Hi All,First let me state up front, I'm not hating on the new upcoming SE pack, I like it a lot!But, what I don't understand is the excitement for vacationing in every world. I guess I don't see the purpose besides in Sulani, which is obviously a tropical world totally unlike any of the other worlds we have, so for that world I can see the interest in just "vacationing" there.But, for the other worlds, what's the purpose of vacationing in them? They're like residential with very little "vacationing type" activities.I would love for people to give me scenarios of how you will be vacationing and what your stories will be so I can understand better and maybe want to implement that in my game too.I personally was hoping for the ability to "live in destination" worlds and would have loved that to be part of this update as well. Like I would like to live in Selvadorada and Granite Falls because those worlds are unlike any others. I love the look of Granite Falls, each lot is so secluded and surrounded by trees, you don't hardly see any of the neighboring lots either. It's nice and secluded and I would love to live there. And, yes I know I can stay there pretty much indefinitely if I wanted, but there's no bills, no mailboxes, there's no walk-bys, etc, so it's not really the same thing as actually "living" in those worlds.So I'm interested in hearing about how and where you'll be vacationing in all of the worlds.

Okay so my plan is to put a vacation home in a few worlds that my sims can use. The obvious one is of course sulani as I’ve always wanted this feature to be able to use it there since a day trip there breaks immersion for me.However I also think I will have a rental in San myshuno and brindleton bay. I feel like these are unique worlds I could see my sims spending a weekend at. San myshuno for the festivals and food then brindleton bay for a weekend of relaxing and some seafood. And if I don’t have a sim that lives in windenburg I could see myself putting one there as well. Plus it’s a way to spend the sometimes endless amount of money sims make lol.

I like the idea of being able to have my sim have their house in one world and rent a residence in another for a time. I had one previous save where my focal sim was an investigative reporter, and I wanted him to explore the Strangerville plot line, so I had to separate him from the current household and move him to strangerville, where with this I could have made one of the lots in Strangerville residential and had him rent it instead, so I could still keep track of what was going on back home at the same time. (I don't like to play rotationally, I get wrapped up in one household and neglect the others.)I'm also going to build a rental penthouse in San Myshuno for couples to get away for the weekend for the Romance festival, so that I don't have to worry about people walking in on them when I add bedrooms to existing venues.Some worlds it doesn't make sense - Willow Creek, Oasis Springs, Evergreen Harbor. Glimmerbrook and Forgotten Hollow I might add an "inn" that's really a rental house for a given storyline (Someone discovering Magic or vampire hunting, respectively) but otherwise they don't suit well. Windenberg and Brindleton Bay also would require specific stories (though I tend to turn the Hound's Head into a B&B, I emphasize the breakfast part and make it a restauraunt, and I don't actually plan to change that.)But yeah, without specific stories in mind, Sulani and San Myshuno are the only places I plan to add Vacation lots to my base save.

Aside of Sulani I'm considering putting a rental lots in San Myshuno, Del Sol Valley and Brindleton Bay. Those would be there just offer a place for my sims to get away from their everyday life and relax in a different kind of setting. I'm aware there wouldn't be much for them to do (unless I decorate those houses with some very nice items). It would be just a break from the normal rhythm to spend two days elsewhere. San Myshuno I think can be actually interesting if they manage to match their holiday with a festival. Ideally I would like to have a rental lot in every world for story purposes, but I don't have lots available and I don't want it enough to bulldoze existing stuff.

In several of my saves, every lot of Newcrest has been turned into fun stuff. Bowling alleys, ice and roller skating, restaurants, parks, pools and gyms, etc. I even have a crafting lot. Vacationing there makes total sense.

