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Movotti
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7 years ago

Gothic Seaside Holiday and Carnival

Lets face it, the sims franchise has always been a bit goth friendly, and it's about time there was a gothy holiday location.

Something cute and gloomy. A seaside holiday location, where you can go swimming, but the water is cold, you can lay on the beach, but it's all gravel, where there is a creepy carnival on a pier above the waves. It's a sleepy little town, with a couple of B&Bs, and a quirky hotel.

Remember the beaches of Midnight Hollow?
http://i62.tinypic.com/s13lds.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kNs3wn_qUCQ/UkUPYxPz-dI/AAAAAAAAI0Q/OAy8kbQMDNI/s1600/Somber+Beach.jpg

Maybe you could go for a ride in a sad swan boat. It may leak a little, but only your feet will get wet.
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/89/3b/01/893b01a2329f9749f7c963ffe58bf4f4--swan-lake-swans.jpg

Perhaps some new swimsuits could be included
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/17/article-2174602-1415366B000005DC-280_470x550.jpg
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/4d/b0/65/4db06575787287bf617537605821a4d2.jpg


There could be beach chairs to keep you off the gravel
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/dc/53/92/dc539254e8ae4036c694de0b579964a3.jpg

With umbrellas to keep the... rain off
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/00/53/98/005398152044e6b14d8705cc3c47d47a.png


I'm thinking of a world that is a cross between Penzance (with it's infamous pirates), Brighton (with it's pier and carnival), and Whitby Goth Weekend (goths at the seaside)

https://thedevilwentdowntolondon.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/sweeney.png
https://youtu.be/jWzqcele1tY
http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp137/drummerjohn49/Goth%202013%20resize/wgw_whitby_gothic_weekend_april_2013_with_the_wolf_by_lureofsalvage-d63lnqm_zpsh0wpo3gl.jpg~original
http://www.welovebrighton.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Brighton-Beach-Header2.jpg
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/snicket/images/d/d4/Briny_Beach_Lemony_Snicket.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20170113221645
https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf.myportfolio.com/9cd9aafe8f9ef59781ca7d5fe3b0e16e/b83957ff-538e-4061-9188-00f7066ddf21_rw_1920.jpg?h=d264585ff490f11e14b3f5119e624f30


Did I mention pirates?
It's gotta have a pirate cove, where the pirates stop for a spot of tea.

Not everyone is into tropical beaches. Some of us want tea beside the sea... side. And parasols, not that the sun is often out.

  • Movotti's avatar
    Movotti
    New Spectator
    @Dannydanbo
    That is such a creepily cool idea.
    I'm now imagining the ruins of a carnival/theme park on the clifftop, overlooking the beach, but sometimes, when it's stormy, or late at night, it becomes less like ruins, and your sims can get whisked away by it.
    When it's not there, there's a spooky fortunetellers tent and a haunted house in the carnival on the pier where your sim can reappear (or they can enter either, and disappear for a few hours)

    @thesleepingsatellite
    That's part of my inspiration. :)
    I want a seaside holiday location that isn't tropical.
  • Movotti's avatar
    Movotti
    New Spectator
    Here's an example of what I had in mind for the colouring options.
    https://66.media.tumblr.com/335d6feaa695bee21d583182a560516e/tumblr_pfefktuJ7e1v2n804o1_1280.png
    The horses on a carousel could be natural, pastel, in ruins or dark.
    All rides and sideshows could follow with similar themes. You could recolour the whole place to be pastel, or dark and gloomy, or in ruins.
  • I would love such a pack. When I was living in the UK, I loved all the decadent beach towns/cities: Weston-super-mare, Brighton, Barry Island, Barmouth, etc
    A pack with that vibe would be amazing. Gloomy, decadent, enchanting.