#and also a lot of other things. but mainly for taking the sims 2 off origin

[alpaca-clouds]

Solarpunk Game Ideas: CRPGs

Here I go on with my ideas for Indie Solarpunk games, that are not some sort of building sim or farming sim - and of course I cannot do this without mentioning CRPGs.

Mind you, despite what you might think given that over the course of the last year I have barely played anything but a certain CRPG (BG3), CRPGs are actually not really a genre of game I am super into, even though some of my favorite games are CRPGs. But as a genre in general I usually like faster paced games a lot more. It is just that when I hyperfocus on something that usually is a result of me getting obsessed with a character from it - and that is more likely to happen with a CRPG than with a metroidvania.

But how to do a Solarpunk CRPG?

The Issue:

Look, there really are not any CRPGs right now that are in any way Solarpunk. And I would argue this goes again back to the issue that people struggle with telling stories within a Solarpunk setting, as they are too set in the idea that a) Solarpunk needs to be an utopian setting (or a setting that pretends to be utopian) and b) that utopian settings will not allow for any conflict whatsoever. Additionally there is of course also the issue that most CRPGs do involve violence in form of fighting, which is what a lot of people struggle with - even though some amazing indie games like Disco Elysium have shown very well, that you can do a CRPG without a combat system.

So, let's go over some ideas for Solarpunk CRPGs.

Idea #1: Off-Brand Princess Mononoke

If you follow me for any time, you might know that to me there is no movie or piece of media that is more Solarpunk than Princess Mononoke. And thankfully we can easily build a sort of CRPG around it, either with a similar historical setting or just a fullon fantasy setting. Because remember: Solarpunk does not need to be Science Fiction!

No matter whether you go with a historical setting or just a full-on fantasy setting, the idea is fairly easy: The player character has a magical problem and they need the help of some sort of spirits. As they travel to the place of the spirit, they find out that the spirits are in a war with some group of humans, that are encroaching of the home of the spirits, because they try to access some sort of ressources, driving the spirits nearly to extinction. The player would have the choice in the end which side to join - or whether they will try to broker peace between spirits and humans.

Bonus: You'd have several choices how to play the game - but it is not a clear cut "good" and "evil", especially when the humans might have good reasons to need the ressource.

Idea #2: A SciFi Conspiracy

This idea is very much for a somewhat shorter game. Think a bit more like "Shadowrun Returns". Something that has more like 15 to 20 minutes of a runtime.

We go with the idea I brought up in one of the other ideas before: We have a Solarpunk world, that runs on mainly anarchist principles, and there are some arguments going about over some of the security mechanisms. (Anarchy can after all not properly work, if some people have weapons and others don't have - but you cannot undo the existence of weapons.) Our main character is part of some security force, that mostly are just trained to deescalate situations, but are in some cases allowed to use force.

And when a group of pro-capitalists or maybe even actual fascists start a conspiracy to take over the government, and they already have some co-conspirators in all positions. And the main characters need to navigate this with a mixture of diplomacy and violence, with the player getting a fairly good influence on how this plays out.

Idea #3: A Natural Disaster

Let me take one approach, that is inspired by one of the most Solarpunk movies, that is not by Ghibli: Misaki no Mayogai. That movie takes place after the Tohoku earthquake and is very much about mutual aid in the community.

And here is the thing: No, CRPGs do not need to have combat. So this is an idea for a CRPG without combat. We have a natural disaster of some sort. Honestly it does not matter. An earthquake, a flood, a vulcano... Can be anything. It just did destroy a lot of stuff in a big area. And the game is very much about rebuilding after this disaster, about people helping each other through mutual aid, and then building something better from it. It could feature a society going full Solarpunk if you want to (like a positive post-apocalypse) or just something getting a bit better. Build back better and such.

And if you are interested in creative Solarpunk endeavors, I would love to invite you into the Solarpunk Creatives community! :)

[lifeinniceisnice]

My manifesting success stories

Alright, seeing how you guys seem interested, have some sucess stories regarding my manifesting.

Divider because this post is lengthy af, so you may wanna take some time to read the entire thing

First success story, first time on the track:

To start off, as you guys know, i am planning to shift to a DR where i'm a F1 driver (I had that plan since April of 2023 i think), and i know i would always make sure whever i drive in a simulator that it's as realistic as possible (Yup, sim racing is one of my active hobbies), and i would drive F1 cars or any other single seaters the most. But back to topic since you guys are here for the loa stuff. While racing, i'd often manifest and tell myself: "I will be in that seat", "This will be my POV", etc. and i would also mainly do that while driving karts. And then, a few days ago, i ended up going out of town, and when Sunday came, i was finally in that kart seat. I had the helmet on for real. I was there. It was so fun, i enjoyed it a lot, and while i was driving a kart in 3D, i was also driving F1 in 4D, just because i can do what i want in 4D. Not to mention how driving in a simulator also helped me a lot with driving irl, so i guess i also manifested my driving style.

Second success story, becoming eye catching:

Yesterday was a day that would help me battle my insecurity. I remember genuinely hating how i looked, and how i would refuse to go out because i knew i looked like a joke. Not to mention how i was also trapped in a toxic friendship where i was even forced to stay up past how much i could handle, but i digress. May was a turning point for me, as i managed to get out of that toxic friendship, but i was in a pretty low point. Anyways, late June was when i realized: "Damn, i really let myself go", and decided to start getting back on track, and i even have plans to go to the gym this fall. At the time of this post, it's been 19 days since i started training, and while i was doing so, i was repeating affirmations about me being attractive and how i would be noticed by girls. And yesterday, i went out for a lengthy walk to kill a hour or two, and i did get noticed by 2-3 girls, and surprisingly, one of them even looked like a s/o from my DR (I don't feel like sharing who's my s/o yet, even though two of my friends online know who it is, sorry). And the night i came back home, i continued the affirmations, and i'm hoping they will work.

I hope these experiences of mine help you with encouragement, and reassure you that it IS possible if you intend it. Now you better manifest some of your wishes, and remember: They CAN, and they WILL come true.

[skibeegames]

Sul Sul <3

︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵

Hi, my name is Skye (She/her) and I am new to posting on Simblr but have been on Simblr quite a while and have been on Tumblr for a decade.

I recently turned 23 and am from the UK, I started playing the sims when I was a little kid and my love started with the Sims 2. I have been playing Sims 4 on and off since it came out but have been playing more consistently since 2021 when I got my first gaming laptop and started cozy gaming.

Here is my Simself:

I now play on PC so I have a very heavily edited game. I love taking screenshots of my sims and using different reshade presets to give off different vibes, so I am very excited to share those pictures.

‧₊˚ ☁️⋅♡𓂃 ࣪ ִֶָ☾.

In terms of myself I like cottagecore and grandmacore things a lot and I like everything cosy obviously. I am also a content creator and I post cosy gaming content but it is predominantly Sims and Disney Dreamlight Valley but I like other games such as Palia and Coral Island and Animal Crossing. In my free time I also like games like Fortnite and horror/survival games.

