I've watched many simmers build but there's something about Semaj's builds that just always amazes me. I always want to live in the houses that he builds. Cozy and modern, but not overclustered. Just right 👌
@@han-ek8pm I tried doing feng shui. My parents went through a whole phase and we have a book, but like all the directions my stuff is "supposed to" go in always makes no sense for my bedroom floor plans. In my old room I got my bed how it's supposed to face but if I do that in this one it goes between two doors in a really dumb way
It’s not feng shui so much as our natural fear of predators with beds. Subconsciously people tend to like their head to be furthest away from the entry point of a room (could also be furthest from a balcony/large window) because you would have more time to react if someone came in suddenly to attack while you’re sleeping 😁
Semaj builds are my favorite. My parents laugh because when we drive by new modern buildings that are black and white with a color splash I always go "Looks like a Semaj build!"
they did it so people could have more interesting and different homes, they said they were considering going smaller but builds at that point tend to look all the same. this way there's different floorplans and personality to it.
I mean, putting a shower the same tile as the sink is saving space, but not realistic or nice really..ppl want nice houses after all, 32 is small and can look very nice. ppl aren't gonna play in a 2×3 house..
People can make smaller home, but even now the 32-tile cap is pretty restrictive, even with the new Murphy Bed. If you want a double bed in the 32-tile home, there's so much you have to do to make it functional for more than 1 Sim. I have one build where I had the shower, tub, and sink separate, and in my other build I combined the shower and sink - which works, but in real life, that would just be weird. I wish they would have made the max cap 36 tiles so we can have just a LITTLE bit more wiggle room with Micro Houses to better fit a family. On CZcams, plenty of people have done the tiny/micro home and have one or two kids.
LOL! I am priding myself on that, too! It's pretty easy to forget, though, and there's so much moving things around you have to do (particularly with beds, dining, and bathroom) that if you get all that to work it's so exciting and you forget "what else do I need here?"
My trick for really small houses is always have a mirror in every space with a bed. They double as a dresser/ a way to change outfits. 2birds one stone ya know!
Thank you for actually play testing your builds! Its so annoying when you go to the gallery to download a build and it doesn't work because of routing issues that the builder didn't notice. And unfortunately I've noticed that a lot of sims youtubers don't play test lol
Seriously, we need an update that lets you take a shower with a toddler, like happens sometimes in real life. Multi-tasking. Just hold the kid up to the shower head.
@@fie2645 generally parents help their kids bathe when they're younger and sometimes take showers with them since it's easier. i think (hope?) they stop once the kid can shower without dying
You should try to build the art style "rooms" in the community voted stuff pack vote to se how close we can get with the other pack's that we already have! 😁
Might be because sims tend to put dirty plates down IN their keyboards when tables are used as desks. Seems to happen whether it’s a desktop or laptop, and the plate sort of disappears until it begins to stink/give the sim an uncomfortable moodlet. Or they are liking the relative novelty of a one tile desk. 🤷🏻♀️
In my simself save I have a whole desktop computer on one end of the dining table just because my simself is realistically still too broke for a living room with any actual space in it
Great build there :D There are so many tiny living tips that we use in real life that could go for this pack, like: - Have only one sink in the house, outside the bathroom and kinda integrated with the kitchen. - No dedicated work desks, just place a laptop either on the dining table or outside picnic table. - Put as much stuff outside as you can, I even like to build an outdoor kitchen for my outdoorsie sims. - The less walls you put up, the cheaper it is and the bigger it feels. - Make use of the medium-height walls if you want the space to feel a bit more open, and the smaller-height for a cozy effect. Higher-walls are usually too much and tiny spaces will just look odd. - Place as much stuff as you can on ceilings and walls (shelves, lighting, TV, cabinets etc). - Make big roofs and place stuff under it so it's sheltered! (Well I guess that's more like a Sims only tip). Well, ok now I wanna see an off-the-grid Sulani micro beach hut! That should be easy I guess.
I’m loving how difficult this is! And how beautiful you still made it. I am not good at building but you’ve inspired me to try building so many more exciting builds for my sims! Xx
That little indent where you put the hedge could be a good spot for a few plant pots if you wanted a small garden that's sheltered year-round without building a greenhouse.
You're spoiling us with so many uploads. I'm liking it. The house was really creative on an angle, I didn't know you only need one square open for a bathroom. I always use the L shape bathrooms. Thanks for the tip. :-)
Diagonal tiles was really clever. Something I will keep in mind while building. I think it turned out to be a very cute house too considering the rules of the challenge.
