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"fëawen" <feawen0704@do-u-yahoo.com> wrote:
>If you're into building homes for your Sims... this site has a lot of ideas
>and downloadable plans.
>
>http://www.houseoftheweek.com
>
>Enjoy...
>
>
I use
http://www.dreamhomesource.com for plans; I've found a bunch of
plans that I like that are buildable in TS2, and have built lots based
on them and uploaded them (usually with a name like "DHS 666 - 1BR 1BA")
to the Sims 2 Lot Exchange. Some have been roaring successes, with over
40 downloads; most have, by now, aged off/been purged by Maxis. Right
now, I have four plans on the exchange - DHS 49148 and DHS 36748 are
high-end lots, §94K and §77K, and DHS 4015 is a good upgrade for a
couple at §24K.
(DHS 36748 was uploaded three times because the first two times, the
upload reported failure/timeout. The "failure" seems to have been
bogus. Total downloads of all three copies is 43, rating ***)
The fourth lot is "Prefab 1", essentially a proof-of-concept for a
non-Sims project I'm working on - the lot is, basically, a 40-foot-by-
10-foot trailer home.
(I don't leave unfinished drywall or plywood floors, but I upload the
lots unfurnished. Bathrooms and kitchens have necessary fixtures and
appliances when uploaded.)
I've discovered that, in practice, when converting house plans from
reality to The Sims, the scale that seems to work best is a
slightly-distorted 2.5-feet-equals-one-square conversion. It makes some
rooms look smaller when furnished than reality, but larger when empty
(because doors and windows are "underrepresented") - but sims appear to
like the results OK. Prices come out a little on the high side, IMO;
it's very difficult to come up with a nice home that a brand-new family
(§20K available) can afford.
--
Jeff Zeitlin
jzeitlin@cyburban.com
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