Blazeburg - Update 8/17/2023 Its finished download now! Optional Saved Game File!

Update 8/17/2023

Here is a link to finished map on the exchange.
https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9559882

Here's a backup download via MediaFire.
https://www.mediafire.com/file/s3qpq2glckf8ref/Blazeburg_Map.zip/file

The saved game file can be downloaded here
https://www.mediafire.com/file/3i1vnje2sseja05/Blazeburg_Story.zip/file

It uses all expansion packs, plus Townlife Stuff and Fastlane Stuff. It also uses store objects from the follow free sets.

1. More Halloween Treat
2. Happy Halloween Gory Goodies
3. More Holiday Presents
4. Let There Be Sims
5. Tis the Season for Gift Giving
6. Halloween Treats
7. Weba Yayfoo
8. Kaillopi's Gifts ( Hope that's spelled correctly )
9. No Tricks, Just Treats
10. The Sims strike Back
11. In The Dawn Of Sims
12. Gifts for the Holidays
13. Eye of the Bolder '10

For some reason it only lists some of the store objects I used on the exchange page, so go by this my list posted here instead.

Don't forget to move the saved game file out of the zip folder and to your saves folder, and make sure the current version of Blazeburg is installed or it won't work. It doesn't matter if you download it via MedieFire or the Exchange. If you see a white question mark with a black background, it is not the most up to date version of Blazeburg and the official Blazeburg Story, saved game file won't work

Oh I forgot. Here are some of the earlier version of some of CJ's lots if you would prefer them. I'm not bothering with his Luxury Starter or his Blazing Heights Resort. The first one I didn't make any real changes to besides the description and the second one, the only real changes I made with the latter for the most part were to fix routing issues. The dog park also is not included in this list, because there are practically no differences between it and the version currently on the map

The Original Version of his Spooky Farmhouse used Movie Stuff, I really liked it, but I had to ask him to change it because I decided early on that the map would not use that pack
https://www.simfileshare.net/filedetails/4108532/

Here's the original version of Stoney Gray
https://www.simfileshare.net/download/4108536/

Honestly the Secret Mansion is the one I made the most changes too. CJ likes his original version better. I disagree personally, but perhaps you'd like the older one better as well
https://www.simfileshare.net/download/4108537/

There really aren't many changes I made to Blazeburg Brownstone that CJ didn't ask me to make. There won't be many differences between this version and the one that's currently on the map
https://www.simfileshare.net/download/4108534/

Keep in mind, if you're playing with my saved game file and the house is inhabited, you will have to remove the household and place them back on the lot after replacing it with the older version. Also, the lot descriptions may not be included in the earlier versions due to an annoying bug, so you may have to rewrite them

@Damienf519
I'm play-testing Alryne Valley right now, but I will check yours out when I get the time. Glad to hear you are still able to create and edit worlds.

Thanks @texansky! Hope you enjoy Blazeburg. I worked very hard on it. I should get back to play testing it myself in about a week or two from now. In the meantime, if you or anyone else finds anything wrong with it, or has any suggestions, please let me know.

Update 5/21/2023

Note, these screenshots are now out of date and may not currently represent exactly what the world looks like

Here are some new Screenshots if you would like to get a better idea of what the world looks like so far. Keep in mind it is still in its earliest phase and CJ hasn't even started building the lots I set aside for him yet. None of these sims will appear in the official saved game file that I will create for future versions of the map.

https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000//shard000/835/711/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000//shard000/834/711/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000//shard000/833/711/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg

Again, if you would like to help out, here is the download link for the first Beta
(This version of Blazeburg is no longer available, scroll down for the link to the current version)

And just a reminder, it uses all expansion packs, plus Townlife Stuff and Fastlane Stuff. It also uses store objects from the follow free sets.

1. More Halloween Treat
2. Happy Halloween Gory Goodies
3. More Holiday Presents
4. Let There Be Sims
5. Tis the Season for Gift Giving
6. Halloween Treats
7. Weba Yayfoo
8. Kaillopi's Gifts ( Hope that's spelled correctly )
9. No Tricks, Just Treats
10. The Sims strike Back
11. In The Dawn Of Sims
12. Gifts for the Holidays
13. Eye of the Bolder '10

I'm going to start play testing and editing Blazeburg again some time around early June. I am in desperate need for more play testers. So far only one other person has downloaded the world for play testing and I feel like I still need to give CJ a bit more time. In the meantime, you can checkout his youtube channel. He's a great Youtube Simmer and he has done some incredible builds in the past

https://www.youtube.com/@CjplaysYT

@Damienf519
I'm missing IP and ITF as well as most of the stuff packs right now. I've ordered them all from eBay and they will be arriving over the coming week.

As a result, I haven't installed your world yet. As soon as I have everything installed, I will put Blazeburg in my Sims 3 folder and check it out.

I've already downloaded it to my laptop.

@texansky
Hope you enjoy it

@Damienf519 I decided to playtest your world, but just know that I am doing it without ITF, SN and Town Life Stuff. I also don't have store stuff installed on this machine, so interiors are probably not looking the way you originally designed, and some lots are bare-looking for this reason. I'll post a pic to show what it looks like to someone who doesn't have these packs and store items:

https://i.imgur.com/4uwoN4j.jpg

I love the Skyview Bistro (reminds me of a casino-style venue), but I think the interiors need punching up to make it feel glamorous. Also, there's a curtain that matches the windows that would be perfect for it. The one right now is the right style, but mismatched, IMO. I don't remember the name, but it's the one that looks like it's covered in cream-colored damask.

https://i.imgur.com/npfRr19.jpg

I have to say that I really like the layout of this world. The only thing that's killing me is the lack of trees and rocks, but then again, I don't know if it's because I'm missing ITF, SN and TLS. I think that landscaping, more than anything, is what really makes a world pop. A person can have the perfect layout and decorated lots, but there's something about the lack of landscaping that makes a world feel unfinished.

Thanks @ts1depot

You gave some pretty good feedback.

You probably shouldn't be playing testing it without those packs through.

Perhaps I could try to find a better wall texture for The Skyview Bistro. Other than that you might be getting the wrong impression of the place because you're missing some of the packs. The Skyview Bistro in that picture has the wrong curtains and you may be missing some of the pictures on the wall because you don't have Supernatural installed. Without Into the Future, you won't get any of the waiters that come with those food synthesizers when they're placed on a community lot. Its really cool by the way, because it lets you set up a restaurant without needed to buy that Business as Usual Bistro from the Sims 3 store, and unlike the waiters that come with that store set, the Into the Future Waiters will even serve children.

As for the apartment, that one is supposed to be kind of bare because it's basically a starter home, although I think one of the lights might have gotten replaced because you didn't have Fast Lane Stuff installed, but I'm not sure, since I don't remember everything I did with everything single lot. I will have to take a look at that lot again. My memory is not perfect.

Edit, also, I forgot to mention this earlier, but you might also not be noticing some of the landscaping for some of the lots because I used some of the plants from Supernatural, which as you pointed out earlier you don't have. That said, I think I could probably still improve the landscaping somewhat.

@Damienf519
I have everything installed from disk now except the Movie stuff pack, so I will be checking it out when I get home tonight.

I can't wait to see what you've done in your world.

Update 6/12/2023

The second beta should be coming soon. Please let me know if you find anything wrong with the world that needs fixing, or anything you would like me to change. I am currently working on the first official saved game file. Soon after its done, I will release the second Beta. In the meantime, if you are one of my play tester, please get back to me soon