EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT 😁 I sadly have neither though lol

I'm really curious to see this once the pack officially comes out and we can see how the packs interact!

that’s actually such a good idea

That’s what I’ve been planning to do!! I wanna make club rooms and use the club room doors hopefully they make it an option for club meetings

Oooh! That sounds brilliant! I think having a dedicated upper floor for club rooms so the main functional school is all on the main floor would be a great balance

I never new this! It makes sense to. Thank you

Thanks didnt know but so cool!!

I would add a health centre kind of room where there's a bed. Real sims gameplay otherwise, sometimes your teen might not have enough sleep so they can sleep during that long lunch time.

I've already built the shell of the high school that I'm going to post on the gallery, and I thought about the concept of a boarding school. I know there's been a huge amount of teens dropped on the gallery, like 18 and a household and I thought about grabbing one of those and trying that.

Amazing! This is so cool, thank you for the info!

Right? They don’t need to be massive, especially if this pack is based on the stereotypical American highschool, a lot of them aren’t that big tbh. But I do remember that it has to functional for other players.

@@yuhhbiscuit yeah 2 class rooms is pretty overkill if you ask me. The typical American highschool only has one.

@@yuhhbiscuit it’s actually made for being able to run on lower quality laptops and pc. some laptops can’t run as smoothly on lots with a lot of objects per room.

@@donna8557 That makes a lot of sense, since it needs to be functional for all players.

Yep same here

haha i think the same thing

Oh definitely 😭

Yes, Simsie is very good at things that she doesn’t often do

She sure is

I honestly find that I like them better than the stuff that’s in her wheelhouse

And the fact that she resisted the urge to completely fill up a 64x64 lot is amazing. If it were me, I'd have the urge to fill up every inch of the lot LOL Less is more~

Yes kayla is so talented

No literally! Some CC maker needs to get on this

Mine had little round stools attached by metal bars to sit on

That sounds really cool! I'm from Australia so we don't actually have cafeterias. We have things called tuckshops where we can buy food or drinks but the majority of people bring their own lunch😅 Where we eat is also never enclosed, its outside on the concrete and some of the space has a roof over us haha. Our tables are basically picnic tables and some people will sit on the concrete if there's no room. Its very interesting to see how different people's eating areas are in different places

The one that’s like web “patterned” or the wooden ones

​@@jordanwarner3025 I live in America and you can bring your own food if you want but majority of people don't and just eat at school. At my school it costs 3 dollars to get all the lunch items each day idk if there is a place where lunch is free in America but yeah. You can sit wherever you want to eat in highschool but in elementary and middle school they made us eat strictly in the cafeteria. It's usually very loud in cafeterias because it's a lot of students in an enclosed space talking amongst their friends and it gets pretty loud. It's like a hangout spot for students.

Our school had a fitness room too. Normal Gym classes didn’t use it, but if you signed up for weight lifting that’s where you’d do stuff. Weight lifting was mostly encouraged if you did sports

Our school had this plus a bigger gym with more machines and equipment out by the football field and track meant specifically for the sports teams to use.

Same!

Our school has a normal gym and the there's a weight room connected to it

we had a weight room !

YES PLEASE-

I need her to do this

Same here! My school called it the fitness room, which seems to be a better option than having a gym in the Sims

Yep. My UK high school had it’s own “fitness suite” between the two gyms and there was a heck ton of high quality equipment (I’m talking skiing machine, treadmill, rowing machines, ‘convertible machines’ that’d swap around to work on different muscles… seriously, I don’t know where they got the funding) so having a gym is realistic but the fact there’s not huge gym or pool throws me off ahaha.

im in America and we have that :)

That was my highschool gymnasium, too! And then down the hallway, past the locker rooms and stuff, there was a pool, with its own changing rooms! There were even showers

@@ErinYell A pool? That’s so awesome. The Uni I attend has a pool but I WISH my high school would’ve

yea ikr

It's kind of like a fever dream cause we don't have anything like this

Your yea Is translated 😂

this isnt remotely simular to my high school, but then again my high school was not normal, when I saw this i thought of the giant high school(s) near the capital in my state, they feel exactly like this so i doubt it is truly that common.

i am italian and italian highschool is the most wrost ever i hate that :C

Right?! I can’t wait to build like a science lab and a home ec room, greenhouse (horticulture) ag room, nurses station, etc ah🎉

Imagine using the basketball courts to make a proper gymnasium!!

