the builds in strangerville make me want to cry

Let's attempt to fix my least favorite lot in The Sims 4: StrangerVille
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[@kathleenmacari1040]

Every time Simsie asks why the lights don’t match or the path doesn’t line up, I just imagine EA builders saying “iTs StrAnGeRvILLe, iT AdDs To ThE StRaNgE……” 😂

[@TheCodysbiggestfan]

the funny thing is, that excuse would totaly work if it was only in strangerville. But stuff like that is a problem in every world sooo xD

[@Cocoanutty0]

There’s a fine line between strange and awful. They are not close enough to that line to make this argument lol

[@lololola991]

Also, the fact that SHE built it uneven (there’s 3 tiles on one side of the build, 4 on the other)… like she coulda fixed it🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Ashpleeeease]

Seems like they were like "ok team slap this together, we can pass it off as 'strange'."

[@lauragantz6876]

@@lololola991 in what part do you mean? I missed it

[@VaultGirl684]

This is how i play the sims: 10 minutes of actually playing with my created sim 2 hours renovating the lot my sim just stepped foot into

[@tenishas6856]

Me too. I’ve been trying to do better about actually playing the game but it’s not going very well

[@mayag8469]

I play with the simlicy save so I don't have that problem lol

[@spookzie9716]

mines 2 hours of making sims and 10 minutes into the gameplay 😭

[@LeaNuggiesSims]

@@mayag8469 Where can I get her save file?

[@omarslater7254]

Literally this

[@grenesims]

i fully believe strangerville is the reason they make game changers build the houses for newer packs 😭😭

[@yuhhbiscuit]

The builds are truly horrendous we will all never forget.

[@cassninetyfour1238]

Right? I wish I could work for EA and forget to place furniture and walls and it be okay 😂

[@Wolfie-Echo]

Exactly

[@richietoaster]

This and realm of magic 😂

[@eyalreiss294]

@@richietoaster the realm of magic school is a travesty they could of done a cool gothic castle but they made I don’t know what that is. They need to hire people that know about art history/ Architecture

[@stonecoldsteveaustinfan42069]

kayla is actually like....visibly getting better at building and going out of her comfort zone. it's fun to watch her improve in real time.

[@taylorgallagher2832]

She’s amazing!

[@valz_dayz_in_hell]

So true!!

[@_sofie]

She probably has 10.000+ hours in the game and some random yt commenter make a condescending remake on her “improvement” and get likes smh

[@erin2597]

@@_sofie improving isn’t a bad thing.

[@_sofie]

@knockout why would I take it personally? It's just rude

[@AspienPadda]

My heart broke when the bathroom, that had just made Kayla so happy, was removed

[@lmcgiglez]

SAME

[@alejandraludmilacastro2]

The same happened to me, i was hoping it was in a corner downstairs, but it wasn't :(

[@quietstories795]

Maybe I'm giving whoever built the original lot too much benefit of the doubt but I think the miss matched lights were there to give the effect of it being an old building with different bulbs in, and the yellow ones are old phosphorus bulbs and the white ones new hallogen ones.

[@cady7312]

This makes a lot of sense, actually.....

[@lilacpen8678]

You never know with EA, but I always have my sims live in utter squalor so my eyes just lit up with the possibilities, haha.

[@ByrdCamp]

That's my truth lol

[@Cocoanutty0]

If they had a flickering bulb color that’d be so cool. I think I’d only believe they purposefully did the color difference (or that they did it well at least) if they didn’t have major flaws in the builds that can’t be on purpose.

[@mythical_m]

I was going to say this! Totally agree! (Although I think they could have at least put it as a swatch...)

[@JHG.JUSTHUNGRY]

when she rotated the build to the frontside, pathway didn’t even line up at all and I’m like 😭😭😭😭❓❓❓❓

[@astermartinez9631]

she just seemed so done at that point 😭 I don't blame her

[@JHG.JUSTHUNGRY]

@@astermartinez9631 ikr if that were me i’d have been so freaking done too 🥲 all the sims4 pathway lots are just the p a i n

[@lololola991]

Shoulda been a hint she built it uneven😂

[@yazzybananas3106]

I would've just placed the path all over the lot that way you can't really tell its uneven unless you're looking at the front door in relation to the path 🙄 which is also annoying.