Here is my Simself youtube video, if you're interested:

Like stated in my bio, I will predominantly be posting storytelling for my legacy families, building (which I love doing the most) and CAS.

I would very much appreciate any reblogs or likes and I can't wait to find mutuals on here and to see everyone's pretty posts . I hope you enjoy my future Simblr posts. I will be aiming to post at least once or twice a day.

You can mainly find me on tiktok, youtube and instagram and pinterest, any other socials are on my blog but all under the name @ skibeegames <3

♡₊˚ 🦢・₊✧

[aurorangen]

10 Random Facts About Me

I was tagged by @druidberries and @faerun-s thank you so much 🥰

My height is 173cm and I am a Virgo ♍️

The other day, I went to the hairdressers for the first time in 3 years 😂 my mum usually cuts my hair every few months (no need to pay haha). She cuts 1-2 inches off the bottom and trims my curtain fringe a bit every time. I have a kind of wolf cut now, not too far off my usual style, but still, a bit different.

Binge-playing the sims is really hard for me because I get distracted easily and PROCRASTINATION 🙃. Mostly I play during the weekend to destress from life, but it was a few hours at a time. It was like a personal record posting daily and that was when I was really into it!!! I think I would be posting a lot more if not for this, plus I had several burnouts/breaks throughout the years. Playing two legacies really helped my motivation and it also kept my simblr alive 👍

Continuing from the previous! I'm a perfectionist and I'm really picky with my posts. 2-3 hours would be waiting for the game to load, letting the game do its thing for a bit, setting out scenes, then taking the pics. It's like making a movie 🎬 And that would only result in one post (no editing yet). I'd have planned what I wanted to do that day and written all my text/dialogue as I feel I don't want to play if idk what I'm doing.

I'm very clumsy!!!! The amount of times I have walked into something or banged my foot. This is TMI but I have broken my big toenails more than once lmao one time it was from playing basketball (I'm no good at it…and I was wearing sandals) and I dribbled it on my toe 😞

I have had bad acne in the past and have tried so many products to help with my skincare. My skin is a lot better now and mainly acne scars remain. Also drinking milk makes me break out and I didn't know it was a trigger back then. I have soya milk instead and it tastes just as good in tea (I love drinking tea).

I get motion sickness when playing particular games. I used to be fine, but one day I played COD with my brother and just couldn't handle the first-person view I was SICK 😵‍💫 I prefer third-person view in any game, but I still get dizzy if playing for too long. Sims is great because it's like GOD PERSON VIEW 😂 With games, I don't really play a lot now and sims is the only one!

I had no fizzy drinks for 5 years one time!!! I thought "let's see how long I can hold out for". During my first year of uni, I had a really bad flu and nothing helped. My mum told me to boil coke and ginger together (it's an old Chinese remedy lol) and it helped like MAGIC 🤩 There went my 5 years of cutting it out and now I drink it sometimes!

I was close to studying architecture at uni. I studied computer science and 3d design at A level, but was unsure of an artsy route or technical one. I loved both and I knew I wanted to do something with maths. In the end, I went with engineering because it had more opportunities with me still being able to program (thanks to robotics and electrical modules), design stuff (with CAD) and lots more 😊 IG that's why I live my architecture dreams through building in sims!! Speaking of...

I HAVE 🎓GRADUATED🎓 (graduation ceremony was the other day 🤭). The final year was really tough for me but I can't believe I have completed my undergraduate studies!!!

I will tag: @mikachusblog @duusheen @mdshh @sharona-sims @gingenr but feel free to ignore this 💖

[yyunari]

◌ ꊞ 🍓 ⿻ ﾟ｡ ๋ UPCOMING FICS!

☆｡ 💒 ﾟ㇁ ₊̇ ° ˚ . Ꞌꞌ …ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ ‧º.

note. these fics aren’t in a particular order this is mainly to keep myself accountable and so that i make sure to finish all these before i eventually stop writing.

I WANNA BE FAMOUS! a Yang Jungwon SMAU

Based off of the show ‘Total Drama Island’. A reality T.V show in which a group of 16 teens compete to win a cash prize of $100,000. Y/N L/N joined for one reason and one reason only, to win- and she would do anything to accomplish that. Naturally, she clashes with Yang Jungwon, whose moral values rivaled that of Y/N’s and rather saw her as selfish. Y/N, on the other hand, viewed Jungwon as a nuance. Who will win the competition? Will Y/N and Jungwon ever see eye to eye? Find out in Total Drama Island.

CHESHIRE! a Nishimura Riki fic

Y/N Cheshire lived her life carefree. Being the daughter of the Cheshire Cat made her more inclined to take everything with a grain of salt and to just have a little bit of fun in everything she does. Whether it was pulling pranks, sneaking up on people, or making jabs at her friends- Y/N kept a Cheshire’s smile on her face. Because of that, she just couldn’t take Chaehyun Cupid seriously when she claimed that Y/N had a crush on Riki Wonderland.

current progress: published!

CUPID IS SO DUMB! a Nishimura Riki fic

Riki had a crush on Liz. He knew it, his friends knew it, almost everyone in their whole grade knew it. So why did he rang the love alarm of Liz’s rather average best friend?

current progress: ~3kwords

BETTER THAN REVENGE! a Park Jay fic

Part 2 to ETA. After seeing Jake with some girl on his arms at a party, Y/N knew she couldn’t let her innocent front get in the way of showing Jake just what he was missing out on. Luckily for her, Y/N knows how to get revenge.

UNFORGIVEN! a Sim Jaeyun fic

As Tony Stark’s “intern”, Jake had a lot to hide. The fact that he was a secret superhero wasn’t very easy, and having to lie to his best friend and aunt hurt him more each time. However, the biggest lie he told was one to himself— that he didn’t care about his nemesis, Scarlet Witch. Also known as the Avenger’s number one target.

SWEET REVENGE! a Sim Jaeyun SMAU

Y/N was known by most as being overly nice. She often helped others she saw in need, and even if the help wasn’t needed her intentions were always pure. However as she accidentally finds herself entangled with a new transfer student, trouble ensues and a mysterious app named ‘Revenge Note’ downloads itself onto her phone. Who could this so-called Revenge Master be?

Enchanted! a Yang Jungwon Fic

Based off of Teen Titans (2003). Being in a superhero group with four other teenagers was always complicated. Although, there were days when things were seemingly normal. Y/N cherished those days, even if they only lasted for a night.

BARBIE GIRL! a Nishimura Riki fic

Known as the biggest loser in the whole school, Riki eventually embraced the title. After all, at least he had one. That just made it easier for him to get noticed by Y/N L/N. The most popular girl at school, and the love of his life.

[kayleigh-83]

Thanks for tagging me @eulaliasims

1. What’s your favourite sims death? Never thought about having a favourite, maybe the cowplant? Or maybe when death results from something usually mundane like hail or lightning (I’ve had that one).

