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NEW WORLD: Angel Falls – ONHOLD
StarSarah
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I have created a new world called Angel Falls.
UPDATE: World on hold while i correct some issues. Stay tuned...
BACKGROUND:
Angel Falls was discovered by French explorers who instantly fell in love with the island as the earth was ripe and flourishing and the large crystal clear waterfall provided all the drinking water they needed. They named the island Angel Falls after discovering the shape of the island resembled angel wings. They never left.
Over 300 years later the island has grown into a thriving community. The left side of the island was where the explorers first settled so here the buildings are much older and is now more of a farming community due to the fertile land surrounding the waterfall. Over the years the British government heard of this new flourishing land and set up an army base near to the waterfall and claimed the land as their own. Following this, the community spread across to the other side of the island and with it came the construction of a town centre complete with an array of job opportunities and amenities. Angel Falls showcases an array of quaint farm houses reminiscent of France in the middle ages to town houses design rooted in the Victorian era.
World Size: Medium
Size: 52.39 MB
Compatibility: World Adventures
TOTAL LOTS = 78
Community Lots = 29 (including all 16 rabbitholes)
Residential Lots= 49 (including 19 empty lots)
CC: I have used the minimum about of CC in my world- it is mainly stuff from the Sims 3 store to go into the lots, but you can do without this. I would however advise downloading the below so the outside of things look the same (please note that some of the below CC you have to pay for so it really does not matter if you do not have it, it will just look a little different is all):
- http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cyclonesue/downloads/details/category/sims3-materials-rockstone/title/Cyclonesues Farmhouse Stonework/id/888158/
- http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/alla23/downloads/details/category/sims3-objects/title/Dark-wooden-stair/id/927529/
- http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims3-lots-residential/title/farmhouse/id/890407/
- http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/AnoeskaB/downloads/details/category/sims3-materials-woods/title/Wood 1/id/888654/
- http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cyclonesue/downloads/details/category/sims3-materials-masonry/title/Cyclonesues Victorian Brickwork/id/887972/
- http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/tdyannd/downloads/details/category/sims3-materials-rockstone/title/Rock Out/id/888170/
I do hope you will enjoy this world and download it. It has taken me over a month to build and even though I have come up against many barriers, I feel Angel Falls is a good starter island and all-rounder. I have fully tested and have found it all to be in working order, but please let me know if there are any problems…..
Feedback welcome......
Central Park and City Hall
Angels Falls Beach Club
Primrose Hill Neighbourhood
Primrose Hill Beach Hangout
The French District
Church
UPDATE: World on hold while i correct some issues. Stay tuned...
BACKGROUND:
Angel Falls was discovered by French explorers who instantly fell in love with the island as the earth was ripe and flourishing and the large crystal clear waterfall provided all the drinking water they needed. They named the island Angel Falls after discovering the shape of the island resembled angel wings. They never left.
Over 300 years later the island has grown into a thriving community. The left side of the island was where the explorers first settled so here the buildings are much older and is now more of a farming community due to the fertile land surrounding the waterfall. Over the years the British government heard of this new flourishing land and set up an army base near to the waterfall and claimed the land as their own. Following this, the community spread across to the other side of the island and with it came the construction of a town centre complete with an array of job opportunities and amenities. Angel Falls showcases an array of quaint farm houses reminiscent of France in the middle ages to town houses design rooted in the Victorian era.
