#but then i was literally playing the sims 4 and it hit me

[zukos-tiny-burnt-ear]

Stardew is for sure working well on my computer (yippee yippee) so im finally starting my main farmer's save *with the update* and *gonna play it fully through* and im *not gonna restart again* im so pumped!!!

[saoriplease]

baylee; how's this

grandma: how are you an actress again?

baylee: grandmaa!!

[fascinati0nstr33t]

WELCOME TO ANOTHER HEADCANON SHITSHOW🗣️🔥

ARCANE CHARACTERS AND THEIR FAVOURITE VIDEO GAMES

this was requested by @beast-master-talks 🫶, so here it is pookie

Jinx

Splatoon & League of Legends

as mentioned in my first headcanon post, Jinx would be a Splatoon enjoyer

based on her weapons, the Heavy Splatling would be her go to weapon

if not, then the stringer or the dualies

she’s a Deep Cut enjoyer, 100%

enjoys the chaos of the game itself

would spam the taunts and squid party whenever she splats someone

plays with ekko

finds the salmons ADORABLE

is a toxic player…most of the time

and that also applies in League (i haven’t played it-)

would main herself

ultimate trash talker in both games

she just enjoys a game where she can absolutely demolish anyone

honourable mention: Borderlands

Viktor

i need him-

TLOZ: Twilight Princess & Minecraft

i think viktor enjoys open-world games rather than more action packed games

(i’m pretty sure his voice actor harry lloyd said something about zelda in a video)

Twilight Princess would be his favourite out of the other games mostly because of the general aesthetic and how it’s one of the more “darker” games of the franchise

THIS MAN WOULD BE FASCINATED BY THE TWILIGHT REALM, I MEAN-

the fact you can pick up cats is also a bonus

now on the calmer side, minecraft

it’s serves as a distraction

he has a pond of axolotls in honour of rio

has banned jinx from his server cus she blew up his wolf “on accident”

has lost his mind over the redstone

Vi

Street Fighter & The Last Of Us

Street Fighter is pretty much a classic in fighting games, so i think it’s something Vi would enjoy

has had a crush on at least ONE of the female fighters

would use ryu, a known character in the game

has played against Jinx, never doing it again cus they almost tore each other apart

NOW, IN THE CASE OF TLOU-

clickers and bloaters stress her the fuck out

died around 4 times in a row during the first encounter with a bloater

even though she could have weapons or even bricks at her disposal, most of the time she fights with her bare fists

died trying to speedrun the stealth sections because she didn’t have the patience

ellie and joel’s relationship hit a bit too close to home with her

i think she would take a break from the second game after joel’s death, no literally, it would leave her absolutely broken

Caitlyn

Life Is Strange & Fire Emblem

Caitlyn would enjoy Life is Strange due to its theme of moral choices

i think she’d be a bit thrown off by the more supernatural aspects of the game, but she’d enjoy nonetheless

she’s pretty much canonically a detective figure

so i think she’d be pretty satisfied if she manages to uncover something beforehand

has talked about the game to vi, in the same way a fnaf fan would explain the lore

NOW AS FOR FIRE EMBLEM (i know, i’m hilarious-)

the overall aesthetic of her design and the Kiramman house just gave me the game’s vibes, y’know?

the customization of the unit’s skills or classes would appeal to her

the lucina allegations from vi only worsened when she started playing

Ekko

Animal Crossing & BOTW

HE WOULD HAVE THE BEST ISLAND, I KNOW IT

has invited heimerdinger over, sometimes even asked for advice when it came to designing

if he was scammed by tom nook at some point, yeah, get ready for “the boy who shattered the console”

Goldie is his favourite villager (she’s mine too)

built a community similar to the Firelights

now for BOTW, Ekko would be absolutely mesmerised by every single location and sight (minus the guardians)

Rito Village reminds him of the hideout

did try to fight Ganon without the necessary equipment but lost

dyes everything green or brown

a little timebomb thingy, he would name one of his horses after Jinx/Powder, especially if it’s one of the blue horses

gets irritated when the stable won’t accept a peculiar horse (skeleton or lord of the mountain)

bonus: tony hawk pro skater (i don’t need to elaborate)

