Building my own high school (Part 2)
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2022
- Today I'm finishing off my high school build, it's base game and High School Years only, and available for download now!
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Honestly, putting computers and chess tables in the library wouldn’t look out if place (as long as they fit, haha). Loving this build!
I kinda wish there was a Debug computer just as a decoration so we could avoid the sims flocking to them like James said (and we've all seen 🙄)
I was thinking the same thing - remove the receptionist computer and put a couple in the library for students!
@@maggiemoore4933 can you lock computers on a community lot?
and an easel!
@@maggiemoore4933 yes!! and chairs too bc as we’ve seen in James’ series, sims seem to love to sit on the farthest chair possible
I’m very excited to see a high school that doesn’t involve walking for three hours straight. Such a novel concept
As someone who goes to an open campus highschool, when you got classes on opposite ends it just be that way tbh
when I'm on my senior year, it's pretty much like that, our classroom are on the 3rd floor while our computer lab are pretty much on the opposite side of the campus... and the canteen/cafeteria are on the opposite side of the campus from the computer lab... really hate it specially when it's so hot outside
Our buildings are divided up by subject, the science building and the language building are on opposite ends so if you get scheduled to both you have to walk past the library, gym, auditorium, cafeteria, art building, and a bit of parking lot.. it's like a 10 minute walk and we only have 7 minute passing periods so you practically gotta run with no time to do anything else
@@endersquid1132 This brings back memories. When I was in high school, we had some overflow temporary classrooms at the far end of the parking lot at the back of the school. So lord help you if you had a math class in the front of the school and then had to get to one of those classes. Was a good 10 minute walk, and we only had 5 minute passing periods, so you had to basically run across campus. I do not miss high school days, lol.
I'd rather run up eight floors than be shoved against a wall as 50+ people slowly try and move up and down 3 floors at the same time with no order or coherency... The one benefit of an open campus is once your outside you can avoid main walkways and breathe
It would be fun to see an art room, music room and maybe even a wood shop on the second floor! Super awesome build James!
Yeah, individual skill rooms that your sims could use after school hours as if they’re in an art/music club etc.
Also a "home ec" class with cooking stations and cross stitch! Hahahah
@@genderdystopia019 Yes I thought this too, I was a little worried that someone might set the school on fire though 😂 Maybe we could lock that door until you need it
I highly recommend Plumbella's high school build. She incorporated all of that
Love these ideas
i love how james, deli and kayla built their own highschools using very diff aesthetics
the way my jaw dropped with james’ build though 😭 the library and hallway glass roof was my favorite part 😭
They are basically my holly trinity
James’ school is clearly the best
this build has me so excited to play the expansion!
What’s it called in the gallery
@@ElloiseElsbells art deco high school I believe. You can always search by creator which will be JamesTurnerYT if you cant find it
I think a fun feature to add to the upstairs would be to make club rooms with get together! They could have the "club members only" door, and it'd be a cool hang out for students without having random sims flock there if you add computers or games
Good idea!
Sadly I believe you can’t have club gatherings from Get Together at school, at least that’s what I got from EnglishSimmer’s latest video about crosspack compatibility of High School Years EP
@@koolisims Yeah I was going to say that too, the highschool is not an available location for group gatherings.
@@anargob oh that's a shame :( why am I not surprised tho, typical EA
I hope they fix it in a patch, it'd make so much sense to have club gatherings at school
Put some instruments in the auditoriam/asssembly hall room!!! So musical sims and "study music" :)
“Choir Room” was what I thought of! Looks exactly like a music room
That's a great idea. I was thinking the DU debate podiums would be cool too.
yes i agree the debate podium will be really cool too!!
so long to the cut on james’ forehead, it was a valued member for a couple weeks 🕊
🤣🤣
He should name a sim after The Cut now
lol yeah I was looking for it as well. RIP cut, you'll be in our hearts forever ☺
Cutt Bigwallet
RIP
Honestly instead of a huge computer lab, I would just put a few computers or laptops in the library. A lot of schools don’t have a designated computer lab anymore anyway (because most American schools are 1:1 with technology).
