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i know there are a billion posts out there like this but i am calling all ts2 and/or ts3 blogs bc i need to follow more of you guys and i KNOW there are veterans/newbies out there i haven’t discovered/rediscovered yet, so can yall reblog this?

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Still on Hiatus but was wondering

Has anyone taken Sunlit Tides into CAW and added dive spots and adjusted the water levels to be more suitable for houseboats?

I’ve come across a version where someone made it more of a western idea of a livable world, but I’m looking for a version where the water aspects are the only things that have been changed.

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Still on Hiatus but was wondering

Has anyone taken Sunlit Tides into CAW and added dive spots and adjusted the water levels to be more suitable for houseboats?

I’ve come across a version where someone made it more of a western idea of a livable world, but I’m looking for a version where the water aspects are the only things that have been changed.

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On Hiatus

Taking a break to sort out real life.

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Back at the cabin, Tatiana and Glamour put away dishes and leftovers while the boys took their turns washing up in the bathroom.

Conquer came down first, now in his sleepwear, and slipped outside to tend to his dog. Once Lawrence followed, Tatiana rushed off to shower. Left to their own devices, the household’s lone couple stole the few minutes alone they could to exchange intimacies, before the genders completely swapped places.

With the girls upstairs and the guys down in the living room, each sim made themselves comfortable for the night, and soon the place was dark, still, and quiet but for the sound of slow steady deep breaths.

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Play transitioned to less dangerous activities as the night went on. Lawrence and Conquer knocked a discarded soccer ball around. Tatiana walked the beach. Glamour and Neji enjoied a bit of tug-a-war.

The sky was a very deep midnight when they finally called it quits, but there was still lots of jokes and laughter as they gathered their gear and put out the bonfire. It was only as they ascended the hill back to Sharkie’s parking lot that fatigue began to sink in. Their volume decreased after piling into the Jeep, and at least one of the younger sims dropped off to sleep on the way to the vacation home.

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After adding more kindling to the bonfire, Conquer handed out fireworks quickly loosing rights to the sparklers as Glamour and Tatiana took them two at a time to race and dance across Crystal Water’s sand. While the girls went full drive on their revelry, Conquer and Lawrence took turns shooting rockets into the night sky, which both startled and mesmerized Neji.

When they ran out of official fireworks, they turned to the bonfire, tossing various substances items in that cause the flames to sputter and change colors for their entertainment.

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This is the first time I used fireworks in the sims and managed to both see and get a screencap of the show in the sky. It of course just required me to press the “c” key like a maniac and at one point set up a sim to light a rocket, pause, tilt the camera skyward and then push play.

As an aside, these shots look really beautiful to me. I must have really been enjoying myself when I took these.

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Conquer let Neji off his leash tossing the canine’s rubber ball across the sand so as to occupy him. Then he turned back toward the beach’s small picnic area where Tatiana was already unpacking food items for dinner.

A little ways down the shoreline, Lawrence started gathering driftwood for a bonfire while Glamour enjoied a barefoot stroll across the sand.

Not long after, the smell of grilling meat mixed with the salty spray of ocean water. Glamour and Lawrence had a rock skipping competition while Tatiana competed with the waves, singing off key to a pop song, in an attempt to throw off each of the two’s tosses.

When the food was done the sims and Neji gathered at the picnic table, joking and laughing in between chewing. As they completed their meals one at a time the bonfire became their next destination. Conquer had a bunch of fireworks he’d got at the Trade Winds and he figured they might as well use them up since he didn’t expect to stay on the islands that long after his niece’s vacation was up.

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On top of all the stress I was already dealing with I’ve developed some dental issues that I now have to have taken care of. I’ve also been feeling very meh about Isolation/Isol Isle. I went into the game for the first time a couple weeks or so ago after months of not playing. Built for several hours, but then kind of hated everything I did.

Sadly, I think I might be over that save, and every save to this point. If I’m being completely honest I’ve thought of completely uninstalling, then starting fresh including dumping my CC. The somewhat comforting news (as the sims is one of my special interests) is that I’ve been watching and enjoying a lot of world overviews on YT. It’s made me feel like just plopping a sim or two into a pre-popuated world and just playing, which ultimately means the sims still hold some place in my heart.

But I don’t know what that will mean for this simblr. I guess I’m mostly saying to those few still around thanks for being here this whole time, and heads up in case this simblr goes dark.

