I built a ** DEBUG ** house in The Sims 4

The lots in Del Sol Valley are too big for the style of house I want to build, so why don't we try and fit 3 on one lot instead?
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[@brittnyritchie2439]

By now there should be an “Aah Batuu🤩” counter😂

[@kaizaember6568]

His face lights up so much 😂🥺

[@aminaa3334]

He should make a shirt with that slogan😁

[@bam6273]

It cracks me up because I actually liked that pack 😆

[@thaispeagno7376]

yes! Always makes me laugh!

[@namitales]

I love that pack honestly. I use the basemental mod, so whenever my sims are “tripping” it takes them to Batuu. Been loving it even more ever since. 😂 Build Buy for Batuu was amazing too imo.

[@simelly_6813]

The stairs you needed for the outside are base game. 2nd row, 4 along in a different swatch :) Edit: also yes you can make things dirty by default. Move a sim in and then shift click appliances, plumbing or counters and click “make dirty” :)

[@Lilo.-.]

Up

[@tjas_]

Boost!

[@aevidaudi]

How would you do this on Xbox?

[@ashcoleman6511]

I don’t know if you need to enter any cheats, but just click A/B at the same time and it’ll show “reset object, make dirty, set as head”. You can do the same on a sim but you can only reset them and cheat the needs if you didn’t know already

[@simelly_6813]

@@ashcoleman6511 on PC you need testingcheats true so I’d assume you need to on console too :)

[@dulcevin7113]

I loove all the lore details like the cracks in the closed off wall, the cars in the garage and everything else, this really feels like a real place where people live

[@ambertopps9588]

same! my absolute favourite thing is making houses in the sims actually realistic like the blocked off fire place, and all the debug stuff is great :)

[@sarahch15]

The difference between the houses in Del Sol Valley and LA in real life is the fact the houses are actually affordable with ample parking. It really breaks the immersion.

[@thecookiemaker]

just add 2 zeros to the price of everything it isn't $24,000 it is $2,400,000

[@mariacosta4530]

@@thecookiemaker that was three zeros

[@ravenoctober9936]

@@mariacosta4530 no it was two :3

[@complainer406]

There's no parking? Damn, my impression of LA was basically a giant parking lot lol

[@stephaniek6705]

@@complainer406 haha there's barely any parking and you always pay for it 😥

[@marimarchuli]

The windows in the back of the debug houses are not from Seasons, they are from Cats and Dogs!

[@tjas_]

Boost!

[@primereolden4827]

i was yelling this at the camera 😭😭

[@rhianna956]

@@primereolden4827 me too 😂

[@ellefromm]

i was hollering at my screen stg

[@quiescence90]

@@primereolden4827 hahaha I did too

[@katelynsofka1681]

“Oooh Batuuuu!!!!!” Is the new “Katrinaaaaaaa” or “fuuuu-wahhhh” of this LP.

[@amandaburn9089]

I miss the 'fuu-waaaah' XD

[@inmagab]

I love when simmers build stuff that’s shitty and gross on purpose... so good

[@hernameispekka_Rebecca]

Same!!

[@lillian8067]

When he put those hideous pendant lamps in and crowded the doors into corners I thought oh my god ... it's like a maxis build. He's such a good builder, and you're so right, I love watching him deliberately make something SO claustrophobic and ugly. Bless.

[@LizzieNya]

I know! I'm sick of those clean, perfect builds a lot of people make. We need more realism, everyone!

[@sarahnor]

i have especially enjoyed and consistently watched james' let's plays because he's not a perfectionist. a lot of other simmers are and it's not entertaining because i'm like them too and it's very stressful. watching him be chaotic is fun to me. 😂

[@royalblanket]

@@LizzieNya If you don't have the right packs it's nearly impossible. With the right packs it's still nearly impossible without making the house super empty. There's not enough dirt, grime, and trashy objects in the Sims 4 imo, you have to use the same couple things every single time

[@Jolly.Joy_Rose]

Yes! I’d love to see this in the Dream Home Decorator series. Since she upgraded some stuff she could take that with her into her “new” home. It could be that someone sold her a lemon, meaning they made it sound so good and when she gets there she realizes it’s not. But honestly I can see you doing a lot with this place as the series goes on and she starts making more money

[@brittanygendoes487]

Not me thinking when you added the garage that she'd be "renting" a garage apartment on the lot till she can get the house "next-door ". 🤣

[@e.ghetti6710]

yes!! to put the stolen stuff in!