Nah, you can see when I remove the dresser, he sleeps there no problem. Or I maybe cut that out? But that was definitely the issue, bed assignment doesn’t force them to one side if you specifically click the other
I don't even put stoves in my "large" (rarely build above 64 tiles interior, so still count as tiny) builds now. Had one Sim who set it on fire every time she cooked, even though she had decent skills. Since then, everyone lives on salad. No time to be dealing with tense Sims all day, lol.
Maisie T My sims pretty much live on salad and fruit salad. It’s the safest options, as they don’t cause fires and don’t make your sims fatter or skinnier. They’re also easy/cheaper as my sims always have produce on hand.
0:46 Nah, there's no benefit in going diagonal. The game calculates area correctly, so 1x1 diagobal square counts as 2 tiles. But you can go over the 32 tile limit by half a tile, so one diagonal corner somewhere can be beneficial.
About the dishwasher/sink thing - I don’t think this would work too well in this layout, but it you have a stove, sink, fridge, and island counters, you can have functional counter space, eating space, and sinks are cheaper than dishwashers
You used tiny living stuff, so it made it much easier than Kayak's original build, but you're still the master builder of the community, can't argue there 😂
ive played sims 4 since it came out. today is the day that i learned the bath work either direction. i thought the arrows had to face where the sim got in
The reason you had so much trouble with getting him into the other side of the bed is because of how he was assigned to the bed. Had the same problem myself. Spent ages rearranging things til I realised 😂
Best use of space and creativity that I've seen with this challenge. This build feels like a normal size build; not claustrophobic, which is amazing. As always - this is phenomenal!
So I guess having to wake up super early for school actually helped me accomplish something. Finally being early for a video! Also the house looks amazing!
I did my first micro in Sulani so they could have an outdoor kitchen. I just put a roof over ground with terrain paint that looked like stone. Even in areas with worse weather you could put a little roof over the ground out back to have a covered area for pet stuff like the litter box. Put a fence around it if you want. Just leave one section of the fence open so it doesn't count as a room and then block it with a bush, rocks, etc.
I have a challenge for you, you mentioned fung shui in this vid, can you try to make a home follow basic rules of fung shui? Harder of you add a twist like mini home or split living?
This place is gorgeous. I wish I had more EPs so I could use it. Also wish the person who started this didn't have the same name as me. Everyone talking about my non-existent builds is throwing me off
Hi James! I just wanted to say although the thumbnail did not do this build much justice, the inside is great and it was really smart of you to use diagonal walls to better fit everything in! I've been playing around a lot with the micro homes and they are such a challenge! I didn't consider using diagonal tiles, but it looks like it works great, and you fit in a LOT! Great use of space :)
Since I'm working for a window manufacturer (that's definitely not the right word but I dont know it in english) i can tell you, that there are windows for 200€ and some for 2000€ and they look the same but when it comes to the frame and glass there are soooooooo many options.. so it's kind of realistic, having some super cheap and some super expensive windows
I say Live mode with a long eye sound. I'm from the US but live in Australia. James and Deligracy both are in Australia and say Live mode with a short sounding i (in, it,). I think it's because they're from Australia. Technically either way is correct. It's a culture choice. I think of it as when the Sims go live. As in the show is now live. (Eye.) But they think of it as now the Sims can live in it. I guess. 🙄
I'm not sure it would be completely convenient for this challenge, but when I need to play test a build I define it as "generic" or "park" for the duration of the build and bring a sim over. That way I also don't have to worry about the cost to buy the lot or the items in it
5:45 Great thing to do is to try uploading building to the gallery - it will give you the real price for the estate. Which is the real factor for that 12k challenge. 7:20 Oh nice I got recognised. 8:54 Its kinda annoying that we cant use trims without floor on top of the building. I feel like they should change it considering how tile counting works. 9:35 You did really good job, especially with how the shape works out. Someone probably would be able to put more stuff for Toddler or pets there for sure. This challenge really is the worst mostly due to money limit. Cause those small houses can be really lit with good garden. 13:20 Being honest with you if I was in your position - I would sacrifice TV. No one really watches TV anymore either way. Lol. That would allow you to put something else there, probably. 13:25 Oh wait trim did work for you... I wonder if it is because of the small walls? 