Lot sizes!
Rothchild:
Quote from: Kiirkas on 2009 June 16, 07:50:49
It could have something to do with strange lot sizes. My current sims are on a lot that the main menu selection window says is 60x60, but when I'm actually playing the lot the size is 62x64. Possibly the 60x60 designation is a general rule of some kind, and each lot is more site-specific?
If there are some inaccuracies in the lot sizes, then that would explain why a lot described as a 30x30 might not *actually* be 30 tiles by 30 tiles. Just a theory.
I can confirm that. When you choose 'Move in Household' you will see the actual lot sizes instead of the rounded lot sizes. A lot of the "30x30" are actually 30x29, 29x29, etc. It makes it a pain in the ass to design lots for multiple neighborhoods since a 30x30 lot might not fit in a "30x30" lot. I always have to find the smallest lot of a certain size to build on, so it will fit on all lots of that size. Great job, EAxis...
M. Ciaster:
To me, all lots below 30x30 are huge. I mean, when I build the house, I like to focus on details - paintings, little scupultures (spelled correctly?) and so on, not on building something as large it would take half of an hour to load on my crappy laptop. EAxis = pure PHAIL.
J. M. Pescado:
In all honesty, even the smallest lot size is gargantuan compared to TS2 in many ways: In TS2, you were essentially building an enormous complex with everything, so groundspace was often at a tight premium. In TS3, you only have to construct a house, not an entire base, and the requirements sims have are much lower. You no longer need to equip the house with a full skillinatorium and whatnot, as the "open neighborhood" means that these can be located on community lots. In fact, the game will punish you for building in this way. It's not TS2 anymore.
tizerist:
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2009 June 30, 10:56:26
You no longer need to equip the house with a full skillinatorium and whatnot, as the "open neighborhood" means that these can be located on community lots. In fact, the game will punish you for building in this way. It's not TS2 anymore.
How does it punish you?
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: tizerist on 2009 June 30, 12:56:02
How does it punish you?
Well, for starters, not leaving the house slaps you with a negative moodlet for not leaving. On top of that, you take a skill rate penalty in many skills for not doing so in the appropriate venues: Reading/working at libraries, exercising at gyms. These penalties effectively make it pointless to install such a thing in your home, since there is no unique bonus one can achieve by doing so to offset the penalties.
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