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Little Venice - Flower Shop - out now :)
Posted On Jul 25, 2008 | 2 Comments
Hello - here's a few pictures of the new lot I've been working on. I've added some more pictures which show part of the interior. The lot is part of my Little Venice series (obviously!) ; it has a habitable houseboat and a flower shop on the ground floor of the building.
It's been ages since I built a home business so I hope your Sims will want to give this one a go!
The lot:
The house/ flower shop:
And the view from the back of the lot towards the road (you can see a balcony at the back of the house):
Here's the interior of the Flower Shop lot. The second lot, the Flower House is basically an unfurnished version:
I'm intending to release it in a set with a non-business / unfurnished version, so if your Sims are just looking for a new pad, they can use it simply as a home.
~ Tiger :)
Back soon...
Posted On May 29, 2008 | Click here to comment
I'm still around... I've been studying recently and am working hard on my final project for this year. I will be back in a few weeks' time :)
Thank you :)
Posted On Mar 15, 2008 | 2 Comments
A huge thank you to everyone who has left me a comment recently :) They are all very much appreciated. It's great to get feedback - and particularly to hear when people are enjoying your work. Thank you! I am sorry I can't answer them all individually.
Lakeside Lodge... finally!
Posted On Mar 01, 2008 | 3 Comments
Hello, I'm still around. February was hectic but I have new lots on the way during March. :)
Here's some details of the Lakeside Lodge lot, which is out tomorrow. There's plenty of room for any size family in this lot:
This is the top floor. I've used dark floorboards on areas that Sims can access. The light wood areas show parts where the roof is too low:
Here's the ground floor:
And finally, here's the basement - which is huge - I've left up to you to best divide it up to suit your Sims' needs.
Hope you'll like it!
~ Tiger
Don't have all the EPs for a lot? Read on...
Posted On Mar 01, 2008 | Click here to comment
I recently had a PM from a TSR member who has been able to install the Pirate Cove hotel, in spite of only having some of the required EPs (including Bon Voyage - the last EP required for that lot). In the hope that it might help others who don't have all the EPS, I thought I'd bump this section of my blog again.
I wrote the information here just after Pets was released. Clean Installer is still an option for those on a PC (Method 2) but I don't know if Method 1 works with Seasons or Bon Voyage in the same way that it did with Pets. Please let me know if it does.
Installing Lots for which you do not have all the EPs:
There are two possible ways to install lots for which you don't have all the EPs. Please back up your data if you're trying either of these methods for the first time (although I haven't heard of any problems so far). But I don't want to be held responsible for any problems with your game, ok?!
METHOD 1: If you have Pets installed, you should be able to use the Maxis Installer to install ANY lot, whether or not you have the correct EPs. This works for both Macs and PCs. Of course, items from the EPs you DON'T have will be missing. So, if you don't have the correct windows, the building won't have windows. Same goes for furniture. With doors, it seems that the game will replace them with a door from the base game.
METHOD 2: If you don't have Pets but are using a PC, you can use Clean Installer to install lots for which you have the last EP. That is, if a lot requires Uni, NL and OFB, as long as you have OFB, the lot should install for you. Once again, items from the EPs you DON'T have will be missing.
I hope that helps some of you who've contacted me wishing you could install a certain lot for which you don't have the EPs. My thanks to Cyclonesue and Moonlit Maiden for their contributions to this info!
~ Tiger :-)
The Corner Villa (Furnished)
Posted On Jan 30, 2008 | Click here to comment
A few pictures, from the basement up, of the furnished version of the Corner Villa, which is out today. One note; because the toilet and sink can only be placed on "real" walls, not basement walls, the bathroom in the basement is a little hard to work with . You might want to delete the wall mounted TV in the sitting area, or remove a tree to access it more easily.
Here's the lot:
And here are some details of the interior. The basement kitchen:
Ground floor living room and music room:
Close up of the music room:
First floor main bedroom and bathroom:
Top floor kids' bedrooms and bathrooms:
And finally, a detail of one of the kids' rooms:
I hope you'll like it!
~ Tiger :)
What would you most like to see more of?
Posted On Jan 24, 2008 | 4 Comments
Talk to me :D - I'd love to hear if you have any particular preferences about what you'd like to see more of.
The latest Lakeside Lodge should be out next week; there's more Eden Village and Little Venice lots in the works... I keep saying I'll do some more modern lots... I have ideas for more cabins (not lakeside ones - perhaps for Sims who can't afford to live on the lake!) Ideas for another BV only set of lots...I'm intending to do some more Tropical lots... I also have plans for a Luxury Lakeside Lodge and perhaps a hotel version, too.
You can see why I might need a bit of help, here. My head is swimming...
Is there a series that you'd like to see more of? Or more starters in any particular series, perhaps? I would love to hear from you! If you'd like to, do leave me a message here or in my forum thread.
Thank you!
~ Tiger :)
Little Venice - Posh Villa
Posted On Jan 24, 2008 | Click here to comment
Here's a few preview pics of what's coming up. I have a new lot in this series coming out in a few days' time. My intention is to then publish a superset of all the Little Venice lots so far, followed by a fresh wave of new lots. I'll be back with some pics of those soon ;-)
I'm quite pleased with this one; it was originally the third generation in a series of three (the others being the Starter and Tall Starter in this series.) I've tweaked it quite a bit and I hope you'll like it.
I envisaged some slightly pretentious Sims living there ;-) In the meantime, the Ramaswamis kindly offered to pose in a few pics of the unfurnished version:
Here's the top floor:
The first floor:
The ground floor:
And finally the basement:
Back with more previews soon...
~ Tiger
Lakeside Dwelling Set
Posted On Jan 15, 2008 | Click here to comment
I thought you might like to see a few more details of the Lakeside Dwelling lots which are out tomorrow.
Many thanks to my little sis who spotted a problem with the stairs in these lots while testing them for me (Sims could go upstairs but not come down again); it's now been fixed and while testing the revised versions, I took a few snapshots of the Traveller family who bought the dark wood version as their new vacation home.
Here's Trent watching the waves:
And eventually braving them:
Trisha settling down for a nice sunbathing session on some pine needles in the shade, having built a MASTERPIECE of a sandcastle (I was testing on a computer with only BV installed so no snow in Three Lakes!):
And here's the walkout basement. I'm afraid there's no natural daylight coming into the basement - because of how I built these lots - so get your Sims to leave the lights on when they're down there if environment scores drop.
The ground floor:
And finally the top floor balcony bedroom:
Please don't remove the floor tiles above this level if you have Seasons - the snow and rain might come in as the roof overhangs the walls at some points. You can remove them if you don't have Seasons.
Oh - and I've set this lot as having two bedrooms, because there's plenty of room to add another should you wish.
Hope you'll like it! I wish I could buy it myself...
~ Tiger :-)
Lakeside Cabins
Posted On Jan 10, 2008 | 2 Comments
I'm blown away by how great the lakeside lots in Three Lakes neighbourhood look. Even before you begin to build on them, the reflections of the landscape in the lake are just lovely. I've really enjoyed building the Lakeside Cabin Generations set (the first on of which is on the front page of my minisite). There will be at least four lots in the series - maybe five.
Here's the Lakeside Cabin - which I released a few weeks ago:
Here's the Lakeside Log Hut (which is larger than it sounds and also has a useable walkout basement):
And the Lakeside Lodge:
I will also be doing Pebbley versions of both just as I did with the first one in the set. I'll post more pics soon, too.
~ Tiger