Britechester

Britechester

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Britechester
Name	Britechester
Game	The Sims 4: Discover University
Housed residents	9
Family bin Sims	5

Britechester is a world shipped with The Sims 4: Discover University. It is home to two college campuses, the older University of Britechester, with a focus on the arts and humanities, and the modern Foxbury Institute, that focuses on science and technology.

Description

Begin a new chapter in the historical University of Britechester or modern Foxbury Institute. Live in a dorm room or off-campus in the welcoming town of Gibbs Hill. Explore Britechester on a bicycle, spend time in the student commons, and have a study session at the library. Cheer on the student body at a school spirit event and wear school colors to show your Sim’s pride.

Overview

University of Britechester Campus

Come tour the historic University of Britechester where a budding artist can flourish!

Foxbury Institute Campus

Come visit the innovative campus of Foxbury to see if a future in technology is right for you

Historic Mysteries

From campus ghosts to an elusive Secret Society, Britechester boasts its share of the unexplained

Neighborhoods

Britechester consists of three neighborhoods.

University of Britechester

Foxbury Institute

Gibbs Hill

Lots

There are thirteen lots in Britechester, including 2 commons lots, 6 university housing lots, 1 library, 1 bar and 3 residential lots.

Residential Lots

Inhabited

• Mossy Lane, owned by Pleasant
• Spring Steppes, owned by Elderberry

Uninhabited

• Honeydew Fields

Dormitories

Foxbury Institute

• Briny Tower, occupied by Fletcher
• Maritime Manor
• Tidal Tower

University of Britechester

• Darkwing House
• Drake Hall
• Wyvern Hall, occupied by Best of Friends

Community lots

• Darby's Den - UBrite Commons
• Larry's Lagoon - Foxbury Commons
• Laurel Library - Library
• Pepper's Pub - Bar

Families

New families

Fletcher family

§4,000

Cameron Fletcher

Cameron Flectcher is all about learning new things at school, he's just not sure how to make friends with the people around him. But with just a little nudge in the right direction Cameron is sure to master university life.

Elderberry family

§25,000

Ekram Elderberry, Eleanore Elderberry, Rohan Elderberry

Ekram and Eleanore have lived in Gibbs Hill all their lives from young love, to a growing family, and finally into retirement. Eleanore loves seeing the new students appear each term, but Ekram isn't always as fond of the young adults taking over their quiet town. Recently the couple's teenage grandson, Rohan, came to live with them as he prepares to go to university soon. Rohan will soon finish high school and have to make his final decision on what university he wants to attend.

Best of Friends household

§5,000

Julia Wright, Becca Clarke

Julia and Becca have been the best of friends since they first met in kindergarten. Nobody that knows them could imagine them going to university without the other one by her side. Now as they're starting a whole new journey into university it's up to the pair to see if their friendship will survive this new adventure and carry them through to adulthood.

Returning Families

Pleasant family

§20,000

Lilith Pleasant, Angela Pleasant

Angela and Lilith Pleasant have moved into an old family home located in Gibbs Hill to attend the prestigious universities in Britechester. It will be a true test to find out whether their bond as twins can overcome their differences. Their majors have already split them into separate universities, but whether they will be at odds or work together to make it through is a new challenge in their life.

Homeless Sims

• Jing Fen (May be a professor)
• Lana McKinnon (May be a professor)
• Serena Bhamra (May be a professor)
• Thomas Jabari (May be a professor)

Deceased Sims

• Felix Psyded (Laughter)

Seasons

With Seasons installed, Britechester features all four seasons. There are frequent cloudy and rainy days in the spring, summer and fall seasons. Spring and fall temperatures range from cold to warm depending on the weather type. Summers tend to be hot during sunny and cloudy weather, but will never experience heat waves. Winter temperatures range from freezing to cool, with a chance of snowfall but blizzards are never encountered.

Eco Lifestyle

With Eco Lifestyle installed, all regions have a neutral eco-footprint.

Real-World Inspirations

Etymology

• The name origin of Britechester is possibly an alternative spelling of "bright," as it is pronounced /braɪt/ in English and derived from the Old English word "beorht", meaning "shining." It is combined with the suffix "-chester," from the Old English word "ceaster," which in comes from a Latin word of "castra", meaning "military camp" or "fortified place." Together, the name can be translated as "shining fortified place."
• Foxbury Institute is possibly named after the fox, combined with the suffix "-bury," derived from the Old English word "burh," meaning "fortified place" or simply "fort." The name can be translated as "fort where foxes are found."
• Gibbs Hill is named after the Scottish-origin surname Gibbs. The surname itself means "son of Gibb," and "Gibb" is diminutive of "Gilbert," a given name of Norman origin derived from the Old German "Gisilberht," meaning "bright pledge."

Settings & Cultural Influences

• Britechester is based on British university cities such as Oxford and Cambridge and most American counterparts in Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as the region of New England. This is signified by the traditional townhouses in Gibbs Hill and the fact that cars drive on the left side of the road, just like the United Kingdom.
  • University of Britechester is a direct homage to the University of Oxford.
  • Foxbury Institute has no specific counterpart and takes influence from various modern universities, especially from the United States.
• The skylines seen in Gibbs Hill and Foxbury Institute somewhat resembles the London skylines, the palace looks like Palace of Westminster, and the triangle skyscraper could be a reference of The Shard or The Scalpel.

Trivia

• This is the first university-themed world in The Sims series that is a main residential world, unlike the college sub-neighborhood worlds of The Sims 2: University and The Sims 3: University Life, which only allowed Sims to live at a lot if they were a college student.
• It is the first university world to contain two universities at the same time: the three universities in The Sims 2: University were all in separate worlds.
• Britechester has swimmable water.
• In one of the set-dressing buildings in Gibbs Hill you can hear a track from the The Sims: Hot Date soundtrack.
• Britechester is one of the few worlds where cars drive on the left side of the road. The other worlds are Mt. Komorebi, Henford-on-Bagley, and Tomarang.

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