Ziggurat R'uyh 'Zymh - 2 br, 1 ba

The Grand Vision Ziggurat is a high paradise of earth, garden and stone for your supreme ruler sim, for worse or for better. It is said that the sim that makes their home here and proves themselves will one day rise to the pinnacle of glory and unify the world under one sovereign nation. The ziggurat is best for evil or good characters.

"Oh great master, I welcome you to your sanctuary. You are the light that shall kindle in the center and illuminate across the land and high in the heavens." * Bows deeply * "Your dominion will be inexorable, the apogee of mastery. It shall be magnificent, the tyranny you administer upon this world of ingrates: Freedom of speech and freedom of press will breath their last and individuality will perish - its throat slit before it can whimper its final word. Justice will run the streets with informants on every corner, chains of inquiries, and the castigation of heathens and heretics." * Clenches fist *

"Or, if your excellency prefers, liberty shall prevail and simkind will increase in thoughts and ideas. Society will flourish and every sim may compose himself in ease and comfort." * Shrugs *



Summary:

A personal sanctuary in a lush garden on a walled section of land raised through hard labor
Designed as one would expect from a ziggurat fit for a leader that will rule over everyone
The library of power and balance holds two shelves full of books
The power shelf holds 66 books about merciless rule and public suppression
The balance shelf holds 44 books about the human mind, the ego, and freedom
Object placement is arranged for ease of playing in an isometric view from the front
Features a selfish mirror on the top floor, 2 dining and drinking areas, 1 pool
The tiled, zigzag path around the ziggurat presents a jogging obstacle course
Pretend guitar stage near lower dining area
Pretend pool changing room / restrooms
2 br, 1 ba



Theme: A lavish ziggurat who's master it accepts is destined to precede a new era for simanity
Target Location: 455 Sunnyside Blvd, Sunset Valley ( original location of Unabridged )
Lot Size: 40 x 40
Capacity: 2-4 adult sims
Cheats Used: constrainFloorElevation, moveObjects
Playtesting: 1 sim for 2 sim weeks



Prices:

Lot Price: 125,765
Lot Value Unfurnished: 102,087



Notes:

The target location is 455 Sunnyside Blvd, Sunset Valley. In a new game this address is occupied by the uninhabited stock home Unabridged. You will have to bulldoze Unabridged to un-occupy the lot. Note that Ziggurat R'uyh 'Zymh costs less.

The first thing when playing this lot: set either the left or right entrance to be the front door. The mailbox and trash can are nearby. When this is done the newspaper will be delivered near the front gate. A trash compactor is near to recycle newspapers.

There is no Beautiful Vista attached to the lot because I bulldozed and flattened the lot before building the ziggurat instead of using the hammer to manually tear down the lot. Perhaps there is a way to add Beautiful Vista to the lot outside the game.

A single sim opening the lot for the first time will appear on the stage. This guitar stage is just for show. A sim that is ordered to play the guitar with the intent to serenade dining guests will, instead, snatch the guitar and walk up the stairs or else put it in their inventory. If you want the option to play the guitar in front of the dining table then you can try deleting the stage foundation ( deleting the wall fence on top first ) and placing the guitar on the ground level.

Because of TS3's book system, you will not see custom books in the neighborhood library with the browse interaction, not that you would want to. The books are not offensive, but a few of them break sim immersion by satire of the real world or by mentioning humankind instead of simkind.

Examples:
Here's to You, Mrs. Problemson
The Human Mind in Chains

This lot was made with no patches or mods installed.

Lot Size: 4x4
Lot Price: 125,765