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[@henniem]

Simsie: talking about how strange it is that university has fancy windows and ikea type furniture Me: so basically Europe in a nutshell, old buildings and ikea furniture everywhere

[@lauren.19]

So true 😂

[@Hannah-uv8hy]

Yes

[@melaniazihlavska4578]

Literally 😂😂😂

[@buttersofi]

Lmao my house

[@marveludus]

lol I thought the same thing. the house I live in has paintings on the ceiling in the entryway but my apartment has ikea furniture from years ago (like from before I even moved in) I also live right next to the university so there's mostly students here

[@selkiefluff]

It's always so weird that the in-world debug buildings look normal and realistic and the ones EA builds for gameplay look like an alien was trying to understand human shelters.

[@mariabacalhau1366]

😂😂 👍

[@sweetpeach3293]

This is the perfect way to explain it! 😂

[@complainer406]

There's a theory that the builds were intentionally bad so that the average player would be able to improve them

[@cordeliax8972]

@@complainer406 nahhh that gives them way too much credit lmao

[@eroticmanhole]

@@complainer406 Even veteran players can't handle some of these buildings

[@mathildebjerregaard6973]

You should build a house for a simmer who has 8 cats, and each of the cats get their own room. Cat mansion :)

[@biscuityy]

OH MY GOSH!!! Best build idea I’ve ever heard 😂

[@lillianhaaser5521]

YES 😺😺

[@vlogrilssanti]

Wow!

[@HalfBoyHalfGod]

You are right and you should say it

[@spoodlenoodleproductions5759]

PLSSS

[@mahariwynn1339]

"Do you ever just cry over Sims items?" Yes... yes I do. it's why half of my builds don't have fences because none of the gates match!

[@BULMA58YT]

Somewhere far away in the universe , the gates match lol

[@missink1728]

Have you seen the snoop dog meme on youtube about fences that don't fit?

[@limiv5272]

I'd love it if some CC creator just did a whole build catalogue add on of all the things that are missing, and adding swatches to make everything match. If only I knew how to do it myself

[@Eventide215]

@@limiv5272 It'd just be a "I fixed the swatches" CC and it replaces all of the items in the game with swatches that actually match each other.. It'd be a massive undertaking but it'd be amazing.

[@limiv5272]

@@Eventide215 We're not missing just swatches unfortunately. For example we have a lot of fences without matching gates and/or stair railing.

[@biscuityy]

I love it when Simsie comes up with storylines for her sim builds.

[@tallulahbrown5864]

Really I live sending my Sims to uni

[@biscuityy]

@@tallulahbrown5864 I can’t be bothered it’s too much effort to have to do that for me.

[@roedor2802]

@@biscuityy if you still have this problem... There's a mod for making college easier in the Sims (sadly not in real life) so you can have more fun

[@agostinacastillo828]

they should go back to all the old packs and make matching swatches. they owe it to us

[@aliopa8516]

Or they could let us make our own swatches like in the Sims 3

[@Ohmygodaprayingmantis]

HONESTLY

[@leenone8456]

New cc pack: make maxis match (itself). 😅😭🤡

[@emd4390]

They really should update all the former packs with everything they know now.

[@emerson3669]

@@emd4390 true..but time is money, and money is something they apparently don’t have! *cough cough, multi-billionaire company**

[@grenesims]

this is the prettiest starter home i've ever seen.

[@jennifergingerhexe4493]

Same

[@biscuityy]

This is much nicer than all of the dorm rooms I’ve ever seen.

[@EmKatSam]

Love it!

[@monifhorsham895]

Girl…be honest now

[@grenesims]

@@monifhorsham895 the inside isn't special but that outside?? GORGEOUS.

