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[anotherplumbob]

Not sure who turned this into a "secret" but this isn't a secret. I posted this on bluesky very publicly lol

- Secrets Post #884, November 22nd, 2024

[anotherplumbob]

Dear mr Plumbob,

I have recently stumbled across your twitter and long story short, I spent the last 4 days obsessively binging your Lacey Legacy posts. However, I am approaching the end of gen 9 and have discovered that the link to gen 10 that you have on twitter seems to be broken (and thus *I* feel broken) and the same goes for the start of gen 11 and the Zane spin off - I get an error screen when I try to open any of them… Is it me and my inability to use technology that is the problem or is there indeed something off with the links? Could you pretty please check and maybe advise on the best way to find the relevant posts if the links are, indeed, not working anymore? 🙏🙏🙏

Kindest regards,

Liz

Hi Liz!! Thank you soooo much for catching up!! I'm so happy you're enjoying my silly little game!!

I didn't know about the links!! So sorry about that! Ç

You can find gen 10 here: https://anotherplumbob.wixsite.com/laceylegacy/home/categories/lacey-gen-10 (be sure to scroll all the way down to the beginning)

And the Zane spinoff here: https://anotherplumbob.wixsite.com/laceylegacy/home/categories/the-lacey-spare

I'm still trying toi back everything up to the archive but it's taking a while...

I hope the links work and let me know if you run into any issues!!

Hope you have a great Sunday!

Puckl

[anotherplumbob]

New Burner Account Alert!

I guess it's about time I introduce myself to my current 3 followers. My name is Puck, a.k.a. AnotherPlumbob, and this is my gameplay burner (or should I say burnout) account.

I've been a part of the sims community for a long time. Some may know me for my Lacey Legacy story (yes, I admit it, it became a story) which I shared on my main tumblr and mostly on Twitter.

But you see, after 12 (okay Ella, 11 and a half) generations, I felt like I was to trapped in the story and the characters and I want to go back to enjoying the actual gameplay this game has to offer and that required a bit of a 'clean slate'.

This is going to be a gameplay account - so expect the usual: unfinished legacies, chaos and vanilla gameplay-driven stories. And this is the kind of content I want to fill my dashboard with too for inspiration, which is why I'm only following gameplay simblrs - if you have any favs I'd love to know about them too!

Happy Simming!

[anotherplumbob]

The Sims 2 Inspired UI for The Sims 4

After making my own UI override, I've been itching to look back in time and try to recreate The Sims 2 UI in TS4, and here it is!

I tried to capture the look & feel as best as possible, so I hope you can enjoy this mod and reminisce a bit c:

General Info

PC: 1.105.345.1020 / Mac: 1.105.345.1220 Older game versions will not work with this mod.

UI overhaul in the style of The Sims 2's UI.

Over 500+ additional icons recolored for CAS & BuildBuy!

Sims 2 style cursor recolors.

Most text are kept in their original color, though they might get changed/updated down the line.

To install:

// Main mod

Download & extract the zip file within your Mods folder.

Install the latest UI Cheats Extension mod and make sure it loads after the Sims 2 UI mod. Current version needed: v1.40

// Extras

Loading screen: download only one loading screen file. Available in: 4:3 - 16:9 - 16:10 aspect ratio.

Opening screen: file to replace the intro TS4 screen. Choose the file that pertains to your game language.

TS2 Cursor: recolored TS4 cursor to match with TS2's cursor. Unfortunately, some cursors are missing their recolors (rotate cam & grab+arrows in CAS).

EA Notif: optional file if you prefer to keep the notification in its original color scheme.

Mod-related Info

// Recommended mods for more immersion:

CAS overrides: bodyshop room & icon + CAS organizers, TS2 room by simsi45

buildbuy gizmo override (outline mesh + ts2 swatch)

TS2 font & want sound replacement by thepancake1

TS2 music for TS4 by buurz

Map replacement by 20thcenturyplumbob

Taxi mod & sound override (same object as the loading screen taxi)

// Compatible Mods ✅

UI Cheats Extension by weerbesu - original mod required

Fully compatible w/ UI Cheats Extension v1.40. To avoid any issues, keep the original mod in your mods folder (both .package and .ts4script) and have it load after the Sims 2 UI mod.

