How to Create a Custom Neighbourhood? My Personal Experience

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How to Create a Custom Neighbourhood? My Personal Experience | The Sims 2

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Күн бұрын

It took me so long, but I did it!
Timecodes:
- 00:43 - Step 1: Planning a neighbourhood
- 03:02 - Step 2: Creating a map for your neighbourhood -
- 05:44 - Step 3: Downloading essential mods
- 07:26 - Step 4: Neighbourhood customization
- 09:53 - Step 5: Renaming the neighbourhood folder
- 11:57 - Step 6: Building the neighbourhood
- 12:27 - Step 7: Making playable sims and townies
- 19:03 - Step 8: Editing, playtesting and fixing the neighbourhood
- 28:56 - Step 9: Making neighbourhood previews
- 30:50 - Step 10: Enjoy your neighbourhood!
Mods:
- No Townie Regen Mod - www.moreawesome...
- Anti-Redundancy Mod - www.moreawesome...
- No Stray Respawn Mod - www.moreawesome...
- No Dormie Regen Mod - www.moreawesome...
- No SS Respawn Mod - www.moreawesome...
- There Can Be Only One (Professor) For Each Major Mod - cyjon.net/node/291
- No Corrupted Death Memory - www.moreawesome...
- No Unlink On Urnstone Delete - www.moreawesome...
- Death Type Loss When Moving Tombstones to Community Lots - modthesims.inf...
- Townie Apartment Residents - cyjon.net/node/220
- Sky Fix by Nopke - simnopke.tumbl...
- Sim Blender by Twojeffs - simfileshare.n...
- Sim Boutique Clothing Rack by christianlov - modthesims.inf...
- InSimenator Mod - www.insimenator...
- Lifetime Want Chooser by Lamare - modthesims.inf...
Custom Content:
- Season Enabled Skylines by GreatCheeseCakePersona - greatcheesecak...
- Moving Clouds & Static Sky Backgrounds by Lowedeus - lowedeus.tumbl...
- Maxis’s Oaks Default Replacement by Criquette - criquette-was-...
- Beautified Birches by SixFootBlue - sixfootsims.tu...
- You Are Still Green - The Proper Neighbourhood Grass by Voeille - modthesims.inf...
- No More Blurriness by Voeille - modthesims.inf...
- Maxis Buildings Light Up by Midge The Tree - midgethetree.t...
External Applications:
- SimPE - modthesims.inf...
- Hood Checker by Mootilda - modthesims.inf...
- The Sims 2: Custom Animated Neighboorhood Previews (Tool for .reia files) by ammar2 - modthesims.inf...
Videos:
- JodelieJodelie's Channel - / @jodeliejodelie
- Create an Empty Neighborhood With No Townies in The Sims 2 by Pleasant Sims - • Create an EMPTY Neighb...
- Build & Buy Mode: Cheats, Tips & Tricks by me - • Build & Buy Mode: Chea...
- Make Amazing Unique Sims in Body Shop by Pleasant Sims - • Make Amazing Unique Si...
Other Useful Links:
- Pooklet’s method - pooklet.tumblr...
- Career Notes by Maxon - modthesims.inf...
Music is provided by KZfaq Audio Library.
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Пікірлер: 59

@tarasrex Жыл бұрын

I wonder if I will ever have any patience to make an entirely new hood for Sims. It sounds exhausting. But thank you for the tutorial. And don't worry about your english mistakes, your voice sounds so cozy and soozing, it overrules your mistakes haha

@AlexArt Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the process can be tedious, but I'm sure you can make one if you take your time and just let yourself enjoy it. Thank you very much, that's very kind of you!

@_P_a_o_l_o_ Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this tutorial! I want to create a custom neighbourhood, and this video will definitely come in handy! Looking forward for more videos like this one, if you're planning to make any :)

@AlexArt Жыл бұрын

No problem, I'm glad you found it helpful. Thank you! 😉

@catchyalata777 Жыл бұрын

Excellent guide! I really appreciate how calm and steady your voice is--makes it very easy to understand and process what you're saying. Keep up the great work!

@AlexArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@We_Are_All_Vultures 10 ай бұрын

I remember waiting for this game after being a long time sim city 2000 and the sims fan. It was a huge leap from the sims to the sims 2. I even bought sim city to decorate and create my own custom neighborhood while waiting for the sims 2 to drop! Great memories! ✨🫶🏻

@AlexArt 10 ай бұрын

It was indeed a huge leap. I remember being blown away by all these options of neighbourhood customization when I saw them in the game for the first time as a kid. 🤯

@bronwaith Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this tutorial! I have been going on a nostalgia binge from my childhood and this is a great tutorial for creatives. Subscribed x

@AlexArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@mrplumbob95 Жыл бұрын

Very useful tutorial. I've started creating a new neighborhood like 3 or 4 years ago and it's still not finished. Apparently I'm not good at keeping focus at tasks that require a lot of work x'D but I'll get there for sure.. One day Anyway your neighborhood is a work of perfection and I look up to your skills. One thing I may suggest is using a program for renaming files so you can change all the names at once, not having to change every single one manually.

@AlexArt Жыл бұрын

It takes time for sure, so no worries. The most important thing is enjoying the process, isn't it? I hope you'll get there. Thank you so much!

@MinnieOnCam Жыл бұрын

I add in my Townies with the L& D Thombstone. it's built into the game you can also change clothes too with it.

@AlexArt Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's an option as well. Although I didn't know you could manage a sim's clothes with the help of L&D Tombstone. 🤔

@MinnieOnCam Жыл бұрын

@@AlexArt I found it by accident. All of sudden I had a clothing rack in my Sims home.

@AlexArt Жыл бұрын

I assume you've accidentally spawned Tom's Clothing Tester which is right next to the L&D Tombstone on pie menu. I wouldn't recommend to use that one since it has a glitch that resets your sim's career level.

@MinnieOnCam Жыл бұрын

@@AlexArt Well you can set back your sims career level by clicking on the newspaper after the boolprop testingcheats enabled true.

@KingOskar4 Жыл бұрын

Yooo 😮 Thank you for the Tutorial. 😂❤ I was uhm... Looking for a Simple Tutorial, but thanks to you, I see that creating a Full-on Neighbourhood is... A complicated matter😅. Like a WHOLE world it is. But I thank you anyway for everything you've told me😊. Now, I am gonna make my own Sims 2 Neighbourhood

@serendipityx Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all of the tips 🙂 I've always wanted to create a small English countryside hood. I might make preparations tonight :)

@AlexArt Жыл бұрын

You're welcome 😄 That sounds cool, good luck on your creation! 🙌🏻

@manfredpinedosoto2426 11 ай бұрын

British English, it would be [ˈɪnvəntɹi], like it is for many Canadians. (Basically just like "infantry" except [v] for [f].) Furthermore I love your videos are so interesting!

@AlexArt 11 ай бұрын

Oh, that's good to know. Thank you! 😃

@cyberelf0080 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this tutorial, I’ve been wanting to create my own neighborhood for awhile. Your English is really good and you have a nice voice by the way :)

@AlexArt Жыл бұрын

Aww, thank you! 😊

@CarrieSims 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for this guide!!!

@ksenyajustkidding1484 Жыл бұрын

thank youuu!!!! this video has so much info!!! very useful!!! thank you thank you thank you for all your hard work!!

@ksenyajustkidding1484 Жыл бұрын

everyone here sharing their future hoods ideas so i wanna share mine too :) i'm thinking of creating a city inspired by a stereotype that cows get abducted by aliens :D populated by half-cow human half-alien race or something :DD also thanks to chat gpt for helping me come out with lore and characters

@AlexArt Жыл бұрын

Wow, that sounds fun! 😃

@Lucario0007 Жыл бұрын

Wish the sism4 had this

@user-rz4xw1zx4q 11 ай бұрын

This was so helpful thank you so much!!

@sebastiankrolik3927 2 ай бұрын

great guide! I will definately use it

@AnonymousAnonposter 5 ай бұрын

Can you make a guide like this one about creating careers?

