Downtown EP0.3 | Hood Set Up: Speed Build Wright Way | The Sims 2

This is the second part of the speed build mini series before I can start playing with Downtown. Wright Way is a row of connected townhouses that are actually apartments. These houses will be great for the more established families and elders in my hood.
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[@kalika-1590]

These feel so much like actual town houses, I love them. Any chance you're planning to share your some of these builds? Honestly love your building and decorating style, i wish my towns looked this good! And yes the noise in apartments often stops me from playing on them, it's fun sometimes but when it's every time it becomes annoying. Can't wait to see the families move in.

[@AniBats]

Thank you 🥰❤ I can't make promises, sorry about that, but maybe. Yeah it can get pretty grating - I try to avoid it as much as possible, so I suppose we'll see how things go with these apartments once I start playing 😂

[@ntrg3248]

Fun fact, its not just sims 1 that has a street called Wright Way, theres one in Pleasantview

[@gachacloudy7274]

I love these builds and it’s so cool how realistic they are and I love the idea off the apartments having a backyard

[@KittenDestroyerOfPlanets]

Great episode! I loved the idea of using nicer doors on the exterior and having the apartment doors just inside. The staircase right by the front door makes a lot of sense, too! These apartments very much remind me of row houses. Beautiful builds!

[@alisumblack7027]

omg I need your mods folders!! btw this build is fantastic😍

[@StoriesNStrategy]

These builds are so inspiring! ❤ I love the idea of two apartments together like this. And I absolutely love the style you're building these in. I've really been enjoying these first episodes of your Downtown setup, can't wait for the next one. 😊 And yes, it does look like you could do this in your sleep. And not just with those last builds. Pretty much all the time really. 😄❤

[@AniBats]

Aw thank you 🥰❤ Haha, you're too kind!

[@exlesoes]

These reminded me a lot of my building my own families home when I was like 12 😢 we didn't have stairs though I wish lol that wasn't until I was a bit older. Also I can see one of the families (with kids, probably the younger ones) buying both apartments on a lot here and connecting them maybe? Or a family or two related living next to each other or maybe a grandparents... next to their children and grandchildren 😊

[@AniBats]

Aw that's sweet 🥰 Such a cute idea, I could totally see that ❤

[@TeaAddict]

Ohhhh these builds look so great! All of this apartment building, I'm picking up so many tips I didn't know before - like the invisible fence on foundation thing, whaaaaaat 🤯 I'm really curious about how functional those backyard spaces will be; I'm guessing the Sims won't be able to place things in them / edit them / add furnishings but maybe just use the space? You'll have to let us know! The loss of the huge front gates was a shame, will you be able to put them back in game? Also, just saying, the idea of putting the nicer front doors in and then the apartment doors back in a vestibule... actual genius lol omg why haven't I ever thought of doing that before 🤣🙈 Enjoying this set up renovation series so much! 💕

[@AniBats]

Thank you my dear 🥰❤ I'm so glad I can show you some things since I've learned so much from you! I'm curious too - I really hope that they will be accessible and part of the apartment. That's what the tutorial suggested but I won't really know until I try moving a family in. I agree, I was so bummed out, they looked perfect 💔 I think that I don't want to risk putting then in and mess with the lot with sims moved in. I did try to figure out of perhaps it would be possible to make the gates into walk-through deco items instead though, although I have no idea how one would do it 🤔

[@TeaAddict]

@@AniBats I think the huge gates I have in my game are just walk-through deco 🤔 id have to double check. I'm sure I can ask a few people around Discord for tips on how to make the Sims walk straight through them though 👀👀💕

[@AniBats]

@TeaAddict oh wow really? You have them in buy mode/ deco? They don't attach to the fences? It would be awesome if you could point me to them in that case ❤

[@Em_101]

I get so excited when I see a Downtown video! Another fantastic job Ani, love how you keep some elements of the original house in your builds ❤

[@AniBats]

Thank you so much, Em 🥰❤

[@letitsimmer94]

Really enjoying your Downtown builds, very inspiring! For some reason, I imagine some critters living under those stairs. Either racoons or just some stray cats and dogs 😅

[@AniBats]

Haha I can totally see that 😂❤ Thank you

[@katatty]

I love these houses, they feel so realistic! I made over Downtown a few years ago and watching these makes me wish I'd made them into rowhouses too - it looks so good! Am excited to get properly caught up on your Downtown series, I love what I've seen so far :)

[@AniBats]

Thank you so much 🥰❤

[@KUREHA3D]

i am so charmed by the older generation of games. and also that you're keeping the community alive! i loved this! thank you for sharing

[@AniBats]

Aw thank you so much 🥰❤

[@emiec5678]

I love your building style SO MUCH !!!

