Integrated Hoods

Edgewood is a neighborhood with an integrated economy where each Sim has their own place and role in the community (this means no townies).

For more detailed information (including links to integral mods, sim creation, etc), check out the rules and gameplay on pleasantsims.

Sim Creation
All Sims are created as adults. They are pioneers starting a new neighborhood in an uninhabited area of SimNation – arriving with enough money to establish a new settlement. They don’t know each other (yet) and are starting their new lives with a fresh start. I began my ‘hood with 20 Sims – 10 males and 10 females. (Check out the Sim Creation section on pleasantsims to see the different variations of sims). When I later add more Sims to my ‘hood, I’ll create them with a combination of skin/eyes/hair I have not used before (or try to at least).

Creating Roles
Each starting Sim has a role in the community. I start with the following 20 roles that I feel a small neighborhood would need to function (relatively) self-sufficiently PLUS the NPCs that are vital to create before the game generates random ones:
 * Seamstress
 * Baker
 * Social Worker
 * Animal Control
 * Grocer
 * Mail Carrier
 * Mayor
 * Teacher
 * Fireman
 * Exterminator
 * Police Officer
 * Farmer/Fisherman
 * Repairman
 * Priest
 * Doctor
 * Banker
 * Gardener
 * Maid
 * Burglar
 * Driver
 * (Cindy later added a matchmaker and cult leader as a throwback to previous streams and memes)