Hey everyone. I usually play in one main save with aging off, but lately, I've been wanting to create a sci fi save. I'm thinking along the lines of: each world could be considered a "planet" with a specific type of architecture and/or people/aliens living there. Has anyone done anything like this? I know there are some people that play historical saves, and, while I've never done that, I'd think a sci-fi save would be quite similar, possibly easier. I do use mods and cc, but after a few quick google searches, there doesn't seem to be as much cc for futuristic/sci-fi stuff as there are for historical. Because of this, I am considering doing a sort of "it's the future/another planet but it's not that different from present day earth" kind of setting, but I'd really rather make everything at least somewhat unique and unusual. (that's the fun part after all) I'm thinking I can use Lot51's fashion authority mod to dress everyone (including the townies) for each "planet"Some worlds, I'm a little unsure what to do with. Mostly worlds like Copperdale, Willow Creek, and Henford On Bagley that don't really fit with the sci fi theme.I may never finish this, as I've tried creating a fantasy save before and stopped after placing like three houses from the gallery, but this is something that's been on my mind for a while, and I think I'd be cool once I finished it (and fun to work on as well, as I'm definitely more of a sci-fi kind of guy than a fantasy kind of guy)Do you think this would work? Any suggestions? Are there any potential problems I'm overlooking?

I don’t have a full sci fi save. My save is a fantasy save with some sci-fi elements. I have a Sixam Alien outpost parked in Strangerville and another one in Oasis Springs along with a training camp for alien hunters. There was also a Men in Black type unit operating out of a high tech warehouse in Willow Creek. I say “was” because they were sacrificed when my save got corrupted and had to be migrated. I also have the 10th Doctor parked in HoB. All of my aliens, except the Doctor, are trying to fly under the radar, so their homes fit in with their surroundings but are high tech/ futuristic on the inside. Although, The Doctor does have a quaint little cottage in HoB with the Tardis parked out back. Basically, my game is separated into the human sim world and a magical realm called the Myst. Everything is set in modern times. I group game worlds into one of these two larger worlds and use mods to control who can travel where. I think you could do something similar with your game and have a futuristic type world alongside a less developed world or even a post apocalyptic, Mad Max type world. Group the game worlds where they are best suited and work out their relationship to each other. In my game, The Myst was created as a refuge when magical creatures got tired of being hunted and persecuted by humans, so there’s an adversarial relationship between the two lands. Anyway, I think your idea is doable. I hope you’ll share more when you get it done.

I think scifi often takes cultural inspiration or inspirations from architectural styles that already existkind of like retrofitting existing home with the new things future has to offer or things you need to survive the future or whateverfor example there could be some normal homes but maybe the air quality has gone really bad so they built domes around themmaybe there is old mansion with just gadgets everywhereor maybe there was a say a old barn but scientist bought it to work on strange futuristic projectsor perhaps there was a castle until it was coated in all the modern technology and such after being taken over by aliensthere is lots of possible combinationsi also think school is rather good place for dystopia + scifi theme like maybe AI took over maybe it was zombies maybe robots who knows many possibilities so many possibilitiesi do tend to lean more historical myself but ive been kind of eyeing Newcrest for some futurism myself if i could just get working :lol:

Another thing, there are a lot of Steam Punk resources for builds and CC. Worlds that don’t fit your more futuristic style might be able to go that direction.

The idea of a Sci-fi save sounds great. I once tried to rebuild oasis springs in a sci-fi theme but never managed to get it finished. I might return to it some day.By now we have so many worlds from so many packs, that rebuilding everything is very much work. I would begin by starting (or downloading) a completely empty blank save with no buildings and just focus on one world or a few neighbourhoods to rebuild and leave the rest blank. I would focus on those worlds or neighbourhoods with few decorations like oasis springs or the island in Windenburg (just this one neighbourhood without background buildings). Another route could be to go for really modern looking neighbourhoods like the uptown financial district in San mychuno or the foxbury campus in britechester. You can change the lot type of the dorms and use it as a penthouse lot, just like the ones from San mychuno. For builds there are quite a few nice assets in get to work and strangerville. If you like a more dystopian grunge vibe also journey to batuuFor gameplay I find useful things in get to work- inventions in the science career- aliens get famous - the sleeping pod. If only we had a matching toddler poddiscover university - servos- robotic arm and exo skeleton - various household robots robotseco lifestyle - the fabricator as a way to create objects, if I am informed correctly it even allows to make one food recipe if you unlock it- the tech looking planter

