[TS3 custom world] Brynmar (EliOrni version) by EliOrni
The world I am releasing today is my version of Brynmar by Rope. It took around 7-8 months of building, and at one point, I almost gave up because I was exhausted, but I'm happy to have made it to the end. I've never built so many lots since I started playing The Sims 3 when it was released, and I don't consider myself a builder, but I'm satisfied with the result.
My version of Brynmar is slightly different from the original, mostly because I removed some lots and replaced them with larger ones to accommodate the combined rabbit holes; I also planted more trees and added a couple of lots that were absent from the original. Credits for sculpting, coloring, and routing all go to Rope, while the lots are mine. Credits to EA for the lighting (I used the Dragon Valley INI files).
This world is not a replacement of Brynmar, so you can have both my version and the original one installed in your game.
Details
Size: Large (2048x2048)
EPs: World Adventures, Ambitions, Late Night, Generations, Pets, Supernatural, Seasons, University Life (See the Requirements paragraph for more info)
SPs: none
Store content: Earth Day set (free)
Custom content: none
Lots: 101 (See the Lots paragraph for more info)
Populated: Yes (See the Population paragraph for more info)
DOWNLOAD: Exchange // GDrive
Requirements
This world requires the following expansion packs: World Adventures, Ambitions, Late Night, Generations, Pets, Supernatural, Seasons, University Life (so all but Showtime, Island Paradise and Into the Future). It does not require Stuff Packs, and there is no custom content.
In the library and some houses I used potted plants from the free Earth Day set released on The Sims 3 Store. It is entirely optional, and if you don't have it the plants will be removed or replaced with a base game one. Even if you are missing some EP, the items associated with it will be removed, but the world will still function.
The world has its own custom lighting, the same one you find in EA's Dragon Valley, but you don't need Dragon Valley for it to work. It's a very golden, warm light, and provides some pretty beautiful sunsets.
Lots
This world has 101 lots: 51 commercial, 32 residential, and 18 empty ones.
All rabbit holes from the base game, Late Night, Pets and Supernatural are included. Since the town is spread out across the island, there are two grocery stores/diners and two bookstores/spas.
The world features a library, a graveyard, a junkyard, an art gallery, a dry-cleaner, a consignment store, a nectary, a gym, a public pool, a horse ranch, an arcade/bowling alley, a beauty salon, a fire department, two cat jungles, two dog parks, three fishing spots, four beaches, and six parks of different sizes (including a festival lot). The town is roughly organized into neighborhoods, and I tried to include at least one hangout spot in each of them. All of the community lots are my original creations, but the salon might look familiar: it's a mirrored and modified version of the Serenity Retreat EA created for Sunlit Tides. The skating rink in the park near the nectary changes according to seasons.
Almost all the houses were built based on actual plans from various architectural sites (the credits for each are indicated in the lot descriptions). All of them are furnished and decorated. They come in different sizes (but mostly 20x30) and prices; 4 are starter homes, while the most expensive (Broken Bow) is around 236k Simoleons. Sometimes you may find empty rooms: it's by design so that you can do what you want with them. Some houses are already prepared to accommodate pets or even horses; in general, I'd say they are quite pet-friendly because many are single-story and have no stairs.
There is room in the world to add more lots, particularly on the road going to the nectary and the ranch area.
Population
There are about 60 Sims (evenly divided between males and females) and a dozen pets living in Brynmar, divided into 20 households each with its own story. Their ages cover all life stages from toddler to elder; none of them are occults. There are also 3 pregnancies in their early stages. Most Sims know at least one skill, have a job, and have relationships and friendships outside their household.
Not all the Sims were created by me: some families actually come from EA's Roaring Heights (say hello to the Capps and Thebes). Store content that came with them has been removed.
NPC Sims will be randomly generated by the game, so I recommend installing the Random Sim Fixes 2.0 mod by LazyDuchess to avoid them all looking the same.
Overviews
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(All screenshots were taken during the testing phase, so there may be some slight differences with the final world, mainly regarding the number of trees. The snow looks a little different because I use the Snow but better! Mod by Liralei. Other than that, that is exactly how the world looks in-game.)
"Welcome to Ashington, where the lake and mountains meet the sea. If you love fishing, gardening or just the outdoors, this is the perfect town for you and your family."
This world is a remake of Eriu Fé by Gruesims, born from my desire to play it, but with only the expansions I have, without CC and with furnished houses. I didn't edit the original world file, but instead exported the height map and started from scratch. The world was recoloured with fewer textures than Eriu Fé (both default and extracted from the game by Martine @ MTS), the roads retraced, the trees replanted, and the decorative objects repositioned. Some lots were removed and replaced, especially in the city centre where I needed more space to use rabbit holes and not rugs; as for the lots I kept, I copied their coordinates so that they were in exactly the same place as in Eriu Fé. All lots were rebuilt from scratch (except the house in 3 The Circle which was saved from Eriu Fé and placed in Ashington because I couldn't find the right terrain height) with an appearance as close as possible to the originals. I also redid the routing. Oh, and added Sims.