15:00 I mean kick out the TV, put mirror somewhere, put litter box and bowl there. And if you have enough money - you could always use the wall TV. But then again - who uses TVs these days. I wonder if you would be able to put vaccum cleaner there too... To be honest Murphy Bed even, if it gives bigger area for Sims to move around, is still not the best option when you consider that it still needs extra tiles around. I mean it is the best double bed with option of being nice sofa, but also two beds are probably more useful and allow for better space management. Especially when you want to make two bedrooms, as separate thing. Still - again, it is actually possible to pass this challenge, including using Laundry Day stuff to make it more realistic. My recommendation to make the shape of the house better - is to put empty tiles inside the house. Which not only gives you better ability to light the house with windows from both side of the room, but also if you find enough tiles to put doors to it, you could get enclosed garden area, or just put some bush there for extra decor. And making glass roof over it, also makes whole house look more interesting on the outside - with the window in the roof like style. And of course if you use other packs - University's mini fridge is the best piece of furniture for the kitchen, cause it is cheap, but gives you extra area (similar to Washing Machines) to put some decor and usable items like radio or plants or that breadbox (from Parenthood?) for full immersion. On the other hand you technically wasted some tiles in the centre of the building. But then again when I tried to make it fully packed - Sims just started going out of the house to talk or do some interactions. Which was hella annoying in full-blown storm... So maybe Murphy beds are still the better option. Especially when you want your Sims to still be able to Woo-hoo. But I also did put Washing Machine there so that's probably on me.
James! There is a button on the top right of the screen in the shape of a camera that allows you to change camera mode without going into the settings and do the top down camera without pressing “t” on your keyboard!
That's acually a really pretty little house! I might have to borrow the design lol I've been toying with the idea of moving 6-8 sims on to a large plot of land and building individual houses for them to live in, so it's more like a small 'town' than one big house. I don't have the tiny living pack, but if only one sim has to live in each house, this design could still work well
I've been using the 0 dollar trash chute instead of bins for my microhomes. Less space and you dont have to worry about the negative moodlets from dirty surroundings when the trash is full.
since dream home decorator and bunk beds have been added (and for some reason work better for tiny homes than the furniture we got with tiny homes 😂) you should make more tiny homes! i think a challenge where you use the modular cabinets from dream home instead of walls to make a house would be funny as well!
One of the best features for me (with TL) is the fact you can use that Murphy bed without anything on it, and put whatever sofa you want there. I really wanted to use the other couch, and I could 👏🏻 wasn't a problem with using the bed at all, everything worked fine. You might see the top of the couch through the bed, but it was fun 😄
Trude How cool! So you can put the other sofa from the pack without moveobjects and it still functions as a Murphy bed, just a bit of clipping? Do any other sofas work the same way?
IrishDuchess75 let me check if you can do it without move objects, I always have moveobjects active 😅 I'll play test it now without it. On mine it function both when the bed is down and the sofa when it's up when I tested it in my build yesterday. But let me check 😊
IrishDuchess75 I hope their "fix" it. The Murphy bed take up the same footprint of a double bed. Like, how is this really saving space? I can't put a chair or table close to the bed as well, so you have to squeeze it in as far away as possible. What is tiny if it takes up a footprint of 6 tiles. and you can sit on the bed if they need to... and have a table close to the footprint.. 🙄
Live mode stole my monies too! In total I used about 15k for the Micro, but with the bonuses you get you can up your skills and get promoted pretty much daily for the first week while also getting gardening and/or painting really high for bonus money. In about 4 in game days, I was back up to 12k. Would have gotten higher if my test sim didn't go out partying. XD
Izzy - You’re either blind or don’t know what Move Objects does. I’m not going to rewatch the entire video to tell you where or when he used it, the only one I remember off the top of my head is the dresser next to the Murphy bed and the table and chairs next to the bed. You can only move things like that if you hold alt after using the MoveObjects cheat. I’ve been playing Sims since the first game btw.
KillingLonliness88 Christ, no need to get all aggressive. I wasn’t even disagreeing with you idk why you’re acting like I asked for proof that the earth is round
With the bed thing, you can assign sides to double beds so it lets it that a certain sim sleeps on one side so they don't play musical bed sides at night. I believe that a single sim using the left side is a default thing
Genuine question, can you reverse it somewhat? Like making a micro home BUT making it as expensive as possible? Like 1 million simoleons?
While not completely what you're asking for, Dr Gluon did a Micro Mansion. czcams.com/video/8QL1EYyEJxs/video.html
Oh that sounds fun!
you'd have to put a lot of stuff outside, but that sounds fun!