I once saw an episode of Star Trek where Picard when to visit his brother on Earth. His brother lived on the family farm that was very traditional looking. What if the future is not shiny? What if wide swaths of people reject or do not have access to shiny? What if people in the future move through time as well as space just like they move between worlds in Sims? What happens to each world? What stays the same and what changes?CC is grouped narrowly. I agree with Cyncie to look at the Steam Punk themed items. Steam Punk would look great in Henford on Bagley. Keep an open mind about what might be available within other themes. I'd look in the camping, dystopian, and loft stuff. I bet there might be a few things in the 70's stuff, like a lava lamp.CopperDale could become a giant retro theme park. Instead of trying to change it, make it a giant tourist attraction like a Disney Park.In Las Vegas, there are themed residential areas that have been built to look like different parts of the country. People are forced to move to Las Vegas for work, but don't want to be there. When they drive through the locked gates of their home neighborhood, they enter what looks like a different state. There are very strict rules about what plants are allowed so the theme is not disrupted. These places consume huge amounts of water because home owners are forbidden to plant things that survive easily there and are forced to maintain a certain number of plants listed on a short list of approved plants. I can imagine in the future that there will be even more themed gated residential communities.

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cyncie
Seasoned Veteran
2 years ago
I don’t have a full sci fi save. My save is a fantasy save with some sci-fi elements. I have a Sixam Alien outpost parked in Strangerville and another one in Oasis Springs along with a training camp for alien hunters. There was also a Men in Black type unit operating out of a high tech warehouse in Willow Creek. I say “was” because they were sacrificed when my save got corrupted and had to be migrated. I also have the 10th Doctor parked in HoB. All of my aliens, except the Doctor, are trying to fly under the radar, so their homes fit in with their surroundings but are high tech/ futuristic on the inside. Although, The Doctor does have a quaint little cottage in HoB with the Tardis parked out back.

Basically, my game is separated into the human sim world and a magical realm called the Myst. Everything is set in modern times. I group game worlds into one of these two larger worlds and use mods to control who can travel where. I think you could do something similar with your game and have a futuristic type world alongside a less developed world or even a post apocalyptic, Mad Max type world. Group the game worlds where they are best suited and work out their relationship to each other. In my game, The Myst was created as a refuge when magical creatures got tired of being hunted and persecuted by humans, so there’s an adversarial relationship between the two lands.

Anyway, I think your idea is doable. I hope you’ll share more when you get it done.
Simmingal
Hero
2 years ago
I think scifi often takes cultural inspiration or inspirations from architectural styles that already exist

kind of like retrofitting existing home with the new things future has to offer or things you need to survive the future or whatever

for example there could be some normal homes but maybe the air quality has gone really bad so they built domes around them

maybe there is old mansion with just gadgets everywhere

or maybe there was a say a old barn but scientist bought it to work on strange futuristic projects

or perhaps there was a castle until it was coated in all the modern technology and such after being taken over by aliens

there is lots of possible combinations

i also think school is rather good place for dystopia + scifi theme like maybe AI took over maybe it was zombies maybe robots who knows many possibilities so many possibilities

i do tend to lean more historical myself but ive been kind of eyeing Newcrest for some futurism myself if i could just get working :lol:
cyncie
Seasoned Veteran
2 years ago
Another thing, there are a lot of Steam Punk resources for builds and CC. Worlds that don’t fit your more futuristic style might be able to go that direction.
atreya33
Seasoned Veteran
2 years ago
The idea of a Sci-fi save sounds great. I once tried to rebuild oasis springs in a sci-fi theme but never managed to get it finished. I might return to it some day.

By now we have so many worlds from so many packs, that rebuilding everything is very much work. I would begin by starting (or downloading) a completely empty blank save with no buildings and just focus on one world or a few neighbourhoods to rebuild and leave the rest blank. I would focus on those worlds or neighbourhoods with few decorations like oasis springs or the island in Windenburg (just this one neighbourhood without background buildings). Another route could be to go for really modern looking neighbourhoods like the uptown financial district in San mychuno or the foxbury campus in britechester. You can change the lot type of the dorms and use it as a penthouse lot, just like the ones from San mychuno.

