Show me your Britechester
As requested by @CK213 in the "show me your magnolia promenade thread (which I'm still hoping for more posts in), it's time for Britechester. This is probably the world where I, personally, strugg...
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I like what you have done with those two homes JAL.
I haven't touched them. I looked at them once. I will do something about them eventually.
Most of what I've done was related to Britechester Campus. I love that school and have played it the most.
I played Drake and Wyvern dorms and realized very quickly that they would need a very extensive makeover.
https://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/cireking213/The%20Sims%204/EP8%20Discover%20University/Uni%20dorms/The%20Sims%204%20Discover%20University%20Livestream.mp4_snapshot_00.10.40_2019.11.09_11.53.53.jpg
I did not like the public spaces and did not like where the elevator was placed.
I would find I was often surprised by sims that I did not see enter the dorm or sims that have left.
The dorm made me want to send my sims to the Student Commons, but that wasn't a fun lot to play either.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/09_27_20_10_26_46_AM.png
I like having active dorms.
I want the public spaces to be fun and I like to put in social and skill objects that support education and dorm life.
Anyway, on to my changes.
OMG, this is going to be a long post.
My intent with my Drake and Wyvern renovations was to make the two dorms unique to each other.
Drake has a darker theme and is designed to support sims pursing a standard degree. It supports science with fun objects.
Wyvern has a lighter theme, supports sims going for a Distinguished degree, and has objects for the arts. Both have 8 beds.
I would need to have two levels.
One for study spaces and the other for rooms and student entertainment.
Drake
Wyvern
My sims in Drake.
Drake gets long shadows in the evening.
Wyvern gets them in the morning.
Now that my dorms were updated, the Student Commons really needed some attention.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/09_26_20_8_23_21_AM.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds
1st floor, cafeteria and student lounge for socializing and debates.
Plus an additional rest room.
Gibbs Hill
I made major changes here because I needed a place to locate my Uni prep-school for teens.
I also wanted to put in some Foxbury and Britechester themed student stores.
I love my Uni prep-school.
I get to have a half dozen of the world's teen under one roof and it serves as a great Uni rotation point.
A library used to be here. I moved it to Windenburg.
Custom Dorms
I love custom dorms built from scratch. Unfortunately mine tend to be large and Britechester has no large lots.
I really wanted them in Britechester, but I had to go outside of Britechester. I just consider them and extension to the schools.
I can't play Uni without the dorm I created for The Sims 2 University. Huge nostalgia feelings.
I located it in the Windenburg countryside. It feels like it's close to Britechester.
I haven't touched them. I looked at them once. I will do something about them eventually.
Most of what I've done was related to Britechester Campus. I love that school and have played it the most.
I played Drake and Wyvern dorms and realized very quickly that they would need a very extensive makeover.
https://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/cireking213/The%20Sims%204/EP8%20Discover%20University/Uni%20dorms/The%20Sims%204%20Discover%20University%20Livestream.mp4_snapshot_00.10.40_2019.11.09_11.53.53.jpg
I did not like the public spaces and did not like where the elevator was placed.
I would find I was often surprised by sims that I did not see enter the dorm or sims that have left.
The dorm made me want to send my sims to the Student Commons, but that wasn't a fun lot to play either.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/09_27_20_10_26_46_AM.png
I like having active dorms.
I want the public spaces to be fun and I like to put in social and skill objects that support education and dorm life.
Anyway, on to my changes.
OMG, this is going to be a long post.
My intent with my Drake and Wyvern renovations was to make the two dorms unique to each other.
Drake has a darker theme and is designed to support sims pursing a standard degree. It supports science with fun objects.
Wyvern has a lighter theme, supports sims going for a Distinguished degree, and has objects for the arts. Both have 8 beds.
I would need to have two levels.
One for study spaces and the other for rooms and student entertainment.
Drake
Wyvern
My sims in Drake.
Drake gets long shadows in the evening.
Wyvern gets them in the morning.
Spoiler
The lower level is for studies and skill activities.
The upper level is for recreation, privacy and sleeping.
Dormies will still be pigs.
Scruberoo!
This dormie has some unfortunate CC CosPlay footwear.
Right this way.
We will give her some new sports wear too.
She likes it.
The lower level is for studies and skill activities.
The upper level is for recreation, privacy and sleeping.
Dormies will still be pigs.
Scruberoo!
This dormie has some unfortunate CC CosPlay footwear.
Right this way.
We will give her some new sports wear too.
She likes it.
Now that my dorms were updated, the Student Commons really needed some attention.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/09_26_20_8_23_21_AM.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds
1st floor, cafeteria and student lounge for socializing and debates.
Plus an additional rest room.
Spoiler
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/09_27_20_10_34_45_AM.png
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/09_27_20_10_33_44_PM.png
2nd floor.