2. Alpha CC or Maxis Match? Mainly Maxis match, but I think of my style as like 90% MM and 10% semi-realistic (more on the BB side) because I do find the occasional thing that fits in with my style from that aesthetic. And I feel like my style is somewhere between the true Maxis match and the cartoony style.

3. Do you cheat when your sims gain weight? No? Seems odd!

4. Do you use move objects? Constantly, it’s on more than it’s off. I have an alias set up in my cheat file.

5. Favorite mod? Wow that’s a hard one to narrow down, so I’m gonna choose a few. Based on what has the biggest and most widespread effects, I’d say ACR, Community Lot time, and the whole Traits system (that’s cheating since it’s a million mods but I don’t care lol)

6. First expansion/game/stuff pack you got? Would have been the very first pack, so University I guess! When the games came out I was living at home still and my mom played too, so we always got them relatively soon. Uni came out a month or so before my birthday so I suspect I probably got it as a gift that year.

7. Do you pronounce “live mode” like aLIVE or LIVing? LIVE as in LIVING, @eulaliasims is 1000% correct.

8. Who’s your favorite sim that you’ve made? So not counting born in game? Sort of a tie but I’ve always been very fond of Joshua and Roxanne Lewis, they were two of Brightmaple’s founders - the first ones I thought up, and first ones I created.

9. Have you made a simself? Yes, in my old neighbourhood, I was a vampire along with the Sim version of my cousin. We lived in a huge Victorian mansion I built where I sent all the vampires in the hood to live.

10. What sim traits do you give yourself? Brooding, couch potato, good, loves the heat, hopeless romantic

11. Which is your favorite EA hair color? Don’t really have one I guess.

12. Favorite EA hair? Also don’t really have one lol.

13. Favorite life stage? Probably adult because the most happens, but I also really enjoy toddler which is a hot take in most circles.

14. Are you a builder or are you in it for the gameplay? Both! The building is fun and a creative outlet for me, but I do it so I can create more immersive and enjoyable worlds to play in too.

15. Are you a CC creator? Yes but on and off, I do it purely for fun and primarily for things I want in my game. So I take long breaks of making nothing at all, when I’m not in the mood.

16. Do you have any simblr friends/a sim squad? I wouldn’t really say so? I do chat with people from time to time and have lots of great acquaintances on here! I find it to be a generally very nice community. But I usually find online friendship difficult since I find it harder to read people purely through text with no baseline for knowing them irl, for things like tone of voice/mannerisms/body language and just general vibe.

17. What’s your favorite game? (1, 2, 3, or 4) Well I think it’s pretty obvious TS2 has ruined all other games for me (not just other Sims games either).

18. Do you have any sims merch? nope

19. Do you have a YouTube for sims? Actually yes! For speed builds.

20. How has your “sim style” changed throughout your years of playing? Gotten more Maxis match in terms of aesthetic, if you scroll back to like, pre-2017 on my blog you can see that for sure. For play style it’s a lot more structured - pure rotational so ages sync, more wants based, paying a lot more attention to their personalities etc.

21. What’s your Origin ID? I’ve been playing with either the RPC Launcher or a no-CD crack since the day I switched to the UC, so although I do have an Origin ID I’ve literally used it probably twice ever. So no idea!

22. Who’s your favorite CC creator? There’s too many to pick!

23. How long have you had a simblr? My very first Simblr post was July 31, 2016. Before that I had a bit of a hiatus from playing for a few years, and before that I was on Livejournal/Dreamwidth.

24. How do you edit your pictures? My photo editing program (PSP8) is literally from the era of TS2 itself, which seems appropriate. It’s always worked perfectly well for me - I downloaded Photoshop a couple times but always found doing the same actions clunky and unfamiliar, so I stick with what I know. I adjust curves, saturation, and add a very slight (probably imperceptible) bloom effect. Then I crop in, and I resize by width - meaning my pics are always the same width, but the height varies slightly. I prioritize getting everything into the frame that I want, and don’t really care if the heights are different.

25. What expansion/game/stuff pack do you want next? If I were making up hypothetical TS2 EP’s? I wouldn’t have minded something like Superstar from the Sims 1, having my Sims become famous (if it was done more like OFB/hands on style rather than “off to work in a carpool for the day” style) would have been pretty fun.

26. What expansion/game/stuff pack is your favorite so far? That’s really tough to pick. Probably Seasons (such world building!), Freetime (the hobbies system adds so much depth for me!) or Open For Business (my whole hood has no EA careers and only businesses sooo...) or Pets?? I love my Sims having pets. They’re all so good!

I’m seeing this going around, so please allow me to tag @you if you haven’t been yet and wanna do this!

[curiousb]

The Sims Tag

Thanks for tagging me, @profesionalpartyguest​, @sushigal007​ and @phoebe-twiddle​!

What’s your favourite sims death?

In all my years of playing, I’ve only ever had a total of seven Sims actually die on me, because until very recently, I’d never played any Sim for long enough (let’s just say that I have a low boredom threshold). All those have either died from old age (two), needs failure (one - oops!) and the ‘death by childbirth’ mod (four). So, I’ve never seen most of the possible deaths and can’t really say! It absolutely wouldn’t be death by cow plant though - those things seriously creep me out and are banned from my game!

Alpha CC or Maxis Match?

I’d say Maxis Mix - I sit somewhere in the middle of the spectrum.

Do you cheat when your sims gain weight?

Nope! If I have to work off those unwanted pounds, then so do they!

Do you use move objects?

More than you could possibly know. Especially to move toddlers up and down the stairs - because Sims can rarely get their act together to do it by themselves.

Favourite mod?

Always and forever ACR - couldn’t play the game without it. (I find instructing my Sims to woohoo just a bit too weird, so I’d rather they took matters into their own hands. And since I play a Wants-based game - as far as possible - I prefer them to take charge of their own family planning too.)

First expansion/game/stuff pack you got?

University. I got each and every EP and SP as soon as they were released, such was my addiction.

Do you pronounce “live mode” like aLIVE or LIVing?

Who’s your favourite sim that you’ve made?

I love them all as if they were my children. I do have a sneaky extra-big soft spot for Bertram and Jasper though. OK, they were born in-game, but I created their parents, so that counts - right?

Have you made a simself?

Who hasn’t? (They were pretty dull to play though.)

What sim traits do you give yourself? Animal Lover / Eccentric / Loner / Perfectionist / Socially Awkward / Unflirty If we’re talking TS2 ‘traits’ then I’d be:

Sloppy/Neat: 8

Shy/Outgoing: 2

Lazy/Active: 4

Serious/Playful: 5

Grouchy/Nice: 6 And my Aspiration would be Knowledge/Pleasure.

Which is your favourite EA hair colour?

Meh, if you’re twisting my arm, then red.

My favourite hair colour of all is Pooklet’s ‘Brisance’.