[@sazzorakskills1614]

Simsie: “the windows and the ikea furniture are a strange combination” Me: looks at my dorm in a very old building with old windows and ikea esc furniture

[@limiv5272]

But wouldn't such a dorm come with old cabinets and such? I think that should've been in the pack

[@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059]

@@limiv5272 Not in dorm rooms. Plus some college students are not known for caring about antique furniture/cabinets or anything else. Like most people who rent houses don't actually mow the lawn or clean the cabinets etc because it isn't thier property so they don't care if it looks like crap. The same with old buildings full of students/renters, it is cheaper to deal with cheap kitchen cabinets etc and replace them every 20 years or so, because even if it looked like Dumbledores office they wouldn't have any respect for it either, because it isn't thier stuff. It would cost a small fortune every year to repair Victorian style oak cabinet doors or mahogany stair rail posts after some drunk kids vandalized them. Plus some students are often rowdy and drunk so they will care even less about expensive centuries old furniture etc and have no problem puking and passing out on a 200 year old Persian carpet. They would be more upset about "thier" Ikea desk. The dorm I was in (1 semester in the early 90s, I hated living in a dorm because of all the noise and crap so I went home) was in a building from the 1920's but it was junky inside with Avocado colored linoleum floors from the 70's and press-wood cabinets etc. It almost looked like squatters lived there or a motel. Since the next group of students wouldn't care either, they hadn't updated the place since like 1973 or something when they turned the building into a dorm. Just because you would respect it, does not mean others will.

[@limiv5272]

@@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059 From the sound of it, it's a good thing I never lived in a dorm [I lived with my parents and took a train every day]

[@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059]

@@limiv5272 It could be different elsewhere. But I am introverted and don't drink alcohol or coffee so maybe it was just way too chaotic for me. Maybe extroverts wouldn't have so much of a hard time.

[@natwel1544]

The national heritage say you must keep an old building. Grade 1-2 listed. So they convert 'em.

[@lockboxDAI]

I think a reason why there's so little matching and overall consistency in any of the packs is the amount of temp work EA uses. A lot of the staff isn't permanent. They're temps. They get a brief, like make this- these are the perameters, and they finish, clock out, and that employee is never heard from again. And you can't really hold them accountable because they don't give a flying hoot. It was like a few weeks of paid work, and they're gone like a fart in the wind. What does it matter- its temp work, so whatever they do is 'close enough'. Because EA also downsized Quality Assurance so much, its not like someone can hold them to a high standard. Because these are private contractors, it costs EA less... And the fans of the sims just have to suck it up and deal with a poorer quality product

[@Eventide215]

EA could still easily give the people a set of textures, colors, etc they have to work with so they match better. The main issue is like woods in the game never really have the same tones. What they should be doing really is having people create just the model then another team that creates the textures that then go on that model. Like Sims 3 did to allow the create-a-style to work.

[@lockboxDAI]

@@Eventide215 that would entail like... a team. And EA only uses a skeleton crew of salaried employees. They don't need to give temps health insurance, after all, so they're not incentivized to make a lasting team to direct with a baseline of meshes, and to supply consistent textures or a "texture bible" to refer to for those meshes. it would be great if they did that, but they just don't. It seems really obvious to us, but that's because we see the thing in the totality. On the inside, I think its like the fairy tale of the blind men touching only one part of the elephant at a time. Its such an ingrained way of working that I think it's hard to break out of that now, if not impossible. (Just look at when simtubers have the creators visit the lots they build and they're shocked and surprised at being called out for missing toilets and things like that. They don't play this game and don't think about this stuff - like NOT AT ALL lol)

[@Eventide215]

@@lockboxDAI You sound like someone that has absolutely no idea about anything but just make stuff up based on what you heard and your like grade school level of knowledge about business.. I regret ever replying to you.

[@jollyjeangiant]

I love it when we get to see Stanley in a not-Stanley-centric video. It's like we're checking up on him and making sure he's okay. Since the videos about him tend to inflict trauma. Here Stanley, come look at this cute house in the university neighborhood!

[@brennan3723]

Britechester is hands down the best world for rags to riches. Your Sims can go sleep, eat, shower, etc in the dorms and no one notices to get upset.

[@tallgrl94]

That's because most college students understand the struggle. They survive off of coffee, ramen, and dreams.

[@brennan3723]

​@@tallgrl94 And because the features of that pack don't fully work so it can't make residents get upset about squatters properly lmao

[@CarsonSmash]

Man, I bet this lot would make a killer location for a frat house. Like, couch on the front porch, random thing like an old firetruck in the front yard, as many bedrooms as possible, hangout in the attic and all inside a beautiful old house with random clutter. I'm not into greek life but I'd love to see a take on the house.