-West: Study area
-Center: Chess, poetry reading and comedy routines, desk for homework
-East: Game room, plus easels for art students.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/09_27_20_10_34_27_AM.png
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/11_22_20_4_37_51_PM.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds
Basement
-Bowling ally, and a bar that does not get a mixologist NPC
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/09_27_20_10_35_36_AM.png
Bowling did not come with University, but I feel it should have. Probably because I used it so much in TS3 University.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/09_27_20_10_39_24_AM.png
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/09_27_20_10_33_44_PM.png
2nd floor.
-West: Study area
-Center: Chess, poetry reading and comedy routines, desk for homework
-East: Game room, plus easels for art students.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/09_27_20_10_34_27_AM.png
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/11_22_20_4_37_51_PM.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds
Basement
-Bowling ally, and a bar that does not get a mixologist NPC
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/09_27_20_10_35_36_AM.png
Bowling did not come with University, but I feel it should have. Probably because I used it so much in TS3 University.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/09_27_20_10_39_24_AM.png
Gibbs Hill
I made major changes here because I needed a place to locate my Uni prep-school for teens.
I also wanted to put in some Foxbury and Britechester themed student stores.
I love my Uni prep-school.
I get to have a half dozen of the world's teen under one roof and it serves as a great Uni rotation point.
A library used to be here. I moved it to Windenburg.
Spoiler
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/05_16_20_12_55_33_PM.png
It's basically a house, but instead of parents, there is a school student counselor and school administrator.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/09_12_20_2_33_53_AM.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/09_12_20_1_51_07_PM.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/09_12_20_2_04_37_PM.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds
The intention of these lots is to have access to certain items while your sim is locked out of buy-mode during their time at University, or have access to items that are difficult to acquire by normal game play. The Prices are more expensive than buy mode. You can have someone own the shop and reduce the price, but it will still be more expensive than buy mode. The point is accessibility through game play instead of cheats. You can also purchase themed clothing, or set up your own styled looks.
This is Britechester's student store.
Did you forget something before packing your sim off to Uni?
Or maybe there is something here that you did not know you needed. There are plenty of inventory based items here to explore.
Foxbury.
The same store, but with a Foxbury theme.
It's basically a house, but instead of parents, there is a school student counselor and school administrator.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/09_12_20_2_33_53_AM.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/09_12_20_1_51_07_PM.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds
https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/f116/cireking213/09_12_20_2_04_37_PM.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds
The intention of these lots is to have access to certain items while your sim is locked out of buy-mode during their time at University, or have access to items that are difficult to acquire by normal game play. The Prices are more expensive than buy mode. You can have someone own the shop and reduce the price, but it will still be more expensive than buy mode. The point is accessibility through game play instead of cheats. You can also purchase themed clothing, or set up your own styled looks.
This is Britechester's student store.
Did you forget something before packing your sim off to Uni?
Or maybe there is something here that you did not know you needed. There are plenty of inventory based items here to explore.
Foxbury.
The same store, but with a Foxbury theme.
Custom Dorms
I love custom dorms built from scratch. Unfortunately mine tend to be large and Britechester has no large lots.
I really wanted them in Britechester, but I had to go outside of Britechester. I just consider them and extension to the schools.
I can't play Uni without the dorm I created for The Sims 2 University. Huge nostalgia feelings.
I located it in the Windenburg countryside. It feels like it's close to Britechester.
Spoiler
1st Floor:
-Foyer
-Dinning Hall (The cafeteria object has been removed since it's not needed)
-Library/Study
-Science Lab
-Greenhouse
-West Wing: Arts area
-East Wing: Fitness and Wellness
2nd Floor:
-Social lounge
-Coed Dorm rooms
-West Wing: Female Dorm rooms
-East Wing: Male Dorm rooms
3rd Floor:
-Sealed magic chamber (sorry, no potion making) Teleport to get inside
-"I solemnly swear I am up to no good" storage room.
-Movie night theater
-Party Lounge
I've only started playing my Foxbury dorm recently.
The only location I had left was Brindleton Bay.
1st Floor:
-Foyer
-Dinning Hall (The cafeteria object has been removed since it's not needed)
-Library/Study
-Science Lab
-Greenhouse
-West Wing: Arts area
-East Wing: Fitness and Wellness
2nd Floor:
-Social lounge
-Coed Dorm rooms
-West Wing: Female Dorm rooms
-East Wing: Male Dorm rooms
3rd Floor:
-Sealed magic chamber (sorry, no potion making) Teleport to get inside
-"I solemnly swear I am up to no good" storage room.
-Movie night theater
-Party Lounge
I've only started playing my Foxbury dorm recently.
The only location I had left was Brindleton Bay.