For builds there are quite a few nice assets in get to work and strangerville. If you like a more dystopian grunge vibe also journey to batuu

For gameplay I find useful things in
get to work
- inventions in the science career
- aliens
get famous
- the sleeping pod. If only we had a matching toddler pod
discover university
- servos
- robotic arm and exo skeleton
- various household robots robots
eco lifestyle
- the fabricator as a way to create objects, if I am informed correctly it even allows to make one food recipe if you unlock it
- the tech looking planter
Katofhyrule12
Rising Novice
2 years ago
I once saw an episode of Star Trek where Picard when to visit his brother on Earth. His brother lived on the family farm that was very traditional looking. What if the future is not shiny? What if wide swaths of people reject or do not have access to shiny? What if people in the future move through time as well as space just like they move between worlds in Sims? What happens to each world? What stays the same and what changes?

CC is grouped narrowly. I agree with Cyncie to look at the Steam Punk themed items. Steam Punk would look great in Henford on Bagley. Keep an open mind about what might be available within other themes. I'd look in the camping, dystopian, and loft stuff. I bet there might be a few things in the 70's stuff, like a lava lamp.

CopperDale could become a giant retro theme park. Instead of trying to change it, make it a giant tourist attraction like a Disney Park.

In Las Vegas, there are themed residential areas that have been built to look like different parts of the country. People are forced to move to Las Vegas for work, but don't want to be there. When they drive through the locked gates of their home neighborhood, they enter what looks like a different state. There are very strict rules about what plants are allowed so the theme is not disrupted. These places consume huge amounts of water because home owners are forbidden to plant things that survive easily there and are forced to maintain a certain number of plants listed on a short list of approved plants. I can imagine in the future that there will be even more themed gated residential communities.
crocobaura
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
"Atreya33;c-18297349" wrote:
The idea of a Sci-fi save sounds great. I once tried to rebuild oasis springs in a sci-fi theme but never managed to get it finished. I might return to it some day.

By now we have so many worlds from so many packs, that rebuilding everything is very much work. I would begin by starting (or downloading) a completely empty blank save with no buildings and just focus on one world or a few neighbourhoods to rebuild and leave the rest blank. I would focus on those worlds or neighbourhoods with few decorations like oasis springs or the island in Windenburg (just this one neighbourhood without background buildings). Another route could be to go for really modern looking neighbourhoods like the uptown financial district in San mychuno or the foxbury campus in britechester. You can change the lot type of the dorms and use it as a penthouse lot, just like the ones from San mychuno.

For builds there are quite a few nice assets in get to work and strangerville. If you like a more dystopian grunge vibe also journey to batuu

For gameplay I find useful things in
get to work
- inventions in the science career
- aliens
get famous
- the sleeping pod. If only we had a matching toddler pod
discover university
- servos
- robotic arm and exo skeleton
- various household robots robots
eco lifestyle
- the fabricator as a way to create objects, if I am informed correctly it even allows to make one food recipe if you unlock it
- the tech looking planter

Get famous also has the sci-fi space station set and light swords. Can combine nicely with Batuu stuff. I think he could play in any world if he adds a common sci-fi twist to the lots, like robots and servos, landing pads for space crafts on the roofs, green house pods for gardening or living in, etc. It doesn't have to be that far in the future that all traces of current lifestyle have been completely erased.
MrPlumbob
New Traveler
2 years ago
Great suggestions everyone! Thanks so much for the ideas!

@cyncie
Spoiler

That's a really cool way to set up a save! I'm wanting to do something similar. I've worked on it some a few weeks ago, just sort of planning out the general ideas of a few worlds. One of the ideas I had was to make some cyberpunk type abandoned factory areas areas in both evergreen harbour (the area near the docks) and the upper-left neighborhood in Del Sol Valley (where Vanessa Jeong lives). I'm picturing the big, futuristic mansions in the upper right neighborhood are home to the rich sims who don't even really know that the cyberpunk area is there. I'll probably use an eco lifestyle mod I found to make the air dirty in the abandoned areas.

I'm planning to, if possible, have my aliens not wear their disguises most of the time, since in this future world I'm planning to have different "planets" (worlds or combinations of worlds) Maybe I could have some areas where the aliens prefer to, or are encouraged to wear their disguises because the people in those areas are still getting used to seeing aliens everywhere.

Also I looked and there does seem to be a good variety of steam punk stuff. Thanks!