[@momobread4049]

@@e.ghetti6710 i love that.. if she gets a garage of her own it can be her secret room😭

[@samsonguy10k]

And here I was thinking was that over time she could add a basement and over time expand it into the other lots, right under her neighbors' houses. The perfect crime network. It's like Breaking Bad, only with burglary instead of meth production.

[@brittanygendoes487]

@@samsonguy10k I had the same kind of thought, with access into the neighbors garages from said basement. Lol.

[@samsonguy10k]

@@brittanygendoes487 With real estate prices down, she steals up the neighbor's houses and appropriates them as a cover. Rents them out to the dumbest bidder who accepts that the city is building a new subway line under the neighborhood so her underground construction goes on without interruption.

[@horizon215]

So much James content, I feel like it's Christmas! Thank you for uploading everyday, your videos are the highlight of my day

[@bannika5467]

i agree

[@SeaSoftAs]

Same here ☺❤

[@Methras]

Agreed, thank you!

[@tunzlunz]

I know we are being spoiled! And I love this LP

[@coffeeandgreenbeans6737]

Mine as well

[@abbyj4108]

Oh hell yea this will be so cool for the Dream Home Decorator series!

[@moonshinefox]

for the chimney, you could try stacking it a few times, so it can be in the correct place. if you used t.o.o.l you could even flip the bottom one upside down and you'd be golden

[@knuckys]

Was just about to comment this

[@jessicahunter2976]

Good idea! Or build a halfway around the top part of the chimney on the second floor to enclose the chimney stack somewhat?

[@wmytk]

I was thinking he could use the T.O.O.L. MOD to add in some more of the roof details too.

[@infinitysimmer3088]

Now this is what the EA had in plan for that alley house in Ecolifestyle! But james made it possible!😂

[@AylaASMR]

Love the idea of her eventually “buying out” the other owners haha. Maybe make her “pay” to remove the houses? Edit: you just said that in the video haha. Wasn’t that far yet!

[@savvyshiafan]

I love the idea of saving up to buy the "neighbouring lot" then do an expansion or a straight up knock-down-rebuild.

[@Rhyzal_]

I want Hazel's dream house to feature Batuu aesthetics. Let James run wild with it!

[@maikekok3444]

the funny thing is that this house full of potential is going to be smaller than the current apparment 😂

[@kweeniepiez]

but no gremlins, landgraab power issues or noisy roommates (HATE apartments)

[@natncat]

the price you pay to be in a stand-alone building instead of an apartment haha

[@mcgannimal4322]

I think it’d be cool if the second bedroom actually became a renovated walk in closet/wardrobe. Love your content always, James!

[@antonialowell7104]

I really like this house in this location. It feels like a lot of older American neighborhoods where the original houses were knocked down for highways to come through, or replaced with warehouses and empty lots, but a few houses remained for whatever reason, and now they're abandoned or really cheap.

[@corissadepeel291]

I feel like the fireplace is like a gem waiting to be uncovered. Like when people put carpet over nice hardwood floors.

[@trentonamor]

I am waiting for the day that when James says “Ah Batu!” He actually uses Batu

[@namaste_charlei]

He did, he used the stairs in the front... Unless he changed them.

[@wittypseudonym]

he did when tiling her apartment's bathroom, iirc.

[@wittypseudonym]

yeah, in part eight he used batuu tiles to reno her bathroom!

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

When you're renovating you can swap the kitchen and living room over so the living room has the fireplace.

[@melz6625]

yess pls

[@rogerroger9952]

the excitement at everything Battuu always makes me smile. As one of the ten people who liked that pack, it's nice to see someone not hate on it every time it shows up in their catalog XD

[@andeddoberubetto]

Yes!! I love all of the build items, at least

[@Yumi_Jay]

It's a favorite of mine because I love Star Wars but right now I'm doing the dream home decorator.

