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SerraNolwen
Seasoned Novice
3 years ago

Rebuilding San Myshuno - Recreation Center (SanMyshuno Youth Center) on page 4

Hi everyone!

I have a new Sims project : rebuilding San Myshuno. I'll be making new community lots, redecorating apartments and creating new sims (as well as playing them a little so they'll have a history, relationships, skills and careers). It's a new challenge for me as well as a means of creating a different world, using many different packs, to set my next legacy in. This will take a while, but hopefully I'll keep at it, especially now that I'm sharing it. I'll be adding all lots and sims to the gallery as I go. I'm not sure if I'll ever share the save at any point (I don't even know how to), but maybe I will, if I figure it out and people say they are interested.

Here, I'll be adding pictures of the lots and sims, explaining my vision for them a little and keeping you all up to date on the progress.

Feel free to discuss my creations, and if you do use them, tell me how! I'm always curious to find out what happens to lots and sims I add to the gallery.

Considering how many things will be in this thread, here is a quick rundown of what you will find in the following pages :
Page 1 : San Myshuno Arts Center
Page 2 : Rooftop italian restaurant for the Arts Quarter and a few apartments for the same area (the two Hakim House ones) and one apartment for the Spice Market.
Page 3 : A Botanical Garden to replace Myshuno Meadows, all remaining Arts Quarter apartments (Medina studios), and one apartment for the Culpepper building in the Spice Market.
Page 4 : A warehouse converted to a recreation center on the docks of the Spice Market.
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  • SerraNolwen's avatar
    SerraNolwen
    Seasoned Novice
    3 years ago
    I actually gave myself this project a long time ago, but I started with what was probably the most ambitious build of them all, and the scope of the project, a lighting glitch I had to learn to live with (and cover-up slightly) and a very busy schedule in 2021 meant it took... almost a year to complete it? Anyways, here is the first new build for my version of San Myshuno : the San Myshuno Arts Center.

    I wanted the ground floor to feel like a proper theater with backstage area, making use of Get Famous. Upstairs includes areas for people to learn new skills, and some things to keep children and toddlers entertained. There's a dance studio, recording room (sorta), rooms for music classes and an area for painting. I intend to create a few clubs so that sims will use the different objects at their disposal when visiting.

    Anyway, here are some pictures. If you want to see more, you can check Imgur : https://imgur.com/a/BhrAc7V Here is the link to the gallery as well : Gallery link

    https://i.imgur.com/kAz6zdu.png

    https://i.imgur.com/tuE66me.png

    https://i.imgur.com/nyBIdJy.png

    https://i.imgur.com/rbVr2wt.png

  • rosemow's avatar
    rosemow
    Hero
    3 years ago
    It is great that you are rebuilding San Myshuno! :)
    The San Myshuno Arts Center is a lovely build! :) The exterior design is very great! Very nice nice roofing and balcony windows. The platforming of the front patio area is very great! The interior furnishing and layout is lovely! Very nice design of each area! The theatre area with a backstage room is very nice. The art gallery, easel painting, music and dance areas are lovely! It is nice that there a fenced kids play area for them to have fun whilst their family are doing other activities at the venue
    It is a very nice venue to visit :)
  • SerraNolwen's avatar
    SerraNolwen
    Seasoned Novice
    3 years ago
    @rosemow Thank you for the kind comments! :) It was fun to build.
  • Skyrryx's avatar
    Skyrryx
    New Spectator
    3 years ago
    @SerraNolwen Ideas are meant to be shared! Feel free to use it. ;) I love the stage idea and the music and dance studio for the Art Center. <3 I never thought about doing that. Personally, I use this image below to feel the vibe of a world. So, this is why, for me, San Myshuno is more a night life/party place, hence why I want places like nightclub, karaoke, restaurant, café, etc. to go. I thought about doing a clothing store+studio photo in the penthouse of the fashion district, but currently the game bug, because of the mannequins. Edit: Maybe, I will build a nightclub like in the tv show Lucifer on top of it? Still not sure about that :D .
    Spoiler
    https://i.redd.it/sapq0wt3o1b71.png

  • Skyrryx's avatar
    Skyrryx
    New Spectator
    3 years ago
    @SerraNolwen I found it there : https://i.redd.it/sapq0wt3o1b71.png
    But I found a updated version of it (although it still miss Henford-on-Bagley): https://i.redd.it/jnm59zq450z51.jpg

    @bbdarling08s Do you know what you want for each lot before you start? or do you just start building and trust your gut?
    For me, I always build with an idea in mind before, otherwise I just stare at a blank space for too much time. :D
    It can be a floor plan I found and want to use it somewhere (mainly for residential lots), a gameplay idea (complete every collections in game and want to showcase it in a dedicaced museum (natural history/space & technologies/maritime & town history/hall of fame), collect every paintings a sim can make with the skill and place it in a art museum/art center), a specific lot in game with a particuliar surrounding (the magic HQ in the spellcaster world, the university world in Britchester), an architecture detail I saw IRL or in photos and I want to incorpore it in a build. But usually, I don't have a complete idea of what I want before I build. I always adjust as I go, because of the various limitations of the game. Also, I always have with me a notebook to write and draw my ideas (it's really messy in it ;) ).
  • SerraNolwen's avatar
    SerraNolwen
    Seasoned Novice
    3 years ago
    @bbdarlingo8s Thanks! I'm glad you like it. I really want to include the dog park. I pass by one every day after work, so I figured it would be a nice addition since dogs are kinda hard to take care of in San Myshuno.

    @Skyrryx Thank you for the link! It might give some inspiration, especially when I'm planning rental lots.

    @Lissykin Thanks :) I'll keep everyone up to date.
  • rosemow's avatar
    rosemow
    Hero
    3 years ago
    Congratulations on your thread being featured in this week’s forums highlights thread :)
  • SerraNolwen's avatar
    SerraNolwen
    Seasoned Novice
    3 years ago
    @rosemow I had no idea they even did these showcases. Thanks for letting me know! :D

    @SweetieWright_84 I hope I'll be able to see this project through. I know it's going to take quite a while, because I can't play all that much throughout the week, but I'll do my best to at least do a little bit every week. Thanks for letting me know how to share savefiles. Maybe I will at some point.
  • SerraNolwen's avatar
    SerraNolwen
    Seasoned Novice
    3 years ago
    While going back and forth between families to build up careers, relationships, skills and such, I've also been working on my next build, the italian restaurant on the penthouse lot of the Arts Quarter. It's far from done, but I managed to advance it enough that I at least have something to share, so here's a picture of the WIP. I think I've got the architecture and room divisions down. Most of the layout is done as well, though I'll have to test it, as I'm not sure how much the game can handle. Does anyone know? As of now, the restaurants sits up to 50 sims.

    https://i.imgur.com/HzoYjNu.png

    Of course, I still need to decorate as well, which is why I'm not showing the inside yet.

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