@Simmingal
Spoiler

That's a great idea to mix and match historical and futuristic! Henford on Bagley would work especially well with this idea. Perhaps it could be a town/planet that still tries to stay traditional, but they are having to adapt to modern times. I like the idea of a castle, maybe the world could still be ruled by a monarchy. Maybe their technology could be less advanced than other places, and perhaps their focus could be on farming (I believe there are some alien plants that sims can grow)

@Atreya33
Spoiler

That sounds like a good way to approach it. I tend to get easily distracted and jump from one thing to another often. I agree that it would be best to go world by world and to only use a few worlds, ant least to begin with. Some places, I'll likely just download some futuristic lots from the gallery, but if I want a particular theme for a world, then I'll likely build it myself. I'm not much of a builder, mostly I renovate what I find on the gallery. For this save, I'm going to give it a try, especially since if I make a mistake or something turns out kind of quirky, I can just say "But it's a sci-fi world! It's supposed to look like that" lol. I never thought of sims living at the university dorm lots, but that would add another city-like area (the game is quite lacking in modern city areas, in my opinion)

Also, thanks for the list of objects. I'll probably use most of them for my save. Unfortunately, I don't have strangerville or Batuu (the two best packs for sci-fi) but I'll look for some similar cc.

@Katofhyrule12
Spoiler

I haven't seen that episode (I've mostly only seen the original Star Trek series), but that's a great idea! As I mentioned to Simmingal, I'm thinking of doing this with Henford On Bagley. As far as Copperdale, I would have never thought of using it as a theme park, but I can see that working out really well! I'll probably add some rental houses for sims to stay in, and some themed lots for sims to visit.

That's interesting about Las Vegas. That gave me the idea to do something like that with Willow Creek. It could be a very exclusive area that has been designed after historical towns on earth, and is known for being a sort of traditional town with lots of gardens and parks where, as you mentioned, the sims who are more traditional and don't like the modern places live. Maybe there are strict guidelines in place where everyone has to be very environmentally friendly and keep up the neighborhood and such. I'm already looking forward to designing it!

@crocobaura
Spoiler

I do plan to have lots of robots and servos in my worlds. I think that most people would have at least one robot in the future. (if real technology continues to advance, it may not be that long until we actually have robots in our homes.) I wouldn't have thought about putting landing pads on the roofs, but I'll likely do that (or put them in place of the garage for smaller houses. The save will probably be set close enough to the present day where the furniture and such look the same as it does today, since it would be hard to find futuristic furniture cc for everything.

I'll likely work on my save some today. I'll post a few pictures when I get some work done. Any more ideas or thoughts are more than welcome!
SEREFRAS
Seasoned Hotshot
2 years ago
I have a SciFi Game Save. It’s called
Futuristic 2525& Beyond. I created it over 4 years ago. I use my Foxfury Science Tree (University Pack) for my Futuristic landscapes . I also use alot of Get to Work/Strangerville/Batuu Pack objects as well as the hidden Get Famous SciFi objects for my builds.
My households are from Doctor Who to Star Wars to Voyager. I also have a lot of Hybrids thanks to the Occults. I so wish I could show my Futuristic Worlds. However I do have them all saved in the Gallery under my username SEREFRAS.??
GalacticGal
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
In the Original Star Trek series, they often ended up visiting planets and in some cases they were very much like Earth. One in particular was even visited by previous Starfleet Captains who so badly violated the Prime Directive, that the inhabitants of that planet took a book on the history of mob families to heart. And designed their society after such. Hits often occurred from each side. It was really hysterically funny to see Captain Kirk, Spock and the landing party sort it all out and return things as best they could to the proper timeline for that planet's development.

All this to say, that you can get away with dwellings that aren't all that futuristic in design. Have fun! And I hope when you are ready to read your story updates. I am, after all, GalacticGal. ;)
MrPlumbob
New Traveler
2 years ago
"SERVERFRA;c-18297465" wrote:
I have a SciFi Game Save. It’s called
Futuristic 2525& Beyond. I created it over 4 years ago. I use my Foxfury Science Tree (University Pack) for my Futuristic landscapes . I also use alot of Get to Work/Strangerville/Batuu Pack objects as well as the hidden Get Famous SciFi objects for my builds.
My households are from Doctor Who to Star Wars to Voyager. I also have a lot of Hybrids thanks to the Occults. I so wish I could show my Futuristic Worlds. However I do have them all saved in the Gallery under my username SEREFRAS.??

Your save sounds really cool! I'll take a look at your gallery. I don't have Batuu or Strangerville, so I'm not sure how your builds would look if I downloaded them, but if not at least I can get some inspiration.