EAxis house of Phail: April 09

[Mootilda]

By popular vote this months house is:
25 Toboggan Way (Note: OFB required)




Rules copy and pasted from last month:

1. No CC.  Please indicate stuff packs so people who wish to download your lot know what to expect.  Pictures are required, either available for download, on a slideshow, or posted in this thread.

2. By entering this challenge, you agree to take constructive criticism.  If you wish to judge someone else's entry, you should be respectful but honest.

3. Your lot does not have to be Awesomespec, although it is encouraged.

4. You may move internal walls and add external walls but you may NOT move original external walls.

5. Lots may be furnished, unfurnished, or partially furnished.  You can even upload both furnished and unfurnished versions.

Bonus rules:

6. The outside stairs, porch, walkways, and pond should stay.

2009/04/01: Added clarification about stairs.

[Emma]

6. The outside stairs, porch, walkways, and pond should stay.

Bah!

This one looks relatively easy compared to last month though

[Minerva]

6. The outside stairs, porch, walkways, and pond should stay.

Bah!

This one looks relatively easy compared to last month though

It sure does. Last month's was a slightly large lot compared to this one.

[Zazazu]

Hrm, yes. Olivia's residence for sure. Won't be able to wait until the 11th hour to finish it like last month.

[Grugly]

6. The outside stairs, porch, walkways, and pond should stay.

Do they need to be the exact same stairs, or are physically identical, cosmetically different ones acceptable?

[Mootilda]

Do they need to be the exact same stairs, or are physically identical, cosmetically different ones acceptable?

Physically identical, cosmetically different stairs are completely acceptable.

[chobeegal]

Well, I voted for it (late) but can't seem now to get any real idea what to do. 

[jolrei]

Well, I voted for it (late) but can't seem now to get any real idea what to do. 

Idea:  keep original groud floor footprint.  Expand upper floor(s) to form an improbable mushroom shaped building.  Put swingset and slide on the roof - kids love to play on the roof.

Just a suggestion, but don't be surprised if I do that as well.

[Zazazu]

For my first one, I'm basically ignoring the base. I stripped it and painted it red so I don't demolish it. But I'm building something enormous and awesome around it, then will incorporate the shape. I only have the outside done so far, but it's looking great and different from my norm.

For the second, I'm going with the shape and just building off it while trying to make it look as unusual as possible.

[witch]

For my first one, I'm basically ignoring the base. I stripped it and painted it red so I don't demolish it. But I'm building something enormous...

Damn, there goes my schtick. I might go tiny this month. 

[jolrei]

For my first one, I'm basically ignoring the base. I stripped it and painted it red so I don't demolish it. But I'm building something enormous...

Damn, there goes my schtick. I might go tiny this month. 

In real life do you live in a bachelor apartment with a shared bath and a hotplate? 

[Emma]

No, she has a shared plate and a hot bath

I've done the outside of mine, just have to furnish it. It isn't really awesomespec though.

[witch]

I have speculated as to the cause(s) of my grandiosity before now. 

In real life, I have a suburban three bedroom box. I like it and it suits.

Hmm, I've just had an idea for a thread.

[ajcrawly]

I'm back and with more ramz!!!

I bring you 25 Pagoda way.  I've been downloading things for an asian themed neighbourhood and wanted to attempt another asian inspired house.  I still phail at interior decorating, especially with the uninspiring Maxis collections, but oh well.

Front;

Back;

Top floor of the Pagoda (library/reading room);

2nd floor of house and pagoda;

1st floor of house and pagoda;


download here: http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=c6d09d9a6bb6c22bab1eab3e9fa335ca53df296e50ead8a7

I have all EP's and SP's.  I did playtest to make sure everything works... the only problem I saw was that the sink in the bathroom of the 1st floor of the pagoda causes a detour.  The bathroom is still usable/accessible, and that was the only routing issue so I left it how it was packaged. And when I checked the lot in clean pack I noticed the phone line tagged along.

[Zazazu]

I have a fairly sizable 1-bedroom with two walk-in closets and eat-in kitchen. I've lived in a tiny studio before, though. Eh.

Here's my submission: 25 Toboggan Way Lofts <<<download

Requires: All EP. M&G and Ikea SPs for full display. K&B and H&M owned but not used.
Type: Apartment lot with seven units. The units vary in floor plan and features. A lot.







Apartment stats:
Unit A - $1,122/week rent. Unfurnished base cost: $5,207. Furnished base cost: $10,430
         - 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom
         - 1 floor. Features great room and dining bar.
Unit B - $2,231/week rent. Unfurnished base cost: $9,932. Furnished base cost: $17,491
         - 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
         - 2 floors. Features separate (lockable) kitchen.
Unit C - $2,414/week rent. Unfurnished base cost: $9,148. Furnished base cost: $17,185
         - 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
         - 2 floors. Features lofted dining area, separate kitchen, and lofted area in smaller bedroom.
Unit D - $2,378/week rent. Unfurnished base cost: $8,076. Furnished base cost: $16,724
         - 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
         - 1 floor. Features separate kitchen and dining area.
Unit E - $1,679/week rent. Unfurnished base cost: $5,677. Furnished base cost: $11,914
         - 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom
         - 2 floors. Features lofted kitchen and dining area.
Unit F - $1,178/week rent. Unfurnished base cost: $5,019. Furnished base cost: $10,453
         - studio, 1 bathroom
         - 2 floors. Features lofted kitchen and dining area.
Unit G - $1,286/week rent. Unfurnished base cost: $5,441. Furnished base cost: $9,636
         - 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom
         - 2 floors. Features lofted bedroom and dining bar.