Favourite EA hair?

I admit it, it’s still Fuzzy Long for lasses (although I do have a default replacement for it, as there are custom hairs that I like a lot more!), and Caesar or Short Gel for lads. The unisex Dread Bands also gets an honourable mention.

Favourite life stage? Young Adult, because that’s when life really starts to open up for my Sims.

Are you a builder or are you in it for the gameplay?

Oh, both, depending on my mood! I tend to go through phases of one or the other.

Are you a CC creator? In the dim and distant Sim past, I was once a pretty prolific creator, but I got utterly burned out by it, especially since I’m painfully perfectionist and nothing was ever good enough. So, creating now very much takes a back seat, and I’m mainly just having fun actually playing the game, which I never had time to do in my creator days.

Do you have any simblr friends/a sim squad? I don’t think I’ve ever had a ‘squad’ in any capacity! :D I appreciate each and every one of my mutuals that I've ever interacted with - they’re all lovely souls!

What’s your favourite game?

Do you really need to ask? (TS2, in case there's ever been any doubt.)

Do you have any sims merch?

Is this actually a thing?

Do you have a YouTube for sims?

Nah, not my style - far too self-conscious!

How has your “sim style” changed throughout your years of playing?

As soon as I first discovered CC (I played for a couple of years without it), I craved as much realism as I could get. I also had a serious grunge phase. Now, I lean much more into the bright, cheerful, Maxis aesthetic, since for gameplay purposes, I find that it suits the cartoony feel of the game much better.

What’s your Origin ID?

Huh?

Who’s your favourite CC creator? Too many to mention. I’m immensely grateful that there are still so many terrific creators making content for TS2.

How long have you had a simblr? Since 2012, I think? It was like a ghost town around here though for a spell in the middle.

How do you edit your pictures?

Photoshop: cropping and running through @bepixeled‘s ‘Holy Colors Batman!’ actions.

What expansion/game/stuff pack do you want next?

Sadly, this is a dream that can never be realised for TS2, but I’d like something similar to TS4′s Cottage Living pack (although EA’s interpretation of English country living bears absolutely no resemblance to the reality!). And rideable bikes and horses. And more BV holiday destinations; specifically something with a more European flavour (The Mediterranean! Scandinavia! The British seaside!).

What expansion/game/stuff pack is your favourite so far?

EP: University (for the extra life stage and all the opportunities it brings)

SP: Mansion and Garden (for the super build mode content) I’m not going to tag anyone, as I’m really late with this, but if you’ve not done this and would like to, please go ahead - I love getting to know my fellow Simmers better!

[the-dewofthesea]

a fresh new start? just a way forward →

After such a long time of feeling absolutely sick of being tired 24/7 my doctor decided to once again write me sick for a bit. I have so much going on in life that it did take a bit for me to regain the slightest bit of feeling human. But I am happy to say: I'm back 🎉

I have been working on a lot of things in the background, updating things and making lists of what I am going to do. Due to my long hiatus I have contemplated a lot of things, but I am happy I can be here again.

This list of goals has not changed that much for the past year, but I more then ever want to keep myself to it. Health always comes first, which has been a big struggle the past months. But you all are my wonderful second!! Which I wouldn't want to miss for the world. This has made it even harder and therefore I love all of you that stuck by me through it all 💖

As most of you might know our lovely community of friends across all the platforms is called: the Mythical Circle of Friends. I added new discord roles, which for now are twitch point redeems. They are based on herbs as: Dew of the Sea = the latin meaning of my name Rosemary = a herb.

I have been enjoying streaming a lot for the past almost 2 years already 😱 and it's definitely here to stay. I've had a lot of people ask me why I streamed so much yet don't make cc. The answer is simple: making cc takes a lot of time and trail and error. Streaming is a way for me to relax and actually play the games I enjoy. When I was jobless I made a lot of cc but rarely played the actual games.

On stream we also do: Analogue Photography, Drawing, CC creating. Play a lot of: the Sims, Planet Zoo, Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing. I usually stream on my days off (Thursday/Sunday) and the evenings before. This can change though due to health or other things happening. Follow me on Twitter, Twitch or Discord to know when I go live.

I'm still thinking of making nice YouTube and maybe TikTok videos, but one thing at a time.

CC for the Sims is of course something I will always keep doing! It is what I love to do and have done for over 10 years now 🚀 I have organized it for the coming future into 3 categories: redoing the worlds (as part of my Twitch series where we turn every Sims 4 world into something completely different), art (I would love to add more art to the game as I am an artist), themed sets (stepping away from EA-edit I want to mainly focus on themed sets of things I like to create)

→ be warned though that I am working on redoing my old cc and that not everything will be available for the time being or could be broken ←

Thank you for joining my "I'm back" announcement 💗 can't wait to show you all the things I have been working on.

[lilypadding]

Hii! I haven’t really been active here for some time sooo how are you? How have you been? :)

HIIII!!! honestly I haven't been very active here either, I just hop in every so often. I should go back to the time when this was my #1 social media cause that was a lot easier to digest than twitter LOL

(this ended up being longer than i thought so I added a read-more)

I've been okay generally, I feel like I'm in a bit of a transitory period in my life where I'm trying new things and attempting to get myself to chase dreams that feel very far away. I just recently got on my Summer break from school, so I'm grateful for that! I was planning on taking another summer course, but I dropped it last second because it's technically not a requirement

I posted a random scene that I've been wanting to post on AO3 because I wrote it a while ago, it's basically an AU where Nagito is a fem musician and the whole premise is that she's popular (and so is the rest of the DR cast and some others, like just generally a fame AU cause I dig the idea so much) but it hasn't gotten many interactions since it primarily involves a rare-pair. (I've been so into Taylor Swift's music and her rise to stardom, it's been a recent fixation for me so I completely blame that on that AU/snippet of a fic.)

I have SOOOO many fanfics sitting in my documents of this rare pair, like 99% of them have fem nagito, and it mainly stemmed as an "inside joke" between my partner and I but now it's like second language to us and it's this weird thing where this version of fem nagito feels more like an OC if anything, cause the more deviations you take from canon the more creative liberty you impose on them and all that. I always feel a little bit like I'm lying when I post that content, because I love writing canon Nagito and writing him as accurately as I can muster because I'd like to think I do a good job, but then I remind myself that fanfic is entirely optional and I may as well post things that feel completely unique to me and even "out of character" because what's the harm in it? most sensible people will just click off if they don't like it.

