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Build Your Own Houseboat
Build Your Own Houseboat
Houseboat Sample Side View .jpg - width=1915 height=965
Houseboat sample back view.jpg - width=1920 height=1080
You can build one too with a houseboat shell.jpg - width=1920 height=1080
Two Shell Versions, Base Game and Cats and Dogs.jpg - width=1920 height=1080
Three Color Choices.jpg - width=1920 height=1080
Front Ground level view.jpg - width=1920 height=1080
Building a houseboat, step 1.jpg - width=1920 height=1080
Placing the Shell Step 2.jpg - width=1920 height=1080
Adding the Cabin Step 3.jpg - width=1920 height=1080
Adding a low wall trim to the cabin roof and walkable space.jpg - width=1920 height=1080
Basement Level Step 5.jpg - width=1920 height=1080
Step 6, build a room under your boat for stairs.jpg - width=1920 height=1080
Step 7 Add a room to the sub-basement.jpg - width=1920 height=1080
Step 8 install stairs to both levels.jpg - width=1920 height=1080
Step 9, add fishing area and decorate.jpg - width=1920 height=1080
Houseboat Sample front view.jpg - width=1920 height=1080
Location of the Houseboat Shell, Base Game.jpg - width=1920 height=369
Location of the Houseboat Shell , Cats and Dogs.jpg - width=1917 height=403
The fishing boats in the new town served as my models, and from them I created a Houseboat Shell that puts the boat back into houseboat building.
Houseboat Shells come in three colors: brick red, deep sea blue and turquoise waters. They float on water like a real boat and will not fade away in close-ups. Sims will also be able to walk through the walls without needing a door provided that after adding your perimeter low wall ( see images above) you leave an opening for them to board through.
Houseboat Shells come in a Base Game Version and a Cats and Dogs version. They vary only in minor details that once you finish your boat will be hardly noticeable.
As putting together a houseboat the first time can be challenging, I have included step by step instructions and visuals on how to build your houseboat (see images above). Using the dimensions depicted in the images will simplify the process greatly. Though the sample houseboat was created on a 40x 30 lot, feel free change the lot size.
For those who would rather get straight to playing, I will also be uploading a ready-made Houseboat Lot using these houseboat shells.
The fishing area added to the sample boat is Buyable Fishing Spots by Snaitif and can be found here at MTS at: http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=536634Both Versions of Houseboat Shells are located in the Decorative section of the build catalogue under sculptures.
The price is: 100 Simoleons
Polygon Counts:
Houseboat Shell, Base Game:
LOD 0 Hi: 420
Shadow LOD 0 Hi: 412
Houseboat Shell, Cats and Dogs:
LOD 0 Hi: 420
Shadow LOD 0 Hi: 412
Additional Credits:
Sims 4 Studio
Gimp 2
Blender
Maxis meshes by EA
Recolors and mesh edits by me.