Hope it's not too late to enter. I've been trying all evening, but MTS has been down.

Okay, here's my attempt, in a story-ish form.

Have you ever heard of a house costing one simoleon?

You're asking yourself, "What's the catch?" I asked myself that very question when my husband told me about this great old house we could get for that unbelievable sum. He did admit it needed work...

The house in question was a Second Empire home, built in 1884. There was quite a bit to work with, but... so much effort, between repairing broken windows, patching the leaky roof, and just clearing out all the junk left by vandals and drug users. (Did I mention this house was deemed an eyesore and nuisance by the city and was under consideration for demolition if it couldn't be rehabilitated?)

We've been at it for the past year, cleaning, fixing, replacing, and restoring. It's still not done yet, but we've at least finished most of the lower two floors; the attic, though... that's just too big a job to tackle for the moment.

Did I mention some previous owner painted over all the brick exterior at some point in the past? So the bricks will never look like they once did, but the faded old paint makes the old girl look shabby chic on the outside; and as long as I live here, she'll be shabby chic inside, too.

House is currently 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, with an attic space waiting to be upgraded.

Required exterior shots:

Front of house:


Back of house:


Extra house exterior shots:
Three-Quarter front of house:

You can see some of the old paint still clinging to the exterior in some places.

Three-Quarter Back of house:

Here you can see the old greenhouse, which was nearly collapsing when we bought the place. We hated to tear it all down, so we salvaged what we could and turned it into a grand carport. Tres elegante!

Required overhead shots to show the floorplan:
First Floor:

Foyer, living room, formal dining room, and kitchen.

Second floor:

Master bedroom, two additional bedrooms (only minimally decorated), two baths, and an office area on the landing. The second bath is toilet and shower in the bathroom, the sink is located in the bedroom. This was typical in old houses of the period, when a full bath was added later in an old closet.

Attic level:

You can see we haven't gotten around to clearing out the mess up here. Have you ever had a situation where the job just seems so big you can't take much more? Yeah, that's how we feel about that attic sometimes...

Roof:


Additional Interior Shots:
Living Room:

All the photos of the ancestors! Great-great Grandma Lil was quite a woman!


Bookcase.


We even found an old radio that still works!


Here's a peek from the living room into the foyer. Back in olden times, when you didn't want a stranger to come too far into your home, you'd have them sit out in the foyer.

Dining Room:

We could only find two each of three different chairs, but I like that everything isn't all matchy-matchy.

Kitchen:



The old stove is original to the house. The fridge? 1950s.


Back door and peeking back into the hallway.

Master Bedroom:



Mirror we found at another flea market.

Office area on the landing:


Attic:

They really tore up the walls up here. Even the lath is coming off in some places. Eeek!


Apparently the previous "tenants" used to live on cigarettes and Count Chocula. I don't even want to think about where all the blood on those mattresses came from...


A broken chair and a spare window that clearly never went with this house...

A few exterior shots to round things out:

Fountain and a seating area to enjoy our handiwork.


The flower bed in front of the living room. As you can see, my husband isn't too keen on all the work that represents...

So, there you have it; a house for a simoleon that looks pretty darned good!

CC:
aikea guinea and gelydh at Club Crimsyn
baufive
fresh prince
Goggalor (converted the TS2 Mansion and Gardens mansard roof pieces)
gosik and inge jones
hysterical paroxism
lhawk07
lisen
lunasimslulamai
Luslipz73 @BPS
madaya74
pocci
repulisvely desirous
skeletalscreams
Suza at Simply Styling

Glade Road 114
 

This swedich country home has a living room and a kitchen downstairs and a bed room, bath room and a smal home office area upstairs.





Costum content:
Patternable/ Recolorable Decorative Plates and Custom Patterns by BabaYaga
Build Set - DIY by arimel
Potted plant, wood basket, tablecloth and sundial are in diferent downloads by Lisen.

my first competition
 

[IMG][/IMG] hello every one im glad to be participating in my first competition and attached are all the wonderful pictures of the house. For a foundation so small this was a real challenge and made me really think, so I hope yall enjoy as much as I did.[IMG][/IMG] 7520_130806211554Screenshot-7.jpg" />

selaroche,

you need to either attach the pictures to the thread, or host them externally and link them to your post with [IMG] tags.

It's my own fault for thinking I'd have all day Friday and Saturday. Friday my computer's fan failed, and I spent all day trying to put in a new one cuz my case is made of fail. Then Saturday I got called into work. And Sunday I thought I had a commission due, then realized it's not until this time next month. I spent a good chunk yesterday working on it, and some hours today. I have work all night, so I'll admit though, it has slim to none chance of making it in time ^_^'

It will still be uploaded once finished, so probably by thursday. I didn't spend all this time on it to abandon it entirely. I'm actually getting pretty excited about having my first upload to MTS!

Hello everyone!