Mel

Sims 4 & Pokémon Scarlet

she would make the most beautiful houses

her sims would have absolutely LETHAL face cards

however, that doesn’t mean it wouldn’t be absolute chaos from time to time

assassinating her sims would amuse her tbh

YOURE GONNA HAVE TO HEAR ME OUT FOR POKÉMON-

she chooses either fuecoco or quaxly as a starter

her team is full of the most GLAMOROUS pokémon i just know it

gardevoir would be on there for sure

has a shitload of coins and diamonds for evolution

Jayce

(he looks like a wet dog here-)

Detroit: Become Human & FIFA

the story of DBH would have him hooked

just the entire theme of technology would have him interested

but similar to himself, he would have good intentions yet make the most dogshit choices

he would try getting the “good” ending

similar to my headcanon of him quoting Captain Falcon, he would, unironically, say “28 STAB WOUNDS” out of the blue

Jayce is a fife, i just see it that way

despite the game being far more straight to the point, he would enjoy it casually

again, COCKY

if he’s playing with other people, then things will get heated

his team is Barça, it just is

bonus: he plays minecraft with Viktor

I THINK SOME ARE MORE ACCURATE THAN OTHERS BUT EITHER WAY I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS!

[fruitbasketball]

wnba recap 6/27

holy FUCK bro what a fucking day i know i’m late but let’s get into it

minnesota lynx vs. dallas wings

there is genuinely no world in which the wings should have won this game. none at all. rike shot 8-17 and that’s GOOD for her. mccowan had a double double, solid work, but everyone should really be thanking odyssey sims. everyone say thank you!!! say thank you kim mulkey!!!

yeah y’all should’ve left courtney williams in chicago if she was just gonna win the cup and then pull this shit. 1-6? lord we got klay thompson himself in the w. lynx bench is really just zero help like poor phee put the team on her back against dallas and it just didn’t pan out.

connecticut sun vs. washington mystics

the fact that this game even went to overtime… connecticut you are in trouuuubleeee! i thought it was gonna go to DOUBLE too. shout out shatori walker-kimbrough because miss girl was automatic until she had to hit that clutch 3 😭😭 nah i’m playing but lord help poor aaliyah edwards. this girl was never injured in college and missing this many games. THEN she gets to washington and her teammates are injured or running furniture stores, and her own back is out. my poor husky i’m so sorry baby

now ms. alyssa thomas. 1-5?? 7 points??? 37 MINUTES????? lord give me strength this team is gonna piss me off thank god she got 8 boards bc why the fuck else are you on the floor. dijonai 4-9 from 3 tho thank you good god. since no one else on that damn team could hit a 3. what do you MEAN 2-9?? db bro??? jesus christ.

las vegas aces vs. chicago sky

AYEEEE SEC LINKUPPPPP IK Y’ALL SEE DAT ‼️‼️ we got the bayou barbie, killa kamilla, and the m’vp herself going head to head to head

dawn staley not too happy about her girl blocking her girl but it’s all love <3 HELLOOOOOO A’JA WILSON 30 PIECE! HELLOOOO ANGEL 9TH STRAIGHT DOUBLE DOUBLE. I GOT MY MVP. I GOT MY ROTY. THIS IS GOOD FUCKING TELEVISION THANK YEWWWW ‼️‼️‼️‼️

in other news… the 3 points from kysre explains some… other events that transpired maybe

indiana fever vs. seattle storm

YEEEEEAAAAHHH GIVE IT TO EM GOLD MAMBA. GIMME THAT SHIT. i love jewell loyd so fucking much idc. i literally LOVE her.

34 points???? on 10-15??? with one eye??? yeah. YEAH.

kristy wallace get out the fuckin league bro. 18 whole minutes and you couldn’t contribute a single bucket. what are we doing here guys??? why is christie sides’ head so far up her own ass??

caitlin clark - great efficiency from the field. good shot selection.

nneka double double, sds what the fuck, sami whitcomb i just feel like you should be playing soccer and idk why, nika… played for 1 whole minute!

anyway seattle absolutely clobbers the fever in a somewhat rare occasion of having their shit together so that was like really good!

