Before he can descend, something must contain him.
The lot is not just where your Founder lives, it's where he is tested, forged, and broken. Every wall is a limit. Every object, a reward.
This guide walks you through preparing the lot for The Basement Lineage. Start with nothing. Build only what the phases allow. Let the walls close in.
🧱 Lot Details
Lot Type: Residential
Lot Size: 30x20 is recommended (but any size works)
Lot Traits: Optional. You may choose discomfort-enhancing traits if desired.
🔨 The Basement: 1x1 Box
Your Founder begins in a 1x1 tile basement. Nothing more.
Setup Requirements:
1x1 square, below ground
Concrete walls, no flooring or wallpaper
No lighting
No doors, stairs, or ladders
Absolutely no objects inside
The tile must remain completely empty until objects are earned through phase progression.
This is where the challenge truly begins, in silence, darkness, and complete deprivation.
🚪 The Upstairs Shell
You may build an unfurnished shell structure above ground.
This is not the final house your Sim will live in.
It is a placeholder, a ghost structure that will eventually be bulldozed.
Shell Guidelines:
Build only basic walls or layout
No décor, furniture, or functional objects
No stairs or door access to/from the basement
This space may not be entered or used until explicitly allowed by a phase
Once upstairs access is granted, you must bulldoze this shell and begin anew
Think of it as scaffolding, something the Sim sees above, but cannot touch.
A lie. A taunt. A shape of something better, but not for him. Not yet.
🕯️ Once Prepared
Lock your Founder into the 1x1 basement
Confirm that no objects, furniture, or cheats are present
Save your build
Prepare yourself
Phase 1 begins with nothing.
Not even a bed. Not even hope.
Just the tile. The dark. And the weight of what’s coming.