Great entries so far! It's really exciting and kind of intimidating at the same time but even if it's my first contest on this forum I tried to do my best.

For this round I tried to do something that I seldom see here on MTS : a very realistic house using tons ad tons of CC. As CC use is allowed I decided not to restrain myself and go all out with it. Of course every single piece of custom content used is free and I took extra time to check everything. And just because I used lots of CC doesn't mean that building or decorating was easy in any shape or form : nearly every single object has been CASTed for this house . So here it goes!




Required pictures



Optionnal Pictures

Picture heavy !













That's it for the pictures. Hope you enjoyed them! I'd like to point out that the house has been tested throughout and is completely fonctionnal, minous some clipping here and there (the curtains, the cushions and throws, and the shutters).

Credits

Round 1 Application
 

This is my first competition ever! After being on vacation ALL July I was super exited to see I still had time left to enter! I have played Sims 3 since it came out, but never got into building until the last few months. I’m not great yet and still getting the hang of using CFE cheats. This house was built with only using Move Objects On to keep it simple.

About the house:

Modern/Contemporary 2 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom with one car carport. This house is perfect for a single sim or newly married couple. The second bedroom doubles as a home office. The house also features a second story laundry room. The colors I used are soft and natural feeling. The wood throughout the house is a natural pine color and really works well with the soft colors. The 1st floor is an open floor plan to give the house a feeling of being bigger than what it is.

I hope I didn't leave anything out! If I did, please let me know and I will edit my post. Thanks!!!

Custom Content:

Maxis Match - Kitchen Cabinets (Modernosity Overhead Cabinet and Stove Hood) by omegastarr82
Modern Wall Clock by cmomoney
Medium Pile Carpet Pattern by Simmiller
Banquett Fan from the TS3 Store

Credits:

Builder's Island - DIY by Armiel



Front

Back

Foundation Bird's Eye

Level 1 Bird's Eye

Level 2 Bird's Eye

Roof Bird's Eye



Carport

Front Yard 1

Front Yard 2

Foyer

Living Room 1

Living Room 2

Dining Room

Kitchen

1/2 Bath 1

1/2 Bath 2

Laundry Area

Master Bedroom

Master Bath 1

Master Bath 2

Master Bath 3

2nd Bedroom/Office

2nd Story Patio

Pool

Hot tub

Fire Pit


I think that's it! After the website has gone down on me twice now, I think I'm done.

Chalet Encombré
 

When Virginie and Luca saw the secluded Chalet Encombré from atop a nearby mountain, they instantly fell in love. The sporty young couple dreamed of days spent snowboarding in the surrounding mountains followed by cosy nights before the chalet’s fire.

Entranced by these dreams, they snapped up the chalet and set about transforming it into their dream home. They often clashed, minimalism against traditional ski-chic, kitch against practical style, modern technology against the joys of a warm fire and a good book. The transformation faltered, directionless.

Ten years and two sons later, the chalet never quite reached the couple’s ideal, but time has turned the chalet into a chaotic but warm family home. Books litter every surface, snowboards hang un-used over the ever-busy staircase and the garden has fallen into messy but calm disarray.


















CC:
Sofa is the Forte Sofa from the EA Store.
All non-EA decorative items, along with the doorside shelves, are by AroundTheSims3
Lot was built and photographed on Armiel's Builder's Island

Sweethaven- Groundwork
 

This is my first time entering a challenge here, and I think possibly my first time posting, but I downloaded the base for some building practice, and when I showed my friend she told me to enter!

So here's my house, Sweethaven.

Required pics:


Extra Exterior Pictures:


Extra interior pictures:


As far as I'm aware, I haven't used any CC, and everything came from the base game, an expansion, or one of the store packs.

*picks chin up from off floor* I'm completely blown away with the volume & creativity in the contest entries. Absolutely awesome!

About 12 hours remaining in the application round.

• Anyone looking to enter-- get your build on!
• Anyone looking to be a judge, please read the 1st post & this one, as well.
• Anyone who has edited his/her entry post/s, please make sure that you make a new post stating that you have edited your entry post. This is because some judges have begun scoring, and we do not want your edits to be overlooked.

gogolinopz- If you want to share your lot, I suggest going through the moderation queue instead of uploading to this contest thread. To upload to MTS, please check the MTS Upload Wizard.
selaroche- Could you please edit your post so that the judges can see your lot's screenshots? If you're having difficulty posting images, please read this & this.

Aack! 12 hours to go and I'm adding a bathroom when I don't even have my living room decorated! Somebody stop me...and put on a pot of coffee.

Good luck to all my fellow procrastinators.

She's still just warming up.

I wish this was west coast time not Hawaii time. I want to start on round 2 at midnight.

writerchick- that SIP converted mirror is from Luslipz73 @BPS

This may sound rather daft, but the time differences are killing me.