Like, I posted this fic titled "3 years different*" on AO3 which was ANOTHER rarepair AU fem-nagito thing (Like, a different AU to the musician AU one) which, again, stemmed between my partner and I and I didn't expect anyone to read it and enjoy it but I got a pretty nice comment on the second chapter that warmed my heart and made me feel like posting was slightly worth it.

and I just love the rare-pair and I love my version of fem nagito that has shifted and grown - and while it's SO much fun to kinda have a little fandom AU between my partner and i, it gets sooo lonely being the only 2 people who are a fan of this hyper specific fandom-amalgamation we created??? like I'm only touching on it lightly here but THE LORE we made runs ridiculously deep, I've considered what a video-essay on it would look like trying to cover EVERYTHING and it would be A MESSS but it's so fun

in my personal life I've just been filling my time with animal crossing, I don't know if you're anything like this but I swing between all of my previous fixations when I don't find a new one and I just ping-pong between getting really sucked into one thing to another. like, a few months ago I was OBSESSEDDD with the sims 2. before that I think it was stardew valley. Now I'm back on animal crossing. I finally have a Switch so I've been decorating my island from SCRATCH for the first time ever, it's fun but I also find myself running out of ideas so quickly so I end up running around my island aimlessly wondering what I should do. I love building on animal crossing with long-form youtube content in the back.

I also want to start doing fan edits again!! I used to be really into it in 2020 (I Wonder why with the state of the world then), but I'm trying really hard to dabble more because playing around in After Effects and making transitions is genuinely a lot of fun. I hope i get into it more consistently

I'm also looking forward to a concert that I'm going to with my partner soon! I've never been to a concert so it'll be my first! I'm excited to dress up and hopefully know the words to the band !!

IDK why I'm just rambling LOL I got so excited to see this question in my ask! You're so sweet for reaching out and asking!! How have you been?!?! I want to know!!

[starwinxie]

Sims 2 BACC Rules (Maplewood 2 Edition)

Hi :) I'm not the best with explaining things, so apologies in advance if parts of these rules are jumbled around, but I wanted to have one specific rule set to link people to while I’m streaming the Build a City Challenge. I basically took rule sets from a bunch of other players and then tailored it to fit my personal gameplay preferences. Credits to: Katatty,  Kahlena's sims, deedee-sims, PleasantSims and Didily's Sims.

The basic goal of this challenge is to start an empty hood with a bunch of settlers and have them work together to build the town from the ground up. Careers and promotions are limited and the buy catalog is (mostly) off limits. Example: if your sim needs a fire alarm, they will need to purchase one from the Fire Station. Need an easel? Better have a sim open an arts and crafts store! This goes on and on and over time, as your sims open more businesses, you create and move more sims into the hood. You may choose to use the Monique Hacked Computers to allow your sims to take out a loan to open their business. 

My end goals are to just grow the population as much as I can, try to unlock every career and subhood, and have fun! I don't use a points system and I keep the tax collecting simplified because I get easily overwhelmed and hate math (lol), but if you want to add the extra challenge, you are free to do so.

Keep reading for LOTS of info, rules, ideas, and mod suggestions :)

Start with creating a new custom hood completely empty of any townies (I actually didn't do this for Maplewood 2 because I didn't know how to at the time and didn't feel like starting over...Oops). It's not a huge game-breaking mistake, in my opinion, but if you really want your neighborhood to be devoid of ANY townies and only want the Sims you make yourself to appear, then I would suggest looking into this tutorial on Creating a Clean Neighborhood and downloading the No Townie Regen hack (The link will take you to an overwhelmingly long list, but it's alphabetical so just scroll down until you find NoTownieRegen.zip).

If you're like me and don't really care if randos show up in your game, then ignore all of that. The worst thing that will happen is a bunch of townies will be wandering around the hood, which sort of breaks the immersion that you're only playing a few pioneers on an empty land. I just ignore the game-generated Sims and made my own eligible townies in CAS. Also be sure not to add any Vacation, Downtown, University, or Business subhoods to the town - these will be unlocked down the road!

ROTATIONS Since this challenge revolves around rotational play, you will play each household for a total of one season before moving onto the next household. I like for my seasonal order to be: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter. You can choose whichever order you like, but make sure you play each household for the same amount of days. To make this easier for me to keep track of, I use a mod that allows you to change how many days are in a season. I personally set this so that a season is 7 days long, the length of a full week. This way, when I start to play a household on Monday, I will know that the following Monday will be time to move on to the next household in the rotation and the new season will begin at the start of the next round. (For some reason, the idea of ending a rotation in the middle of another season confuses me.) You can get the Seasons and Weather Controller here.

I also recommend getting the Day Setter, just in case your days get messed up somehow and you need to change them. Mainly just a precautionary mod.

TAX SYSTEM Some players do the tax system differently with points or percentages. I personally prefer this simpler method of dividing households into separate tiers based on which class they fall into according to their family funds (determined by what their net worth is from the neighborhood view). I got these rules from Katatty:

Upper Class (net worth $100,000+)

Middle Class (net worth $50,000-$99,000)

Lower Class (net worth $25,000-$49,000)

Poverty (net worth below $25,000)

Each tier earns the city tax per week based on the number of sims in that household:

Upper Class: $1,000/Sim

Middle Class: $500/Sim

Lower Class: $250/Sim

Poverty: $100/Sim

Taxes are paid on the last day of the played week to the Mayor, who manages the town’s funds. I use the money order mod to directly send the money between households. I play my Mayor household first in the rotations.

POPULATION Like I mentioned before, I’m not really good at keeping up with an elaborate points system to keep track of the population. Instead, my rules for adding more sims to the town will be:

Every new community lot: 1 Townie (5 community lots = 5 Townies wandering the hood as potential partners for your founders)

Every 5 businesses opened: 1 New CAS Sim (15 businesses = 3 NEW CAS Sims that will be playable households added to the rotation)

A sim reaches the top of a career track: 2 Townies

A Subhood Connection is unlocked: 5 Townies + 1 New CAS Sim

Keep in mind, these rules might be changed or tweaked over time as I get into my BACC and see what works!

I’m going to break my rules up into separate posts because otherwise, it’s ridiculously long, so click whichever section you would like to read about! I tried my best to include links to the mods I use to hopefully make it easier to follow. I will also be adding things over time, so check back for that :)

[MAKING YOUR FOUNDERS]

[CAREER TRACKS]

[GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS]

[SUBHOOD CONNECTIONS]

[dogboyautism]

When I was world building for a comic I wanted to work on I built houses in the sims to make sure everything I'd draw would be visually appealing, practical, and consistent. I highly recommend using it because The Sims 4 is free and the build tools are very easy to use.

