Hi there! I’ve never played a pre-built custom neighborhood – the closest I’ve come is downloading a few pre-decorated terrains, and then just putting the buildings in myself. I know of a couple that exist on MTS, so I looked through the neighborhood tag to pick a few that looked good:
Pre-decorated: one, two, three
Pre-built lots: one, two, three, four, five
Most of them are base-game compatible, with the exception of the beachy neighborhood which probably requires BV. Again, I’ve never played a pre-built neighborhood so I’m not sure how to install them, but they should come with instructions!
As far as I know, there are no pre-decorated neighborhoods that already come with deco buildings (I think most of the buildings, like the skyscrapers, require at least Nightlife? idk). But fortunately, CuriousB and delonariel (along with other creators!) have made tons of neighborhood deco conversions that make it easier to build up a neighborhood without actually having to build. 😀
I know what you mean about feeling overwhelmed by an empty map – if you can’t tell from some of my neighborhood screenshots, I can assure you that the majority of Sycamore Cove is completely empty! I just focused on building up one area at a time to at least give the illusion of a dense urban neighborhood. I’m very slow at building (and playing, for that matter).
Hope this helps! ❤ (And if anyone else has neighborhood/map suggestions for this anon, feel free to add your input!)
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