So after reading one of the threads here on the forums I decided to try and start a save completely from scratch. It would be like a Newcrest world but in all the worlds. No lots, No sims ... No Nothing !!!!I shared my save I got ready for this challenge here ;)So this is just the introduction and then I will randomly start building and adding sims :D Starting with empty worlds and no sims except for the base game sim that activates my saveWillow creek, Oasis springs, Newcrest, Magnolia promenade, Windenburg and San myshunohttps://i.imgur.com/tvfaMh8.pngForgotten hollow, Brindleton bay, Del sol valley, Strangerville, Sulani and Glimmerbrookhttps://i.imgur.com/CkctqyK.pngThe magic realm, Britechester, Evergreen harbor, Mr Komorebi, Henford on bagley and Tartosahttps://i.imgur.com/BSSBPIN.pngMoonwood mill, Copperdale, San Sequoia, Chestnut ridge, Granite falls and Selvadoradahttps://i.imgur.com/vNnguJG.pngNo npc sims generated yet, also no townieshttps://i.imgur.com/48V3BB5.pngMy basegame sim is in there just to activate the empty worlds, you can delete her once your sim's are established.https://i.imgur.com/quylmRo.pngI am going to try and do everything myself, so no gallery or downloads. I will follow tutorials and so on to learn to explore building and the game more. I will share the tutorials I watch as well as my completed builds as I go on. I am thinking this will take months maybe even years to complete, but I am excited to give it a go :)Might not post for a while, as I am heading to uncle google to start watching tutorials <3Feel free to join me in this from scratch challenge ;) Happy simming all :)

Love this! Can't wait to see your progress!

"Belalucina;c-18328982" wrote:Love this! Can't wait to see your progress! Thank you <3 I am very excited too. I learned a lot in sims 3 and ended up doing half decent builds, so with a little tutorials and practice I am sure I will start doing better, and it will be a great challenge. Here is a pic of one of my sims 3 builds I did so it is possible if you try hard :)https://i.imgur.com/TfFsXSS.jpg

It's lovely! I'm sure you will get better as you go along too. When you finish you should compare your first build to your last one. <3

"Belalucina;c-18328987" wrote:It's lovely! I'm sure you will get better as you go along too. When you finish you should compare your first build to your last one. <3 that is a great idea <3

I am still watching youtube videos and found this one, so interesting :) Thought I would share it with you guys <3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnzYV37QgsY

Lets start from scratch <3 | EA Forums

ncisGibbs_BOSS
2 years ago
"mcrudd;d-1011845" wrote:
So after reading one of the threads here on the forums I decided to try and start a save completely from scratch. It would be like a Newcrest world but in all the worlds. No lots, No sims ... No Nothing !!!!

I shared my save I got ready for this challenge here ;)

So this is just the introduction and then I will randomly start building and adding sims :D

Starting with empty worlds and no sims except for the base game sim that activates my save

Willow creek, Oasis springs, Newcrest, Magnolia promenade, Windenburg and San myshuno
https://i.imgur.com/tvfaMh8.png

Forgotten hollow, Brindleton bay, Del sol valley, Strangerville, Sulani and Glimmerbrook
https://i.imgur.com/CkctqyK.png

The magic realm, Britechester, Evergreen harbor, Mr Komorebi, Henford on bagley and Tartosa
https://i.imgur.com/BSSBPIN.png

Moonwood mill, Copperdale, San Sequoia, Chestnut ridge, Granite falls and Selvadorada
https://i.imgur.com/vNnguJG.png

No npc sims generated yet, also no townies
https://i.imgur.com/48V3BB5.png

My basegame sim is in there just to activate the empty worlds, you can delete her once your sim's are established.
https://i.imgur.com/quylmRo.png

I am going to try and do everything myself, so no gallery or downloads. I will follow tutorials and so on to learn to explore building and the game more. I will share the tutorials I watch as well as my completed builds as I go on. I am thinking this will take months maybe even years to complete, but I am excited to give it a go :)

Might not post for a while, as I am heading to uncle google to start watching tutorials <3
Feel free to join me in this from scratch challenge ;) Happy simming all :)

This is an interesting challenge @mcrudd ! ?

It’s odd to see so many empty worlds!

Can’t wait to see the builds you make.

I’ve emptied Oasis Springs twice and haven’t been to Newcrest in the last three save games I’ve played.

Didn’t think to start empty all over. I would like to try but would make a new save to try it out.