It's due today right, but I'm on eastern time. It's currently 6:45pm. Does that mean I still have time to enter?

if you check on the first post there is a link to the timer, that should tell you how long you have left. If i was to enter, which i'm not cos i'm a sims2 builder, i would have around 10 hours left to build in cos i live in the UK. Hope that helps.

Thanks PlayinSafe! I knew it was "loose lips" but spelled oddly, and couldn't seem to find it on their site. I suck at searching sometimes. I've updated my post to include the credit to her.

miinnii9- here or just Google time ̶w̶a̶r̶p̶ zone comparison for HAST/Honolulu and Eastern

Announcements:

- Nine hours left, everybody! After that point, submissions will be cut off!
- Round two will go up tomorrow evening -or- maybe even a few hours early, depending on my work schedule.
- PLEASE allow the judges sufficient time to score. This contest is fairly large, and one of them has threatened to kill me in my sleep if I don't provide him with more coffee and cookies. Robots People these days...so needy!
*I intend on giving the judges up to three days past the end of the round to enter their scores. As soon as it is done, the sheet will go up.

*crawls out of dungeon* Three whole days? You're too kind..

Country Home.
I didn't Think I'd make it on time, but I had to try. There would have been tomatoes or something in the garden if I'd had more time, there is a place for them.





Edit: I forgot to mention I have store content, but no CC.

Woah, 7 hours! I'm so glad I did my math wrong! *puffs up* I got this!

I'll just be here, in front of the computer, with my muse purring away on my lap, until it's finished!

*serious mode activate*

Writer's Retreat
 

Third Entry

I wansn't planning on building third house at all but I woke up with idea so I built a house with more landscaping for a writer and his family.

Modern Gingerbread Formal
 

Hello fellow Sim lovers, and congrats to all the submitters here!

This contest entry is my first time participating in a building challenge. Thank you, QBuilderz, for creating this one – I was hooked as soon as I saw the post. I started building idly, with no real intention of participating. But after getting sucked into this project, there’s no way I’m letting my work of these previous 10 days go to waste. :P
Without further ado, I present the Modern Gingerbread Formal!



My building theme came from a random generator of house ideas. It suggested the following:

From this prompt I kept three main ideas: gingerbread house color theme, modern furnishings, and a formal yard. Hence the terribly original name Modern Gingerbread Formal.




Hopefully the theme(s) came across well. I tried to keep the color palette limited to the browns of gingerbread and chocolate, the white and cream of frosting and custard, and the bright colors of candy. Windows and doors had of course to be cream-colored with many window panes, just like real gingerbread houses. A pleasant challenge came from balancing frilly decorative touches (after all, some gingerbread houses are really elaborate!) with modern furniture. I tried to use furniture with “modernized” traditional shapes and materials. Outside, in the yard, a few spruce trees complete the gingerbread house theme. The white gravel in the alleyways is meant to suggest sugar. So in the end, the Modern Gingerbread Formal dwelling is more inspired by gingerbread houses rather than copying them.

Here’s a picture-heavy tour of the house, done entirely in optional pictures, starting from the dining room in the corner of the first floor.



Favorite part of Round 1: The formal yard! I usually make very... utilitarian Sim houses, shall we say, so this is my first attempt at landscaping. I am very proud of the outdoor dining nook, and of the pine trees' arrangement on the little hill. I can’t wait to hone my landscaping skill further with this challenge. I also like to place windows indoors, instead of screens or half-walls, so I went a little crazy with them, as you may have noticed. :P

Difficulties encountered in Round 1: I ran into some weird problems while building, from inexplicably vanishing floor tiles to wonky ceiling tiles to an unCASTable half wall. I gave up on decorating the ceilings at all after the moldings decided to rotate on their own for the third or fourth time. Sad panda. The bare ceilings make rooms look cold. I also didn’t pay attention to the rules when I started building (I wasn’t even thinking I’d participate), so I think I turned the lot around when placing it – the back became the front. The front of the house ended up quite close to the sidewalk, with no front yard to speak of. Lastly, I also need to learn how to take better pictures in-game.

Hoping I'm not too late.

My entry. Javanut Cafe.



Built on Builder's Island
The only CC I used was the teapot lamp from the store.

Note: I am going to accept entries all day today due to the site being down. I wasn't aware of how long it lasted until it was brought to my attention - don't worry, I will gladly bring you guys on.

What time would that push it to based on the count down time?

Academy of Sun Shangxiang (No CC)
 

**Edit 2013-08-06 at 5:55AM: Sorry, forgot to mention that this is my 2nd Entry for Round 1.**

Academy of Sun Shangxiang (No CC)

The Academy of Sun Shangxiang is the local Martial Arts training center of your sims. There they can gather to have a chat in the little snack bar or just to have a drink. The Academy is the perfect place for your sims to improve their athletic and martial arts skills. Your sims don't like to excercise? Don't worry! Your lazy sims may enjoy themselves in the lovely garden of the academy, where they can have a nap in one of the sun lounger.


Lot Price:
Furnished: 101,141 §
Unfurnished: 79,126 §


Cheats used & Requirements:

Cheats used: Buydebug, Moveobjects and ConstrainFloorElevation

No Custom Content and no Store Items were used to build this house.

Requires The Sims 3 Base Game, World Adventures, Ambitions, Showtime, Seasons, University and Island Paradise to show up as seen on pictures.

Built/Saved/Playtested with Game Version 1.55

I live in Pennsylvania, so 11:59:59 am EST will be the round end. I will update the first post to reflect this.

Edit: Countdown updated

Vista Breeze

Hi guys! This is my first time participating in a contest - I got really excited (and nervous) when I saw this one. Here goes... I am really digging the latest expansion pack, so I paradised this one up! I live in San Diego and this house reminds me of something I might see up in the cliffs at La Jolla.

Situated high in the hills of Isla Paradiso, Vista Breeze is a 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath beauty that features lush landscaping and sensational views. Some retro and modern touches give character to its classic lines and traditional coastal feel.

Price: 77,481§ (furnished) 42,708§ (unfurnished)



Details and photos:


Credits:
Windows: ModernLine Windows by hudy777 - http://www.modthesims.info/d/394894
Archway: Neverending Arch by Cyclone Sue for TSR - http://www.thesimsresource.com/arti...r%29/id/942979/

I think you're just trying to make the amount of entries hit a full 100, aren't you? It's not about the users at all, is it...? :D

That would be fab, although I don't envy the judges the slightest bit...

... Especially due to this!

Frankencottage

Hey there Simmers! My name is Byron Crumpletopper and I'll be your tour guide for the day.

That's me...fishing down by the pond. Looks like it'll be mac 'n cheese for lunch again today.

Some hundred years ago, my Grandpappy got himself a job working over at the cannery and starting looking for a place to call home. There wasn't much of anything here in them days, so he bought up a sliver of beach and built a little shack.

Over the years, it's grown and shrunk. Been knocked sideways by hurricane Goopy, flooded more times than I can remember, bombed during the Great War by that loony old General, Wrongway Goth (and he was on our side) and once, accidentally set on fire by a foolish boy who shall remain nameless. It's been rebuilt so haphazardly so many times that I lovingly call it "Frankencottage".


Not too many people livie here year round anymore. The cannery closed up years ago and there's nothing to keep the young folks on the island. Mostly it's just us oldtimers and something called eco-toursists. Can't say as I know what that means but they bring in some money and keep the taps at the Lucky Pirate flowing.

My youngest boy married one of those interior design people and she's always doing something to the place when they visit. Don't think it needs it myself, but the little ones like their rooms and I have to admit that rugs feel nice on these wrinkly old feet. Still don't know why there's flowers on the toilet though...who stencils flowers on a crapper?



The outdoors though, she's still all mine, right down to the old outhouse. It's filled in with sand but I keep in around for old times sake. The flowers like it too.


And that's about it. Stay tuned for some terribly exciting messages from our sponsor...I'm off to the Lucky Pirate. I hear there's been some sort of a disaster in Twinbrook that has the whole place quarantined...something to do with stretchy children disease.

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CREDITS for cc used:

Lisen (plants)
Helen (laundry basket, tulips)
Quima (paintings)
Alelore (paintings, wallpaper)
SinKitty (walls)
Simmiller (terrain paints)
Adele (fence)
Luna (doors, windows, shutters, fences, stairs, blinds, candle, patterns, and the blue and white striped board that gave me the idea for the whole thing)
Velocitygrass (stencil remover)
Helaene (paintings)
Cloudwalker Sims (outhouse)

Random Stuff:
Thanks to lewisb40, from whom I shamelessly stole borrowed a decorating idea. See here for theft.

And a big thanks to QBUILDERZ for organizing the contest, and to the poor judges who must be increasingly horrified by the number of entries.

Good luck to all!

So for those following at home, I believe we are at a whopping 81 entries so far. 19 more to hit 100 : P And roughly 20 hours to go... anyone willing to start a friendly lil wager with me?

Sure, name your wager!

French Blues
 

I hope this is in time for the deadline. If not, enjoy anyway.

I present the French Blues farmhouse. Newly renovated, the owners wanted an update to their 150-year old family home. It has 2 bedrooms, 1-1/2 bath, and an open concept main floor.

There is a pond for fishing or whatever strikes your fancy. It's said that this home was moved from the vineyards of France to it's present location, and rebuilt stone by stone 150 years ago by Robert Devilaire for his new bride, Honey Potts Devilaire.

Custom Content from the Sims 3 Store, MTS, VitaSims3 and some I'm not sure where they came from. The MTS creators that are 1) some of my favorites, and 2) incredibly talented and creative include:
Huge Lunatic for the Simple Shower and Tub
Purple Paws for the carpets
Alexpilgrim for the fractional walls
Lisen801 for the modular stair corners
Glachaille for the tufted brushed velvet pattern

I also want to thank VitaSims3 for the Tuscan Table and Chairs, and ung999 for "Dawn Forever 1 & 2" paintings.

The creators on this site are awesome and this home would not have been possible without their inspiring works. Thank you to QbuilderZ and the judges for considering my work.

Then can we have the lot right when the countdown ends? Or within 10 minutes within that time. Its will still be 9pm on the west coast.

nanatoana Please remove the download link for your entry. If contestants wish to upload their entries they're more than welcome to do so via the regular moderation queue

oh my gosh, 19 hours! thats a relief! I checked the countdown earlier, saw 5 hoursish, had a minor heart attack, started an entirely new lot in that time. I checked the countdown to see if I could afford the time it would take to get a snack! I will try to finish soon anyway... dont want to forget again x.x

Which? Willow Cottage
 

Which? Willow Cottage


In the depths of Twinbrook swamp lies a house of rumor and myth. Ghost stories, twisted truths, passed down from Teen to Child to make them scared of the shadows under their beds. But no one ever went looking, whether in fear of truth or thought of mere fiction, until now. Being the brave Sim that you are, you went in search for the truth to this myth.



Though the house seems long since abandoned, you can't help but feel like you're being watched. And the longer you stare at the photos the more you realise you were never alone...

Mini-Modern, 72 Oceanview Drive, Starlight Shores
 

Hello all,

A modern solution for a minute footprint.

On the first story, a kitchen, double living room with fireplace, full dining room, and powder room. On the second, a study, full bath, and ample bedroom. And outside, a generous sized pool with diving board, and a cabana with showers, deejay booth, and a full bar.

Required Photos ...

Front




Back




Foundation

Plan for Ground floor

Plan for First Story

Plan for Second Story

Plan for Roof


Photo Highlights ...

The Driveway


The Fireplace


The View to the Kitchen


The Study


The Bedroom



The View across the Pool


The Cabana


The Back at Night



The Horizon, from the Bedroom


Palms, framed against a hazy sky


CC Used ...

Awesims, Denizzo, Desdren, Doylataguerra, Fresh Prince, Karaskaras, Khany, Mango Sims. Mussa, Ricci, Simcredible, Simpossible, Stylist Sims; artwork by me, though meshes from various creators (including EA).

Well here I am, The Great Morpheezy, at it again in Stage two of these awesome building comps, hosted by wonderful Q. I'm super excited to see what great homes people design this time around. The bevy of entrants already has me astounded! There are definitely some amazing homes in the mix and competition, like last time is tough. But I'm up for the challenge and fun

This is the first house I have built in almost a year, and as it was before, I still hate decorating haha! However, I am pretty happy with how it came out. So I present to you:

35 McDougal Drive







Thanks to Armiel, HL and Granthes for their great CC.
Other CC is mine, including unreleased and limited availability items.

I logged on today all excited about Round Two. =( Oh well, guess I have to wait until tomorrow. xD

Yes I agree. I have had the last two days off from work and have been eagerly anticipating round 2 build. Guess it gives me time to actually fix my game glitches. lol

Victorian Summer
 

I thought I'd go ahead and add a second entry since that seems to be the thing to do right now..

Required


Floorplan

Extra

I'm glad that we have got more time for Round 1 because today at work I just realised that I forgot to mention that my last post was my 2nd entry for this round. Hope I won't forget to add this information for the next round(s).

Sorry to all the judges for having added a 2nd entry but it was so tempting to build a community lot, too. You guys have to judge a huge amount of entries now. Thank you for taking the time to do so.

Well, when I woke up this morning and saw that Round 1 has been extended, I thought I would start a second entry.. with 10 hours left I think I have plenty of time to get it done. I feel soooo sorry for the judges on this one with so many double entries

I told my deeply disinterested husband about this competition, last night over supper, and I got all excited and said 'there is *nearly* 100 entries!' and 'you wouldn't believe how every one has interpreted the foundation in so many different ways ...' ... He glazed over until I fired up my laptop to show him all that everyone had done. Even a non simmer was eventually impressed He's even got some personal faves too, as a Structural Engineer he favours certain types of 'structure'. None of my lots though ... the traitor! He'll be cooking his own supper tonight!



Really not surprised at the double entries - I know that after I built my first, there was a naggling brain worm of a house fighting to get out which couldn't be got rid of until I built it <3 Regarding the judges, I feel that something more substantial than cookies may be needed at this rate,
So ...

[QUOTE=fairycake89]I told my deeply disinterested husband about this competition, last night over supper, and I got all excited and said 'there is *nearly* 100 entries!' and 'you wouldn't believe how every one has interpreted the foundation in so many different ways ...' ... He glazed over until I fired up my laptop to show him all that everyone had done. Even a non simmer was eventually impressed He's even got some personal faves too, as a Structural Engineer he favours certain types of 'structure'. None of my lots though ... the traitor! He'll be cooking his own supper tonight!

I tried telling my husband about the competition and he told me to have fun! LOL He's just glad that for all of this month he's doing training out of state! No two entries are even similar it really is amazing. Some of the houses made me realize how creative I'm really not! I'm working on that though.

I apologize, I thought that we should also share the file. As I said in the post - it is my first challenge on MTS.

The Professor's House



I wanted to build a storybook style house, and I wanted it to feel like it belonged to someone ambiguously magical. I imagine that The Professor is a scholarly wizard who fancies himself a non-magical anthropologist (even though he does a truly awful job of blending in), but I'll leave the details up to you.

Location: Moonlight Falls
Furnished Price: §83,481
Unfurnished Price: §39,622
Custom Content: A handful of Store items and a decorative cornice post from AweSims.

Q, you are a madman, but thank you for extending the contest. I hope I'm not the last person to submit, but that would be just about par for the course with me as far as deadlines go.

Oh, it's on.


No apologies necessary by any means. I'm happy that you took the contest leap! And I do hope that you upload it.

fairycake89- The judges decree "moar!" And thank you!

Last pitch for contest judges. *whimpers softly* Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
Really loving these entries! I told Q "if you half build it, they will come." And... holy hundred! You all rocked it! (counting on a 100 here, ReyaD!)

I'm actually working on a second lot that I'm in love with (CFE stairs that DON'T look like shit? Yes, sir). But I've got plans tonight so here's hoping I get it all done in time. Just CASTing and landscaping left. You know. the two things that take the longest to actually complete.

I did my landscaping first cause that's my least favorite thing to do... how do you get CFE stairs to work... mine always turn out like sh*t. I usually end up having an extra floor that can't be used and lighting doesn't work if the sims are sitting on a couch. I get the stupid too dark moodlet

Entry 2
 

PHEW! I'm beginning to really hate myself for attacking a second build, but I think it was well worth it! I am happier with the way this one turned than the first one, but hey ya live and live. I actually have a story for this one.

I grew up in a the city of Chicago, but my family's legacy began in a little small farm town. My great-grandparents built our family's legacy home sometime in the late 1800s. My grandfather Mills and his wife then raised their family in that same house. My father and my mother chose to abandon this beautiful house in search of a better life. When my father passed away last spring I inherited the house. All in good timing since my divorce had just finished up and my daughter, Lillian, and I were looking to start fresh. Now, I knew the house was going to be in bad shape, but boy was I in for a surprise! It's a good thing original stone foundation was still there. The roof was rotten, outside walls were in dire need, and most of the interior walls needed replacing. So here I am, 18 months into the remodel and quite happy with the results. The only thing left is the "attic room." I've been putting off going through all of my great-grandparent's treasures for far too long. I think a home office is in need....or maybe I'll just hold on a little bit longer to the last bits of my family's legacy.

Here are the pictures of what I have made of this wonderful old home:















Inside Pictures:





































Outdoor Pictures








*smacks forhead* I forgot my credits!

Custom Content

Andrej_8, Simmiller, cmomoney, Alopex, alexpilgrm (I believe that's everyone. I made a list while I was playing) There are a few items form the TS3 store (Banquett fan, The stove in the kitchen and possibly a few others)

Expansion Packs

I have all of the expansion packs. I am pretty sure I used at least one item from each expansion pack except for Pets. When I submit the house through the uploader I will double check what expansion packs I used and which ones I didn't.

Credits
Armiel for the Builder's Island. without it I would have given up....
QBuilderz for the contest. I have really enjoyed Round 1 and looking forward to Round 2

Thats probably because you are CFEing the entire floor rather than the squares needed for the stairs themselves. You might find this tutorial useful.

Yeah, that's exactly what I do! Thanks for the video. I will watch it and experiment. I have messed around with CFE in the past but that was last summer in between semesters.

i think i fixed it can you check
 

I think I fixed It I hope this is better

Round 1 Entry - THH - Ariocarpus
 

Do you worship the sun, does your skin crave the warm caress of her life giving rays? Working on your bronze lately? Are you a huge fan of spikey plants?

If you answered yes to any of the above then this little gem of a house might be right for you! Located in the middle of the Simtacama desert this lush, verdant oasis is no mirage. Let yourself be drawn to the sound of the fountain, the bright colours boldly beckoning you ever closer.

This house is named after a flowering cactus, and like it's name-sake you shouldn't let appearances deceive you. Although this house is found in the middle of the desert you will be very comfortable here. Take a dip in the pool, relax by the pond or just read a book in the shade of a tree; whatever takes your fancy!

This little holiday house is waiting to be discovered by that special someone, could it be you?







Details
Furnished - 65,859
Unfurnished - 54,695
Sleeps 2 persons maximum

Additional Credits:
Pocci / GardenBreeze for numerous items of furniture/decor
Gelina for the cloud lights
Marcussims91 for the table and bench
Bakafox for her Mesa Bay - builders edition world

ZOMG I LOVE your cabin aeval99


and Tee Hee Hee that's definitely the most unique design we've seen with this contest.

Hello this is my entry, Bamboo Grove.

@ Tee Hee Hee your house is just lovely.

Less than 2 hours to dead line from my location. Hahahahahaha I wonder how many more entries to expect before the. I for the Judges because of the number of entries. My offer of Aspirin or bacon still remains. Not to worry I know you guys are up to it

I will make it! *tries* oh gosh, I need to take pictures and upload them still!....

25 Left Ave
 

I noticed I didn't have a foundation level shot, and the windows I'm using are a tad bit misleading. I don't think I'll have time to run back in the game and take it in time at the rate that imgur is uploading, so to clarify: the bay windows all have an overhang to them, but nothing is actually build off of the foundation. Additionally, there is a section where I added plants to hide that the foundation is there, as part of a higher garden area. It's that section where all those plants are pouring out of the side.

I didn't use any CC for this, and I don't *believe* I used any store content, but its possible I accidentally included one. I don't have any object CC installed though.

I apologize for the quality of the screenshots and for the lacking additional shots. I delayed getting this up for too long and only just realize how abysmal my upload speeds are

Anyway, this house was done last night after I realized I didn't like my original house. The exterior is my favorite part, as well as the downstairs. The upstairs was created when my caffiene levels were depleted, and it shows. Still, I'm very proud of this overall! The exterior of houses is my usual weak spot but I feel like this one is pretty nice overall, and I didn't struggle too much with it, either.

Modern Writer's Retreat
 

Hi here is my entry

Sad day. I won't be able to make it in time. My images are just now being uploaded to photobucket... and they're no where near the correct size. At least I ended up finishing it ^_^

http://s261.photobucket.com/user/La...Sims3Challenge1

If anyone is curious to see it at least... I'll try cleaning it up to upload tomorrow morning.

Now, it is time to curl up and actually enjoy playing the house I've speed-decorated so almost diligently.

Photobucket is being a bleep so modyourpanties to the rescue. I know this'll be a few minutes late and I'm okay if it isn't accepted. I just wanted to share this.

This is my second entry, belonging to an elderly grandmother raising her two teenage grandchildren. Obviously the house is majorly outdated in places, especially in the master bedroom and garden. Still, the house is in great condition and I'm quite proud of the CFE staircase and front landscaping.







CC painting are thanks to Qbuilderz and Mea and all other custom content comes from the Sims 3 store.

Where's round 2? I would like to start working on it.

Qbie's previous statement about round 2:

If you click on the counter for Round 1 he extended it another day

**I think he's gone mad** Or giving those having upload issues a chance to enter their builds...

Me thinks Qbie really wants 100 (we're 7 short if you count my second entry).

And I want to fucking pull my hair out... great...

Something to calm your nerves... I may need one myself. I am getting anxious for round 2.. I only have 12 days still I start nursing school..........

I could plop down a foundation for you to focus on for the meanwhile <3

The Beached Bachelor
 

Since the deadline was extended again i thought i would whip another house for a second entry because, frankly, this is just way too much fun! (and i have nothing better to do on my day off)

The Beached Bachelor,
The ultimate bachelor pad for any young sim who wants everything except a family! Situated on the edge of Pleasant view beach, the cliffs and remote location add an illusion of privacy to this fish bowl house. Are you a keen angler or swimmer? then this home is perfect for you! with the water only being only seconds from your front door!
(house insurance does not cover tsunami damage)

Alrighty! Round is over! I was called in to work, so I'll have the foundation up this evening and the post updated. Excellent work everybody! What an AMAZING turn out!

Why does the timer say there is still 15 hour 56 minutes left?

Phew.....Looking forward to it.

Question: When is round 2 scheduled to begin? I've checked the counter yesterday and it was suppose to expire last night. But when I checked this morning it reset.

Why did the timer reset? I was looking forward to Round 2. =(

--- QBUILDERZ

Just have to wait a few more hours. I think everyone is getting anxious for Round 2....this competition has had such a wonderful turn out compared to the 23 from the last one.

Thank you very much. It's the first thing I've finished in "forever" and I'm quite proud of myself...and humble too.


That's such a pity because it looks like a fantastic house. Perhaps if you asked QBUILDERZ nicely, he would let you participate in the rest of the rounds since you did "sort of" get an entry in. I know I would like to see some more of your houses.

I'm slowly making my way through all the entries and I'm stunned by the number and the quality of them. Looks like I'm not the only one who has lurked through some of these competitions and finally taken the plunge.

It's been both fun and incredibly frustrating...mostly the picture taking part. How did everyone else know that there was a TAB camera mode and how to use it, except me? Was there a memo? Was I on a pub crawl or abducted by aliens that week? When did this happen?

Good luck to the judges. Have a cookie and a beer (or 12).

aeval99, you may also like to know that if you hold the Shift key while in Tab mode and press A or D it will tilt the camera instead of moving left or right. It may be useful for getting some interesting overview shots of your builds.

There is a forum post about Cameraman mode somewhere on this site... I found it when I first started looking through the building tuitorial forever ago... this may be helpful

just took me a minute to find the right page.

Question!
 

I wonder where the download link is and where and how the entrys are created?

Round one just ended. The necessary link was on the 1st page at the bottom of the original post. Round two information has not been posted yet.

Thanks for the help with camerman mode. It would seem that I have some homework to do before the next round.

Looks like I need to adjust some settings in Photobucket too. I haven't used it for posting anything but smileys and goofy gifs since they changed it all around. Why do I have to click my photos 3 times to see the actual size....huh, Photobucket? No beer or cookies for you!

I don't use photobucket. Image Shack works so much better for me. I really love the drop and drag for uploading pictures. It is sooo much smoother than searching for files through browse.

Ha, I feel I can say this now scores are in for your holiday competition so it won't seem like I'm sucking up !

I love this house! I called my son to see it and said "Wow, I'd love my Sims to have a house like this!", to which he said "Mum, I'd love for us to live in that house!"

So, if you could just upload it in a magical way that not only people could download it for their Sims, but we could also extract it from the computer and use it to replace our real house, that would be just lovely!

Actually speaking of uploading. Maybe people should start looking at what tey need to do to get their lots uploaded. We're already making the judges cry, if even half of us attempt to have our lots uploaded to MTS we're bound to make the mods cry too! : D

I thought about going through my house and getting rid of all the store content and CC for uploading.... I already have all the pictures needed to upload. So devious :D

Aeval99, thanks for the comment! I will still be simming to the prompts, and later uploading lots of houses based on these prompts . It's really just a jumping off point. I just won't be able to actually participate as a contestant.

Yes but if you remove all the cc etc you will have to take new pictures for uploading.

About the countdown timer for Round 1...

• *waves hand* This is not the countdown timer you're looking for.
• Pay no attention to the timer behind the curtain.

psst Qbie- Please tell me that is not a timer for the judges?


Congratulations and best of luck to you! Speaking from experience, there is no quicker way to learn how impractical white pants are other than attending nursing school.


That's great! In Qbie's last contest there were Simmers who did not officially enter, but submitted photos of their builds for fun. Building and fun are both encouraged here!


Mwahahaha. Let's test the limits of the upload queue! Seriously though, anyone interested in uploading your lot, start here> http://upload.modthesims.info/
Keep in mind, site requirements for uploads may vary from contest requirements. Please read and follow the Upload Wizard linked above.

I'm returning to the land of judgery now. Later gators.

I would totally upload mine, except removing all the CC would make it ugly I think EA really needs better build content. Or maybe I need more expansion packs.

AS A QUICK NOTE:

QBUILDERZ has updated the judging period to 7 days as opposed to 3.
This is obviously due to the unexpectedly large number of entries. We got maybe double what we anticipated and its a large task to organised everything and find time within our real lives to do that. We also feel its necessary because we don't want to rush judgement on lots, resulting in lower scores and a lower opinion of the caliber of the contest itself.

As a side note, I've marked and commented on (maybe 100-200 words per comment) 30 lots. I am not doing comments on ALL of the remaining 70 as its just taking a very large period of time, but I will comment on as many as I can, as I feel as a judge its an obligation on my part and a valid expectation on yours that you get an explanation of why you got the score you did.

lol! Tease not the Upload Queue! Nor rile not the Guardians of the 'Your Lot Has Been Accepted' button!' .... especially when I currently have a lot in the queue and I don't want the Pale and Mythical GateKeepers of The Upload angered!

especially when I just submitted my Required Changes and after I hit Send I realized I'd f*cked up and the photo I had thought I'd replaced wasn't replaced at all! ..

*blames the Interweb Demon and awaits Eternal Torment in a box of the 7th Chamber of Hell* ...

Just popping in to say that all of you did a fantastic job! I'm a bit baffled by the amount of entries, to be honest. That doesn't mean I'm not going to give up on you guys through judging.

I'm really excited to see how well this will take off! Good thing is; I'm not scared about the number of entrants (it's pretty amazing!)

.... I'm only scared of this:

fairycake89, your posts always make me smile

Woohoo! Round 2 is now live! Let the games begin...... >:D

Atten Judges! :alarm

Please feel free to delete my second entry in the competition! I am deleting it now It's been on my mind for a day or two that there are plenty of entries without the need for doubles!

Thank you! xox

Yippee! Round 2.

The counter says 13 days but the rules say 10. Does anyone know which one of them is correct?

And I'm a bit confused...in what way would you change the height of the foundation?

ETA: OK, now that I've seen the foundation I think I get it. You can alter the height of the terrain next to it to show more/less foundation. Correct?