Working hard building a Japanese city!

I finally found a tutorial for adding .package files that gets results and with that I was able to dl tons of custom content I had been eyeing from Mod the Sims and from links on My Sims 3 Blog. I saw tons of really cool Japanese items an that inspired me to build a whole neighborhood from scratch!

Finding a blank world though with a Japanese city feel proved to be my toughest challenge yet, well maybe second to the time I dl'd CAW and tried to make a world (which I don't have the patience to develop the skill). I saw tons of already made Sim versions of Japanese cities but the thing with most Simmers is they buy all EP's and SP's when they come out so most of the worlds I coudn't download (I only have WA, LN, and HELS). I also don't plan on buying Generations, I love the items it comes with but I see no real need for what the game offers since I never play my families really in depth anyway.

I have posted on the forums a request (I should check that at least to bump it) and hopefully someone will take on the challenge. I willing to gift considerably but I didn't mention it in my forum post because I don't want (1) someone who's not skilled at world making doing it just for gifts and (2) someone skilled doing it just for gifts (I do peoples request because I simply love building, generosity people!) and (3) someone throwing up a world that doesn't meet requirements simply to get gifts.

I found a blank world called Unmei no Shima which is nice and what I'm using to build my lots on but I'm still loking for the world that's just right. I'll be posting pictures of the progress since I'm tackling alot of big building projects (I built my first apartment YAY!).

Here's the first set of pictures. It's of the downtown area with all the shops and bars and all those narrow alleys you find in Japan.  I'm alternating between the lots to keep from annoying my self working on the same lot for hours.

This is all located on one 50x40 (I think that's the lot size) lot. I split it in two and built a chain of shops on one half, a narrow alley way in between, and in the front (the last picture) there's two love hotels (google it, I also will not upload this to the exchange since kids are one the sims 3 site, even though design of my hotels are pretty innocent) and a clothing store.

You can't see it in the pics since I hadn't built it yet but I built more shops and clubs in the same manner next to this lot. I only have pictures of the club for that lot since that's all I've built.

Expect more update post for my currentl unamed world.

Update: 8/24/2011

I will no longer list new lots in my home section nor sims. At the top of my blog under the header are page tabs. Currently there are three Lots For Sale, Sims, and The Sounder.

Lots For Sale is pretty self explanatory. This is were I will link to all my new lots. It will operate as a sort of internet real estate office.

Sims- will be where I post newly uploaded Sims.

The Sounder is my new Sims 3 e-magazine. It should be ready by August 3oth and it will be pubished via issuu.com

I'm considering doing an Interiors page to do a mini newsletter of interior ideas, tips, etc. but maybe I'll leave that for my main page but I want to keep the main page for press releases.

Well that is all.

GoGoSushine

CEO of GoGoSunshine Designs

Update

I'm promise I'm not being lazy ^^. I've been busy getting ready to go back to school (which I have to go back a week early to help with international studuent orientations) as well as my building spree. I'm still afraid to try and upload in case I'm still having issues. I looked around the web as far my e-zine. I'm doing two now. One will be a mini one deadicated to all styles of my creations (I build and do interiors as well as create Sims for a wide range of taste because I like too know how to do as much as possible) however when I play personally it's something completely different. I always play with artsy/musician type Sims. They tend to work real jobs only to save and open art galleries, cafes, bars, etc. They are always goth, punl, cyberpunk, hard rock, bohemian, outcast types and my location of choice is Bridgeport (I use the other worlds to build all my normal traditional lots in).

With that said I'm doing my main magazine on sub/counter culture and the scene that my Sims live in. I haven't seen a e-zine like that. It will be all aspects of lifestyle but I don't want to give too many details. I also found an awesome site to host it on that allows it to function like a real magazine! I have a name for it but I'll reveal that when I'm done shooting for and have created the cover.

I've been playing alot, started a new family and they will be the feature of my new mag. Well I have to fire up Late Night so I can do some photoshoots for the front cover and feature stories.

P.S. I finally gave my drab blog a make-over. Its the same template from my real life fashion/life-style blog but I made an awesome new banner. The Sims featured in it are the two new Sims I'm playing with, Lydiah and Kaoru Kimura.

Also I learned how to DL cc and I've never been happier.

Well c-ya!

GoGoSunshine Founder and CEO of GoGoSunshine Designs