#vclsversion2

Vintage Champs les Sims - Version 2

For this 2nd version, there is a bit more cc (included in the zip file). Now, I did go a taaad overboard with all the deco and sculpting and pathways etc. So in the case you’d just be interested in having the main issue (the non routable stretch of road) corrected, I’ve kept the 1st version of my edit available. I’ve just corrected that +  some floating trees and added a river wall where I have my factory and nothing more (but I had to restrain myself ;-P). Meaning the train is the orignal one, the cc the same as the original edit, etc. That corrected version is now the one linked on the original page - HERE 

Vintage Champs les Sims - Version 2 is still an EMPTY edit of EA's Champs les Sims. There are quite a few changes compared to the first version but, except for one stretch of road, most of them are outside the main village. I opened new pathways, added weird trees, sculpted the terrain a bit differently changed a road texture, etc.. (for more details see that post. )

Special page with aaaaallll the links to the downloads - HERE

A quick tour in video - HERE

NOT INCLUDED with the download:

- @potato-ballad-sims ‘s train. Highly recommended as I lowered the original train so this one wouldnt float. 2 different color, pick your flavor - HERE 

- @potato-ballad-sims ‘s terrain fix (replace blocky trees, possibility to ‘erase the Eiffel Tower) - HERE 

And last but not least: many many thanks to @simsmidgen​ and  @samkat10423 for the playtesting!! They did find thiiiings!

After having played all seasons in my edited version of CLS I have noted a few things I needed to change/ improve/ fiddle-with-just-for-the-heck-of-it… . So I made a newer version of the world, in which I'm now playing (it's currently Spring 1952 in my game).

 From memory a few of the changes I've made:

- lowered the train so I could use @potato-ballad-sims's awesome version

- still using  Aikea Guinea’s conversion of wheat plants (actually there are objects) but I have darkened them to a more orangey-hue…

- un-floated some trees and also a bunch of flowers…('they ALL float up there')

- corrected a non routable stretch of road (was a struggle but I did it, yes :-D!! )

- changed a dirt road to a more countryside look

- expanded the routable pathways

- added a river wall where I have my foundry 'mill' (it can be removed in edit a world mod)

- added deco items I had originally re-colored for a more recent world

- also planted weird trees ^^ (am making an 'enchanted forest' world in CAW and have so much fun with the trees some of it overlapped into CLS…had to stop myself before adding even more :-D)

If anyone is interested in playing that version, I can release it BUT it'll need to be play-tested first in another game than mine.  So if anyone feels up to do it : checking all the new pathways route, that the wheat doesn't look tooooo bad for you in winter, that there is no more floating trees (found three by myself during sim-winter as the snow was particularly revealing ^^ )... please let me know! 

Thank you everyone for the very kind words and help !

@nornities​ @amphoraesims​ - Oh yep I do get the lack of time for play-testing ^^ no worries. Thanks for letting me know :-)

@samkat10423​ said: Hell, yes! I’ll test it for you! You know I’m game! Plus, I’ve never had a sim go horseback riding in-game, so now would be the perfect time to test some of those new roads.

Super thank you, I’ll PM you the link ! So it’s mostly to check there is not routing issues with the new pathways. By horseback sounds like a terrific idea… that I didn’t have !! :-D Instead I’ve sent my poor priest (he is a couch potato) on forced walks all around the countryside ^^ !!  Maybe it’ll teach him to do his framming laundry sometimes soon ;-P