Is there a way to put a personal laptop in your inventory? At least that's what some people did the last time I saw a school from the inside. To take notes. It was an evening adult class though. They didn't allow teens to bring their own laptop to class during daytime.
Just a note, it looks like you used the desk that is tagged as “the principal’s desk” in the nurse’s office - so the principal may end up hanging out in the nurse’s office during gameplay.
Maybe she's supervising to make sure they really are using the sick beds for napping and not for pillow fights
I hate that 'that desk' is tagged as the principal's desk. It looks more like a teacher's desk to me.
@@SavvyAri1989 Princpals are usually teachers or were teachers at one point tho
@@awildbayonettastand4601 Why are you deliberately missing the point being made?
I think a art room would be cool or a woodworkshop, just so the teens can go there after school or on the weekends to build skills. Also putting a microphone or music instruments in the auditorium might be nice.
In the "Faux Auditorium" The Uni debate item would have been cool
Second floor could be the club activities! The chess and computer room. Maybe add some study cubbies. I also miss the art room, could add that and a music room up there too
this build is crazy extensive, you really outdid yourself, James
Can't wait to download this! The auditorium and nursing station look fantastic! And the fact you only used base game and high school pack is the next level of imagination! Well done!!
When you play test and see where sims naturally travel off path, I think that's kinda normal for high school. Maybe add some terrain paint to show where kids regularly walk through the grass?
Love this
I still think it should be named Bigwallet High since they have so much money 😆 and Reginald gets bullied and is socially awkward because the other students think he’s rich when he got kicked out with no money…
Most High Schools and completive pools in in my area have 1/4 Olympic length meaning 25meaters so your pool is right on size. Also smaller and higher windows in her pool mirroring the "faux gym" to make them look cohesive and be truer to an indoor pool, all those big windows will turn the room into an oven.
Trust me Former Lifeguard. the biggest risk we had at swim meets was heat stroke.
This is basically everything I thought was missing from the EA version of this build. You made it feel like a functional and true to life school 👍👍👍 can't WAIT to see this with* all the Packs available.
I love the idea of using the high school as a skill building lot, with a place to practice painting, music, handiness, fitness etc, instead of having to go to many different lots to practice
I always do that with my libraries too!
Near the carpark you could add some fence pieces and 'move object' bikes next to them to create a bike racks
Can’t wait for you to have the rest of the packs. You can add a chemistry lab with the things from get to work, maybe a biology lab with frogs and aliens in jars and a skeleton, random rooms like this that are always in schools. Also the nurse’s room can be much more detailed with get to work and cats and dogs stuff.
You could put the computer lab in the library. My school had computers in the library. We also had computer rooms that were used for the ICT (information computer technology) lessons where everyone works at their own computer, but if you needed a computer for homework you would use the ones in the library.
I wish they had made it so you can't normally play computer games on the computers at school. They should have made it so if you have level 3 programming you can "hack the computers" to enable video gaming and watching youtube, but normally you should only be able to use them for research and writing.
Edit: you could put the gym equipment and shower area in the same building as the gymnasium/sports hall. Then you could use the current gym area as a computer area. That would be a bit more of a walk to use the gym equipment but realistically in a school, that stuff would be together, and the sick room would be downstairs. I do think the sick room / nap room is a good idea and would be useful to have closeby because of how slowly they walk when tired.
I do like the auditorium design. It would be cool to have that as one of the settings on the auditorium lot, so they actually do use it for graduation. Then that room in the high school could be available to be a computer lab or a gym.
I agree with the computers. And somewhat with the gym equipment but it seems like students often get morning tasks to work out so that’s probably why he placed it so close even if it doesn’t quite make sense
Couldn’t you use the research computers from university for that purpose? Just an idea
@@callie2651 oh that's a good idea. I don't have Discover University so I'm not sure exactly what the research machines do. Can you use them for things like "practice programming" and "research art"?
