There's a secret lot in Willow Creek and
I don't think a lot of people know this, but you can actually build on it. You may have noticed this weird little
tree in the back of the starter home neighborhood in Willow Creek, and this
is actually the entrance to Sylvan Glade. Okay, we have a guest, but if you click on this
tree and you have your sim view it a few times, eventually you can water it -- oh my god. And once you've done that a couple times,
you can compliment it on its leaves. It's kind of a process, you have to like, keep talking to this tree basically,
but then eventually you can explore it. And it opens up like a door in the middle
of the tree and your sim goes inside. And then you'll get like, a choose your adventure series of pop-ups and there is a
right and wrong answer to these. So I'm gonna follow the sound. And
eventually I can choose to enter the mist. And this is going to give me the option
to travel all the way to the glade, and I'm not kidding, this is like
a complete brand new secret world. And it looks like this, it's
actually really, really cool. It's very pink, it's very glowy, there's
not like, a ton you can do here, it's mostly just collectibles, like you can fish here in
this pond, you can fish in this water area. There's like, some mushrooms you can pick and
stuff like that, but there is actually a lot here. That's kind of how The Sims works, anytime you
can load somewhere, you have to load onto a lot, they just don't make it very obvious
because you can't build here by default, it says this lot is not editable, but you can type
in a cheat to let yourself edit any lot anywhere. That cheat is bb.EnableFreeBuild. This will work
for things like this where there isn't a visible lot, but also you can like, go to the Goth
family's house and edit their house this way. But bb.EnableFreeBuild is going
to open up this build mode button, so I can click on that and then
I can see where the lot is. It's really not very big, like
it's a very, very small lot. And it's actually only 15 by 10 so it's half
the size of the other small lots in the game. I guess realistically there's not like, much
point of building here because it's kind of hard to get to and you can't like, live
here or anything, but it is kind of fun. So I thought today I might try and build a
house here on this 10 by 15 lot in Sylvan Glade. To be honest, I haven't really given much
thought to what I'm actually going to build, I just kind of wanted to build here. But maybe we could do some
sort of like, vacation home. Because it's like, a special venue,
you can't actually change the lot type, but we could still like, build a house here
and then have it function like a vacation home. Essentially all you would do is have your Sims
come here to visit and then just not leave. You could even live here -- oh, weird. It's pink. You could even live
here that way if you wanted to. I mean you could really live anywhere if you
wanted to, all you have to do is just stay there. Also this lighting is like, way
weirder than I thought it was gonna be. yYou can't change it either, like when I
change the time of day, it stays the same. I knew it was pink and glowy here, but it's a little bit more pink
and glowy than even I anticipated. Okay, new question, where is the front of
the lot? This is the front of the lot, okay. Well, I'm thinking that I'm gonna try and make
it into like, a sort of honeymoon cottage vibe. It's really small obviously, but
that might even be a good thing, like it's kind of cool to
have a tiny space like this. I was initially thinking I'd make it
like, a little bit rustic or something, but with this bright pink glow, I
don't know if I can pull that off. I think we have to go more like, fairy
cottage than rustic cottage with this. Also look at the foundation,
isn't that kind of weird? I wonder if Stanley can
actually get inside of here. I'm gonna test that really quickly, come here. Oh, okay, he's fine. Sometimes you have
to be careful when you like, put things on a slight foundation and stuff because I
don't want to have to put stairs into here. I guess I could, but I don't really
know how I want it to look yet. On the inside I think I'd like to get
like, a huge fireplace if in front of this, and then obviously this part right
here in the back will be the bathroom. Over here maybe I'll use this as the kitchen. Oh, this is cute too because we have
so many little like, pink things. I've built so many pink
houses recently, I'm so sorry. The blue suburban is out and the
pink cottage is in, apparently. Oh, it's like, so glowy in
there, this is gonna be weird. Okay, well, I didn't really
think this part through that much because I don't know where to put the bed. I guess the bed could maybe go
there. I won't use that one, I'm just kind of trying to think
about like, how we're gonna space this out because if I put the bed there,
we have to have the bathroom door here. Would it be better to do
this all differently? Like, maybe the -- hmm. I don't like that, never mind. I think it was better before.