[@ashgoescrash1591]

I would LOVE for the university pack to get an update. Like for example to get KITCHEN COUNTERS. I think this pack would be a good pack for more KITCHEN COUNTERS (and bathroom stuff)

[@biscuityy]

Since it’s supposed to be a university pack it’s kinda strange how they didn’t add bathroom stuff.

[@warmpinksoup]

@@biscuityy university has a stall toilet though

[@rachelcookie321]

@@biscuityy why is it strange? Do you heavily associate bathrooms with university or something? I don’t think this pack particularly needed any bathroom stuff, everything in the game already works for dorms. They added that stall toilet and individual shower anyway.

[@mjm3091]

I mean I would like for it to actually have University gameplay. Cause this is just gloryfied Homework pack. Definitely didn't need this American centred shell of rabbit holes, that doesn't even remind proper University. Which is even more insulting when you consider that game makes you pay for a human/Sim right that is free education. Its not even good fraternity pack. Mostly Robotics, Bikes and Open Shower Head pack. And even that was taken, by Eco Lifestyle and Snowy Escape. Making Discover University the one Expansion that should have been returnable.

[@MikaelaCher]

Super cheap stuff, and add another countertop oven thing like the one from DHD !!!!! Why isn't it a thing in the University pack ???

[@emmmma143]

I mean this in the best way possible but I love how Kayla’s intros are literally introduction paragraphs to essays 😭😭 maybe it’s the English major in me but I noticed the hook, relation to the topic, major points…maybe I’m reaching but it’s funny lol

[@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059]

I think the reason for the "old building" doors and windows is that in alot of Universities (especially in Europe) they are old buildings, some centuries old, but the resident students will only be there a few years, hence the cheap Ikea stuff. None of them are bringing grannies antique dresser and thier great-great grandparents marriage bedframe.

[@idfkjade]

simsie complaining about running out of money but wasting all of it on walls for the fake chimney is everything

[@hehe9842]

My teachers just died from cancer so I was crying my butt of and then I saw you posted I smiled a bit…thank you for always making my day a little bit brighter❤️ Btw you always make great builds!

[@biscuityy]

OH my god, I am so sorry for your loss, may your teacher Rest In Peace 💜

[@hehe9842]

@@biscuityy Thank you❤️

[@margaretdiroma5051]

I'm so sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you, your school, and everyone your teacher impacted. I hope your days get easier ❤

[@alice.3leanor]

So sorry for your loss! ❤️✨

[@Andiswa_Sidwaba]

I’m so sorry for ur loss may she rest in peace ❤️💜💙. My heart goes out to u, you deserve soo much

[@MichelleWalterdoesArt]

it's like every frat house... looks cool from the outside, but on the inside they're a mess/not recently updated.

[@rachelh667]

Simsie: "We can't do that..." Also Simsie: *Does that*

[@YuGamingg]

Priorities

[@ribbitfrog1]

I've renovated this house, and I found it useful to put the staircase outside. I also built the house taller, so like 3 stories (could add more plus a basement). I think it's an interesting location, but I wish there were more playable lots in this world.

[@julxyn]

I just noticed that this starter house is a replica of the starter in evergreen harbor. the size, for me, is pretty much the same, but the kitchen seems bigger and the upstairs only have 1 bedroom (but it clearly fits 2) and the stairs are bigger, so take more space I mean... I am not going to open my game just to see if they reutilized the idea, but I guess you guys get the idea

[@aliopa8516]

Lol I actually was playing with my sims on that lot a few days ago and yeah it is pretty much a replica. Sims has gotten so lazy with their builds. It's easy to spot the ones that were actually made by gamers. They should have all the lots built by gamers

[@galaxyoasis18]

@@aliopa8516 sims builders have been doing that for a few packs

[@thejompi]

@@aliopa8516 Snowy Escape, Paranormal, Cottage Living we’re done by simmers. Kayla did Snowy Escape.

