Build Your Own Houseboat

The fishing town EA created for the Cats and Dogs expansion made me long for the houseboats in the Sims 3 and the sense of freedom life on the water gave my game.
The fishing boats in the new town served as my models, and from them I created a Houseboat Shell that puts the boat back into houseboat building.

Houseboat Shells come in three colors: brick red, deep sea blue and turquoise waters. They float on water like a real boat and will not fade away in close-ups. Sims will also be able to walk through the walls without needing a door provided that after adding your perimeter low wall ( see images above) you leave an opening for them to board through.
Houseboat Shells come in a Base Game Version and a Cats and Dogs version. They vary only in minor details that once you finish your boat will be hardly noticeable.

As putting together a houseboat the first time can be challenging, I have included step by step instructions and visuals on how to build your houseboat (see images above). Using the dimensions depicted in the images will simplify the process greatly. Though the sample houseboat was created on a 40x 30 lot, feel free change the lot size.



For those who would rather get straight to playing, I will also be uploading a ready-made Houseboat Lot using these houseboat shells.




The fishing area added to the sample boat is Buyable Fishing Spots by Snaitif and can be found here at MTS at: http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=536634



Both Versions of Houseboat Shells are located in the Decorative section of the build catalogue under sculptures.
The price is: 100 Simoleons

Polygon Counts:
Houseboat Shell, Base Game:
LOD 0 Hi: 420
Shadow LOD 0 Hi: 412

Houseboat Shell, Cats and Dogs:
LOD 0 Hi: 420
Shadow LOD 0 Hi: 412

Additional Credits:
Sims 4 Studio
Gimp 2
Blender
Maxis meshes by EA
Recolors and mesh edits by me.

This is a new mesh, and means that it's a brand new self contained object that usually does not require a specific Pack (although this is possible depending on the type). It may have Recolours hosted on MTS - check below for more information.

Filename	Houseboat Shell Base Game.package (inside Houseboat Shell Base Game.zip)
File type
Title	Houseboat Shell Base Game
Description	Build your own houyseboat with this floating houseboat shell.
Price	100
Mesh name:	Houseboat Shell Base Game
LODs (1):	Polygons Vertices LOD 0 0 0
Colors (3):
Games used	Sims 4 (Base Game)

Filename	Houseboat Shell Cats and Dogs.package (inside Houseboat Shell Cats and Dogs.zip)
File type
Title	Houseboat Shell Cats and Dogs
Description	The boat part of a houseboat, so you can build your own home on the waters.
Price	100
Mesh name:	Houseboat Shell Cats and Dogs
LODs (1):	Polygons Vertices LOD 0 0 0
Colors (3):
Games used	Cats and Dogs

Packs Needed

	Base Game
	Sims 4

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Filename	Size	Downloads	Date
Houseboat Shell Cats and Dogs.zip Size: 1.66 MB · Downloads: 47,317 · 8th Dec 2017	1.66 MB	47,317	8th Dec 2017
Houseboat Shell Base Game.zip Size: 1.06 MB · Downloads: 54,812 · 8th Dec 2017	1.06 MB	54,812	8th Dec 2017

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