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12 years ago

World Explorers - Chapter 4

Hello to a new thread and hello to any CAW Forum members and visitors who have never seen our thread! This is the fourth installment of this thread because they keep breaking and posts won't show up.

This is not about the WA EP, in case you were wondering. :wink: This thread consists of a group of people who love exploring new Sims 3 Worlds, hence the title of our group: WORLD EXPLORERS. Some of us have created worlds using the CAW tool, and some of us test creators' new worlds to help them find problems and issues before the final world is released; most of all we just enjoy the creativity and variety of the wonderful custom worlds that are created and posted here on this forum.

HOW TO JOIN

The premise is simple: we all create and share one or more sims (it could be a family) that we want to represent us, and that everyone in the group is able to download and add to any custom or EA world they'd like to play. This is fun and also it's helpful to have extra sims when testing unpopulated custom worlds. Then we play the game and share some of the antics our sims find themselves in, and the interesting goings on of the world we are playing at the time.

SCREENSHOTS WELCOME BUT NOT REQUIRED

Screenshots of the sims and world are not required but are welcome because this lets others see their sims as well as what the world looks like in case anyone else would like to download and try it out. If you do post pictures we usually try to limit ourselves to vignettes, which could be as few as 1 or 2 screenshots and on occasion could be up to 6-8 screenshots in one post, although it's no big deal if you go over that. There is no requirement for how often you need to post about your games or anything like that either; some of our members get busy IRL for awhile but may return later. So play and share whenever you have the time, but do try to stay on-topic as much as possible so that our thread doesn't get deleted. :-)

Occasionally a world we are playing may no longer be available but we hope their beauty and creativity will inspire other world builders. Other worlds we use should be listed in the World Index thread stickied at the top of this forum and we hope this venture will expose more people to the wonderful custom worlds of our CAW creators. We encourage others to try their worlds! If you don't see a world we've mentioned in the World Index, just ask, and if we can we'll tell you where to find it.

HOUSES

Participants may also post a link to a house to use for their sim(s), but it would be best if it is a separate download. The reason is that there are some worlds where there may not be enough space available for our houses and it will be easier to just add our sims. In other worlds, having a house to go with our sims will be very helpful. If you'd rather not go to the trouble of making separate downloads for house and sim that's OK, we'll manage! We can always save a copy of your sim(s) to our libraries.

If you do wish to share a house you may use any lot size you want but a standard size is best. A standard lot is one that is 20x20, 20x30, 30x30, 30x40, 40x40, etc. But keep in mind that very large lots may not fit in all worlds, or be feasible for everyone to play depending on their system specs.

PLEASE NO CC

If you want to participate by sharing a sim, we request that there be NO 3RD PARTY CUSTOM CONTENT. This also applies to a house if you decide to provide one. Some of us use CC and some of us do not, but even those of us who use it prefer to download it separately so that we have more control over it. So please, no CC. You may use any EP, Store, or Stuff Pack content but be mindful that not everyone may have the items you are using. If we get simmers who want to join but they can't download your sim or house because they lack the items you used, we may need to reconsider this. We would like to make it as easy as possible for others to come join the fun!

Here are the simmers that have agreed to join World Explorers so far. If you would like to participate, just create a sim following the guidelines above and post the name of your sim(s) (and optional house) and provide us the link(s) to where it/they can be downloaded.

PARTICIPANTS SO FAR

Please remember to recommend these downloads; hopefully this will keep the files from being purged!

DOLLDRMS1
DD Katt: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4413523
DD Katt's Farmhouse: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4420286

This is a larger version of DD Katt's Farmhouse, with a horse stall.
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=5073239
DD's 3rd choice for a house is Revelry, a lot she created.
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=2754110

simbody872
Amy Simbody and daughters Sheridan and Cassidy with house: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=3949591
Alternate sim is Justine Grace: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=370112
Sheridan and Cassidy Grace are also available as separate downloads in her studio.
Amy Simbody Asylum Challenge version: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4420959

Rflong7/13
Rflong7 Sim: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4403704
Sweet Cupcake Castle: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4405201
Rflong7/13's Blog: http://myworlds-rflong7.blogspot.com/

Rukaya
Kiana Arribadiba 2: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4419056#
House: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4487828