[@recordtapesbackward]

evergreen harbor came after university though 😃

[@harleynori]

This is so cute, my only problem with the debug ivy is when you're playing and have the walls down it blocks your view lol

[@sherrybrissette1614]

This always makes me nuts!

[@heather_bee]

I never play in Britechester because it feels like there are no amenities there. That is a nice lot though! I would kill for multi family town homes in the game. You always do a great job, Simsie!

[@jessiedobson8871]

How does Simsie just pull the most perfect floor plans out of thin air

[@haunted-but-holy]

Because she's a fucking icon

[@chelseysilooy]

I love it! You made me think of Amsterdam. They have the largest windows on the first/ground floor and the smaller windows on the second and third. It used to be for the guests they would welcome in the past, they needed the most light on the first/ground floor since that would be living space. Maybe this will create some inspiration for your next build ❤️

[@leticiafigueiredo8150]

simsie should do a plumbob themed house and put every plumbob themed decor we have in it, it would probably be horrific - seems like kayla

[@sim771]

Luckily through the roommates system, your roommate will place down decorations to jazz up their room and personalize it, it's super cute actually. University is one of my favorite packs, I broke a save file because i played the pack so much using the club system for frat/sororities and I had like 98% young adults in my save 😅 I should've started the 100 baby challenge! (Why didn't i think if that)

[@CarolM1968]

Wonderful video yet again. I put semi-detached cottages on this lot, I'm from the UK so this is normal lol, I actually live in a stone fronted terraced mill cottage as my town was heavily into linen weaving during the industrial revolution, and mining of course, I live in Yorkshire and most towns and villages had a coal mine back then.

[@rodedamiguelez631]

I remember your Sims 3 University Let's play and it was hilarious, nothing compares to the Sims 3 chaos. That one and the Generations let's play are my all time favorites. Maybe is time to bring it back

[@Stardusk123]

They should do a base game update just to update all the prices to be reasonable and to match swatches for build and buy mode.

[@LardZardd]

"do you ever cry over sims items" yes... WHY IS THERE NO CABINETS FOR THE ISLAND LIVING CABINETS ONLY SHELVES

[@stopske9332]

My first thought was that it looks like they tore down the neighbouring buildings and left that one house standing. So like they build new stuff all around and the one building is now standing on an empty field as a reminder of old times. I've see this from time to time and I absolutely love it. They seem sad and badass at the same time. I aspire to be the last building of a row still standing:)

[@ammiegrace2478]

this build is so cute! It makes me want to play university again.

[@dunja3013]

Tip for auto-columns: you can make a square with walls, put wallpaper and then again add windows. They will all be deleted. Or maybe don't delete inner walls before putting wallpaper outside, that sometimes works. 😀

[@sparklyplumbob]

I have been LOVING these building videos when you talk through them!!!!!! They’re so comforting!!!!

[@ColorguardCat]

Ok but this is one of the most accurate college housing builds I've ever seen

[@nathanielkenneth]

I renovated this house yesterday and managed to fit in 4 bedrooms 💅🏻

[@maxisheremax]

I absolutely love this build and it’s also SO accurate to student housing in my university town irl. Complete with beautiful historical buildings on the outside with the most cheaply designed and poorly maintained interiors (those tiles look just like my uni house). Nailed it!

[@jigglehx3k]

I’m using this house for my college sim who lives with his girlfriend and their toddler lol. I turned the room with the purple bunny rug into a kids room and it works out. But when I saw the tile on the floor and walls in the kitchen/bathroom I sincerely questioned your sanity lol. I had to come look at the actual video of you building it

[@katiebain991]

I’d like to see you redo starter homes into what you’d want with no budget. I like the struggle but your vision without restraints is awesome to see as well

[@Ohmygodaprayingmantis]

I live in a college town and freestanding houses that look like that aren't uncommon, they're usually frats BUT they're old and cool and even though it looks weird In the sims , it's very accurate LOL

[@burntbarbie9031]

I can't get over how Simsie talks about building starter homes the same way I talk about my sims and their backstories

[@branthony8055]

Perks of being home sick (not covid) is that I can watch Kayla's videos as soon as they come out

[@avapatino6058]

I'm sick (with covid) and just had the same thought

[@branthony8055]

@@avapatino6058 hope you get well soon :)

[@snowonthebeach333]

University is easily one of my favourite Sims packs, (mostly bc it was the first pack I got and because of the beautiful cas and build items) but SO many of the hairs from this pack have become basegame (same with island living) and it makes me so sad! This pack had so much potential but it can get so boring so easily!

