The search engine is too limited (why can't we search by number of bedrooms/bathrooms), the gallery is an unmoderated mess, and even if it wasn't, I don't trust most sim players sense of scale, everything is too big.Pass.

Unless I'm going for something very specific, like recreating my real home in the game, I usually download a building from the gallery, throw out half of the furniture and redecorate, partly because I want to tailor it to the sims who are going to live there, and partly because builders tend to annoy me with their overuse of clutter and MOO. I'm not great at building, especially exterior facades and roofs, so I appreciate the option to have that done by people who are much more talented, and concentrate my own efforts mainly on the interior design. (And that alone usually takes longer than I have the patience for it, with none of the stuff matching the way I need it to...)

Gallery as I can't build at all. My houses look like big boxes.

I don't have the imagination or patience to build, so I search the gallery, although it requires some patience to find a house that matches the sim's budget and isn't totally empty. C'mon, if you're gonna upload a house to the gallery, then have some furniture in it!!!

I prefer to build because my Sims' houses have to look exactly like I want them. I got a couple of town buildings off the gallery though (one nice cozy bistrot and one majestic looking antique Spa).

Forum Discussion

smh678x

6 years ago

Build a house or get one off the gallery?

I'd like to know.

build and buy

102 Replies

Lustianicia
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
When I play The Sims, it's almost impossible for me to tolerate using other people's creations... not because they're awful... but because I'm the kind of person who wants everything in their game to be 100% my creation. I think it's more of a feeling of satisfaction.
JediMuppetChu
6 years ago
I used to build. Loved it. Back in the time before I was a mother. Now I just ain't got time to build houses :P