Jfadeworld 2.0 - NEW! IMPROVED! ISLAND!
jfade:
For a long time, I've been saying that Jfadeworld would be getting updated "Real Soon Now", but it quickly became clear that it wasn't going to happen. Partly because I'm "lazy" and partly because it'd be such a huge undertaking that it wouldn't be worth it. Thus, I present to you Jfadeworld 2.0! NEW! IMPROVED! ISLAND!
WHAT IT IS?
Jfadeworld 2.0 contains many of the best elements of Jfadeworld 1.0, but in a new and improved form. How is it new and improved? A few major differences:
- Smaller map: This world uses a medium map. Slower computers rejoice!
- Island: This doesn't have green dead space extending forever. The island setting makes it slightly less boring looking.
- Decorated: This time I actually put down some trees, which was the most requested thing in version 1.0.
- Fan Favorites Maintained: The trailer court and military base are here as well!
- Better Lot Placement: Most lots are placed flush with the street so that there isn't dead space between the skyscrapers and the street.
Like Jfadeworld 1.0, Jfadeworld 2.0 has themed quadrants:
- Central Core: The central core features many of the Nightlife/Late Night/Hot Date/Whatever it is called buildings.
- NE Quad: The NE quad is the grimier part of town and features run down buildings, the criminal career building, the trailer court, abandoned military items (dock and airstrip), and the current, smaller military base.
- SE Quad: The SE quad contains starter homes and is a bit friendlier for families. Many of the Ambitions career buildings are near this quadrant, as well as horse stuff.
- SW Quad: The SW quad has many stylish, modern apartments and large houses. The movie studios and Showtime venues are located here as well.
- NW Quad: The NW quad is where most family oriented sims will want to wind up. The Generations houses are located in this area. Dog Parks and Cat Jungles are located in this quad as well.
A trail system runs along the outskirts of the island and is lit at night.
Jfadeworld from the Load Screen
Jfadeworld with Lot Outlines
Boring Crap and Statistics:
The island contains 75 commercial lots and 129 residential lots. For information about how the lots are spread among the quadrants and lot sizes, please refer to this incredibly entertaining and useful spreadsheet.
The island contains some lots (mostly apartments) downloaded from Mod The Sims, as well as a lot or two from Jezzer. If you want to see where the lots are from, as well as some insight into my planning process, please refer to this spreadsheet that contains all of the relevant information.
Download Links:
The base hood can be downloaded by clicking here.
IT IS VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you also download and use the Awesomemod Ready save file, even if you do not need the "AM Ready" features (cribs in every house, mainly). This is because I made many, many tweaks in this save file that I didn't make in Create-a-World. Things such as decor, lot placement (some lots are missing in the plain install version) and so on.
Do not complain about missing crap if you do not use the AM save.
AM Ready Save for Pets
AM Ready Save for Supernatural and Seasons (See this post for a list of changes.)
At this point, I consider this hood to be pretty much complete, and do not intend on doing updates to it unless something major comes. Any updates will come in the form of another AM save file. Enjoy!
SimLife:
This is Amazing, nice job!!
Will honor your hard work by immediately downloading and playing this great island city. ;D
witch:
jfade, I think it looks terrific and is very functional. I like functional. I recently tried the new EA island world. It's pretty but takes half the day to get anywhere.
However, did you put any beaches in? I hear beach swimming is coming back.
thumbprints:
Yay! I'm excited to play it. SO... Are you going to update for Supernatural?
jfade:
Quote from: witch on 2012 September 03, 19:35:48
jfade, I think it looks terrific and is very functional. I like functional. I recently tried the new EA island world. It's pretty but takes half the day to get anywhere.
However, did you put any beaches in? I hear beach swimming is coming back.
Thanks witch! I did not put any beaches in. I thought about it, but never did. However, the shoreline shouldn't be too steep for you to add a beach via the in-game world editor. Just plop down a new lot (probably near the lighthouse) and adjust elevation as needed. I might eventually do that myself in a new save file once things need updated for new EPs.
Quote from: thumbprints on 2012 September 03, 19:37:56
Yay! I'm excited to play it. SO... Are you going to update for Supernatural?
That's why I pushed it out today, even though there was some more editing I would've liked to do. (Needs more lighting, for instance.) I wanted to get this out before I installed the 1.38 patch/EP so that people without Supernatural could play it. I will probably eventually make another new save file, as needed. Honestly, though, I don't think the new EP adds any new lot types, does it? I might be behind on the times, because I have not been reading the L&P, mostly because I don't care. I'm looking forward to Seasons more, and will update as necessary for that.
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