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Veronaville, Strangetown, Pleasantview and Riverblossom Hills. All premades. Click for HQ.

For individual shots, download here.

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Valentine's day card dated February 13, 2004.

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DOWNLOAD: Clean UI

The wait is finally over! After almost two and a half years in development with more than 2.800 images and 180 script files edited, you can now experience the first ever, modern and completely overhauled user interface for Sims 2 across all expansion packs! Please note that because of this, you need every expansion pack and possible also Mansion & Garden stuff.

You can find many more images in the flickr gallery.

Features: - completely overhauled user interface - various fixes and removed flaws - removed deprecated buttons or ones that corrupt the game (delete family…) - popular CC included to avoid incompatibility (Chris Hatch widescreen mods…) - three new startup loading screens - optional (new) Sims (and pets) in the menus - cursors (inspired) from Sims 4

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To the simmer who wants to play The Sims so bad, but cannot due to some other duties in real life or any other reason and feels sad about it...

…your sims are always patiently waiting for you and will always be - no matter how long it takes until your next gameplay :) Trust me and take your time. You’ll get there to open the game and play again finally sooner or later

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Honestly? The Sims 2 in 2020 has everything you could ask for in a PC game and with the new UI being released, it really just brings it all together. The only other thing I’d wish for is an open world, which I learned as of recently is a possibility, but would take years to remaster. I can only hope someone takes on the challenge. Aside from that, TS2 Community has proved time and time again that the age of a game is irrelevant if there are players who keep passion in their hearts for it. I want to take a few minutes to thank the Creators in this community who sustain an undying love for the craft of Modding/Custom Content Creation because without them, I’m convinced The Sims 2 wouldn’t have aged as gracefully as it has.

-Thank you, @greatcheesecakepersona for putting so much time, effort and energy into The Clean UI. It’s apparent how passionate you are as a person and as a Simmer and I speak for all Simmers when I say you are considered a gem to this community! I also want to thank a few other Content Creators for their work shared with and for this community, making our games more beautiful than I ever could’ve imagined.

Thank you, @criquette-was-here for your efforts to give us beautiful neighborhood decorations, defaults, being responsive to questions from the community and overall just sharing your wonderful work with us. Without you, decorating in TS2 wouldn’t be as enjoyable.

-Thank you @dramallamadingdang for your amazing lot creations, hood defaults, conversions, so much more. I always look forward to logging in and seeing your posts and your content and shared knowledge does not go unappreciated. We are lucky to have you in The Sims 2 community!

-Thank you, @dreadpirate for your edit of Gunmod’s Radiance Lighting system (and Maxis Match), for being informative and helpful to the community, and, to put it simply, just being an extremely talented and knowledgeable content creator. Please don’t stop doing what you do.

- Thank you, @honeywell-mts for your lot creations, neighborhood deco, build sets, and ugh once again; there’s just too much to name. I use the Bespoke Build Set constantly as it’s one CC set I can’t live without. Your content continues to light up with charm with every upload.

-Thank you @lowedeus for everything you contribute to the Sims Community. Your beautiful seasoned skylines, hood deco, conversions, and more. You’re without a doubt another honorable mention of huge contributors to this community.

This barely scratches the surface of the many talented content creators in this community and it would take me all day to name them all (which is actually incredible in retrospect)... But I like to believe you all know who you are. With all of this being said, I have to speak for all Simmers when I say that without your contributions, time, energy and shared knowledge, not only would The Sims 2 not be nearly as enjoyable, but there wouldn’t be as many Simmers still playing a game released in 2004 in the year or 2020. And I mean it whole heartedly when I say this. So, once again...

Thank you all so much.

(And thank you for reading)

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93 fun OC asks because why not

Basics:

1. What is their gender? 

2. What is their sexuality?

3. What is the meaning behind their name? Do they have any nicknames?

4. Do they have any siblings? How many? Are they older or younger?  Which sibling are they the closest with? 

5. What’s their relationship with their parents like? What about other relatives?

6. What would they give their life for?

7. Are they in a romantic relationship? With who? How did they meet?

8. What do they believe will happen to them after they die? Does this belief scare them?

9. What is their favorite color? Favorite animal?

10. What are some of their talents/skills? 

11. If they could make a mark on history, what would they like it to be? 

12. How old are they? When is their birthday?

13. What do they do for fun?

14. What is their favorite food? How often do they get to eat it?

15. What was something their parents taught them?

16. Are they religious?

17. Where were they born? 

18. What languages can they speak? Where did they learn these languages? 

19. What is their occupation?

20. Do they have any titles? How did they earn them? 

Personality:

21. What is their favorite thing about their personality?

22. What is their least favorite thing about their personality?

23. Do they get lonely easily?

24. Do you know their MBTI type?

25. What is their biggest flaw?

26. Are they aware of their flaws?

27. What is their biggest strength? 

28. Are they aware of their strengths?

29. How would they describe their own personality?

30. When frightened, will they resort to “fight” or “flight”?

31. Does this character ever put somebody else’s needs before their own? Who do they do this for? How often do they do this?

