Question about Building houses

"Catzilla;c-17500004" wrote:
How do you guys adjust the scale from real world house plans to sim world house plans? Or do you just wing it?

I think following a plan exactly is too much stress. Also, sometimes it's not possible to execute in the sims due to lack of features. So best thing to do is to look at proportions of rooms, think how much room you would realistically need in the game for the sims to move easily and always build with that in mind. If you have two or more sims in the house, the staircase should be at least 2 tiles wide, even if the house plan you're building from shows a narrow staircase. This way you can follow the general layout of the house, but also make adjustments so that the house is easily playable in game. It's important to choose the right windows and doors. If you made a room larger, you can keep the same look by just placing more windows so instead of a what looks like a 2 tile window you add a 3 or 4 tile window (windows that can be placed seamlessly one next to another work best). Similarly you can place larger (or smaller) doors and arches to make hallways and rooms appear like they keep the right proportions. The same rule applies basically to every item of furnishing. It doesn't have to be an identical copy of the houseplan but it should look similar and be playable.