Details
Size: Medium (1024x1024)
EPs: Ambitions, Late Night, Generations, Pets, Seasons (See the Requirements paragraph for more info)
SPs: none
Store content: none
Custom content: none
Lots: 27 commercial, 26 residentials, 7 empty (See the Lots paragraph for more info)
Populated: Yes (See the Population paragraph for more info)
DOWNLOAD: Exchange // GDrive
Requirements
When I started this project last January, the CAW EIG tool didn't work properly after switching to an EA App installation and only loaded the base game, so I planned Ashington to be a base game world. All the objects, trees, etc. at world level are from the base game, and there are no bridges, unlike in Eriu Fé.
When I managed to fix the EIG issue (thanks to this video), the world was already in its testing phase, so I decided to leave it as it was, with just a few minor changes that would include some selected expansions, the ones that I thought would suit the world better. These changes are limited to the lots only and not to the world. In fact, what I did was simply placing lots that I would otherwise have shared separately. This is the list of items used for each EP:
Ambitions: washing machines and clotheslines in four houses (3 The Rose, 2 The Lake, 3 The Gardens, and 3 The Circle);
Late Night: lot assignments, bars and items in hangout spots;
Generations: recreational objects in the festival lot and wedding arches in two nightclubs. Toddlers' inventory may also contain the imaginary friend doll;
Pets: pet-related objects in the dog park, cat jungle, and festival lot;
Seasons: recreational objects in the festival lot.
If you don't have some of these EPs, the objects will be removed or replaced with base game ones according to EA settings, but the world itself will still be functional.
Lots
All rabbit holes from the base game (but the diner) are included. The military base, science lab, and criminal hideout are in basements because of size reasons.
The world features a library, a gym with an indoor and an outdoor pool (there isn't a separate community pool), an art gallery (built by me but inspired by the one in Distant Glacier by MySimRealty), a dog park, a cat jungle, two big parks, a small park, a festival ground, four hangout spots of different types, a beach, and two fishing spots.
I rebuilt the houses with the same layout they had in Eriu Fé, but I sometimes removed or added a room for space reasons. All of them are furnished and decorated. They come in different sizes and prices; 4 are starter homes, while the most expensive (Ashington Mansion) is around 192k Simoleons. Most houses are family homes with at least 2 bedrooms. Sometimes you may find empty rooms: it's by design so that you can do what you want with them.
Population
There are 38 Sims (19 males and 19 females, plus 4 unrevealed pregnancies) living in Ashington, divided into 13 households each with its own story. Their ages cover all life stages from toddler to elder. All Sims are base game compatible, most know at least one skill, have a job, and have relationships and friendships outside their household.
Known issues
The festival lot was somehow wiped clean when I populated the world, but I only noticed one month after uploading to the Exchange. Please bulldoze it and replace it with the correct one.
In winter, Nraas Overwatch reports stuck Sims complaining that they cannot exit Lake Peak. I checked the routing around the lot and tried to bulldoze and replace it to no avail. I couldn't figure out what the problem was, but it seems linked to heavy snow, and possibly igloos and snowmen taking up place and blocking Sims.
Wild horses may get stuck on the hospital lot because it's only large enough to fit the rabbit hole. The world isn't built for horses anyway, so you may want to disable them.
Not really an issue, but from an aerial view the road in front of the town hall looks warped near the pond when it's actually flat.
Reviews
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(Screenshots were taken without the use of lighting mods, and not edited. The snow looks a little different because I use the Snow but better! Mod by Liralei. Other than that, that is exactly how the world looks in-game.)
Colour tagged + tagged for everyday, party + hot weather
Disallowed for random
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Elinor (dress with chemise)
Base Game Compatible
58 swatches (24 solids, 34 patterns)
Colour tagged + tagged for everyday, party + hot weather
Disallowed for random
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Regency etiquette dictated that day dresses were more modest than those worn for formal and evening attire. Dresses with a lower neckline were often worn with a chemise or fichu during the day to cover the décolletage and protect it from the sun. Spencers (short jackets cut to the bust line) were popular to add warmth to thin day dresses.
Advancements in fabric-printing in the 18th century made block-printed cottons available to the middle and lower classes. In the early 1800s, printed cottons were replaced among the most fashionable circles by diaphanous muslins; however, printed cotton remained popular among the working class, as the busy patterns were less likely to show dirt. In the 1810s and ‘20s, fashion moved away from classical simplicity, and printed cottons became fashionable once again.
A warm sewing corner set——Inspired by my recent obsession with BJD dolls, the adorable outfits for the little ones are just too charming! This time, I used wood textures to give it a cozier feel.
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