@@brattyangel yes!!!

@@ajwest5569 omg yes please!!!

Nah she only builds with base game anyway..

I wouldn’t be surprised if it was the most downloaded.

@@yuhhbiscuit stop stalking Mala

@@maddy2860 Peighton isn’t stalking, she is just responding to my comments 🙃

@@malami4891 when I respond to hers she says I'm stalking her 🙃

@@malami4891 Just ignore her, she knows I’m not going to reply to her anymore, that’s why she’s commenting on your comments.

Yes! I wanna see that! It’ll take lots of guess work tho but I wanna see the victorious school in her style!

Omg imagine the school from high school musical, all decked out in wildcats gear and the giant posters of the basketball players lmao

Japanese style school!

@@keykev9547 this might sound ignorant but I'm curious if most Japanese schools have a distinct style like other Japanese architecture or if they actually look like they do in anime bc in shows they just look like American schools (to me)

I want a monster high!! 😍

Well, you can't expect EA to actually make things fun for us, can you.

It could still be set up to look like Hogwarts, though!

There would probably be a mod for that.

Gaurantee that will be a mod soon but it does suck for us console players. I guess everyone's going to magical high school now lol

Agreed, though I'd rather be able to put extras in any other world, Newcrest would be the perfect place for an additional school, but it would be nice if it had more cross-compatibility. What annoys me the most is that it took them this long to figure out how to make lots function like the school and the hot springs (in Snowy Escape) because I hate that we have to use the editing cheat to change those specialty lots like the dorms in Discover University, or the "school" in Realm of Magic, or the career lots in Get to Work. Like Kayla said, it's much easier to accidentally break the career lots. And of course, apartments have long been a pain to upload and replace because they don't even have an official status on the gallery; there are simple workarounds but it's annoying. These are all minor quibbles but it would be a quality of life improvement for players if they could amend some of these issues. I just hope whenever Sims 5 is released they've got this sort of thing sorted out.

what's your gallery id? I'd love to try your build!

@@paulinagalindo9282 same here

It's like they used to do for other builds. Have it mostly empty so it's functional but inspires you to actually create something. While I love that simmers are getting to create the builds lately, it's a bit annoying how very well done they are because I don't want to bulldoze them and create my own things because I'd honestly feel bad. I liked it better with the basic empty builds and then having the gallery where I can just place my favorite simmer's stuff *if* I wanted to.

I think its mostly for smooth gameplay due to routing issues. I saw a lot of builders always put way too many clutters and furniture and when you play it, the sims will clip into things. Its beautiful aesthetic wise, but for gameplay, it has issues...

And also so your Sims can route well and your computer will perform well.

Omg I didn't know that was a warmer climate thing, which explains why my school seemed like it had 20 over buildings 😂

I went to HS in Calfornia. I'm not buying the pack right away, but I'm going to try making one that mimics the school I went to.

I kind of want to build my own, even though I'm not a great builder. I'd love to have an open courtyard in the middle so for stories, it would make a great screenshot

yeah European schools have different building too haha

@@lottechar2435 mine didn't but it's pretty cold here. we had one main building with classrooms, laboratories etc, the only thing that was separate was the gym (which was shared between 4 schools)

