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24th Mar 2020 at 12:47 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by Amura
They look very beautiful, but for some reason I never got myself to care about the hood decoration.
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Same until fairly recently. It was playing in Belladonna Cove that got me to start using hood deco. I didn't really give it too much thought, except for trees here and there, but when I was playing the hood (I think it was last year) I got to this point in my story where I wanted to move everyone into new homes. So I did that, going on a downloading and building and renovating spree. Then when I arranged the new houses, I got more inspired to use some hood deco, taking cues from what was already there. Belladonna is one of the few premade hoods that actually makes use of some hood deco and gives you ideas on how to use it to fill up the hood--or at least, it's the only premade hood that I can recall doing that.
I know Downtown has a few things here and there, but it doesn't amount to as much scenery as Belladonna. In Belladonna, the game designers decided to use the huge useless empty space of the city blocks (
insert rant here) and turn them into alleys and squares and parks. So I got inspired by that, went downloading, discovered Criquette's hood deco, and started decorating. I'll attach some pictures of what I did. I don't think I'm going to keep the hood this way; I'm leaning towards starting fresh and instead of deco, using the Lot Adjuster to place some shops down the middle since I've been playing around with making attached and stacked lots and moving lots off the grid.
But yeah, using hood deco can really make the neighborhood come alive and add atmosphere, especially if you play lots with the deco and neighboring lot view on.
Anyway, good call on DeeDee's stuff, PenelopeT; totally missed that. Not that my game needs more cc, at the moment, but how can I not download it?
And some finds of my own:
moocha-muses converted pepperoni-puffin‘s Glamper Set for those who want to try making their own food trucks
Shastakiss resized some mirrors and things so that they don't bleed into the walls
Military Jacket by MDP :lovestruc I love that sim guys have so many options now! Seriously, for anyone still struggling to find everyday clothing for guys, MDP, DeeDee, and RentedSpace/SerenityFall should be your first stops, especially if you love Maxis conversions.