@@SomeoneBeginingWithI You can research programming and painting and it builds the skills a little, but they aren't able to be used like computers.
My pack just downloaded. I placed the school and it looks great! I added basketball goals in the gym and they fit perfectly. I switched the podium in the auditorium for the debate podium. I love it! Thanks James!
A chess table in the library might be good? And maybe some easels in the garden? So there are more skill building options
Talking about Sims walking for an eternity just brings me back to my high school days where you quite literally had to run from one end of the school to the other to make it to class in time. Can't stop at a locker, there's not enough time! XD Ah, such not-fun times!
The basketball court is a really good idea
With get together, you could probably put some “after school” club rooms upstairs. Like a painting club room, board games clubhouse, pranksters hideaway, etc. Would also make sense to move the staff lounge up there too, it’s locked off anyways
It would be cool to make the second floor the elective wing with easels, flower arranging, wood working, etc. You could even lock the doors to specific groups and stuff if you don’t want them wandering up there.
I love how well thought out this is. Actually taking into account how the game works and how the characters act during gameplay.
One of my favourite builds in the sims ever! The gym, the pool, the landscaping and especially the actual school building, so incredible!!!
Hey James, in part 1 I mentioned about putting in a nurses station and administration office. I am glad to see that you have added the nurses station/sick bay. Altough it may be just for decorative purposes an admin office would complete a school. The admin office is like the hub of a school (well in the US) where people can see the principal, get info about their classes, and parents/guardians can get access to their kids for what ever reason. Thanks for making a part 2. I am looking forward to you using this school in your LP. Blessings.
this is SO thoughtfully built, thank you! there are so many highschools being made that i love the aesthetics of but i know they'd be a pain to play. this one looks great and checks all the boxes for me.
You did amazingly, you made the whole place feel connected from the car park to the running track field at the back and the auditorium on the otherside. Before there was so much free space that everywhere felt seperated
I love your practical thought process. That's why I love your builds so much. Never any pathing issues! I think you should have a computer lab but I am a geek so I think every place should have a computer lab.
James, for the swimming pool lanes you could just make stripes yourself with different colored floor patterns :)
Thank you for building this for us! I love that you gave us space for the city living basketball courts.
I put this in my game before even looking at the one that comes with the pack 😂 so impressed with this James!! I love the nurses office, the pool, the auditorium!!!! Love it. I wish we could play as teachers with this pack. I teach high school IRL and I wish I worked here 😂
imagine the dirt that would trail in if there was only one entrance to the changeroom through the pool area! Usually there is a door in the main lobby to the changeroom and then another door through the showers to encourage people to rinse before they enter the pool. The university showers would be perfect for that.
Your builds are so inspiring
Would love to see you utilize the upstairs for skill building. Art room, music room, woodworking shop. Definitely put the computer lounge where the nurses room is - for gameplay you'd only go there for naps!
Love the build
I downloaded it before I even started watching the video... just because I got overwhelmed by trying to build my own.
and my jaw hit the keyboard. Absolutely gorgeous build, I WANT to play in this high school
I googled the school you modeled this after, the outside is pretty similar, wow
Great build! Love the details like gymnasium, pool, auditorium, library…. Would like to see like an Art Room, Music Room, and Wood shop.
You could add rooms for activities in the second floor: chess club, computers, arts and crafts, yoga/meditation (with spa day)
A science lab too!! With minerals, rocks, collectibles 😍😍😍
yess I second this
in the auditorium behind the lectern, I would install a screen instead of the window ( or perhaps even the Movie and have a popcorn machine in the hallway ?) and you'll need a chess table and a computer lab as I believe there are those clubs you can choose
This is amazing! I went to an American high school, but it was nowhere near as fancy. This looks more like a college campus (in a good way). The main high school building actually reminds me of my university's library.
I love how the driver behind this build was playability. Some builds can look phenomenal but can be so hard to play in. Thank you James
I agree with those commenting the computers could be part of the library.
For upstairs could be cool to have a music room, arts and crafts room with easels and woodworking tables etc.
