Mod The Sims - Backdoor Lane 60, 61 and 62 -- Three Corner Houses

Backdoor Lane 60, 61 and 62 -- Three Corner Houses

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Posted 8th Jan 2009 at 09:59 PM - Updated 13th Mar 2009 at 10:57 PM by plasticbox - Viewed 16758 times.

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I'm finding corner lots fiendishly difficult to build, so when I finally got something working I made three versions of it. You can never have too many corner lots!

I have no idea whether anyone but me is aware of this, but Backdoor Lane lots exist in two flavours: set back from the street by 4 tiles, and set back by 9 tiles – so that they can be plunked down in random order and with a 50% chance the facades will be flush. Hence why there are three versions of this: #60 is set back by 9 tiles on the left and 4 on the right side, #61 is 4 on the left and 9 on the right, and #62 is 4 on both sides. So now you can use these to connect all existing Backdoor Lane lots with distinctive corners, instead of just having rows that end somewhere.

All of these are apartment buildings with five units each. They only have one road in front, so they can be placed like any other lot, not only on corners. You can use the LotAdjuster to make them into actual corner lots (with two roads) if you prefer that. The LotAdjuster can also rotate lots, which might come in handy for corner buildings, and enlarge them, in case your sims want bigger yards.

Note that these are not AL apartments – they're probably not difficult to convert, but seeing as multi-household lots have been around for years (see Backdoor Lane 10 for more info) I don't see a point in making apartments require AL. If you convert them, feel free to post feedback, that's probably useful for others who want to do the same. You can also share any conversions you've made, you don't need to ask me (but please link back to this thread so that people know where to find the non-AL version).

All of these lots require NL, OfB and Seasons. No custom content. I have used an invisible driveway recolour on the screenshots (not included); if you don't already have one I recommend the one by frillen, available here.

All of the lots are shrunk with the LotAdjuster 1.1.

See the followup posts for pictures, info, and downloads for each lot.

Have fun!

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10th Jan 2009, 05:07 AM	# 26
cupcake12winx	These are awesome, but I must say I will be converting them somewhat.. but I will keep the originals!

10th Jan 2009, 12:15 PM	# 27
Banane	I absolutely love these! Just recently I created a new neighborhood, using your houses and Phaenoh's for the more suburban parts. It looks amazing. Thanks for your Backdoor Lane lots, they are all great. I especially like these new ones, corner houses are awesome

11th Jan 2009, 12:37 PM	# 28
Prudensch	I have been playing apartments in my game for as long as I can remember thanks to your beautifully designed apartment buildings (and Inge's targetable doors). I am now so addicted I find that playing a 'normal' family in a 'normal' house is just sooo boring. I can't wait to create some new families and move them into one of these amazing lots. Just wanted to post some long-overdue thanks for how much you have contributed to my enjoyment of the game.

29th Jan 2009, 04:17 PM	# 29
Megan116	I love your creations and I love style of your Backdoor Lane lots... Thank you for alll lots!!! They're just... amazing - what else can I say?

22nd Mar 2009, 07:40 PM	# 30
Rissa	Thank you so much, Plasticbox, for everything! I'm using Middleground as main neighborhood, Baskerville as shopping district, both filled with Newbie Road houses. The standard-downtown is filled with Backdoor Lane lots, many of them made into apartments. There now will be at least three more lots made into apartments. And thanks to Mootilda and her post in this thread I found the tutorial for the fix and I finally can really enjoy AL, the downtown and your lots a lot more!

23rd Mar 2009, 07:09 PM	# 31
piptheyip Test Subject Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 18	Fantastic! Thanks so much!

17th Apr 2009, 06:05 AM	# 32
Erica007 Test Subject Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 8	Wow, these are aweseome plastic box. I already have all your newbie road lots, every single one, and i created a neighbourhood out of them, now i'm working on the downtown area of that neighbourhood, which is what i am using all your backdoor lanes for! I converted one of these corner lots into an apartment, and its great. Thanks a million!!!!