I'm gonna keep it like this. I think it's the fireplace, like having the
fireplace be centered is really causing me some problems because if we had it off center,
then I could have like, the living space directly in front of it, we could have some
sort of like, little dining space back here. Again, obviously not with this furniture, these are just placeholders,
but that looks ugly, doesn't it? So I don't want to do that. It really bothers me how the fireplace isn't centered so
I don't think I can pull that off. Well, we don't need to have a dining table,
maybe there could be one outside instead. Let's finish the outside first
because that'll be easier. The lighting here is gonna make the
color scheme selection very difficult because obviously everything is
going to lean like, very purple. Maybe I'll put -- oh, what? Too small? Oh my god. The house is too big for the
lot, I can't put a staircase. Okay, so it has to be flat on the
ground. I like that blue door. I wish that this shadow wasn't here from
the tree, but I can't get rid of it. Obviously I can't change the time
of day, it doesn't do anything, so there's just gonna be a shadow. Oh, this roof is like, very pink,
maybe that could be kind of fun. I really like the idea of just like,
some little windows with shutters, but I'm not super sure about the colors of these. That's obviously leaning a lot more
brown, but maybe that's okay,.t Tose are also kind of like, modern
looking, so maybe that's not the best idea. Okay, these are slightly different, what color is
that? Oh, it's blue, oh my god, okay, well, no. That's not what I want. That's better. I
guess that color door is kind of good too. Maybe if I did the windows
like that, it would be good? I'm trying to make sure I've
got the right swatches. Yeah, that's like, the slightly creamier one, okay. I just can't tell. I can't
tell what color this window is. Oh, that is so annoying, can I lower it?
No? I don't want it to clip like that, I just want to have cute columns! Why! Maybe the ones from Cats and Dogs
could work because those like, taper. Oh no, wait, they still have the
like, edge piece, never mind. This is a lot more difficult than
I thought it was going to be. I came in here a little
overconfident, if I'm being honest. Okay, well I'm just gonna call it with the windows
like this because I don't know what else to do. I wonder if we should do like, a
really nice sort of stone everywhere, but then like, what color stone? I don't really know. I think
this one looks kind of nice. And then I put a brick on the
fireplace, like on the chimney. We can put an actual chimney
in there too just to have like, a little bit more detail coming out the top. I don't know how high to raise
it up, maybe like, there? Oh, that's ugly, never mind, hang
on. A little bit higher than that. Yeah, okay, that could work. In
that color, or does that look bad? I can't tell, I can't see what color
it is. It probably doesn't matter. Okay, I can change the color of the foundation,
so I might make it like, a little wood color. I feel like that looks a bit better with the
door and the roof, but for the most part, I'm gonna hide that with like, plants and things. I'm going to try and mimic the
plants that are around us and like, see what they're using, and
then use the same things. I think I'm gonna try and do like,
a slight dirt path sort of thing. I don't know if this is gonna be like, so ugly
or not, but this is sort of my idea to like, blend everything in better, because maybe we could
get like, some sort of patio on the side here. That just looks so dark, what color should I use? Like, what colors do they use? Is that better? I guess it just has to be like, really, really light and we have to be like,
conscious of not using too much. Because I feel like the pink lighting
is making this look like it's red, and that's not really what
I'm going for with this. I don't want it to be that
bright. Maybe we could do like, a lot of layering to try and
neutralize it or something. Yikes, okay, now we gotta start landscaping
and I'm basically just gonna use a lot of like, pink and purple sort of plants everywhere. I think we're gonna have to do some other things, like try and have the plants come off the lot
a little bit, sort of like over here where I'm placing it kind of coming out of the lot
just to make everything blend in better. They also have a lot of little flowers like
these, but I prefer the colorful ones I think. Oh. See, I don't like how that one looks
in this lighting, to me that looks weird. This one might look a little bit better,
but I don't love the colors of it. Oh, should we put like, a trellis?
Because this might be kind of cute. It also helped with that wall being kind of empty. I don't think I really realized just how
small this lot was until I started trying to landscape it because I'm sizing like,
everything down because it looks so big. I also can't really tell if this looks bad or not,
like if I'm using too much or anything like that. I think this is okay, I'm
liking how this is coming out. I wanted to put like, trim with a darker
terrain paint on the outside of all of this. Like, sort of trace it just to
blend it in a little bit better. Oh, that looks way better already, from
afar that's like, a huge Improvement. Especially because we can put like, a
few little plants on this side of it. I like this little bench, this is kind
of cute. I'm not sure about the colors, but I do kind of like the
idea of a bench right there. The other options are just not that good. Maybe
that one will work, I'm gonna try and keep it. Put some flowers by this tree over here. I feel like this looks kind of like it
belongs, now I'm just going to add in a couple extra little things to do
when you come and visit this lot. Like, I'll put a grill and stuff out here. I want a kind of whimsical little table, but
I'm not sure how many of these work for that. I like the idea of this one, but I don't really
like the color options of it and it looks sort of like a café table, and not really like a, you
know, cottage in the middle of nowhere table. Honestly this butterfly chair kind of
works, but I don't think I'm gonna pick it. Okay, I think this chair would be
good, I just don't know what color. Maybe like, the gold one honestly, and that's
the one that matches this table, right? So we could probably just do that. And as long as there's like, a little candle
or something on it, it should be okay? The candle comes in some cute
colors, that'll work, I think. I might even give us a grill. I sort of like the idea of being able to cook
out here when you come visit. I'm just picturing my Sims like, coming
here and trying to do collection stuff, and like, trying to fish. Maybe not spending the night, but at least
being able to cook a meal or something because otherwise you can't really do that here,
like you're sort of just stuck with nothing. Oh my god, wait, can we put fairy lights out here
somehow? Or is this place too small for them? Because I would really, really like to do
that. If I could fit some fairy lights, I think this whole place would be so much better. I wonder if I could rotate this at all. Oh
jeez, no no no no no. I want it to go that way. I'm trying to like, rotate
this light to make it look like it's going into the tree, where did it go? Okay, try again. It's so hard to place
these. See, look, what is it doing? Oh my god, so unless I just like, raise it up...
