Confessions of a Sims 3 Addict

 I'm happy with the Desert Mountains save file now. Here are the links for those who want it.  Desert Mountains World Map by Visty Desert Mountains Save File no CC except rabbithole rugs Desert Mtns Save CC 2.1 Desert Mountains CC for CC save My save file has  8 homes occupied by families (all with backstories) 7 empty houses ranging from 15,964 simoleons to 93,222 simoleons 2 empty lots 2 empty spaces in community lots 19 community lots Here's the latest addition to the families.  Cliff Mahon, his youngest son Timothy, and his dog Missy Cliff's oldest son Clancy and Cliff's wife Tess (I think I forgot to age Cliff and Tess up to adult. Whoops!) Cliff Mahon comes from a long line of miners. One of his ancestors established a claim to an opal mine nearby that has been in the family for years - at least they are convinced they still own it. There are rumors that the claim lapsed due to missed maintenance fee payments, but Cliff is convinced that this is all a bunch of ...

 I thought I was close to done with this project, but I keep getting ideas I want to include. This is a small town, so it won't have everything, like a large fitness center or business building, but I wanted a bistro and used one of the upper spaces in the mall for it and made a roof-top dining area as well.  Also, what small down doesn't have a church?  I also included festival grounds featuring a Spring Fling, Summer Music Festival, Autumn Harvest Festival/Spooky Day Festival, and Winter Snowflake Bazaar and included a community garden which is there year-around. The Summer Music Festival is pictured below.  I built a couple additional farms . . .  then decided it would be interesting to have the men from two farms be rival horsemen and dislike each other while their wives are friends with a lot of common interests and their teenage kids are crushing on each other. So I made the first sim with a couple traits in mind: family-oriented and equestrian, and random...