Discover University set in England

"dearie_blossom;c-17305485" wrote:
Set in England but has elective classes, cheerleaders, mascots and no kitchens in dorms.

I am glad they are trying to have other influences besides America. This is an international game after all. There never were kitchens in dorm buildings where I went so it's realistic to me.

"dearie_blossom;c-17305485" wrote:
Set in England but has elective classes, cheerleaders, mascots and no kitchens in dorms.

Exactly!

"dearie_blossom;c-17305485" wrote:
Set in England but has elective classes, cheerleaders, mascots and no kitchens in dorms.

I don't think there are cheer leaders according to Simscommunity but something like "pep rallies" from his info. Some UK universities have a mascot eg. Kent has a rabbit, one has a carrot! Some Universities have "Rag Weeks" where things like mascots get held up for Ransom for charities.

Imperial College London probably started all this judging from their history!

"Imperial has an age-old tradition of mascotry, symbolising its spirit and character. Mascots are either ‘inviolate’ (they can’t be stolen) or ‘violate’ (they can be swiped and then held for ransom). The kidnapping of mascots is a game of skill, cunning and opportunity played by the various students’ unions to raise money for well-deserving, student-run charities (RAG). Imperial College Union President 2011–12, Scott Heath, described it as “an adults’ game of hide and seek”. Those caught attempting to steal have faced retaliation, such as being covered in motor oil, wood chips and a can of lasagne, before being set free. Don’t say you weren’t warned."
https://wwwf.imperial.ac.uk/blog/mascots/

PS: My brother called football, soccer but then he went to a school where they played Rugby. :smiley:

Another two UK mascots with a fascinating history
https://kingscollections.org/exhibitions/archives/mayhem/origins/mascots

It does look like England!! From the buildings the very green outdoors. Which reminds me I miss London.

The houses in the Town area do remind me of Amsterdam too. (But I also saw houses like that In the UK).

Another English simmer here! I agree, it is nice to have a world that feels a little more like home.

I can't believe what good timing this is. I'm playing an English BACC game - Britechester being set in England couldn't be better! https://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/midi/musik/a030.gif

On one hand, I hope the weather lives up to my current expectations.
On the other hand, all those robots not being waterproof or water-resistant in that weather? ;)

But it's awesome either way :D

As another British player, I agree that it's great to have a university that looks like it fits right in with our historic university towns :)

I'm definitely thinking Britechester for my Sims, despite the weather. (I'm an Anglophile who hates rain. I'd still move back to London without a second thought.)

"alan650111;c-17305505" wrote:

"dearie_blossom;c-17305485" wrote:
Set in England but has elective classes, cheerleaders, mascots and no kitchens in dorms.

I am glad they are trying to have other influences besides America. This is an international game after all. There never were kitchens in dorm buildings where I went so it's realistic to me.

It is great to have a different feel to the place (like Windenberg and Sulani), but they never should have put that restriction in. If they want to make the game international, then they should make it as broad as possible. Restrictions are the opposite.

I’m a Brit too and from my experience, most unis have halls of residence which are flats of up to 6 single rooms with a communal kitchen area. All of my friends from school who went to different unis had the same setup. There are of course older halls that had a dining hall and no flats (I imagine, though I never visited, Oxbridge colleges to be like that. It just seems to strange to set the game in England/UK and then put a restriction in there that makes recreating British halls of residence (and I’m sure a huge number of other countries too) impossible to recreate.

They didn’t even explain why they’re restricted (if I recall, I may have been fuming at that point). How is restricting sand box play and the ability of players to play the game they want or tell stories they want, a new feature that we should want?

I am not going to buy the game till it’s on sale and until this is modded out. There’s not enough actual university experience in there to justify the £40 and I have zero interest in robots. I really like the CAS assets (especially the leggings) and the roommate system is great (especially as you can ask anyone to be your roommate not just place ads), but I am not willing to pay £40 for some CAS items, a roommate system and a rabbit hole uni experience.