[@foranzo1582]

I think that the outside of this house is one of the coolest ones bc it's very realistic, though the mood is certainly killed since it's a detached house and not a terraced house

[@tirnaaly]

would be fun to put backpacks or shoes under the stairs to fill in that space as "storage" or a small narrow dresser - also pretty realistic

[@ey1806]

It would be nice to see you do challenges where you can decorate your houses a bit more. I understand that obviously for challenges like this, you have to keep to the budget pretty strictly, but I also think some of the rooms just end up missing out on what they would have realistically e.g. the dorm without the dressers. I guess it is just a compromise for the challenge. Your house ended up looking so pretty and I absolutely love your videos! Please keep them coming :))

[@swana4934]

I would love to see you do this house again, same lot, basically the same exterior but a rich sim is living on the inside. Maybe not exactly a rich sim, but a sim funded by their parents so they're living good.

[@ThatOneGirlOnHere]

I was just looking at old university build videos to get ideas for my legacy challenge and you post this video, it’s perfect timing

[@lieslrose612]

tbh i'd love a video of just simsie going through debug and reacting to it

[@isawhat8712]

The outside of this build is *chefs kiss*. That floor-to-ceiling tile, though, is going to give me nightmares.

[@urfav_tay]

BB. Show live edit objects (I'M SORRY IF THIS SOUNDS WEIRD BUT CAN SOMEBODY LIKE THIS SO THAT I REMEMBER-)

[@georgiarose4613]

I really want to see more builds in Windenburg again. There were obviously heaps when the pack came out but it’s my favourite style of architecture and it’s all gone now :(

[@kerryleccese3373]

Petition for Kayla to do a another University let's play with Gertrude but this time in the Sims 4 !

[@tacocat2919]

Simsie: We can’t do that! Also Simsie: Does it anyways

[@laurar3398]

I really love this starter home. Kayla really outdone herself with this one!

[@peyton7470]

I love these small money challenges, but I really just want to watch you go all out sometimes even if it’s small! Lol

[@LbEternity]

I’ve always used this lot to build a set of townhomes similar to the ones in the background/to the left.

[@shayvanbrn]

i saw the thumbnail and immediately knew this was going to be a gorgeous build

[@ultimatewager]

The original architecture is spot-on for an English village. It's called a two-up two-down, meaning the number of rooms on each level. Toilets on these houses would originally have been outside and are retro-fitted to the upstairs making one of the bedrooms smaller. They would have been in long rows of terraces, but this was pretty good as a realistic modest starter home for an English village.

[@mattkaru]

Dream home vibes for meeeee, I would love to see a renovation of it without money limitations!

[@partypoison4049]

“That’s how you save money, it just has to be small” Me with micro homes that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars: oh is that how you do it

[@that1chalkblob]

You do o musch for this channel, we love you! I'm never out of things to watch with you!!

[@amandaa901]

yasss first, i'm always waiting for u to post so i could have something to watch while eating dinner!

[@firstnamelastname1839]

the more i watch kayla the more i realise how much she loves that base game brown rug bc she uses it CONSTANTLY lmao i do the same with my builds (although i hate to say it but i absolutely DESPISE that rug so it pains me every time lmaooo)

[@tessareyes9940]

What if you do like 3 houses next to each other, then look for roommates and block the doors of each “house” so they can only enter to one house per roommate? Idk if I explained well and if its possible (never tried it before)and also idk if I wrote that right hehe, greetings from Mexico💖

[@vivavy7444]

I remember seeing someone building on this lot dorms for students, it was this type of style houses glued to eachother, so that's an idea, if you wanna try and do something like that as well

[@geoklapow5055]

This is one of the cutest houses I love ur builds

[@cidnah]

I actually love the university bedroom furniture, especially the lighter colors !!

