Sims 3 - The Official Building/Remodeling Showboat Thread

[bubbles]

Welcome to the forum Eddie! Your house looks amazing. Could you please put it on the swap shop so we can enjoy playing with it?

[EddyPieHands]

Thanks, bubbles. I'll check out the rules for the swap shop and see if I can upload.

[ZapKid]

Hey guys. Sorry for not being here a while... Minecraft... lol.

Anyways Eddy awesome houses. But don't some of them have CC? (Custom Content) Some of the lights, windows etc seem a little off from the usual. Or maybe I've just missed one Stuff / Expansion pack too many?

[EddyPieHands]

Nope, no CC and no stuff packs either. My computer has it hard enough running the EP's. Some of the windows are placed with Moveobjects onthough so maybe that's what seems different?

[Janna]

I think I was able to download the gardens (Enchanted Garden and Midsummer's Night Dream Park) to the swap shop, is there a way to find out?  Can anyone tell me if it is there?  I do hope that it makes it, in case someone wants it.   

[Twinmum]

Janna, do you mean our Swap Shop here? There doesn't appear to be a post by you. When you upload anything here, all you have to do is make a post in the appropriate section (houses and lots) then at the bottom before you hit post, there is a line saying attachments and other options. Hit that to expand it and there will be a search box where you can look for your file on your computer (if you have saved your lot to share, the file should be in the Exports folder, in your Sims 3 folder, in the My Documents folder) When you have the file name and location in that box, hit post and the forum will make a copy here for people to download.

[Janna]

Yes, the swap shop here.  I had posted a bit back, on page 125 of my two gardens. Enchanted Garden has a pond in the center with plants on three sides and the Midsummer's Night Dream Park is in a square type spiral.  Walk the path that has plants lined up on each side to the center where there is a fountain.  I have photos of them here to show and get some feedback on improvements.   
I saved the gardens in the share and then here I clicked on the reply, went to attachments, the, sims 3 folder in the Documents, where I found the Export file.  clicked on that and saved it to post; there is a paperclip at the end of the row of pictures.

Just not sure if that means the garden will show up for anyone.  First time every doing this, so a little insecure  that I am doing it wrong.   When I clicked on it, it went to the launcher, stated it was downloaded but that was all I saw.  Clicked on okay, but nothing happened.  Not sure if it is because I already have it on my computer saved with the game or I am doing something wrong.

[Twinmum]

Ahh, yes I see it. However this thread is not for adding files, this thread is for just sharing pictures to get feedback. You need to start a new thread in the Swap Shop and add it there.

[Janna]

Oppps,  sorry.  I will delete it and do that.  Post there, not here, got it.

ummmm,  how can I delete it?   Clicked on it to delete it, the attachment, and it didn't work, highlighted it and tried to delete, that didn't work.  Do I need to delete the whole post and redo the pictures?  How do I delete it?  Sorry to be so much trouble. 

 

[fortheloveofcake]

If you click the "Modify" option at the top of your post, you should be able to remove the attachment, and then save the modified post.

[Janna]

I tried that.  Opened it like I was going to add something (used modifly) and highlighted it, it still wouldn't go.  Went even to the post and tried, althogth I know that doesn't wok, but still gave it a try.
Don't know of any other way to remove it. 

Go to modify, highlight and click delete.  I then tried opening up as if I was going to add something from the browser and it didn't work.

Stumped, hoping someone know how another way or the moderators can remove it.  I was confused, sad to say, to where to post; I was so glad to figure out how to do so that I thought here.      with the photos I have up. 

Goofed up.

[samoht04]

I removed the link for you. For future reference under the Attachments and Other Options there is a checklist for all currently attached files, you untick that box then save your post, it should remove the attachment then.

[Janna]

okay, thanks for the help in removing it and in letting know how to do it if I even need to.   And  I am really sorry I  put the link here.   I have it at the correct location, the swap shop area.  Hope people like and wouldn't mind suggestions if they have any. 

[Darkeroid]

Hi people! I always build modern homes, but I had a go at a traditional style. Turns out, this is the best home I've ever built!!!

This is a witch/wizard's house. It is called the Mystic Misery.

The exterior:

The ground floor:

The kitchen area:

The Alchemy table:

The dining area (notice the sliding bookshelf):

The reading area:

The bathroom:

The hidden room. There is a glitch with the lighting sorry:

The bedroom:

Another angle:

Top view(1st floor):

Top view(2nd floor):

Notice the fact that the bedroom is partially hidden in the first screenshot? That is because I don't want the bedroom to be even known about by guests. I also plan on making the sliding bookshelf locked to everyone but me.It costs 62,596.

EDIT: Forgot to mention, any constructive criticism is welcome.

[Keoni]

Didn't want to make a house. Just wasn't in the mood. But none of the available homes in... what's the name of the town that comes with Pets? That one. None of the available homes there really suited my needs, and I wasn't confident I could adaquately remodel them. So I built.



I don't like where the driveway is, but I completely forgot about it until I'd already finished building. Again. So it's going to stay there until I think of a better place for it. Also I forgot to put dirt in the orchard. Whoops. Just pretend that spot is brown.



The main floor of the house. You can't see it, but the walls are a bit bare in this picture. Fortunately, the young lady my sim had been courting just happened to be an artist. Lucky break that.





I eventually made room for a stereo in the living room.



Here's the upper floor, with our artist at work.



A private museum was one of the requirements for this house, so here it is. I left some space for a second blessed sarcophagus whenever I find the last piece.



I like this master bedroom. I don't know why, it's just my favourite bedroom of all the ones I've ever built.



Another requirement was a basement storage area. The room behind the stairs is locked to everyone. I use it to hold on to items which, for various reason, I want to keep, but don't want anyone interacting with. Cursed sarcophagi, for example, and nectar bottles found in tombs. Historically interesting, but I don't really want anyone drinking it.



The nectar cellar below the "garage". Apparently I forgot to take a photo of the garage, but It's just a couple nectar making machines anyway (the final requirement).



Finally, the orchard after things actually started growing. I still hate gardening, but I wanted to experiment with nectar making.