#798
19th Dec 2021 at 7:14 PM
Last edited by Jettha : 19th Dec 2021 at
7:25 PM.
Hi, I'm new to the forum (I introduced myself
here and graciously
simsample invited me to show pictures of my TS2's neighborhood. Unfortunately, I have almost nothing to show, since I'm still learning to decorate (choosing content and rationally managing the downloads folder - trying to contain the compulsion to grab everything I see and pile it up in an infinite and quarrelsome mess). But I can say something about the theme and scheme that I've been sketching in my mind: exactly this compulsion to collect everything.
There is so much wonderful stuff being done by the modder's community, under different themes and representing different times in the history of societies, that it makes me want to try them all at the same time and place. So, I needed something that justifies this surreal setting, such as a time machine piloted by a compulsive collector. And also some purpose for that this entire collection could be useful in a dynamic scenario of some society. This purpose I found in the figure of a pre-capitalist of the nineteenth century, Victorian millionaire and sociopath (vampire, aspiration for wealth and, secondarily, popularity), idealizer of a utopian project to create a society of producing and consuming servants under his government. And his partner, also vintage character but a steampunk inventor-alchemist (witch, a knowledge sim) which brings, in his special vehicle, from various parts of the time what is interesting for the project. Thanks to
Phaenon !!!
But where will they pile it all up? I chose desert terrain because I don't want to waste time planting trees on a gigantic temperate map. I also avoided the island shape as there is a predominance of the beach, which would frustrate the gloomy atmosphere I intend to give to the theme. The desert is neutral, it allows for the coexistence of contradictory things, even more if the beaches (only two 6x5) are present in an oasis, small and central, and all the buildings are spaced out along a rustic road that goes from nowhere to nowhere. Minimalist and desolate, so that the scenery (albeit beautiful) doesn't steal the attention of the things it's going to hold. Anyone interested in the map, here is the
sc4 file , Samsara is the name.