[@yeetedwaldo6019]

I’ve never watched Star Wars but personally Batuu is one of my favourites anyway, I enjoyed playing through it more than I care about the more popular packs and the items are amazing Though to be fair these days I support anything that makes the community mad because they’re really annoying 🙃

[@Kalolelo]

@@yeetedwaldo6019 wow, you’re amazing 😂😂 love it 🤍

[@thecookiemaker]

I like the Build/Buy mode items, but I also like the pickpocketing trait that you can get for completing one of the aspirations. I wanted to make a homeless person. I gave her the normal kleptomaniac trait, but I also had her go through the Batuu gameplay, so that she could complete the aspiration and be able to pickpocket people. I then removed all her skills and saved her to my library, so I could start fresh with her

[@Dkl3o]

This house is actually perfect (the entire idea with the other houses on the property as well), I really like it. I'm currently in the process of creating a playthrough myself with a single dad and his young daughter, and this house is actually super cool for a starter house. Definitely gonna download and use it!

[@Julie-us1ds]

I've been watching random videos in my recommended waiting for you to upload this 😂 thank you for always supplying great content!!

[@giuliamingotti9323]

Ahah supplying 👀

[@keana2good]

Ahhh thesimsupply

[@bam6273]

Same! 😂

[@HoneyPlumPaper]

There is actually a matching individual post for the chainlink fence, I use that one all the time in my cheapo houses :)

[@irishduchess7577]

Love all the detail on the lot and the recreated shell house! The first part of the video being spent exploring the debug menu was well spent! This is a terrific next home for Hazel❤️

[@Yumi_Jay]

James is such a cheerful guy that gets excite over the little things like trying to put a train in the garage makes me smile.

[@inoriya]

Love the alley way!! It's so realistic!! Really like the idea of expanding the house, it sounds like James having his own eco lifestyle game play trying to clean up the place and add on value to something greater. Also, thank you James, lately we are so spoiled by your videos!! The uploads are amazing!!

[@milano09]

Really appreciate the daily uploads James! Thanks so much for putting so much time and effort into the videos. They are basically my life now. 😅

[@Monie228]

EA needs to hire James to decorate around lots. You are very good sir! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@gracie_l_lee]

James... never stop with the batuu stuff. 7:14

[@kayleigh1991]

I hate the sizes of the lots in this world too so thanks for making this! I’ll download it for my legacy family who live there. I didn’t even think of using debug houses to fill up space.

[@AnaPaulaODomingues]

Yaaaaaayyyy James coming through with daily uploads

[@lunaalvera2350]

The house definitely perfect for the LPs, can't wait to see Hazel decorate it already 😂 although I really do love the kitchen, especially the tuck away fireplace, it's definitely a run down house alright 👏😆

[@gracie_l_lee]

Deep Into the lore you say? Okay, I gotchu. Once upon a time an alien couple, scared of the mighty Batuu pack, fled to earth. They lived happily for many many years, until people noticed they weren’t aging up, they where also vampires (which is also another reason they fled space, cause they were two different sims type which is though to be imposible, so they’d been on the run). So they built a second house right next to there old one on the same lot, they even made their lot have an ally way and road signs and everything, so I’d be more believable. They then faked their own deaths and changed their human costumes to look different and moved into the new house. However they’re down on their luck now. Moneys tight, so they’re renting out the third portion of their lot to a human until they need to fake their deaths again... Also they recycle. 8:30

[@addy2812]

(it's aging)

[@kkreynolds4569]

@@addy2812 that’s what they put??

[@addy2812]

@@kkreynolds4569 they said ageing before I commented/corrected them

[@LizzieNya]

Wait, were those aliens the same ones who abducted Bob and Brodie? 👀🤔

[@gracie_l_lee]

@@LizzieNya Yeah, haha, there side mission is to find all the alien babies on earth to make sure they’re all okay (and to also gain human tips from earth-native aliens)

[@kat8996]

why is it so fun watching james design a run down townhouse build lmaoo i actually loved this build and all the realistic decorations you found

[@hannahgraec]

keep saying "Ahh Batuu!" and I might, JUST might buy the pack to also be able to say "Ahh Batuu!" while I play the sims

[@alittleinfppanda]

It's more worth it than some think. I use it all the time when building, and the game play, for me, who has never seen the series, is so incredibly fun!