Also, since it’s all about teenagers, might be super cool to build like a big semi-abandoned storage room/closet up there where the kids could sneak off to! Kinda like in the Never ending story.
No lack of bins on this lot! Great build & I'm looking forward to using it. Thanks James!
I love the first person view walk around. Wish we had more of that! Just a quick walk through! Amazing build, love it.
The basketball court was the PERFECT size to make a full sized court. Thank you for this amazing build!
I love this layout. I would just add a couple computers in the library.
A dome roof section on the pool hall would look really great and tie into the main school building as well!
the build looks incredible! very detailed and has a more realistic feel for sure. i'd love to see some club rooms on the second floor, like a music room, chess, computer lab, wood shop, art room, maybe even a games room or cooking class?
I would add the workout room to the gymnasium and turn the current room into to the computer lab. I would use the second floor for classrooms that are not part of gameplay…Art, Music, Science etc. Don’t need to use the whole floor but Arts could be where the Auditorium stairs lead and Sciences by the Library stairs.
It’s a great build and really reflects a typical wealthy American High School.
Now this is what I thought the High School was gonna be like when they 1st announce it. Cause this makes sense, very much sense to me. Great High School James 💯
The balconies at the entrance reminded me of my old high school, which also had those. Pranksters and dirtbags would use them to chuck stuff down, or spit on people's heads so often they had to station teachers around there during breaks to catch them.
On the last day of school, some big prank would happen every year. One year a girl released 200 bouncy balls
This build is beautiful with just base game and the pack, but I would love to see a version with all the packs! I feel like the amount of detail you could put in would really elevate this build
I'm legit so jealous of everyone who went to a high school with a pool. I'm definitely gonna put one with a pool when I eventually get this pack
Love the combination of realism and usefulness! The build looks AMAZING!!! Love all the details, especially love the landscaping and the terrain manipulation of the lot!
Having different colored lights in the same hallway is very reminiscent of my high school
If you DO end up having to put something on the 2nd floor. You could also just put empty classrooms and/or “club” classrooms. Art, gaming, music, chess, theatre. In case you wanted to do some skill building on lot. Also you could keep them low furniture just have a couple desks against a wall and voila! room for activities. BUT to make sure sims don’t go to them by themselves just lock the door for everyone. You could do that with the computer room too. And only unlock when you want to use it. In fact you could make a stairwell, and put a door there and lock it lol. But if that turns out to be unnecessary then I think the school you have now should work great!
Could use the debate podiums for your auditorium when you get around to using other packs for builds
Was gonna build and use my own high school but James has once again proven he is a much better builder than i will ever be….
Amazing build like always James. I think the base game lockers in the pool area would be better more like temporary locker... so they can't decorate it or have play action on them. Great job!
That’s a very fancy high school! My school was big but kind of old school when I was there, now it looks like a college campus with all the remodeling they have done. There was only 2 levels (first floor and basement), a newer wing building with two floors, no pool and we had portable classrooms/trailers outside.
When you add this to your regular series you could spaces for club rooms from get together if you wanted to make your own club 💕. Just a suggestion for those who use these gamepacks for storytelling, would be cool to have actual club rooms in the school 🏫.
It would be nice with some offices for the teachers up stairs. For prep work, grading and other work stuff. They could have nice personal touches, making the school feel more "alive"
The auditorium you built holds a special place in my heart because it reminds me of all my years in theatre 🥰
Was soooo glad to see the basketball gym and and natatorium added. Very much giving TV show high school vibes.
Because of you trying to be efficient and creating the shortest possible paths around, it feels way more realistic! This reminds me of my high school now
Would love to see a reno of this lot in the future, using all packs!! :)
A science room, a dance studio and and art room would be amazing added to this too. It would look so cool as added decorative room
It really soothes my soul when you evenly place lights! I've missed watching your builds! ❤
I never tapped on a video faster I love this series and the high school pack
Same!!
