Build-n-Share #195 **Back to School** Due 31 August, 2025
Welcome to BNS 195: Back to School! The morning sun cuts across the sleek lines of your desk as the door swings open. A trio of clients steps inside, each representing a rapidly growing neighborhood in dire need of educational infrastructure. They’ve come with blueprints, hopes, and a healthy dose of design drama. First to speak is Councilman Ignacio Pancakes, gesturing to renderings of a vibrant, kid-friendly campus. “Landgraab Elementary is bursting at the seams! We need a new space—bright, playful, and structured to support the curiosity of early learners. Can you design a school that nurtures imagination as much as education?” Then strides in Principal Johnny Zest, tossing down a folder marked 'Plumbob High'. “We’re preparing teens for tomorrow, but our current high school feels like yesterday. We’re talking labs, auditoriums, sports fields—something sleek and inspirational. Think you can capture teenage ambition in bricks and mortar?” Finally, the chair of the Newcrest Planning Board unrolls an ambitious proposal. “Why settle for one? What if we built the future? A full K–12 campus—modern, unified, tailored to all ages. The Newcrest Horizon School would be a flagship of education in Sim Nation. Care to rise to the challenge?” The Brief: Choose one of the three proposed projects and design a school that meets the needs of its community. Any lot size. Landgraab Elementary – Capacity: 8–12 children Features: At least 4 classrooms, cafeteria, library, art room, outdoor play area Style: Whimsical, modern suburban Budget: §120,000 Plumbob High School – Capacity: 10–15 teens Features: Science & computer labs, auditorium, gymnasium, cafeteria, library, faculty lounge. Style: Contemporary institutional or Brutalist flair Bonus: Drama room or rooftop hangout for storytelling. Budget: §175,000 Newcrest Horizon K–12 – Cohesive, multi-age campus of the future Capacity: 20+ Sims across child and teen age groups Features: Zoned areas for elementary and high school levels, shared cafeteria, gym, library, and green spaces Style: Futuristic or eco-conscious. Bonus: Include a dorm for out-of-town students. Budget: §250,000 As always, each building requires landscaping! Optional: Pick a mascot for your school. The Sim challenge: Create some faculty members for your chosen school - a principal and at least one teacher minimum. You can choose all of their names, traits, preferences, etc. Show all of their outfits. The Room challenge: Design a cozy, stylish faculty lounge—but don’t stop there. Embed a secret. Something odd, mysterious, or emotionally loaded that only faculty know about. Must have comfortable seating for at least three sims, a food or drink station. Include decor that nods to faculty personalities - a favorite book, a stray soccer ball, awards, posters. But the room has a secret - what that is is up to you, be it a message board with cryptic messages, a locked closet no one can find the key to, or something else. Remember to include the hashtag #bns195 with your build so it can be found. Entries are due by Sunday, August 31st, 23:5:59 New York Time/EDT P BUILD OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM CHALLENGE #195 - Back to School FORUM ID: ORIGIN ID: NEW LOT LINK: LOT COST: GALLERY COST: TOTAL COST: (Lot cost plus gallery cost) LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: ENTRY DETAILS: (Tell us about your lot.) CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: SPACE FOR PICTURES:(No more than 2 please) Facebook: (optional, makes it easier to tag you.) Twitter: (Optional, makes it easier to tag you.) SIM ENTRY FORM CHALLENGE #195 - Back to School FORUM ID: ORIGIN ID: HOUSEHOLD: LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW ENTRY DETAILS: CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: SPACE FOR PICTURES: (No more than 2 please) Facebook: (optional, makes it easier to tag you.) Twitter: (Optional, makes it easier to tag you.) ROOM ENTRY FORM CHALLENGE #195 - Back to School FORUM ID: ORIGIN ID: ROOM: (Link to where the room can be found on The Gallery) GALLERY COST: LINK TO ENTRY SLIDESHOW: ENTRY DETAILS: CREDIT FOR CC/RECOLORS: SPACE FOR PICTURES:
Decided to start building in baby steps...
I am a Sims 3 builder but honestly, really, haven't built in Sims 4 yet, but I decided to tweak RoM HQ WIP. I still want to keep it a bit similar to the original as the space needed for duels and don't want moveobjects to get spawning sims stuck (which even happens in the original HQ for me already). I also only have RoM an EbN items. > stove -> counter -> sink (or whomever else is cooking). I also added planters near the space outside the kitchen to prevent dueling near the outside garbage XD
Patriarchal in Faces, Matriarchal in Nature
Hello everyone. This thread will be used to randomly update the story of the three boys in the thread "What Happened in Your Game Today" but a disclaimer that I'm new to these forums and haven't gotten the gist of how to use it. I'll learn to with time! But first, setting up the background story! These boys are actually Generation 2 of my save file. They're offsprings of my OCs (original characters). I'll also include (side)-stories of their relatives and friends. Rian Avion Nero Avion Saxan Tirall Supporting Cast List The Goffik Gurls
I decided to create a challenge!