Theres no way... Cant fit enough items to equal that much money
Cris Alhinho ohh good idea
I've watched many simmers build but there's something about Semaj's builds that just always amazes me. I always want to live in the houses that he builds. Cozy and modern, but not overclustered. Just right 👌
Omg same...idk why.. cuz i watch all the greats but i always wanna download his builds 😄
“Not great feng shui to have a bed facing away from the door like that” finally figured out why my university room feels like a prison cell lol
Also thanks for spoiling us with all the builds lately we’ve missed them x
As a soon to be interior designer yes it is not good in feng shui but if you dont trust fengshui it doesn't apply to you anyways😂.
@@han-ek8pm I tried doing feng shui. My parents went through a whole phase and we have a book, but like all the directions my stuff is "supposed to" go in always makes no sense for my bedroom floor plans. In my old room I got my bed how it's supposed to face but if I do that in this one it goes between two doors in a really dumb way
Its so funny to hear this as a Chinese😂
It’s not feng shui so much as our natural fear of predators with beds. Subconsciously people tend to like their head to be furthest away from the entry point of a room (could also be furthest from a balcony/large window) because you would have more time to react if someone came in suddenly to attack while you’re sleeping 😁
Sims: caN yOu buILd a 32 tilES HoMe 🤪
James: *builds a 9 tiles home*
I don't think his one works anymore!
Move objects is not allowed, plus it has to have 3 sims and 12k limit.
MJM r/wooosh
gagasluxury lol
Graystillplays makes a four tile house
does anyone else find james' builds super relaxing to watch and listen to lol
Semaj builds are my favorite. My parents laugh because when we drive by new modern buildings that are black and white with a color splash I always go "Looks like a Semaj build!"
I use them to fall asleep haha
I listen to his build videos when I have trouble sleeping. they're so relaxing!
i go to sleep with his video playing
No
Tiny home challenge: exists
James: i’m gonna end this man’s whole career
Um ok?
Can you people, for once in your feeble lives, think of something _original_ to comment rather than a meme that's been said billions of times before?
You are so bad at commenting you have to copy another comment which isn’t even funny
@@Her_Imperious_Condescension yup same reaction
Condescension
It’s a youtube comment, not a philosophical lecture
Your tiny builds have been quite colourful lately and I really like them. These videos are some of my favourites
"Do I want a different color on that? I feel like the white is kinda boring." so proud of you James :')) I really enjoy your colorful builds!
This is my favorite 32 tile tiny build so far, seems the most functional and complete. The angles actually make it look more unique as well.
All his builds are so creative and unique. He is so talented and I wish I could build like him
Lydia Jones but u have amazing talents too
Just remember how long he’s been building in this game ... Just build daily set yourself challenges and you’ll get great in no time.
I feel like EA classifying 32 tiles as a micro home is an insult to that person who built a 2x3 house
It’s not the minimum tile count you can make a house. I used to do 21 tiles houses. Bu it is the lowest manageable amount.
they did it so people could have more interesting and different homes, they said they were considering going smaller but builds at that point tend to look all the same. this way there's different floorplans and personality to it.
I mean, putting a shower the same tile as the sink is saving space, but not realistic or nice really..ppl want nice houses after all, 32 is small and can look very nice. ppl aren't gonna play in a 2×3 house..
I'm pretty sure I've seen someone do a 1x1
People can make smaller home, but even now the 32-tile cap is pretty restrictive, even with the new Murphy Bed. If you want a double bed in the 32-tile home, there's so much you have to do to make it functional for more than 1 Sim. I have one build where I had the shower, tub, and sink separate, and in my other build I combined the shower and sink - which works, but in real life, that would just be weird. I wish they would have made the max cap 36 tiles so we can have just a LITTLE bit more wiggle room with Micro Houses to better fit a family. On CZcams, plenty of people have done the tiny/micro home and have one or two kids.
you manage to make houses with a weird shape look good. mine just look silly
James 2020 : I remember the trash bin in all my builds.
LOL! I am priding myself on that, too! It's pretty easy to forget, though, and there's so much moving things around you have to do (particularly with beds, dining, and bathroom) that if you get all that to work it's so exciting and you forget "what else do I need here?"
😆
My trick for really small houses is always have a mirror in every space with a bed. They double as a dresser/ a way to change outfits. 2birds one stone ya know!