32. What is their self esteem like?

33. What is their biggest fear? How would they react to having to face it?

34. How easily do they trust others with their secrets? With their lives? 

35. What is the easiest way to annoy them?

36. What is their sense of humor like? Give an example of a joke they would find humorous.

37. How easy is it for them to say “I love you”? Do they say it without meaning it?

38. What do others admire most about their personality?

39. What does their happily ever after look like?

40. Who do they trust most? Is that trust mutual?

Physical Profile:

41. What does their laugh sound like? Do they snort when they laugh? How often do they laugh? 

42. What is their favorite thing about their physical appearance?

43. What is their least favorite thing about their physical appearance?

44. Do they have any scars? If so, what are the stories behind those scars?

45. How would they describe their own appearance?

46. How easily can they express emotions? How easily can they hide emotions?

47.  What’s their pain tolerance like?

48. Do they have any tattoos? What are the stories behind those tattoos?

49. Do they have any piercings?

50. How would you describe their style of clothing? How would they describe their style of clothing?

51. What is their height? Weight?

52. What is their body type? Are they muscular, chubby, skinny, etc?

53. What is their hair color? Eye color? Skin tone?

54. What is their current hairstyle? What have been some of their past hairstyles? Which was their favorite hairstyle?

55. What is their alcohol tolerance like? What kind of drunk are they? How bad are their hangovers?

56. What do they smell like? Why do they smell like this? (Is it the things they’re around or a perfume they wear?)

57. How do they feel about sex? Are they a virgin?

58. What is their most noticeable physical attribute?

59. What does their resting face look like? Do they have RBF?

60. Describe the way they sleep. 

Environment: 

61. Which season is their favorite season?

62. Have they ever been betrayed? How did it affect their ability to trust others?

63. What is always guaranteed to make them smile?

64. Do they get cold easily? Do they get overheated easily?

65. What’s their immune system like? Do they get sick often? How do they react to getting sick?

66. Where do they live? Do they like it there?

67. Is their bedroom messy? What about their bathroom? Kitchen? Living room?

68. How did their environment growing up affect their personality?

69. How did the people in their environment growing up affect their personality?

70. How do they feel about animals? Do they have any pets?

71. How are they with children? Do they have any? Do they want any?

72.  Would they rather have stability or comfort?

73. Do they prefer the indoors or outdoors?

74. What weather is their favorite? Do they like storms? 

75. If given a blank piece of paper, a pencil, and nothing to do, what would happen?

76. How organized are they?

77. What is their most prized possession?

78. Who do they consider to be their best friend? 

79. What is their economic situation?

80. Are they a morning person or a night owl?

Miscellaneous:

81. Are they bothered by the sight of blood?

82. What is their handwriting like?

83. Can they swim? How well? Do they like to swim?

84. Which deadly sin do they represent best?

85. Do they believe in ghosts?

86. How do they celebrate holidays? How do they celebrate birthdays?

87. What is something they regret?

88. Do they have an accent?

89. What is their D&D alignment?

90. Are they right or left handed?

91. If they were a tweet, what tweet would they be?

92. Describe them as a John Mulaney gif.

93. What’s the most iconic line of dialogue they’ve ever said?

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Some questions about sims/characters I have come up with basing on first emojis. Maybe somebody finds them fun to ask/answer on their blog.

😀 Do they smile a lot?

😃 What/who makes them smile the most?

😄 Do they have an awkward laughter?

😁 Do they often go to the dentist?

😆 Do they like dirty jokes?

😅Do they get easily ashamed?

😂Do they often cry from laughter?

🤣 What is the funniest thing they have done?

☺️Do they easily blush?

😊What makes them content the most?

😇Are they generous?

🙂Do they often fake a smile?

🙃Do they often misunderstand jokes?

😉Do they flirt a lot?

😌What do they do to relax after a long day?

😍What causes those their heart eyes the most?

🥰Who makes them feel appreciated the most?

😘Are they experienced kissers?

😗Do they kiss somebody during a greeting?

😙Can they whistle?

😚Do they pout to selfies?

😋What is their favourite dish?

😛Who is the best chef according to them?

😝What is their least favourite dish?

😜Sour or spicy?

🤪Do they get drunk easily?

🤨Are they easily jealous?

🧐Are they suspicious?

🤓Are/were they doing good at school?

😎Do they like sunbathing?

🤩Are they famous/popular? Do they seek that in any way?

🥳When is their birthday? How old they are?

😏Are they sarcastic?

😒Are they usually grumpy? What are they mostly grumpy about?

😞The saddest event in their life

😔How do they react to sorrow?

😟What scares them the most?

😕What makes them feel uncertain?

🙁The problem they are currently dealing with

☹️What was the least expected unpleasant thing that happened in their life?

😣Have they ever had a surgery?

😖Have they ever given birth to a child?

😫Do they catch diseases easily?

😩Do they sneeze loudly?

🥺What touches them the most?

😢What are they allergic to?

😭What thought makes them wanna cry immediately after thinking of it?

😤Are they hot-headed?

😠Are they mean?

😡Do their faces get red when they are livid?

🤬Do they curse a lot? What is their favourite vulgarism?

🤯What is their weirdest discovery ever?

😳The last thing that made them shocked

🥵The last thing that made them disgusted

🥶Do they like cold weather?

😱Do they easily faint while shocked?

😨Have they ever been cheated on?

😰Who was the last person to disappoint them?

😥What makes them confused?

😓Do they hate Mondays?

🤗Do they like hugs?

🤔Are they overthinkers?

🤭Something they hide…

🤫Do they share a secret with anybody?

🤥Are they good liars?

😶Are they keeping somebody’s secret themselves?

😐Are they indifferent to anything?

😑The last person/thing/event that made them frown

😬The stupidest thing they have done

🙄What/who makes them roll their eyes

😯Do they often pretend like nothing happened even if it did?

😦Would they shave their eyebrows if they got paid?

😧Their grand phobia

😮Are their voices/tones loud/powerful? Or do they speak quietly?

😲Have they ever seen a ghost? Do they believe in ones?

🥱Do they yawn loudly?

😴How long do they sleep?

🤤Are they heavy sleepers?

😪Do they fall asleep during watching movies?

😵What they would have preferred not to see?

🤐Are they trustworthy?

🥴Something they are in two minds about

🤢What makes them sick (either food, disease, or a person, or an event, or a general behavior, etc.)

🤮How does their organism react to alcohol?

🤧Do they get moved easily? Are they emotional?

😷Were they ever put in the hospital?

🤒The worst illness they have been through

🤕Do they get injured easily?

🤑Are they rich?

🤠Do they like westerns?

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Cheap Base Game shower and shower/tub in cluedo colours! For everything but the curtains, I’ve used textures by @shastakiss​ from here.

Download!

There are some mesh replacements for these that are compatible but not required, so I’m just going to link them and you can decide for yourself what you want.

Backless Showers by @hugelunatic​

CEP/Default Backless bath “HubbaTubba” by @joyceaoconnor

Recommended: bg plumbing defaults, or these that were just posted apparently

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Makeup kit!

This was intended to be a Founder’s Day party favor, but I was too late - so here it is!

I tend not to hoard a lot of makeup (except layerable stuff) and so I’ve mashed up a few of my personal favorites to give them as wide appeal as possible. These hopefully work well on all skintones (they do on my MM defaults, but results/opinion might differ).

Here we have:

recolors of @jellybeanery‘s Sweet Leaf Lips

recolors of my absolute favorite blush made waaaaaay back in 2005 by Sarhra of Well Dressed Sim

an alpha edit and recolors of jesstheex’s Rest My Case eyeshadows (no white waterline!!!). So versatile I made 20 colors!

DOWNLOAD SWEET LIPS | DOWNLOAD WDS BLUSH | DOWNLOAD EVERYDAY EYESHADOWS

Enjoy!

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romance/pleasure sims: hoe around happily

popularity sims: make friends happily 

family sims: reproduce happily 

knowledge sims: read happily

fortune sims unless they’re rich enough to afford a §5000 rug:

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The Sims 2 Icon Set

Well, i wanted to organize my cc folder - again - but this time i wanted to use maxis icons. I couldnt find the exact icons i wanted so i just extracted them myself. Some of them are not as good as the others. I can fix them and update the set later on.

Note: I really dont know if using custom icons affects the loading time. I didnt experienced anything like that but just for you to know.

click here to see the whole set

click here to see my cc folder

DOWNLOAD (.ico)

DOWNLOAD (.png)

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4t2 The Sims Turns 20 Hot Tub     file includes twelve EA textures     many thanks to @hugelunatic for their help as usual

ts2 download

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(via 4t2 Seasons Kiddie Pools)

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Articles about The Sims 20th Anniversary

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/51266122

https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/the-sims-20th-anniversary-inclusivity-retrospective/

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/games/the-sims-video-20th-anniversary-ea-video-game-pc-a9315516.html

https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/04/ive-played-sims-20-years-12095089/

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/jan/31/the-sims-at-20-two-decades-of-life-love-and-reorganising-the-kitchen

http://www.studentprintz.com/the-sims-gives-20-years-of-memories/

https://www.cnet.com/news/20-years-ago-the-sims-gave-millennials-a-dream-life-reality-couldnt-match/

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Happy Anniversary The Sims.

2000-2020

Created by: Will Wright

Maxis and EA Games.

Thanks You.

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Happy 20th birthday, Sims! 🎈

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Happy 20th Birthday to The Sims! 🎉 🥳