Rukaya's Alternate sim Emily Miller: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=5837564
Country House for Emily Miller: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=5836324

Geminiagre
Gem Purple and Mike Rossi, Sims and House together:
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=3148506
Add Gem's dog Ivan and cat Milan to their household: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4781795

Her new alternate sim Gemmy Deviant:
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4509310
You can use her as an alternate, or change her traits for an asylum challenge. CC free.
Geminiagre's blog: http://geminia-is-blabby.blogspot.com/

rjdreamer53
Sherry Giovanni: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4369718

And here is the home RJ wanted to share, her recreation of the the Zugovich home from Pet's Story (FYI lot contains 3 custom patterns):
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4693770

Writin_Reg
Reggie and Peter as YA's: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=5841536

Pary
Pary Mk II - http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4420651
House - http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=3148456

Happysimmer3
Original selfsim, Tangie: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4407273
Self-sim with University degree: Tangie Simmerthree Uni

My House: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4407272

Alternate Sim- Jordan St. Claire: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4424072
Patio Home (the house says it belongs to a different sim but that's because I changed her name :P ) http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4424069

SummerSong86:
Riley Summers: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4425781
This file is for the same Sim already loaded into the game as a household. Meaning she will not be in CAS but will be in the library/bin ready to be put into your town. This is her without a house. She has some very basic skills, especially one cooking skill so she won't burn her house down! Requires Late Night and Generations, for some reason. http://launcherapi.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4425952
Riley Summers Cabin: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4430273

mikitta47:
Chellie DeGrassie: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4423952
Her cute little house: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4423956

Conorsim:
Conchubhar O' Glas - Summer Edition by Conorsim
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4164435
Pronounced Con-ku-var O' gloss. It literally means Conor O' Green, or translating it fully, Conor, son of Green.

Calimero2000
Sim Gray Winters and House: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=3135864
Gray without a lot: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4427571

Ruthmaybe
Self-sim and fiance: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4435868#
Home for the happy couple: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4474419#

Insane version of her sim for Asylum challenges, Ruthie LaChienne: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4434764#
Ruthmaybe's Blog: http://ruthmaybe.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/being-there-a-dift-prologue-leaving-home/

DutchySim
Sim and house: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4003546

New Selfsim, June 2012: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=5865896#
Dutchysim's new house: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=5865898
Dutchysim Household (new sim and house together): http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=5865900
DutchySim's Blog: http://dutchysim.blogspot.com/2011/01/introduction.html

Quailhogs
The Jacobs Family: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4576256
Be sure to read the description of the family listed under Household on his Page. ;)

An alternative single sim for Quailhogs is here: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=5562917

bunbunnyny (all items are cc free)
The Sim is an Imaginary Friend turned ghost. He has enough money to move into Wizard's Keep without a job. He also has 3 planned styles for every outfit now, too, and I worked him up to 100,000 Lifetime Happiness!
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4604433

Bun's house, Wizard's Keep: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4602337
Lunar Bunbunnyny: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4642502
A second choice, in case you want to take one of Bun's Sims on vacation, or if you don't want him to be an Imaginary Friend Ghost! And he's CC-free, too! (A note to TS1 fans, do you recognize something that Bun is wearing? :wink:
Lunar's house, Mummy's Pyramid: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4642507

MoriGelopi
MoriGelopi household: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=6215381
Jessy Rees is a computer savvy genuis who loves the environmant. Her boyfriend is called Kenny O'Loughlin who is an outdoorsy athletic guy, who loves comic books. They met at college whilst studying photography. And have been together ever since. They decided to settle down and buy their own place. A small log cabin. But they like to travel. And haven't decided where they will end up. Requires ST LN GEN AMB.

Home - http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=6215380
Requires ST LN WA AMB.

Matpeng
Allebeck siblings without house: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=6224847
Matthew and Kathleen are two fusionnal siblings. They are best friends for ever and they share evrything. But, Kathleen, a sweet-heart, is also a bit crazy. She is not indepedent at all. So, her brother watch over her...