Exactly! I can't wait for someone to build a boarding school

@Lunestara WOAH thats such a good idea :O

Mine involved dashing from a school bus, flying to my locker, grabbing my stuff for the first few classes and then managing fifteen minutes of hangout time in the library with my friends before homeroom was called. haha

heres how my high school worked: go to school, if u arrive early enough before class, breakfast might be available in the cafeteria. some students have "0 period" (started at 8 am? I never had one), then 1st period/class (or the start of school, 8:50 am). go through a few periods (each about 40 mins), then a short break, about 15 minutes. my schools break was never long enough to really do anything. then a few more periods, then lunch about 40 mins (cant remember), then the last periods. my school had 7 periods, and went from 8:50 to 2:50 (or so, i have since graduated so it could be different now). my school was "outdoors", like walking between classes was always walking outside, but some are completely indoors. also, lockers weren't really mandatory and you had to ask for one if you wanted one haha. i imagine most schools aren't like this, but my school didn't have nearly enough lockers to accommodate all the students also also, if you were late to class, you'd have to go get a late slip, so you'd have to walk all the way to the office and ask for a late slip and then walk all the way back to class, making yourself even more late! some teachers were super lame about this, and some didn't care much lol

Honestly you didn't miss much. Most of my days were spent in a classroom, and most of that time was wasted on disciplinary issues or teachers repeating everything 5 times. Several classes were just teachers reciting the material and students were expected to write it all down for the entire lesson every lesson. The breaks were usually too short to do anything, except for a long one at noon which allowed students to get lunch, though you could only go into the mess hall if you were living at school or if you paid in advance for the entire year. What was it like being homeschooled?

@@Khak1 My high school also had an open structure. I mostly liked it, except for when it was raining or scorching

ik user Khaki gave you a rundown of how their school worked, but as so many high schools are different I'll write up how mine worked to give you another example, in case you're interested! I went to school in midwest america, 2013-2017 for context. Physical Layout: The high school I went to is all one building and pretty much all one floor (exceptions being the auditorium and one of our gyms, which has an indoor track running the perimeter of the second floor). In terms of amenities, my school has rooms for band, choir, orchestra, art, and CAD; it has a pretty nice cafeteria that had one station serving a different meal each day, one station that always had pizza, and one station for subs/wraps that worked kinda like a Subway restaurant (you tell a cafeteria worker what you wanted and they'd put it together for you. It was super nice, my personal fav lunch option); it also has that two-story auditorium I mentioned with some other rooms for theater stuff (I wasn't involved so idk details), a decent size library with computers/printers for students to borrow and use, a "fitness center" with some workout machines like just a couple treadmills and ellipticals, a weight room, and 3 gyms. Two of the gyms are a lot older and smaller than the big shiny new third gym (not so new anymore I guess lol). This third really big gym is the one with the second floor indoor track. It's also the place where our pep rallies and other large gatherings are held since it's probably the only room that could fit the entire student body. The school also has a football field and baseball field I think, but I'm not really sure what other sports/athletic things it has. No pool for sure tho, I was on the swim team and we had to rent another school's pool for our practices and meets. Two student parking lots, one on each side of the building (East and West parking lots, East being closest to the Fine Arts side and West closest to the Athletics side). No assigned parking spots for any students, so there was no decorating of parking spots. Lockers/Hallway: Every student had an assigned locker that you almost always shared with one other student. You had the opportunity to request to share a locker with a specific person, and if both people request each other then you'd definitely get it. Otherwise the assignments were random, but usually you'd get someone within your same year. Your assigned locker would change every school year. A lot of people would decorate their lockers, inside and out, with things like magnets, (easy to remove) stickers, and other things like that! Some schools don't let students carry their backpacks in the halls and into classrooms, but that was allowed and super normal in my school. School year: My school year started first week of September and lasted until early/mid June (the exact date were different each year). We were on a trimester system, meaning that a school year was split into 3 equal terms and each term you'd have a different class schedule. This was nice because you got to take more classes/electives, but also was a little weird because second trimester had the long winter/xmas break right in the middle of it. Daily schedule (I looked this part up bc it's been too long for me to remember lol): In a school day, we would have 5 class periods. First period starts at 7:45am and goes until 8:59am. Six minutes of "passing time" to allow students to use the bathroom and get to their next class. This was not enough time if you needed to use the bathroom because there would always be a line. Second period starts at 9:05am and goes until 10:24am. This is where it gets a little wonky. There are two lunch periods you could be assigned to - first lunch or second lunch. First lunch runs 10:24am to 10:55am. Students with first lunch then have a six minute passing time before their third class, which goes 11:01am to 12:15pm. Students with second lunch instead have their third class running 10:30am to 11:44am, and then lunch 11:44am to 12:15pm. Everyone has another 6 min passing time before fourth period, which goes 12:21pm to 1:35pm. Another passing time, and then the fifth and final class is 1:41pm to 2:55pm. After school activities would start at various times after this, depending on the person organizing the activity. I know this was a VERY detailed explanation of my school and you probably don't actually care that much lmao, but it was kinda fun for me to write up (even tho high school was a very miserable time for me tbh). If anyone has actually read this far, well uh. Hi lmao. I hope you have a nice day!

