Friday, January 21, 2022

Three's Company Sims 3 by LadyGreenEyes649.

 This is the first lot I uploaded, and it was a lot of fun to build.  It's based on the apartment building from the old sitcom.  We never really saw the outside areas, other than right outside the two main apartments - the Roper's and the kids', so I created that myself, with the balcony area where Chrissy gets "watered", to the garden, and so forth.  In fact, the one image we can see shows what's supposedly the Ropers' door, but it's really a photo of a house, not an apartment building at all, so I gave myself free reign.  The apartments are decorated as close to what they were as I could make them.  

Three's Company Apartments by LadyGreenEyes 


 This is the apartment building.  The screenshot is taken in Sunset Valley, because that's where I loaded it, but it's better suited to someplace like Starlight Shores, or perhaps Sunlit Tides, some place with good beaches close by.  The lot size is 35x35, which can be placed on a 40x40, or if you don't mind mods, you can use Add Any Lot Size by velocitygrass to place the perfect one in the world you choose.  Roaring Heights might be good, as the Boardwalk is there.  

The building has pretty much everything you see in the show, as far as I can remember, and I've seen it quite a few times.  Yeah, yeah, age jokes incoming, I'm sure!  You young'uns should be so lucky to have this quality of sitcom today!

There is space for Mr. Roper's car:



Fans of the show know that's a must-have item.  The one I used is the "Retro Ride" that came with a Dr. Pepper promotion.  If you don't have it, there are some older cars online that you can use.  You might even locate this one someplace not official.  It was free, so no need to be bothered about "stealing" anything.  Just limited time, so some might have missed out.  I also included a pool, since it fit on the lot.  Not something we ever saw in the show, but what the heck, right?  The sims will like having one close.  And, yes, I did make the cast.  

Three's Company Cast by LadyGreenEyes 


 

Jack Tripper, Janet Wood, Chrissy Show, Mr. and Mrs. Roper, and Larry Dallas are all included. The apartment building is also shared, ready for the sims to move in.

Jack's Hair - this is custom, created by Lapiz Lazuli.  There simply wasn't anything in-game that worked for him.  From left to right, you have Jack, Janet, Mrs. Roper, Mr, Roper, and Chrissy, and Larry is seated.  I never made a Cindy or Terri, though if someone is interested, I'd be glad to do so.

You'll also find a nice little garden, for Mrs. Roper.


There are trees, flowering shrubs, and a few harvestable plants included.  There is space for more, so you could add whatever you like.  I included a "sweet grass" plant, which fans should appreciate.

In this picture, you can see some hedges for Mr. Roper to trim, and a nice set of azalea bushes.  There is space for sims to crouch among these, in case they get stuck outside after a trip to the beach and some daring activity. :D
 

There are five "apartments" included, one for the three kids, Jack, Janet, and Chrissy, one for the Ropers, one for Larry, and two that are empty, for whatever sims you want to move in.  Other than Larry, there weren't any regular residents whom we saw regularly.  

Come and knock on their door!  Beside the windows is a comfy lounge chair for Chrissy, which was a "must have" for the design.  



Here you have their floorplan: kitchen to the left, living room, bath, girls' room, and Jack's room.


The kitchen is roomy enough to eat in, and gives Jack plenty of prep room for all of his cooking.


Next is the living room that my generation knows so well.  For Janet's plant stand, I used Under Stairs Shelving by Lily of the Valley.  Near the bathroom door should be that "ojo de Dios", but I haven't located one.  You can hang the Dream Snare from the store, which is a dream catcher, instead, or the Cloth India Star.  If you know where to find just the right piece, I'd love a link!  You can also add "Small Animals", a puppy painting, to the left of that door.  I didn't have those pieces when uploading, so they aren't included.  You do have that sofa, the chair, plants, and the table near the door for the phone and radio.  There is room in the corner near the bath (left of the door) to fit a rocking chair if you want one.


 

Remember, those items are not included in the upload.  This lot and cast were my first uploads, and I didn't have nearly all of the content at that time. 
 