[@e11716]

honestly i had the same thought HAHAHA

[@manognaalapati4199]

James definitely likes his deliberately awful houses. Since he redecorated the three brothers house he is making hazel live in a dirty house.

[@wandaXmaximoff]

I’ve been waiting for someone to build a replica of a debug house. This great.

[@gigibutcher5586]

You could extend the chimney by doing half walls and then putting it ontop! X

[@eleanor.shadow]

“Ah, Batuu!” Is the modern version of the “KATRINA!” of olden times 😅

[@cjlaw0137]

Absolutely use it in the lets play for Dream Home decorator it is awesome

[@giuliamingotti9323]

James is so creative with his builds, I love this so much! I can't wait for Hazel to move in here 👀

[@hernameispekka_Rebecca]

I absolutely ADORE this!! Love that "we" will play in it! I really like that you tried to make it realistic!

[@meagankath9129]

I feel so spoiled with these daily uploads!! And I would love to see Hazel move in and renovate this house!

[@Carmen_LK]

Sim, contemporary style item: 😃👏👏 James, Batuu item: 😃👏👏

[@infinitysimmer3088]

Omg! YESS JAMES! It would be really cool if when Hazel would be rich enough, but sick of living in the city, yearns to find a suburban house here, It would be perfect as everyone would be like Girrlll you can get a wayyy better house somewhere else for that rate, but she sees potential in this place like you as the interior designer she is!😭❤ Please James!

[@mayhelen]

I wanna see it in a lets play more than I've ever wanted to see anything in a lets play before, lets put it that way. Use it, it looks awesome!

[@QuivaRPG]

That kitchen looks a lot like the kitchen in first apartment. Huge old house, subdivided into apts, so you could really tell when they kind of squished a kitchen or bathroom into a room that really wasn't meant to have one. Fridge way on the other side of the room, standing alone. No storage space. Yup, that takes me back.

[@pelahnar4]

Paying for graffiti from buy mode (a more realistic interpretation): Real estate agent: there is some graffiti on the wall by your house, so you will have to pay for that Me: Doesn't graffiti drive the property value _down_? Why would I have to pay _more_ for a wall with graffiti on it? Real estate agent: I don't know what to tell you, you're buying a wall with extra stuff on it. It costs more.

[@hernameispekka_Rebecca]

They would sell it as "background murals" for Instagram, haha!

[@nathank1396]

At a certain point when she makes more money, she could "buy" one of the neighboring houses (duplicate the one you've built here) and she could remodel that one too so she can rent it out with the roommates feature.

[@abid8897]

I love in nearly every one of James’ videos he gets so excited about items from Batu, never gets old lol

[@apdfish9823]

This was such a great build!!! It would be awesome to turn the garages of the other homes into working living spaces for roommates. Then as you make more money, you could "buy" the lots next door like you were saying to expand your house and move the roommates off-lot. Could just add some extra fun to a play through :-)

[@heatherjenkins9219]

here's to loving everytime you say Batuu

[@tellepaterson3884]

I love the idea of this house for Hazel, can't wait to see the Let's Play. Also because of you, I always say "Ah Batuu" when I see an item from there lol

[@noellerose28]

What if the other Bigwallet people move into the "houses" next to it eventually? :o It could be like a cute little compound of the current LPs!

[@hennarepo935]

I thought you were going to say a cult before I saw rest of your message. 🤣 I think cult would be fitting, though

[@yeetedwaldo6019]

Hazel becomes the landlord renting it out to a future generation of Bigwallets 😂

[@meganhuff2346]

I love watching you build these lots. The "needs love" lots. You're so creative!

[@juliahellen3338]

Damn James, you're on fire lately! Really enjoying all the content!