[mllemaenad]

So – Bethesda broke Fallout 4's script extender. Because of course they did. What better way to celebrate the release of your new TV show than to stall people's ongoing playthroughs? Excellent work. I don't even want an Enclave quest. It's Creation Club nonsense, so it won't actually be a proper quest anyway.

I want to finish my Sim Settlements 2 playthrough. Ugh.

So while I'm waiting for the dust to settle on that, I thought I'd give Fallout 76 another go. I am rebuilding my mod list for Fallout 3, but that's a work in progress. And Fallout 76 is right there.

I created a new character, because I haven't played this thing in ages and I know they've changed a bunch of the mechanics. And oh - ha. I mean, I had thought from the beginning that creating a game without NPCs was a terrible idea, because it's hard to invest in saving an empty world. But the addition of them makes playing the game's original main quest a distinctly bizarre experience.

I don't mean that I'm suddenly pro-empty world. Not at all. In general the presence of factions and personalities and people you can care about it a good thing.

But when they made this game, the writers and quest designers were given "empty world" as a parameter within which they had to work. And they did.

It's sort of an interesting, even bold, choice for a storyline because it does not allow you to feel good about yourself at all. Most Fallout games do. Oh, you can play evil if you want, sure, and there are a handful of side quests that are genuinely no win scenarios. But mostly? You can save the world. And you will probably have a better experience if you try to: there's more to do when you talk to the NPCs and deal with their problems rather than just murdering everyone and taking their stuff.

But Fallout 76 is just judging you.

I keep thinking about its promotional song – that really upbeat cover of Take Me Home, Country Roads, and all the imagery in the old trailer, about rebuilding and looking to the future. But all of that is functionally a lie, and the key lines in that song come towards the end:

I hear her voice in the mornin' hour, she calls me The radio reminds me of my home far away Drivin' down the road, I get a feelin' That I should've been home yesterday, yesterday – Take Me Home, Country Roads

You should have been home yesterday. You should have been home a thousand yesterdays ago. This story is all about the past, and a rebuilding effort you neglected to join. It hits you with the guilt straight away, as the very first place the game takes you is an old outpost of emergency service personnel who just kept on doing their jobs after the bombs fell. It's their notes and recordings that teach you how to survive.

Of course you encounter less pleasant people later: raiders and Enclave, and honestly I have little patience for any iteration of The Brotherhood of Steel. But even there, you can see that the misunderstandings and conflicts and general fuck ups might have been resolved with a competent mediator.

And that is exactly what you are. You're a Fallout protagonist. You don't have the time to spend ten years sitting in a lab, but you excel at travelling from town to town and dealing with whatever obstacle is stopping a faction from moving forward. Fallouts 1-4 and assorted spin offs have taught us all that.

Even in universe, Vault 76 is stated to be full of literal geniuses. It is packed with doctors and scientists and engineers: exactly the people the world needed to deal with a combination of plague and environmental crisis.

If you were there, you could have fixed this.

But you were not there. You were sitting comfortably in a vault, while other, better people tried to save the world.

And they were almost there. They had a vaccine. Even with everything, they had a vaccine. They did the work, they had a plan. As you play through this quest, you stand upon the shoulders of giants at almost every stage, implementing the very last step in a plan that really does work. Had they lived, even a few months longer ... but they didn't, and you did nothing to help them.

It wasn't even necessary to spend 25 years in that vault, as it is abundantly clear that the area around 76 has been habitable this whole time. Challenging, sure: I am in no way suggesting that it was an easy existence. But it was not instant irradiated death.

Every other Fallout protagonist steps out of their vault (or other entry scenario) in time to make things right. Maybe just in time, but nevertheless. They walk into a fractured world and get to work. But not you. You took the easy route.

How proud are you of that Best Dental Hygiene award now?

Given that it is set so close to the Great War, and deals with first generation survivors, it gives one of the best looks at the cynical cruelty of Vault-Tec: when they talk about rebuilding the world, it only means rebuilding for its own benefit and profit. Anyone not part of their plan is more than welcome to die in a hole.

