Hi every one!
I have long wondered what a good gallery description might entail. I am always stuck in the gallery description every time I want to share my Lot/sim in the gallery. I'm stuck on the part with a good caption, but also which hashtags that are popular to use. Usually I just explain the interior/exterior and then hashtag whatever city i build in, but I am curious on what captures your interest when you browse the gallery, or what you use when you share
Also are there a certain way you can make your uploads more seen?
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I also search by size in the description, I really prefer small houses so I will search with small
For description it's helpful to describe details that you can't see from photos. Include your vision and back story for the lot/sim if you can.
There are ways to make your uploads more eyecatching with custom CAS poses and changing gallery photos. You can Google how to do so. The community has mixed feelings about these sort of things. I personally don't like when people abuse hashtags using only what's popular to get noticed because it makes it harder to find what I need but that's another tactic.
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For my own builds, I will use #nomoo and #nocc. Also for any special rooms I've made, like sunroom, library, laundry, greenhouse etc., which I don't have in every home I upload. For the general description, I'll list how many bedrooms/baths, if it has a separate dining and living area etc. I'm not really good with descriptions, or using hashtags. Mine are more practical info than anything.
As for making your uploads more eyecatching, I don't really know. What catches my eyes is a nicely done outside area, since that's something I don't find as fun to do. As for sims, I don't download those very often. And I usually skip those with custom poses. Not because I don't like them (I dislike most of the games poses too, especially for my boys), but because they are often for generic cute/hot sims, and I just think they all look very similar, rarely any unique and interesting sims.
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Those hashtags, the images provided, and the lot type are all that matter to me. I don't read the rest of what people put in their description, to be honest.
For pictures, I like to have a good look at what the lot looks like both inside and out so I can see if it looks 'basic' or actually like a real place would. By basic i mean little to no decor and clutter and boring and boxy for the overall design.
For Sim/Household downloads, I never actually search for those other than EA Pre-made makeovers, but again I care about the #NOCC hashtag. I don't download any Sims/Households other than pre-made makeovers except those that show up in my feed as being created by or favorited by someone I follow. Not because I don't download sims...but rather because I already have over 1000 sim households downloaded from the gallery, so I don't see a need to actively search for more.
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Hi @Stormkeep What happens if you download something with CC? I have never been sure about this. I thought you couldn't download any mods or CC through the gallery, so I never really understand what that filter option was for.
@Elliandre, If you download something made with CC, it won't be present in what you downloaded unless you have the CC yourself. So if someone uses a CC hair that you don't have, the sim will be bald. CC itself is not included with gallery downloads.
That's why, even though I use a lot of CC, I avoid anything on the gallery made with it. First, because I like to choose what CC I want myself, so I'm not going to "go get it" just for a gallery download, and then 2nd, because it makes for bald, naked sims, or missing furniture, etc. on lots.
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Gallery Lots and Rooms (Apartments) - The main thing I want to know is if the TOOL mod was used. If it was, then I'll pass. Hashtag any cheats that were used to landscape or furnish the lot.