[@lysianna]

Amazing work James! This is so perfect for dream home decorator gameplay. Thank you for uploading so much currently.

[@EvaHuys]

I appreciate all the uploads James! Thank you😊

[@simonlike88]

I did this exact same thing! Was so impatient waiting for the pack on release day so I made a fixer-upper house that my decorator sim could eventually afford to fix up haha

[@laurenladd8687]

I love that every time you get a batu item you get so excited! It makes me laugh every time.

[@thebitternubbin]

I love to watch James do wacky builds and have fun

[@moonshinefox]

me: ah yes, a handicap curb ramp james: there's actually a driveway here me: ... or a driveway, sure!

[@FrozenWillow1980]

That first one you brought out - I taught my 10 year old how to build with a debug house and her house looks awesome. She did the interior herself of course and did the layout herself. She didn't take away any windows, but I think she did add some. Batuu has some wires - weird thing is - it does not look like wires in the icon - it's like a weird black with white stripe in the middle. When we build debug houses both my daughter and I, we place the debug house down, then draw around it with the walls, but don't close it off just yet. We pick a corner that's not got a window on it and keep that open for the time being. We take it section by section, grab the right colours for the outside paint and right windows, doors etc and add as we're going along - I hope I'm making sense - then when it comes to the roof I put in just a 1x1 room in the inside because if you zoom in close you can see inside the debug house which is just grass LOL. Then do the roof, hold down the alt key if it's not lining up correctly and once it's all completed then remove the debug house (or grab it and make it smaller for reference) and then close that house off. My most recent upload is a debug house from Get Together :) I try to keep it base game, but I do get carried away with some of the packs. It's fun. I am currently building the eco lifestyle apartments (thank you Deli) I watched as she had the grid turned on and started building from scratch so that everyone in base game only can enjoy it as well. Not finished yet :) will probably upload later on today.

[@beslanderin5229]

5:16 one thing Little Simsie has been doing with fences and mismatching gates, she uses a half wall, paints it however she needs. Adds a fence section, of one or two tiles, adds the gate. Then you have a matching gate and fence. Though it would be too expensive for this project.

[@Miss_Liss97]

I’m really excited to see Hazel move into this run down home and make it her own. This video has really inspired me!! Love your content James!

[@eliasbolin5493]

It’s perfect, I can not wait to see how Hazel renovates this house ❤️. This is so far one of my top three fav let’s plays lol.

[@Zara-xs5py]

thanks for uploading daily!

[@Crucisphinx]

James: “I guess we don’t need to put a fridge in because you usually move in with your own fridge” Me, an American: 😟 Excuse me??? I had to go back to rehear that

[@jesscarrier4180]

You don't normally have to bring your own fridge when you move into a place in the US?

[@princessofjedi]

@@jesscarrier4180 nope not typically. Apartments always have a fridge. Maybe a house every now and then but its rare. The only time you take the fridge is if it breaks and you replace it and that only happens if you own the place you are living, otherwise your landlord should be replacing it

[@jesscarrier4180]

@@princessofjedi Huh, interesting! It never occurred to me that other countries might do this differently. Here an unfurnished rental means you need to bring your own fridge & washing machine as well as furniture. Some places are rented out fully furnished but that's less common. (And that would mean all the furniture & appliances are provided, not just a fridge). Partially furnished - which can mean anything in between - is very rare. Edit: Your way would make moving a bit easier I guess but I think I prefer having my own fridge. I deliberately bought one with features I wanted eg freezer at the bottom. So much easier for me to have the fridge in the top part, I'd hate to switch back to a regular fridge now.

[@Crucisphinx]

@@jesscarrier4180 Unfurnished here means you have at a minimum all bathroom appliances, all kitchen appliances, and usually (at least in my state) a washer and dryer. The only thing we don’t typically have in our unfurnished places are air conditioning, but that’s because of the state I live in. I think if I lived in a place where bringing your own fridge was common I wouldn’t mind, but I’ve never moved into a place that didn’t have all the appliances already installed. You’re also usually not allowed to uninstall any appliances as per your lease agreement, including light fixtures.