[@SuperWilster]

LOL That house looks almost 100% like my house when I bought it. Needless to say it doesn't look like that no more. But because of its looks it was el cheapo. But with enough bedrooms for the kids. Love this vid :-) Thank you for making it!

[@balobadartist9022]

Bestie I have two kids who I’m taking to university so I am yoinking this out right out of the gallery THANK UUUUU 💗💗💗

[@ljrretropcs]

Proper terraced housing has been my wish since forever in this game

[@hasitdawnedonyou]

I agree that this lot is sooooo bad! Glad you did magic to it. Would’ve been nice to make this a frat house

[@olive9339]

I want her to redo this with the rent pack!!

[@analiese8970]

Could you do Sims 4 but every room is a different Taylor swift album? Love you 💚

[@bluepinkwhitepurple3739]

The build actually looks very cute and realistic! You are great! :D

[@visiblyyr]

Kayla definitely could’ve given herself an extra 1,000$ because she only got 19k back.. lol most stater homes are 20k anyways. But she did so well that it actually makes sense that the rooms are more decorated than the actual house too!

[@mayag8469]

the 1k is for the lot

[@meadowgrace]

the amount of times that kayla says "so lets kill that window" is hilarious

[@JeAxra]

All I want is a color slider. I struggle constantly matching colors in builds and cas that I almost always default to black and white. It limits everything so much and I can’t stand it. I realize create a style in ts3 was way too much but the only option being a handful of swatches just drives me absolutely crazy.

[@StephT2563]

This build is gorgeous!!

[@gwendolynrobinson3900]

"You ever just wanna cry over a sims item" yknow sometimes I worry about simsie

[@biscuityy]

That’s literally the story of my life 😭

[@letsgobruins4977]

The outro song is a song that Dankpods uses all the time, it's so weird hearing it in a different context than headphone tests.

[@nicolethorson8186]

"I will spend a significant amount of money my own columns, just so I can be less sad." I think we can all identify with that.

[@faithdoeslife]

u have such good taste I'm obsessed with all of ur builds 🤩

[@pamelaphillips]

Yeah I have problems just fighting with the roofs. You guys never said it would be that difficult. But thanks for the tricks you have told me. Keep on simsing and game on.

[@marieazrak1951]

It would even be cool if they made a lifeline in The Sims 4 or any of the Sims game you definitely need to put a police detector and fire detector in there

[@laurynblake212]

I absolutely died when she said “That I absolutely cannot believe” The audacity they had 😂

[@allysm.c]

IDEA: make a house with only wood objects. wooden toilet, wooden tub, only wood panels for walls and floors, decor only with wood etc… dont know why i thought of this but its really funny to me (obviously like beds and stuff have bedding and details that arent wood but as long as the object is mostly wood its fine)

[@sadsandstone3505]

I really want you to play university serious again ;-; gameplay of this pack is so underrated

[@enotj]

simsie this build looks SO GOOD

[@lucyautumnlucy]

I love this style of videos so much :D

[@perry_platussy]

I am in love with this house simsie. You are soooooooooo good. 💛

[@queenxrm]

this house legit reminds me of the houses in the uk and i loveeee itttttt

[@slate613]

"Can anyone give me an honest answer as to why they've done this to me?" Simple Kayla. Because, SIms. 😂

[@ecembalcoglu5677]

It is actually possible to find the neighboring houses in the debug menu. I had placed two debug houses with my own functioning build somewhat mimicking their exterior between them to utilize this lot. I think when there is a single house on this particular lot it looks a little out of place no matter how cute or nicely build it is.

[@MrsSullie22]

Challenge idea: build the neighboring debug houses! Especially in willow creek! Sometimes I think they’re just as cute if not cuter than the original EA builds!

[@evelientx]

at the end of each starter home video you should do a little segment where you finish the house the way you would if you werent limited to the 20k!

[@evelientx]

also, you should do a "normal" uni stream!! its my favorite pack

[@twosidedoctoplushie22]

I literally downloaded this the moment you posted it yesterday and I'm using it for a purple-themed Sim doing a physics degree

[@KUREHA3D]

this is so adorable simsie!!!♥️♥️

[@elenas3571]

The start had me worried but the house turned out so cute!