Allebeck House with sims: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=6224842

ashcrash19
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=5403510#

This is Regina and her cat Ruby. She is the definition of a future star and her cat is just as proud. Her traits are: Snob, Dramatic, Unknown (Charismatic maybe?), Cat Person, and Star Quality. Ruby is Independent, Proud, and if I remember correctly, Shy. I thought they would be perfect to explore

Pyischan
This is Bernard. He is very secure in his masculinity. :-)
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=6853849

This is Bernard's House: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=6853875
And this is the Bernard household and his house combined: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=6853834#

tammyjo329
Link to sim: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=6877941#

Jake Gyllenhaal is my newest sim and he is cc free (only ea content used) I use him as a celeb for my towns and re-named him in game as Gyllensim. Feel free to re-name him to anything you want in game. :mrgreen:

Here's a new self-sim for Tammyjo. She probably requires Island Paradise since she is at level 10 scuba diving. She can be downloaded here: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7425916

asim23
Mariah Black, No CC, available in her studio here: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=6939080

Greenb70
I would like to introduce you all To Hunnie Pye. I have uploaded her as a household to my studio using only EP/SP items.
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=6978219

She is also available in several variations in my studio because she is the only sim I have ever created that I felt was worth sharing.I have lots of fun with her but only because I allow her to choose her own path (most of the time).She brings me many laughs and I hope she will do the same for any who choose to use her. Feel free to dress her up and change her any way you see fit, she won't mind.

aminovas
Her house: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7549482

And her sim (freshly uploaded but the same old simself): http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7652769

FLSTRider's Sim:
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=7836643#

My first world link (more to come!):
Notchcliff Isles

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Thank you! Let there be (more) sims! And custom worlds! :mrgreen:

Edit: DM's sim and info removed by request on 9-15-12

Writin_Reg
12 years ago
Oh goodness - so glad the tree missed you. I can imagine the noise it made. I'll bet you Chief was looking and saying - what the heck - when he went out side. I just love dogs expressions after that kind of thing. They get this dumb look as if to say "Was that always there?"

So glad the DW is doing better I hope she continues to get better everyday. How nerve wracking that must be. I know how Pete gets with me over every thing since my diagnosis. So when something new comes up he looks downright shell shocked.

You guys are such dears and try so hard to be strong and look like it is fine and inside it's really got to be nerve wracking. As if you didn't get enough, then the tree on top of it. I do think you have an angel on your shoulder though and it's a good thing for sure. Too close for comfort. It is amazing you could create. I guess it goes to prove creating is definitely a good way to expend pent up worry as that world is just beyond words gorgeous. Will definitely look forward to trying that one out for sure.
Writin_Reg
12 years ago
DM - not having any problems here with your world. Playing great so far and looks amazing. Very beautiful. Your pictures are great but being in this world is even better.
Writin_Reg
12 years ago
It is one of the many mysteries of CAW. I recall Gem had that issue with this lovely high rise high class Gym she had in the seaport downtown area of her first big world (lothorien) and it seemed no matter what we tried it kept coming up with that negative price and I know she did not use moo, every door on the place faced a road - but finally I believe she did end up saving it to the bin and replacing it and it fixed it - but we tried everything to figure out what caused it and really never found an answer. She only had ep stuff in there - so sometimes there is just not an answer. It is like how sometimes a building may show problems for one simmer and show no problems for another. That is not even logical when everyone has downloaded the same world - but I have seen it happen.

It probably goes back to the sometimes crazy work a rounds that acting CEO talked about in that review he had with Plugged In magazine about the game engine Sims 3 is on never being properly finished - as it seems things needed to be done with it, that didn't even exist at the time. It is much easier to see how things can be illogical after reading that review even if they don't make any sense.
Pyischan
12 years ago
Yea, yikes. With that money I can buy 5 bag of 18 or 20 lbs of cat food (it named brand too.) And buy four gallons of milk with the remainder of it.

Sims 4 the graphic doesn't look like it can strain my graphic card, but on the other hand the emotion part might cause issue with the processor cards. I'm going to for now not buy the sims 4 till price goes way down like 20 dollars.

