Day 29 - The reason you started playing Sims in the beginning
I avoided Sims 1, heard that it was an addicting and a huge time sink.
Finally got Sims 2 and discovered that it really was addicting. I almost lost interest when I had only the base game but then I got Open for Business and that had just the elements I needed.
Day 30 - The reason you are still a Sims fan today
Sims as a story telling medium and
More than anything else, all of you. The people who comment/read/blog, who share Sims and our stories. I treasure each of you, your posts, your comments and the Sims you share.
Thank you especially Dee, Chrysame, Sue, Kaleeko, MJ, Cheezy, Raisin, Amelia, Felicia and all the lurkers on this blog.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Hello
I just wanted to drop in and tell you all how great the stories still are. They are just so awesome.
I haven't stopped reading. I have read every single one in my email.
@ Pib: The Shrimp had me worried there for awhile. Now I just hope he makes it out of Egypt in one piece.
Such an awesome job there PiB. I've read all, but that is the one that sticks with me right now.
@ Kaleeko: For some strange reason I always really liked Shark. It was rough seeing him lying there like that. What are we going to do with Travis? I hope he makes it out of Lisa's house in one piece. I know that had to be Lisa. Like mother like daughter. I may be wrong but don't think so. Officer Walker has to be Wyatt. It's the eyes.
Love you guys. Keep on writing in all your awesomeness. :)
I haven't stopped reading. I have read every single one in my email.
@ Pib: The Shrimp had me worried there for awhile. Now I just hope he makes it out of Egypt in one piece.
Such an awesome job there PiB. I've read all, but that is the one that sticks with me right now.
@ Kaleeko: For some strange reason I always really liked Shark. It was rough seeing him lying there like that. What are we going to do with Travis? I hope he makes it out of Lisa's house in one piece. I know that had to be Lisa. Like mother like daughter. I may be wrong but don't think so. Officer Walker has to be Wyatt. It's the eyes.
Love you guys. Keep on writing in all your awesomeness. :)
Also - Welcome Amelia and housekeeping time
I don't think there was ever a welcome Amelia post. Drat. And a very belated Welcome to Amelia
Housekeeping time - is the blog list up to date?
I've just added Amelia's main blog - do you want the Maltese Llama listed yet?
I've added Felicia's blogs.
Any other blogs that need to be removed, added?
Any new widgets we must have?
If anyone want to pretty this up in any way, it's more than time for a makeover.
Housekeeping time - is the blog list up to date?
I've just added Amelia's main blog - do you want the Maltese Llama listed yet?
I've added Felicia's blogs.
Any other blogs that need to be removed, added?
Any new widgets we must have?
If anyone want to pretty this up in any way, it's more than time for a makeover.
Welcome Felicia
Our newest contributor
Author of The Braxton Legacy
Venus does Riverview
Sugar and Spice - Fairytales your mother never told you
One of my favorite bits from the Braxton Legacy
I cannot begin to imagine how many of my Sim kids found parents in their unmentionables first thing in the morning. Most of them survived though.
Author of The Braxton Legacy
Venus does Riverview
Sugar and Spice - Fairytales your mother never told you
One of my favorite bits from the Braxton Legacy
That's the best way to start your kid's school day off. I know I always loved to come downstairs to find my father writing a romance novel in his underpants - I knew that the day could only be a success from there.
I cannot begin to imagine how many of my Sim kids found parents in their unmentionables first thing in the morning. Most of them survived though.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Day 27 and 28
Day 27 - The cheat you use most commonly and a cheat you rarely/never use
Cheat I most commonly use? Well, I do sometimes change the relationships/relationship bars to get Sims to interact the way I need them to for photos.
Cheats I never use - motherlode or whatever the Sims 3 equal is. My Sims are expected to earn every cent. I did a bit of money fiddling to transfer the pub costs from Phillip Grant to Stephen Grant. But in the end, they had the totals that they deserved, it wasn't to give them a free ride in life.
