What do you search for in the Gallery?
I've been reading the Things Builders Do that Annoy You thread and it got me thinking about something similar: What do you search for in the Gallery? What kind of lots do you download the most? ...
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I usually look depending on what I'm trying to play with theme wise.. so if I'm setting up a world based on a tv show, book or video game I look for the builds using that name or theme and then switch to hashtags. If I can't find something that way I look for the architectural style. I'm not really looking for replicas because whatever I play has to fit and be playable in the sims world.
Once I find something I check to see if it's been play-tested and if it hasn't I brace myself and often download anyway, especially if I'm not finding much through my search and I haven't already ruled it out for some other reason. For instance the stop stealing hashtags tend to bug me, not because I plan on stealing but it's just dramatic to me so I rarely download those... I will but only if I'm not finding much.
I look for playable venues (especially restaurants) that aren't huge or MOO crowded.. because I like to see and find my sims easily also the bigger and more elaborate and stuffed the build is the more likely my game is to lag. Also related to that I try to keep an eye on the price also if it's crazy expensive it's probably not going in my game.. again it seems to create lag if there is just too much going on.
I also often look it up by the type of skills or character I want to make. So I might look up garden home or underground scienc lair.. or any other words that come to mind to help me find the build I want.
Personally I think the gallery is glutted with general starters... I search by price and build style at this point when looking for one.
Once I find something I check to see if it's been play-tested and if it hasn't I brace myself and often download anyway, especially if I'm not finding much through my search and I haven't already ruled it out for some other reason. For instance the stop stealing hashtags tend to bug me, not because I plan on stealing but it's just dramatic to me so I rarely download those... I will but only if I'm not finding much.
I look for playable venues (especially restaurants) that aren't huge or MOO crowded.. because I like to see and find my sims easily also the bigger and more elaborate and stuffed the build is the more likely my game is to lag. Also related to that I try to keep an eye on the price also if it's crazy expensive it's probably not going in my game.. again it seems to create lag if there is just too much going on.
I also often look it up by the type of skills or character I want to make. So I might look up garden home or underground scienc lair.. or any other words that come to mind to help me find the build I want.
Personally I think the gallery is glutted with general starters... I search by price and build style at this point when looking for one.
