SweetieWright's Save File
Hello Everyone! I made a save file with only my builds and my sims, and I decided to share it with the community. A few things before I get to the pictures though. Do what you want with the...
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@SpectraDevil, first of all, thank you so much for your very nice comment. I'm glad you enjoy the save file.
As far as advice for where to start with your save, I don't know how much help I can really give. But I will try my best.
The first thing I do, before I ever build the first wall or make the first sim, is plan out what I want the world to be. I take a screenshot of the world, then edit it in paint. I number each lot and then decide which lots I want to be residential and which ones I want to be community lots. From there, I decide which community lots I want in each world.
I pay close attention the architectural style of each world, and try to build lots in that style. If you don’t care as much about having a cohesive world, you really don't have to do that. It's honestly personal preference.
As for Sims, I usually make stories centering around the pack the world comes with. For example, the most recent pack, My Wedding Stories, I considered all of the stories that could center around weddings, the good, the bad, and the dramatic. From there, I write out the household descriptions on paper. That's when I decide how many sims there will be in a household, and what lifestages they'll be. This also helps me decide how many bedrooms each house will need.
As for stories, I draw inspiration from just about everything, challenges, tv shows, movies, etc.
Then I begin building. This is the part where I usually have the most fun. Building is one of my favorite things to do in this game.
So, my advice would be pick one world. Don't worry about any other world but that one. For example, start planning out Willow Creek. Decide where you want community lots and residential lots. Decide whether you want to keep the premades or delete them all. Then go from there. The key is don't overthink it. Yes, I know that's really hard to do. I'm the queen of overthinking and second-guessing. But it's really about having fun. I wouldn't be doing these saves if I didn't like doing it.
Just take it one lot and one household at a time. If you don't feel like building one day, make sims. It will come together in the end.
I hope this helps. If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask.
As far as advice for where to start with your save, I don't know how much help I can really give. But I will try my best.
The first thing I do, before I ever build the first wall or make the first sim, is plan out what I want the world to be. I take a screenshot of the world, then edit it in paint. I number each lot and then decide which lots I want to be residential and which ones I want to be community lots. From there, I decide which community lots I want in each world.
I pay close attention the architectural style of each world, and try to build lots in that style. If you don’t care as much about having a cohesive world, you really don't have to do that. It's honestly personal preference.
As for Sims, I usually make stories centering around the pack the world comes with. For example, the most recent pack, My Wedding Stories, I considered all of the stories that could center around weddings, the good, the bad, and the dramatic. From there, I write out the household descriptions on paper. That's when I decide how many sims there will be in a household, and what lifestages they'll be. This also helps me decide how many bedrooms each house will need.
As for stories, I draw inspiration from just about everything, challenges, tv shows, movies, etc.
Then I begin building. This is the part where I usually have the most fun. Building is one of my favorite things to do in this game.
So, my advice would be pick one world. Don't worry about any other world but that one. For example, start planning out Willow Creek. Decide where you want community lots and residential lots. Decide whether you want to keep the premades or delete them all. Then go from there. The key is don't overthink it. Yes, I know that's really hard to do. I'm the queen of overthinking and second-guessing. But it's really about having fun. I wouldn't be doing these saves if I didn't like doing it.
Just take it one lot and one household at a time. If you don't feel like building one day, make sims. It will come together in the end.
I hope this helps. If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask.
