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Another peak at some stuff

  • Apr. 16th, 2006 at 4:47 PM
scientist, Ima
A few more sneak peaks at some of my upcoming lots.

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A prairie-style mansion with numerous features. This house began as an experiment in split-level design. Beneath the elevated foyer is a basement with plenty of space for a poker table and pool table. The second floor is accessed via a switch-back stairwell or an elevator. The backyard features a poolhouse with a bar and grill, an "outdoor livingroom" complete with fireplace, jacuzzi, pool, and a playhouse with a swingset.

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A chateauesque manor with Gothic Victorian styling. This brick house is built for the family sim. Plenty of living space and a large basement ensures that everyone will have their own place and still have room to keep all their stuff. The backyard is accented by a pool with an outdoor kitchen.

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This lovely little villa is actually the same house we are using for our Legacy house. It features four bedrooms, plus a study/guest room and has a spacious living room, a dining room large enough to feed the entire clan, and a well appointed kitchen with a functional island and breakfast counter.

For our legacy, all Isee could afford at first was the foyer and the study. She was able to use her late husband's life insurance to finally finish construction and add the kitchen (which had been in the study since building the master suite) as well as the elegant cross-shaped pool in the back.

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The Dollhouse Bakery: A favorite stop for many shoppers on Monkey Street, but rumor has it that the proprietor of this shop is selling more than tea and crumpets in the loft...

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A comparison shot from neighborhood view showing the Victorian manor with a particular haunted house.

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[info]darkestvoices wrote:
Apr. 17th, 2006 10:47 pm (UTC)
They look fantastic!
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[info]lorddragonblood wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 01:56 am (UTC)
Thanks.
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[info]bruisedgarden wrote:
Apr. 17th, 2006 10:56 pm (UTC)
Wow, those are amazing. I can never build decent houses, they all end up looking the same in the end. Plus big houses scare me to play in as I lose people.
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[info]simph0nic wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 01:29 am (UTC)
SAME HERE! lol.
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[info]lorddragonblood wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 02:16 am (UTC)
Thanx. I've been trying to work the interiors so that they aren't so labyrinthian inside.
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[info]pixelcurious wrote:
Apr. 17th, 2006 11:03 pm (UTC)
Swank! Love the haunted house. And I would never have thought to put a guest house above a garage.

Do you have any interior shots to share?

rumor has it that the proprietor of this shop is selling more than tea and crumpets in the loft...

I am intrigued. ^_^
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[info]vivycakes wrote:
Apr. 17th, 2006 11:14 pm (UTC)
Those lots look fantastic. Sometimes I like building houses more than playing the game, lol. I'm still trying to find free time for myself so I can build prettier houses!
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[info]lorddragonblood wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 02:28 am (UTC)
Building lots is really all I do when I play. I started off just building lots for M'Lady's stories and I've been hooked ever since.
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[info]simsational wrote:
Apr. 17th, 2006 11:22 pm (UTC)
Wow, I really love the first one, and the one of the villa.

Will you be uploading these anywhere?
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[info]lorddragonblood wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 02:31 am (UTC)
The prairie mansion has quickly become one of M'Lady's favorite lots as well. The backyard has proven to be an excellent place for parties.
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[info]vroomvroom002 wrote:
Apr. 17th, 2006 11:23 pm (UTC)
wow those are adorable! the pink dollhouse especially...
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[info]lorddragonblood wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 02:36 am (UTC)
Thank-you. I had tried to make that dollhouse several times but I wasn't able to get it until we installed OFB. The storybook windows and the conical roofs are great.
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[info]page_of_staffs wrote:
Apr. 17th, 2006 11:36 pm (UTC)
Great talent you have! They are stunningly beautiful.

I'm pretty jealous, now! :D
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[info]lorddragonblood wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 02:38 am (UTC)
Thank-you very much.
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[info]muffn_enchntrss wrote:
Apr. 17th, 2006 11:53 pm (UTC)
Wow, those are all so amazing. I wish I had your patience! =] Are you going to upload them anywhere?
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[info]lorddragonblood wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 02:39 am (UTC)
Some of them will go to TSR, but they'll all make their way to our website soon. http://simplicity.planetthesims.gamespy.com/
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[info]xdaisyxchainx wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 12:02 am (UTC)
Wow. You should be an architect. I had a dollhouse just like your pink house. And the patio in the 2nd picture is amazing. Good job!
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[info]lorddragonblood wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 02:46 am (UTC)
Actually the dollhouse is based on the Barbie dreamhouse Christmas ornament.
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[info]itsamutiny wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 01:11 am (UTC)
you should totally take pictures of the interiors too.
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[info]lorddragonblood wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 02:49 am (UTC)
I'll be adding the interior shots when I get the lots uploaded.
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[info]itsamutiny wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 04:10 am (UTC)
wooo sweet.
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[info]megaroni_ wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 01:29 am (UTC)
Wow those look amazing! I wish I had the ability to make good looking houses.
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[info]lorddragonblood wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 02:52 am (UTC)
Thank-you very much.
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[info]endofauniverse wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 02:24 am (UTC)
beautiful!
i wish i could be as creative as you when i build houses.
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[info]lorddragonblood wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 02:53 am (UTC)
Thanx. I'm glad you like it.
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[info]grad_dh wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 02:34 am (UTC)
You are really good...I can't sit still for a long time building houses so I give you props!
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[info]lorddragonblood wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 03:00 am (UTC)
It doesn't really take that long. Now I can usually make a smaller house in about 16 hours...

