i built a realistic HOUSE BOAT in the sims

Trying to make a realistic looking house boat (that obviously don't move lol) in The Sims 4
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[@mygetawayart]

Simsie, a few days ago: **manifesting hotels/resorts** Simsie, today: **manifesting houseboats** Simsie, next week: **manifesting all-in-one bathrooms**

[@EasternStandardTim]

The ‘peeing in the shower’ mod sure is a time saver

[@ivangenc]

Houseboats are one of the most technically impressive things they have done EVER! Imagine all of that on a powerful game engine. That would be the dream.

[@JKMur]

thats so true, i wish it was in sims 4

[@kate7152]

@@JKMur i’m honestly glad it’s not because i’m not confident they would’ve done it well.

[@pfftxoxo1502]

It doesn’t even work lmao

[@gretaburton8371]

@@pfftxoxo1502in the sims 3 it does

[@pfftxoxo1502]

@@gretaburton8371 no it also does not work that is what Kayla showed us

[@rachelturner5837]

Kayla: its a boat, you kinda want everything to be secure Also Kayla: places a chair on wheels lol Seriously though this is so cute

[@faepan]

my thoughts exactly when I saw that and the many other choices after that 😆

[@erinmac6988]

Haha was coming to make this same comment!!!

[@16taysia]

Houseboat make wheelie chair go WEEEE!!!😂😂😂

[@emmabruh]

As someone who comes from a family of avid house boaters, house boats like the one in Sims 3 actually exists and looks very very similar, I don’t know about the Us but in Germany you can see them on ally the big lakes, they don’t really get moved that much since the shape makes it kinda hard, if you want to visit a bunch of places, your house boat is gonna look almost like a sized down yacht, just not as fancy but they often just have a chain railing, very steep stairs that are more so ladders and a bunch of windows everywhere for some reason, I’d definitely say that the build is pretty close but maybe it’s giving more yacht then house boat but hey either way it’s a slay…..that was not intended, but I’m leaving it cuz it’s funny

[@StrayCat-Tama]

How many floors does a typical Houseboat have?

[@gr33ngirlsea]

Yeah, the houseboats in Seattle almost never move!

[@emmabruh]

@@StrayCat-Tama the small ones often have just one floor, larger ones have two, but I’ve never seen a house boat with more than two floors

[@feather8894]

I have seen big yachts that function as houseboats. The "small" ones have two floors (one being under water, that's where the bedrooms would be), the bigger ones up 6 floors (then at least 2 floors would be under water). I don't know if people actually live on those, but I have seen rich people living on them on vacation. You can see a mid-size version of the boat I mean in Wolf of Wallstreet or Outer Banks :) or just google them :D keep in mind that a yacht like this costs more than a big house, so only extremely wealthy people would own a boat like this. Most have rented it and parked it in the harbour just to show off. source: having a boat crazy dad that went on long walks with me in the harbour to look at boats we would never be able to afford.

[@rosvokisu]

this is definitely more like a yacht

[@stannctorbeasquare]

I like that Kayak is venturing out of her comfort zone and making fun houses instead of blue suburbans or even modern houses

[@RobustVixen]

Kayak

[@lazyashie7553]

Is that a typo or on purpose?

[@stannctorbeasquare]

@@lazyashie7553 Purpose. She is Kayak

[@DoubleHHorse]

City living i believe has a debug clear foundation. Its perfect for this application. Or dragging a 2nd floor down to the water works well too. 6:14

[@maddieo333]

She tried it out at about 8:20~ and decided not to :/

[@GayLemonade]

simsie has been doing a lot of very technically impressive builds lately and im here for it

[@chickennuggetpaw]

My dad is obsessed with boats, so I’ve been on my fair share of docks. Usually the wood just looks really old and streaky and dark. The wood floors from horse ranch would work great, in case anyone still wants to know what wood works for docks in the Sims loll

[@randomharts]

I look at a houseboat, kind of like a fifth wheel camper…glamping/gloating🤣 Definitely, you can have plants, candles, etc. on a houseboat! You just need to secure them to a stable surface. We use Velcro strips and 3M Command strips to lock down such items. We also store small items that can move in bins when we’re on the move. This keeps things from shifting or breaking👍🏻

[@PeaceNLoveNRockNRoll88]

Gloating! 😆

[@MaterMotely]

House boats were amazing. But yes, Island Paradise definitely wrecked Sims 3 lol

[@andressaanjos]

Now that you have a house boat, it’s time for a tree house!