Then we have the bathroom, where you could say it all started.  There is a wall at one end of the tub, because TS3 doesn't have a good one like we saw in TS2, with a curtain that goes around the end.  So, I used the Ikea Inspired Braviken Bath Shower by TheNumbersWoman.  I did later locate a better one, the colonial tub TS2-3 conversion by Mspoodle, and you can easily switch tubs, and simply delete that little end wall.



As you can see, this one fits much better.




Then there are the bedrooms, one for Janet and Chrissy (Janet had the bed farthest from the door), and one for Jack.  Jack's has a desk near the door, not a dresser, because it's a good place for one, and sims can always use a good desk.


 That door you see is a walk-in closet for him.  The girls have dressers, and a couple of small "closets", which you can fill with whatever, using "moveObjects on".  I left those empty.


 Up next is the Roper's apartment.  The entrance is right there at the base of the stairs, where it belongs.  Inside, we have living room, kitchen, master bedroom and bath, and a small guest room.


 They also have a private little porch area, which wasn't part of the show, but fit with the building, so I added it on.  


 Nothing fancy, but it could be a pleasant place to sit.



 The living room has that "two piece set", tables, books, a place for the couple to eat outside of the kitchen, and a piano for Mrs. Roper.



 We never saw a guest room, but they had some guests, so I assumed there was one.  We also never saw the kitchen, so I made that old-fashioned looking, since Roper never wanted to spend money.


 Finally, we have their bedroom, which looks far more romantic than it actually is.

Then there is Larry's apartment.



He's right upstairs from the kids, in a one-bedroom place.  We didn't see much of it, so I kept the furnishing to a minimum.

As stated, there are also two empty apartments.


 


The first is a one-bedroom place, located on the first floor, with an entrance near the pool.



 On the second floor, with the entrance to the left of the stairs, is the second empty apartment.  This is a smaller one, furnished with a single bed.

If you want the sims all sleeping in their proper places, you'll have to assign bedrooms, and you could use the doors from University to help, or use a locking door mod to set each apartment for specific sims.  If only EA had given us real apartment in TS3...*sigh*.

 Anyway, that's it for my very first shared lot.  Hope you enjoy, and if you do, please share with others so that they can as well.  Don't claim my lot, and if you upload in a world, you must link to the exchange page and this thread, and give proper credit.  Look for more creations that I've shared, as I post them here, and feel free to visit my studio for all of the stuff I've already uploaded.  

LadyGreenEyes


 


Saturday, January 15, 2022

M.A.S.H. 4077 in The Sims 3!

 In line with my current obsession for duplicating television show lots in The Sims 3, and inspired by watching the show on streaming, I decided to try and create the camp from this beloved old show.  It's all on one lot, so some of the angles might not be perfect, and there wasn't room (sadly) for the mine field or Rosie's bar, but pretty much everything else I can recall is there.  There is some custom content used, which you'll need to download and install to get the look in my photos.  Otherwise, the game will substitute something else for those items.  Links will be inserted as the areas in which they are used are discussed.

First is the hospital/office building.  I looked around online for a good layout for this, but the only one I could locate was, well, a little impractical.  It wasn't all bad, and the content of the rooms was decently done, but the post-op area was a bit odd, being stuck on the opposite side of the clerk's office from the rest of the hospital.  Plus, the building's shape wasn't the T-shape we see in the show.  So, I looked at stills from the show, trusted the layout for some of the details, and rearranged things to what seems to me to be a far more logical layout. 


For now you can ignore the other buildings.  The T-shaped one is the focus here.  At the far left, you have the scrub room and x-ray room.  There are two sinks and a towel rack for the surgeons to prep.  They even have clean smocks.


 

In the x-ray room, you have a bed and "x-ray lamp", which is just a bright floor light, and on the wall, if you want it, an actual bit of x-ray "art".  


 

This can be located in the hospital set at Around the Sims 3.  This site has a LOT of very nice custom content, more of which is used in this lot, and I highly recommend the site owner, Sandy, as a creator.  I've used her stuff for years, with no issues, and that's actually the only site to which I've donated.  Anyway, next to those small rooms is the operating room.  



 

I didn't use her beds for that, as they seem a bit too modern, but you could place the invisible pinball thing to make it seem as though your sims are "operating" on another sim.  The medical instruments are also at that link, though the kidney pan set is from this one - Around the Sims 3 - Sims 4 to 3 - Pet Clinic/Veterinary.  If you don't want to use these items, there is a set of tools in the supply shed you can toss on the tables.  You could use a mirror for an "x-ray screen", also.  At the center of the T, we have pre-op. 



 

This includes three cots, a sink and counter, and a chemistry station.  There isn't a place pictured that I can recall for lab work, so I stuck it in there.  To the right of that is post-op, in a far more practical location. 



 

 Eight cots, an IV bag from that same hospital set, a nurse's desk, with a "typewriter" - Antique Writing Machine.  You could use a computer, if you don't mind an anachronism.  On the stem of the T, we have the offices of the colonel, whichever one you want to use, and the company clerk.  The typewriter is in there as well, along with some items from the ATS police station set - Sims 4 to 3 - Police Station.  The desk, filing cabinets and bookcase are perfect for an old-school Army base.  Again, you could use others, but these look better.  Radar's cot and teddy bear are included.

 



 



 

Next up is The Swamp, the tent occupied by Captains Pierce and McIntyre, later Hunnicutt, and Major Burns, later Winchester.  


 



 

This tent includes four bunks (because there was a character called "Spearchucker" Jones very early on), a "still" (created from a bar and some props), dartboard (beside the door, not on it, as that's all you can do in Sims), footlockers for personal gear (ATS Simon's Bedroom), and a "poker" table, that is modded off of the backgammon one in the game (ATS3 Poker for 4 sims).  If you move that, you'll have to use the "moveObjects on" cheat to replace it.  The game board works as the table, and then you place a suitable table beneath it using the cheat.  Be sure, if you do this, to turn the cheat to "off".

Other tents meant for sleeping include Father Mulcahey's tent, complete with a cross on the exterior, and a Bible on the nightstand.  He has a desk with the typewriter for preparing sermons.  The Bible and cross can be found at ATS (I did mention that I use a lot of her content!) - ATS Church set




 

Major Houlihan's tent is next door.  The interior of hers is here:


 

The photo collection on the wall can be found at ATS Irish Pub set.  No military men, as she preferred, but the basic look is close.  

Moving on, we come to the nurses' tent.  This includes four sets of bunk beds, so it will sleep eight nurses, though we only saw four in the tent at any given time.  There were more nurses, and they had to sleep somewhere, so we have accommodations here.  They also have a "vanity" (desk) with mirror, makeup, and jewelry, and some artwork.




 

There is a tent for the colonel and one for visiting VIPs.  The VIP tent is pretty basic, since there wouldn't be anything personal in there.  


 

The Colonel's Tent has a cot, footlocker, bookcase and chair, and a desk.  I tossed in a horse wall hanging, but couldn't locate any decorative golf clubs.  If you know where to find some, please let me know!  They'd be great for Blake.



Beside the nurses, we come to the Mess Hall.  This has plenty of seating, and a commercial kitchen, in case you want to change the lot designation from residential to community.  The oven is there, and a refrigerator and coffee pot, along with bags of produce.  I couldn't locate any bags of potatoes, sadly.  






 Beside that is Klinger's Tent.  This might have been used as a barber shop in some episodes, but the styling station is way too large for the tent, so it's been omitted.  If we had one smaller, like the styling chair from The Sims 2, it could be fitted, but I haven't seen one online.  So, he has bunks, a footlocker, and a dressmaker's dummy.  You could toss a decorative sewing machine on the footlocker if you want.  Around the Sims 3 has one.  :D


Across the lot, we have the Showers, Officer's Latrine, Laundry, and Storage Shed.  The showers and latrines are not designated for male or female, this being currently set as a residential lot.  Doors on the latrines could be changed if you change that.  For the showers, they'll just have to hang a sign or something!  Since the show used the same building for both, I left it open.



