All elements from a given category are displayed on the right side of the panel.
The upper panel is also very important.
acabinet, or a wall covering, in order not to search for it in the items catalogue.
The “design tool” enables you to change the pattern of a purchased item, e.g.
You just need to choose a purchased item and select a different available color pattern.
The other two icons are: undo the previous action, and do it again.
The last icon is about changing the time of day in the build mode.
You just need you start building and drag the wall where you want it.
More complex tools are under a couple of next icons of the panel.
Created rooms can be further divided with more walls.
Plan all your standard rooms, like: thebedroom, thekitchenanddining room, theliving room, and thebathroom.
Doors and windows
Place the frontdoor, as well asdoorsto particular rooms.
Instead of doors, you may also usearches.
Let some light in - buywindows.
In the future you may be able to change their placement - e.g.
because of furniture, like arefrigerator- but you have to start somewhere.
Wall and floor coverings
Go to a proper section in the build panel.
By selecting particular materials for wall coverings - e.g.
bricks, wallpapers, or tiles - finish the room accordingly to its purpose.
Do not forget about the walls from the outside!
Do the same for floors.
Note that you do not have to use one pattern for an entire room.
Roof
The last basic element of a house is its roof.
If the house is rectangular or square, you will do that in just a couple of seconds.
The process is the same as in creating rooms.
You place a small piece of a roof and then drag its edges with arrows.
you’re free to also change its height, using the middle arrow.
Such house is an absolute minimum.
Along with income increase you will be able to afford to expand it.
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