Other major mods are also compatible (BetterBuildBuy, TOOL, More Traits in CAS, etc.)

// Known Conflicts ❌

UI overhaul mods (Chalk'd UI, Dskecht's UI mods, TMEX's Clean UI)

Main menu mods (Minimalist Main Menu, Skip Main Menu, and other similar mods) *

Custom loading screen *

Custom wrench icons

Smarter Pie Menu by TMEX (choose between standalone or compatible version)

Phone icon override *

*these files can be removed if you prefer to use others. They all can be found in the Additional Files folder.

Credits/Resources

S4Studio, UI Texture Squasher (CmarNYC), Image Viewer (luniversims), JPEXS Flash Decompiler

Loading screen tut, splash/opening screen, UI/world map override tut, UI setup, phone icon resources by xosdr

Base files from the UI Cheats Extension mod (weerbesu)

📂 DOWNLOAD .zip

SimFileshare / Patreon

[anotherplumbob]

I was trying to be inspired by Tumblr today - but for some reason the TS4 gameplay tag is 99% posed screenshots and scenes with subtitles which aren't gameplay. Tumblr, do better.

[anotherplumbob]

Hello! I absolutely adore your Uberhood save. The detail is impeccable. I have 2 questions: When I loaded the Broke family first, Brandi 'wasn't pregnant' (I figured out that the pregnancy was paused in MCCC) but do you know if there's a setting to ensure that doesn't happen? SECOND question--In their relationships, it shows that Skip Broke is alive (albeit homeless). Is this meant to be the case? Thank you so so so much for this save <3

Hi! Thanks for using the save! Brandis pregnancy was indeed paused in MCCC I figured if you don’t have MCCC then it would unpause automatically! And about skip: he’s supposed to be dead and was dead in my save so not sure why he’s alive in your save xD is anyone else having that issue?

[anotherplumbob]

Uberhood 2024 Update By AnotherPlumbob (CC free)

The Uberhood is an ongoing PROJECT where I’m creating a Cc-free savefile, with all the worlds and lore from The Sims 2 ported to The Sims 4. 

NOTE: In this update I've revamped PLEASANTVIEW only - if you were interested in the other worlds or premades, please note they remain exactly as they were in the previous versions.

It currently includes

1.- Remade Worlds

Pleasantview (Newcrest+Willow Creek)

Strangetown (Strangerville+Oasis Springs)

Veronaville (Windenburg)

Bluewater Promenade (Magnolia Promenade)

Three Lakes (Granite Falls)

Bluewater Bay [only partially built] (Brindleton Bay)

All the career lots (detective, hospital and science lab).

BEWARE: the rest of the worlds are either empty, half built or a mess in general.

2.- Families

The save includes all the premade families as well as the iconic townies that lived in those worlds in The Sims 2 times. They all have jobs, relationships, sentiments, lifestyles, reputations, etc. For Pleasantview sims only I've also included more lore in the form of milestones, added traits, midlife crisis, etc.

3. Required packs and How to Install (PLEASE READ)

THE SAVE IS CC-FREE BUT ALL EXPANSION, GAME PACKS,STUFF PACKS AND KITS RELEASED UP UNTIL MARCH 2024. 

If you don’t have all packs, sims may be half naked, and/or bald and stuff may be missing. Install at your own risk. 

In order to install:

BACK UP YOUR SAVES.

Download the the SAVE file.

Put the save in your SAVES folder.  Documents > Electronic Arts > Sims 4 > Saves. I changed the name of the file so that it will hopefully not overwrite any of your saves (including the previous v1). If your system prompts you to overwrite a save, do not click yes. Just change the name of the save (keep it 8 numbers but change the numbers) and try again.

Optional: Put the .package file (StrangetownTexts.package) in your mods folder. This file is used to change the Strangerville mystery a bit, and turn it into the Strangetown mystery (with custom texts, references to the Bella mystery, etc.). Please install it if you want to have some clues on what happened to Bella!! 