[@thelittlespoon]

Omg! Yes! I would love to see that next.

[@favorites2547]

I think she has built a tree house.

[@16taysia]

@@favorites2547right, so she needs to build a Fairy house next then; or has she already done that?? There’s not much she HASN’T done yet tbh lol 😂

[@SyntheticGoth]

Wait, isn't Dadsie a boat captain? He should totally rate this build! 😂

[@ViceCityExtra]

Get the mod to stop npcs from moving their houseboat it is literally a life saver

[@szwniki]

girl, FINALLY. been waiting for you to do this since forever 😭😂 it's soo cozy, i love how it turned out 🩵

[@Wingedshadowwolf]

A while back EA did a shell challenge with a plumbob shaped build. I made mine into a ship/houseboat. Sims Freeplay has houseboats, but they don't move.

[@Miyakies]

There are a few ways to fix island living, deleting some households and houses and houseboats work, there’s also a fixed version of the world online that you can download! The reason for the lag is because of badly built houses that causes sims to get stuck and also the households that live on houseboats when they try and move their houses 😆 you’d think they would’ve noticed how it wasn’t working well during testing before releasing the pack 😳

[@Yumi_Jay]

I find the idea of the box on a water moving interesting. Sadly, I bought Island Paradise a long, long time ago before I realized how buggy it was.

[@yanji1726]

I've heard that deleting all of the house-holds from house boats in Isla Paradiso fixes the lag

[@DizzyBusy]

There's a modded Isla Paradiso that's supposed to be more playable than EA's official town, but I never bought the pack because I heard it was buggy, so I don't know.

[@Anastasia-ex6sv]

@@DizzyBusy do you remember what it was called? I’ve had issues with island paradise for many years, I never knew if it would be playable anymore

[@foranzo1582]

@@DizzyBusy Instant Gaming offers the whole collection of Sims 3 (base game + packs) for literal PENNIES!! You can get the *real* game this way, too :}

[@DizzyBusy]

@@Anastasia-ex6sv Yes, it's by ellacharmed on Mod the Sims, it's called simply 'Isla Paradiso Fixed'. Ellacharmed made many EA world fixes. I use her fixed SimsUniversity World, and it works very well.

[@foranzo1582]

The child's room was perfect!! The boat models fit, the matching bed and rug were adorable, the wallpaper just made it ⛵ Great job!!

[@lauralouise1531]

i feel like the boat house needed some circular windows to make it extra boat-y!

[@aidenoffire1987]

People think of TS3 with rose tinted glasses. Yeah, it has cars and a lot of cool things, IN THEORY. It's so laggy. I can't even enjoy it with my gaming computer. Back on video topic: love the build! :)

[@Shyxnne]

I’m honestly loving these different, unique builds

[@swimmyswim417]

Sims 3 Island Paradise was the first big purchase I ever made with my own money from a part-time summer job and I don’t regret it, even with the crashing and lag. I spent hours building houseboats.

[@9812Kati]

lifesaver to get island living to be less laggy: you gotta debug and/or delete stuck npc boats like every 20 minutes or so. thats the main reason the game lags :') the stop npc's from moving their houseboat mod sound like a good addition also

[@Ash-yh5oy]

There are debug boats that some simmers use as bases for very small boat builds.

[@iamnotjack.whydidichange]

I like to watch her videos, but watching her build makes me a bit anxious because of how insecure she is about her choices. It's funny and stressful at the same time. I wish I could tell her to just go for it.

[@emmastevens3274]

i don’t blame her. if you watch her streams you see how much ppl get weird about what she chooses

[@kyaraxoxo]

This!! This is constantly how I feel!! I just wish she was confident cause she is so good!!