[@restorasenrisei9991]

Alternate title: James appeals to the Home Owners' Association

[@darrylwhitefeather207]

Wow, James, you're so creative! It looks great but I can't wait to see what you'll do with it!

[@SupaWaluigi]

I love the idea of purposefully making a rundown looking house to then renovate and improve during gameplay, don’t know why I’ve never thought of doing something that way

[@thundercookie3214]

No, you HAVE to use this for Hazel! It is perfect. Chef's kiss!

[@Levianeee]

The only thing that makes me tolerate Batuu pack are James' hilarious reactions to its build-buy mode

[@Victoria_KB]

Ahh, Hazel will thrive here.

[@manumemanu]

Using the plot of the LP to guide the building process is something you do amazingly, always. It's genius. It gives the builds a lot of personality. Your dedication to the storytelling aspect of builds is inspiring. I was happy and excited the entire video hahaha

[@MoeyMoo]

The roof details on the other houses are likely little debug objects that could be added in! Sometimes I will use the white debug shapes to create free columns. Similar with the chimney, they may have used other debug options or stacked some in some way

[@MysticEagle4]

Love it, yes you should use it in dream home decorator! Also cant wait to see what kind of farm house or cottage house you will come up with when cottage living comes out!

[@frozencheeks]

I love the character of this house already, there's so much story in it

[@suchmeerkat]

james this is probably one of my favorite builds i’ve seen recently! this was so cool to see the re-creation and all the debug stuff, i know it was for the let’s play but i’d love to see more like this!!

[@alexerickson5401]

Thank You for uploading so much nowadays! Every morning I wake up happy to see another video by James Turner. It really makes my day.

[@sophiep4432]

ive got my first uni exam tomorrow, and I'm trying to destress. Perfect timing james!

[@lilli8787]

good luck!

[@irishduchess7577]

Good luck 🍀!

[@Kalolelo]

Good luck!

[@TellTaleH3art]

if you built a garage for your house, that could be where she hoards her stolen stuff

[@valardohaeris5981]

I love all of your builds, but for some reason I feel like this is my favorite. I can't explain it, it's just different and I guess feels more "real."

[@yeetedwaldo6019]

Somehow you made this feel like my childhood house in Casula and I love it, I can practically taste the early 2000s

[@macaelamorrison6467]

Now I want "Ah Batuu!" merch... 😂

[@noahjameson8155]

I think the back of the house is actually supposed to be the front of the house but it doesn’t really matter 🤷‍♂️

[@jesscarrier4180]

I thought that too

[@katiepetkewich]

It’s not, check the item thumbnail in the catalog

[@noahjameson8155]

@@katiepetkewich doesn’t really matter since he already changed it

[@casey54321]

I am so impressed at this little street you built and how seamlessly the real house blends on with the debug ones, and how the lot blends in with the whole neighborhood

[@KrayzieAries]

James PLEASE do more builds like this .. its a work of art!!! You're super creative & i could watch you make builds w debug all day! Your eye for detail is amazing!!

[@kaizaember6568]

I appreciate all of your uploads James! Don’t wear yourself out tho, you’re a favorite in this house❤️

[@ikadean]

I literally gasp every time I get a notification that James uploaded a new video. Thank you it makes me so happy

[@Vyansya]

I really love it when James build rundown house like this! Its so realistic and fit for my sims. I dont like starting with nice houses.

[@malinzoe]

You should add a garage to your house as well and use it as an additional room, maybe a studio/office?

[@lunabynum2054]

James PLEASE put Hazel’s stolen stuff in her neighbor’s garage!! 😩😂

[@hayleysmyth3416]

Thank you for the Sims overload recently, James! Absolutely lush seeing you really enjoy a pack that was made for you xD Just hope you're enjoying life behind the scenes as well, health first!

[@lollypopliz4]

This is genius! I'm going to love seeing Hazel make this amazing!! It reminds me of the original 3 brothers house, but less 'maze' like.

[@kieraneustace2875]

This is my favorite debug home to recreate. Theres also the debug garages for the back driveway, so it blends in really nice with the environment

[@fenx3371]

"so she has less space to live in" why did that sound so evil