Just sharing some housing woes (slot limits, of course)

MoonPile · July 2023

I started a new build in a 700-slot. I limited the space a lot by hiding/blocking off areas, and did some beautiful landscaping I'm really happy with.

Once I got to the relatively-smaller interior, I realized I was getting down to under 200 slots, then under 150. I know it's going to be a challenge with those last 100, playing the game of "ok, what to sacrifice, optimize...?" In the end I won't be able to do everything I'd like, even in a 700-slot area that's blocked out. Definitely can't do much creative cobbling, because every slot counts.

It actually started stressing me out, so I had to step away. I'll try stuff on PTS and get back to it eventually.

It's kind of nuts and disappointing, I didn't think I'd run into this in a 700; previously I only used 400 and smaller. I know some of you understand very well. I just wish we could get additional slots for existing homes.

valenwood_vegan · July 2023

So relatable, this happens to me with a lot of the bigger houses and I never quite finish them to my satisfaction.

I'm on my third attempt at the Psijic Villa now, after two failed tries... blocking off even more areas this time but I still can't add the sort of detail I want and it bums me out.

More slots would help... also (and this would be easier to implement in the meantime), we need more furnishings like stocked shelves... tables with meals already laid out on them... premade "buildings" like the alinor greenhouse... and more / larger structural pieces that actually fit together.

SilverIce58 · July 2023

valenwood_vegan wrote: »

So relatable, this happens to me with a lot of the bigger houses and I never quite finish them to my satisfaction.

I'm on my third attempt at the Psijic Villa now, after two failed tries... blocking off even more areas this time but I still can't add the sort of detail I want and it bums me out.

More slots would help... also (and this would be easier to implement in the meantime), we need more furnishings like stocked shelves... tables with meals already laid out on them... premade "buildings" like the alinor greenhouse... and more / larger structural pieces that actually fit together.

The Psijic Villa is so hard to decorate. I blocked off half the villa, from the right side of the house when you're looking at it. Blocked it off with walls and hedges, so it'd look semi-natural at least. Decorate with flowers and whatnot growing out of them. I actually love using hedges to wall things off, as they look so nice and natural. Plus they're very difficult to jump over lol. The rest of the villa is decorated in pets walking around, statues, plants, and Sea Elf raiding camp furnishings (the tent and other Sea Elf-adjacent things). I also even made a swimming pool made of saltwater with some well-placed bridges, platforms, and sand drifts down near where the waterfall lets out.

MoonPile · July 2023

valenwood_vegan wrote: »

So relatable, this happens to me with a lot of the bigger houses and I never quite finish them to my satisfaction.

I'm on my third attempt at the Psijic Villa now, after two failed tries... blocking off even more areas this time but I still can't add the sort of detail I want and it bums me out.

More slots would help... also (and this would be easier to implement in the meantime), we need more furnishings like stocked shelves... tables with meals already laid out on them... premade "buildings" like the alinor greenhouse... and more / larger structural pieces that actually fit together.

Haha I gave up on Psijic, mine is a very fancy IKEA for Luxury furnisher goods. But yes I LOVE that greenhouse, it's so versatile. Big pieces & cluttered bookshelves help a lot.

katanagirl1 · July 2023

The Psijic Villa is the only house I’ve had slot issues with finishing, but I am pretty slow on getting decorating done. I blocked off the upstairs section on both sides but am trying to use the rest. I want all the pretty Summerset trees outside and there are a lot of other nice Alinor furnishings from the Luxury Vendor and other sources, so it is hard to pick and choose and it gets more items than the other houses. Also, the rooms are just so freakishly large that normal furnishings are dwarfed by them.