Round 12: Days 56-60
Saturday, 31 January 2009
Mushaboom
Friday, 30 January 2009
The denial twist
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Girl inform me
Round 12: Days 56-60
Pregnant Collette has taken her parents up on their offer to move in with them. The last house was too small for grandparents, mother and baby, so they've bought a brand new house.
Monday, 26 January 2009
Men's needs
Round 12: Days 56-60
Heavy heart
Round 12: Days 56-60
Sunday, 25 January 2009
Black and blonde
Round 12: Days 56-60
Nothing special
Round 12: Days 56-60
Overhauled Exeter and family housing
As always, these pics are thumbnails so click for the larger version if you would like a closer look.
We'll start with the family housing first. Disclaimer: I didn't build or decorate these.
Family housing is set a little way back from the rest of the university. All five houses are identical. You can see the house where Augustin and Hanna are currently living here. You can see from here that each house currently has a hot tub. I will probably pull those out - it's not realistic to me that the university would provide that! Augustin and Hanna's has complely different furniture now, as you would have seen in their update.
As you can see, the interior is very small but it's fully decorated. I tend to pull everything out of fully decorated houses and replace it with different stuff but it's nice to be able to leave it if I have to.
Upstairs, there's a small bedroom which just fits two cribs and a changing table. For one baby, it would be plenty of room but it's a tight squeeze for James and Naomi.
And there's an equally small bedroom for the students themselves too.
I also had a go at building a beach for Exeter yesterday. Everything is fully functional but it doesn't feel finished yet. I left it for now because man...beach lots are SO annoying! The weird stairs are an attempt to avoid the enormous stairs that you usually get on a beach lot, which I hate. I'm not completely happy with them but it's an improvement on the beach lot I had in my previous hood.
Arianna drove down here last night, so you can see it in action later when I post the Moretti update.


The beach from the hood screen, in the day and at night. The large building is the gym. The building right across the street from the beach is the Old Brick, as seen in this entry. The little building right next to that is Isaac's store. Then from top to bottom, there is the Ball & Biscuit (one of Pascal's pick-up joints), Be Real nightclub and a little diner that I haven't used or named yet.
This is an exclusively residential part of town that hasn't been touched much in the overhaul. Elias and Nathalie's new house is at the top of the screen.
Central Park is still the focal point but the view from the lot is now much more interesting, as it's bordered by skyscrapers on one side and an extra community lot on the other. Blue Velvet is a club I've used a few times (it's where Mina and Pascal met) and is on the left and right next to it is Sparks Sports Park, which is a Maxis lot and will probably get a name change. I haven't used it yet.
This is an area that has changed quite a bit. None of the original apartments I had here have remained, apart from Pascal's old building in the lower right. And the only reason that's still there is that I forgot to demolish it. His new building is the browny-red one right next to his old one, so he didn't move far. Nor did Floyd and Drusilla, who live in the white building across the road - their old place was just down the road a bit.
We'll start with the family housing first. Disclaimer: I didn't build or decorate these.
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Round 11 Summary
I've decided to do a summary after every round, to list all the major events in Sullivan and link to the posts where they happened. I stole the idea from one of your lovely blogs, I'm sure! Whoever did it, I always liked it and am going to try it with my own little hood.
Births: 5 (Betsy Carmody, Emil Collins, Samson Clarke, James Novak, Naomi Novak)
Deaths: 1 (Anton Collins)
Engagements: 2 (Anton & Maria Collins, Pascal Lachance & Mina Collins)
Marriages: 1 (Anton & Maria Collins)
Break-ups: None
Graduations: 1 (Mina Collins)
New residents: 1 (Aphrodite Harper)
Total population: 46 Sims (24 female, 22 male)
Babies: 3
Toddlers: 4
Children: 2
Teens: 4
Young Adults: 5
Adults: 27
Elders: 1
Births: 5 (Betsy Carmody, Emil Collins, Samson Clarke, James Novak, Naomi Novak)
Deaths: 1 (Anton Collins)
Engagements: 2 (Anton & Maria Collins, Pascal Lachance & Mina Collins)
Marriages: 1 (Anton & Maria Collins)
Break-ups: None
Graduations: 1 (Mina Collins)
New residents: 1 (Aphrodite Harper)
Total population: 46 Sims (24 female, 22 male)
Babies: 3
Toddlers: 4
Children: 2
Teens: 4
Young Adults: 5
Adults: 27
Elders: 1
On your own
Round 11: College (Augustin and Hanna)
You just don't do it for me, friend
Round 11: College (Ben, Caterina, Filippo, Mina)
Last update: Ben/Caterina and Filippo/Mina
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
Tomorrow
Round 11: Days 51-55
Galen and Georgette have been experiencing marital difficulties (caused by issues known only to them) but are still together, at least for the meantime.