[@rainbcwdream]

@@lololola991 i just looked at it again, and she didn't build it unevenly; the entire lot is uneven! if it wasn't, the paths would line up. if she fixed it earlier, it would still be uneven when she flipped it. luckily it is a rather easy fix for those who decide to download this lot

[@ogrejd]

Man, the Strangerville Historical Society is gonna be pissed that the town's old one-room schoolhouse was destroyed by a developer with no appreciation for history. :P

[@marissaosman]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@itsmymusicvibes]

I love this pack: build and buy, cas, the world… but the lots are inexcusable. I don’t know what they were thinking.

[@mauratyson9580]

The cas is one of my favorites for any pack so the world makes me sad

[@itsmymusicvibes]

@@mauratyson9580 same and b&b especially. I just love the windows and doors. The word itself I find it beautiful, but the lots look half done and I don’t know why if there’s a reason for that or they just didn’t care

[@poisonapple6138]

The world is one of the most beautiful to me, hands down. I love strangerville

[@sim771]

@@itsmymusicvibes i think its so Strangerville can run on low end computers. So much of the world has interractions that having a detailed lot and the world would create processing issues. The lightbulbs for example, i agree with a different comment, it looks like hallogent white ones and the old phosphorous yellow ones and they just screwed a new one in. It's a tiny detail that is actually really thoughtful and gives *vibes* without adding processing issues

[@aquirkymooncake1988]

thats where ure wrong . they dont think

[@FangzV]

I don't think the light colors in the library were a mistake. I took them as trying to to make it look like it's not really maintained with care, with inconsistent and older bulbs in some areas. Anyway the rebuild is amazing and fits so much better with the fake buildings around it.

[@jk8451]

I just want to libraries to come stocked with all the skills books and everything. Sims 3 had that and I miss it so much!

[@DoveJS]

They do but only if you use a very specific bookshelf which only has like three swatches on it. If you go to one of the base game libraries, you'll see them there. IDK why but EA only coded that one bookshelf to have everything automatically; if you use any other bookshelf in the libraries then you have to add books to it to get the rest.

[@jk8451]

@@DoveJS I didn't know it was that bookshelf. I thought it was just the willow creek library that had all the books. I agree, it is a bit silly to only have it for that one bookshelf.

[@Frenchaboo]

I never actually hated Strangerville that much - at the very least I enjoyed the world. But no longer. Oh no, no. Not after seeing those crooked pathways. EA LITERALLY WHY

[@Claire-kr5ox]

It's an odd pack, but the world itself and the architectural styles have potential, and this build turned out super cute

[@cookiemonster59263]

yes!! the windows and doors are so cute!

[@fantasyk87]

Yes please, re-do all of the lots and for the houses - maybe with a safety bunker in all of them? It should be interesting.

[@FriendlyHamroll]

I've never seen the stranger ville builds yet so I'm hoping for a tour

[@yuhhbiscuit]

You don’t have the pack?

[@miriamgray6554]

they're often in review videos of the pack

[@theidiotofthisworld9520]

@@yuhhbiscuit not everyone has strangerville. Most people are scared away from it or just can't afford it

[@yuhhbiscuit]

@@theidiotofthisworld9520 I was asking a general question.

[@limiv5272]

@@theidiotofthisworld9520 Scared away from it? Why? It's a really nice pack, apart from the lots. I find myself using the world and items a lot [except for the lab stuff, but I still smile when I see those items in the catalogue]

[@oldworldradio]

I'd love to see you do the bar again! I actually play in Strangerville a fair amount but that bar is so sad and I don't want to renovate it every time

[@plumdutchess]

Why don't you save the renovated one and place it in a new save?

[@oldworldradio]

@@plumdutchess I do sometimes and also place different renos from the gallery but I like to have different ones for each save. Plus I just like to see Kayla's Strangeville builds, it's cool to see what she does with them since she doesn't like the pack

[@yud7825]

Please do all, it's really soothing to watch because they came out reaallly goood.

[@Namaikhan]

Kayla really has started to thrive in her new acceptance of sim related chaos, and I love that for her

[@Frenchaboo]

She has relaxed a lot since Dan has moved back in with her, she's such a different and more comfortable person that one or two years ago.

[@SamJones-qx9hz]

I actually love the Strangerville world so yes, PLEASE keep renovating.