4. Play Order

There’s really no set play order but note that:

1.- Brandi Broke is pregnant and will give birth in 3 days regardless of who you play and regardless of whether aging is on or off, so play with her first if you want to be there for the birth.

2.- Same thing applies to Pascal Curious, who’s also pregnant at the start of the save.

5. Disclaimer and TOU

I’m just one person and there may be some bugs here or there, or naked sims or whatever. Feel free to report any bugs you find but I will only fix them if I consider them super relevant or game breaking, otherwise the save is provided as is and you install it at your own risk.

Also please don't waste your breath asking me to do X world, or add lore to Veronaville or Strangetown or whatever, because I will only do it if and when I'm inspired to do it - and the requests quite honestly stress me out.

THE TERMS OF USE ARE: Be nice and don’s steal others creations! 

Download: Sim File Share - Filehosting for Simmers

[anotherplumbob]

Yes, Cassandra would definitely love to be your sim of honor. Not weird at all.

[anotherplumbob]

Silver: I think that's enough fishing for today. This Queen is already offering the finest catch of the day: a killer lewk. And don't forget my lovelies, as you sashay through life, don't forget to fish for compliments! After all, fabulous queens like us deserve a whole school of admirers!

[anotherplumbob]

Hello! May I just say that I think you have an amazing Sims style. I was wondering what are your go-to defaults at the moment? And do you have tips for how you create your sims?

Thank you so much!! :D To be honest, I hardly consider myself a CAS creator lol most of my sims are born in game or taken from the gallery / other creators! But my current defaults are:

Eyes: Quartz Eyes (link)

Skin: Milkweed (link)

Teeth: pearly whites v2 (link)

Note: I tried to provide the links to what I think are the latest version of the defaults but its hard to keep up with so many updates lol so please double check!

[anotherplumbob]

Heey! Do you have a post with the mods you use? I remember a post on twitter some time ago, but can't find it anymore. If it's not going to cause trouble would you link that or tell the mods for me to find?

Hi!! I do have a mod list here:

Mod List | The Lacey Legacy (anotherplumbob.com)

However, it's not updated so I'd double check that the links take you to the latest version of the mod! My main mods have not changed much tbh! But I really need to update my mod and resources list - will do it eventually when I finish archiving everything (that takes precedence hope you understand!).

[anotherplumbob]

congrats on making it to gen 11! i was honestly worried you would stop at 10 since that's the stopping point for the legacy challenge. it's nice to see your legacy posts again, they're my favorite!

Aaaah thank you so much!! :D Gen 12 has now been born in my game and all! I just can'r believe I made it this far hahah I used to give up on legacy challenges after the first generation! Sharing it definitely helped me keep going!! Thank you so much for your comment!!! <3 Really means a lot!

[anotherplumbob]

I love this lil pumpkin fit from @nolan-sims with my whole heart!!! Go check it out!! 🎃💚

[anotherplumbob]

YOU WIN SIMBLREEN!!!

Hello ! My porch light is on!! Woof, sorry that took so long. We had to clean up a LOT of bloo- You know what don't worry about it. My ask box is officially open to trick or treaters! (No Anons pls!)

Porchlight will stay on for the next hour or so but don't worry, I'll make sure everyone is able to play til the end of the day afterwards.

[anotherplumbob]

Word of warning

I've seen some people following my Lacey legacy Archive (thelaceylegacy.com) and tbh I don't reccomend following that account in its current state since I'll be SPAMMING as hard as I can gens 8-11. This means your dashboard may be flooded with Laceys at some points.

So please don't feel bad if you wanna unfollow now! You can follow this blog and don't worry once I'm done archiving, I'll let everyone know there so you can follow back the Laceys blog if you want! :)

[anotherplumbob]

So...it seems getting the Legacy archive up to date is gonna take a while.

[anotherplumbob]

welcome Back AnotherPlumbob does this mean you might go back to your savefiles as well

Thank you!!! No, I don't have any plans to go back to the Uberhood save file for the moment sorry! I plan to keep playing my legacy and if I try something else it'd be something new!