[@JSandwich13]

Probably because of all the sims kids yelling in chat about every choice she makes. Sometimes I wish. I could tell them to just let her build! I see how stressed it makes Kayla and it's sad to see. I swear she picks carpet, they don't like it, she switches to wood, they liked the carpet better. I can see why it would be so stressful. Idk how Kayla does it.

[@xJacquelineBx]

aw, sad you feel that way... i think it's relatable and part of her charme :)

[@BroccoliAndCheese01]

13:40 just pretend the trash chute goes into a little compartment to be emptied later!

[@kins-fin]

I would like to see what your dad, Captain Sims, thinks of all the boat related builds you've been making haha

[@emmab982]

My experience is mostly with caravans, not boats, but they are similar in the constantly moving and limited space. The trash chute actually makes sense to me. Some bigger caravans have them, where the rubbish goes down into a small sealed-ish space that you then empty from the outside. Which would also make sense on a boat, if you're out on the water you need somewhere to put rubbish where it won't stink up the place. You can't have any regular tub or tile because the moving and flexing will cause cracking. I know a boat is a bit bigger, but I'm assuming it would still be a problem. Also the minimal clutter is likely very real. On the road, you gotta put everything away or else your place will end up looking like a snow globe and that's without waves XD

[@makaylasmith6585]

Very cute idea! I feel like this houseboat would’ve been great with a basement that could’ve been like the hull of the boat. But I’m not sure if you can do basements in the water in island living?

[@lypreila7913]

I promise that grills are fine on a boat. So are candles. In most places you're required to have a fire extinguisher on your boat, and you'd be silly not to anyway, so as long as you follow proper fire safety you're good to grill.

[@LittleSparrow17]

I want houseboats and hotels so bad!!! Also Kayla you did great building this house boat, don’t doubt yourself! ✨

[@Strayfurstudios]

As soon as I heard "last restock" I RAN to the merch store to get my hoodie and cat socks just in time for fall ❤

[@cosmicbeaver64]

SAMEEEEE!

[@birbbabybirb]

Isla Paradiso is a great world and houseboats are so cool! I just wish I could play it without turning the graphics so low they're almost 8-bit and shrinking the window size way too much to be comfortable.

[@Nihilist_Porcupine]

Lmaooo why are we getting so many boat builds all of a sudden. Not complaining; I love it!

[@JKMur]

true, i see so many boats

[@addirichmond309]

This reminds me of Kayla’s steamboat era ❤️🚢

[@exdoggo6159]

I always get so excited when I see the notification for a new video of hers

[@nyahflannery-hill3419]

I would love to know Captain Dadsie's thoughts on this one

[@FireCooking]

As someone who has worked on a boat, a lot of what you were saying isn't allowed is absolutely allowed, a trash shoot would go to a trash bay, candles are fine unless there are stormy seas, ect

[@MariaM-qm1cl]

Simsie: "I can't tell if its cool or awful" Haha, I sometimes say the same thing when I'm trying on clothes. I never understood how I could think its one extreme or the other, but it is nice to see that other people think the same thing.

[@foranzo1582]

You can always make another boat-house. Never too many of those :} Maybe find actual pictures for references so you be inspired, or learn how these houses work IRL

[@lillypeckham1315]

im playing a save in island paradise rn and it works perfectly if u use nraas mods and delete a few of the households, remove the steering wheels from the house boats ur not using and use nraas mc to totally annihilate the scott family bc theyre broken. the town just has a lot of routing issues but its fixable. Also use the cheat to discover all islands bc it causes massive lag to have the fog over the islands.

[@LifewithMOLLYVlogs]

I've had the cat backpack for like a year and it's awesome! 100 percent recommend!

[@goodbyeisa333]

the only youtubers merch i would ever die for im for sure getting the sensitive hoodie in black omgmgmgmgmgm

[@ermasmood6296]

Simsie every couple of minutes “I’ll have to come back to this, it’s stressing me out” 😂

[@skylzv]

ive been wanting the cat pajamas for over a year now so now is the perfect time to buy them iim so excited

[@Ash-yh5oy]

Also you can resize the glass tile for skylights of any size. I like the 3d effect of the roof pieces though.