Thank you for actually play testing your builds! Its so annoying when you go to the gallery to download a build and it doesn't work because of routing issues that the builder didn't notice. And unfortunately I've noticed that a lot of sims youtubers don't play test lol
I was gonna say you don't need a bathtub, you can just brush.. but then I realized toddlers don't work like dogs.
This made me laugh pretty hard.
Seriously, we need an update that lets you take a shower with a toddler, like happens sometimes in real life. Multi-tasking. Just hold the kid up to the shower head.
FuzzyPumpkin WITH?!
@@fie2645 generally parents help their kids bathe when they're younger and sometimes take showers with them since it's easier. i think (hope?) they stop once the kid can shower without dying
“Uh, the wood tone doesn’t match though” - every simmer out there.
Ohhhh diagonal tiles! That is really smart! I never even thought of it!
1:02 ''Move object was not allowed'' and you did it again few more times :D
You should try to build the art style "rooms" in the community voted stuff pack vote to se how close we can get with the other pack's that we already have! 😁
That has already been done. Check out The EnglishSimmer. She showed how someone recreated these rooms
@@sweetenerxjim what? Why?
- EllaBellab0 - I don’t like her, she is just not my person. Ew
Sassi She’s not my type of person. Just ew, I hate her
The Murphy beds really hate James's sim-self xD
Anastasia Ulyanitzkiy didn’t even know they added these beds. Watching him get sandwiched like that made me spit out my drink lmao
Everyone else: He built such an amazing house using so little space!!!!
Me: He used colored wallpaper!!!!1!1
(obviously the house is amazing, too)
He also said he didn't like WHITE dresser because it was PLAIN AND BORING
World has gone mad 😑
I was excited when he left the walls blue, kept waiting for him to change them. Lol
When I was smaller I used to think that James *actually* played this fast at building
What I don’t get is why people are wasting space with desks. Just put the laptop on the table. 🤷🏽♀️
iirc cheapest laptop is $1000 which i think is more expensive than a desk and computer combo?
Puddor she was talking about using less space, not less money.
And anyway u can always put regular computer on a table, u just can’t move it
Might be because sims tend to put dirty plates down IN their keyboards when tables are used as desks. Seems to happen whether it’s a desktop or laptop, and the plate sort of disappears until it begins to stink/give the sim an uncomfortable moodlet. Or they are liking the relative novelty of a one tile desk. 🤷🏻♀️
In my simself save I have a whole desktop computer on one end of the dining table just because my simself is realistically still too broke for a living room with any actual space in it
Great build there :D
There are so many tiny living tips that we use in real life that could go for this pack, like:
- Have only one sink in the house, outside the bathroom and kinda integrated with the kitchen.
- No dedicated work desks, just place a laptop either on the dining table or outside picnic table.
- Put as much stuff outside as you can, I even like to build an outdoor kitchen for my outdoorsie sims.
- The less walls you put up, the cheaper it is and the bigger it feels.
- Make use of the medium-height walls if you want the space to feel a bit more open, and the smaller-height for a cozy effect. Higher-walls are usually too much and tiny spaces will just look odd.
- Place as much stuff as you can on ceilings and walls (shelves, lighting, TV, cabinets etc).
- Make big roofs and place stuff under it so it's sheltered! (Well I guess that's more like a Sims only tip).
Well, ok now I wanna see an off-the-grid Sulani micro beach hut! That should be easy I guess.
I’m loving how difficult this is! And how beautiful you still made it. I am not good at building but you’ve inspired me to try building so many more exciting builds for my sims! Xx
That little indent where you put the hedge could be a good spot for a few plant pots if you wanted a small garden that's sheltered year-round without building a greenhouse.
You're spoiling us with so many uploads. I'm liking it. The house was really creative on an angle, I didn't know you only need one square open for a bathroom. I always use the L shape bathrooms. Thanks for the tip. :-)
I use the mini fridge, it gives an extra space to put microwave or coffee pot.
April Lister umm what pack is the mini fridge a part of
@@KoyatheKueen University.
DU and Tiny Living are a power couple for sure. Extra bonus if you have GT and put a bush outside as a "second bathroom"
I did the same thing! I found myself using a lot of uni items in my build with the new pack!
Do the mini fridges function as full fridges? Aren’t they limited to quick meals and snacks? Or do I have that wrong?
i was confused at this cos you uploaded a micro home build yesterday then you explained it at 0:30 so yayyyyy another tiny house!
Woot woot
Diagonal tiles was really clever. Something I will keep in mind while building. I think it turned out to be a very cute house too considering the rules of the challenge.