Hopefully the option will get added to start with one of the existing townie rather than have to make a random Sim to start off.
belalucina
Seasoned Veteran
2 years ago
@mcrudd thanks for sharing the tutorials. You've inspired me to play around in build mode. I started building my irl house and I'm having so much trouble with roofs and fences lol - it's just not possible to make things exact. So I'm rolling with the differences and getting creative. It will be almost my house.

@WinterKhirin that's a good idea using MCCC to get nice townies. I like using story progression though, which means Sims will get married and their last names will change, thus sometimes resulting in duplicates after their name change. Not sure how to work around that.

Also wouldn't really work if you're trying to do everything yourself from scratch, though it might be fun to make a bunch of your own Sims and only include those in the tray that it will use. You'd have to make a lot of Sims though! That would be a challenge in and of itself.
Simmingal
Hero
2 years ago
I'm overwhelmed with just the thought but part of me wants to do it too since I've gotten myself all tangled with my current save :lol:

no Simmingal no stick with save once in your life you have gotten so far with this one :joy:
mcrudd
Seasoned Vanguard
2 years ago
Hi guys, so sorry for not being around for a while, I will read all your posts and reply right after this post <3 My daughter has finished her first year of university and the actual NZ schools has not started their holidays yet so my husband took leave from work and we are doing little day trips everyday before the madness of the actual school holidays start ;) So this is the first time in what feels like forever that I am free today, she is spending the day with her Uni friends, they are all off to the zoo and my husband is outside doing gardening :D
mcrudd
Seasoned Vanguard
2 years ago
Ooooh @WinterKhirin thanks so much for that super aweSim tutuorial <3 That will deffinetly come in handy :)

LOL @ncisGibbs02 it is quite odd to see them empty and I think it will take months to fill them up again too :D If you download my world then you start off with my sim, feel free to delete her or replace her with your own, It is my actual game save you download so no need to empty your own worlds or delete anything, all is done for you when you load the game ;)

Oooh @Belalucina I did come across a roof tutorial that was exceptional with advice and how you get extra features to make even more changes like one side longer than the other and so on, I will hop into my history and link to it for you here a bit later :)

@Evee95 It was a super huge pleasure and it would be great if you shared how you go every now and then, would be lovely to see your worlds grow :)

@Simmingal so sorry for overwhelming you lol :D You are doing aweSim with your current save, I think you used to be a serial starter like me, so kudo's for you for lasting so long now LOL. Happy simming <3

@all I have gotten idea after I saw a tutorial for a pool bar. I am going to make a poolbar named The Oasis in one of the drier worlds, I think it will be perfect LOL. Thanks all for your support, I can see how this is going to take months to complete :D
mcrudd
Seasoned Vanguard
2 years ago
@Belalucina here you go. It is holding Shift and Shift C tricks, I never knew of them at all LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXbLrMvW1TU
mcrudd
Seasoned Vanguard
2 years ago
@all here is the poolbar tutorial :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBPrsGmQAFA
WolfSpau
New Spectator
2 years ago
I'm using James Turner's random build challenge to inspire my families and my builds https://jamesturner.yt/randomchallenge that way I will build in all different worlds and it will all come together rather than doing one world at a time.
mcrudd
Seasoned Vanguard
12 months ago
"Evee95;c-18330596" wrote:
I'm using James Turner's random build challenge to inspire my families and my builds https://jamesturner.yt/randomchallenge that way I will build in all different worlds and it will all come together rather than doing one world at a time.

That sounds AweSim, I think I will also be hopping around from one world to the other, I am watching tutorials and as an idea hits me then I think of which world it will work in ;) Happy simmin <3

"HomeMama;c-18331293" wrote:
So I deleted all my lots and then pre-ordered For Rent. I'm sorta waiting for that to come out because I'm insanely excited about the rental business opportunity. I may play it for a week as is and then delete all those lots and start fresh. I've been waiting so long for For Rent. I love all the tutorials y'all are posting. These are going to help me so much. I love building, but I've already learned more. I feel like with such a big project, it'll be so much more fun to learn together.

It is amazing how much new things we can learn even if we have played since forever LOL. I am loving just sitting back and watching others show me their trips and tricks LOL Not long to wait for the Rent expansion, happy simming :)

"HomeMama;c-18331447" wrote:

https://youtu.be/54QZkFaFklI?si=HZbxHv0J36dSrVUX

I hope I linked this right. I haven't added a link in a while. This lady has some incredible build tutorials...very detailed.

Thanks for the link, I will have a look at it a bit later, so lovely of you too share <3 Happy simming :)
mcrudd
Seasoned Vanguard
12 months ago
Wow @HomeMama that is a good roofing tutorial, very helpful thank you. I will link it here too so it is a watchable one ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54QZkFaFklI