The build is so good! My 2 ideas would be to shuffle the principals office and waiting area to the current faculty lounge, and then use those 2 rooms as a nice computer lab. My 2nd idea would be to change the gym roof detail to glass roofing so the light can shine in, and maybe add one to the pool building as well? Love your builds James ❤️
Okay but the hill cutting in differently on the left and right sides of the stairs drives me nuts 😅🥲 the build as a whole is super cool though, love all the levels the hill makes, and love how the whole building is sprawling but the necessities are all together
The auditorium/theatre chairs from werewolves would be perfect for the auditorium you built! Loving the rest of the school build so far
Very cool build. If you feel like adding them, you need the following rooms for real world accuracy:
- choir room
- band room
- art classroom
- science classroom
- woodshop/autoshop classroom
- computer lab
- newspaper/yearbook classroom
- agriculture classroom
- secretary/receptionist desk
- debate class
- theater classroom/stage
Just some ideas for filling up the top if you feel like it.
ETA: also concession stand in the gym
This is such a great build! One little change that might be cool would be using the theatre seating chairs from Wolf pack for the auditorium.
I think the upstairs would be great for more decorative/skill building rooms. Like chess club, music, art, robotics, science, knitting/embroidery, home economics/cooking, woodshop etc. (Probably not all of these, but there are so many possibilities.) It could be a good space to use the ridiculously huge objects like the cupcake machine, microscope, or space observatory.
Also forgot to say that I love the style of this school! It's great to have access to good looking builds that actually work with Sims gameplay. I love building and I'm inspired to make my own thing, but I really appreciate having something ready to go for days when I just want to hop into gameplay. It takes me waaay too long to finish a build that I start from scratch.
I cant wait to see Reginald live life in this new school!
Definitely replacing the EA school with this one!! So good 😍😍
Splendid!! I think you did an exceptional job! Since you asked, I think you missed the science lab or computer room where the geeks get on and learn programming and whatnot. And I have an idea for all that space upstairs, why not have Reginald sneak in a bed so he can sneak up there and have a nap before classes or Cheer?
The cheer mat will sit on top of the city living basketball courts awesome.
James, this build is beautiful. Brilliant work.
This school is so beautiful! Thank you for this build, I cannot wait to replace the original school with this one. Love it!
I feel like this build, and the ones for Wearwolfs, really shows how much James loves to build in this game - and how awsome he is! I'm stunned, and one of the main reasons for me to buy this pack is to play in this high school. When I see the excitement when he builds and speaks about it, I just know i NEED to try this for my self!
I believe the Principal will sit at the desk in the nurse's office because it is the same desk you used in her office (the rounded desk).
I think the faculty lounge is a good option to replace with the computer lab.
And maybe add some chess tables in the plaza in the back of the school.
It turned out so good! For a computer lab, I would move the nurse's office into the faculty lounge area and put the computer lab where that is now. I think that makes more sense realistically, but maybe it would be more convenient to put it where the faculty lounge currently is.
My high school did not have a nurse's office so as a chronically sick/injured kid I really appreciate that you put one in your build
This might be my favourite build you’ve done in a while 😍
Yay! Library in the skydome room! I'd just put some computers in the library, like just swap out some bookcases for a long table with computers. It's the sorta thing some schools do anyway and you can just pretend the proper 'computer lab' is upstairs in the void space if you like...
This is amazing! I think having the playable items on the first floor is ideal and then the decorative stuff on top.
There wouldn't be a gameplay point to it, but I would add a science lab in the upstairs space, and a music room. Woodshed and robotics would be awesome.
I love this build!! So many creative AND functional ideas. You should be so proud of yourself!!
No disrespect to the sims team but they should’ve let you build the high school, this is amazing 😍
I love the new school/gym/pool set up. It's super realistic and well done. I wish there was another skylight on the pool building so you could get some nice lighting effects while swimming haha
when I have receptions that SHOULD have computers but I dont want random sims using them, I just place a chair that's not snapped to the table itself (with MOO) though it means no one can sit there at all, but when it's just decorative that's fine any way!
Loving the build!