Favorite part of building in The Sims?

My mind goes blank when I'm presented with an empty lot so I rarely build but sometimes I get the urge to design a home for a particular sim. Then my favorite part is searching floor plan sites for something appropriate and recreating it in game.

My favorite part of building is the challenge to take a house, whether from a pic or real life, and try to re-create it in my Sims game. I spend time researching real life houses (especially the haunted ones!) and attempt to make them as close as possible to the real one. I really enjoy decorating homes as well. Being able to actually play with your sims in the homes you build is so much fun!

My favorite part of building is to play in my creations. :* I don't see the point of creating something if I can't play with it after.

I guess real answer is:
When my build actually amounts to something i like and i can bathe in the self appreciation when playing in that build :lol:

but yeah as for actual building I really love trying to match it to the world/lot/neighborhood and sims living in the house and stories i wish to tell

I do often really struggle with interior though because of limits of how i built my exterior all nice and didn't consider rooms :sweat_smile:

and what i struggle most with is building anything big and without having any particular story or theme that kills my spirits very fast

I’m not a good builder. At all. In fact, building stresses me out. I am good at setting up and decorating the interior spaces for my sims needs. I often download a nice house from the gallery, then do an major interior makeover. I actually wish there were more shells. I like shells…

My favourite part of building is… the entire build adventure!

I build with a story in mind, the same way I create my sims. Stories drive everything that I do in this game and since I’m the kinda guy who seeks to accomplish just about everything himself (aka control freak dude) creating my own new worlds for my actors and giving them places to live and to explore gives me great great joy!

The building process could start with a very simple or very complex idea in my head and usually ends with a virtual manifestation of that idea. My sims will take it from there. They will tell me whether the build is good enough for their narrative or if it needs bulldozer treatment.

I truly enjoy doing online research, however, during my outdoor hiking trips I often take pictures of interesting structures or scenes and use them as inspiration for the shell, the landscape and / or interior design of potential builds.
I like playing around with the build tools to find new ways of getting a desired effect but I also think about the function of a building and ensure that there are no routing issues. I have no interest in aesthetically pleasing non-functional MOO lots. In fact I detest those kind of builds with a passion. Form follows function follows form or else I don’t want it anywhere near my game. BEGONE YE CHARMING BARRICADE OF CLUTTER!

What I also love in The Sims 4 is adding lot traits, lot types and lot challenges. They’re like the cherry on top when it comes to a build’s character.

I construct medieval castles and magic cottages, abandoned structures, mysterious Knick Knack shops, haunted mansions, treetop villages and spaceships.
If you’re looking for an ordinary happy family home this is not the right address. ?


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@Skyrryx your banner signature got me confused at first since I can’t remember posting on here but I appreciate the enthusiasm! We all gotta spread that Werebeast / bodyhair lurv! ?

The favourite part for me has to be decorating the inside, that's the most satisfying part and taking a blank room and choosing the interior and decor. I mostly find it a bit boring constructing the actual house from scratch, unless I'm using a layout plan from Pinterest, but I do occasionally have the urge to build, although it very rarely happens.

I actually like being done and playing in a house that I built. My favorite part is the end. Second to that is seeing it come together room-by-room but yes, it's fun to pick a layout as well.

Building the shell layout, exterior styling (frieze, gables, doors, siding, dormers, etc) and landscaping... For some strange reason I've been really enjoying landscaping lately and giving the lots/houses some nice outside curb appeal? Yeah I know... I'm a weirdo. :D

(More of 2/3 builder)

I usually base the shell off of floorplans found online or real buildings from life. Furnishing is definitely my favorite part, and the part that takes the longest by far. Decorating the lawn/outdoor areas is nice as well. I really like building community lots, and built a town in Sims 2 from scratch complete with a shopping district. It was so satisfying to realize that every building for the town was done and I could finally play in a town (modeled after small towns in my area) :)