Well, as it says in the title, this is my first world build, so please go easy on me with the criticisms - I can handle the truth - I just can't handle the embarrassment - lol!
Before I go any further, I would like to thank the following people for helping me with builds for my world and for testing said world. They are:-
Glenkarri - link to her Studio
http://www.thesims3.com/userExchange.html?selectedAsstType=all&persona=Glenkarri
Harley2 - link to her Studio
http://www.thesims3.com/userExchange.html?selectedAsstType=all&persona=HARLEY2
Nicarus - link to his Studio
http://www.thesims3.com/userExchange.html?selectedAsstType=all&persona=Nicarus
Without the generosity and help of these three lovely people, my world would probably be languishing somewhere on a memory stick because I get so bored, so quickly with building homes!
Glenkarri spent many, many, many hours helping me test this world for playability and routing issues - which, fingers crossed, there appears to be none - and she also provided me with some wonderfully imaginative names to choose from when it came time to actually give my world a name! So Torcroft Island is Torcroft Island because of my bestest simming buddy Glenkarri - MWAAAH!!
Okay, on to some pics:-
Torcroft Island contains no CC - however, I did use some terrain paints created by HturnerP and Martine.
I built this medium sized island world after a reading a book by Simon Winchester called "
Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire". In it he tells the story of an island called Tristan da Cunha - and reading it, I felt transported. This was the type of island I would love to live on - happily ever after - as a recluse! This is not a tropical paradise oasis - but a harsh land, with a monster at its heart - a relatively new 2000 foot high volcano, rising close to the township's capital, Edinburgh. The islanders (known as Tristanians) make their living - and a handsome one at that - by catching and selling crawfish to the Americans.
Anyway, enough with the geography and history - MY version of this island actually looks nothing like the original - aaahhh - the glory and wonder of an over-active imagination! But the premise of the island is the same - a small fishing village - not too many occupants - not too much to do but fish and wile away the hours listening to a radio or joining your friends and neighbours for a drink at the local pub!
I hope those of you who decide to download Torcroft Island, enjoy her as much as I did making her! Please don't forget to leave a recommendation - they're always greatly appreciated
The link to download Torcroft is here:-
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=6548521
Comments
@ SimExpertJared - my problem was being too scared of going overboard with the terrain paint - lol! The island is actually still too green for my liking but I couldn't find the right depth of grey??? As a newbie, I guess I need to find out where all the really good paints are to be found and spend a heck of a lot more time practising layering them - the opacity levels have to be "just right" and it can be such a finicky job finding the right level of "just right" If that makes sense?? LOL!
@ Simmerville - sadly my "attention to detail" phobia/paranoia almost ruined this island - it really started out too structured, too organised.. then I read about the island Tristan da Cunha and thought, that's what I want - something laid back, easy going, etc., etc.. I just wish I'd learnt more about altering road textures beforehand, because the ones provided by EA just don't cut it for the type of effect I was going for... think Rinn Fada (by Conorsim) - they're what I want next time
@ Nilxis - thank you for the lovely comment I'm one of those annoying, a*al retentive people you hear so much about... you know the type - studies all the books, watches all the videos, lurks around the forums - then BAM!! Suddenly springs a creation on people, telling them it's their first - lol - well that's me - I have a morbid fear of making a fool of myself, so if I'm going to do something for the first time, it has to be done correctly the first time or it will never see the light of day I can't begin to describe how incredibly nervous I was when I was watching that little green bar on the Launcher creep slowly towards "upload successful" - lol!!
Nice . Like most of the others, your 1st easily surpasses my 1st, 2nd & possibly 3rd, and many would say some or lots of the rest, lol... :oops:
I have to be honest and say I am really surprised it has done as well as it has - there's been no issues reported and nothing broken (touch wood) - lol!
Without people willing to download, we creators would have nothing to strive for or achieve - so again, my heartfelt thanks to all of you - MWAAAHH!!! xx *hugs* xx