How to Create a Custom Neighbourhood? My Personal Experience | The Sims 2

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  • It took me so long, but I did it!
    Timecodes:
    - 00:43 - Step 1: Planning a neighbourhood
    - 03:02 - Step 2: Creating a map for your neighbourhood -
    - 05:44 - Step 3: Downloading essential mods
    - 07:26 - Step 4: Neighbourhood customization
    - 09:53 - Step 5: Renaming the neighbourhood folder
    - 11:57 - Step 6: Building the neighbourhood
    - 12:27 - Step 7: Making playable sims and townies
    - 19:03 - Step 8: Editing, playtesting and fixing the neighbourhood
    - 28:56 - Step 9: Making neighbourhood previews
    - 30:50 - Step 10: Enjoy your neighbourhood!
    Mods:
    - No Townie Regen Mod - www.moreawesomethanyou.com/ffs...
    - Anti-Redundancy Mod - www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf...
    - No Stray Respawn Mod - www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf...
    - No Dormie Regen Mod - www.moreawesomethanyou.com/ffs...
    - No SS Respawn Mod - www.moreawesomethanyou.com/ffs...
    - There Can Be Only One (Professor) For Each Major Mod - cyjon.net/node/291
    - No Corrupted Death Memory - www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf...
    - No Unlink On Urnstone Delete - www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf...
    - Death Type Loss When Moving Tombstones to Community Lots - modthesims.info/d/625295/no-d...
    - Townie Apartment Residents - cyjon.net/node/220
    - Sky Fix by Nopke - simnopke.tumblr.com/post/1355...
    - Sim Blender by Twojeffs - simfileshare.net/download/178...
    - Sim Boutique Clothing Rack by christianlov - modthesims.info/d/284411/sim-...
    - InSimenator Mod - www.insimenator.org/index.php/...
    - Lifetime Want Chooser by Lamare - modthesims.info/d/669016/life...
    Custom Content:
    - Season Enabled Skylines by GreatCheeseCakePersona - greatcheesecakepersona.tumblr...
    - Moving Clouds & Static Sky Backgrounds by Lowedeus - lowedeus.tumblr.com/post/1631...
    - Maxis’s Oaks Default Replacement by Criquette - criquette-was-here.tumblr.com...
    - Beautified Birches by SixFootBlue - sixfootsims.tumblr.com/post/6...
    - You Are Still Green - The Proper Neighbourhood Grass by Voeille - modthesims.info/d/585950/you-...
    - No More Blurriness by Voeille - modthesims.info/d/588607/no-m...
    - Maxis Buildings Light Up by Midge The Tree - midgethetree.tumblr.com/post/...
    External Applications:
    - SimPE - modthesims.info/d/30839/simpe...
    - Hood Checker by Mootilda - modthesims.info/d/456523/hood...
    - The Sims 2: Custom Animated Neighboorhood Previews (Tool for .reia files) by ammar2 - modthesims.info/d/672500/the-...
    Videos:
    - JodelieJodelie's Channel - / @jodeliejodelie
    - Create an Empty Neighborhood With No Townies in The Sims 2 by Pleasant Sims - • Create an EMPTY Neighb...
    - Build & Buy Mode: Cheats, Tips & Tricks by me - • Build & Buy Mode: Chea...
    - Make Amazing Unique Sims in Body Shop by Pleasant Sims - • Make Amazing Unique Si...
    Other Useful Links:
    - Pooklet’s method - pooklet.tumblr.com/post/10571...
    - Career Notes by Maxon - modthesims.info/t/598423
    Music is provided by TH-cam Audio Library.
    Follow me on Twitter:
    / itsalexart
    Join my Discord server:
    / discord
    #TheSims2 #Sims2 #Neighbourhood #Neighborhood #Tutorials
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  • @tarasrex
    @tarasrex ปีที่แล้ว +65

    I wonder if I will ever have any patience to make an entirely new hood for Sims. It sounds exhausting. But thank you for the tutorial. And don't worry about your english mistakes, your voice sounds so cozy and soozing, it overrules your mistakes haha

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yeah, the process can be tedious, but I'm sure you can make one if you take your time and just let yourself enjoy it. Thank you very much, that's very kind of you!

  • @catchyalata777
    @catchyalata777 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Excellent guide! I really appreciate how calm and steady your voice is--makes it very easy to understand and process what you're saying. Keep up the great work!

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you very much!