Unless they all get expelled

But the max amount of sims at any lot is 20 and not even that many come to high school day to day

@@azuremedal5589 I didn’t know that, I think that there isn’t even that many teens in the whole game tho

@@charliejagusch4620 it includes surrounding areas as well so maybe 8 to 10 ten teens

How do we get this lot? I love her builds. Is there any way to get her builds?

@@SimNationGoldi she uploads them to the gallery

i think deligracy made one

I think a simmer already did, but idk.

@@ufoludDziad Hers was two story as well ❤️

I think Simlicy's is only one floor.

That's what I'm going to make, but I'm not planning to get the pack for a while. I went to HS in California, so it was all one level and outside.

Yeah you don't have to worry about being shot and killed. Oh wait you mean like, functionally and stuff. Yeah it's definitely different 😅

I'm from Germany and same. It kinda sucks that it's so US centered tbh

@@desirosethorne4429 lmaooo well thats always a bonus

@@els_366 Definitely! That and, British schools often are better funded and can actually afford to buy supplies. America sucks, and I should know. I live here :(

@@desirosethorne4429 if british schools have more funding i can't imagine what its like in the states, my school couldn't even afford ice packs 😭

Lol so random

Damn, imagine being the girl that ruined it for an entire district haha

Yes please!

I was thinking this yesterday! How fun it could be! Customizable walkers, canes, mobility scooters... "independent living"... The Sims: Golden Years So you just turned into an elder, now what? You may be nearing the end of your simlife, but that doesn't mean it's not too late to embrace the joy that can only come from being some unseen/unknown entities puppet! Welcome to Golden Acres, the Sims first retirement community! Eligible only for Elder Sims. Bonus: moving here ups your lifespan by up to XX days. Here, you will find a community still full of life, even if the Grim Reaper does appear a bit more often! You can rent an apartment in the special assisted living facility, which includes maid service and more, or set up your own house and be even more independent! There's shopping, dining, entertainment, and more! Spend the rest of your life... LIVING. Hehehe, so cool.... adding in daily medications... so many options.

@@abigailphoenixthepaperaddi2501 that would be amazing

@@EvelyntheG tbh, I'm *ahem* approaching 48 years young. This is a subject - the next phase of life - many adults in this age range think of (at least, if they want to be prepared lol). One thing heard commonly is how retirement age is when they are the freest they've ever been (especially if the financially planned!), but a lot are BORED. They honestly have no idea what to do with their time! While I'm fortunate to have an assortment of hobbies to occupy my time, not everyone has had the time to experience such stuff. (Sims even less so lol). So, in Sims, the Elder phase isn't terribly long, right? (Look, dont shoot me, havent played YET, own it as of a bit ago lol, but computer is stored til renovations on this place is done, so info i have is based on watching these). So... to really PLAY this elder phase, it'd be needed to extend their life by a certain amount, so they have time to achieve "End of Life Goals" or... oooo, BUCKET LISTS! Couples can, of course, move in together (someone'd have to work out if both HAVE to be elders)... Honestly, there's so much an elderly sim could enjoy, achieve, etc, in that time, given the right atmosphere =D

its a club from get famous, thats why