Day 28 - An expansion pack you wish EA would make
Still hoping for an equal of Open for Business. Or something else that adds a bit more challenge if you want to take it on. But I'll take what they make. :)
Cheat I most commonly use? Well, I do sometimes change the relationships/relationship bars to get Sims to interact the way I need them to for photos.
Cheats I never use - motherlode or whatever the Sims 3 equal is. My Sims are expected to earn every cent. I did a bit of money fiddling to transfer the pub costs from Phillip Grant to Stephen Grant. But in the end, they had the totals that they deserved, it wasn't to give them a free ride in life.
Day 28 - An expansion pack you wish EA would make
Still hoping for an equal of Open for Business. Or something else that adds a bit more challenge if you want to take it on. But I'll take what they make. :)
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Days 24 to 26
Day 24 - A video you made yourself with Sims
Well, that's easy -
It's the only one that's anything like done. Not that it's brilliant, or even terribly well shot but it is a video.
Day 25 - Something that happens in Sims you wish happened in real life
A Sim can go from long hair to short hair to long hair and it's all theirs. Me, if my hair is ever cut short, it's going to be a lifetime to get it back.
Day 26 - Favorite place to download Sims custom content
Still don't do CC. Mostly because I fear the search for CC will turn into this vast time sink - you can spend a lot of time finding just the right hair, clothes, etc. I'd rather spend the time working on the writing, not searching for CC.
Well, that's easy -
It's the only one that's anything like done. Not that it's brilliant, or even terribly well shot but it is a video.
Day 25 - Something that happens in Sims you wish happened in real life
A Sim can go from long hair to short hair to long hair and it's all theirs. Me, if my hair is ever cut short, it's going to be a lifetime to get it back.
Day 26 - Favorite place to download Sims custom content
Still don't do CC. Mostly because I fear the search for CC will turn into this vast time sink - you can spend a lot of time finding just the right hair, clothes, etc. I'd rather spend the time working on the writing, not searching for CC.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Day 23 - The most awesome Sims you’ve ever had without cheating
Gosh um, so tough. Would you believe Sam Grant? LOL
Ok, that statement is a cheat cause there have been a dozen Sammy clones. But the most awesome of all
Indiana Sam. Why is he the most awesome Sam clone of them all?
He and wife Rachel both topped careers.
They had a pile of money.
They had 5 children - including triplets who did well at every life stage at home.
Sam topped several skills; athletics, cooking, and charisma.
He had level 3 visas in all locations.
He lived to over 110 on normal life span.
He had well over 200,000 reward points before he died.
No Sim could ever want a better life or family then he had. All it adds up to awesome in my book.
Ok, that statement is a cheat cause there have been a dozen Sammy clones. But the most awesome of all
Indiana Sam. Why is he the most awesome Sam clone of them all?
He and wife Rachel both topped careers.
They had a pile of money.
They had 5 children - including triplets who did well at every life stage at home.
Sam topped several skills; athletics, cooking, and charisma.
He had level 3 visas in all locations.
He lived to over 110 on normal life span.
He had well over 200,000 reward points before he died.
No Sim could ever want a better life or family then he had. All it adds up to awesome in my book.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Your plans for when Generations is released
Before I will install Generations
BTW - What town should I fling Sam into for point 2? SV, Riverview, Twinbrook, or Bridgeport? It's not important to the story but I can start prep work once a decision is made.
- I need to have finished the current short story with Jerod
- I need to have finished screenshots for my Sam Grant story for SILC - that won't need generations at all - it's going to be a short short. :)
- I'll be waiting to hear that the main of Twallan's mods are ready - most of them are updated within a week anyway.
BTW - What town should I fling Sam into for point 2? SV, Riverview, Twinbrook, or Bridgeport? It's not important to the story but I can start prep work once a decision is made.
Day 22 - The most scandalous thing you’ve done with Sims
In Sims 3? While some people may feel that the resulting family of the first short story is a bit scandalous - my happy little menage a trois were a set of consenting adults who loved each other.
The second short story, a bachelor challenge with a bisexual lead and all the participants hitting on each other at parts might be considered a bit scandalous. But again, they were all consenting adults...
