Shell
Shell buildings is the name given for buildings which have a large exterior, but with a smaller playable interior. Examples of these buildings include the pyramids and the dragon cave exterior in The Sims 3: World Adventures. The penthouses of The Sims 3: Late Night are also shell buildings.[1] The Sims 3: Showtime adds shell buildings. In The Sims 3: University Life, university buildings are also shells. In The Sims 3: Into the Future, many community lots are covered in futuristic shells. In The Sims 3: World Adventures, the rooms in the tombs are pitch black if not explored. The Sims 4: City Living added apartment shells that are similar to The Sims 3: Late Night's penthouse shells. The Sims Mobile introduces various shell buildings for careers.
The Sims 3: World Adventures
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Abu Simbel in Al Simhara
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The Great Pyramid in Al Simhara
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The Great Sphinx in Al Simhara
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Pyramid of the Burning Sands in Al Simhara
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Pyramid of the Sky in Al Simhara
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Pyramid of the Wind in Al Simhara
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The Dragon's Maw in Shang Simla
The Sims 3: Late Night
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Skyscrapers are shell buildings that were shipped with The Sims 3: Late Night.[2] They are "Shell buildings"[1] and only offer one or two floors (such as the basement; some nicer penthouses have a second floor bedroom.) as a playable area for either residential penthouses or community lots, such as bars.[3] More than one rabbit hole can be inside a skyscraper.[4] This is the first time in the series that a skyscraper can be made without the use of cheats, though they were available as neighborhood decorations in The Sims 2: Nightlife and The Sims 2: Apartment Life. Skyscrapers can be placed in build mode, though, as with any rabbit hole, it has to be placed before a family moves in. Although many shells can be obtained from the buydebug catalog, some of them are unroutable due to broken door entrances.[5]
Shells
Location | Image | Size | Design |
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The Prosper Room | File:AyiD4wL.jpg | 22x22 | Has a large yellow billboard on the top of the left wall, toward the front. Has a small red sign toward the bottom on the back wall. Has three more small sign on the back right corner, toward the bottom of the tower. Penthouse had outdoor balcony. |
Eugi’s | 20x20 |
White-color tall, thin tower with floor-to-ceiling windows, giving a more modern feel, with a triple-level, flat-topped roof. Has a green billboard on the left side, and a curved orange sign above the door and on the top of the front. | |
The Simerset | 30x18 |
Short, wide tower. Rather monotone, with the exception of some red canopy roofs over the ground floor windows. | |
Aquarius | 30x18 |
Overall dark tone with a black-color canopy over the front door and "driveway" with black and white canvas roofs over the ground floor windows. The first floor is inside. The other 3 are above, allowing the player to build the upper floors—and roof—as they see fit. | |
The Tidewater | 20x20 |
Has a greenish-color flat roof and decorative front door mantle/frame. The top floor is partially covered by the shell. | |
Veranda Villas | 12x18 |
Rather odd shaped tall tower with a large base for the first two floors, which have a wrap-around deck on the second. Multiple floors have small concrete "balconies". Has a rather industrial-style look. | |
Bridgeport Armory | 18x18 |
Dark brown concrete. Has a large blue billboard with red lettering on the back side. Only shell to have it's "penthouse" not on the top floor(s). | |
Bridgeport Sports Zone | 30x18 |
Similar to the Aquarius, having canvas roofs over the ground-floor windows with the canopy over the front door. These are of a brown color. Has numerous small signs on the right side. | |
Plasma 501 | 22x22 |
White color tall building with blue canvas roofs over the ground-floor windows. Has two small yellow signs on the front-right corner at ground floor, a small red and white sign on the front-left corner, also at ground floor, and a larger blue and red billboard/sign on the front-right corner at the top of the tower. | |
The Brightmore | 32x20 |
Has a billboard on the roof facing off of the back-left corner, orange canvas roofs over the ground floor windows, and a yellowish billboard of a Sim above the front door. |
Residential
Community
The Sims 3: Showtime
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Brotherhood of Fine Fellows Hall in Starlight Shores
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Hoi Polloi Event Center in Starlight Shores
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Los Sueños Private Club in Starlight Shores
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Port-A-Party Warehouse in Starlight Shores
The Sims 3: University Life
The Sims 3: Into the Future
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Crash Site in Oasis Landing
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EP-XI Imports Gallery in Oasis Landing
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Loel's Lounge in Oasis Landing
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Nuts n' Bolts Bot Emporium in Oasis Landing
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The Erutuf in Oasis Landing
The Sims 4: City Living
Skyscraper shell buildings return in The Sims 4: City Living. They are more often seen as high story apartment buildings and usually have one to four apartments in them, though some of the skyscrapers also have a penthouse on top. Some of the buildings are mostly one-story, but there couple that have two stories. These skyscrapers can not be moved, edited or placed into another world by the player and are only found in San Myshuno.
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Apartment buildings in Arts Quarter.
The Sims Mobile
The Sims Mobile introduces various shell buildings for careers.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 TheSims3 tweet - The apartments are extensions of shells from World Adventures. Big models, but with some floors that can be built and lived in.
- ↑ TheSims3 tweet The tall buildings can actually be lived in. If you make enough Simoleons you can even buy one of the luxury high rises.
- ↑ Gamesradar - The Sims 3: Late Night
- ↑ SimsNetwork - The Sims 3 Late Night @ Gamescom 2010
- ↑ http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=613589