[@ellasmith3890]

i live on a boat full time and the boat-themed decor is so common! like people love to buy fish things (we had a fish lamp once lol) and things like that. side note: i love this shirt you've been wearing lately! anyone know where it's from?

[@skyconic88]

👀 Merch of the sewer cat family for Halloween 🥺🐈‍⬛

[@laurascott1296]

it would actually make sense to have a trash shoot since in a houseboat, you would be responsible for taking your trash to the dump so you would likely store the trash in the bilge or bowels of the ship until you were ready to carry it off.

[@Chaotic_Pixie]

Houseboats are overwhelmingly eclectic and fun IRL. They grew out of a need to live where it was too expensive to buy land, at least here in the US. (I'm aware it's different in Europe). Yachts, play things for the stupidly rich, tend to be extremely white and sanitized because the people who own them are NOT the people maintaining them. That's what the staff are for. Cash Jordan actually did a really awesome houseboat tour of one located in Brooklyn, I believe. And there are TONS of YT channels that feature houseboat tours, house boat builders, the list goes on. This is not a house boat. This is trying to be a yacht.

[@ground-mister-y8993]

We need these boat houses back, love the cute paintings and the outdoors picnic basket! xD

[@pandablossom_2659]

I’ve watched so many simsie videos where she says “when else are you gonna use this”. Apparently a lot kayla 😂

[@russalyncromwell3046]

All those sims swimming, boats moving, the open world…. Lol great in theory, but a single sim stuck in a routing area genuinely on the other side of that world could lag it all. There was a cheat you could do that would reset *every single sim* at the same time. I used it often. 😂

[@faeriescottage]

i’ve been asking about the sensitive hoodie restock for so long and i’m so glad they’re back!!! just ordered a black one and a necklace!!! thanks kayla

[@jenniekate63090]

ive been around boats my whole life, and i can confirm that yes you can have a grill on a boat

[@LuChii13]

OMG OMG this gave me war flashbacks to the time when we couldn't alt place doors and windows!!! Do y'all remember? It wasn't even that long ago! I remember lil simsie *begging* for that in all her videos!!!!!

[@Idyll_Candy]

Sims Freeplay has houseboats.. sort of. I loved them and the escalators.

[@kiarathecat04]

I really like this house😍. What about building a restaurant boat? I reckon it would be interesting

[@rebeccawicker6207]

Galley kitchen makes complete sense on a house boat!😊😊

[@glaciemdraco]

Houseboats are pretty to look at but much like I assume 99.9% of people who played the SIms 3, all I ever 'played' with in this world was that water moving along while literally everything else was frozen completely. Fun times.

[@Boozenbee]

Does anyone remember the house boat episode of Its Always Sunny where it gets set on fire? Her placing the candle down and wondering if its safe reminded me of that lol

[@sierra8790]

I’m so happy I was able to get the Sensitive hoodie!! I’ve wanted this!!!! Yaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy 🐸🐸🐸💕💕💕

[@ERYN__]

I want to challenge you to build more levels on the shipwrecked boat house. I was doing a collection play and built an inaccessible basement museum for sorting collections.

[@pumpkinspicedash]

they have something called museum wax and it basically holds things to a surface that might get knocked over. let’s pretend everything is held down with it 😂

[@kellyhartsfield5650]

House bout at kin-SHIP. I wonder if that was on purpose 😂 love it

[@little_jennif]

idk why but i was expecting like a british longboat or canal boat. Love it tho

[@piecyquu]

Tbh i love island paradise and never had any problems with the sims 3, like big ones. My game crashed like twice maybe.

[@OniGiri.]

Whenever I think of house boats I think of the sims 2 on ps2. The story mode. I never got past the damn house boat ship place you went.

[@allykath2801]

wow how are we already close to 2 mil subs!! yayyy! welcome lilnewbies

[@Kaitlyn.Moore.]