  • @user-rz4xw1zx4q
    @user-rz4xw1zx4q 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was so helpful thank you so much!!

  • @We_Are_All_Vultures
    @We_Are_All_Vultures 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I remember waiting for this game after being a long time sim city 2000 and the sims fan. It was a huge leap from the sims to the sims 2. I even bought sim city to decorate and create my own custom neighborhood while waiting for the sims 2 to drop! Great memories! ✨🫶🏻

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It was indeed a huge leap. I remember being blown away by all these options of neighbourhood customization when I saw them in the game for the first time as a kid. 🤯

  • @sebastiankrolik3927
    @sebastiankrolik3927 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    great guide! I will definately use it

  • @CarrieSims
    @CarrieSims 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you very much for this guide!!!

  • @KingOskar4
    @KingOskar4 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Yooo 😮 Thank you for the Tutorial. 😂❤ I was uhm... Looking for a Simple Tutorial, but thanks to you, I see that creating a Full-on Neighbourhood is... A complicated matter😅. Like a WHOLE world it is. But I thank you anyway for everything you've told me😊.
    Now, I am gonna make my own Sims 2 Neighbourhood

  • @_P_a_o_l_o_
    @_P_a_o_l_o_ ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thank you very much for this tutorial! I want to create a custom neighbourhood, and this video will definitely come in handy! Looking forward for more videos like this one, if you're planning to make any :)

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No problem, I'm glad you found it helpful. Thank you! 😉

  • @bronwaith
    @bronwaith ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you very much for this tutorial! I have been going on a nostalgia binge from my childhood and this is a great tutorial for creatives. Subscribed x

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you!

  • @cyberelf0080
    @cyberelf0080 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you so much for this tutorial, I’ve been wanting to create my own neighborhood for awhile. Your English is really good and you have a nice voice by the way :)

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  ปีที่แล้ว

      Aww, thank you! 😊

  • @serendipityx
    @serendipityx ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for all of the tips 🙂 I've always wanted to create a small English countryside hood. I might make preparations tonight :)

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're welcome 😄
      That sounds cool, good luck on your creation! 🙌🏻

  • @mrplumbob95
    @mrplumbob95 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Very useful tutorial. I've started creating a new neighborhood like 3 or 4 years ago and it's still not finished. Apparently I'm not good at keeping focus at tasks that require a lot of work x'D but I'll get there for sure.. One day
    Anyway your neighborhood is a work of perfection and I look up to your skills.
    One thing I may suggest is using a program for renaming files so you can change all the names at once, not having to change every single one manually.

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It takes time for sure, so no worries. The most important thing is enjoying the process, isn't it? I hope you'll get there. Thank you so much!

  • @ksenyajustkidding1484
    @ksenyajustkidding1484 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    thank youuu!!!! this video has so much info!!! very useful!!! thank you thank you thank you for all your hard work!!

    • @ksenyajustkidding1484
      @ksenyajustkidding1484 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      everyone here sharing their future hoods ideas so i wanna share mine too :) i'm thinking of creating a city inspired by a stereotype that cows get abducted by aliens :D populated by half-cow human half-alien race or something :DD also thanks to chat gpt for helping me come out with lore and characters

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow, that sounds fun! 😃

  • @manfredpinedosoto2426
    @manfredpinedosoto2426 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    British English, it would be [ˈɪnvəntɹi], like it is for many Canadians. (Basically just like "infantry" except [v] for [f].) Furthermore I love your videos are so interesting!

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Oh, that's good to know. Thank you! 😃

  • @MinnieOnCam
    @MinnieOnCam ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I add in my Townies with the L& D Thombstone. it's built into the game you can also change clothes too with it.

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, that's an option as well. Although I didn't know you could manage a sim's clothes with the help of L&D Tombstone. 🤔

    • @MinnieOnCam
      @MinnieOnCam ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AlexArt I found it by accident. All of sudden I had a clothing rack in my Sims home.

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I assume you've accidentally spawned Tom's Clothing Tester which is right next to the L&D Tombstone on pie menu. I wouldn't recommend to use that one since it has a glitch that resets your sim's career level.

    • @MinnieOnCam
      @MinnieOnCam ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@AlexArt Well you can set back your sims career level by clicking on the newspaper after the boolprop testingcheats enabled true.