@AlexArt 4 ай бұрын

I've never attempted to create a custom career yet. Maybe this video will be helpful for you: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bq92dbmHvODRYmg.htmlfeature=shared

@marywallace3620 Жыл бұрын

Sadly I dont have the sims 4 but this still gives me some ideas for using the premade maps within the game ;)

@AlexArt Жыл бұрын

You probably mean SimCity 4, right? The game is still available for purchase on EA App and Steam in case if you're interested.

@luisalim3035 11 ай бұрын

Thanks you for the tutorial!!! This is very helpful for those who wanna create their own neighborhood. Can I ask how long does it take to create a neighborhood? Like everything, the planning, the building of houses, etc. I wanna try creating my own and I know how tedious it will be especially if u are gonna build everything from scratch lol. I'm just not sure how many months or years will it take.

@AlexArt 11 ай бұрын

Well, it depends on your plans for your neighbourhood. Personally, it took me about nine months to create Riverville for the first time including planning process, building all of its lots, decorating the hood, designing characters, etc.

@luisalim3035 11 ай бұрын

@@AlexArt wow, nine months?! I don't think I'm patient enough to do that for long. Big respect for you to be able to create your neighborhood for that long !!

@AlexArt 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🙌🏻

@aikokobamew5302 Жыл бұрын

I created a neighborhood in simcity 4 I imported it but the game cut off a huge portion of the map is there anyway to fix this?

@AlexArt Жыл бұрын

That probably happens when you have a default neighbourhood camera file. You can replace it if you'd like to see the edges of your map. For instance, I use this camera mod in my game: modthesims.info/d/97642/gunmod-s-camera-mod-3-1-all-game-versions.html.

@wanderingmoon9772 4 ай бұрын

I followed your directions on making a custom terrain/hood but when I load it in to play there are no roads and a lot of the map is missing. I used a small map like you said but two of the three lakes I made are not showing. 🤔🤔🤔

@AlexArt 4 ай бұрын

No worries, if you can't see some parts of your neighbourhood, you'll need to replace a neighbourhood camera file in your Documents folder. I use this one in my game, for example: modthesims.info/d/97642/gunmod-s-camera-mod-3-1-all-game-versions.html.

@aminaaduova3985 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for tutorial. And I am wandering is Slavic language your mother tongue?

@AlexArt 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome! It is one of my native languages.

@firaszerneboch3223 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your detailed tutorial, I will certainly follow these steps! However, if you don't mind, I would suggest to use subtitles, because the pregenerated ones are horrible, and sometimes it is really hard to hear out the mods' names. Or at least show the mods names when you particularly using one (like the interest and hobby picker). Again thank you for your work!

@AlexArt 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I should add subtitles to the video at some point. Just in case, all the mods' names and their links are included in the description. Thank you for the feedback!

@firaszerneboch3223 Күн бұрын

@@AlexArt I am so glad you added subtitles

@NovaG0 6 ай бұрын

Is there a way to make your own custom service NPCs such as maids when you have already made a sim?

@AlexArt 6 ай бұрын

Do you mean to transform a playable sim into an NPC? I'm not aware of it yet. However, in my case, I generated service NPCs as in the video first, then I chose the characters I wanted to edit. After that, I changed their appearances using Alt Sim Surgery in SimPE. You can learn more about it in these tutorials (and maybe they will help you to find a solution): - simgigglegirl.wordpress.com/tag/alt-sim-surgery/ - sleepytabby.tumblr.com/post/125468445018/makeover-madness-how-to-genetically-change-your

@NovaG0 6 ай бұрын

@@AlexArt okay thank you 😊

@robs5688 9 ай бұрын

You English is good, certainly better than some Cockney English speakers that should provide subtitles. What's your first language?

@AlexArt 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! 😅 Actually, I have two first languages. It's Sakha and Russian.

@zerosenseofself 3 ай бұрын

@@AlexArt not sure how to explain it but as a fellow Turkish, I could almost hear it in your voice! makes sense now.

@Freddie9787 3 ай бұрын

where can i download the body shop

@AlexArt 3 ай бұрын

The game usually includes it by default, so you don't need to download. If you have Ultimate Collection, you'll find it in this location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection\Fun with Pets\SP9\CSBin\TS2BodyShop.exe. You can create a desktop shortcut for your convenience.