Hey i think your builds Look amazing. 🤗 I was wondering how you make the foodstalls look like they are Part of the Building like you did in your Windenburg old townsquare. I can't seem to figure out a solution without the space above the stall looking weird. 😔
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Hi ! Thank you ! I’m so sorry for the late reply, I’ve been very busy this month and wanted to take screenshots to make a proper tutorial for you, but unfortunately I’ve not been able to use the computer on which I play the sims (it’s not even installed !) so I’ve made this schema instead.
From what I could recall, a CL food stand is 3x2 tiles, so most of the time I place it in a room that is at least 3x3 tiles (with obviously no wall in front of the stand), so the vendor can use the back entrance without routing issue.
You can take advantage of the empty space behind the stand to add deco, clutters and appliances as I did for the Moroccan stand (see above). Put a door wherever you want so the vendor can access the back entrance (imo it’s prettier if we don’t see it from the front).
Because the width of the stand isn’t exactly 3 tiles, you will have to fill the gaps with large columns that fits with the style of the stand (or simply the style you want).
Same goes for the height, try to trick with friezes, backs of wall cabinets and awnings (and sometimes a lot of MOO and Alt) to hide the gapes. Depending on the wall height, choose the most relevant cabinet size. The easiest way to place wall cabinets, when possible, is to activate MOO, build a temporary wall in front of the stand, place the cabinets indoor (you will have to elevate them slightly), and delete the wall.
If you want to use the opening on the right side too (see cake shop above), using an half wall will hide eventual gaps, and will make the stand better integrated to your building because you can use the wallpaper you want. (alternative schema)
Take revenge on EA’s limitations, make the stands yours ! Customize them as much as you can by playing with colors and clutters ! Experiment with different settings ! The possibilities are endless !
On the contrary, you can be inspired by the style and color scheme of the stand to build a matched facade you wouldn’t have thought to do by yourself, and that brings you out of your comfort zone :)
And of course playtest !
I hope it’s not too confusing ! Have fun :)