James im pretty sure that he goes to the left as he is assigned the left side of the bed
Nah, you can see when I remove the dresser, he sleeps there no problem. Or I maybe cut that out? But that was definitely the issue, bed assignment doesn’t force them to one side if you specifically click the other
Oh probably should have paid attention to the end of the video! 😂
Do a no mistakes challenge but tiny home
I’m watching the bigwallet series from the beginning so I’m loving watching the new videos as well!
In my micro home I didn’t have a stove. I opted out and got a grill and microwave.
I don't even put stoves in my "large" (rarely build above 64 tiles interior, so still count as tiny) builds now. Had one Sim who set it on fire every time she cooked, even though she had decent skills. Since then, everyone lives on salad. No time to be dealing with tense Sims all day, lol.
Maisie T My sims pretty much live on salad and fruit salad. It’s the safest options, as they don’t cause fires and don’t make your sims fatter or skinnier. They’re also easy/cheaper as my sims always have produce on hand.
0:46 Nah, there's no benefit in going diagonal. The game calculates area correctly, so 1x1 diagobal square counts as 2 tiles. But you can go over the 32 tile limit by half a tile, so one diagonal corner somewhere can be beneficial.
This new living would be so much better if ladders were options instead of stairs than we could add lofts and wall flush ladders
Even if the ladders took up one floor tile I'd be happy tbh.
About the dishwasher/sink thing - I don’t think this would work too well in this layout, but it you have a stove, sink, fridge, and island counters, you can have functional counter space, eating space, and sinks are cheaper than dishwashers
Holding ult to move around the grid works in all camera modes
"Smooth rotation" is only sim 3 camera
So far this is my FAV tiny home build that came put this week. Well done good sir.
1:19am in New Zealand. I should be sleeping but I’m wide awake watching this!
Hell yeah damn right! 1:24 in New Zealand now (I'm in christchurch)
11:42 PM Down under
20:30 for me in the North Island!
1:19 for me too!!!! Nyyyy
Didn't realise how much I've been missing proper good traditional build videos from you!
"I don't have time to be killed right now". Semaj 2020. Hahahahaha amazing! :)
I love how colorful your builds have been lately! I like black and white as much as the next person but this is really nice ❤️💛💚💙💜
You dont need sims 3 camera to use the alt when moving objects or any other specific camera options 😊 I use it all the time for my builds
I think the weird shaping you always do make this 10x harder. Really enjoying your builds!
You used tiny living stuff, so it made it much easier than Kayak's original build, but you're still the master builder of the community, can't argue there 😂
ive played sims 4 since it came out. today is the day that i learned the bath work either direction. i thought the arrows had to face where the sim got in
I've had routing issues when the arrows are facing toward a wall. So it CAN work but sometimes it's not worth the effort in my experience.
The reason you had so much trouble with getting him into the other side of the bed is because of how he was assigned to the bed. Had the same problem myself. Spent ages rearranging things til I realised 😂
PandaPopsicle nah that’s not the case, when I moved the dresser in my testing, there was no issue with him getting in thats side
@@JamesTurnerYT love how you take time out of your day to correct people james, never change
Best use of space and creativity that I've seen with this challenge. This build feels like a normal size build; not claustrophobic, which is amazing. As always - this is phenomenal!
Everyone: his build is so amazing!
Me: omg he said white was too bland 😭
MORE TINY BUILDS PLEASE! I love these! Please do more interesting shapes and sizes of tiny builds :D you're the best James!!!
i guess others pointed out but kaylas challenge included no alt placing as well! sweet home tho would live in it
So I guess having to wake up super early for school actually helped me accomplish something. Finally being early for a video! Also the house looks amazing!
We have a calendar and an elephant. Everything is great.
I did my first micro in Sulani so they could have an outdoor kitchen. I just put a roof over ground with terrain paint that looked like stone. Even in areas with worse weather you could put a little roof over the ground out back to have a covered area for pet stuff like the litter box. Put a fence around it if you want. Just leave one section of the fence open so it doesn't count as a room and then block it with a bush, rocks, etc.
"We did some decorating!"
*added sad calendar*
lmao
I have a challenge for you, you mentioned fung shui in this vid, can you try to make a home follow basic rules of fung shui? Harder of you add a twist like mini home or split living?
This is the kind of JT Video I click Like on before the video even starts playing. Love ya James!
