Housing Mirage Wish List

[Palin]

I really like your idea and I really hope that the housing mirage will be what we hope it will be. But since we don’t know much more, and knowing the devs it might be something in the style of “you can turn your large into medium or small and turn your medium into small while keeping item limit” and you could not turn small into a larger one.

I would laugh through tears if that’s the case.

[Yuniko]

Though we don’t have any real details yet, we know the basic idea is that you could have any size interior housing space inside any size house. There’s also been talk of removing pillars, and other interior customization, which may or may not be part of the same project. So what do you want to see?

I’d like to see an attic added to smalls… very simple in terms of layout:


And a similar layout for mediums, with the staircases on the sides of the house instead of the front. I know I’m not the only one who was frustrated with those staircases! lol So what if we tried this?


If we aren’t able to get those kind of custom layouts though, I’d like to be able to add extra rooms to personals like FCs do. But along with that, I’d like to be able to choose where the doorway to the additional chambers is placed.

I’d also like the ability to move or remove interior windows as well as pillars.

Love these ideas hun! <3

[JohncarterIx]

apartment are for people with no gil i have lotts

[Kaiproberts]

I think its moreso the community isnt content with taking anything less then a house, but wont decorate an apt...

You can't float/glitch items from the basement in an apartment. I think a good 20-30% of my decorations are floated from the basement.

[TabrisOmbrelame]

I just noticed also that the Outdoor design doesn't match the inside in term of space.

For exemple, you have those Forge's Wall (as an outdoor design for Large House at least) that have the right side of the house completely gone and replaced with outdoor furniture.

But when you enter this house the right side is completely normal.

One thing that should make more sense and also more immersion is to revamp completely the interior when you change the outside. This way, we will have way more unique design for each type of house because the original Layout isn't the same for everyone

[Solowing]

You can't float/glitch items from the basement in an apartment. I think a good 20-30% of my decorations are floated from the basement.

If i cant do something, i look and say "can i try something different then?" . Rather then throw my hands up and immediately give up.

Limitation breed creativity.

[Kaiproberts]

If i cant do something, i look and say "can i try something different then?" . Rather then throw my hands up and immediately give up.

Limitation breed creativity.

The limitations are the game engine and the decorations available to use. The more decorations someone can use, the more freedom they have for placement, and the more room they can build into really elevates designs in this game. There is a reason a lot of the best designs are in larges using less space total than a small. I am using about 70%-ish of my medium's main floor for all 300 decorations. Apartments have the worst decoration-to-space ratio by a long shot.

[Jojoya]

Apartments have the worst decoration-to-space ratio by a long shot.

They actually have the best when you consider all the available space. You're not doing that. You're limiting yourself to a small portion of the overall space available to you.

It's not a decoration to space ratio issue. It's an item limit issue. And Solowing is still correct about limitation breeds creativity. But creativity can come thru removal of limitations just as it can come from the limitations. Creativity doesn't have a single source.

Best is also subjective. Many of those builds that some players consider best I don't see in the same way because they're immersion breaking when you enter. They don't look like they fit within the game's world.

Regardless, the housing system still needs an overhaul. It's behind what other games offered years ago. Hopefully the Housing Mirage will be a step in the right direction.

[TabrisOmbrelame]

They actually have the best when you consider all the available space. You're not doing that. You're limiting yourself to a small portion of the overall space available to you.

It's not a decoration to space ratio issue. It's an item limit issue. And Solowing is still correct about limitation breeds creativity. But creativity can come thru removal of limitations just as it can come from the limitations. Creativity doesn't have a single source.

Best is also subjective. Many of those builds that some players consider best I don't see in the same way because they're immersion breaking when you enter. They don't look like they fit within the game's world.

Regardless, the housing system still needs an overhaul. It's behind what other games offered years ago. Hopefully the Housing Mirage will be a step in the right direction.

This. Everything is said.

What I think would be a great addition would be to be able to move and place stuff according to the Z-axis (Vertical). This would allow us to place ANYTHING anywhere we see fit. People who love to use mezzanine would appreciate this at the very least cause it will allow us to place a bed or a couch on it with literally 0 effort and without any glitches.

[Veritas-Ancora]

My wish is simple.

I want a large/mansion interior on a small exterior.

/rant