iJai wrote:
stilljustme2 wrote:
The main reason I used buildings from Champs les Sims is that I suck at building, and Monte Vista is so new that I didn't think I'd be able to find anything on the Exchange yet. When I heard about your casino in another thread I jumped on it -- it's perfect for Monte Vista, and will give Aidan and Katrina a place to go on dates while he's courting her. Just need someone to build a Mediterranean themed dance club, preferably on a 35x35 lot, and I'll be all set... (not to drop any hints or anything... :mrgreen: )
Heard about it on another thread? Really! I just built it today. That's cool.
At first I thought about just making an exact replica of the nectary on a smaller lot like I've done with many other lots before, but then I saw it was the same size as that lot by the park and I thought that was perfect I'll never use that lot for anything else anyway. I don't generally build massive lots. I assume the tombs are broke, but I haven't bothered deleting them yet. I liked the idea of a nectary on a large plot of land.
I'm obsessive about my lots matching the local aesthetic so I completely redid the outside of Barney's Salon. The brick, the masonary floors, the steps, benches, windows, everything. I've done the same to the retreat lot as well. Those are only two I've placed. I was successful in converting the existing lots to fit my needs and after building the elixir store I think I good to play. Can you put both consignment store registers on the same lot? Eventually, I'll probably build a dance club and a dive bar on those two community lots going up the hill.
As I mentioned, I have both consignment stores and the Pet Store on the same lot by using the Twinbrook Consignment Shop; with that one I also took out the little building that was on the side (the one with a bed, refrigerator and table) and made it a small garden for Supernatural plants.
Didn't feel like going through that much work with the Salon; I might do more work on it if I don't have much time to actually play I prefer playing when I have at least a couple of hours to devote to my families -- redecorating I can do in a half hour or so. At least with the roof changed it's not so glaring from Map Mode. Maybe I can at least change out the walls of the Fire Station and add an actual roof -- probably hipped -- that will blend in better with the surroundings. I'd like to bring over my little entertainment center (remodeled The Red Rendezvous from Twinbrook) but it'll need some work to fit the locale. It's got a game room on the second floor and a dance floor on the third, with bars on both first and third floors; I took out the stereo on the first floor and put in a karaoke machine, and since I'm not placing any Showtime venues that would be a good place for my Sims to do karaoke.
There are mods out there that make the Relics register work in non-WA worlds; haven't tried any of those yet or I might put up a Relics store as well. (I have a mod that sells WA books and items in the regular stores, including all the produce so I don't have to travel.)