If you're gonna use it as a long term strategy I also recommend you familiarize yourself with the cheat terminal. You open it with Control + Shift + C and enable cheats by typing "testing cheats true". Most cheats don't work if you forget that part. You can find cheat codes here, but you'll mainly be using these:

bb.moveobjects : let's you place objects wherever you want instead of locking it to the grid, very useful. If I'm remembering it right you need to be careful about allowing space for sims to use objects (like stoves and showers) still, if something else is too close they wont be able to use it. Apparently holding Alt does this better? I never used that method myself.

motherlode / kaching : gives 50,000 or 1,000 simoleans respectively.

resetsim [sim's first name] [sim's last name] : rests sims when they bug out.

bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement : lets you put down items normally locked behind career paths

bb.showhiddenobjects : unlocks hidden items

bb.enablefreebuild : lets you build on lots you're not usually able to, useful if you need to move things around at say a restaurant if you don't want to build an entire place.

cas.fulleditmode : useful if you're modeling your characters in the sims and need to go back and fix something after the initial character creation screen. You enable this and Shift + Click the sim you need to edit. If you have a character that looks different occasionally for some reason I'd recommend making 2 separate sims in the same house for it. In the settings you could also disable autonomy for sims you're not controlling for staging. If you wanna screenshot some food prep or exercise (some action) I'd imagine wrestling with sims coming in and out of your shot could be a bit frustrating. Shift click is useful in other areas too, esp with bug fixing.

Not a cheat but [ makes held items smaller and ] makes them bigger. Objects like mirrors break a bit doing this, but you can fix them by doing the opposite of whatever fucked them up in the first place.

headlineeffects off : I've never used this'n, but apparently it removes plumbob's (the gem above a sim's head) and thought bubbles? That sounds useful if they're getting in the way.

Also not a cheat, but I believe The Sims 4's screenshot button (the C key) removes layers like the pause/fast forward buttons. Screenshots taken in this way are stored in your Documents folder, the path will look like: Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Screenshots . Useful for taking a lot of screenshots at once too, otherwise you'd be pasting them somewhere to store them. If that's not working for you though, PrtScrn or Windows + Shift + S work fine, use the later if you have multiple monitors/an active drawing tablet, bc print screen captures everything on every screen.

That's all I can think of, I remembered most of these but they're all on Carl's Sims 4 Guide, I referenced it throughout this. There's building tips there too on the page I linked up there, peep em they come in handy.

bgs are hard but at least this makes it easier T_T

[balapann-blog]

Day 57 - 1 November - Tbilisi Airport > Tashkent

We woke up had breakfast in the Ibis which was surprisingly expensive (basically our most expensive meal in ages) and was fine but not worth the price. After that we went to airport and checked in. Tbilisi is not an amazing airport but is much more glamorous than our other travelling high has been mainly bus or night train. We looked at wines to try and see if any of our ur wines were there (they weren’t) and got very expensive cereal bars in Costa which is apparently everywhere!

We got on the plane, it was only a 2.5 hour flight and it was interesting to see the Caspian Sea from above and to fly over Turkmenistan and see the strange geological and some man made formations below. They gave us loads of food! Which was nice of them but seemed a bit excessive for such a short flight. We arrived and I got a local SIM card with 50gigof internet for like a 5er which is much cheaper than the esims we have been using.

We had no money and then got hassled by a taxi driver who said he was on Yandex, but that would have been much cheaper but we were slightly disoriented and I think ready to be mugged off a bit. Uzbek seems to have 3 ways of spelling everything and the driver had to keep calling our host to locate our apartment. We also had to get cash, and the first atm didn’t have enough money for us to take out. We arrived and had to pay our host, but dispite having 1,200,000som, we didn’t have enough and had to go to the atm again with our host who seemed a bit bemused by how chaotic we were (we had laid out the money in 100,000 bunches to count it!

Once we were settled, we walked down to the main squares and went to this very random but slightly ritzy restaurant hat we think Zazz had recommended, and did not have Uzbek food really. We then walked home as we were quite tired. I didn’t sleep amazingly because I got bitten by this mosquito and was hot. Also had caffeine quite late in the restaurant.

Day 58 - 2 November - Tashkent

We woke up and moved quite slowly to go out. Went walked to the mosque complex which had a mixture of old and new mosques. The one we went into was really nice but there are some in Tashkent that look quite new and post soviet. Tashkent was destroyed by an earthquake in the 60s and was rebuilt as a soviet planned city which gives it quite a suburban vibe, lots of the new buildings are in what is called a neo-timurid style which is a modern take on the buildings that Timur (Tamerlane) and his descendants built in places like Samarkand but these buildings are a bit weird.

We then went to chorsu bazar, near the. Mosque complex which was huge and had loads of things from clothes to food to sell. Near a food bit I got vox popped by some girls on TikTok and asked about the food I liked from Uzbekistan but at that point I hadn’t had any Uzbek food so was quite a bad interviewee we went to the main bazar building that is a huge food market with meat cheese and pickles being sold. We got pickles and then went to a plov center nearby which was our first outing of plov the national dish. We got some veg for dinner and a bread to try. We then took the Tashkent Metro to the most famous (and most decorated) station in Tashkent named after the poet Alisher Navoi. We then went to the supermarket and bought the rest of the things for dinner. Nina cooked and we chilled for the evening. Didn’t sleep very well again as the mosquitoes were back and they really bite here!

Day 59 - 3 November - Tashkent

We moved very slowly we both read for a while in the flat. I finished my book on Central Asia and then started the Party by Tessa Hadley. We then went to the State Museum of Timurids which was a bit unhinged in a neo Timurid building. Most of its exhibits were pictures of things and then sign that said things like ‘original in the Met New York’ or ‘Original in State Museum of Moscow’ and then it had a whole wall on the top floor devoted to people that had signed the guestbook which was weird.

We then went to the most famous plov center the real one which is out by the TV tower and this was huge and full of people. We had a good Plov again. It was right by a sports center that I think was hosting the world MMA championships and had people in tracksuits of the different teams.

We went to the TV tower that was really annoying, the queue system was non-sensical and took ages. When we did get up the view was good but not amazing and we left quite annoyed but enjoying complaining ow bad it was. We took the metro to Hotel Uzbekistan which is a famous brutalist hotel in the center of Tashkent and went to the bad at the top which was very retro. The Russian MMA Team were staying there and we took the lift with one of them feeling slightly unnerved!

After that we went opera house for a concert of the opera troup’s favourite arias which was actually really nice nd a nice way to spend the evening. We walked back to the flat and bought a sweetcorn for the walk and went to bed. I slept fine as I had bug spray , no one bites Fred Mann 3 nights in a row!

Day 60 - 4 November - Tashkent > Khiva

We woke up and packed up slowly and read, during the packing I killed a mosquito that was very big that had no doubt been terrorising me the nights before. The revenge was sweet. We checked out and walked to the restaurant we were having lunch which was a really nice modern Uzbek restraint called Afona. We went to cafe beside it after and then got a Yandex to the station. Our guy was great and he weaved his way through traffic very effectively.I love when a taxi driver goes out to bat for you!

We then got to the station and bought some food for the journey. The train arrived but they needed to connect the other cars very protracted activity and meant we didn’t get on the train til about 6.15. We got into our compartment - it was very hot on the top bunks. We had 2 guys in sports gear (MMA guys?) in our compartment, they went Jizzakh. At Samarkand another guy got in o I think thought I was a bit of a fool. At one point a cockroach walked up the wall beside me on the wall Nin and I tried to kill it but the guy below had to do it with his water bottle. I slept a bit but wasn’t the most restful sleep ever, although I must have slept a bit as I didn’t notice the next guy get in to the other bottom bunk (I assume at Bukhara). We woke up near Urgench the stop before Khiva.