It ties in very nicely with the television series, actually. Lucy laments that she was waiting to rebuild the world, but it all happened without her - and Vault-Tec actively tried to destroy that new world (and at least up to a point, seems to have succeeded). Her people waited over 200 years, but it didn't take that long. Twenty-five were quite enough.

But with the new version ... I mean, it really takes the sting out of it. It looks like everybody had a few rough years there, but it's all turned out fine. There's a burgeoning civilisation here, with homesteads and caravans and trade. I can't go two steps without an NPC asking to borrow a bobby pin, and even the raiders are more territorial than outright destructive (although – is nobody going to go up that completely safe little hill and give poor Miguel a funeral? Come on guys, clean up the damn corpses).

The tragedy of the whole thing, and the weight of your own inaction, is largely gone. You can't reshape the world and still make the same impact with that narrative.

I don't know, I guess I just can't quite get behind the whole multiplayer-ness of the thing. The world can't really change as you complete quests. You can't really rebuild. But likewise, if the world does change, it has to change for everyone at the same time, regardless of where they are in the story.

It could still work, I think, if you could play through that story and then see the caravans come over the hill, and start to rebuild the world.

Because that might feel a bit like redemption.

[bunnithechubs]

okay - I have a couple of questions for you! 1) what packs do you not have that you would want to have? 2) what is your process when it comes down to creating your storyline/gameplays? 3) what are some of your favorite simtubers, or simblrs (would you ever think about actually doing youtube yourself?)

Hi there, thanks for all the questions! I loveeee asks like these :3

So I actually own all packs/kits that are currently available for the Sims 4. I could give you a couple of my favs though: Seasons, Pets, City Living, and Get Together!

So I have two different process. If I'm doing gameplay I sort of set up the sim and a brief "goal" list I want them top complete. Then I just play the game and take screenshots that support that narrative. I use the editing to sort of weave the story together. For storytelling- like Slate- I normally preplan an "arc" for the story and use the game to tell the arc. Sometimes I let the game influence stuff like when Penny and Vinny broke up- Vinny rolled that want. After the arc is complete I sort of take a break until something new pops in my head.

I've mentioned before I'm a BIG oshinsims fan. I watch literally every episode (i even got a lot featured in one ;-;). I was an avid ubansims fan back when she posted more consistently. Recently I've gotten really into siille. I do love me some ashley plays- that channel alone influenced Penny for me.

I've ALWAYS wanted to be on youtube creating sims content. Last year I bought a mic and downloaded software- even recorded a video. But alas I'm too shy to hit post. My husband has been trying to build up my confidence but I just can't seem to do it. Maybe in 2025 will be the year of bunnithechubs youtube era

[lovelash]

hi again!! https://lilithpleasant.tumblr.com/post/744670653171515392 this is the first post I found :) I know what you mean, I've been spending dayssss trying to find what was crashing my game (and get rid of things I won't use to make room for more cc haha) but it just hits a spot that the other Sims games don't for me. That said, your Sims 4 pictures kinda make me want to try playing that again too 🫣

oh big agree!!! something about the gameplay is just so....... good! like yeeeeee ts4 has a rly nice CAS section and better poses and stuff but ts2 is just.... perfection 😂 tbh the only thing that rly keeps me coming back to ts4 is that ed n stede live there lmfao

ANYWAY!!!

i found the file in my downloads folder, but it is literally just named wind_unicorn which gives exactly zero clue where it comes from, but it's also probably so old that the creator isn't even active anymore anyway, so i went ahead and reuploaded it here, there's also a file called wind_unicorn_goldenmane that i threw in too because i assume it's a recolor 😂

@eds-teach

[simmancy]

Happy Spooky Season, pumpkaboos! 

Here’s what’s happening this month / going forward on simmancy-dot-tumblr-dot-com.

𝙷𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚘 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚏𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚜! 👋

Hi there if you’re new! My name is Kit, I am 32 now, this is my simblr, I am active on and off. If any of that bothers you, unfollow, it's okay! If you're here because I posted a mod list or a random piece of CC you like, then I have good news - I do those things occasionally! When I am actively posting, I usually dabble in gameplay. I don't do much storytelling anymore because... well, I don't have the time!

