Architect tool in base game

[Darklady5]

Does anyone knows how does this work? It was said that this tool would be available for base game but , after updating the game today I saw nothing different! Am I missing something here? If anyone knows please tell me.

[Firestorm]

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[Reczberg]

Hey there!
If you mean what we said on the stream, we stated that once you buy Farm DLC, the Architect Tool is supposed to work even on houses from the base game and other DLCs.

Sorry to disappoint you! :C

[Darklady5]

No, I was referring to the post before that where you guys sid that vanilla game would have access to architect tool. I didn't buy this DLC

[Leonix]

Architect tool should be in a seperate DLC for less money. I don't know why I have to buy Farm DLC, when I don't want to be a farmer, but I would like to extend some houses, to have more space. Also it would be fine to have an option to buy empty parcel and build everything from scratch, like in The Sims, and then sell it for big money...
Adding architect tool to DLC which in reality doesn't have anything in common, is a really stupid way from developers... *clap* *clap* *clap*

[tatiana]

Originally posted by Leonix:

Adding architect tool to DLC which in reality doesn't have anything in common, is a really stupid way from developers... *clap* *clap* *clap*

I disagree. The Architect tool fits the Farm DLC quite well.

Firstly, there are several games nowadays that allow you to build and decorate - Builder Simulator and Castle Flipper are already out, and I would not be surprised if there are others in the works. Animals, be they pets or farm, are a good way for House Flipper to differentiate itself from the competition, as it is something unlikely to be copied in building/decorating games.

Secondly, if the Architect tool and the empty plots were to be removed and sold separately, the DLC would have been smaller than the HGTV one, content-wise, and that's the cheapest of the paid ones. For most players, "the more content the better".

Thirdly, the Architect tool is a bit clunky, and building a house, or a large extension is time-consuming. A DLC with no other content would have felt grindy.

Finally, cars in the DLC are actually functional now - you can sit in them to travel between houses you own! So they are like extra gates. They deserve to have a garage built for them! If you are not into cars, nobody's stopping you from building barns for your animals instead. Or guest houses. That's why the Farm DLC plots are so large.