I got a little more done on the house, but I made some changes too.
First of all, I took out the tree inside the home because fall had arrived and the tree would have started shedding leaves. I replaced it with the Tree of Prosperity. The magic tree will help my new sims gain a few skills more quickly. What I didn't realize is that the tree can affect a sim's motives. I kept noticing that a couple of the household members' needs were higher than they should have been, so I looked the tree up on SimsWikia.
There are five known colors of trees:
Green: Fruit of Harvest - Gardening, Cooking, and Fishing skills. Being around raises hunger.
Blue: Fruit of Mind - Logic, Inventing, Writing, Handiness, and Charisma skills. Being around raises energy.
Pink: Fruit of Body - Athletic, Martial Arts, Handiness, and Riding skills. Being around raises hygiene.
Purple: Fruit of Soul - Sculpting, Painting, Guitar, and Photography skills. Being around raises fun.
Gold: Fruit of Abundance - Raises any skill.
Emad imbued the Tree for the first time.
I planted Into the Future crystal plants around it using soil rugs. I got the idea of combining the crystal plants with the tree from Karritz.
Tyron was the first to eat from the Tree.
Archie also picked the fruit.
I added a ladder at the side of the Tree entry room leading upstairs.
This is a small balcony area. I'm not sure what I'll do with it, but the space is available.
And just for fun, I placed a fog emitter sphere on the top level with a lighthouse glow effect.
Seen from the sea at medium glow.
Seen from the house's front at full glow.
I completed the Relaxation Room, including calming ITF scenery panels and a massage table. I found a mod that lets any sim meditate using candles or incense burners. Meditation is moderately autonomous. And the two flowered rugs are Yoga Rugs. I also added a modification that makes Yoga autonomous too.
The room has a water fountain and two wind chimes. The Yoga Rug has 3 skill levels based on Athletic ability.
I had another incense table set outside the meditation room while decorating, and Sherry came over on her own to meditate with it.
The Relaxation Room has four possible positive moodlets for sims--from the incense, the meditation, the projection panels, and the massage table. Yoga increases Athletics and adds slightly to Fun. Meditation can also increase the Martial Arts skill if a sim is at high enough level. It aids supernaturals in other ways too.
And since the horses were becoming a problem in the patio area, as I suspected they would, I had to fence them out. I only needed a low fence though, so the view wasn't blocked too much.
But Tempest could sneak through the bushes, so I had to make sure everything was fenced.
She wanted to get in through the gates, but couldn't.
First of all, I took out the tree inside the home because fall had arrived and the tree would have started shedding leaves. I replaced it with the Tree of Prosperity. The magic tree will help my new sims gain a few skills more quickly. What I didn't realize is that the tree can affect a sim's motives. I kept noticing that a couple of the household members' needs were higher than they should have been, so I looked the tree up on SimsWikia.
There are five known colors of trees:
Green: Fruit of Harvest - Gardening, Cooking, and Fishing skills. Being around raises hunger.
Blue: Fruit of Mind - Logic, Inventing, Writing, Handiness, and Charisma skills. Being around raises energy.
Pink: Fruit of Body - Athletic, Martial Arts, Handiness, and Riding skills. Being around raises hygiene.
Purple: Fruit of Soul - Sculpting, Painting, Guitar, and Photography skills. Being around raises fun.
Gold: Fruit of Abundance - Raises any skill.
Emad imbued the Tree for the first time.