Notes:
- I really wish you could read Sims' minds. I have no idea what made Galen have a change of heart. I was all ready for them to divorce this round. Good news for Georgette and Galen but not such good news for Collette. If she'd known about the problems they were having, I'm sure she would have been hoping they'd break up. So I'm still not sure what will happen with Collette.
Street lites
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
Custom content - updated 7/12/09
Another question came up in Comments from Mao and CissieMae: where do I get my Sims' clothing? So I thought I'd start another post about it and add in some info about other Body Shop stuff in my game too.
I try to avoid photoskinned stuff unless it's exceptionally high quality and anyone who can be creative with Maxis meshes gets into my Bookmarks list too.
On with the links, starting with clothing!
MTS2: Some creators I really like are fanseelamb, kaylynn06, migamoo, Sentate and dustfinger.
TSR: Favourite creators here include Confide, Lianaa, Maak, Shannanigan, Sims2Sisters, Ulkrhsn and Xandher (pay, as you all would know).
Club Crimsyn
All About Style (lots of stuff for everybody, even guys and elders)
Liana Sims 2 (mostly free, with some donation stuff. All the donation stuff is free eventually)
Maxis Dream (lots of stuff on Maxis meshes but also a lot of Maxis style things on custom meshes)
Modish Kitten
Phasmatic Sims
Fashion Twist
AnnaMariaSims2
Uptown Chic
My non-default maternity wear, seeing I know everyone is always looking for it comes from Liana Sims 2 and All About Style, almost without exception.
I get a lot of hair from Rissa Styles but also from various creators at Mod The Sims and Garden of Shadows. If a Sim's hairstyle is not from any of those places, there's a high chance I won't remember where it is from! But you can ask anyway and you might get lucky! ;)
Almost all of my make-up is by Bruno. The rest of it is little bits and pieces that have come with Sims I've downloaded.
My wrinkles, which I start using on my Sims when they turn 45, are by Onah and you can get them here.
I've been asked about the tattoos some of my Sims have and they are not skintones or make-up, they are all overlays from MTS2. You can get them for yourself at the following links.
Real Body Overlays - Tattoos Updated 12/10/2008
Maxis Tattoos that Really Stick!**Updated 10/22**
Sailor Jerry Vintage Tattoos that Really Stick!!!
SpaceDoll's Further Adventures in Tattoos that Really Stick!!!
Acid Wings...GoS Tattoos
rikkulidea at LJ has updated some of the tattoo boxes I linked to above so that the tattoos stick for good! She hasn't fixed them all but it looks like she's planning on it. You can get them here. She's also made a new set of tattoo overlays that I have not tried yet.
I'm not asked about objects as often as about Body Shop stuff but there are a few things that come up quite a bit.
The first is the custom arches, chairs and cakes I use for my weddings. They are all fully functional and are by Eris3000 at MTS2.
It's Your Day! New Wedding Collection!
It's Your Day! Set One of 6 Delicious Wedding Cakes
A Day to Remember! The Final Six Wedding Cake Collection
Pose hacks come up a lot here, so if you're looking for pose boxes in general, this will be a good jumping off point for you. If you want to know where I got an exact pose, feel free to ask in the post where you see it. I usually remember what box I've used.
I make very liberal use of Jaydee's pose boxes. The Photo Poses Animbox is the one I use most often, for my family portraits but the others are really handy for setting up certain pictures.
Decorgal has some really great pose hacks and overlays. I use the Custom Modeling Poses Overlay a lot. I love, love the Prop Hack but am yet to use it for anything on the blog. But it's fantastic and you should check it out!