I dont know how many years ago i started watching your channel and the first video i watched, was a super tiny house. This brings me back
This place is gorgeous. I wish I had more EPs so I could use it. Also wish the person who started this didn't have the same name as me. Everyone talking about my non-existent builds is throwing me off
Hi James! I just wanted to say although the thumbnail did not do this build much justice, the inside is great and it was really smart of you to use diagonal walls to better fit everything in! I've been playing around a lot with the micro homes and they are such a challenge! I didn't consider using diagonal tiles, but it looks like it works great, and you fit in a LOT! Great use of space :)
So you’re telling me tiny living didn’t come with ladders?
Ladders are now in base game (hooray) but I forgot toddlers can’t be brought up and down from them.
perfect timing, i was looking for something to watch ! loved the exterior of this build !!
I feel like James could make a cardboard box look amazing 😂
I love your builds, and even borrowed greatly from your micro home on the trailer build! I'm definitely gonna try this challenge!
why am i addicted to this when I’m not even playing 😩
First tiny build I've seen that's actually beautiful and more than a box. Well done!
No one:
James: WE HAVE A BIN.
Since I'm working for a window manufacturer (that's definitely not the right word but I dont know it in english) i can tell you, that there are windows for 200€ and some for 2000€ and they look the same but when it comes to the frame and glass there are soooooooo many options.. so it's kind of realistic, having some super cheap and some super expensive windows
Semaj vs Murphy bed makes me giggle😂
One time James could forget the inside bin and he remembered it..How cute!! :)
it looks like he had move objects on, when he was moving the stove and the cabinets
I've been in tears laughing so hard over him getting crushed by the bed!! Amazing!!
I don't think you're supposed to use alt placing either. It does look good though. I love this challenge.
I'd actually love to live in a house like this. It seems really cozy, and I like it when things are close to me.
Live mode, I always thought it was called live mode 🙃
I say Live mode with a long eye sound. I'm from the US but live in Australia. James and Deligracy both are in Australia and say Live mode with a short sounding i (in, it,). I think it's because they're from Australia. Technically either way is correct. It's a culture choice. I think of it as when the Sims go live. As in the show is now live. (Eye.) But they think of it as now the Sims can live in it. I guess. 🙄
I'm not sure it would be completely convenient for this challenge, but when I need to play test a build I define it as "generic" or "park" for the duration of the build and bring a sim over. That way I also don't have to worry about the cost to buy the lot or the items in it
5:45 Great thing to do is to try uploading building to the gallery - it will give you the real price for the estate. Which is the real factor for that 12k challenge.
7:20 Oh nice I got recognised.
8:54 Its kinda annoying that we cant use trims without floor on top of the building. I feel like they should change it considering how tile counting works.
9:35 You did really good job, especially with how the shape works out. Someone probably would be able to put more stuff for Toddler or pets there for sure. This challenge really is the worst mostly due to money limit. Cause those small houses can be really lit with good garden.
13:20 Being honest with you if I was in your position - I would sacrifice TV. No one really watches TV anymore either way. Lol. That would allow you to put something else there, probably.
13:25 Oh wait trim did work for you... I wonder if it is because of the small walls?
15:00 I mean kick out the TV, put mirror somewhere, put litter box and bowl there. And if you have enough money - you could always use the wall TV. But then again - who uses TVs these days. I wonder if you would be able to put vaccum cleaner there too...
To be honest Murphy Bed even, if it gives bigger area for Sims to move around, is still not the best option when you consider that it still needs extra tiles around. I mean it is the best double bed with option of being nice sofa, but also two beds are probably more useful and allow for better space management. Especially when you want to make two bedrooms, as separate thing. Still - again, it is actually possible to pass this challenge, including using Laundry Day stuff to make it more realistic.
My recommendation to make the shape of the house better - is to put empty tiles inside the house. Which not only gives you better ability to light the house with windows from both side of the room, but also if you find enough tiles to put doors to it, you could get enclosed garden area, or just put some bush there for extra decor. And making glass roof over it, also makes whole house look more interesting on the outside - with the window in the roof like style.
And of course if you use other packs - University's mini fridge is the best piece of furniture for the kitchen, cause it is cheap, but gives you extra area (similar to Washing Machines) to put some decor and usable items like radio or plants or that breadbox (from Parenthood?) for full immersion.
On the other hand you technically wasted some tiles in the centre of the building. But then again when I tried to make it fully packed - Sims just started going out of the house to talk or do some interactions. Which was hella annoying in full-blown storm... So maybe Murphy beds are still the better option. Especially when you want your Sims to still be able to Woo-hoo. But I also did put Washing Machine there so that's probably on me.