World Size: Medium
Size: 52.39 MB
Compatibility: World Adventures
TOTAL LOTS = 78
Community Lots = 29 (including all 16 rabbitholes)
Residential Lots= 49 (including 19 empty lots)
CC: I have used the minimum about of CC in my world- it is mainly stuff from the Sims 3 store to go into the lots, but you can do without this. I would however advise downloading the below so the outside of things look the same (please note that some of the below CC you have to pay for so it really does not matter if you do not have it, it will just look a little different is all):
- http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cyclonesue/downloads/details/category/sims3-materials-rockstone/title/Cyclonesues Farmhouse Stonework/id/888158/
- http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/alla23/downloads/details/category/sims3-objects/title/Dark-wooden-stair/id/927529/
- http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims3-lots-residential/title/farmhouse/id/890407/
- http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/AnoeskaB/downloads/details/category/sims3-materials-woods/title/Wood 1/id/888654/
- http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cyclonesue/downloads/details/category/sims3-materials-masonry/title/Cyclonesues Victorian Brickwork/id/887972/
- http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/tdyannd/downloads/details/category/sims3-materials-rockstone/title/Rock Out/id/888170/
I do hope you will enjoy this world and download it. It has taken me over a month to build and even though I have come up against many barriers, I feel Angel Falls is a good starter island and all-rounder. I have fully tested and have found it all to be in working order, but please let me know if there are any problems…..
Feedback welcome......
Central Park and City Hall
Angels Falls Beach Club
Primrose Hill Neighbourhood
Primrose Hill Beach Hangout
The French District
Church
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All that being said, it really looks gorgeous! I love the backstory, too.
I hope this helps are you are still keen to try it xxxx
SommerSong, is there something I should know about CC from TSR? I've downloaded a ton of stuff from there.
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SommerSong, it would seem the owner of TSR has stooped to some very low levels (including banning members based on PayPal info received from another pay site (RoseSims), whether or not that person had done anything wrong on TSR or not--the info shared was PayPal records that at the very least was a security breach, and at most was fraudulent). Several of the "featured artists" have well-deserved reputations for being extremely mean and nasty (people here think I get cranky sometimes, what some of those FAs have done goes way beyond cranky).
As if that isn't enough, do you know why TSR Workshop was developed? For TS2, TSR got rich on the backs of people like Wes Howe, who developed tools free for everyone to use. None of those developers had the foresight to include a EULA with their tools. The pay site owners would huddle with them, learn how to use the tools, then take everything they learned back to their own sites where even the people who had spent countless hours programming and testing the tools to begin with, couldn't even have access to that stuff. When Wes started working on tools for TS3, he included a strict EULA that forbade their use in the creation of content that would be used as pay content. If it hadn't been for that EULA, TSRW likely never would have been created. As it was, the first pay files at Rose Sims and Peggy's were created with Wes's tools that had a no-pay stipulation in the EULA.
Much of what has gone on I've witnessed first-hand and it wasn't a pretty sight. I won't support a site that does the type of things they have done, and many people, including me, won't use content from TSR (I also refuse to use anything from RoseSims or PeggySims because of them breaking Wes's EULA), even if we can download it free elsewhere, not just because it may be morally wrong, but because we prefer not to give TSR any type of publicity and inadvertently convince someone who doesn't know any better to spend money at TSR. It's the principal of the thing, if you know what I mean. If the only third party site on the internet was TSR I'd stop playing The Sims before I downloaded stuff from that site.
I was with TSR when they first started with Sims 1 and even to this day has a membership, but since they did what they did, I refuse to go there - even though I have friends that still create for them. I have told my friends that as long as they are still there, they won't see me at their personal sites because my respect for them has drastically dwindled. I cannot support even friends who stay with a site that does all TSR has done.
Regina is also right about some of TSR's top artists. You doubt it - try using some of Cyclonesues terrains and other creations without her explicit permission. She'll have your head on a platter in a heart beat. So you use any of their stuff in your creations, you really need to okay it with them and then make darn sure this stuff does not download into peoples games. It does happen. I got a bunch of SA99 stuff (who is Sims Addict over at TSR) in a hood I downloaded last week before the site went down, and i never went to TSR, so this stuff can download this CC without you downloading it. I don't use CC, so I had to spend a fair amount of time removing all this stuff from my game. Apparently some CC will download with worlds just like it's doing in houses with families from the exchange. So beware. I cannot say what will download and what won't but I do know all of SA99's kitchen decor and other decor and some build items - windows and doors had to be removed from my game, as I am determined to be third party content free until EA finds a way for this CC and their game to play without so many conflicts and lag. Nevermind the anger one may ensue if the creators know people are getting this CC without going to TSR. Whether the CC in this world does that i will see tonight as I again have a clean game.
