I was watching some challenges on YouTube and noted some ID's from builders they showed.There are some amazing builds but I noticed the most beautiful builds are the most difficult to live in. They obscure the camera from every angle with lots of little stuff that is nice to watch at but is not practical to live in. The trend seems to be the house as small as possible and details all over the lot. I was wondering: who does the best builds? Name them and the why you like they're builds.

Builds done for challenges are designed usually for aesthetics and not gameplay. You want to focus on the visual if the lot is being toured on stream or featured in a youtube video. I recently did a shell challenge where we only had a 20k budget, so my build had more decor rather then skill building items. My favorite builder is @DevonBumpkin . I can look at one of his builds and vividly imagine the type of sim who lives there, he really nails the environmental story telling. Beautiful exteriors and interiors, he lays out furniture like an interior designer. Devon also has quite a range, creating everything from little cozy cottages to sleek brutalist builds. I really really hope he is selected to design lots for the next expansion pack.

There’s one YouTuber named SatiSims; they make complex high fantasy builds with lots of details. I have no idea how playable their builds are but I enjoy watching the build videos. Tbh they have so many details and often take up the entire lot which tends to be the bigger lots, so I have a feeling they’d be a pain to play in. But, I just really enjoy the idea of having a medieval village (something SatiSims has built) and being able to live there while also having other Sims live there while also having things like a tavern or a blacksmith or a bakery or whatever other kind of communal building all on one lot. I really like the idea of centralizing a lot of stuff into one space. But because of the way the lots and worlds are setup, I don’t know how well these things run in-game.I don’t actually download any builds from the gallery so to an extent playability doesn’t actually matter to me. I just enjoy the creativity from non-traditional residential and community lot builds.

Thank you for creating this thread, I think it is very constructive in its approach. I don't remember account names, but here are a few things I usually look for:Builds that don't have too many floors, since there is no gameplay for it, and the sims take a lot of time wandering the stairs. Lifting the camera takes time as well.Floor plans that are compact, thought through in regards to routing, and that takes actual gameplay into account. I like playing the game, but not to wait for my sims to go around the bend :)Beauty, which is very subjective. To me it often means generous colour use combined with colour coding, and using complex shapes (that still are see through whith walls half down), and to think as a builder who builds for a game with its own mechanics, and not a real house architect.

My favorite that I've found is @CatSaar. They have tons of gorgeous builds which also play really well. Wanted to share specifically this build which I loveSpoiler (Highlight to read)It's sort of an Italian farmhouse which I love the style of and it has a big garden which is perfect for gardener simshttps://i.ibb.co/xD1Rr7G/04-16-21-4-50-16-PM.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/t2GV6d0/04-16-21-4-50-25-PM.pngScreenshot of it in game for reference, it's great to play in, nothing obstructing the view of any part of the househttps://i.ibb.co/1TQdPDS/04-16-21-4-50-59-PM.pngIt's sort of an Italian farmhouse which I love the style of and it has a big garden which is perfect for gardener simshttps://i.ibb.co/xD1Rr7G/04-16-21-4-50-16-PM.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/t2GV6d0/04-16-21-4-50-25-PM.pngScreenshot of it in game for reference, it's great to play in, nothing obstructing the view of any part of the househttps://i.ibb.co/1TQdPDS/04-16-21-4-50-59-PM.png

"Onverser;c-17859531" wrote:My favorite that I've found is @CatSaar. They have tons of gorgeous builds which also play really well. Wanted to share specifically this build which I loveSpoiler (Highlight to read)https://i.ibb.co/xD1Rr7G/04-16-21-4-50-16-PM.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/t2GV6d0/04-16-21-4-50-25-PM.pngScreenshot of it in game for reference, it's great to play in, nothing obstructing the view of any part of the househttps://i.ibb.co/1TQdPDS/04-16-21-4-50-59-PM.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/xD1Rr7G/04-16-21-4-50-16-PM.pnghttps://i.ibb.co/t2GV6d0/04-16-21-4-50-25-PM.pngScreenshot of it in game for reference, it's great to play in, nothing obstructing the view of any part of the househttps://i.ibb.co/1TQdPDS/04-16-21-4-50-59-PM.pngOoh I love that home. Thanks for sharing. I’m always looking for nice builds that are functional.

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PickledTiara
4 years ago
Builds done for challenges are designed usually for aesthetics and not gameplay. You want to focus on the visual if the lot is being toured on stream or featured in a youtube video. I recently did a shell challenge where we only had a 20k budget, so my build had more decor rather then skill building items.

My favorite builder is @DevonBumpkin . I can look at one of his builds and vividly imagine the type of sim who lives there, he really nails the environmental story telling. Beautiful exteriors and interiors, he lays out furniture like an interior designer. Devon also has quite a range, creating everything from little cozy cottages to sleek brutalist builds. I really really hope he is selected to design lots for the next expansion pack.
NationalPokedex
4 years ago
There’s one YouTuber named SatiSims; they make complex high fantasy builds with lots of details. I have no idea how playable their builds are but I enjoy watching the build videos. Tbh they have so many details and often take up the entire lot which tends to be the bigger lots, so I have a feeling they’d be a pain to play in.

But, I just really enjoy the idea of having a medieval village (something SatiSims has built) and being able to live there while also having other Sims live there while also having things like a tavern or a blacksmith or a bakery or whatever other kind of communal building all on one lot.

