The Mall
Not sure where to post this really. This topic is meant to show the mall I created, so: in Creative you'd say. But once I had done the building part I pressed the live mode button and I'd like to shar...
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I've finally made it home and have access to a computer again.
Here are the links to my first savvy seller store (mall)
Later on I'll post links and pictures to my Blue Building and my Rolling Thunder Roller Coaster that runs through a huge mall, plus one more related roller coaster lot.
The first two, Carter's Corner Store and the Blue Building are based on my idea of old fashioned stores. I have about 7 individual shops inside each of these buildings. The versions I actually use in my games have been amended somewhat and I suspect, if you download these you will want to change them to suit your own requirements.
I'll post links and pictures of the Blue Building later
I do recall one of them has an incorrect restroom door. I think it has two male doors instead of one male and one female on one of the levels. There are plenty of restrooms on other levels though.
Also, one of the shops, I think in the Carter's Corner Store, has the counters placed a bit too close to the wall and when the cashier arrives for work they occasionally arrive in the adjoining restroom which wouldn't be a particular problem if they happen to be the gender the door allows to pass through it.
There is a sweet shop in Carter's Corner Store and I changed it to a bakery in my game as the bakery set was released after I placed this lot onto the Exchange.
In The Blue Building I made a few changes to the nectary. I added extra counters and also added a few items from World Adventures that are available in Buy Debug but not elsewhere in the shops. I think it was the incense holders and the treasure chests.
These changes were just things that occurred to me that I'd like to have in my games. It isn't a requirement for you to change anything. I suspect you'll probably make up quite different things to do with each of them. Whatever, have fun.
Carter's Corner Store
https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7735347
Front view
https://i.postimg.cc/zBxSWxKK/ShopsK01.jpg
Back view (fire escapes)
https://i.postimg.cc/63H5Cmcr/Shops11-Isla-P.jpg
Outside on the foot path is a popular spot after the store has closed at night. Sims gather there and continue to buy decor plants from the savvy seller mat outside on the footpath. They'll party there all night and it is fun to watch the action occasionally.
https://i.postimg.cc/d15PmsN3/Shops-K34-GFCafe.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/wvw70Z53/Shops19.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/C1J2RxFd/Shops10.jpg
Ground floor plan.
https://i.postimg.cc/50PzRjPC/Shops-K4-Ground-Floor.jpg
A few of the spaces inside
Consigning to the Humble Harvest Stand - store item from Al Fresco Market venue
https://i.postimg.cc/0QVMPQDG/Shops22-Fairy-Consigning.jpg
Miss Carter - I forget her first name - she came with Midnight Hollow.
https://i.postimg.cc/tT2rNhLQ/Shops-K6-Garden-Floor.jpg
I was playing this sim when I built this lot in Midnight Hollow. This garden shop is on the ground floor. It has a savvy seller register and a consignment register in it. I named the shop after the sim, hence its name is 'Carter's Corner Store'.
Ground Floor Magic Shop
https://i.postimg.cc/wvwnWKSB/Shops-K10-GFloor-Magic.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/mDdrWgcf/Shops-K20-GFMagic.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/k4f1M02N/MagicShop1.jpg
Ground Floor Cafe
This cafe has additional tables out front on the ground. Sims like to sit there and read or play with their computers. In some games I've had routing errors with a table that's just inside the door to this cafe so I removed it. It seems to block the chef getting to work in the kitchen. I have no idea why as it wasn't a problem for years after I built it but it is for some chefs. There is plenty of room for them to walk past it but they choose to wave their hands in the air and complain instead.
https://i.postimg.cc/rmfBwdCj/Shops-K19-GFCafe.jpg
If there is no chef at work the customers tend to just help themselves to the use of the kitchen.
https://i.postimg.cc/gJgDZ87w/Shops-K18-GFCafe.jpg
It seems quite a popular spot in some games. Townies enjoy it.
https://i.postimg.cc/d157BBwY/Shops-K17-GFCafe.jpg
I added a food register just for completeness. I don't recall seeing any townies using it but I don't watch it all the time.
https://i.postimg.cc/TwtxSNKt/Shops-K16-GFCafe.jpg
This sim was specially made to try for a badge for me. She wants to be a Rock Star. I made her about the same time as I made this lot and didn't get her very far in her career. I recently added her to my Caroline And Friends game and she will now appear in subsequent episodes of my videos on Caroline and Her Friends - where they are all currently chasing University Life Badges.
https://i.postimg.cc/vBP70KnY/Shops-K32-GFCafe.jpg
There's a barista bar from University Life in the foyer just outside the cafe
https://i.postimg.cc/XJsrNJyk/Shops-K8-GFloor-Foyer.jpg
In my game, I think I might have removed the savvy seller door from the cafe so sims could use it any time of the day or night. Can't remember for sure now. The cafe on the exchange will have a savvy seller door on the cafe, I think. I found some townies got a bit upset at night if they missed out on getting in there before the shops shut and they were hungry.