Other than that, I have murdered 6 Sims for a story - still no.
So in Sims 3 - nothing that really registers as scandalous - nothing like the wild and crazy times my Romance Sims had in Sims 2. In Sims 2, I had one Sim after 50 1st dates who would date *anyone*. Toward the end, she seduced the oldest son, his dad and finally the oldest sister in one family (the sister was easiest, she was a friend before) Most of my romance Sims had multiple lovers, quite a lot of them were bi, including Don Lothario.
But the worst household of all was
Ok, this doesn't look too weird does it? The two elderly 'gentlemen' are Ricky and Bill Cormier - Ricky is a Pleasantview teen and Bill (name changes across games) was a standard University student at Academie Le Tour. Both romance, both have many many lovers in town. Male and female.
Ricky's love child Rachel is on the right of the photo. She was left on their doorstep by her maternal granddad as a baby and raised by Ricky and Bill (both splendid parents). The dark haired guy is Theodore, Rachel's husband and father of the toddler Rachel is holding. When he first arrived, both Ricky and Bill kept throwing romantic wants about Theo but they eventually got the idea that he was off limits.
Still not too bad? Well, the other female is Katherine. She's actually a lesbian, but Bill seduced her and got her preggy. Mostly because Bill had been so sweet over such a long time and helped raise two generations of Ricky's bloodline. So Bill has both his spouse and his lover and a illegitimate child in one house.
Did Katherine mind? Not really. Girl had almost zero personality and the guys had been keeping their affections behind closed doors for years because Rachel hated seeing her dad with someone other than her mom (I did fix that eventually.) Katherine's son took after his dad in both personality (good) and looks (very interesting, Bill was a common target for uglacy players.). She did finally move out when her son went to college and settled with some random female she took a fancy too.
I really really need an excuse to do something like this again. THAT is a proper scandalous household.
The second short story, a bachelor challenge with a bisexual lead and all the participants hitting on each other at parts might be considered a bit scandalous. But again, they were all consenting adults...
Other than that, I have murdered 6 Sims for a story - still no.
So in Sims 3 - nothing that really registers as scandalous - nothing like the wild and crazy times my Romance Sims had in Sims 2. In Sims 2, I had one Sim after 50 1st dates who would date *anyone*. Toward the end, she seduced the oldest son, his dad and finally the oldest sister in one family (the sister was easiest, she was a friend before) Most of my romance Sims had multiple lovers, quite a lot of them were bi, including Don Lothario.
But the worst household of all was
Ricky's love child Rachel is on the right of the photo. She was left on their doorstep by her maternal granddad as a baby and raised by Ricky and Bill (both splendid parents). The dark haired guy is Theodore, Rachel's husband and father of the toddler Rachel is holding. When he first arrived, both Ricky and Bill kept throwing romantic wants about Theo but they eventually got the idea that he was off limits.
Still not too bad? Well, the other female is Katherine. She's actually a lesbian, but Bill seduced her and got her preggy. Mostly because Bill had been so sweet over such a long time and helped raise two generations of Ricky's bloodline. So Bill has both his spouse and his lover and a illegitimate child in one house.
Did Katherine mind? Not really. Girl had almost zero personality and the guys had been keeping their affections behind closed doors for years because Rachel hated seeing her dad with someone other than her mom (I did fix that eventually.) Katherine's son took after his dad in both personality (good) and looks (very interesting, Bill was a common target for uglacy players.). She did finally move out when her son went to college and settled with some random female she took a fancy too.
I really really need an excuse to do something like this again. THAT is a proper scandalous household.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Day 21 - Something that happened/could happen that made you quit without saving
Basically, just major glitches on the part of the game itself.
I've let Sims die. I've had romances that I didn't like. I have killed Sims that dared romance when I didn't approve :) They get bad jobs, they have kids when I didn't expect them. And I keep going.
Every once in a while, my game throws a glitch that makes me quit without saving. But they have been very rare. Like once Thomas should have died but the Reaper glitched on the lot. So I reset and Thomas lived another few days.
