The famed beaches of Glencraig have been a favored summer destination for Windenburg's royalty for nearly a thousand years. The first castle constructed overlooking the white cliffs was used as a fort to defend from Almerian pirates who plagued Windenburg in the early 1000s. The castle withstood multiple invasions and survived nearly every era of political turmoil in Windenburg's history. The castle has been rebuilt and refurbished multiple times and has been used as a royal residence since the 1200s. Glencraig has been a symbol of Windenburg and its royal family for hundreds of years. Today, the castle functions as a museum and a summer residence for the royal family.
The Red Keep – The Sims 4 Medieval Castle Inspired by Westeros
A fully detailed medieval castle build inspired by Westeros from A Song of Ice and Fire.
Download below. CC required. This is a CC-heavy build. Please ensure all required files are installed before placing the lot. Enable bb.moveobjects before placement.
Status: Update Coming Soon — Version 2.0 in Progress.
A new home for Queen Petra and her family. It's an Early Civilization castle for your royal sim, inspired by real Ancient Greek castles.
This lot is largely inspired by the Mycenaean Palace of Nestor, described in Homer's Odyssey, the ruins of which can still be visited outside Pylos, Greece. Petra's Palace is not a historically accurate representation, but has elements that will be recognizable to history buffs.
However, some parts are obviously not historically correct, like when I've used glass roofs a couple of places on the top floor instead of keeping it open (as it was in reality). This because of the in-game lighting and for practical reasons.
Even though this is a very large house, it's fully playable, but I must issue a little warning: this is a huge lot with many details, a lot of cc, debug and moo placements. If your hardware is on the lower end, you probably shouldn't have this lot in your game, at least not as a furnished lot. That said, it works fine in my game, and I haven't experienced any lags or other problems with it.
Info about this lot
Residential lot
Original lot: Willow Creek Oakenstead
Lot size: 50x50
Bedroom/bath: 8+9
Value: 299.948
Lot traits: Bracing breezes, Party Place, Sunny Aspect
Fully furnished and decorated
2 playable floors
Ground floor: Waiting area, entrance hall, throne rooms, dining hall, royal bath, library, guards rooms, workshops, kitchen, gardens, etc,
1st floor: Gallery, the Queens private bedroom and office, the regents private bedrooms and office, guest bedrooms
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Packs and cc
I've used a lot of cc and many packs for this build. As always, you don't need all items or packs to download, but you must be prepared to do some editing if you don't have them, because of missing items. The most important packs for this lot are: For Rent, Horse Ranch, High School Years, Jungle Adventure and Courtyard Oasis.
Not all cc is included in the download! A list (PDF) with details and links for all cc used is included. I always try to follow the creator's TOU, however, if you have problems finding working links to any of the cc listed, please contact me, maybe I can help.
Some cc have not even been published before, and needs a little explanation:
💝 With kind permission from Philo, I've mirrored two swatches in Minos Deco Stickers and added them as new swatches. Please download the set from Philo (at the moment hosted on TSR), then replace the Stickers package with THIS ONE.
💝 My friend @mrsracooney made a wonderful mural inspired by my story characters. It was recently published, but I think it deserves a special mention anyway. (mesh from Martine needed)
💝A fellow historical creator, now retired, Gloomytrait once shared with me some colorized statues of @thejim07 's Hebe and Minerva. I think they are beautiful, and much to good not to be shared, so I asked TheJim007 for his permission, which he kindly gave (mesh/original needed)
💝I did a quick recolor for another project of the ArcaneIllusions Alchemy Lab manuscript v03 by @irinaseverinka to make it more Early Civ looking (the devil is in the details...). It's not something that deserves a post of it's own, but thanks to Severinkas generous TOU, I can share it freely. (It will need the mesh)
It's been a while since I posted anything about the construction Of Red Keep, but I'm making progress! And I'm really proud of this garden! I do have some difficulty with outdoor work, but I really liked the result (It's not finished, but I just wanted to show a little bit).
Aegon I and his queens enjoying the garden. Queen Rhaenys with her daughter, Princess Vhaena, taking her first steps alongside her older sister, Queen Visenya and Crown Prince Maegor.
"Everyone said with certainty that Aegon had the garden made for his two wives. The murals were painted with scenes from ancient Valyria as Visenya wished, and the flower gardens were made for Rhaenys, as she preferred."
Another Scottish inspired no CC build, been having a lot of fun with these!
(This one is also up in my gallery if you're interested! I realized a little late that I forgot to finish a room or two but for the most part its finished lmao.)
I also plan on eventually getting back to CC builds, just for now I am having issues with save bloat and lag so I have been using only in game content while I go through my CC folders and downsize :)