Inspired by the Very Veggie and the Not so Berry Challenge, I decided to give it a try to a legacy challenge based by fruits. Is still a working in concept, but I already made a instruction plan. All MY CREDITS TO LILSIMSIE, THANKS FOR BEING SO ICONIC. Anyways, I made a sim based on the idea called Gala Applegate and I'l try to do the challenge. Thanks for hearing me, and also have much fun. by Helena SchulmanMystical motherhood, and how much I "regret" doing the challenge.
I'm curretly doing this challenge, but I cheated some many times the mother occult type just to have a werewolf and a vampire kid lol. Jesus, is so hard to have occult kids as a regular sim, now I turned the mother again as a regular sim, but she still got some werewolf buffs😭 I At least Telesto (alien toddler) and Conan (werewolf infant) are quite cute, she's now almost giving birth to the vampire one. And I think I'll cheat the occult type of her a lot!!! Edit: I finally stoped her from having a werewolf trait. I used some cheats!!!!Short and Sweet Legacy
Hi, everyone! I've been having some of the most fun playing with my current household and I just wanted to share some of my favorite game play moments in one thread. I gave myself a few rules to make it more realistic, allowing me to change up how I play. Rules: I have to play on short lifespan. If I purchase anything from Build/Buy mode, I have to wait until the next day to actually place it on the lot, or after they come back from traveling to a different lot. The sims have to clean up their own dishes and trash. (No clicking and dragging.) I must play each sim with their traits, skills, likes, and dislikes in mind. (When each decision is based on the sim's character, it gives them so much more life!) THE SUTHERLANDS This is Brynlee. She dabbles in art and works at a studio, but she dreams of becoming a successful actress. She volunteers at the Del Sol Valley local theater where she will be performing on stage for the first time very soon. “The Sol” is the place where many movie stars have launched their careers, and Bryn hopes to be at the top of the A-list! Traits: Outgoing, Active, Self-Absorbed Aspiration: Master Actress Career: Actress She lives with her brother Cole, who just came home from college, and her elderly dad Declan. Cole is trying to figure out which path he wants to take with his tech skills. Traits: Non-Committal, Adventurous, Geek Aspiration: Computer Whiz Career: Freelance Programmer Declan may be a retired explorer, but he’s still finding treasure in his own backyard.Help me redesign this room!!!
For context this is my sim Amelie's child bedroom but her birthday if next week and I have no idea how to redesign this room for her as a teenager as building/designing truly is my weakness in this game 😭. I will take any help/advice because I truly have no idea! She's going to end up living on a ranch with horses if this helps but I don't want her room to give horse girl. Also if anyone wants to try themselves I have uploaded her bedroom to the gallery my ID is: ems14xx and the bedroom is the only thing I have uploaded! Apparently there IS cc in this room so you'll need that box ticked but I can't find any custom content in the room.
LavenderSims36 Legacy
Hello! The LavenderSims36 Legacy is my current family gameplay save and features the Lavender family (we'll see how many generations the name holds up for), with married couple Pax and Quill Lavender being the founders of the lineage. I don't have much of a plan for this Legacy, other than to play it as long as possible and gradually incorporate new DLC into my gameplay (my game is pretty basic in that realm right now). As Pax and Quill's family grows, I will eventually be doing rotational family play. I hope you enjoy reading about the Lavender family's journey!
Diary of a Country Girl
Hi everyone. 🙂 This is the continuation of a story I started back in March on the old Vanilla forum. If you were a regular follower of the 'What Happened In You Game Today' thread, you already know Aurora and her little family. Her save started out as just for fun. To explore things within the game that I never had before. I was just going to share a few screenshots with captions. The original idea for this save was to only be about Aurora and her sidekick, her Bernese, Piccolo. But I realized a couple of weeks ago that, yeah, it had become a story. And it deserved its own space here on the new forum. This post and the next couple will help those of you who aren't familiar, become familiar. And since the previous updates were scattered over like 75-100 pages of the old WHIYGT thread it's a nice reminder for everyone that had been following along. The title is also a hint at another change. I'm going to start writing each update like it was an entry in Aurora's diary. I may still write something here and there in a more traditional style with dialogue though. I'm also getting ready to start the reboot of my other story and by writing this one like a diary it's a lot easier to do both and still keep this interesting. So let me introduce you to everyone. Aurora Westbrook-Carter Aurora came back to her country roots. Her parents left Chestnut Ridge just as she entered her teens. She still came back to see her grandparents during the summers. She loved those visits and getting away from the city. After graduating high school she went to art school where she honed her painting and photography skills. But she never lost her love for the quiet country life in Chestnut Ridge. Now she's back where she feels most at home. Tre Carter Aurora's husband Tre came from an entirely different background. He grew up on the streets of Del Sol Valley just like his father. His mother came from Ciudad Enamorada. Yet Tre has always fascinated by the country life. He has an abiding love for horses too. Even if his first real life encounters weren't exactly smooth. Piccolo Aurora's loyal sidekick. Peanut (l), Nashville(back), and Spirit Peanut is Aurora's champion American Saddlebred. Nashville is Tre's horse and Spirit is the newest addition to the family. **Table Of Contents** Recap Part One Recap Part Two Recap Part Three Recap Finale Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve