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In dreams - I LIVE!
In REALITY, I simply exist.....
Firstly thank you for your feedback on my world. I hope you are able to download it and enjoy it.
You are right Regina, they are a few of Sookielee's houses. I loved them when i first saw them and could not help downloading them. I have also used a couple of other houses that i have found here and there too, mostly from the exchange here.
Regarding TSR, i had NO idea that all of this had gone on, i am frankly shocked! I am the first to admit i am a paying subscriber of TSR and do download a lot of their stuff which i really enjoy. Also, as you will see above, a few of the things in my world is from TSR which i am now concerned about. If people will not download and play my world becuase i have used a few things from TSR, then please let me know and i am happy to take these things out and re-post the game. I do not agree with what they have done and will be re-thinking my membership
xxx
Too bad I can't play it. cause it requires WA.
Sorry about that MacroMuffin. But so pleased you like it x
I wholeheartedly echo what the other ladies said about TSR. You'll find the subject of them is like the town haunted house. Some people will fearlessly talk openly about the goings on they know about. Others, like me, aren't sure exactly how far the ghosts leave the lot, so we speak in hushed tones and kind of mumble vaguely. LOL!
EDIT: I just noticed it was in a .world format. Even if I put it into a Angel Falls.sim3 folder it's not going to have the same files in the folder as my other saves do. The only folder that has .world files in it is Installed Worlds. I'll try that if your instructions don't work out but I'm not sure I've ever downloaded a world in this format before.
However, like the other ladies, I would rather not have anything from TSR included in the download. I find the site distasteful, and from the sounds of it , the folks who run it are even more distasteful. With the exception of one or two wall coverings, I try not to have anything from that site included into my game.
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Also--and I don't know if this has ANYTHING whatsoever to do with my attempt to install the world or if the forum is just messing with us again, but everything for EA's official site, including all the info on my Welcome page within the launcher is now in Spanish. I checked that I'm logged in as United States with my location. But now EA thinks I speak Spanish. :roll:
With this file you should just be able to double click it now to download it to you game. Let me know how you go xxx
I was so excited to see your wonderful town. It's just the kind of town I've been looking for. I downloaded it a couple of hours ago and have been playing it. The layout and the houses are great. It's been a little laggy for me but that could just be my computer. I do have one issue, and again it could be me, but everyone that goes to Doo Peas (i forgot the name in the game) gets stuck. I have to resetsim every time. Even the townies are getting stuck and there will be between 2-4 all together with only half legs. I really love the town and want to keep playing it. Have you had any issues with this happening? Thanks, and again, it's a beautiful place.
Lila
I also experienced exactly what Lila is reporting with another Sim. The Sim was in a house near Diamond Row but was able to get out and about. I sent her to Doo Peas to take a writing class since my test day is a Sunday and her option to work hasn't come up yet. She disappeared into the ground to her knees. There were numerous LONG pauses in the game lasting several minutes where nothing moved both on the way to Doo Peas (the cab froze but sound continued) and once we got there. She was able to take the class but as I was outside the building taking the camera for a look around the lag was just more than I could take. I also noticed what appeared to be outdoor lighting sunk into the ground in the cement outside of the back view of Doo Peas.
I did not have too much lag previously when I sent an unemployed adult and teen sim in to check out the beaches so I think some of the lag was due to employed sims needing the game to spawn coworkers for them. The game spontaneously moved in 3 other sims into town. I'm going to check a fully tested established town I have just to make sure I didn't pick up some faulty cc hairs today.
Thank you for your feeback. Let me know if there is anything else as these things have not been showing up for me
xxx