From ages 6-60, all sims love to swing

Spare a thought for the kids. We did, which is why we provided these swingsets for them to play on while mum has fun with dad in the hot tub. Warning: Swing sets also attract the young at heart which explains why you see grown adults acting like spoilt brats on these things.

Notice attention to detail in everything that's gone so far. Too much visual candy will slow the game down to a crawl on the wideshots. This particular lot will probably pull down the performance spec of most users.

The Sims world of Bill & Ben, the flowerpot men... without their flowerpots.

When God made the garden of creation, He filled it full of His love. We had other ideas, involving picket fences, soil and makeshift security guards. Gnomes make good cheesy looking guards, even if the communities are crime-free.

Top Tip Time: Gnomes can be stolen at home. But they can't be stolen if their backs are up against the wall/fence. This makes them look like miniature cheesy looking security guards but if you value them loads, this is a good tip to stop Cassandra and co nicking them every five minutes.

Also note the swimming pool in the background. Lovely addition to any community lot. Sims can't be killed on community lots so they won't enter the pool without any steps present. Recommended tip: Tinted glass all the way round; beautiful.

Cooking on a community lot is limited to cheap looking barbecues that probably fell off the back of a lorry

Grubs-up! Cooking facilities are available to you on this lot. Basic idea is get somebody to make some food on the grill and everybody that's in your family will eat it, plonking their arses in the seats provided. Easy to do, just copy this example.