Wait, I wonder if I could get a couple of these. Raise that up too. Because I could probably
put this one sort of into the tree. We can just pretend, and we can kind
of like, crisscross them or whatever? Why are they different
colors? Why is that happening? Oh, I just put it up too
high, okay, that's better. No, it's doing it again, why? Is the lighting
just gonna be like that? Do I care? Hmm. I think I care a little
bit. Is it the right color? They're all the same swatch. Oh my god. And what, do I just put like, the pole right
there maybe for it to connect to? Um, or I can move the tree out and then have it rotated so it looks like it's
going more into the branches. I think I like this, I like the idea of the lights
kind of crisscrossing into the tree a little bit. The colors are bothering me, but
I'm gonna choose to ignore it. I do want to go for like,
cabin vibes on the inside. The lighting is so weird, it reminds me of The
Sims 3 on a full moon when the zombies would come. That's the kind of like, weird glowy vibe
this place has, and that is not a good thing. Maybe I could close the whole thing
off and then put an archway into it. Like, if we did something like this? I
know that's a very, very small kitchen, but I do sort of like the idea of
it being a little more closed off. This might be a mistake, but I
really like how these cabinets look. I know it's taking up like, a lot of space, and that's why it's probably a
mistake, but it looks so cute. Maybe I could do like, a cute little
pink wallpaper, or we can make it yellow. No, that's bad, never mind, I don't like that. I could do pink wallpaper in here. Hmm, might
also be bad, okay, never mind, I won't keep that. Oh, I guess like maybe a sort of shiplap sort
of vibe might be okay, that feels cottage-y. Okay, we can't do too much decorations-wise
in this kitchen because we need to have at least one open counter space, so
I might just leave it like this. The bathroom also really doesn't
have to be anything special. I want to have a tub, but the door and
windows are kind of in a weird spot. I'm just thinking that like, realistically, we don't really need to have a super fancy
bathroom in this house in the middle of nowhere. Maybe I'll do a smaller window because then
I can fit like, a sink and stuff better. I do love the sink that came with
Cottage Living, I think it's so cute. We'll just have a pretty little
mirror above it. Don't worry, they do have toilet paper in the woods still. Oh my goodness, do you think I can
use this butterfly painting somewhere? I kind of like it in the bathroom
even because I used some blue accents. I feel like that's kind of
cute. Maybe I should leave it there though because I don't
know how much else I can fit. And then in here we need to figure out
a way to have a bed and a living space, and whatever else will work in this tiny area. The bar is pretty high, and I don't really
know what's gonna work, but I will try. I think I'll use... I think I might
use this bed because I really, really, really love the colors of it. Do you think I could get away with like, the
blue checker print on a lot of the walls? I know we have a lot of pink vibes going on so
I probably shouldn't, but I do like this swatch. Maybe the like, checker print is just a bad
idea. Maybe we could do like, I don't know, something like this still has
some pink and some paneling. And we can try and play off of like,
the colors of these flowers in the bed. Placing curtains can be so
annoying, I have to like, move the windows out of the way,
and then totally alt place these, and then put the windows back, it's just
such an ordeal, but I think it looks nice. I'd like to have a dresser in here too,
but I also know that they're really big. Oh, I guess this one might fit in the corner, we're gonna have to play test this and
see if Stanley can still walk around. I'm also adding in like, a lot of wood
colors which is maybe not a good thing. And I have no idea if we're gonna be able to
fit like, any sort of couch situation in here. This is way, way too small. No, it might
work, okay, this is fine, sorry, false alarm. I don't know what color to use. To me it
feels a bit like all the colors are bad, but maybe this one because this
could tie in like, some of the blue. This is not like, the most walkable space,
it's very small. Maybe not that one. What about this? Um, I'm not sure
about this build. Maybe I can change the intensity of these lights to be a bit dimmer. Oh, that doesn't make a difference,
everything still glows, do you see that? Okay, never mind, I won't do it anymore. I'm trying to make it
better, but it's not working. If I scooted this over, it would be so much
cuter. Maybe it's fine, maybe I can scoot it over. Here, look. It's just like, slightly off from
the chimney. It's fine. It's good, it's fine. I think I'm gonna test this really
fast just to make sure Stanley can still get around because I'm
cutting things a little close. No! Okay, the plant is in the way. I knew I
was being a little bit greedy with the plant, but I was kind of hoping it would still be fine. What if I scoot it like, a
tiny bit, can you get in here? The dresser is in the way? No way. Oh, come on, surely you can get past that.
