"Oldeseadogge;c-18063251" wrote:
Barracks for soldiers, along with mess hall (eating area), kitchen, and exercise/training yard; dungeon in lowest levels of basement, food storage - as in for 6 months or so, you would need CC if it exists, but means of defense, again a CC thing - but stables for horses, at least one well in the yard, outside graveyard - only the most notable get to be in the crypt, some sort of defensive outer wall with fortified gate. Yes, am thinking along historical lines. My own castle building has been confined to TS2 on the largest lots available.
Thanks! this sounds great for a historical castle. I play modern times, my building is even rather new, so there ain't any old parts from older times. A stable for horses would make sense though, but there's nowhere on the lot to fit that in. I wish lots in TS4 were much bigger! It would feel wasted to add sections for soldiers and horses as I don't play those, but if the lot was larger I'd certainly add some facilities that at least "used to" serve such features.
And thanks for reminding me that not all family members get to rest in the crypt (I've not built it yet, but it's planned in the basement). Not sure where to fit in an outdoor graveyard because the garden is already next to non-existing, lol. Maybe I'll need to go for a "royal section" f a community lot graveyard - or I could have one main crypt, and another smaller that is practically just a storage of "other urns". I have a rigid system where any Head of House (in this case the Monarch) keeping track on all members of the House, re titles, orders and other details of importance, and crypt/no crypt should be the final check point in that book :)
There has to be lots of compromises in my game, due to lot size and the era I play. I like to have most rooms with a specific functionality, if not on a daily basis, at least frequently. Also, although my castle is a small thing compared to what I see out there, it takes sims an hour to walk through the building, kids are late for school every single day because they need that extra time for reaching the gate, LOL.