XM Sims also have some pose objects, which I'm not sure many people are aware of. They are under the Simmer Valley Misc. section. I haven't found much use for them yet but I think if your stories involve a lot of action/sci-fi/fantasy plots, they will be useful. There are some boxes with more generic types of poses too.
eletrodj at MTS2 also has the Cup of Poses v1 and Cup of Poses v1.2, both of which I've used a little bit too.
ClubCrimsyn has a pose hack with some sitting and lying poses too, which I am yet to try out.
uys at LiveJournal also has a fantastic post with the most comprehensive list of pose hacks I've seen yet. I found a whole ton that I'd never seen before.
As I always say in Comments, I never mind if anyone wants to ask me where I downloaded a particular item. I might not always know but if I can help, I'm happy to. So don't be shy!
I try to avoid photoskinned stuff unless it's exceptionally high quality and anyone who can be creative with Maxis meshes gets into my Bookmarks list too.
On with the links, starting with clothing!
MTS2: Some creators I really like are fanseelamb, kaylynn06, migamoo, Sentate and dustfinger.
TSR: Favourite creators here include Confide, Lianaa, Maak, Shannanigan, Sims2Sisters, Ulkrhsn and Xandher (pay, as you all would know).
Club Crimsyn
All About Style (lots of stuff for everybody, even guys and elders)
Liana Sims 2 (mostly free, with some donation stuff. All the donation stuff is free eventually)
Maxis Dream (lots of stuff on Maxis meshes but also a lot of Maxis style things on custom meshes)
Modish Kitten
Phasmatic Sims
Fashion Twist
AnnaMariaSims2
Uptown Chic
My non-default maternity wear, seeing I know everyone is always looking for it comes from Liana Sims 2 and All About Style, almost without exception.
I get a lot of hair from Rissa Styles but also from various creators at Mod The Sims and Garden of Shadows. If a Sim's hairstyle is not from any of those places, there's a high chance I won't remember where it is from! But you can ask anyway and you might get lucky! ;)
Almost all of my make-up is by Bruno. The rest of it is little bits and pieces that have come with Sims I've downloaded.
My wrinkles, which I start using on my Sims when they turn 45, are by Onah and you can get them here.
I've been asked about the tattoos some of my Sims have and they are not skintones or make-up, they are all overlays from MTS2. You can get them for yourself at the following links.
Real Body Overlays - Tattoos Updated 12/10/2008
Maxis Tattoos that Really Stick!**Updated 10/22**
Sailor Jerry Vintage Tattoos that Really Stick!!!
SpaceDoll's Further Adventures in Tattoos that Really Stick!!!
Acid Wings...GoS Tattoos
rikkulidea at LJ has updated some of the tattoo boxes I linked to above so that the tattoos stick for good! She hasn't fixed them all but it looks like she's planning on it. You can get them here. She's also made a new set of tattoo overlays that I have not tried yet.
I'm not asked about objects as often as about Body Shop stuff but there are a few things that come up quite a bit.
The first is the custom arches, chairs and cakes I use for my weddings. They are all fully functional and are by Eris3000 at MTS2.
It's Your Day! New Wedding Collection!
It's Your Day! Set One of 6 Delicious Wedding Cakes
A Day to Remember! The Final Six Wedding Cake Collection
Pose hacks come up a lot here, so if you're looking for pose boxes in general, this will be a good jumping off point for you. If you want to know where I got an exact pose, feel free to ask in the post where you see it. I usually remember what box I've used.
I make very liberal use of Jaydee's pose boxes. The Photo Poses Animbox is the one I use most often, for my family portraits but the others are really handy for setting up certain pictures.
Decorgal has some really great pose hacks and overlays. I use the Custom Modeling Poses Overlay a lot. I love, love the Prop Hack but am yet to use it for anything on the blog. But it's fantastic and you should check it out!
XM Sims also have some pose objects, which I'm not sure many people are aware of. They are under the Simmer Valley Misc. section. I haven't found much use for them yet but I think if your stories involve a lot of action/sci-fi/fantasy plots, they will be useful. There are some boxes with more generic types of poses too.
eletrodj at MTS2 also has the Cup of Poses v1 and Cup of Poses v1.2, both of which I've used a little bit too.