I've let Sims die. I've had romances that I didn't like. I have killed Sims that dared romance when I didn't approve :) They get bad jobs, they have kids when I didn't expect them. And I keep going.
Every once in a while, my game throws a glitch that makes me quit without saving. But they have been very rare. Like once Thomas should have died but the Reaper glitched on the lot. So I reset and Thomas lived another few days.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Day 20 -
Hmm, kind of lacking a day 20 - so what's one thing I love about Sims?
Genetics through the generations. It is one of the things I truly love, and one reason I try very very hard to keep the World Adventure game in the original hood. I put a lot of our/Exchange Sims in there. I know the bloodlines of a massive (not all!) number of the Sims roaming around.
I do still add from time to time. During Phillip's time, the Kanes moved in. During Penny's time, the Pesces have moved to town.
If I start rambling too much about Sims no one knows/cares about (I try to keep it to sibs and offspring those sibs of current narrator) just remind me that I am the *only* one who knows them. Thanks. :)
Genetics through the generations. It is one of the things I truly love, and one reason I try very very hard to keep the World Adventure game in the original hood. I put a lot of our/Exchange Sims in there. I know the bloodlines of a massive (not all!) number of the Sims roaming around.
I do still add from time to time. During Phillip's time, the Kanes moved in. During Penny's time, the Pesces have moved to town.
If I start rambling too much about Sims no one knows/cares about (I try to keep it to sibs and offspring those sibs of current narrator) just remind me that I am the *only* one who knows them. Thanks. :)
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Day 19 - One thing you would change about the game
From my point of view, I'd love it if the game were more challenging to play. A few of the tombs are difficult, if you use the World Adventures. A few of the careers in Ambitions are difficult.
But for the every day stuff. A parent never has to fetch a bottle for a baby, no dirty diapers, no bathing the baby/toddler. The fridge never runs out of base food. A Sim never has to buy clothes or a cell phone. In Sims 2, my just aged to teens always got to celebrate by going to a shop and buying a phone and new clothes. I miss some of that.
But for the every day stuff. A parent never has to fetch a bottle for a baby, no dirty diapers, no bathing the baby/toddler. The fridge never runs out of base food. A Sim never has to buy clothes or a cell phone. In Sims 2, my just aged to teens always got to celebrate by going to a shop and buying a phone and new clothes. I miss some of that.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Day 18 - The longest family tree
In Sims 2 - I was following three family lines and two of the three had reached gen 5 when I last played.
Family tree document
In Sims 3 - I'm still very slow and so have only reached gen 4 in one save
Sam + Rachel -> Indiana
Indiana + Judy -> Phillip
Phillip + Vanessa -> Penny
I have too many Sims projects to do any of them quickly. :D
Family tree document
In Sims 3 - I'm still very slow and so have only reached gen 4 in one save
Sam + Rachel -> Indiana
Indiana + Judy -> Phillip
Phillip + Vanessa -> Penny
I have too many Sims projects to do any of them quickly. :D
Day 17 - Your favorite “special” Sim species
I am officially skipping Day 16. I don't have any background music playing when Simming. Couldn't do it for Sims 2 and never developed the habit with Sims 3.
So my favorite special Sim species
Sims 2 Witch/warlock. They had good and evil versions. Each had unique and potentially useful spells. They could make new objects and potions. It's really the only species that I had multiple individuals and no intention of reverting them.
Second would be the vampires. I've always had a soft spot for vampires and both Sims 2 vampires and Sims 3 have a few interesting features. Plus they don't sparkle in day (not fond of Twilight vampires, I'm old school with my blood suckers.)
So my favorite special Sim species
Sims 2 Witch/warlock. They had good and evil versions. Each had unique and potentially useful spells. They could make new objects and potions. It's really the only species that I had multiple individuals and no intention of reverting them.
Second would be the vampires. I've always had a soft spot for vampires and both Sims 2 vampires and Sims 3 have a few interesting features. Plus they don't sparkle in day (not fond of Twilight vampires, I'm old school with my blood suckers.)
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Question of the Day - what do you prefer doing with your elders?
