03-07-2009, 02:56 AM
I would really like to see an expansion pack where Sims can improve their houses themselves - or hire workers to do it.
The Build Mode would offer the choice between two options - Instant Build (which would function as regular build mode) or Plan. Walls, staircases, windows and other stuff built in the Plan mode would be visible as blueprints - blue and transparent.
A household Sim - or a hired NPC Sim - would work at the planned structures until they are finished. The total cost for planning, and having a hired NPC constructing, would then slightly less than the cost of instant building. If the household Sims do the job themselves, they would save even more money, but lose time. (A family of really handy Sims would however be able to improve a house, improve it and sell it for a good profit.)
Building walls, staircases etc would practice Handiness. Creating floor and wall covering would practice Painting, and creating plants would practice Gardening.
Other features that would fit well into this expansion pack:
* Architecture career
* Pottery and Sewing
* Carpenter's bench for making furniture
* Laundry
* Protective clothing (used for construction, workbenches and gardening)
What do you think?
The Build Mode would offer the choice between two options - Instant Build (which would function as regular build mode) or Plan. Walls, staircases, windows and other stuff built in the Plan mode would be visible as blueprints - blue and transparent.
A household Sim - or a hired NPC Sim - would work at the planned structures until they are finished. The total cost for planning, and having a hired NPC constructing, would then slightly less than the cost of instant building. If the household Sims do the job themselves, they would save even more money, but lose time. (A family of really handy Sims would however be able to improve a house, improve it and sell it for a good profit.)
Building walls, staircases etc would practice Handiness. Creating floor and wall covering would practice Painting, and creating plants would practice Gardening.
Other features that would fit well into this expansion pack:
* Architecture career
* Pottery and Sewing
* Carpenter's bench for making furniture
* Laundry
* Protective clothing (used for construction, workbenches and gardening)
What do you think?