3000 Store Point Question

"FreddyFox1234;c-18302463" wrote:
I agree that of all the options listed you might find Midnight Hollow the most fun. It’s very distinctive. I’ve only bought Store worlds recently and now have them all except Lunar Lakes (which doesn’t interest me at all). I didn’t think I’d like Midnight Hollow but read various old threads on the forum and thought that actually I might like it - and I do. It’s very dark (lighting-wise) but I recently played a week in winter and with the snow everywhere it was much lighter and eerily beautiful. It’s got a lot of atmosphere. Some say that Forgotten Hollow is a poor substitute for it. It’s got a very gothic/Victorian/Steampunk feel. But there’s a lot about it I don’t know yet as I’ve only just started exploring.

Yeah the thing is that meanwhile I love dark things (and Forgotten Hollow + Magic Town is a home)

I'm also worried that with this whole creepy world it'll be all too dark and then I get frustrated :sweat_smile:

often find the lighting in ts3 to either be too bright or too dark to see properly :sweat_smile:
and worlds being massive doesn't exactly help

another thing I worry is that if I get Midnight Hollow I want the other occult/goth stuff in store too to go with it :lol:

and I don't have that many points left really if i do get the world :sweat_smile:

also I do have Moonlight Falls and such so part of me is like is there that much difference between these worlds though hmm

"Simmingal;c-18302674" wrote:

Yeah the thing is that meanwhile I love dark things (and Forgotten Hollow + Magic Town is a home)

I'm also worried that with this whole creepy world it'll be all too dark and then I get frustrated :sweat_smile:

often find the lighting in ts3 to either be too bright or too dark to see properly :sweat_smile:
and worlds being massive doesn't exactly help

another thing I worry is that if I get Midnight Hollow I want the other occult/goth stuff in store too to go with it :lol:

and I don't have that many points left really if i do get the world :sweat_smile:

also I do have Moonlight Falls and such so part of me is like is there that much difference between these worlds though hmm

Fair enough, good points.

From what I’ve read different players experience the lighting in Midnight Hollow differently - for some it’s fine, while for others it’s unplayable. And I agree that the lighting in TS3 generally is bad.

If you want to get maximum value out of your points, get Sunlit Tides when it’s next on the DD sale (as someone above mentioned). You only need to get the Standard version: if you want Serenity Retreat as well it’s cheaper to wait for it to be on the DD sale than to buy the Gold version of Sunlit Tides. I did this earlier this year. It’s a lovely world without all the issues that Isla Paradiso has. Then you should still have quite a few points left to get other things, especially if you get things that are in the DD sale. (But you probably know this already: and I’m assuming you know all about the DD sales and the fact that you can track when things are on sale using other threads on this forum :) )

Midnight Hollow looks like a dimly lit world, but what it actually is is a brightly lit, darkly coloured world! The terrain, architecture, flowers and trees are all painted in very dark colours.. It's only when you add something brightly coloured to it that you see that the light is actually quite strong. This is how the Seasons festival stands, the circus venue, the greenhouse venue and a sim in a white shirt look when placed in the world:

https://i.imgur.com/37GVEJH.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/6fIwTkM.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/EoRiPe2.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/AZndf26.jpg

I think it's an excellent world for taking screenshots and videos with dramatic contrasts, where you want just one detail to stand out. It may be better suited for that than for just playing.

Aurora Skies is the most beautiful world ever in the franchise and a perfect stage for all TS3 packs including Island Paradise.

Grandmother's Cooktop stove just went on sale. I bought it.
https://store.thesims3.com/productDetail.html?productId=OFB-SIM3:35795

I said premium content because I have fun with all the kitchen items and there's a bunch of useful items for babies as well. I do like some of the items with Midnight Hollow (furniture, build mode stuff), but I find the world cramped and dark (use a lighting mod - it will help!). If you just want spooky furniture sets, Gothique and Regal Living recolor well.

I said venue just because I do like the skill objects that come with either the prism art gallery or the skylight studio, but my second choice would've been the world Midnight Hollow! If you like creepy, mysterious world, it's really cool with new townies who have really cool lore and outfits. It's one of the store worlds I've played in the most!