My personal preference is that one of their offspring stay home (or move back home from University in Sims 2). The elders do all the house stuff that needs to be done; cook, clean, garden, babysit. The parents can continue in their careers or pursue a life dream and do the most important part of raising a toddler without having to stress. Multiple generation households means that you can be pretty sure that someone will care for the baby without you having to step in.
I basically never ever have elders living on their own. Nor do I kill them off before their time. It's a holdover from how I played Sims 2 - I rotated between all my households so every one of them had extended or multiple families in it so that I had fewer to play (it was still over 20 by the end). My preference was child move home with parent. If the parents already had one adult offspring living there, second preference was siblings and families living together. If I couldn't manage that, it was down to cousins or good friends from college. :)
I know that is pretty much the way you are supposed to handle a legacy - but that's not the reason I do it. I just like having my elders still being very active in the family.
So what do you do and why?
I basically never ever have elders living on their own. Nor do I kill them off before their time. It's a holdover from how I played Sims 2 - I rotated between all my households so every one of them had extended or multiple families in it so that I had fewer to play (it was still over 20 by the end). My preference was child move home with parent. If the parents already had one adult offspring living there, second preference was siblings and families living together. If I couldn't manage that, it was down to cousins or good friends from college. :)
I know that is pretty much the way you are supposed to handle a legacy - but that's not the reason I do it. I just like having my elders still being very active in the family.
So what do you do and why?
Friday, April 29, 2011
Day 15 - The Life Time Aspiration/wants/fears your Sims most commonly have
Most commonly it would be
Have 20 friends - because that's what Sam Grant was given when he was made and I've run a lot of clones at this point in time. I do sometimes alter his life want but usually not.
In my families, I try to mix it up. Phillip's children; Vincent - one Sim Band, Stephen - Master of Mixology, Penny - Master of Martial arts, Veronica - World renown Surgeon. Not one of these aspirations has been used in this family before.
Have 20 friends - because that's what Sam Grant was given when he was made and I've run a lot of clones at this point in time. I do sometimes alter his life want but usually not.
In my families, I try to mix it up. Phillip's children; Vincent - one Sim Band, Stephen - Master of Mixology, Penny - Master of Martial arts, Veronica - World renown Surgeon. Not one of these aspirations has been used in this family before.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Day 14 - Your favorite and least favorite stage of a Sim’s life
Least favorite - the cocoon aka baby. There is nothing interesting to do with a baby. You don't even have to go to the fridge to get a bottle and have a change table or sink around to bath them. Parent whips out a bottle whenever it is needed and can instantly cleanly change the diaper. I miss having a Sim change diapers. I miss slobby Sims *fearing* to change diapers. In Sims 2, they feared it but they would do it for the sake of the baby.
Favorite - hmm, probably young adult. They are really establishing themselves in their work, finding or confirming their love, thinking about babies or maybe making some. It's a good life stage.
Favorite - hmm, probably young adult. They are really establishing themselves in their work, finding or confirming their love, thinking about babies or maybe making some. It's a good life stage.
Day 12 and 13
Day 12 - The community lot you visit the most
This one I cannot answer. I have too many games in too many towns and too many different Sims. Literally, it depends on the town and the Sims involved.
Day 13 - Favorite piece of custom content/mod or the reason why you don’t have any
As everyone knows, I don't do CC. I love Twallan's MasterController to bits. I can't imagine playing without it.
This one I cannot answer. I have too many games in too many towns and too many different Sims. Literally, it depends on the town and the Sims involved.
Day 13 - Favorite piece of custom content/mod or the reason why you don’t have any
As everyone knows, I don't do CC. I love Twallan's MasterController to bits. I can't imagine playing without it.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Sorry guyyyys
Just wanted to say that I'm sorry for the delay in updating- I AM still writing, but I've been having issues with my game. Uninstalling didn't work, and it took me two entire days to do, but we've narrowed it down to a faulty mod. So bear with me, and I'll have a new post up as soon as possible. :)
Day Eleven - Favorite Sim Living in your Neighborhood that You Did Not Create
This was going to be easy cause there aren't many of the pre-made Sims that I really care about.