OK, so it does take a long time, but I've always been the one who would sit down with a box of legos in the morning and build until I was too tired to put the pieces on the right way :)
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[info]_trivium wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 02:38 am (UTC)
Holy crap those are amazing. Especially when seen from the neighborhood view. Because they're big and realistic enough to actually look like buildings--most houses, I've noticed, just tend to look like blocks or blobs (yes, even the Maxis-created ones) when viewed from a distance, so that's saying something.

Though it must be a pain to actually play through the lots--I mean, wouldn't something that big and content-filled lag something awful? Building houses is my favorite part too, but I deliberately try to avoid creating anything enormous for that exact reason.
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[info]lorddragonblood wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 03:08 am (UTC)
Thank-you. That is actually one of the main reasons I began building in the first place.

Most of the houses really aren't that big on the inside. I have made a few that were too large to play in, including a haunted house that lagged horribly even without furniture, but it was around five stories tall and took up the better portion of a 5x5 lot and wityh a multi-level basement/dungeon.

Nowadays I purposely try to keep the buildings themselves smaller than 25x45 squares on the exterior dimensions and haven't had a lag issue.
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[info]my_sims_reality wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 04:02 am (UTC)
I love them all, but my favorite is the Dollhouse Bakery. :D
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[info]lorddragonblood wrote:
Apr. 19th, 2006 02:25 am (UTC)
Thank-you.
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[info]jesseesgirl84 wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 06:08 am (UTC)
Good work!
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[info]lorddragonblood wrote:
Apr. 19th, 2006 02:25 am (UTC)
I'm glad you like them :)
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[info]beautysims1979 wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 08:55 am (UTC)
The Dollhouse Bakery is definitely my favourite :D!

You should join and post these over at [info]sims2_planning, it's always great to see new houses with such flair!

Will you be making any available for download?
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[info]lorddragonblood wrote:
Apr. 19th, 2006 02:44 am (UTC)
Thank-you. I'll be sure to check that out.

I'll be putting a few of them at The Sims Resource (http://www.thesimsresource.com/profiles/view.php?mid=1165213) and the rest at SIMplicity Lane.
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[info]the_faery_queen wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 09:30 am (UTC)
wow
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[info]lorddragonblood wrote:
Apr. 19th, 2006 02:48 am (UTC)
Thanks
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[info]kittydemonika wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 12:27 pm (UTC)
The prairie-style mansion is just perfect for Sims that love parties of all kinds and that 'playhouse' is loverely huge. Ura and Stella need to hurry up with the alien baby-making. ^_~

And the last pics of the fantasy Victorian and Big Spooky, guau('wow' in Espanol), now its still hard to believe those two are closely related. They contrast nicely though which reminds me of how we put the Swan Castle and the Dark Tower together in a screencap.

When I look at the villa I'm reminded of how Isee started out with just 4 walls and a toilet. Then Sinjin moved in and that got the construction rolling and afterwards too. Isee gots herself a new kitchen. Cha-ching!!

(Kitty tail swishes side-to-side mischieviously)Where's my Gothic Grand Cathedral? Huh, huh?!

LOL! Just kidding! =^.^=
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[info]lorddragonblood wrote:
Apr. 19th, 2006 02:58 am (UTC)
ô_ô I'm especially happy you like them. I do, afterall, make them especially for you. <3
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[info]snidersimmie wrote:
Apr. 18th, 2006 05:34 pm (UTC)
They are all unbelievably wonderful. Your attention to detail astounds me. Gothic Grand Cathedral? Hmmmm, sounds very interesting!
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[info]lorddragonblood wrote:
Apr. 19th, 2006 03:21 am (UTC)
Thank-you. Yes, you read that right. I have been requested to make a third, true Gothic Cathedral, one that will fit into the rough-hewn, gothic style of her upcoming Sahmloch stories. Something newer than the Ard Rig but not as pristine as St. Ariella's. It'll probably be month before I even the exterior complete.
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[info]snidersimmie wrote:
Apr. 19th, 2006 06:23 pm (UTC)
Well, I am glad to hear that she is going to update or put new stories up. I hope it doesn't take you 6 months like that Victorian Manor did though! That is sooo much work! But I can't wait to see it. I will be drooling until you get it done. I will try not to short out my keyboard again! Just kidding. ^___^
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