Yes, San Marina Has Been Released!

 San Marina, the Sims 3 world that was supposed to have been released in Summer 2024, has finally been released!

San Marina Set to Be Released Soon!

 San Marina, the world that's been WIP for quite some time now, will be released soon!

San Marina Now 99.99% Complete

After two plus years of development, San Marina, the latest Sims 3 world from The Sims Depot, is very nearly complete. Lots and placement of world objects are finished. What's left to do is to build households, tweak interiors and fix minor routing issues. 

Working on Oceanview, Remastered

Oceanview, the first world released by The Sims Depot, has been in need of a major overhaul for some time now. The reason is that it had a few errors, was sparsely decorated, was made with the 1.63 version of Create a World and wasn't built with Island Paradise in mind. In the remastered version, players who have IP will finally be able to add houseboats and ports, and the interior of houses should be better decorated. There will also be a few extra surprises (which I don't want to spoil, naturally). Curious? You can learn more here.

Some Updates to San Marina

 As promised, work on San Marina has been progressing steadily. The world really does look to be released in the summer, provided I don't get struck by lightning. Below are screenshots from the latest playtesting session:

San Marina during rainfall

Video Preview of San Marina #1: Mini Preview

Below is a video preview of San Marina from three months ago (January 13, 2024), when it was at 80% completion. Here, you'll see a flyover of the world. As you can see, I had yet to put in spawners and some areas were still completed. Nevertheless, the world's come a long way since this preview, so there'll be a few changes in the official release. 😉

San Marina (Sims 3 WIP) is at 90% Completion

San Marina, the latest Sims 3 world from The Sims Depot, is now at 90% completion. Below are some recent screenshots to give you an idea of where the world is at. At the moment, these will all be from above ground so as not to spoil locations and lots for new players. 

Without further ado:

More Screenshots from San Marina, WIP

 I've been playtesting San Marina again this past week, and the world is passing with flying colors in terms of routing and lag, although it might struggle a little on low end machines. As you can see, it's also finally filling out nicely. Below are some screenshots from the latest playtesting session:

Update on San Marina, WIP

Work on San Marina, the up and coming Sims 3 world, is progressing steadily. Most lots have been completed, and routing seems to be fine. The world is currently being tested for gameplay issues (for example, to check if there are enough rabbit holes or subways to get around town). 

Below are some of the more recent screenshots:

Downtown San Marina, looking towards the ocean

It's Raining in San Marina (WIP)

This week, I've been heavily playtesting San Marina, the up and coming Sims 3 WIP, and the world just experienced its first rainfall. Usually, rain in-game is fairly blah, but I thought it looked rather nice because of all the atmospheric effects. Here are a few pics to show you what I mean:

View looking downtown

Walking down San Marina main street

The entertainment district

As far as progress, San Marina is coming along nicely. Will post with a new update as soon as I am able.

New Updated Version of Pottersville Full and Lite to Address Some Issues

 Thanks to player feedback, I was able to troubleshoot some issues some people might've been having with saving or playing Pottersville. Because of this, I have two new updates, labeled 2.1. The previous ones will be retired. I'm fairly sure that the issues have been fixed with these, so give them a go if you had problems with the previous downloads. 

Links and more information are available @ TheSimsDepot.com.

Working on a Few Sims 3 Worlds, One of them San Marina

So, I've gone back to several of my Sims 3 CAW WIPs, one of them being San Marina, which is going to be like Starlight Shores meets San Andreas meets Stilwater. I've been struggling with this world because I didn't know where to go with it next. Then I finally played University for the first time and wham--now I have a decent idea of how to complete it and all my other worlds. I am hoping that 2024 will see a release of these worlds, as well as a remastered version of Oceanview, Sim Acres and Riverside!

Other worlds on the backburner:

1. Stilwater, another large city world with a large entertainment and run-down/industrial district.
2. Bayville, suburban town, but with a thriving Downtown.
3. Georgetown, a suburban town.
4. Pompeii, based on the actual Ancient Roman town, that will hopefully be a cross between a Vacation and Island Paradise world.