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Kwatei Collection - Part One
🕑 Added 2022-10-04 21:35:51 +0000 UTCHey Guys! Its good to be back and sharing new content with you after a month away from making custom content π
This is the first part of the Kwatei Collection. This collection is one very close to my heart and its named after my late grandfather. He was born and raised in Ghana and although many of the Ghanaian traditions didn't filter through the generations, one has lasted hundreds of years and that it the tradition that everybody has an African middle name. This is usually given in a naming ceremony held 7 days after birth and there are specific names for each generation to pick from depending if they are first born boy or girl. This list of names is specific to my family tree and each family will have their own list of names to select from. My Grandad's middle name was Kwatei, which funnily enough was spelt incorrectly on his birth certificate. Its should really be spelt Kwaatei and this miss spelling places him as a member of the first generation, when he is really second generation. My grandad was a little bit of a maverick and when we were all young my parents didn't know much about the naming process, so left it all up to him...20 years later we learnt that he decided to throw out the rule book with my middle name and named me after his mother, but if he had followed the rules my middle name would have been Kwatede.
Although this set is named after my Ghanaian heritage, it very much takes influence from all over the continent of Africa. I have been trying to compile items to included for a few years and it wasn't until I stumbled upon a website khayni.com that everything finally clicked into place. This first part doesn't fully encapsulate my vision, but stick in there with me until the third part which will include living items to wrap everything up in a nice cohesive bow.
I have never done more research before, then I have for this set. Along the way I discovered many of the building blocks of modern day African builds can be spotted in cultures all over the world. For example the breeze blocks in the set could quite easily be found in Mexico, China or Japan. Therefore all the elements of this set could be used in many different contexts for builds all around the world.
This 40 piece set includes:
- Set of Closed Shutters (2 heights)
- Set of Open Shutters (2 heights)
- 2 Tile Full Height Window w/external shutter slots (2 heights)
- Kitchen Windows (2 & 3 tiles)
- Slim Wooden Window (3 heights)
- Open Shutter Windows (2 heights)
- Closed Shutter Windows (2 heights)
- 2 Tile Open Full Height Slat Glassless Windows (2 heights)
- 2 Tile Closed Full Height Slat Glassless Windows (2 heights)
- 1 Tile Square Breeze Block Window
- Solid Wood Front Door (2 heights)
- Glass Front Door w/ shutter slots (2 heights)
- Wooden Arch w/ shutter slots (2 heights)
- 3 Tile Interior Bi-fold Doors (2 heights)
- 4 Tile Interior Bi-fold Doors (2 heights)
- Interior Single Door (2 heights)
As per usual textures are linked between similar items, so if you download the unmerged file, make sure to include all items from that family, so the textures appear correctly in your game
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Comments
Harrie
If you would like to know the names of them you can read them in game. All the in game names match the file names, so you can pick and choose from there. Just be aware that often my textures are linked across multiple items so if you see a crazy purple texture in game the item with the textures is missing and will need to be added back into your mods folder. Hope this helps π
Nathalie S-C
hiii :D just wanted to ask, if there is a way to know what objects has what name, like if there maybe would be possible to write the name of the object under the picture of it? :D thats probably alot of hard work, i just wanted to ask haha, cuz im autistic and i have such a hard time guessing what is what, and i love ur stuffs soo much, but i have such a hard time knowing whats what and i often cant download all of them cuz my poor lil computer is crying haha! im ofc in minority and 99% of all people arent stupid like me haha, but i thought that i could always ask! also, excuse my poor english, much love :,D <3
Harrie
Thank you! Sometimes I have to go on blocking sprees on twitter when there is a negative post, just to preempt and stop any possible negativity coming my way, you probably got caught up in one of those. Feel free to send me your Twitter handle and Iβll unblock π
DustySparkle
So beautiful, as always and such a lovely inspiration story. I hope you don't mind me mentioning it here, but I seem to be blocked on Twitter and I have no idea if that's intentional or not? I get notifications that you've posted but when I try to view your profile or posts I get a message that I've been blocked. I don't use Twitter to post or comment on anything so I doubt I've done anything controversial to offend you, I hope I haven't anyway xx
Jessica Bunce
Learning about your heritage has made this collection infinitely more special. I am excited for what comes next and thank you for sharing a bit of your grandfather's influence with us!
alison
You are so talented. Love the inspiration and cannot wait to build a luxurious african lodge!