Foyer from out front.
https://i.postimg.cc/wvFnWt1J/Shops-K12-GFFoya.jpg
Second level floor plan
https://i.postimg.cc/3R9VNM1T/Shops-K5-Middle-Floor.jpg
Second floor sweets shop - lots of Katy Perry Sweet Treats stuff in here. I gutted it and turned it into a bakery after the bakery was released. But the version on the Exchange still has the original Sweet Treats stuff inside. If you don't own KP Sweet Treats then the items from that stuff pack won't be in this shop and you will be free to add whatever you like to it.
https://i.postimg.cc/gJM8r465/Shops-K11-MSweets.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/hj2MZJ6n/Shops5.jpg
One of the restrooms - I don't remember which level this one is on. Possibly second level.
https://i.postimg.cc/G2q0qbz4/Shops-K25-MFBR.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/V67q6tGK/Shops-K24-MFBR.jpg
Second level pet shop - it stocks various pet related items
https://i.postimg.cc/wv0vL8mV/Shops-K26-MFPS.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/HxBvHf47/Shops-K15-MPets.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/63YGgDhD/Shops12.jpg
Second level toy shop - this is a big shop. It takes up the same space as the sweet shop and the pet shop combined.
https://i.postimg.cc/3RncVDHB/Shops22.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/JnP1R8v5/Shops16.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/50nngKQt/Shops13.jpg
Second level foyer
https://i.postimg.cc/9MJFGQVg/Shops-K13-MFFoya.jpg
Top Level Floor Plan
https://i.postimg.cc/k4fSpwJs/Shops-K5-Top-Floor.jpg
Top level - the entire top level is a huge furniture shop plus a foyer.
https://i.postimg.cc/Y985CXBT/Shops-K21-TFF.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/rmQp2Cnw/Shops-K23-TFF.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/wvWsZXjF/Shops7.jpg
Top level Foyer
https://i.postimg.cc/W3XghVyT/Shops-K14-TFFoya.jpg
Sometimes it's easier to send a sim to the story to buy what is needed if it is stocked in the store than it is to go into Buy Mode and search for it. But it can be a heavy drain on the game if you have a lot of sims and other things happening in your save. I love to use these stores but tend to avoid them when I'm in a full large world.
If you do decide to download one, a rec would be appreciated as I'm trying to get the badge for 1,500 recs and I've got only a few left to get there. But only if you think it's worth a rec.
Happy Simming - I'll try to post pics and links of the others tomorrow or later.
Here are the links to my first savvy seller store (mall)
Later on I'll post links and pictures to my Blue Building and my Rolling Thunder Roller Coaster that runs through a huge mall, plus one more related roller coaster lot.
The first two, Carter's Corner Store and the Blue Building are based on my idea of old fashioned stores. I have about 7 individual shops inside each of these buildings. The versions I actually use in my games have been amended somewhat and I suspect, if you download these you will want to change them to suit your own requirements.
I'll post links and pictures of the Blue Building later
I do recall one of them has an incorrect restroom door. I think it has two male doors instead of one male and one female on one of the levels. There are plenty of restrooms on other levels though.
Also, one of the shops, I think in the Carter's Corner Store, has the counters placed a bit too close to the wall and when the cashier arrives for work they occasionally arrive in the adjoining restroom which wouldn't be a particular problem if they happen to be the gender the door allows to pass through it.
There is a sweet shop in Carter's Corner Store and I changed it to a bakery in my game as the bakery set was released after I placed this lot onto the Exchange.
In The Blue Building I made a few changes to the nectary. I added extra counters and also added a few items from World Adventures that are available in Buy Debug but not elsewhere in the shops. I think it was the incense holders and the treasure chests.
These changes were just things that occurred to me that I'd like to have in my games. It isn't a requirement for you to change anything. I suspect you'll probably make up quite different things to do with each of them. Whatever, have fun.
Carter's Corner Store
https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7735347
Front view
https://i.postimg.cc/zBxSWxKK/ShopsK01.jpg
Back view (fire escapes)
https://i.postimg.cc/63H5Cmcr/Shops11-Isla-P.jpg
Outside on the foot path is a popular spot after the store has closed at night. Sims gather there and continue to buy decor plants from the savvy seller mat outside on the footpath. They'll party there all night and it is fun to watch the action occasionally.
https://i.postimg.cc/d15PmsN3/Shops-K34-GFCafe.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/wvw70Z53/Shops19.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/C1J2RxFd/Shops10.jpg
Ground floor plan.
https://i.postimg.cc/50PzRjPC/Shops-K4-Ground-Floor.jpg
A few of the spaces inside
Consigning to the Humble Harvest Stand - store item from Al Fresco Market venue
https://i.postimg.cc/0QVMPQDG/Shops22-Fairy-Consigning.jpg
Miss Carter - I forget her first name - she came with Midnight Hollow.
https://i.postimg.cc/tT2rNhLQ/Shops-K6-Garden-Floor.jpg
I was playing this sim when I built this lot in Midnight Hollow. This garden shop is on the ground floor. It has a savvy seller register and a consignment register in it. I named the shop after the sim, hence its name is 'Carter's Corner Store'.
