What do you build into your houses?
Lorelei:
Quote from: sara_dippity on 2007 April 13, 16:29:35
(anyone know where I can find incense?)
Chinafansims has something like this.
ScoobyDoo:
Quote from: Orikes on 2007 April 13, 20:39:15
As a side note, I've fallen in love with this site: http://www.architecturalhouseplans.com/ The floor plans are awesome inspirations to try and convert into something useable in the sims. I recently put together a 'cabin' that I'm pretty proud of.
Ohhhh thanks.... I'm going to be busy for quite some time now ;D
Personally I like medium sized houses with enough room to fit things nicely without being too cluttered. Big huge mansions are fun to look at but rather boring, tiny small homes are a nightmare to make look well equiped. Gotta have some nice decorations/plants sitting around the house making it look more attractive. Reasonably big lots with a nice sized house are the best, plenty of room for outdoor stuff (decks, pools, ponds... etc and plenty of lighting)
Gwill:
I try to put everything sims need in their home, so they don't have to leave the house ever. In the old days I did it because loading community lots took forever, but with my new computer I just do it because I don't like the time paradox on community lots. My sims only leave the house for dates, and then only to get some public woohoo; once that is done they can bloody well date at home.
Also, I don't like to rotate the camera while playing. I'm a bit ODC on that, I want to look at things from a perfectly straight angle; so my houses tend to be extremely broad, and only a room or two deep. I also use Targa's Ascension Stairs, because I don't like the way normal stairs block my view.
So, my houses all look something like this:
The gym is rarely used, but I like having it.
There are snapdragons in the study, and a few in the sofa corner of the lounge next to the seasons book case. The kitchen and dining room are rarely used, but fully equipped just in case. The dining room contains an caffination corner; with 5 different kinds of coffee makers.
The Rewards Rooms were a lot more important before Seasons came along with the Bookcase of Awesomeness! Now I's mostly a store room for career rewards.
I've got some snapdragons next to the beds, so sims always wake fully refreshed. That's as close as I get to cheating.
Here I keep mounted fish and date boquets. It's mostly just a place to show the headmaster. It's also where my zombie sleeps.
Just a small unaccessable room where I keep evil Snapdragons and the Cowplant. There's no cowplant there yet.
Trophy and reward rooms are a bit empty, because I just re-started this neigbourhood. This is the first generation to live in the house; I usually reach 15-ish before I go bored.
ZiggyDoodle:
I like an open floor plan and lots of glass on medium to large lots. Open floor plans can easily be modified as family needs/income change.
There's always a bathroom near the front and back doors. Master bedroom has fireplace and adjacent bath. My Sims don't pay much attention to the fireplace, but I like watching the reflection of the flames in the dark room. I savor the visual details of the game such as the effect of the wind on the pool water as the season changes from autumn to winter, and the reflection of the stars and moon in the water.
There is always a room next to the master bedroom which can be used for any purpose, including a nursery. Most houses have a den/reading room. Television, games, piano, etc. are arranged in open space.
Patio off the kitchen - that's where the grill and patio furniture go. Kitchens are large with lots of counter space. Adjacent dining room. I don't like two-story homes or houses on a foundation since climbing stairs takes time and houses on a foundation are a pain to remodel, although I do use both as private Uni dorms (but those houses have very different requirements).
Bulky aspiration/career rewards (i.e.the energizer, surgical training center, biotech station, etc) are kept in the connecting garage. Ditto for the clean bot and any litter box (used only till the cats are toilet trained). If there's a dog on the lot, it has its own bathtub in the garage. Pets eat in the kitchen and depending on the number of pets, may or may not have their own room. Sometimes the dog sleeps in the kid's room. I've yet to have a cat that will sleep in the cat condo and while I'm a dog person in real life, my Sims tend to own cats because they are less maintenance.
Each lot has a fishing pond and a greenhouse; sometimes the greenhouse is attached to the house, sometimes not. Used to keep exercise equipment outdoors but since Seasons, my Sims are more into yoga and swimming. Also since Seasons and all that fresh food, my elders seem to be living longer; the last one that died was 82. Maybe they should have chips and cookies instead of veggies and fish as my hood is getting grey.
Liss:
I forgot, I generally have a skilling room of some sort. When I'm building houses strictly for fun, I tend to go crazy with the landscaping :D
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