𝚂𝚒𝚖𝚋𝚕𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚂𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚕𝚎 🍬

I have SOME stuff I've been poking at in my ~spare time~. I love Simblreen, it's the best time of the year imo and it's just... a tradition. It's a tradition. So I'm going to try 🤞

I have been writing out a mod list centered around occults/spooky gameplay at least. So that's seasonally appropriate????? If you have a mod list request hit my inbox because I still fucking LOVE WCIFs and that's a sort of WCIF.

𝙾𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝 🎃

This year (and likely going forward), I'm going to try to use my blog to showcase the community. There's SO many cool things in the ts4 tag!! So I've been scouring it at the dead of night to refill my queue 👻 That's what you can mainly expect this month. No CAS challenges, no CC challenges, just some creepies and kookies from others around simblr.

𝚁𝚎𝚐𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚛 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝 🌕

Hi regular followers!! I’m so sorry if you've been here a long time, because I don't have much updates on my ~classic~ gameplays and saves and they just...... won't be. For a while.

Not So Perry... I have a bit of Gen 4 but I haven't played in a whiiiiile so. I might revisit that/redo/we'll see.

Star x Crossed is indefinitely on hold - I will probably revise how that was posting because the full episodes just aren't possible right now. I might do it more as like... an edit type thing, where the edits tell the stories or whatever. It SUCKS because I had really big hopes and dreams for that save and instead I... had a child.

The Nobel ABCs will return because I have 10 generations done in game. I just need to queue.

Maggie's Wonderful Life WILL eventually be done LMAO. I'm hoping to get back into that save soonish. I LOVE farming gameplay! So I want to play/finish it. I had about half of the introductions shot before I got distracted with other things and then... well. yeah.

New saves? When I manage to play, I play a lot of newer saves LMAO. Mostly because when I have time right now I need... something easy.

𝙻𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚄𝚙𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚎 🔮

I decided I like doing this once a year Simmancy Newsletter during my favorite time of the year. Halloween remains the BEST season, and there's also no guarantee I won't drop off the face of the planet again.

Obv the main thing is that, as previously stated, I had a baby. A whole ass baby. She's now 3 months old, and she is so much in the best way. We're currently teething and if you're like "Kit that seems a bit early," you're absolutely right but this is the lot I've drawn in life. She likes to be sat up, and stood up, and to talk to the Baby in the Mirror. She also is obsessed with trees and the cat. I know new moms are annoying and I'm absolutely that annoying new mom, I literally cannot shut up about her and therefore make my sims blog also about her.

I go back to work next month and I'm absolutely dreading it. Can I just be a sim and have someone press motherlode for me? Please?

Otherwise, there's very little in Kit World. The past 6 simblr years remain wonderful, and I've met some of my best friends on here. I go between BG3 and Sims when I have game time (which isn't a lot because Baby Simmancy is increasingly awake and mobile). I WISH I had more time to hang around here but maybe in a year or so.

Anyway, that’s my update of the year. Happy spooky season everybody! I hope it’s a good one!

Stay safe & spooky out there!

[thatlittledandere]

Top 5 dating sim love interests!

drafted this to add pics and then forgot to publish it rip

Love is war.....

1. Yoosung Kim (Mystic Messenger) I FORGOT ABOUT HIM AND RUSHED TO PUT HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE MY BABY BOYFRIEND HOW COULD I. And now I'm too tired to give him the essay he deserves aughhhhhh just. Look at my Yoosung tag, boy. I miss being so obsessed with him I cried myself to sleep because he isn't real and I wanted to hug him of so badly. The love was real. It was love and it was real

2. Everett Gray (XOXO Droplets) literally ticks all of my boxes. He's blonde. He's a bitch. He's canonically bisexual. (The holy trinity of B's.) He curses a lot. He wears bright colors. He's secretly petty insecure and it makes me insane when I think about it for longer than a second. He catches feelings easily. He's a tsundere. He's ALSO openly affectionate, somehow. He's a genuinely good and caring friend to his bestie. He loves his mom. He's pathetic. He's out of my league. He's literally me. He was hand-crafted specifically for me. He's everything

