"MoonlightGraham;c-18096925" wrote:
"DaniRose2143;c-18096912" wrote:
@MoonlightGraham I'm still learning too. And this isn't as challenging as it looks. I'm working with the basic footprint of the Maxis original, just lopped off the extension in the kitchen and the bedroom on the left side. Add a second floor that mirrors the lower, a ?????. here, a tuck there, and viola.
I was a little on the fence about the overall size but it gives me the opportunity to make larger rooms, do a lot more decorating and not have it all get really cramped and cluttered. I love lots of decoration but it's so easy to make it impossible for sims to move.
I might use this thread as an inspiration to try to improve my skills. You do make it sound like it's not an insurmountable task, if I start out with something easy. :)
Shotgun houses are the simplest ones to do starting out. They''re just rectangles, with the short side facing the street. The floorpans inside vary, but most are set up so that you open the front door or in some cases, doors, and the doors between the rooms so that the breeze comes in and goes straight out the back. You'll see some shotguns have a front door on both sides of the front facade. It's not a duplex it's just an extra door to open to allow more air flow. That was because they didn't have AC when they were built and that's how you beat the bayou heat.
If you can't tell I took a walking tour when I was there on vacation and a bunch of stuff the guide said stuck.?