Summary
A fan ofThe Sims 4andSkyrimhas done something extremely impressive in recreating the city of Whiterun in the life sim game. The build does a remarkable job of recreating some of Whiterun’s well-known sights, and players of both Bethesda’s epic andThe Sims 4are celebrating it.
WhileSkyrimandThe Sims 4have very little in common in terms of overall gameplay, the games do share one commonality: staying power.SkyrimandThe Sims 4are both over a decade oldat this point, yet both titles have remained well-loved and popular among their fans. WhileSkyrimno longer receives regular updates likeThe Sims 4, it remains popular thanks in part to its open world and never-ending deluge of mods.
For mostSkyrimplayers, Whiterun is one of the first places one will visit, and that makes thisSims 4recreation of the town very recognizable. Reddit user mzzzz1 shared their design with fans on theSkyrimsubreddit, explaining that while the build isn’t 100% accurate nor to-scale, they had a lot of fun with it. Despite that disclaimer, their version of Whiterun is immediately recognizable, with the first screenshot showing the perspective most players will see when entering the town. Places likethe Warmaiden’s smithy shop, guard barracks, and the marketplace surrounding the town well are all present.
Skyrim and Sims Players Are Impressed By Whiterun Build
Plenty of players have come out to praise mzzzz1 for their recreation of Whiterun and to ask questions about it. Mzzzz1 explained that the build took “forever,” and had been constructed on a 64x64 lot in Henford-on-Bagley, aworld that was added toThe Sims 4in the Cottage Living expansion pack. They said that they planned to upload the build to the Gallery, so that other players could download it, but warned that the build did use some custom content that would need to be downloaded in order for it to look right.
While the Whiterun build is missing some classic locations like the Gildergreen tree and the Cloud District, it’s an impressive recreation, especially since it was made inThe Sims 4.Skyrimplayers have recreated locales inMinecraftand similar titles in the past, which are more suited for creating towns. Packing everything in Whiterun into a single lot inThe Sims 4isn’t practical, so what mzzzz1 accomplished here is something the community seems happy to celebrate, especially given the limitations imposed by the nature of the game.
