Harry Potter Collection: The Ministry of Magic

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF MAGIC: Harry Potter Collection of Lots!

IMPORTANT NOTE:
This is NOT a "movie-based" Ministry of Magic with dark walls covering the building (as "cool" as they may look, dark walls underground are almost unbareable for Simming). This version is designed moreso after the book and has been altered to be Sim Friendly and functional! Please keep that in mind.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLECTION
This set includes both residential and commercial lots. There are a total of 25 download pages (with 34 individual files to download) in this collection.


Harry Potter Collection: The Ministry of Magic



LOT INFORMATION
This is a NEW and IMPROVED version of The Ministry of Magic! The first version was 10 levels below ground and was not functional at all. The second version was 5 levels below ground and was functional (at times). After further testing of the lot, the Ministry of Magic was removed from MTS2 for renovation. This new version was built on a 4 x 4 lot and is only 1 level below ground which has improved loading time and game play in a MAJOR way! There are 10 Rooms (Sections) instead of 10 Floors. Each room (section) holds the essence of the perspective floors in The Ministry of Magic. Every room is labeled and decorated to fit Ministry related rooms. Naturally, the Ministry had to be disguised, so it is hidden beneath a London Park which I named Arcanum (a word that implies secrecy). The FLOO NETWORK was also recreated using the London Phone Booth Cover by Maylin, The 1 Tile Ascension V2 Stairs by Targa and the White Fireplace Cover by Mia86. If you downloaded the original version, please DELETE it and replace it with this version. You won't be disappointed! Enjoy the download!



LOT STATISTICS

IMPORTANT NOTE: 2 DOWNLOADS AVAILABLE
There are 2 downloads available in this thread. There is version that includes Calidan's Living Crystal Balls for the Hall of Prophecies. This version has additional small item custom content decor (brain in a jar, surgery tools, etc.) The 2nd version has LIMITED custom content (Targa's Stairs, CTNutmegger's White Fireplace Cover, Maylin's London Phone Booth Cover, UK1967's Medieval Door and Arch, Annev's Stackable Shelves and XxHalfBloodPrincexX's Ministry of Magic Fountain) necessary to achieve the Ministry of Magic look! Take a look at the following picture to help decide which version you would like.


Lethe's Crystal Ball can be found here:
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=69334

COMMERCIAL LOT / 4 x 4 Lot / §0 (Community Lot) / Furnished / 2 Levels (Above Ground and Below Ground)

Above Ground: Arcanum Park - Barbecue Pavillion, Swing Park, Skating Rink, Chess Tables and Restrooms
Below Ground: 10 Sections (10 Main Rooms)

Section 1: Minister for Magic and Support Staff
Ministers Office with Office Desks for 3 Members of The Minister's Support Staff
Section 2: Department of Magical Law Enforcement
Office Cubicles and the Wizengamot Courtroom
Section 3: Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes
Meeting Room with Computers, Photo Machine, Lunch Table
Section 4: Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures
3 Office Cubicles, Pest Advisory Board (Pet Shop), Goblin Office
Section 5: Department of International Magical Cooperation
Clothing Shop, Small Restaurant, 1 Office (Law Office)
Section 6: Department of Magical Transportation
3 Office Cubicles, 1 Classroom (Apparition Test Centre) which has a visible stair to serve as the Apparition Disappearance and Reappearance Test and Computers for the Written Portion of the Test
Section 7: Department of Magical Games and Sports
2 Office Cubicles and a Bowling Alley (Which Serves as the Gobstones Club)
Section 8: The Atrium
The Reception Room with a Security Desk (Small Gift Shop), Floo Fireplaces and The Ministry of Magic Brethren Fountain
Section 9: Department of Mysteries
Hall of Prophecies and 5 Other Small Chambers (Gift Shop)
Section 10: Courtrooms
2 Courtrooms (Library)




THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND
First:
All stephanie b. walls, floors and ground covers included in houses downloaded from MTS2 can be used in lot creations on any free or pay site as long as I receive credit for the textures. Please do not post my textures (walls, floors or groundcovers) or lots on other sites without my permission or reupload them as your own by giving them color face-lifts without giving me credit for the original design. Thank you!

Second:
These lots are creations from my imagination based mainly on excerpts from the books and on-line information. I am basing very little on the movie versions of each place, so don't expect exact replica's of movie versions of the various places in the Magic and Muggle World.

Third:
My vision for this neighborhood is that the students do not "live" in Hogwarts. I see the school as home to only a few teachers (Dumbledore, McGonagall, Trelawney). Everyone else is spread out in either their family homes or in the Summer Houses.


Other Information:
THANK YOU!
I owe the deepest of gratitude to all the extraordinary artists whose objects helped to bring my vision of Harry Potter's Magical World to life! Thank you for sharing your time and talent with the Sim community. Thank you to the following artists for helping to bring a little "magic" to the Sim World: Calidan, Maylin, CTNutmegger, Annev, Targa, UK1967, Paleoanth, Crocobaura, XxHalfBloodPrincexX, pfish and JohnBrehaut1. Be sure to browse the links at the end of the post for other fabulous downloads by each artist!

DON'T FORGET TO TURN ON THE LIGHTS!
When you take a Sim to The Ministry of Magic be sure to turn on the lights by clicking on any lamp and selecting "Turn On All Lights". This will bring life to the Ministry of Magic seeing that it is underground!


Be sure to download the entire Harry Potter Collection of lots here at Mod the Sims 2:
http://www.modthesims2.com/member/StephSim