50x50 Lot on the Mountain

I plan to build a house for my family in my main save, but I haven't gotten to it yet - other things I want to do outside of TS4 are preventing me from having the 5-6 hours of straight play I'd need for it.

I'll post it when it's done, but it probably won't be sooner than the next weekend, if that.

I made the lot a national park. I tweaked one I found on the gallery. It had an ice rink, food stall and some picnic tables. I added a tent area, a sauna area, a fire pit with logs.

I don't normally play on large Lots, but I did think it would be nice to have one residential on the mountain. I found this one, made by ptamsin and it is not overly large or crowded, which I like, though you could easily add more to it if you feel it's too empty:

https://dl.dropbox.com/s/xbd498wr7fqeune/11-22-20_1-02-42%C2%A0PM.png?dl=0

More pics under the spoiler.

Good question, and answers. I look forward to more suggestions. I always make the large lots communal places, reserving the small lots for residentials.

I have yet to decide what to do with that lot in the mountain though, as I do not want repetition to the rest of my world, and also to utilize the snowy mountain aspect.

One idea is to make a monastery, with a large temple and court yard. Give it lot assignment residential, and create a large household of unrelated sims to be the monks. Make one famous, to attract the masses, have the lot trait Celebrity Lot. Place some items down to simulate religious life, and have large parties inviting only the criminal sims in the world. I think I see a path for the young Ito girl..

I think mine will end up being some kind of retreat or temple. I could also see turning it into some sort of hidden palace. I haven't had any hikers yet. I've only recently sent a few vacationers who were getting to grips with skiing & snowboarding so I haven't gotten to that part yet. I have sent them to the onsen and they've used the vending machines.

So, it's early days for me but unless it's a palace or similar, I probably wouldn't make it residential. I won't put a single family home up there, I don't think.

Oh, that is a good idea, of having it be a place of a hidden palace - a bit wrong folklore; but the Snow Queen, Ice Queen from the HC Andersen story or the Narnia Books would be great. All snow-covered, there could be lots of figures, locked in time, representing all the wanderers who dared to enter; a labyrithic garden and a cold, cold castle.

"Auroraskies;c-17731459" wrote:
Oh, that is a good idea, of having it be a place of a hidden palace - a bit wrong folklore; but the Snow Queen, Ice Queen from the HC Andersen story or the Narnia Books would be great. All snow-covered, there could be lots of figures, locked in time, representing all the wanderers who dared to enter; a labyrithic garden and a cold, cold castle.

Yep, this is basically what I was thinking. I don't think the folklore is all wrong. I haven't read enough folktales or myths from Japan or the broader region, but I've seen enough to think that it wouldn't be far-fetched in that setting either.

One I found, the Yuki-Onna, could be made into a ghost; death by frost.. the lot could be made a foresty place, snow-covered thickly placed trees only, no habitat for the weary traveller to rest. Perhaps the wishing well for childless couples to wish for company..

I love the temple or monastery ideas! I have a household of Nun-ish Sims who are hiding/protecting a teen with a mystical destiny and they need a more isolated place than Windenburg. Can that lot be residential? I was under the impression it was a special lot.

I think the OP means the lot to the right of the Onsen on the map, which lot assignment can be changed. The lot at the peak of the Mountain is 20X20, and that cannot be changed, but is locked to 'summit'.