Once you complete the Love and Treasure Quest you can build a house on the private island and use the exterior balcony stairs we unlock, this post walks you through how to add the exterior balcony stairs and also how to change the stairs paving to be the same as the paving on your balcony
1.You firstly need a balcony, if you haven’t already build one this post may help
2.Once you have built a balcony you will be able to add the exterior balcony stairs, you can find them in the exterior stairs tab, the villa stairs are currently the only ones available
3.When you click on this tab a pop up will appear saying that exterior stairs can only be used to connect to balconies
4.To place the exterior stairs you need to be on the ground floor and place them on the edge of the balcony, overhanging by one square width, if you try and place them on the same level the balcony is on it won’t let you
5.Click the green tick to place the stairs
If you change the balcony paving after placing the exterior stairs you may notice that the paving part on the stairs hasn’t changed with the rest of the balcony, these simple steps fix this:
1.Once you have changed the balcony paving click on the stairs and move them one square away from the balcony, you will notice that the paving on the top of the stairs will change to the paving on your balcony
2.The stairs can then be put back into place (see the steps above if you are having trouble placing them)
Early Access to Beta Provided by EA/ Firemonkeys- may differ from actual version
TIME LIMIT: 8 days UNLOCKS: private island (house lot) and villa items PRIZE: private island villa
To begin this quest you need to build the private island, you can find the island next to the bridge to the mysterious island once you have updated your game to the latest version
NOTE: the cost of the private island varies, the early access game doesn’t have a lot on it, mainly just the new stuff so your island will probably be more expensive to build
If you complete this quest in the time limit you unlock the private island villa! You can still complete this quest if you don’t manage to finish it in the time limit to unlock the private island which is a house lot and you also unlock villa themed items but you won’t be able to build the villa, you can build your own house on the island though
You cannot complete this quest at the same time as any other discovery quest
NOTE: I completed this quest on the early access version of the game so some goals or times may differ, I will update the post as I complete the quest on my game.
Times may vary depending on the star rating an item has
Go to the park
Listen to LJ Silva- 30 minutes (click on x)
Set Best Time- 10 minutes (boat in park)
Listen to LJ’s announcement- 1 hour 40 minutes (click on x)
Go to the private island
Assemble with the other contestants- 3 hours 20 minutes (click on x)
Chat to Wizard Wickham- 4 hours 10 minutes
Introduce your sim to Bryan Hatchling- 2 hours 30 minutes
Listen to LJ announce challenge- 6 hours 40 minutes (click on x)
Choose an outfit in the wardrobe on the island
Listen to LJ announce winner- 4 hours 10 minutes (click on x)
Choose an outfit for your date with Prim (click browse clothes on wardrobe in villa)
Go horse riding with Prim- 9 hours 10 minutes
Discuss heatstroke with Bryan- 4 hours 20 minutes
Discuss message with Wizard Wickham- 3 hours 20 minutes
Go to the park
Receive next challenge-13 hours 20 minutes (click on x)
Go to the private island
Search for the heart-1 hour 20 minutes (click on x)
Search for the heart- 2 hours 5 minutes (click on x)
Search for the heart- 5 hours 50 minutes (click on x)
Return to the park
Give heart to LJ- 5 hours
Go to the private island
Spy on Prim and Bryan-4 hours (click on hammock)
Discuss cure- 8 hours 20 minutes (Wizard Wickham)
Take a hard look in mirror at the villa- 9 hours 30 minutes
Listen to LJs announcement- 4 hours 10 minutes (click on x)
Approach Prim- 15 hours
Give rose cupcake to the Wizard- 1 hour
Give cupcake to Bryan- 4 hours 10 minutes
Listen to LJs announcement- 15 hours (click on x)
Listen to LJs offer- 21 hours 40 minutes (click on x)
Leave the island
QUEST IS COMPLETE
You can now build a house lot on the island, if you completed in the time limit you can build the island villa, if not you can build the empty private island and build your own villa using the new villa items you unlock
Completing this quest unlocks Exterior Balcony Stairs, read this post if you are unsure how to add them
Prize: Island Villa
Where can I find it? Click on the private island and click on the Island Villa to build it
Is it worth it? The island villa has a platform that you cannot build yourself but if you don’t manage to complete in the time don’t worry as you can still build a house on the private island using the private island empty lot
TIP: if you want to build your own but finished in the time limit, build the island villa anyway and store all the furniture as most of the villa items cost SPs and LPs
Cost: The first one is free, you can only build one house on the private island!
Frequently Asked Questions about the Private Island Villa:
What can I build on the Private Island? You can only build the empty private island lot or private island villa
I want to move the platform underneath the house or extend it! The platform cannot be deleted, extended or put in the inventory, you also cannot move it. To be able to edit something similar build the empty private island and add a balcony instead- this can be edited as shown in my video here
Can I put different stairs on the platform? The stairs that come with the villa are the only ones that are compatible with the platform, they can be moved, placed in your inventory but cannot be sold.
Can my sims walk on the platform? To walk on the platform there must be a balcony connected to the stairs. If you have not completed the DIY Homes: Lovey-Dovey Balconies Quest you will not be able to edit or delete the existing balcony.
Can I edit the platform? No the platform cannot be edited.
Can I build a basement on the island? Yes you can!
5.Click the green tick to place the stairs
