Have you ever built a lot, and been so pleased with how it turned out that you put extra effort into it's gallery post... Only to have it fly totally under the radar and receive zero downloads? That's where I'm at, and I figured I could at least post some of the photos I really loved from this build here. Has this happened to you as well? Your pride and joy sitting unnoticed while a random less precious build collects downloads instead? Tell me about your diamond in the rough! Spoiler (Highlight to read)Grier Househttps://i.imgur.com/pvLYsxh.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/WJwLJVc.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/EUC257C.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/FYc9n6j.pngGrier Househttps://i.imgur.com/pvLYsxh.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/WJwLJVc.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/EUC257C.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/FYc9n6j.png

Grier House is a lovely island beach home! :) Very nice exterior design, wood texture, and the greenery, plants and flowers on the roofing level are lovely! Very nice interior furnishings! The natural wooden texture of the furniture is very nice.The curtained window corner study desk nook in the bedroom is very nice for Sims to enjoy the sunlight coming in onto them whilst studying. Very nice bathroom wall tiling.

OP, have you tried using hashtags in the description of your uploads? Like #nocc or a hashtag with the original lot name or the world where you built it, in this case #sulani? And hashtag some of the packs that are essential for this build? You may have, but I am asking because when I search for a build that's what I search for and otherwise it is difficult to find creations, they just get lost. Use hashtags that have something to do with your creation, obviously. And while I am certainly not a builder or someone that gets a lot of downloads in general that's what I do and it seems to work.

@LibertyTheFree Thanks for the feedback! You're 100% right that the interior shots look dull and cold, it was indeed thunder-storming in game that day, and I was disappointed when I noticed because it is much warmer on the sunnier Sulani days! I may tweak the lamps warmer for those grumpy sky days. You do get used to lots getting quickly buried in the sheer volume of the gallery, but sometimes you're just compelled to share where you can I think! @surlybadger Those are some lovely looking lots! I like the classical looking front of Optimist's Outlook a lot, I bet it fits right in with the Willow Creek and Newcrest upper class homes! I also really appreciate the use of lanterns in the outdoor space for 35 Upper Hillman Rd, they're such a fun way to dress up an area, and in bright red too! It appears the gallery is down for maintenance right now, I discover trying to grab the link, but my EA ID is Tildeeeeee and you can find all my stuff under that name! Thanks so much for your comments and sharing your lots!@Netzpannung I have learned to use a handful of hashtags, #moo #nocc are usually among them. It does help! I like to tag things with the thought that it'll help it get found if it's what someone needs or wants in their game. Thanks for looking out though, I have definitely seen your excellent creations around!

Definitely don't take anything personally about how many downloads your submissions get! For example, when it comes to builds, I pretty much only download average-sized midcentury houses. Almost all of those gorgeous palaces and tiny homes simply get passed by, not because they aren't awesome, but because it's just not my thing.When it comes to CAS creations, I only download unusual ones. I have more than enough conventionally attractive Sims already. And I prefer celebrities, because it's so funny seeing them do ridiculous things in my game. So again, gorgeous creations are being passed by through no fault of their own.I'm sure other people have their own weird reasons for what they download. Just know that you're awesome for sharing anything with the community at all, and even if one person downloads your creation, that's one person you've helped! :)On a personal note, I find it odd that people have downloaded Spock's quarters from my gallery, but not a single person has downloaded Uhura's.

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Tildeeeeee
5 years ago
"Netzspannung;c-17628576" wrote:
So, I was still wondering why this very cute looking home, that fits so nicely into Sulani, didn't get any downloads. I tried to find it in the gallery under 'Grier House' but it did not come up. I then went by your user name and opened your catalogue which is where I found it. But do you realize this lot is showing up as including custom content? This is what the little wrench symbol indicates:

https://i.imgur.com/e4kumnE.jpg

This means the lot does not show up when players scroll through the gallery or even in their searches unless they tick the 'Include Custom Content' box in the the search options. I don't know about you, but I never do that. If you didn't actually use any CC in your build, the most likely culprit are pictures taken of or by your Sims that are somewhere in the house.

Yup! This is why I ultimately decided to post on the forum and talk about our favorite "flew under the radar" builds, because I knew that the auto generated images for this house were atrocious, so I put in custom photos for the first time, which puts it under the CC tag. I also rarely tick the CC included box as well so I knew that was going to bury it further.
Tildeeeeee
5 years ago
"username3645937;c-17628587" wrote:
Ive seen actually gorgeous builds get....30 downloads? the sims 4 has millions of players and unless youve built a fan following already, your builds/sims arent seen by a lot of people :)

Yes this is super common, and I feel like a lot of people have been rushing to reassure me haha! I'm generally fine uploading all my builds with no real expectation; I just really liked this house when I was done with it, and wanted to hear about lots other people really loved when they created them.

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