Sunset VS Riverview, Which Ones Best?

[samoht04]

Alright, that's it! I have come to an official conclusion that Riverview is awful. I am just depressed there, I can't find squat  . Furthermore, the town is just in general... kinda bad, I dont know what it is! I was doing my nectar making family there, but I had to stop because I cannot play under the layout of Riverview. And I miss the beaches...

what do you mean you can't find anyhing? Whenusing the collection helper, I was able to find every rock and gem in about 14 hours

I found 7 Special Seeds in about 1 Sim hour. If you find one seed, there's another one nearby, I noticed. But then, I did have the collection helper.

[Eftyen]

What I love about collecting in Riverview is that almost anything worth picking up is at/near a landmark that is visible from map view.

Example: the special seeds spawn at 3 different large residential lots, the gazebo end of the downtown island, next to the park with the fish pond (can't remember name, sorry), the stonehenge island, and a hilltop that's kinda hard to pick out but still visible.

If you still have trouble finding stuff, look around the landmarks with the camera at a very low (almost flat) angle.  Just pan around and click the ground to move your anchor point.  Seeds are actually pretty easy to see that way, and they're the hardest to spot!

[Metropolis Man]

what i love about collecting in riverview is that almost anything worth picking up is at/near a landmark that is visible from map view.

example: the special seeds spawn at 3 different large residential lots, the gazebo end of the downtown island, next to the park with the fish pond (can't remember name, sorry), the stonehenge island, and a hilltop that's kinda hard to pick out but still visible.

Boy, is this timely information with the nectar-making challenge fast approaching. Anyone like me that's going to be pursuing lots of Life Fruit nectar will need to find tons of Special Seeds. Can you be specific on the residential lots (ie. address)?

[jmz95]

what i love about collecting in riverview is that almost anything worth picking up is at/near a landmark that is visible from map view.

example: the special seeds spawn at 3 different large residential lots, the gazebo end of the downtown island, next to the park with the fish pond (can't remember name, sorry), the stonehenge island, and a hilltop that's kinda hard to pick out but still visible.

Boy, is this timely information with the nectar-making challenge fast approaching. Anyone like me that's going to be pursuing lots of Life Fruit nectar will need to find tons of Special Seeds. Can you be specific on the residential lots (ie. address)?

Hey, no one is obligated to give out crucial info to an upcoming challenge! Lol, just kidding, but seriously, if you have the time, just pause the game and go hovering over all the seeds to see if they're special or not.

[Pam]

Can you be specific on the residential lots (ie. address)?

Carl has maps of where seeds are located in the Gardening Guide.

[Metropolis Man]

Can you be specific on the residential lots (ie. address)?

Carl has maps of where seeds are located in the Gardening Guide.

Well, I'm obviously already aware of that. There's just 2 locations on Carl's map. I guess one of them is a large residential lot. The other is the stonehenge area. But, it seemed Eftyen rattled of more locations for Special Seeds than what was listed on the Guide map.

[samoht04]

Can you be specific on the residential lots (ie. address)?

Carl has maps of where seeds are located in the Gardening Guide.

Well, I'm obviously already aware of that. There's just 2 locations on Carl's map. I guess one of them is a large residential lot. The other is the stonehenge area. But, it seemed Eftyen rattled of more locations for Special Seeds than what was listed on the Guide map.

I thought seeds were spawned randomly? Ill have to check the buydebug seed spawners and see if they are specific spawners.

[Pam]

Can you be specific on the residential lots (ie. address)?

Carl has maps of where seeds are located in the Gardening Guide.

Well, I'm obviously already aware of that. There's just 2 locations on Carl's map. I guess one of them is a large residential lot. The other is the stonehenge area. But, it seemed Eftyen rattled of more locations for Special Seeds than what was listed on the Guide map.

I was thinking of a map made from screenshots of the Collection Helper, but when I looked for them, he only has those maps for insects and rocks.  We'll have to get it updated to include one for seeds.

[mordana666]

I've only really ever seriously played in Riverview, and I love it. If I were a sim, I'd choose it over Sunset Valley any day. It has a rural charm about it, and I find that missing in Sunset Valley. Plus I'm not a fan of the old, but somehow new, families - like the Goths, etc. I wish all the old families had been left in the Sims 2, and a whole new storyline spawned.
Since WA and it's patches, special seeds are harder than ever to find. IMO. Well not exactly harder, just not what they were. In the 'Happy Challenge' it took me weeks to find a flame fruit seed, but in the meantime I grew 7 Deathflowers. To add insult to injury, while on the 3 day trip to Egypt, my sim fished up a Deathflower seed in a box. I would have happily exchanged it for a flame fruit, as I had Deathflowers practically coming out of my ears by then. I preferred it when there was a limit on Deathflowers - there seemed to be alot more flame and life fruits then. 

[Simbacat]

I adore Riverview. I broke down and downloaded it this weekend, mainly because I was sick of Sunset Valley. I love the rural charm of Riverview,it feels like a small town.I love the premade families... and I especially love that there are many more attractive, single male sims for my sim girls to choose from. I think Billy Caspian is my favorite, he is adorable. Best of all, my favorite gigilo, Don Lothario, is back! I had a great deal of fun with him (and at his expense) in TS2.

I am playing exclusively with Riverview right now. My thinking is Sunset Valley will feel new again after I have been away from it for awhile. But right now, Riverview gets my vote.

Edit:  Let's go with gigolo.  -Pam

[LivvieLove]

Hello, I'm new here (just thought I'd jump in someplace and post something). This seemed a good place to start. I have to say I started out playing Sunset Valley for the longest time; maybe because I'm oblivious and didn't see where you could add Riverview-and I got SOOO annoyed with everything and every sim in Sunset Valley. I love the Sims, so I constantly played, and once I found Riverview, I was attached.
For one, I love, love, LOVE the country life and the feel of a small town where everyone knows you and you can feel welcome.
Two, after the constant play of Sunset Valley, I have to say Riverview gets my vote without a doubt.

[Pam]

Welcome to our Forum, LivvieLove!  We're glad you decided to join in the conversation. 

[Arafel]

woohoo!! finally riverview gets some love! Glad to see that im not the only one that enjoys it

[Lark]

Honestly I like Sunset Valley because it seems like a good place to start. The area is not too small so there is alot of space and it is new player friendly. And I have had alot of fun it Sunset Valley already.

[LivvieLove]

Thanks for the welcome. It feels nice to be around people who enjoy sims as much as I do. None of my friends play this game, or they do but not as much, and yes, Riverview needed some love, a lot of people don't see its amazingness.