James! There is a button on the top right of the screen in the shape of a camera that allows you to change camera mode without going into the settings and do the top down camera without pressing “t” on your keyboard!
You should be able to remove floor, then click again and build ceiling without also rebuilding the floor.
That's acually a really pretty little house! I might have to borrow the design lol
I've been toying with the idea of moving 6-8 sims on to a large plot of land and building individual houses for them to live in, so it's more like a small 'town' than one big house. I don't have the tiny living pack, but if only one sim has to live in each house, this design could still work well
finally early for once!!! James always post while i’m heading to school which i am.
I've been using the 0 dollar trash chute instead of bins for my microhomes. Less space and you dont have to worry about the negative moodlets from dirty surroundings when the trash is full.
Your sim won’t sit on the left side of the bed because your sim is assigned to a side!! Tap the bed and say assign right side to 😂
You are brilliant! Well done on not just doing this in a square box 🤪 lol
Drives me crazy when you don’t use shower/bath combo 😆
Felicia Santiago I hate them so much
since dream home decorator and bunk beds have been added (and for some reason work better for tiny homes than the furniture we got with tiny homes 😂) you should make more tiny homes! i think a challenge where you use the modular cabinets from dream home instead of walls to make a house would be funny as well!
You sound exactly like Jazza
The Australian Artist.
It's messing with me ;-;
Wait hold up - - - I legit thought this was Jazza
This video just popped up on my recommended and I was so confused I thought I was watching jazza for a moment there.
I remember the comment section on the reveal video saying that nobody wants this. I feel they made this stuff pack just for James :0
So this is what it feels like to be first 🙂 “pretty cool”
One of the best features for me (with TL) is the fact you can use that Murphy bed without anything on it, and put whatever sofa you want there. I really wanted to use the other couch, and I could 👏🏻 wasn't a problem with using the bed at all, everything worked fine. You might see the top of the couch through the bed, but it was fun 😄
Trude How cool! So you can put the other sofa from the pack without moveobjects and it still functions as a Murphy bed, just a bit of clipping? Do any other sofas work the same way?
IrishDuchess75 let me check if you can do it without move objects, I always have moveobjects active 😅 I'll play test it now without it. On mine it function both when the bed is down and the sofa when it's up when I tested it in my build yesterday. But let me check 😊
IrishDuchess75 noooooo I was wrong. It didn't work now. Damn it, maybe it glitched yesterday then 😕 now I'm bummed🙈
Trude Oh that really stinks!! It would have been awesome to be able to use at least the other in pack couch ☹️
IrishDuchess75 I hope their "fix" it. The Murphy bed take up the same footprint of a double bed. Like, how is this really saving space? I can't put a chair or table close to the bed as well, so you have to squeeze it in as far away as possible. What is tiny if it takes up a footprint of 6 tiles. and you can sit on the bed if they need to... and have a table close to the footprint.. 🙄
"can't use move objects" uses move objects the entire time
The whole realization that putting the house on a diagonal makes it bigger is GENIUSSSS you’re a freaking GENIUS
But did it exhaust your creative flow is the real question
Live mode stole my monies too! In total I used about 15k for the Micro, but with the bonuses you get you can up your skills and get promoted pretty much daily for the first week while also getting gardening and/or painting really high for bonus money. In about 4 in game days, I was back up to 12k. Would have gotten higher if my test sim didn't go out partying. XD
"Without move objects" *uses move objects constantly* Seriously?? -_-
lmao when
Izzy - You’re either blind or don’t know what Move Objects does. I’m not going to rewatch the entire video to tell you where or when he used it, the only one I remember off the top of my head is the dresser next to the Murphy bed and the table and chairs next to the bed. You can only move things like that if you hold alt after using the MoveObjects cheat. I’ve been playing Sims since the first game btw.
KillingLonliness88 Christ, no need to get all aggressive. I wasn’t even disagreeing with you idk why you’re acting like I asked for proof that the earth is round
Yeah I'm hella confused, he used move objects literally the entire time ???
I love your voice! Just listening to your videos I find relaxing and inspires me to play!
Niceee!!! 🤩 I make my tiny house too ID: gooldenway
With the bed thing, you can assign sides to double beds so it lets it that a certain sim sleeps on one side so they don't play musical bed sides at night. I believe that a single sim using the left side is a default thing