I really like the idea of centralizing a lot of stuff into one space. But because of the way the lots and worlds are setup, I don’t know how well these things run in-game.

I don’t actually download any builds from the gallery so to an extent playability doesn’t actually matter to me. I just enjoy the creativity from non-traditional residential and community lot builds.
DonroaAkashu
New Spectator
4 years ago
Thank you for creating this thread, I think it is very constructive in its approach.

I don't remember account names, but here are a few things I usually look for:

Builds that don't have too many floors, since there is no gameplay for it, and the sims take a lot of time wandering the stairs. Lifting the camera takes time as well.

Floor plans that are compact, thought through in regards to routing, and that takes actual gameplay into account. I like playing the game, but not to wait for my sims to go around the bend :)

Beauty, which is very subjective. To me it often means generous colour use combined with colour coding, and using complex shapes (that still are see through whith walls half down), and to think as a builder who builds for a game with its own mechanics, and not a real house architect.
Onverser
4 years ago
My favorite that I've found is @CatSaar. They have tons of gorgeous builds which also play really well. Wanted to share specifically this build which I love

Spoiler

It's sort of an Italian farmhouse which I love the style of and it has a big garden which is perfect for gardener sims
https://i.ibb.co/xD1Rr7G/04-16-21-4-50-16-PM.png
https://i.ibb.co/t2GV6d0/04-16-21-4-50-25-PM.png

Screenshot of it in game for reference, it's great to play in, nothing obstructing the view of any part of the house

https://i.ibb.co/1TQdPDS/04-16-21-4-50-59-PM.png
Sharooonia
New Spectator
4 years ago
"Onverser;c-17859531" wrote:
My favorite that I've found is @CatSaar. They have tons of gorgeous builds which also play really well. Wanted to share specifically this build which I love

Spoiler
https://i.ibb.co/xD1Rr7G/04-16-21-4-50-16-PM.png
https://i.ibb.co/t2GV6d0/04-16-21-4-50-25-PM.png

Screenshot of it in game for reference, it's great to play in, nothing obstructing the view of any part of the house

https://i.ibb.co/1TQdPDS/04-16-21-4-50-59-PM.png

Ooh I love that home. Thanks for sharing. I’m always looking for nice builds that are functional.
MstyBL95
4 years ago
"NationalPokedex;c-17859476" wrote:
There’s one YouTuber named SatiSims; they make complex high fantasy builds with lots of details. I have no idea how playable their builds are but I enjoy watching the build videos. Tbh they have so many details and often take up the entire lot which tends to be the bigger lots, so I have a feeling they’d be a pain to play in.

But, I just really enjoy the idea of having a medieval village (something SatiSims has built) and being able to live there while also having other Sims live their while also having things like a tavern or a blacksmith or a bakery or whatever other kind of communal building all on one lot.

I really like the idea of centralizing a lot of stuff into one space. But because of the way the lots and worlds are setup, I don’t know how well these things run in-game.

I don’t actually download any builds from the gallery so to an extent playability doesn’t actually matter to me. I just enjoy the creativity from non-traditional residential and community lot builds.

I've tried some of SatiSims builds. They're playable enough, but there are many annoyances. Stairs can be in weird places, there can be hidden walls or in order to get to a room, you have to walk up a flight of stairs, through a hall, down a flight and then up a different flight. They're gorgeous builds, but not always functional.
PickledTiara
4 years ago
I am not the op but I would love to see this thread be about celebrating creativity. There are already so many threads picking apart what builders do, it would be nice to have one space where they could visit and feel that their work matters and is appreciated.
SimplyJen
Rising Spectator
4 years ago
jenba-sims Gallery ID: silrosse
Beatdoc Gallery ID: Beatdoc16
ratboysims Gallery ID: ratboysims
Roxxy Sims Gallery ID: RoxxySims
Peaches Place Gallery ID: PeachesPlace
Peacemaker_ic Gallery ID: peacemaker_ic
simsontherope Gallery ID: simsontherope
SimplyMandy Gallery ID: Mandykay77
Gallery ID: ruthless_kk
Gallery ID: NSProduction99

I made a list of a bunch of builders I follow on the gallery because I'm currently replacing every single lot in the game.
My favorite is Beatdoc. She renovates a lot of EA lots with no CC and never overdoes it with objects. Silrosse is also a favortie. She creates save files with lots + households and every lot is playtested.
SimplyJen
Rising Spectator
4 years ago
"Onverser;c-17859531" wrote:
My favorite that I've found is @CatSaar. They have tons of gorgeous builds which also play really well. Wanted to share specifically this build which I love

Spoiler

It's sort of an Italian farmhouse which I love the style of and it has a big garden which is perfect for gardener sims
https://i.ibb.co/xD1Rr7G/04-16-21-4-50-16-PM.png
https://i.ibb.co/t2GV6d0/04-16-21-4-50-25-PM.png

Screenshot of it in game for reference, it's great to play in, nothing obstructing the view of any part of the house

https://i.ibb.co/1TQdPDS/04-16-21-4-50-59-PM.png
I also found this creator recently and they are very talented. I really like this Newcrest High School they built. Honestly, the screenshots don't do it justice.
Beatreject12
4 years ago
I love many of the ones mentioned here---@silrosse and @CatSaar lots populate all my worlds, but I also want to shout out @moonlightowl-es. They do really complex fanciful lots but they also have these amazing seasonal lots for parks. I change up all my parks each season with their lots.