Build a house or get one off the gallery?

"telemwill;c-17208719" wrote:
I wish I could build, but to learn I would have to take time away from playing the game. So I really appreciate the gallery. I do wish there were not so many duplicate items though. I usually type in the name of the lot I'm replacing which often brings up homes in a similar style to the surrounding neighborhood. I also look under the most popular heading since, for some reason, I am more likely to find homes that don't use every pack in existence. I am still far from completing the collection.

It does take a bit to learn how to build a house, but it is worth the effort. Watch a few videos, and though your first couple houses may not be perfect, you will get better before you know it.

Im decent with building. However, its boring and not my passion.

The gallery is an innovative and amazing feauture and there is a lot of talent in the sims build community. I would be lost without them and wouldn't even play! It's not even just the houses. The restaurants and neat little hangouts are awesome and I need them! :)

Building is optional for those who want to do that and not necessary or required if you dont care for it and just want to create sims and play o:)

"simgirl1010;c-17212276" wrote:
Thank God for the Gallery! I haven't built anything in game. Everything is downloaded and then I renovate if necessary.

I love the gallery so much! I wouldn't play any sims game that doesnt have a gallery (from now on) :) <3 @simgirl1010

I adore decorating, but I'm not great at building. Love the ones that explicitly are listed as shells or unfurnished, they give you a lot of freedom with decorating!

I love building and landscaping. Landscaping is relaxing....especially terrain painting :)

I think the answer is more complicated then 1 or the other. I build about 60 to 70 percent of the time. The gallery houses are often built for looks and not for play and I want something practical and without moo etc

However if I am enjoying live mode and don't want to break away from my immersion I may grab something quickly off the gallery. It usually ends up personalised as time goes by.

Sometimes I download houses to get a feel for how to build in an architectural style I am unfamiliar with or to see what build item prior used to get the finished product.

I often download mansions because they take me away from play for too long. But my legacy families start with a starter that grows into a mansion that is all my work.

"Becka28;c-17215320" wrote:
I think the answer is more complicated then 1 or the other. I build about 60 to 70 percent of the time. The gallery houses are often built for looks and not for play and I want something practical and without moo etc

However if I am enjoying live mode and don't want to break away from my immersion I may grab something quickly off the gallery. It usually ends up personalised as time goes by.

Sometimes I download houses to get a feel for how to build in an architectural style I am unfamiliar with or to see what build item prior used to get the finished product.

I often download mansions because they take me away from play for too long. But my legacy families start with a starter that grows into a mansion that is all my work.

Just because a house is pretty, doesnt mean it can't be played in. Thats like people who think beautiful women are less smart :D There are a lot of builders who know how to do the look aesthetically and make it functional as well.

I think it's fine if you like to build, i just think there is no shortage of functional, beautiful homes on the gallery.

"EnjoyfulSimmer;c-17215336" wrote:

"Becka28;c-17215320" wrote:
I think the answer is more complicated then 1 or the other. I build about 60 to 70 percent of the time. The gallery houses are often built for looks and not for play and I want something practical and without moo etc

However if I am enjoying live mode and don't want to break away from my immersion I may grab something quickly off the gallery. It usually ends up personalised as time goes by.

Sometimes I download houses to get a feel for how to build in an architectural style I am unfamiliar with or to see what build item prior used to get the finished product.

I often download mansions because they take me away from play for too long. But my legacy families start with a starter that grows into a mansion that is all my work.

Just because a house is pretty, doesnt mean it can't be played in. Thats like people who think beautiful women are less smart :D There are a lot of builders who know how to do the look aesthetically and make it functional as well.

I think it's fine if you like to build, i just think there is no shortage of functional, beautiful homes on the gallery.

i mean surely there is some but most builds being made solely based on aesthetics just don't work so well in gameplay

there is always at least one or 2 of those

"ah this would be beautiful but itd take so long navigating this castle and 90% of it is decorative i wish there was smaller more gameplay friendly version because it looks stunning though"

"Simmingal;c-17215515" wrote:

"EnjoyfulSimmer;c-17215336" wrote:

"Becka28;c-17215320" wrote:
I think the answer is more complicated then 1 or the other. I build about 60 to 70 percent of the time. The gallery houses are often built for looks and not for play and I want something practical and without moo etc

However if I am enjoying live mode and don't want to break away from my immersion I may grab something quickly off the gallery. It usually ends up personalised as time goes by.

Sometimes I download houses to get a feel for how to build in an architectural style I am unfamiliar with or to see what build item prior used to get the finished product.

I often download mansions because they take me away from play for too long. But my legacy families start with a starter that grows into a mansion that is all my work.

Just because a house is pretty, doesnt mean it can't be played in. Thats like people who think beautiful women are less smart :D There are a lot of builders who know how to do the look aesthetically and make it functional as well.

I think it's fine if you like to build, i just think there is no shortage of functional, beautiful homes on the gallery.

i mean surely there is some but most builds being made solely based on aesthetics just don't work so well in gameplay

there is always at least one or 2 of those

"ah this would be beautiful but itd take so long navigating this castle and 90% of it is decorative i wish there was smaller more gameplay friendly version because it looks stunning though"

There's tons! Of course a mansion lot with a ton of moveobjects and debug items used might be overly complicated. But for the most part the medium sized homes are definitely functional and look good as well. I personally dont have any interest in castles , because I dont like that type of home and find it unrealistic. Some homes are made solely for aesthetics I guess, but not most. I follow a bunch of builders and most of the houses are nice but fairly normal.

"EnjoyfulSimmer;c-17215628" wrote:

"Simmingal;c-17215515" wrote:

"EnjoyfulSimmer;c-17215336" wrote:

"Becka28;c-17215320" wrote:
I think the answer is more complicated then 1 or the other. I build about 60 to 70 percent of the time. The gallery houses are often built for looks and not for play and I want something practical and without moo etc

However if I am enjoying live mode and don't want to break away from my immersion I may grab something quickly off the gallery. It usually ends up personalised as time goes by.

Sometimes I download houses to get a feel for how to build in an architectural style I am unfamiliar with or to see what build item prior used to get the finished product.

I often download mansions because they take me away from play for too long. But my legacy families start with a starter that grows into a mansion that is all my work.

Just because a house is pretty, doesnt mean it can't be played in. Thats like people who think beautiful women are less smart :D There are a lot of builders who know how to do the look aesthetically and make it functional as well.

I think it's fine if you like to build, i just think there is no shortage of functional, beautiful homes on the gallery.

i mean surely there is some but most builds being made solely based on aesthetics just don't work so well in gameplay

there is always at least one or 2 of those

"ah this would be beautiful but itd take so long navigating this castle and 90% of it is decorative i wish there was smaller more gameplay friendly version because it looks stunning though"

There's tons! Of course a mansion lot with a ton of moveobjects and debug items used might be overly complicated. But for the most part the medium sized homes are definitely functional and look good as well. I personally dont have any interest in castles , because I dont like that type of home and find it unrealistic. Some homes are made solely for aesthetics I guess, but not most. I follow a bunch of builders and most of the houses are nice but fairly normal.

yeah I mean there is loads of good pretty family homes not saying that there isn't
and obviously loads of good builders

but what I mean is especially with castle/mansion look houses to go with the bigger lots

(with fancy entrances and all outside of lot so I can't pretend its not mansion lot)

its often very hard to find house that is playable size on gallery even when they all look beautiful

and I myself am bad at doing outsides of such houses so it really frustrates me

maybe more of a problem of tagging though since having specific tag for smaller mansions vs megasized ones would help loads