Then Kaleeko brought up an imported Sim - the lovely Marta Tomasi. And that changed the character of this entirely.
There are so many of my imported Sims that I love for one reason or another. Every male Sim abused in this Sammy story was added because they are special to me. I am particularly grateful to Chrysame, Dee, Sue_d_nim and Kaleeko for their Sims.
In the end, it comes down to two and I have a hard time picking between them.
One would be Rachel Thorpe from Sue_d_nim
Rachel is particular special for her partnership with Indiana Sam. They raised 5 children, including triplets, they both topped their careers and they are the founders of my favorite Grant clan. Rachel proved she truly was a great match for Sam when she won his heart a second time during his bachelor challenge.
The second special is
Kaleeko's Bradley Kane - as specially married to Emerald Greenwood Kane
Brad and Em were done to be neighbors in one of my stories in the hopes that we'd get at least one Kane/Grant marriage out of it. There may still be multiples...time will tell.
Brad and Em with the three kids are also background Sims in one other game and Brad with original family is in yet another. Obviously a Sim I hold dear.
Sue's favorite
Well, it turned out to be hard for me. I love so many of our sims. But upon reflection there's one that I truly adore. He never got much screen time, and he never did anything notable. Worse yet, he's not even one or ours! Blasphemy! I got him off the exchange. I'm talking about Ronnie Rausage from Slices of Life.
Poor old Ronnie. He's ill favored in almost every way. He's not classically handsome, he's tubby, he's shy and neurotic, he doesn't make friends easily. But he's ... completely lovable. He's cuddly and easy going and sweet and I want to hug him. I cheered when he finally got himself a girlfriend, even though he never took it any farther and didn't spend much time with her. He got the best looking guy in the neighboorhood to be best friends with him right off the bat, he got himself a responsible job, and when he's not having a panic attack he's very happy and takes care of his needs and wants pefectly well without me.
I thought of starting a game based around Ronnie, but I'm afraid his personality would be different, especially if I'm controlling him.
Then Kaleeko brought up an imported Sim - the lovely Marta Tomasi. And that changed the character of this entirely.
There are so many of my imported Sims that I love for one reason or another. Every male Sim abused in this Sammy story was added because they are special to me. I am particularly grateful to Chrysame, Dee, Sue_d_nim and Kaleeko for their Sims.
In the end, it comes down to two and I have a hard time picking between them.
One would be Rachel Thorpe from Sue_d_nim
Rachel is particular special for her partnership with Indiana Sam. They raised 5 children, including triplets, they both topped their careers and they are the founders of my favorite Grant clan. Rachel proved she truly was a great match for Sam when she won his heart a second time during his bachelor challenge.
The second special is
Kaleeko's Bradley Kane - as specially married to Emerald Greenwood Kane
Brad and Em were done to be neighbors in one of my stories in the hopes that we'd get at least one Kane/Grant marriage out of it. There may still be multiples...time will tell.
Brad and Em with the three kids are also background Sims in one other game and Brad with original family is in yet another. Obviously a Sim I hold dear.
Sue's favorite
Well, it turned out to be hard for me. I love so many of our sims. But upon reflection there's one that I truly adore. He never got much screen time, and he never did anything notable. Worse yet, he's not even one or ours! Blasphemy! I got him off the exchange. I'm talking about Ronnie Rausage from Slices of Life.
Poor old Ronnie. He's ill favored in almost every way. He's not classically handsome, he's tubby, he's shy and neurotic, he doesn't make friends easily. But he's ... completely lovable. He's cuddly and easy going and sweet and I want to hug him. I cheered when he finally got himself a girlfriend, even though he never took it any farther and didn't spend much time with her. He got the best looking guy in the neighboorhood to be best friends with him right off the bat, he got himself a responsible job, and when he's not having a panic attack he's very happy and takes care of his needs and wants pefectly well without me.
I thought of starting a game based around Ronnie, but I'm afraid his personality would be different, especially if I'm controlling him.
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