The Architectural Career

[Ashleigh825]

Is it just me or is the architectural profession ridiculously hard? I can never get a top rating from a client. They either think it's okay, good, or terrible. I never get any extremely positive reviews.

It takes forever to find out people's traits. You spend all day trying to figure out one trait and by the time you do, the day's over and there's no time left to renovate.

One girl I made a gym for was a snob, so I made sure to give her only really expensive, high-end objects and I put lots of huge mirrors everywhere. She said it was okay, but not great. Whhhaaa???

Another guy who wanted an art studio was artistic, so I put lots of paintings and decor in his studio. He came back and said he hated it and never wanted to do business with me again. ARGH!

Just how are you supposed to get top reviews when it's like pulling teeth trying to find out a single trait and when you do, it doesn't matter? The client hates it anyway.

[sianystar]

The finding out traits bit is relatively easy to work out, build up to 5k lifepointthings and get the Observant reward, it'll tell you three of them straight away. Put up some personally drawn paintings/sketches (tho obv not if they hate art), or some pictures of the client. Do the measuring thing and that.

It is tricky though, I'm not too much of a fan of that career path yet!

[Ashleigh825]

I think I'd really like it if I could figure out how to do it properly, you know?

What's the measuring thing? I saw that animation in a screenshot but don't know how to use it, myself.

[sianystar]

When you reach a certain level you can take measurements, which increases your score overall off the bat. I can't remember which level it is, though!

[Ashleigh825]

Ahhh, okay then.

Hrm, another problem is that the client is hardly ever home. I usually wait until they get home from work to go talk to them and save the reno for the next day, but that wastes a lot of time I could be spending making money.

[elliotdx]

It's not hard.

The first few levels expect only to get around good. When you get to Level 5 is when you can easily rake in greats.

Firstly, take measurements. Gives a good bonus.

Find out your clients traits, either legally or through mods like the Supercomputer. (Click on Household Master Controller/Sim/Status/Personal/Client (and partner)

List of relevant traits to building is at the Sims wikia.

Then, after doing the requirements add in things relevant to traits. For example, add in a bookcase for a bookworm, and if they're spouse was party animal, add in a bar.

Then, add in either a sculpture or a portrait of the sim, as well as a small few clutter items such as pen pots and magazines.

That's my forumla for great.

[Ashleigh825]

Thanks Elliot, I'll try it. It looks like it could be really fun if I knew what I was doing, heh heh.