@Rhiannon58
I hear you about things being simpler back in the day! But fun about your memories of designing dream home floor plans! I’ll still occasionally pull out a graph notebook to draw up floor plans to better visualize and organize my build ideas. I mostly wing it now, but when I know I’m not going to get in game anytime soon I’ll sketch a plan so I don’t forget what I wanted to do—somehow, I always have more project ideas than I do game time. :lol:
Applying RL floor plans to Sim houses can be tricky because real measurements don’t translate well to the build grid. Some people use ratios like 2-3’ per square, whereas others simply base their metrics visually, by considering the space needed for standard game objects. Both methods are useful. But recreating Sim houses in game, as you’re doing now, is a good place to start. Using the pre-made homes in various worlds, those from the Library bin and other simmer’s builds are all excellent sources for inspiration and experience. You may find the blueprint mode that came with patch 1.42 to be valuable in putting a build together as well. And you’re most welcome; I’m glad you’ve found my screenshots helpful. :smile:
CASt is an amazing feature; that’s great you’re enjoying it! I love TS2 for the animations, attention to simulation detail, rotational play and EPs like OFB, but TS3 has so much to offer as far as creativity, customization and control, in addition to a massive amount of content. And like you mentioned, mods allow even more possibilities to help make the game truly your own. Gardening and nectar-making are actually some of my favorite things to do, and having farms with horses go perfectly with those activities. I hope your legacy family gets to experience all these things! That is, once there’s a solid roof over heads again. :wink: