These are the rubrics that MTS staff use for evaluating TS2 Full Neighbourhoods shared here.



Quality
1. (From neighbourhood maps) Terrain Sculpting
2. (From neighbourhood maps) Playable
3. Decorations
4. Lots
5. Sims

Files
1. (From neighbourhood maps) SC4 File
2. (From neighbourhood maps) Image File Names
3. Neighbourhood Number
4. Empty Templates
50. (From common rubrics) Rar, zip, 7z

Information
1. (From common rubrics) Title
2. (From common rubrics) Description
3. (From neighbourhood maps) Camera Mod
4. (From neighbourhood maps) Custom content - Credits and links
5. (From neighbourhood maps) Neighbourhood Information
6. Expansion and Stuff Packs Required

Screenshots
1. From neighborhood maps) Overview picture
2. Scenery views
3. Lot Screenshots
4. Sim Screenshots
5. Comparison Pictures
50. (From common rubrics) Size
51. (From common rubrics) Lighting
52. (From common rubrics) Clarity
53. (From common rubrics) Distance
54. (From common rubrics) Distortion
55. (From common rubrics) Photoshopping
56. (From common rubrics) Attached
57. (From common rubrics) Show all items
58. (From common rubrics) Inline images

Other
1. (From common rubrics) Pay or pirated content
2. (From common rubrics) Adult content
3. (From common rubrics) Content we do not allow
4. (From common rubrics) Credits

Special

Note: These are the only rubric items that can be rejected for on their own, with no other rubric items selected at all.

1. (From common rubrics) Uploader requested
2. (From common rubrics) Stolen content
3. (From common rubrics) Other
4. (From common rubrics) Duplicate
5. (From common rubrics) Uploads in Sets
6. (From common rubrics) Not Completed Requested Changes

1: Most or all of the lots do not meet the Creator Guidelines for Lots and Houses.

2: Most of the lots are okay, but some have significant issues which mean they do not meet the Creator Guidelines for Lots and Houses.

3: Although some of the lots have problems, overall the lots in the neighbourhood are good and meet the Creator Guidelines for Lots and Houses. For future worlds, you may wish to post the lots in the Creator Feedback Forum for suggestions.

4: The lots in the world are very good!

5: All of the lots in the world are excellent!

1: Most or all of the sims do not meet the Creator Guidelines.

2: Most of the sims are okay, but some have significant issues which mean they do not meet the Creator Guidelines].

3: Although some of the sims have problems, overall the sims in the neighbourhood are good and meet the Creator Guidelines. For future worlds, you may wish to post the sims in the Creator Feedback Forum for suggestions.

4: The sims in the world are very good!

5: All of the sims in the world are excellent!

1: There are no pictures of the lots in your neighbourhood. Please provide at least a front view for at least 10 lots - 5 residential and 5 community. You may choose which 10 lots you show, but we suggest you choose lots that are representative of the overall style of the neighborhood.

2: Pictures are included of some of the lots in the neighbourhood, but not enough, or the pictures included are not sufficient. Please provide a front view for at least 10 lots - 5 residential and 5 community. You may choose which 10 lots you show, but we suggest you choose lots that are representative of the overall style of the neighborhood.

3:There are pictures of the lots included in the world, and the pictures are good enough to see the lots well. Thanks.

5:You have included pictures of your neighborhoods's lots, and these pictures are great, so that the lots can be clearly seen, and are very well presented. Excellent!

1: There are no pictures of the sims included in the neighbourhood. Please include at least neutral face closeup of at least 5 sims.

2: There are pictures of fewer than five sims, and/or the pictures of the sims are insufficient. Please include at least neutral face closeup of at least 5 sims.

3: There are neutral face closeups of 5 of the sims included in the neighbourhood. Thankyou!

5: There are neutral face closeups and extra pics of more than 5 sims. Wonderful!

1: The neighbourhood uses a number which is reserved for an EA neighbourhood. Please use a number which is not used by an EA neighbourhood, nor by a custom neighbourhood listed in the Neighbourhood Numbers Repository.

2: The neighbourhood uses a number which is already used by another custom neighbourhood. Please use a number which is not used by an EA neighbourhood, nor by a custom neighbourhood listed in the Neighbourhood Numbers Repository.

5: The neighbourhood uses a unique number, thankyou! We will add it to the Neighbourhood Numbers Repository on approval.

1:You have either marked some EPs or SPs as required which are not required for your creation to work, or you have forgotten to mark some EPs or SPs which are required as such. Please double check that your EP and SP requirements are clear and correct.|MTS2:Creator Guidelines/Compatibility^wiki

5:The EP and SP requirement information in your upload is correct. Thankyou!

1: Some of the sims or lots are based on real places or people, but there are no comparison pictures of the originals. Please add comparison pictures which show, as applicable, the person head-on with a neutral expression, or the building from the same angle as your lot screenshot(s).

2: Some of the sims or lots are based on real places or people, but the comparison pictures are insufficient, due to size, clarity, angle etc. Please add comparison pictures which show, as applicable, the person head-on with a neutral expression, or the building from the same angle as your lot screenshot(s).

4: There are comparison pictures included for the sims and/or lots based on real people or places, and they are good enough that we can see the original. Thanks!

5: There are excellent comparison pictures included for the sims and/or lots based on real people or places, thankyou!

1: It looks as though you have not used empty templates before creating your neighborhood.  There are NPCs and townies present in your character files. MTS2:Creator_Guidelines/Full_Neighborhoods^wiki for imformation on creating clean neighborhoods.
1: It looks as though you have default subhoods attached to your custom neighborhood.  Be sure to disable the stealth/subhoods before creating clean neighborhoods. MTS2:Creator_Guidelines/Full_Neighborhoods^wiki for imformation on creating clean neighborhoods.
5: You have used clean and empty templates and your neighborhood contains no game generated townies or NPCs.

1:The world decorations don't work very well together, needing more work to create a cohesive theme that makes sense with the terrain sculpting and painting, and the world's overall style.

3:The world's decorations work pretty well, creating a fairly cohesive theme that makes sense with the world's overall style.

4:Your world is very well decorated, with a nice cohesive theme that works well with the world's overall style.

5:Your world is beautifully decorated, with an excellent theme that works very well with the world's overall style.

1:There are no scenery views included. Show at least four pictures of some of the views people will see in your world. This should be nice scenic views, taken from a lower angle (a sim's eye view, or a low player's eye view). You can of course take more than four pictures to show off all the pretty sights!

2:There are scenery views included, but these are insufficient. Make sure they are big, clear, well-lit, etc., and that there are least four pictures of some of the views people will see in your world. This should be nice scenic views, taken from a lower angle (a sim's eye view, or a low player's eye view). You can of course take more than four pictures to show off all the pretty sights!

2:There are scenery views included, but these are insufficient, as it is shown with custom sky domes and/or horizons. Make sure to include the required images (overview plus four scenery) with the games default sky and/or horizons. You can of course include scenery views using the custom sky domes and/or horizons.

3:You have included the required scenery pictures. Thanks!

5:You have included the required scenery pictures, and they really show off your world's landscape very well! Thank you!

1: You have not included the following: the total number of empty or built lots in the neighbourhood, the number of lots of each size, and the number of lots which are residential or community.

2: You have included some, but not all, of the following: the total number of empty or built lots in the neighbourhood, the number of lots of each size, and the number of lots which are residential or community.

3: You have included all the required information, although it is presented in a way which is a little difficult to understand.

5: You have included all the required information, presented clearly and comprehensibly!