Stoked to see this! ❤

[@NoveltyTheClown]

‘Probably want to have thing built in if it moves’ *puts a rolling computer chair*

[@Star-rz5xo]

This was such a fun build to watch, great job!

[@ShepherdsAmelia]

I'm confused about how your Island Paradise never works cause after that pack came out and until like 2015 I played exclusively in that world and I don't remember issues like you seem to have more than like, Sims 3 issues which was a lot because back then the game mostly didn't work in general 😂 Island Paradise was my favourite houseboats were everything, I'm sorry that yours doesn't work 😭

[@katandromeda17]

I was gonna say something similar. I’ve only ever had issues on one computer with that pack, the rest was fine, and I generally move my sims to that world at some point. I really think it’s hit or miss. The only part of my game that was ever really bad was in general build/buy lag, but that was when I was playing on a really old computer. I do think that island paradise might be the most temperamental pack they’ve ever released and it works for some and not others.

[@b2nka]

Well I am in your team! I played the Sims 3 for so long and faced glitches only once when I installed too many CC😅 Since I stopped using CC my game never lagged or crashed

[@mackenziematheny4950]

It ran perfectly on my awful laptop in like 2015, but will not run on my nice PC. So silly

[@rinlivinthezone1547]

Lilsimsie every few seconds: "Like I said, its a boat" 😂❤ love u girl and love this boat!

[@NikkiV.]

No it’s fine 😅 you just have to delete a couple households a couple trees a few fences some stairs and some spawners in the hideaway also buy everyone a boat because the taxi boats get stuck everywhere 😂😂 It’s no big deal

[@jamie5092]

i think those tiny windows are well suited to a houseboat!

[@madisonlucero8168]

KAYLA!! I love your shirt it’s so cute!!

[@zofiele]

the living room rug... magnificent

[@heather_danyllle]

I’ve been watching you for so long and never realized that i wasn’t subscribed! Im so sorry! I just hit that button and love your videos! ❤

[@Mariana.831]

Honestly I’ve been loving all your builds recently!

[@jennabacon1240]

I LOVED THE HOUSE BOATS!!! I used them all the time (even though it was really glitchy lol)

[@aubriellemadison5451]

U should do a tiny house with only tiny living pack

[@alliepopoff325]

Houseboats were my favourite thing about Sims 3....I honestly just used to put up with the lag because it was so darn fun

[@CrazyGoGoVrose]

I miss house boats, they were fun.

[@goss1013]

it's so beautiful!!!!!

[@maggie4028]

This is such a fun concept and I think it turned out so nice!

[@Izzy_Innabi0325]

Can you do a huge tree house or a huge castle 👀? If you want a challenge

[@16taysia]

We can say that the houseboat accidentally beached itself and that’s why it isn’t floating 😂🩷

[@getsiesayas8934]

I am imagining this as a real house filled with stuff *cemented* to the floor cuz literally everything added will fly off

[@DAVYROCK_FIFA]

i've been waitung for this video! We love you simsie❤️❤️

[@rowanguerrin]

oh you KNOW that houseboat is blasting jimmy buffett

[@camdencarter2]

this houseboat is so florida-coded

[@SmallSnailMarie]

Im so glad I got my sensitive hoodie 😊

[@aleschabowy]

I simply just love it! P.S. This boat build looks like a tank also 😂😂😂😻😻😻

[@funnymeals]

This is amazing timing cause I just finished watching the One Piece Live Action and was thinking about how I want to play with sims that live on the water!

[@peyton8242]

I wonder if simsie capped her frame rate? You're supposed to cap it at 60, and the higher PC you have the more it'll try to up the frames and eat the memory.

[@fh9671]

No way!!! Was building a house boat yesterday and was trying to find a video of yours😭 uploaded just in time ❤️

[@roseredfire48]

I love it. I like Sulani but not necessarily the houses because of the bamboo type decor. I'd rather have regular decor. I will download this and the cruise ship when you're done. How is Snap doing?

[@soimsha.]

If there’s any place to catch on fire, I’d say a house boat is the best place. Just jump overboard