[@sophiewatson6268]

Hey ani! Great vid, really enjoying this series so far with downtown! Quick questions - where do you find all your great plants cc? As well as your much loved panel walls! (p.s sorry if ive missed it) ❤️

[@AniBats]

Thank you, Sophie 🥰❤ I got them mostly from binge-downloading JodelieJodelie's beautiful houses off her tumblr: jodeliejodelie.tumblr.com/ She has an incredible resource on Dreamwidth that's really helpful if you're interested in the plants: jodeliejodelie.dreamwidth.org/ As for the panelled walls, I did scour the internet for them some time ago when I was asked for them by someone else, but it turns out that the simmer who created them doesn't have them up anymore (I think they might have been on a tumblr that's gone). The are called "Simple panelled" and were created by Poisonouspinkponies, and here's a re-upload of the ones I have: www.simfileshare.net/download/3120156/

[@sophiewatson6268]

thank you so much!! looking forward to the next part :) @@AniBats

[@BellaDovah]

These turned out so beautifully, you have such a talent 😍 I must finally ask, what is that ceiling spot light you always use? I’d like to have that in my game😊

[@AniBats]

Aw thank you so much, Gabby ❤🥰 It's these ones: modthesims.info/d/330484/built-in-halogene-spots.html They're awesome! Really non-intrusive and capable of lighting up a whole room.

[@BellaDovah]

@@AniBats Thank you! Can't believe I've been meaning to ask for so long but have always forgotten! Also, is the new invisible fence you downloaded recently " Moi's fence collection: Invisible Meshless"?

[@AniBats]

❤ Yeah exactly, that's the one!

[@gabyfraga9294]

These turned out very cute! I totally picked up the "family with older children" vibe from them, seems like the kind of house I'd see a teenage living in those teenage 2000's movies hahaha Question: do you have some kind of monetary threshold that you use to define what's a poor middle or well off family? Or is it just vibes? I identified with what you mentioned about wanting the houses to be slightly different from eachother so that the game wouldn't be boring. I copy pasted two types of houses on my BACC to start and that's a decision I'm regretting vividly. I'm trying to pick up the courage to rebuild all of them lol

[@AniBats]

Thank you 🥰❤ Haha you're right! Now that you mention it, it kinda reminds me of houses you'd see in romantic comedies or christmas movies 😂 Hmm no not really, it's more "vibes" as you say. I think I'll probably put the poor families in debt with help of Monique's computer to make sure they don't gain funds too quickly. The other families, I'll probably make either "comfortable" or, in the Diva or Mr Big's cases, stinking rich. Yeah I've fallen into that trap too! It's nice in a way, because it allows you to get to playing quickly, but after a while it starts to get boring seeing the same houses over and over again. It might seem like a lot of work to rebuild, but it'll be worth it in the end. Perhaps try to re-build each house individually rather than starting from scratch? That might make things easier, to work from a template (at least, it works like that for me).

[@gabyfraga9294]

@@AniBats I took some time to work on some community lots for now, as they are different enough from eachother and have been allowing me to learn some tricks to build faster. Hopefully I'll be more effective when I make it to the houses hahaha

[@AniBats]

@gabyfraga9294 That's clever ❤ have fun building!

[@Optic_Tea]

Absolutely stunning! Which expansion packs do you need for all of these options?