Okay, I was gonna say, that's ridiculous. There is plenty of walking
space! Can I put it like, there? Okay, I just can't put anything next to it, that's fine. And you can still
get into the bathroom, right? Yeah, he can get in there, you can take a bath. Oh, oops, wait, flip that around.
Now you can take a bath, right? Yes, okay, that's fine, he can get in the bathtub. I am kind of hating this couch,
so I might try and swap that out. Maybe if I used this swatch
instead because it kind of, I don't know, draws in the yellow
from the bedspread or something? The rug is so hard to pick, I feel
like everything I try looks bad. Are there any decent swatches on
this? Oh, see, that's -- well, um. I want to like it, but I'm not sure if it looks
okay. What if there was a different couch? I feel like the couches are also bad. I
think the problem is that these two things, like the main patterns are very different, I need something that brings in like,
more of the greens or pinks or something. It's kind of like a peachy color almost.
Maybe if I swapped the wallpaper out too because there is like, a more peachy
wallpaper, so that might fix some things. And there is a rug from Cottage Living,
it's just not really -- I don't know, it's kind of the wrong size, and
the swatches don't really work. You know what, I hate to say it,
but this rug might even work. Like, in that color. It is a little
bit big so that's kind of annoying. Okay, but if there was
like, a chair in the corner. Is it weird to put a lamp behind it?
Yeah, I think so. That looked silly. I might try and make like, a slightly
more intentional entrance too. Weou can get like a coat rack and
like, a little archway or something. Do you think it's worth
putting a TV in here at all? Because I could probably raise up a tiny
one. That might be kind of cute actually, you know, like, stay in the cabin in the woods,
or whatever, the Glade, and watch some movies. Little pro tip when it comes to like, trying
to place things on these mantels or like, other places that don't slot properly: you
see how when I raise it up, it's floating? You can sometimes place things on shelves
that they slot to, so for example, almost anything slots to these cube
shelves from Dream Home Decorator, and then you can just raise that
cube shelf up to the right height. It's like, exactly even, and then I can pull
this off and it'll be like, exactly correct. Oh my god, it's hard to rotate, but this
way I can like, place anything anywhere, and it's like, default
slotted to the right height. You do have to place some things elsewhere
sometimes to make it not slot up there, but it will work once you've done that. I think I want the chicken
painting, but other than that, I don't know if there's anything
else that I should put in here. Mostly just out of fear of like,
making this place unplayable. I'm worried that if I put too much more,
you won't be able to walk around it. Because I'd like to put some decorations here, but like, should I really put things
in front of the window? I don't know. It kind of needs a walking path. This has been kind of fun, I really
enjoyed building on this weird secret lot, but if I'm being honest, I don't
know if I'll ever do it again. The lighting is really weird, it
makes it kind of hard to build here. I'll put it on the gallery if you want to download
it, obviously I don't know how many of you will actually play in this, but I can see myself having
my Sims like, get engaged out here or something. Oh no, okay, it did work. I always think, oh, I should have saved before I did
that, but it's fine, it didn't crash. But I've like, proposed in front
of this water a bunch of times, so it's kind of cute to think
about like, staying here afterward. Let me know if I should do any other builds on the other secret worlds because there's one
like, in space, you can go up to Sixam. You can also build in that little like, mine area, that secret lot that you can unlock with level
10 handiness skill in the park in Oasis Springs. I find myself coming to this one the most though,
so this is the most practical for me personally. But on that note, I'm gonna
end this video right here. I hope that you enjoyed it. I don't know if you can tell, but my cat
has been sleeping back here this whole time, she's been really, really cuddly today. But with that, I'm gonna go and I'll see
you all tomorrow, okay? Bye everybody. Oh my god, I really am only
doing pink and purple builds now. The blue suburban is out,
but the pink cottage is in. [ JAZZY OUTRO MUSIC ]