[cringywhitedragon]

Random thing but I don’t think anyone has mentioned this regarding DDLC regarding certain scenes and the content warning that regular VNs also have

NOTE: THIS POST HAS SOME MENTIONS OF SPOILERS FROM THE GAME DDLC AS WELL AS MENTIONS OF SOME TOPICS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED SENSATIVE. PLEASE DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THOSE TOPICS AND/OR DO NOT WANT THE GAME SPOILED AS IT IS BEST PLAYED BLIND.

I know how it tries to pull the whole “subverted VN” thing but even then there are a few things that “break the immersion” when it’s needed that actually work and have been seen in actual visual novels that aren’t just designed to be Psychological Horror

Namely that of the more sensitive scenes (Aka that one Sayori scene) and even the content warning.

Now why am I saying this because you may be thinking “Oh Reshi, this is supposed to be a spoof on the old Dating Sim VA so this stuff is there for subvertation reasons.”. First off, yes and no. Yes because it’s supposed to either throw the player for a loop when it happens and to warn them if they are sensitive to this content but also no since these sorts of things happen in even in any regular old visual novels.

Japanese visual novels (Which DDLC is mainly based on) are no stranger to sensitive topics like mental health, blood, death, murder, and even suicide in some instances, espically if it’s in a school setting as a lot of dating sim VNs tend to fall into of what DDLC is trying to parody/pull itself off as. Though usually these sort of things, usually the extreme latter, usually only tend to pop up towards the end of the game, usually if the player is on what we will refer to as a “Bad Ending” of a certain route. It doesn’t have to happen on-screen since this sort of thing can also happen if you are pursuing another character’s route but usually it’s most often front and center in bad ending routes focusing on the specific character which is why I feel it’s kind of a shock that no matter which girl you pursue, even if it is Sayori and choosing all of the positive options for her which would normally net you in these circumstances a good ending (even if it’s due to Monica fucking with the game), this scene will always play out regardless. Same goes with Yuri in Act 2 because even if you spend time with Natsuki (Who doesn’t even have one), you will always get her death scene when you may have expected to have it be the other way around (Tho at this point, the game has already made it clear it’s not just any old VN

Let’s pretend for a second if DDLC was not a meta horror game (Yes I’m aware DDLC: Blue Skies exists but let’s put that aside for now), and was simply just a regular old VN that still kept these heavy elements, these sort of scenes would still work in this case if you make the wrong choices and wouldn’t be unheard of appearing but likely handled more in a heartbreaking way instead of more of a horror element.

Now onto my other point, the warning text at the beginning of the game. Yes I know it kinda gives things away but at the same time it could work into fooling people that DDLC is just a visual novel.

Let’s say that you don’t read the extended one on Team Salvato’s website and only read the ones in the opening seconds on the menu (Namely these and ignoring the Contains Spoilers one from DDLC+):

I mean it kinda gives away that something’s up with this game but doesn’t always point directly to it being a horror game with these sorts of warnings, espically if lets say, you’ve played other VNs in the past since content like this still pops up in VNs that aren’t intended to specifically be horror and it doesn’t always have to just jump out in your face on every route as sometimes the average Joe on the first run of certain games might not even see this stuff even if it’s in the game.

Take School Days which I feel is a good example since how infamous it’s bad endings are and while yes they can be obtained on shear accident by somebody going in blind, not everyone playing the game will come across some of the game’s darker scenes but that doesn’t mean they aren’t there (Correct me if I’m wrong or feel free to provide another example of you wish) so a game like School Days which is a dating sim game at its core could still carry a warning like that of DDLC that a player might see when they boot up the game, even if they happen to get lucky and never get to actually see any of that content.

Just a bit of rambling but idk if anyone else noticed that

[guyfmpyear2]

Proposal

Over the last few projects I leaned further and further into coding, i don't think i have touched an art software in 2-3 projects. That doesn't mean my work looks bad though, I also have gotten into UI design and more technical elements of visuals such as Particles and Post Processing. My rhythm game was probably the pinnacle of my visuals. While my most recent Collaborative project was used to refine my use of UI and Data tables will be demonstrated in this next project, also I could try to figure out how to do 2d particles.

Me and Josh will have to keep on top of meetings and tracking progress, blog work will be fairly critical as per usual. With the added feedback from josh and other friends who will be asked to be critical of the project during its development as to offer constructive criticisms.

We conceptualized the idea of our visual novel (perhaps dating sim) taking place in the mythos of Greek gods. With some modern spins on it. Though that's my understanding of the brief as I'm not too involved with the thematic and aesthetic elements of the game as I'm going to be coding all the ui / data table/ information input parts of the game, where I just add all the actual content Josh makes.  Based off the research I did it gonna be a lot of looking at making good looking UI Elements, the idea is that i can fully automate the content side of this game like how I did with the witch game, that process should only take me a week or two, leaving me plenty of time to help with other things mainly in the polishing touches area. Josh also wants some additional gameplay which I can focus on making if I can finish the core visual novel component of the game. We’re also planning on getting some testing / feedback from a few of our friends who know more about this sorta game.

[purfysims]

Hello, Sims side of Tumblr!~ Glad to have finally gotten around to making this blog, cause boiiii have I been getting more and more into these Sims games again lol Primarily that of Sims 2 cause that’s always been a childhood fave of mine (though I also really like dabbling in Sims 3 & 4 when I get the chance .3.)

So! To start some things off, here’s some personal age HCs of mine regarding the Pleasantview premades, cause ngl they’ve really grown on me as a fave neighborhood to play in~

The Goth Family:

-Mortimer Goth = 50’s (aged a bit more than others due to the stress of losing Bella/having to work overtime to provide the comfy life for his children. Though comes off a bit strict and old-fashioned, he’s a true gentleman at heart for those he cares about (especially for any future romantic partner).)

-Bella Goth = mid-40’s (at time of disappearance; went missing over a decade before the current timeline of Pleasantview, which devastated the neighborhood as she was a kind, elegant figure for the town to look up to)

-Cassandra Goth = late-20’s (was a child genius and advanced up a lot in school, graduating early enough to move up well in her Scientist career. Never got properly socialized around other kids though (minus her babysitter Mary-Sue, who became like a big sister figure), leaving Cass rather shy & awkward even at her age)

-Alexander Goth = 12-13 (was only a toddler when Bella left his life, so doesn’t have as many memories/sentiments about her as his dad & sister. Mainly keeps to himself save for his new friend, Lucy Burb, who just moved into town and keeps trying to nudge him out of his shell whenever they’re off school)

The Pleasant Family:

-Daniel Pleasant = mid-30’s (was highschool sweethearts with Mary-Sue, though were on the rocks to split up by graduation before suddenly finding out they were expecting. The two rushed to marry and settle to raise their twins soon afterward, steadily becoming distant over the years due to Daniel feeling like he missed out on his “youth” (aka: dating experience), whilst Mary-Sue buried herself in work.)