[@AniBats]

Thank you 🥰 Oh wow, I haven't thought about that for a long while. The Ultimate Collection has really spoiled me it seems. Hmm 🤔 Well, the obvious one is Apartment Life. If you'd like to use driveways, I suppose also Nightlife is needed. Otherwise, I'm pretty sure you could get a build like this to work

[@kaleey]

Hiya, Ani! Where did you find the fences that are invisible, but don't have a shadow and cost 0 simoleons??? I've been looking for them everywhere 😭😭😭😭😭

[@AniBats]

Hi Kaleey ❤ Here you go: modthesims.info/d/219292/moi-s-fence-collection-invisible-meshless-ts2-compatibe-fence-2-sided-fences-hybrid-fences-postful-or-postless-fences.html

[@kaleey]

@@AniBats Thank you Ani, tytyty! You are the BEST 😍😍

[@urpriest2003]

I love watching you set up your downtown! Though I do have a question, how are you recoloring the stairs? Are you using a mod?

[@AniBats]

Thank you 🥰 It's edited modular stairs with enabled recoloring. You can't recolor from the catalogue, but must first place the stairs and then use the design tool to recolor each step individually. Here's one that I used in this video: modthesims.info/d/366179/recolorable-maxis-modular-stairs-i.html HugeLunatic has more such stairs on MTS that I highly recommend. I also use stairs that are open underneath for more variety and more build options. If you want those, I recommend getting the Scriptorium for easy installation (otherwise you'll have to edit a game file to add custom stairs): modthesims.info/d/192613/the-scriptorium-v-2-2f-bugfix-radiance-2-4.html If you want to try it out, I used this one in the video: modthesims.info/d/382206/maxis-open-recolorable-stairs-slaves.html Also by HugeLunatic. If you decide to try the open underneath stairs, I also recommend getting this mod that allows sims to walk underneath them: modthesims.info/d/303905/maxis-modular-stairs-passage-fix.html

[@diamondteardrops4213]

Can You Please Tell Me Where You Get Your Hedges and Flower Bushes and the dirt terrain from, I love the way you did the yard

[@AniBats]

Hmm, I think you might mean the Hydrangea bushes? 🤔 I used two kinds: Autumn-Rosesims “Blue Hydrangea Flowers” autumn-rosesims.tumblr.com/post/614739140604526592/ Bensen “Hydrangea” www.mediafire.com/download/4fiy2pvo72lbsdd/Hydrangea.zip Also, hedges, I gues you mean these? 😊 Samantha Black “BSI Bushes” samantaablack.tumblr.com/post/59286722368/ + Recolors by Malle lime-love.blogspot.com/2014/06/new-stuff-at-last.html

[@diamondteardrops4213]

@@AniBats Thank You

[@argeliacepedahernandez361]

Ani esto es hermoso ❤, me encantan todas tus renovaciones. Desearía que pudieras compartir en Tumblr los planos de los departamentos (ojalá se pueda y si no es mucho trabajo) Ya quiero verte jugar con el Downtown 😊😊

[@AniBats]

Thank you 🥰❤ I can't make promises that I'll share the builds, I'm sorry about that, but perhaps

[@argeliacepedahernandez361]

It's okay, con haberme respondido y darle un corazón a mi comentario soy feliz 😊❤

[@argeliacepedahernandez361]

​​@@AniBatsojalá el traductor pueda traducir esto 😊, estoy mirando tus videos una y otra vez y que crees? Estoy recreando tus departamentos en mi propio juego, eso me pone tan feliz ❤, pero quisiera preguntar, como hiciste para poner esas ventanas (las del primer departamento) en las paredes diagonales, tengo las mismas pero no pude y tuve que usar otro conjunto de ventanas, ojalá pueda compartirte una foto de como quedaron y puedas darme tu opinión❤ , saludos, deseando ver un nuevo video tuyo 😊

[@AniBats]

Oh thank you so much, that's amazing! I would love to see them if you feel like sharing pictures ❤ Custom windows often come with separate files for normal and diagonal windows, so my guess is that you are missing the file for the diagonal version of the window. I'm sure that if you check out the download page for it, it should be included 🤗

[@iameera6493]

Are these builds functional for rent apartment in the sims 2 for mutiple households?

[@AniBats]

Yeah, for two households 😊 I moved the first family into one of the houses in this video if you'd be interested to see what it looks like: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3mafIFmepmJnqs

[@iameera6493]

@@AniBats cool! Thankyou ✨