[@katherineclayton1458]

I've been renovating the fancy Stanger Ville neighborhood with various Victorian houses and it is so much fun. The floral wallpaper from the Decor To The Max Kit really sparked my imagination to build Victorian homes. Also I never play in this world so I forgot how terrible the EA builds are 😬

[@ByrdCamp]

Strangerville is literally my favorite pack and the busted looking houses are the best part 👌🏾🤌🏾

[@thomas7649]

seeing simsie happy with a build is so refreshing

[@Livvalley]

simsie build challenge: build a house without once saying you’re bad at building 😭😭

[@jewellovesbirbs]

3 mins into the video “wait, i dont like that wallpaper! ugh, i’m so bad at building…. wait-“ *outro loads*

[@revised-reality]

The tip for using Shift to place trims on individual walls will preserve my sanity.

[@chloerene7858]

I have been waiting for this forever. I love the strangerville world, its beautiful. The buildings.... it needs help. And unfortunately my building skills are about level with the devs who built the og houses, so as many times as I've tried i can never make it look good 😂 cant wait to fix my save now!

[@alexwhatever874]

I'm not hating or anything, but couldn't it be that the light being a different colour was bc it's supposed to be strange🤔😂

[@blvrryogien]

it is

[@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah]

More like the light bulbs are different/old

[@Sydthebutton]

Omg after seeing how improved you made it, looking at the thumbnail again was a jumpscare 😂 I’d love to see more strangerville renos!

[@yuhhbiscuit]

I’ve never made it through a Strangerville build without having a panic attack. Props to Kayla for not having a mental breakdown over the horrendous builds.

[@rosiek06]

2nd round of videos of the day 😂 Clare now Kayla

[@yuhhbiscuit]

@@rosiek06 and LDshadowlady 😂

[@zoes6659]

@@yuhhbiscuit and Vixella

[@yuhhbiscuit]

@@zoes6659 😂 I forgot about that

[@ShakeeSnake]

I have a panic attack being creeped out from the possessed sims.........

[@mackiebell2]

I’d love to watch you rebuild alllll of the lots in strangerville! And honestly all the worlds, although I know that’s alot

[@Stardusk123]

Nothing like Simsie pulling a a Back to the Future Clock Tower build.

[@zainabsadil]

i was looking for this comment - it looks so much like hill valley!!

[@alejandraludmilacastro2]

I honestly love this build, it's lovely! It also made me really sad when the toilets that have made Kayla so happy were removed :(

[@nannybells]

i still havent played this pack but i love the world, the lighting is so beautiful

[@kkheelies8314]

please do renovate more strangerville!!! it's one of my favorite worlds and packs and i love the vibes of the items but the builds absolutely need more work and i am NOT a builder. having more simsie builds to place in it that fit the world would be EXCELLENT

[@hsfhanaa]

I love that you're using all packs. It made sense when you would only use the pack that the building was apart of and base game for your save file so if you d didn't have it you weren't missing items BUT as someone who just likes watching your build videos, I love watching your full creativity

[@meganjoelyn2207]

Definitely keep rebuilding Strangerville! 1) It's helpful and 2) it's very entertaining to watch you freak out over the weirdness of Strangerville!

[@chessu]

While I do love the rebuild, I wish it had been more of a renovation than a rebuild as in I think the original build has the vibe of 'an old converted chapel' whereas Simsie's is more of 'an old converted train station/manor house' and with the Wedding Stories adding some church windows and stuff, I think it would've been cute to upgrade on the existing theme.

[@erikadupuis9843]

Don't get me wrong, your blue suburbans houses are really nice but I love seeing you challenge yourself and renovate or create other type of builds! You're very very talented!

[@mowossh]

the fact that simsie mistook the back for the front of the lot is just the perfect icing on the cake

[@kerink]

i would looove to see you fully renovate strangerville. i just love seeing your remodels and rebuilds in general. i miss seeing simsie save progress, and itd be fun to see you revisit stuff now with the newer items and your newer skills

[@landsaroundtheworld]

Gallery finally works for me and I was able to download some of your builds. So fun actually having my Sims live in them! They are so detailed and the floorplans are so well laid out. Thank you!

[@user-kq8qx7vk2p]

Reminder that simsie is playing crowd control minecraft for st. Jude on her twitch!!

[@danny8284]

simsie this build is GORGEOUS, i’d love to see you renovate there rest of strangerville :]

[@ILuvAyeAye]

Thank you for this LilSimsie! And thank you for the children/toddler room. I explored this pack with a teenager, so it wasn't an issue then, but my Daddy Winter-Turned-Werewolf is raising two toddlers alone and trying to figure out the secrets of Moonwood Mill, and now I believe every lot should have a toddler potty by law. (You can put a toddler potty in your SIm's inventory and have them place it... But only when you're on a lot itself, not in then open world between lots. I don't understand why, because everything else Santa's offspring need place fine in between lots - a tent, a cooler, camping chairs, lanterns, and a turkey dinner follows us everywhere we go. But not the toddler potty, they've got to use diapers and whine about it.)

