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The ability to upgrade homes...

Ya know, I was just thinking...wouldn't it be super cool if we could upgrade our houses?  Like, spend 20k to put in a second story. Or spend 10k to put in an animal pen.

Oooo, that would get me so excited!! (Hey, you get your mind out of the gutter, dirty dirty!)

ETA: Yes, I could put this in the ideas forum. However, I wanted to gauge what others thought before I made a post over there. If others think this is a bad idea, or a waste of time, no reason in mentioning it in that forum and wasting some devs time....

Posted 14 months ago by Innie✿, Obviously Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Maybe there could be a complex and arcane permitting procss needed.  With lots of waiting at that gubbmint office, of course.  And formal approval from the neighbors on your street.
    Posted 14 months ago by Parrow Gnolle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I would love that, I love My house but I would very much like to have an herb garden instead of a crop garden so the ability to maybe upgrade My crop garden to an herb garden would be great
    Posted 14 months ago by Yui Hirasawa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm not partial to the "Formal approval from the neighbors" part, but being able to upgrade your house would be great. I think I've heard something like it is already in the works. There are probably some other technical issues in connection to it that has prevented it from already being in place.
    Posted 14 months ago by Fokian Fool Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This would solve the issue of only having certain home styles with decent numbers of plots and patches.
    Posted 14 months ago by Lucille Ball Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This is the most important (and largest) feature we are adding to the game. We originally planned to have it in during beta, but it is very complex! (Whole new UIs, hundreds of items, wallpapers, decorations, new kinds of projects for upgrades, different flexible house "frames" which can be extended in different ways ... all do-able, just a lot of work to get right.) Don't expect it before 2012 and you will not be disappointed!
    Posted 14 months ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink
  • In other words ... soon!  Hey we can wait because we know it will be fabulous.
    Posted 14 months ago by Hawkwell Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Home customization has been in the works for as long as I remember seeing it discussed in these forums. I believe a dev has mentioned it (though I can't remember where at the moment; probably one of the other customization discussion threads) being one of the higher-on-the-to-do-list big features to be released after launch "soon"er.

    This manner suggested here is quite how I imagine some of the upgrade features to work (like the animal pen), though I imagine things maybe like stories or rooms requiring some construction process.

    I am totally waiting with bated breath for the customization to be implemented. Well maybe not.. But it is one of the big things I look forward to the most. Especially adding a pen and a story or two (or three!) to my cottage.

    It is coming- we just don't know how or when.

    ETA: Well... Stoot just answered it while I was typing! Okay, not bating my breath before 2012!
    Posted 14 months ago by Little Miss Giggles Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh wow stoot........that is beyond awesome!!!! Not sure how I ever missed anyone discussing this was in the works!  I feel like a dork now.
    Posted 14 months ago by Innie✿, Obviously Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Awesome! I was just thinking how nice it would be to keep my tree-house, but it only affords certain benefits. I would love to add a little piggy pen!

    And. . . being a typical girl in this sense. . . I would love to decorate it. >w<
    Posted 14 months ago by le beebs Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I was actually thinking about how much I'd love to have a pen on my current home a few days ago Innie! Great minds! :)

    And if we're going on Stoot time, I think his post means don't expect it before 2013. But either way, YAY!
    Posted 14 months ago by Avery♥ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yeah, can't wait!! I love my tree house but can see myself growing out of it later on and really don't like the 30k & 50k homes.

    Decorations would be fantastic!
    Posted 14 months ago by Mr. Touch Subscriber! | Permalink
  • yay!!! that makes me so happy! I love my current spot and didn't look forward to moving when I wanted to upgrade :).  Maybe I don't need to rush to make money if the devs will let me keep my current place :)
    Posted 14 months ago by NicSTX Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Please, please, please, let there will be flower and herb pots for growing said items. And i would love adding a damp basement to grow peat and egg plants to my crop house, 2012 can not get here soom enough. :)
    Posted 14 months ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "Maybe there could be a complex and arcane permitting procss needed.  With lots of waiting at that gubbmint office, of course."

    O.M.G. YES! I love those bureaucrocs!
    Posted 14 months ago by Becky Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like the extras that already come with my 50k home but it is a big and drafty place. It's exciting to hear I'll soon be able to customize it. The big houses are sort of blah and all the same at present.
    Posted 14 months ago by Parrow Gnolle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • in my first house i had 3 trees and a crop garden. Now in my new house i have a herb garden and an egg plant. Sounds great to me if i could have more trees and a crop garden too :-)))
    Posted 14 months ago by ameixa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh Giant.   I'll have to hire an interior decorator.  I hope some Glitchen step up and provide that service. 
    Posted 14 months ago by WalruZ Subscriber! | Permalink