Ground Floor Magic Shop
https://i.postimg.cc/wvwnWKSB/Shops-K10-GFloor-Magic.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/mDdrWgcf/Shops-K20-GFMagic.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/k4f1M02N/MagicShop1.jpg
Ground Floor Cafe
This cafe has additional tables out front on the ground. Sims like to sit there and read or play with their computers. In some games I've had routing errors with a table that's just inside the door to this cafe so I removed it. It seems to block the chef getting to work in the kitchen. I have no idea why as it wasn't a problem for years after I built it but it is for some chefs. There is plenty of room for them to walk past it but they choose to wave their hands in the air and complain instead.
https://i.postimg.cc/rmfBwdCj/Shops-K19-GFCafe.jpg
If there is no chef at work the customers tend to just help themselves to the use of the kitchen.
https://i.postimg.cc/gJgDZ87w/Shops-K18-GFCafe.jpg
It seems quite a popular spot in some games. Townies enjoy it.
https://i.postimg.cc/d157BBwY/Shops-K17-GFCafe.jpg
I added a food register just for completeness. I don't recall seeing any townies using it but I don't watch it all the time.
https://i.postimg.cc/TwtxSNKt/Shops-K16-GFCafe.jpg
This sim was specially made to try for a badge for me. She wants to be a Rock Star. I made her about the same time as I made this lot and didn't get her very far in her career. I recently added her to my Caroline And Friends game and she will now appear in subsequent episodes of my videos on Caroline and Her Friends - where they are all currently chasing University Life Badges.
https://i.postimg.cc/vBP70KnY/Shops-K32-GFCafe.jpg
There's a barista bar from University Life in the foyer just outside the cafe
https://i.postimg.cc/XJsrNJyk/Shops-K8-GFloor-Foyer.jpg
In my game, I think I might have removed the savvy seller door from the cafe so sims could use it any time of the day or night. Can't remember for sure now. The cafe on the exchange will have a savvy seller door on the cafe, I think. I found some townies got a bit upset at night if they missed out on getting in there before the shops shut and they were hungry.
Foyer from out front.
https://i.postimg.cc/wvFnWt1J/Shops-K12-GFFoya.jpg
Second level floor plan
https://i.postimg.cc/3R9VNM1T/Shops-K5-Middle-Floor.jpg
Second floor sweets shop - lots of Katy Perry Sweet Treats stuff in here. I gutted it and turned it into a bakery after the bakery was released. But the version on the Exchange still has the original Sweet Treats stuff inside. If you don't own KP Sweet Treats then the items from that stuff pack won't be in this shop and you will be free to add whatever you like to it.
https://i.postimg.cc/gJM8r465/Shops-K11-MSweets.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/hj2MZJ6n/Shops5.jpg
One of the restrooms - I don't remember which level this one is on. Possibly second level.
https://i.postimg.cc/G2q0qbz4/Shops-K25-MFBR.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/V67q6tGK/Shops-K24-MFBR.jpg
Second level pet shop - it stocks various pet related items
https://i.postimg.cc/wv0vL8mV/Shops-K26-MFPS.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/HxBvHf47/Shops-K15-MPets.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/63YGgDhD/Shops12.jpg
Second level toy shop - this is a big shop. It takes up the same space as the sweet shop and the pet shop combined.
https://i.postimg.cc/3RncVDHB/Shops22.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/JnP1R8v5/Shops16.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/50nngKQt/Shops13.jpg
Second level foyer
https://i.postimg.cc/9MJFGQVg/Shops-K13-MFFoya.jpg
Top Level Floor Plan
https://i.postimg.cc/k4fSpwJs/Shops-K5-Top-Floor.jpg
Top level - the entire top level is a huge furniture shop plus a foyer.
https://i.postimg.cc/Y985CXBT/Shops-K21-TFF.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/rmQp2Cnw/Shops-K23-TFF.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/wvWsZXjF/Shops7.jpg
Top level Foyer
https://i.postimg.cc/W3XghVyT/Shops-K14-TFFoya.jpg
Sometimes it's easier to send a sim to the story to buy what is needed if it is stocked in the store than it is to go into Buy Mode and search for it. But it can be a heavy drain on the game if you have a lot of sims and other things happening in your save. I love to use these stores but tend to avoid them when I'm in a full large world.
If you do decide to download one, a rec would be appreciated as I'm trying to get the badge for 1,500 recs and I've got only a few left to get there. But only if you think it's worth a rec.
Happy Simming - I'll try to post pics and links of the others tomorrow or later.