-Mary-Sue Pleasant = mid-30’s (A class valedictorian in her youth with many big dreams, was eager to marry Daniel at first & start a family before their marriage inevitably crumbled over the years. Very perfectionistic and ambitious in nature, always hopeful for keeping up a picture perfect family though isn’t really the best at actually being “doting”/emotionally available due to all the work stress she bottles up.)

-Angela Pleasant = 16 (The Golden Child daughter of the family, always praised and pushed by her parents to be at her best no matter what. Tries to be cordial and nice with her twin sis, though tends to come off rather condescending/“blind” to the struggles in her family. Only around Dustin Broke does she feel more at ease to be herself, as he’s not afraid to help nudge Angela from her “goodie two shoes” attitude.)

-Lilith Pleasant = 16 (The Scapegoat/Misfit daughter of the family, having grown up feeling so dismissed and ignored that Lilith’s developed a “tough” edge to avoid getting hurt again. Resents Angela for taking all the attention in the family, as well as her parents for being so caught up in themselves & their own egos. Dirk Dreamer was the only kid around the block who seemed to “see” Lilith for who she really is, giving her a chance and standing by her enough to the point where they’re currently dating.)

The Lothario Family:

-Don Lothario = early-30’s (The town womanizer and up-&-coming doctor; many local women can’t seem to resist Don's charm no matter where he goes. Having grown up as the only son to a very wealthy (and always busy) couple, Don could never seem to stay attached to many people (let alone a woman) for longer than a couple weeks/months at best. Making his recent engagement to Cassandra Goth all the more shocking (and to others, suspicious)...)

The Caliente Family:

-Dina Caliente = mid-20’s (The younger twin sister with the higher maturity level, having to kind of "step up" to lead her & Nina through life since their mother died. Has dreams for making "easy" big money via-marrying wealthy men, especially after moving into town and hearing about Mortimer Goth being an aging widower. Both she and her sister have become well acquainted with Don due to their shared charismatic demeanors... and according to local gossip, perhaps something "more"?)

-Nina Caliente = mid-20’s (The older twin sister perpetually stuck in her "laidback" party-girl lifestyle, nothing seems to excite Nina more than adding a new phone number to her hookup list. Tends to just follow whatever Dina's doing without a second thought, whether it's browsing the local clubs or setting up schemes to get themselves some "easy" money. Close as she is to her sis, Nina's actual "loyalty" could be questionable given how much she cozies up with Don (aka: Dina's "boy toy"), pretty much as soon as the topic of bars and hot tubs comes up.)

The Oldie Family:

-Herb Oldie = 70’s (The friendly, laidback father of Mary-Sue, Herb is quite content to live out the rest of his retirement days nearby in the neighborhood (just in time to help comfort his daughter from her marital woes). Though deeply loves his wife Coral and the life they’ve led up together, Herb lowkey always wondered what it would’ve been like to “explore” now and then…)

-Coral Oldie = 70’s (The responsible, caring mother of Mary-Sue who’s not afraid to tell it like it is when it comes to what’s right (something Lilith deep down always admired, herself). Never really felt that Daniel was “good enough” for her baby girl in all honesty… but never underestimate the love and devotion Coral has for her granddaughters (no matter how often the sisters bicker).)

The Broke Family:

-Brandi Broke = 34 (A teen mom who struggled to make it on her own since her husband’s sudden death; struggling to make a balance between being the “fun” mom for her boys (aka: buying them expensive gifts) and actually providing for them in their small trailer. Deep down wished to own her own diner-style restaurant, ever since she was a kid.)

-Dustin Broke = 16 (The angsty, troublemaking oldest boy of Brandi’s; having bottled up a lot of grief from his father’s death to the point of anger issues. Never really knew how to make friends and be nice to others, but always carried a strong protective instinct for his mom (though embarrassed by her at times) and brother(s) (+Angela, now that they’re dating).

-Beau Broke = 3 (The baby of the family (so far) who still carries enough innocence to lift up his family’s spirits on the daily. Would grow up to be a very hyper and playful child, eager to make friends with whomever he meets.)

The Burb Family:

-John Burb = early-30’s (A friendly family man eager for a fresh new start from the big city life, especially for the sake of lil Lucy and any other future children down the line. Never really got along much with Jennifer’s brother Daniel (who always acted like the “big macho/protective brother” around him), but John tries to remain civil now that both families are living in the neighborhood together.)

-Jennifer Burb = early-30’s (A confident child athlete-turned-business woman, Jennifer got so used to the hustle and bustle of the city with John that she’s still a lil “new” to the local suburb life. Though the younger of the two Pleasant siblings, Jennifer was never afraid to stand up to Daniel and try to push him to not lose sight of what’s important (aka: his family).)

-Lucy Burb = 10-12 (A peppy young girl who seems to keep falling into misadventures no matter the scenery, Lucy is just as eager to explore and have fun with the local children of Pleasantview (especially Alexander, even if he is a “grumpy pants” at times). Would not be afraid to kick the shins of those who try to mess with her loved ones (something Jennifer herself could attest to, having been a feisty lil girl as well back in the day).)

The Dreamer Family:

-Darren Dreamer = early/mid-30’s (A lonely, but well-meaning artist who can get his head a lil “lost in the clouds” to escape the harshness of reality. Deeply misses his late wife Darleen (whom he was childhood friends-turned-lovers with), and for the longest time never thought he’d have the energy to find love again… until Cassandra Goth entered the picture to comfort and care for him as a friend. Currently kicking himself with regret for being too late in expressing his feelings to her… especially now that she’s engaged to Don (whom, for Cass’s sake, Darren tries to be cordial towards… with mixed results). In the meantime, Darren’s determined to make it big with his newly ignited love for painting (while trying not to embarrass Dirk too much with all the art clutter in the house).)

-Dirk Dreamer = 16 (The friendly, loveable dork of Pleasantview (according to his fellow peers), Dirk is the kind of guy who doesn’t mind following after those with confidence, spunk, and drives to see beyond the little comforts of Pleasantview. While not always the best at speaking his mind freely (compared to his girlfriend Lilith), he makes up for it in being the “heart” of his small friend group.)

The Langerak Family:

-Kaylynn Langerak = early-20’s (Having spent most of her childhood cleaning up after the “messes” of her family, irony seemed to follow Kaylynn as she now leads the life of the local maid service. Having been blocked out by her loud, argumentative relatives her whole life, Kaylynn tends to come off rather soft-spoken and reserved in the present day (especially around those such as Daniel and Don). When she’s not busy on the job, deep down Kaylynn wishes for the simple, loving comforts of starting a family someday…)

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Found out I can’t play sims on my new laptop. Life is pain