[wishy-washy]

I've been looking at a lot of showhomes lately and decided to come out of my lurking to try this house of phail thing...here goes!

I don't usually build tropical houses, but this one looked really good on the beach in Belladonna Cove so I just went with it.

$63,303 (wanded)
Download Here
Playtested
I have all EPs and SPs.








The house layout works really well despite the fact that the house is split in half and the only way to get to the upstairs bedrooms is by using the outdoor staircase. In playtesting there weren't any complaints except for the fact that the center bookcase in the 'Library' is rendered unusable by furniture placement, but I love the way it looks, so I left it in. Easy enough to delete if it bugs you. I designed it for a family of four and it was a bit annoying when the kids would walk through each others bedrooms because of the shared bath, but that was easily fixed with some locked doors. I hope at least one person likes it!

[Emma]

My version, it is a 2 double bedroom, 3 bathroom, fully furnished residential. Not quite awesomespec, for example, the front door is on the second floor and opens into the kitchen/dining room! On first floor (accessible from 2nd floor) there are 2 double bedrooms, and 2 bathrooms. Spiral staircases have been used internally. 2nd floor is the kitchen/dining room, living room, a bathroom, and a double nursery (with its own bathroom). On the third floor there is a skilling room which leads out to a covered rooftop deck with a hot tub. There is also a large uncovered part with axe-throwing, stargazing and a small seating area. There is also a small balcony with seating leading from the 3rd floor room. Garden still has the pond, and now has a playground and fruit and veg growing area. This has been playtested briefly and no issues, apart from the mailgirl trekking up to the second floor to place the newspaper by the door can be slightly annoying.
All EPs/SPs, costs about §179k.

Front of Lot



First Floor



Second Floor



Third Floor



Back of Lot



Slideshow with more pics.

Download Here.

[bartleby]

Hi.
I've been following EAxis house of Phail for a while and this month I managed to do something I can share: Toboggan Way Hotel.
The hotel has ten rooms.
I downloaded the lot from this thread, used not cc, played with the hotel for a while to make sure everything was ok, saved it using clean installer and went back again to take the pictures.
EPs: I have all EPs
I have Family Fun, Glamour, Ikea, Kitchen & Bath, Mansion & Garden SPs.
I'm showing pictures of all floors except 4th because its just like the 3rd.















My lot: http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=74952aed4ff16bc0931c7453395df025e04e75f6e8ebb871

[jim]

I'm posting this here because the problem I'm experiencing arose with this house, and I'm hoping someone might know the solution.

I've made over the house twice, neither of which I'm posting, because they're not particularly interesting. The first one is a bit meh, but it functions ok. I kept the original walls, deleted all the interior floors, and built round it, keeping the original door, stairs etc. as required. The second one I didn't alter at all, other than refurnishing it, and adding, off the upstairs balcony, an entirely separate building, to be a home business art gallery. This one doesn't function at all, because the car pool never shows up to take my tester to work. If I make him walk to work, he never comes back and all his needs nosedive into red.

I've tried it with two different (both EA made) testers, and in two different (EA made) hoods, always with the same result. I clean installed it, so it shouldn't be carrying any bizarre hacks, but the problem's still there. Does anyone know what I've done wrong, so I can avoid doing it again some time? 

[I have searched for answers on Maty and the internet at large, so please - no warnings about getting people's goats.]

[witch]

Have you tried bombarding with the ffs debugger, jim? When I don't know what's happening (which is most of the time), I do things like delete scenario controllers etc etc. Sometimes this helps.  If the lot is in a testing environment it doesn't much matter as you will have copies.

When I'm on my big machine later I'll test the lot in my game, see if it does the same. At least that will tell us if it's the lot or your hood.

[jim]

Just tried that, but it didn't make any difference. Thanks for your help, but please don't go to the trouble of testing the lot on your pc. I've just deleted it permanently. I was hoping this was a known problem with an easy solution, but if it's nothing obvious, the lot's not worth wasting any more time on. I've evicted so many testers here, I was actually dreaming about being evicted the other night. I really need to get away from this now!

[witch]

Oh mate! 

[Zazazu]

Jim, I'll try retesting with mine when I get home. When I did the photoshoot, I did it with a household of four teens, so all that was tested was the ability to rent and the move-in van.

[WeezySueWong]

Well Here's my effort for this month, and actually posted on time.


Front view.

Back view.


Second (main) floor.


Lower level.

Night view (front).

Night view (pond).

http://www.box.net/shared/eqbf8sl4js

[witch]

Oh now that would be lovely for a mountain vacation cabin. I like all the little nooks downstairs and the terraces at every level. The kitchenette fits the theme really well.

I'm doing something similar in a lighter wood, although it's my version of small - which is still three bedrooms.