[@erika8934]

I was so sad when you had to lose the beautiful bathroom you built first! But in the end this build turned out even better with the new layout - adding it to my game asap

[@limiv5272]

This build is absolutely beautiful! I usually prefer to get inspiration from videos like this and make my own version, but I just had to download and place this one. My only gripe with the build is the bathrooms - there are toddler toys in the children's room upstairs, but no potty for some reason. I also added the soap and paper towel dispensers from Get To Work, because that make sense.

[@AlexaFaie]

The area of Strangerville that is in, plus your desire for the town hall to have a clock tower is just giving me such strong Back To The Future vibes. At least at just a few mins in. Perhaps it will change but that's the vibes I'm getting from the beginning.

[@ener.g]

I have never even SEEN this neighborhood in game, thats a testament to how little I played strangerville outside of build/buy since I bought it

[@kkoolade3882]

This new build looks great! I love the addition of the spooky attic. If I ever play in Strangerville will definitely be popping in your changes!

[@moodyboobsjanna]

I surprisingly like playing in strangerville (after it's fixed) because it's a nice 2nd option for a desert setting. It is hilarious to see all the quirks, as you pointed out with the path, which annoys me too! So I would love to see reno/rebuild of each lot. I did one mansion in the upper neighbourhood and love it, but hate the other houses too.

[@0amelia0110]

This build is insane!! the outside looks so dreamy omg

[@willd.4808]

I do post-apocalyptic builds a lot so Batuu and Strangerville are among my favorite packs 😂 The corrugated iron walls from Strangerville and the rusty windows from Batuu have been LIFESAVERS for me. I'm probably the only person with those 2 packs as my favorites

[@angel_cat]

I think it's sooooo WORTH IT. Please renovate more Strangerville lots. Show us how do much better it could be (and maybe also how to use some of their items). We love you, Kayla.

[@taylorgallagher2832]

Kayla, I ABSOLUTELY love this! Going to use it as inspiration for my let’s play that I hope to start in the summer. It’s absolutely gorgeous!

[@kuskus4025]

I love watching your renovations!! The building looks so good that I see myself studying there 😭

[@AesSedaix]

Love your builds!!! Please continue to renovate them!! If renovating an existing household, can you please stick with their current budget? That would be awesome. Thank you for adding relaxing and wholesome entertainment to my day. You are appreciated.

[@marmag4976]

Your rebuilds are always amazing! I love watching your videos when I need relaxing!!!

[@faithwilson1327]

You make the world look so so so much better! ❤️

[@rendring]

I relate so hard with almost crying over the stair rails clipping with the wall. Every time I have more than one story in a build, I die a little because it's so normal to have stairs against the wall like that but we can't place the rails on only one side 😭 it makes me avoid using stairs constantly

[@annah-g6274]

Ok this turned out SO cute, and I am really excited to add it into my Strangerville save that I'm playing rn

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

I think the roof should be the green scallop thingies because it's the most important building in town and probably have bronze roof that turned green overtime.

[@frozerus]

i love how ur going out of ur comfort zone more! great video

[@isabellaadams6093]

If there’s one thing miss Kayla is gonna do, it’s make the buildings smaller🫡

[@DylanRomanov]

I’m the opposite lol

[@kindofphony]

@@DylanRomanov me too 😭😭

[@lauryst-jeandefallon8335]

I like strangerville it give me a strangerthing vibe and i just love the style of the build item like i allways use the brown and green door and window

[@lukevanwyngaardt6584]

The lots in this world are absolute eyesores. The worst offender in my eyes is that big 40x30 lot the Roswells live on, I always evict them and bulldoze the lot to replace it with something else.

[@VampireKitty99]

I would honestly love to see an updated strangerville! 😊🌵🏜

[@kayteelizz]

Yes! Please redo more of the lots. This one looks so good!!!

[@mimidoeu]

this build is so beautiful!! you did such a good job omg

[@luciacastille]

it's not too out there to have a town hall and library in the same building! I live in a small town with pretty much nothing (we live in the suburbs so we just go to other towns if we need anything more niche than Walmart), and we have our town hall and library in the same building.