ClubCrimsyn has a pose hack with some sitting and lying poses too, which I am yet to try out.
uys at LiveJournal also has a fantastic post with the most comprehensive list of pose hacks I've seen yet. I found a whole ton that I'd never seen before.
As I always say in Comments, I never mind if anyone wants to ask me where I downloaded a particular item. I might not always know but if I can help, I'm happy to. So don't be shy!
Monday, 19 January 2009
Houses, apartments and other lots
Mao asked me in Comments if I had any recommendations for good places to download apartments. I thought I would share the links here, where everyone can benefit, rather than burying them in comments. It's not an exhaustive list, so if I remember any more, I'll add them to this post.
I share my game with my sister and she ends up downloading quite a bit of stuff which I then steal for my game, including a lot of apartments. One of the sites she has discovered is Lifestyle4Sims. She's discovered most of her lots from the updates at Reflexsims Forum. They put up a whole load of updates everyday and I actually find them almost exhausting to go through.
Hannah's lots at Seriously Amused Sims are all lovely. The dorm where Justina and Cedric lived at college and some of the tiny houses I use for rentals at Suffolk are all from here.
I get a lot of my apartments at MTS2 and TSR but in all honesty, I find it too exhausting to search either of those places most of the time. I have found some really nice buildings at both of these places though, when I take the time to look.
Another thing I do is I regularly check the Sim Pictures forum at Sims 2 Community. There are some very talented builders there, many of whom do not have their own sites. Some posts at MTS2 but others post in LJs that I never would have found out about if I didn't check S2C first. The builders often have links to their profiles, LJs or other sites in their sigs.
I have many lots from Sims Crossing but they are usually unrecognisable by the time they get to my game. I strip almost all of the custom content when I install them. Not too many apartments here yet but they have a couple.
Another great place I've downloaded lots is Beatdoc16's Sim Escapades. This is where Sullivan Village Centre comes from.
I share my game with my sister and she ends up downloading quite a bit of stuff which I then steal for my game, including a lot of apartments. One of the sites she has discovered is Lifestyle4Sims. She's discovered most of her lots from the updates at Reflexsims Forum. They put up a whole load of updates everyday and I actually find them almost exhausting to go through.
Hannah's lots at Seriously Amused Sims are all lovely. The dorm where Justina and Cedric lived at college and some of the tiny houses I use for rentals at Suffolk are all from here.
I get a lot of my apartments at MTS2 and TSR but in all honesty, I find it too exhausting to search either of those places most of the time. I have found some really nice buildings at both of these places though, when I take the time to look.
Another thing I do is I regularly check the Sim Pictures forum at Sims 2 Community. There are some very talented builders there, many of whom do not have their own sites. Some posts at MTS2 but others post in LJs that I never would have found out about if I didn't check S2C first. The builders often have links to their profiles, LJs or other sites in their sigs.
I have many lots from Sims Crossing but they are usually unrecognisable by the time they get to my game. I strip almost all of the custom content when I install them. Not too many apartments here yet but they have a couple.
Another great place I've downloaded lots is Beatdoc16's Sim Escapades. This is where Sullivan Village Centre comes from.
Apple Valley Downloads is where I got the building Rob and Patience are currently living in. I also have most of her other lots waiting for residents in the hood, or in my lot bin. Very nice stuff and very playable too - she tends to use smaller lot sizes, so no lag problems.
Rise
Round 11: Days 51-55
Notes:
- Sims and that couch woohoo. Good lord...
- I've recently decided that some career tracks will be available only to college-educated Sims. Of course, Uni has four careers like that but I've never been happy that you can apparently become a lawyer, teacher or doctor without a degree but you need one to become an actor. Whatever, EAxis. That's different in my hood now. The following careers will now require a college degree:
Architecture
Education
Intelligence
Journalism
Law
Medicine
Natural Science
Oceanography
Politics
Science
Education
Intelligence
Journalism
Law
Medicine
Natural Science
Oceanography
Politics
Science
Any Sims who don't go to college but get an LTW to enter one of these careers will have to settle. Not everyone gets to work in their dream career, so some of my Sims won't get to either.
- I wanted to roll up something more interesting for Pascal's wants, so I had to fulfill his long-time want to get engaged to Mina. It was a want for her too, so she got a nice 5000 or 8000 point boost, whatever it is.
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