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Breaking Waves - Foundations Contest Round 3 - No CC!

by missroxor Posted 22nd Aug 2010 at 3:57 AM - Updated 26th Oct 2012 at 10:21 AM by missroxor

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This house uses a technique called acrostacking to make the fish in the aquarium float at different heights. I've been told acro-stacking no longer works (was broken by one of the patches) so if you DL this house now you will probably be dissapointed with the aquarium

There is a work-around though...Whiterider's shiftable fog emitter does stay floating. I hope to get around to updating soon but in the mean time you can do it yourself by DLing that and just copying the codes I've already typed into the fog emitters into your new ones (ctrl, shift, click to type in a new code).

Breaking Waves
Breaking Waves is the family home of Maria and Stefan Lebowitz and their young son, Jeremy. Maria is a local styllist while Stefan is Sunset Valley's resident marine biologist. When they moved to Sunset Valley back when they were a young, newly married couple they set about building their dream home. Their tastes differed slightly but they agreed that their dream home would be modern, but comfortable. Maria preferred the more classical and elegant looks so when Stefan begged for an oceanic theme Maria shuddered at the thought of tacky dolphin wallpaper and bright coral colours everywhere. Nine long years and many arguements later the pair finally complete their dream home; 'Breaking Waves'. It has a maritime theme throughout to suit Stefan but still remains stylish and elegant (for the most part) to suit Maria.

Outdoors:
1 car parking space
Pond (inc Egypt Oasis Rare and France Rare spawners)
Pool and BBQ area
Zen Garden
Fog Emitter Fountains
Level 1:
Kitchen
Dining area (at the base of the spiral stairs)
Large Aquarium
Reading Room
Living Room with open plan office space
W.C.

Level2:
Master Bedrrom with large en-suite bathroom
Pirate themed child's room with small en-suite shower room
Single guest bedroom with balcony
Open sided corridor and large balcony to maximise views of the ocean and aquarium

The aquarium runs through the centre of the house and can be viewed from just about any room in the house.When you walk through the front door the first thing you see is the aquarium, followed by the ocean behind.
(Note: There are fish and bubbles here but they come out quite small, you may not notice them if you're on a small screen but the will be noticeable in game as they are animated)

I used a lot of store content but you don't have to have it all to download this house, your game will just replace anything you don't have with default items. Also, many of the items are just things like lights or flowers which you can easily replace yourself without detracting from the theme of the house.

Store Items (Build):The Insulator (3 tile window)
Store Items (Buy) - FREE!:
Tomb Sled Sleeper
Leaftight Tree, Ever Leaves and Perma Palm from The Renault Z.E.Pack
Menorah Candle Holder
Store Items (Buy):
Tropical Leaves of Repose
Orchids of Many
Variegated Ceramic Vase
20,000 Palms Under the Sea
Exclamation Point (Shelf)
Greaves' Writing Set
Treasures of the Realm Chest
Secrecy Curtain
Orbital Table Lamp
Gothique Candle Stool
Palm Ceiling Light
Aromatic Stove
Television of Joy by MA Designs
Sun, Surf and Sand Dresser
Monte's Dresser
The Lumbago (office chair)
Sun, Surf and Sandman Double Bed

Lot Size: 3x3
Lot Price: U-68,633/F-118,188

Additional Credits:
Thanks to Kwuz, without whom I would probably never have ventured into the murky world of fog emitters.