I'm thinking a rental in Oasis Springs for the Windenburg residents who want to get away from all the snow for a few days. :) I'm already converting the Fountainbleu Penthouse lot into a potential rental, as well as The Old Salt House (used to have it as a bowling alley/lounge). I evicted Catarina Lynx and her cats to Not In World population so I could have her house as a vacation destination in Brindleton Bay. And in Sulani I've got the Admiral's Wreckage as a sort of "eco-retreat" for families who don't mind roughing it for a bit, and I'm deciding which of the smaller houses is going to be a honeymoon getaway; I'm also thinking of placing one of the Beach Wedding venues from the Destination Wedding Spark'd challenge there.

Vacationing In Any World - Help Me Understand

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IngeJones
5 years ago
"Chicklet453681;c-17714009" wrote:

I turned Del Sol Valley into my activity world.

Did you choose that one based on the layout and scenery? I did use the modern area of Windenburg for venue lots, because it seemed kind of touristy and didn't seem the sort of place people would live. With the "fake" houses EA places, around, sometimes I feel I have no choice but to fit in with the area :D
IngeJones
5 years ago
"calaprfy;c-17714525" wrote:

So, say if the Landgraabs want to experience Windenburg, they have to holiday there.

Except they'll be wandering around wherever they see fit when you're playing another family. Is there a mod yet that restricts which world certain sims can be seen in?
DonroaAkashu
New Spectator
5 years ago
There is this one:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/walkby-overhaul-38595351

I have not tried it.
pepperjax1230
Rising Novice
5 years ago
So I get making Sulani, San Myshuno, Strangerville and maybe Brindleton Bay as vacation places. But who wants to vacation in Britechester? It’s just a college town.
somewhsome
5 years ago
"pepperjax1230;c-17714784" wrote:
So I get making Sulani, San Myshuno, Strangerville and maybe Brindleton Bay as vacation places. But who wants to vacation in Britechester? It’s just a college town.

If you don't have Island Living, you can go there for swimming ?
Jokes aside, I think it'll be nice to go "on vacation" there if your sims have a kid in university. Just to visit them.
It's a shame that Britechester is too small, in my save there's no space for a rental lot.
netney52
New Spectator
5 years ago
For me it allows my sims to go on holiday except for the vacation worlds. The main one I want is san myshuno for a city break. Maybe it’s because I live in a village so in real life I would go away for a few nights to a city in the uk or mainland Europe. The other places are sulani for a longer tropical holiday and I quite like the idea of camping on the lot near the lighthouse in brindleton bay. Also I am now thinking of having a cottage in windenburg to go exploring as I have a medieval castle in that world. For me that is more like a relaxing few days away seeing local history so that will add more realism for me to the game. It depends on where you live in the world and what you perceive to be a holiday.
pepperjax1230
Rising Novice
5 years ago
"somewhsome;c-17714819" wrote:
"pepperjax1230;c-17714784" wrote:
So I get making Sulani, San Myshuno, Strangerville and maybe Brindleton Bay as vacation places. But who wants to vacation in Britechester? It’s just a college town.

If you don't have Island Living, you can go there for swimming ?
Jokes aside, I think it'll be nice to go "on vacation" there if your sims have a kid in university. Just to visit them.
It's a shame that Britechester is too small, in my save there's no space for a rental lot.

Wait thats a good idea.
crocobaura
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
"pepperjax1230;c-17714784" wrote:
So I get making Sulani, San Myshuno, Strangerville and maybe Brindleton Bay as vacation places. But who wants to vacation in Britechester? It’s just a college town.

Maybe you want to visit for a couple of days to see what the place is like before deciding on which college to chose? Or you want to sell some suspicious fizz and de-stressing concoctions to the students there?
IngeJones
5 years ago
"Auroraskies;c-17714736" wrote:
There is this one:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/walkby-overhaul-38595351

I have not tried it.

Thanks!
ck213
Seasoned Scout
5 years ago
"IngeJones;c-17714951" wrote:
"Auroraskies;c-17714736" wrote:
There is this one:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/walkby-overhaul-38595351

I have not tried it.

Thanks!

That looks like an interesting mod for what I want to do with the game.
I will have to give it a try.

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