I am a fan of LGR videos. My favorite of the newer video is the Probably Archery.
Writin_Reg
12 years ago
Apparently the simmers at Gamescom had a "Master class" today and the member there from EdenStyle wrote a nice piece. Seems she thinks the hairs are awesome or at least one long one she saw and said the CAS game tools are powerful and amazing - but you can find the article here:

http://www.edenstyle.it/the-sims-4-master-class-1-cas.html

Pi - I could not buy the same for that amount of money - I might could get 3 of the 8 pound bags of dry food for my cats and a few cans of their wet food for that amount - but that is also the special edition and not the the regular or limited edition. I am aiming for the limited edition for 59.99 most likely as like I said that would take me 8 month to cover just that - but if the release is not until next Christmas 2014 - then we have a year and a half to wait. According to the people at gamescom it is only in the pre-Alpha Stage right now so now I do believe it might not be until Dec of 2014. If you think about it when we tested Showtime - we tested the Beta stage and look how many months we had to wait for that. I believe once Sims 4 gets to Beta it will be the E3 in 2014.
Tangie0906
12 years ago
Thank you RJ, and my prayers are with you as well. I'm sorry that your health hasn't been good and I hope you do as WR suggested and make an appointment to see your doctor. The sooner the better!

Speaking of WR - Hi, and I'm glad your shoulder is better! Hopefully the meds you usually put on it will give you even more relief.

Thank you Rukaya; I had a nice weekend - way too short as usual, though. I'm sorry to hear you've been sick too, and I'm glad that you are feeling better. Hope you got to play today!

Pi, I hope you plan to upload your world when you get it updated for IP. And I hope I have time to play it immediately! It sounds like such a fun world and your pictures totally made me laugh.

No real news from me - I uploaded another house for King's Point on Friday but that's about it. Hope everyone has a good week. :-)
Zach_Bundy
12 years ago
Hi Rukaya and reg, just to update on Al Medina's grocery store and theatre:

I've put in both of those rabbitholes. Kinda haphazardly, but I think they're in the right places. The grocery store is above ground next to the hospital, making them look like one building by use of the MOO cheat. The door hap plenty of space away from the sidewalk.

The theater is in the stadium basement.
Zach_Bundy
12 years ago
Hmmm okay, that's cool that the mystery is solved now!

As a reference for the future, is there a limit to how narrow lots can be? And do the walls have to be as thick as 60x40?

60x20 seems preferable to me, but if that's not possible I'll give that up haha. Still, it probably doesn't matter since I designated them as Hidden Tomb lots so that they don't create a map tag, and therefore, the walls will basically look the same if we just import them towards the back of the 60x40 lot.
greenb70
New Spectator
12 years ago
I have had sims visit both alternate future.
SimBeth was sent to Utopia

doesn't she look pleased?
New type of dig site called a rainbow knoll

well what do you know,there is sometimes a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow

Giant flowers that you can get dew from

and turn your sim into the colors of the rainbow

Giant rainbow snails...perhaps the other,other white meat

Ariadne tried out Dystopia
The portal light changes depending on the future

Doesn't this look healthy

Having the movie stuff pack I decided to have fun with it

I haven't spent as much time in the Dystopian future as I have the Utopian one.Dystopia is mainly full of trash piles and everyone even the bots are in desperate need of a shower.A slob sim would enjoy it immensely.
Tangie0906
12 years ago
Thanks, aminovas. I did save the household before I cued up Uni so maybe if I place them in a new save (and for good measure I may plop ErrorTrap in to clean up any issues), maybe I'll have better luck!

Also, I'm sorry I forgot to comment on your post, RJ. 'Cause I agree, that many sims must have been amazing to see! I've heard of glitches with multiple spawning Butlers, and I've seen screenshots with multiple Proprietors, and one time I saw some pictures of a person's game who had a kazillion babies born on one lot. I must say, that was rather hysterical. She showed pics of all the babies all over the lawn (cause they sure wouldn't all fit in the house!). This might have been back when we only had the Base Game, not sure. I wish I would have kept that link, although the pictures may not still be there anyway. :-o

The Store Team gave us a couple of free, cute Holloween items: http://store.thesims3.com/setsProductDetails.html?categoryId=&scategoryId=14316&index=0&productId=OFB-SIM3:70233&pcategoryId=12858&ppcategoryId=12082

It was nice of them, considering they haven't given away anything for free (at least nothing not sponsored, like the Ford items) in a long time. But I do wish they would have included that giant spider web as a wall stencil!