Don't ask me why the shower doors (gates) look darker; it's something the game does now and then.  Annoying, but that's EA for you!

The laundry includes Cloudwalker Sims' awesome wringer washing machine.  I love this piece.  My grandfather actually owned one of this sort, and used it.  They used sinks in the show, and hung the laundry, so a clothesline is included outside the building.



The Supply Shed comes loaded with uniforms, whites, blankets, sheets and towels, cleaning supplies, medicines, and tools.  


There is custom content here, for the folded clothing, the linens, except for the rolled towels, the boots and cleaning supplies, and the shelves themselves.

ATS3 Grocery Shelves

ATS3 Laundromat

ATS3 Janitorial Set

ATS3 laundry stuff (not sure if I used things from this or not)

ATS# more laundry things and bucket

TSR Cashcraft laundry items 

ATS3 Survival Box - part of a camping set, which is pretty cool

ATS3 thrift store stuff, for the boots

You could work without some of this.  There are the rolled towels and some other folded clothing included in the official content, and a little bit of laundry stuff, but I like the look better with these items.  If you don't download them, the game will substitute something else, so you'll have to go in and fix it with whatever you choose to place, instead.  EA likes to toss in potted plants, which would look pretty silly.

There is a Motorpool area in back of the hospital building.  This includes two of this awesome Jeep from FreshPrinceCreations.  I wanted an old style ambulance, but so far haven't located one.  The Jeeps are great, though.  The stones covering the parking space stripe are places with "moveObjects on", so take care in moving them.  


Not the perfect location for the motorpool, I know, but space on the lot is limited, and they fit there.  

I also included one helicopter landing area.  They had two, I know, but again, there isn't enough space on these lots.  So, one, and I did add in a paramedic helicopter from SimminginMagnificentStyle.  It's only decor, and the exterior can't be recolored for whatever reason, so you might not want to use it.  I'd love an old-school Huey, but I can't find one anywhere, decorative or otherwise.  You could just leave the space empty, since there wasn't one in camp all of the time anyway.  Again, if you do locate a good one, Army colors, please let me know!  

I added one thing that we never see in the show; a tent for the enlisted men.  It's behind the other tents, and has "latrines" (EA outhouses) nearby, since the others are supposedly for officers.






Inside are four sets of bunks, just as for the nurses, a couple of pieces of wall decor, footlockers, and another poker table.  The space was too close to tents to be used for a mine field, so I went with this instead.

Finally, we have the Officer's Club.  


This was open to enlisted as well, and includes amenities seen in the show, including a bar (Late Night style so it works if you change the lot type, and sims can still make drinks on it in a residential lot), plenty of seats, slot machines, a jukebox, and a pinball machine, along with plenty of Oriental art.  




It's a great place for the sims to relax after a long day of sewing soldiers back together.  

I've labeled all of the structures for you, so that you can see the layout for yourself:


The "roof" on the hospital building is flat, with "flooring" that resembles shingles, and "constrainFloorElevation false" was used to create a sort-of slope.  I didn't want the "tent look" of the other roofs, and also wanted the red crosses, so this is the result.  You can always just use a green roof if you want.  Unfortunately, we can't use multiple roof styles on one lot, or change individual sections to another color.  That would be handy, but EA didn't think of it, apparently.

Oh, one more link, for those necessary stone borders -  TSR Mensure stone garden fence.  You really need these for the outsides of the tents.  RA has nothing even close.

Anyway, this is the lot, and I hope you like it.  If so, download and recommend, please!  Also, share the links to this blog, so that people can enjoy this and other uploaded items.  I'll be linking more that are already available, and hopefully uploading many that aren't yet.  

(download link to be inserted as soon as the lot uploads to the exchange - please be patient!)

Thanks for looking.  LGE

Three's Company Sims 3 by LadyGreenEyes649.

 This is the first lot I uploaded, and it was a lot of fun to build.  It's based on the apartment building from the old sitcom.  We neve...