I have always wanted to make my own neighborhood from scratch as I tend to play Pleasantview but the sort of lots I want to make will make Pleasantview squish. And another factor is majority of pre-made neighborhood are based in America (beside Veronaville as it build as Tudor-style based as the household are based on William Shakespeare' play) which I want to play neighborhood that based around modern Britain as well... I live there.
The only issue I have is:
- How the hell do I make an terrain from SimCity4 where the terrain screams "British suburbia" and not another generic neighborhood. Not wanting to make 1:1 of a real-life town, but just gives off British vibe
- Working out road layout within Sims 2 limitation. Despite you can import
.sc4, you can can only use Roads (not Street road, One-way Road etc) and it can't be diagonal, otherwise the game won't render that road. So I had to use the "staircase" method to get rough curve - For making household, what story would they have as well as their job or if they own a business and which one. For me wanting to open a Salon or anything that sells item beside grocery, it required a Sim to open up a business. It not needed but it makes it more immersive when playing another household and if I feel like they need a haircut, I won't Change Appearance from their mirror and instead take them to salon and pay for haircut.
I might need to try look various places online and use Pinterest which I find alright for planning out the rough aesthetics. I probably should try find other media to get inspiration so feel free to suggest me any which gives me an excuse to take a break from spending HOURS on SimCity4 trying to make both terrain and road layout.