Harvest Township Update 3/8/2023 - It is finished! Download Now!

Update 1/9/2023
Sorry about the delay. I wanted to include aliens in the official saved game file, I was hoping I could put an alien in my saved sims folder in CAS, but unfortunately it does save their alien powers, and just treats them as normal sims. Obviously that's not going to work, so It will take a bit longer than I was hoping. Now I know that I could just release the second beta without the saved game file, but I don't want it to come out too long before it. I will keep you guys posted. Again, sorry about the delay

Update 1/24/2023

Once again, here's the download link for the second beta, and the first saved game file. The requirements are listed at the top of the page. https://www.mediafire.com/file/iihm3zo7zdpk3ri/Harvest_Township_Beta_B.zip/file

If you find anything wrong with this, or anything else you would like me to improve, please let me know. Make sure you play test the world with the save game file. The Sims should be a lot less wealthy in the final version. Also, I know that all the adult aliens have a very high logic and handiness skill. That is not on purpose but in order for me to include them, I needed to "capture them," and add them to the different households, because I can't make them in CAS.

Update 2/1/2023

Here are some new screenshots of the world. Note that these may not perfectly reflect future versions of Harvest Township, but for now they should give you an excellent idea as to what the world is like. Also note that many, but not all of them include sims that you can only find in the official saved game file, if you have already played with that, maybe you will recognize some of them

The swimming pool by the potion shop
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/126/701/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg
The outside of the bot shop
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/125/701/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg
Yes, I included aliens and Plumbots in the saved game file, and it makes sense because its a future sci fi world
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/123/701/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg
The inside of Tomboy Bowling
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/122/701/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg
The proprietor at Old Times Park. He probably won't be a part of the next saved game file as he was randomly generated, but he still looks good there, even with his odd hat that's a bit strange and out of place
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/120/701/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg
The Park near the school in the "historic" part of town
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/119/701/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg
The dog park
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/136/701/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg
The Museum of the 20th and 21st Century
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/135/701/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg
Inside the dance club
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/137/701/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg
This robot is scared of humans. Maybe he shouldn't be working at this department store
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/124/701/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg
Well, if he can handle it...
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/133/701/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg
A Simfest at Old Times Park
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/127/701/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg
Here is the lot CJplays made for me. Its a restaurant called The Neo Flame. He did an excellent job with it!
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/130/701/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg
Here's the downstairs with one of the waiters patiently waiting for customers to arrive
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/131/701/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg
Here's the upstairs, where there is another waiter for some reason
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/129/701/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg
This is The Neo Flame later in the evening after some of my sims went there. Looks like they're having fun
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/128/701/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg

Nice to see people still creating for Sims 3, and your world is coming along nicely. <3

@Damienf519 Hey, Damien!

I feel weird making suggestions and everything, because worldbuilding is all about personal preferences and playstyles, IMO.

Like, for me, personally, I would try playing different with interior lighting colors more to give more "atmosphere" to lots so they each have a certain feel. For instance, the nightclub could have red and green lights. The bowling venue could have blue and green lights.

Another thing (and again, this is a preference thing) is adding a few fountains here and there to give your most important lots more emphasis. I don't mean fountain objects that you place in Buy Mode, but the ones from Build Mode.

@Damienf519 I'm sorry, but I wasn't able to actually play test the world, as I still don't have Into the Future, Supernatural, University or the stuff pack you have installed. At best, I can only go by the visuals (screenshots you've posted).

@Damienf519 I know this isn't the answer you're looking for (you'd prefer playtesters), but you can playtest your world for routing issues by using Overwatch, which has a setting that'll tell and show you where sims are getting trapped in your world. You would just have to uncheck the option called "Stuck Check Auto-Reset." With this option disabled, the game won't reset the stuck sims, which will help show you where the problem areas are.

Link: https://www.nraas.net/community/Overwatch-FAQ#I-am-receiving-Unroutable-or-Stationary-notices-what-do-they-mean

Also, another tip--routing issues tend to be caused by routing paint that has holes in it. So, what you can do is scan your routing paint to make sure there aren't any gaps. What will help is to turn off visibility for "flora" and objects in CAW.

I really regret not being able to play test your world, but Island Paradise threw me for such a loop in terms of routing, objects, etc. that I'm still trying to figure out that EP (in terms of worldbuilding) before installing ITF, SN and UN. I'm literally trying to crank out the rest of my worlds so I can finally start moving onto the other EPs.

@ts1depot
Thanks for the suggestions. I don't use mods, because I feel safer without them, but thanks anyway. I knew about the issue with the gaps and I always scan my worlds for them.

Update 2/17/2023
Next version coming sometime in early March, unless there's something seriously wrong with it, or something you would like me to change that will require more play testing, it should be the final version. In the meantime, please keep playtesting. The next version will include an additional house and one more household in the saved game file

Update 2/26/2023
Final Version coming March 8th. Hope you guys enjoy it. I have bee working very hard on this world