SimpleTecture

I'm in a "Trust the Process" flow right now as I build out the Domus Aurea area. (Say Domus Aurea Area 5 times fast GO)

For scale I'm thinking of making the domus shorter. I recently found floor plans that show a "completed" version of the section of the Domus Aurea on the Oppian. You can see my picture cuts it off, but it would just be mirrored on that side. I'm thinking I'll just make another optional lot.

I'm still not sure how filled in this world will be, but I think I'm in the 70s in number of lots. I plan to do hotspots, their surrounding area, and a path back to the forum.

Still outlining, still some things to put into place, but I'm liking the workflow I'm starting to figure out.

In every sims 3 build I reach a point of needing to restart from scratch. It's not really third time's the charm, but it's just sometimes best to start over with the knowledge you picked up while messing up the first, second, third time.

So here's A rediscovery of this "Ancient Rome's 7 Hills" map.

I thankfully took down the plot details so I could just type in the locations. I did some trickery to get the elevation right on palatine hill.

The shape of the forum has been..... Still fudging things around. Things get wonky right before the Capitoline hill up at the top there.

If you look all the way on the left you'll see the outline for the Circus Maximus plots. That's where my scale is re-anchored. Based on my Circus Maximus I'm around 1/2 scale. That's perfect because from what I've seen, the floor height in real life is about 10 floor equivalent. This makes the game's 5 floor limit workable.

I've officially reached the point that keeping track of all the buildings and their locations requires a second document.

You can compare floor plans for yourself. I've seen more layouts that include a small basin or no pool at all in the Caldarium, but I'm going to stick to the big pool for effect.

Taking a dip in the Tepidarium of the Baths of Caracalla.

Had to take the Ferrari to the Vatican. It was too far on foot.

I did the maths and my Circus Maximus is about half the size of the real one, meaning my palatine hill is somewhere around that too. This is good news because the max floors you get in sims 3 is about 5, and in real life, the real Imperial Palace's height would be somewhere around 10 floors. Meaning......I've reached the maxed scale possible for this build....I think.

Baths of Caracalla on bottom left.

Circus Maximus going down the middle

Palatine Hill, containing the Imperial Palace also center, right of Circus Maximus

Colosseum on bottom right

Temple of Venus and Roma in front of the Colosseum.

Vatican in far distance.