  • @Lucario0007
    @Lucario0007 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wish the sism4 had this

  • @luisalim3035
    @luisalim3035 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks you for the tutorial!!! This is very helpful for those who wanna create their own neighborhood. Can I ask how long does it take to create a neighborhood? Like everything, the planning, the building of houses, etc. I wanna try creating my own and I know how tedious it will be especially if u are gonna build everything from scratch lol. I'm just not sure how many months or years will it take.

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well, it depends on your plans for your neighbourhood. Personally, it took me about nine months to create Riverville for the first time including planning process, building all of its lots, decorating the hood, designing characters, etc.

    • @luisalim3035
      @luisalim3035 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@AlexArt wow, nine months?! I don't think I'm patient enough to do that for long. Big respect for you to be able to create your neighborhood for that long !!

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you! 🙌🏻

  • @aminaaduova3985
    @aminaaduova3985 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks for tutorial. And I am wandering is Slavic language your mother tongue?

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You're welcome! It is one of my native languages.

  • @marywallace3620
    @marywallace3620 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sadly I dont have the sims 4 but this still gives me some ideas for using the premade maps within the game ;)

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You probably mean SimCity 4, right? The game is still available for purchase on EA App and Steam in case if you're interested.

  • @AnonymousAnonposter
    @AnonymousAnonposter 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can you make a guide like this one about creating careers?

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've never attempted to create a custom career yet. Maybe this video will be helpful for you: th-cam.com/video/8IFBVVWzm24/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared

  • @aikokobamew5302
    @aikokobamew5302 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I created a neighborhood in simcity 4 I imported it but the game cut off a huge portion of the map is there anyway to fix this?

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That probably happens when you have a default neighbourhood camera file. You can replace it if you'd like to see the edges of your map. For instance, I use this camera mod in my game: modthesims.info/d/97642/gunmod-s-camera-mod-3-1-all-game-versions.html.

  • @wanderingmoon9772
    @wanderingmoon9772 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I followed your directions on making a custom terrain/hood but when I load it in to play there are no roads and a lot of the map is missing.
    I used a small map like you said but two of the three lakes I made are not showing. 🤔🤔🤔

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No worries, if you can't see some parts of your neighbourhood, you'll need to replace a neighbourhood camera file in your Documents folder. I use this one in my game, for example: modthesims.info/d/97642/gunmod-s-camera-mod-3-1-all-game-versions.html.

  • @robs5688
    @robs5688 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You English is good, certainly better than some Cockney English speakers that should provide subtitles.
    What's your first language?

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks! 😅
      Actually, I have two first languages. It's Sakha and Russian.

    • @zerosenseofself
      @zerosenseofself หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AlexArt not sure how to explain it but as a fellow Turkish, I could almost hear it in your voice! makes sense now.

  • @NovaG0
    @NovaG0 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is there a way to make your own custom service NPCs such as maids when you have already made a sim?

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Do you mean to transform a playable sim into an NPC? I'm not aware of it yet. However, in my case, I generated service NPCs as in the video first, then I chose the characters I wanted to edit. After that, I changed their appearances using Alt Sim Surgery in SimPE. You can learn more about it in these tutorials (and maybe they will help you to find a solution):
      - simgigglegirl.wordpress.com/tag/alt-sim-surgery/
      - sleepytabby.tumblr.com/post/125468445018/makeover-madness-how-to-genetically-change-your

    • @NovaG0
      @NovaG0 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AlexArt okay thank you 😊

  • @UmytaMichaela
    @UmytaMichaela ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What extensions do you have? And where can I get them?

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do you mean skylines? If so, they are made by GreatCheeseCakePersona. I've included all the links in the description, just in case.

    • @user-cc4bs5bi9i
      @user-cc4bs5bi9i ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AlexArt she meant expansion I guess…

  • @Freddie9787
    @Freddie9787 หลายเดือนก่อน

    where can i download the body shop

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The game usually includes it by default, so you don't need to download. If you have Ultimate Collection, you'll find it in this location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection\Fun with Pets\SP9\CSBin\TS2BodyShop.exe. You can create a desktop shortcut for your convenience.

  • @firaszerneboch3223
    @firaszerneboch3223 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for your detailed tutorial, I will certainly follow these steps! However, if you don't mind, I would suggest to use subtitles, because the pregenerated ones are horrible, and sometimes it is really hard to hear out the mods' names. Or at least show the mods names when you particularly using one (like the interest and hobby picker). Again thank you for your work!

    • @AlexArt
      @AlexArt  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah, I should add subtitles to the video at some point. Just in case, all the mods' names and their links are included in the description. Thank you for the feedback!