[@halfprince]

17:00 Oh my god, THAT'S WHERE THAT IS?!?!?! You absolute GODDESS, that is going to change my life. I've been using get together's flat ruins and sized up garden lights because I couldn't find that stupid thing

[@amelia-dd6vz]

yes more pls it makes me so happy to see the improvements

[@simmerthemis3530]

Gorgeous build! I'd love to see you do the rest of the lots! 😊

[@unholyzoe]

I am so happy I share a birthday with you Kayla! I've been watching you for about 2 years and I've only just known this. Makes me proud to be a sims player!

[@TaraH195]

You gave me a idea now! I am going to build a church on this lot! Strangervile looks great for it and on this specific lot with the suroundings!

[@jaoux]

i love this reno so much it’s kinda making me wanna buy strangerville

[@nicolepatras3927]

If you have one flaw, Lilsimsie, and you don't, you are too hard on yourself! You create magic!

[@casscasst]

And yes pls re do them!! Strangerville has so much potential

[@mochi19971]

I made a comment on one of lilsimsies older videos about strangerville, and it had a bunch of build deas for genuinely strange things in strangerville. I am so sad that I can't find the comment anymore, because I thought those ideas were cool. But here are a few things that could genuinely add to the strange: -a kids room or children toys for a family with no kids -secret scientist basements -crystal balls, hippie witchy vibes -a mysterious room with no windows, a metal door and a food tray on the floor

[@katrinamanzari6311]

this is one of my favorite builds that you’ve done !!!

[@ShadoeLandman]

I love the grit and reality of Strangerville, with it's neglected buildings, cracked pavement, and overgrown parking lots.

[@liamstockton9387]

Yes more renovations!! Love this build

[@Elena19Rose]

Loved the building!!!! I really hope you renovate the rest of strangerville, it certainly needs it haha

[@hycynth82828]

I loved this library im def getting it as soon as i get strangeville

[@loptseldr]

Seeing you play makes me wanna again. I may do a rags to riches again, thats my favorite challenge to do. Also i feel your pain with the path issue. i also hate how we cant have the same tiles as the neighbourhood pavments. i wanna continue it as a path to the front door but noooo we cant have that tile that is RIGHT THERE!!!!!!also i feel you on the fear of freezing and not having saved.

[@kateisnotmyrealname7371]

I love these kinds of videos!!!! I love seeing you redo premade building and complaining about the previous lots

[@TheNewSuper1]

Your eyes are so pretty Kayla. Your humor and personality is so refreshing in todays society. At least in comparison to what surrounds me. My non simmer friends know who you are. One of my fave content creators. You’re a great speaker. I’d listen to you talk about anything you’re interested in. Hope you’re around the internet for a long time! ♥️

[@TheNewSuper1]

Not to mention all you have done to help children and their families and to help other help others. It’s inspiring and I’ve been feeling called to volunteer in my community and you’ve been a great influence in that!!

[@AxelMacopelli]

It is definitely definitely definitely worth rebuilding the whole world again. Please do this Kayla 😊

[@EmKatSam]

I love this version of Strangerville library! It's really beautiful with its clock and details, and the hidden creepy attic is on brand with the world. I want to put it in my game. Well done! 😊

[@yurinaoto]

This have so much potential to be a church as well idk, DO IT SIMSIE DO IT

[@zoeyszooted8728]

This build is so cool! I’d love to see you rebuild more in strangerville, it has a lot of potential! I love this build as always, and even gave me inspiration to play the sims

[@crazygirl5386]

The fact that I love the style of these buildings 😭😭

[@moonaires]

this is so prettyyyy, you're so talented, kayla!!

[@heg203]

I’m playing in Strangerville rn, too, so yes, pleeez, keep renovating!

[@MCBlackCZ]

it's giving resident evil 2 police station i love it

[@gothic56796]

THIS WAS SO WORTH IT!!! PLEASE DO MOREEEE SIMSIEEEEEE

[@michaelottinger]

I thought I was the only one! Yeesh! That library! Also: SHIFT+click fixes the trim?!?!?!? THANK YOU!!!!

[@lj2265]

The weird way all the lots are off center is why I use terrain paint the most for sidewalks and things lol Everything fits when you paint it on

[@courtanie6474]

Please keep redoing the lots! I’d really love to see the bar redone next.

[@sillyhedwig]

I LOVE this building, such an improvement!! Will use this in every save from now on

[@aspirlaylek6155]

Please renovate the other lots OMG. I love your take on this worlds style & would love to see what you do with the other lots! Xoxo

[@bellanutella7091]

2:17 I think flickers lights create an spooky library theme though