Maame Akua
I love this! I'm Ghanaian as well--so reading that story made me smile. I love including more west african style cc in my sim world and in my builds. so excited to build something inspired by this. thanks for the magic <3
Holly Golden
oh man, this is so cool -- and so needed! there is NOTHING African in TS4, it's ridiculous. Really looking forward to the rest of this set, and loved to hear about your granddad!
Mildred Melusine
I love the story that you shared. It's so precious. Your work on this pack is beautiful as always!
Alexis Bentley
She shoots, she scores!!! Sims 4 CC MVP in the house!!
MΓ©lodie
Great as usual ! thank you for making us discover other cultures, that's why I love the community of sims!
morgan
wow i love the family history behind this!! i can't wait to use this set in game that has such rich meaning <3
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frugo_be
I meant they could be even lower
Harrie
could you elaborate?
KimGM
Such a stunning set! Love the attention to detail. Thanks so much for sharing this with us.
Nori
I know it's just a cc set for a video game, but considering the heart you put into this, and the backstory, it's an honor to have this in my game π
Simone Da Ponte
It is an absolutely gorgeous set and you can really tell all the effort you put into it. I love the backstory even more, thank you for sharing it with us <3
Keith Kolkow
What a beautiful labor of love β€οΈ
frugo_be
would you make these windows with lines only even smaller than for the smallest wall? ;;
MollyMaeSim
OH MY GOODNESS!!! This is GORGEOUS!! Thanks Harrie for always releasing epic content to make my game pretty!
Rosalie Jean
absolutely stunning set! thank you for sharing your story and inspiration, can't wait to see where you take this set in the decor and furniture πβ¨
molly mumford
aaaabsolutely LOVELY
Brit.
yay the queen is back! and this is so so amazing<3
Janelle Hugel
What a beautiful story! Thank you for sharing your inspiration so thoughtfully! The website you shared as inspiration is jaw-dropping... I can't wait to see decor pieces from this set, I know they are going to be stunning. I also can't get over how versatile and useful these build pieces will be. I can see myself using them constantly, in so many different styles of builds.
Sim Siili
Oh this is so cool. The sentiment behind is beautiful, and I just love the "weight" of your items. Thank you!
Chloe
Amazing Set. :)
Shereen Hassanein
Wow, beautiful!
Denise
this is just perfection !!! can't wait to use that β¨β¨ thank youuuu !
morgan
i love this so much! beautiful as always, thank you for creating this and bringing it to the sims!! π§‘
Kath
Hope you had a lovely break. This set is absolutely gorgeous and definitely worth the wait
Cherry
Happy to learn about your heritage and educate myself on African architecture with this collection! Stunning work, thank you so much!
kazymiera
Harrie, this set is so incredible. Your work always is but this is both stunning and absolutely unique. You should be so proud!
Joanna Bernacka
It is beautiful as always, but it was very interesting to know a piece of your story. Thank you. <3
Mila Mar
OMG this is so pretty!!!!! Pfffrrttttt Can't wait to use this in game. Thank you Harrie!! β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
Tonya Gonzalez
You and the people you work with is nothing short of amazing! I don't understand all that goes into what you do, but I do know that it appreciated. Your description of your motivation is absolutely inspiring. Reading about how important this release is to you is why I continue to subscribe. Keep healthy and as always keep strong.
Jenny
Amazing work once again! :D <3 Really appreciate your hard work and always love seeing what beauty you grace us with.
katelyn
once again, you've outdone yourself!! thank you so much for all of your hard work, it's beautiful!!
Chris
Oh this is awesome Harrie I cant wait for the rest of this collection to unfold!!
Rissa Pauline Perez
This looks so good!
ryan
wow beautiful!! Hope you had a great break, Harrie!
Carolinka01
looks dope π
Gaelle Ngadjui
So excited to see African architecture highlighted. Thank you from a Cameroonian-american
Porshya
Breeze blocks are my new favorite! This was much needed, I can't wait for the other parts π
Malia Schrody
This set is so beautiful. Thank you.
Emily Isaacs
I love this, and the relevance to your family background is so sweet. I was just looking at African architecture today for my sims, so this is perfect!
lyn cimeus
I'm happy you did this set! and I checked out the website and i can't wait to see what inspiration you take from there
Hazel
Such a wonderful back story and beautiful set!! I have been wanting an African inspired set for so long. π€
Hedy Heartsong
Love! I have a house that needs they right now :D. I can't wait to see the other parts. Welcome back. I missed you.
Janet Taylor
Beautiful Work, thank you so much x
Shameless_days
Absolutely stunning! π― Hopefully they fix that annoying half wall trim one day eh π₯΅
frugo_be
oh god π³
Leesiee
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