Drained

I will try to work on posts tomorrow if I have more energy. They will either be late, or I’ll skip posting this week.

Also as a heads up, I am trying to move in the next month or two, so more long term interruptions in the future.

I hope this made sense, lol

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Conquer gathered the kids and his dog and directed the group to the Jeep. With grilling supplies in tow, he drove them through the woods, then up the winding hill towards Sharkie’s for the second time that day.

Well at least, the second time for him and Tatiana.

The seafood shack had closed hours ago. It’s lot long abandoned by the time the Wrangler pulled up into a parking space. This wasn’t their destination, however. Instead, the sims gathered their things and then Conquer directed the younger sims to the footpath that lead them down a steep hill to the white sand of Crystal Waters Beach.

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Lawrence had showered and dressed in comfy clothes by the time the girls returned. He met his girlfriend at the top of the stairs as she headed for her turn in the bathroom, and the two kissed before parting.

After heading to the first floor, Lawrence searched for Conquer in order to return the keys to the 4x4. He found the older sim on the front porch, lounging with the pooch, and the exchange resulted in planning another outing.

Gradually, the rest of the sims joined the boys on the porch. There Conquer suggested they grab some cookout supplies and head out to a lessor known beach there on the Central Island.

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After all of the sims greeted Neji with head pats and belly rubs, the guys (including Neji) headed for the cabin, while Glamour and Tatiana hung back to chat and enjoy the scenery.

Conquer, despite Tatiana’s bubble incident, was now absent from the girls’ conversation. They focused instead on catching each other up on how they spent the day and discussing plans for future adventures.

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Evening was descending over the archipelago by the time both Lawrence and Glamour exited the central island’s cinema. The couple reveled in a bit of PDA, before walking hand and hand to the borrowed Wrangler, their date, concluded.

About an hour before, Tatiana and Conquer took the Ducati from Civic Center’s Muesem back to the cabin. There the duo took a leisurely stroll through the woods surrounding the property where they first met up with Neji, and then Lawrence and Glamour who’d spotting the group while returning the Jeep to it’s usual parking spot.

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So, obviously, Lawrence and Glamour are coming from the road and not the cabin, but let’s all pretend that’s not the case.

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Tatiana and Conquer both had to use the facilities when they arrived as their lunch also consisted of fizzy drinks. When they were both ready to explore, the younger sim explained the requirements of her assignment so that she and Conquer could map out their adventure. With the plan establish they went about searching for a piece that Tatiana could focus on.

When it was clear she wasn’t feeling anything on the first floor, they headed upstairs with Conquer following behind the other sim until she finally stumbled on a painting she liked.

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While Lawrence and Glamour enjoied a rooftop dinner in the business district, Tatiana and Conquer shared deep fried seafood at a spot overlooking the sea. Once the first group finished their lunch and headed across the street to catch a film at the cinema, Conquer and Tatiana took the motorcycle to Civic Center so the later could fulfill her academic responsibilities at the Museum.

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So, I’m still drained for the most part. Today (I was attempting to fill the queue this Wednesday) I had a burst of energy so I tried to do as much as possible to make up for the impending crash and all of the things I couldn’t attend to last week. This is me running out of energy to write, but remembering that Farm Town was written like a story not because that was the plan, but because I would occasionally be inspired to write romantic prose while sharing the images. Instead of just posting once, I remembered that I don’t have to stick to any style, and this the above.

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So tumblr is…

My posts posted out of order and one was posted a day before I scheduled it. I absolutely didn’t mess that up.

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Back at the cabin, Conquer, washed and dressed, searched for Tatiana, who was still outside enjoying the tropical breeze. Neither had forgotten the younger’s bubble incident, but as the “adult” Conquer say it as his responsibility to, in a sense, get over it.

The elder of the two went with a playful approach. Since Lawrence and Glamour had left them to go on a date, Conquer and Tatiana should have one of their own. A strictly platonic one, of course.

Left with the Ducati, the two set off toward Sharkie’s at a slow crawl as Conquer gave Tatiana a driving lesson. Sat in front of him like the little girl he still remembered her as, the younger yipped in a mix of fear and excitement as the inched around Isla Paradiso’s curves. By the time they finally arrived at the seafood shack, the tension between them was completely gone, and both had worked up an appetite.

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So obviously (and much to my disappointment), these two did not ride the motorcycle together, because you can’t ride doubles on a number of things you should be able to ride doubles on in this game 😫