basic library setup. Black and white color theme with dark wood. I may change out the debate podium for a cauldron instead. Seems more fitting some how.
The Narwhal Arms
No longer a nightclub.. It's an old tavern style restaurant that thinks it's upscale with a formal dresscode but those who eat here continue to get sick due to the Grody lot challenge. The upstairs area I imagine could be used for a private party and the empty room could be used as a club hangout.
The Crumbling Isle 2/5
I would love to live in this 2bed/1bath cabin by the lake.
That huge 64x64 estate is huge so I placed something from the gallery instead. I have plans to reno the two modern lots on this island.
Windslar 6/7
I changed this lot into more of a rundown starter lot. A perfect fixer upper on the inside.
All other lots I plopped something down from the Gallery.
The Bluffs & Ancient Ruins
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yeah I was thinking of doing that to warehouse in Moonwood when I get the pack but then i got into dilemma cause i want to make werehouse residential on that lot instead
then I realized there is literally factory in Windenburg in more commercial area I could use as nightclub and the household living there doesn't really need to live there
actually writing this I just realized party house and bro are gonna be homeless with my plan
aand maybe bro moves to the leftover lot in Windslar that used to have the pub hmm
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maybe they'll move to apartment or something...
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Current Windenburg
Windenburg around 1931
Surprisingly I have never demolished some buildings which I destroy in my other saves on regulary basis, because I never wanted to play there in that save. We need really to build our own apartments.
In the modern windenburg I have two nightclub one for the adults and one for the teenagers. Well one exception is the house bottom right. That was a recreation from my old apartment in Beijing, it doesn't really belong there, but I was out of free space at that point.
- First you need to place the barn and make sure the lot is residential.
- Move in a sim and purchase the llama.
- Evict the sim who lives there.
- Now switch it to a bar lot type and you have yourself a llama bar.
This was so worth staying up past midnight for. lol
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(also known as the llama lot above
and they now have tudor style home as well
upstairs is pretty much settled as both have their small rooms and I added little nerding room
downstairs is for some reason very strugglesome so its empty for now
aside from kitchen I am very hyped about because its so cozy
aand ofc theres party space
I guess its pretty much liveable i just don't know what to put in you know... living room
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first off I built this lot which I copied from the map icon for windenburg
it sort of fades in so I forget its even actual lot and I kinda like that
so I moved that idea to center part
aand I struggled so long with inn exterior cause it never looked how i wanted it to look
so in the end I just decided to turn to gallery with this lot
exterior is made by someone more skilled than me
insides is ''home made'' however cause it was originally residential lot which i bulldozed
its still rather empty but so far so good
will need to find placement for bar games and maybe add club hangout upstairs
contemplating what I want to do with arches part
cause I kinda wanted it to feel like it used to be for horses n such in ye olde ages
but we don't really have horses do we so I wonder what it shall be used for these days
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You could use the room with the arches to create a sort of brewery considering you have a pub on the lot. Add a fizzing station and some oversized barrels and wine bottles rack and a bar height table and a couple of stools outside.
Oh good idea I shall try that out
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Inn
and some place to test drinks
I kept it kinda minimal because I figured I don't want too many sims wandering there from the bar
and I wanted to use the lighter variations of these wallpapers
cause I never do I always gravitate towards dark brown one
but eeeh idk.
but the exterior is not really coming together
and the back is pure horror
what is this horrorful face eh.
I mean its gonna be rather evil church cause its church of watcher but
maybe I should just bulldoze and start over eh.
it's just kinda hard to do anything more detailed in these dimensions
also I really want to keep two towers cause I have one tower in henford
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so its quite suitable they might have forgotten about such rule
might try and redesign the whole thing in slightly bigger dimensions though
maybe I just need to simplify the back so it stops looking so facey
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