3. Jonah Clemence (Ikemen Revolution) yes he's a military man but I forgive him because he's my poor little meow meow. He looks and acts like Kinshiro so if you're into Boueibu you can stop reading here you already know all you need to. He's prideful, he's EARNED it, he's desperate to prove his worth, he's an overly protective big bro, he's condescending, he has a fan club he doesn't know about, he's stupidly loyal, he had a sweet tooth, he's unwaveringly honest, he's my husband, he needs me, I've played both of his routes five times at least,

4. Lysander (My Candy Love) are the servers still up I haven't checked in like two years. Anyway Lys ♡ He dresses like a Victorian gentleman. He keeps losing his most prized possession. He has his head in the clouds and his feet on the ground. He doesn't make snap decisions and can't stand judgemental people. He's always polite. Because of this I didn't even notice how much warmer he'd gotten until, spoilers, he experienced memory loss an started talking to the MC like he did when they first met. Devastating. He's surprisingly jealous when he really likes someone and I can't decide if it's hot or frightening. Leaning slightly towards the latter.

5. The love interest character Yosuke Hanamura from the hit dating sim game Persona 4. Idk I don't know if tere's anyone else I like, think about outside the context of their games... Where the fuck are all the girls

[xoxitgirl]

ALL MINE ♡ STATES CHALLENGE RESULTS!

🎀 february 6th

i started my challenge the day i posted it so 2/4 and hopefully ending 2/18. my main goal was not being at war in my own mind and instead asking myself when i was in a state I didn’t resonate with;

“who am I?”

“is this the energy I want to embody?”

“would the me who has xyz act this way?”

and this was only the first day—it was like a switch went off and I’ve been feeling so fluid ever since. like personally, the resistance at first can be a bitchhh depending on how you look at it. but my mind has finally accepted that imagination is the only reality like there is nothing i need to worry about or do or change but my state of awareness. and I start to find myself smiling and shit in class because in my 4D I’m doing shit for my business and idk that shit just feels so transformative. *updating every few days!

🎀 februrary 8th

I have a quiz today so a good day to updatee, im manifesting good grades as well without really trying and being the person who bullshits but still passes with all A’s. my goal for this challenge is not to check the 3D consciously—as long as my dominant state is a state of having/being then I have nothing to worry about! doing an edward art meditation before class laterr—ttyl!!! update—improved my grades and got a B on my calc quiz! + im understanding calc + harder econ which is insanee to me

🎀 february 15th

so I got hit up by my graphics design client/manager that made me HELLA money in 2020 for a commission + an upcoming event… y’all long story short I have multiple jobs lined up. I also been spending time alone and spoiling myself and I got this cute ass belly ring likee period. im meditating again tonight (Edward Art) but I feel so confident. I am also adding 5 more days because I checked the 3D/wavered about something business-related so my new end date is 2/23!

🍨 results!!

so im finally done with my challenge which felt like it flew by. everything I manifested—

• freelance opportunities + getting commissions for my graphic design business. my second business is also starting to grow, i even have models lined up (,:

• I literally always have money + my parents got better jobs opportunities—n when I say this shit manifested I mean I’m doing A LOT better financially

• my skin is so clear and my hairs easy to do??? I used to struggle a bit but now I can do it within 30mins-1hr + my hair’s now likee 4a/3c and touches my mid back its growing pretty quick

• playing the sims 4 again + hella expansion packs games would literally break my computers b4

• my dimples are prominent asfff! I have a lil more freckles too ((:

• buying whatever I want/getting it bought for me like new piercings + haircare + stiiizy pods + having my nails done when I want

• wasn’t even focused on my body at first but I asked myself how I would feel/react if I had my desired body and y’all.. over the last 2ish weeks I noticed I have the most toned stomach I’ve ever had and my butt grew an inch?? likee I haven’t worked out n my body only looks better

• my relationship is so perfect! my bf plans dates and stuff and suggests cute shit all the time for ex. he wants to take me to see the snow for the first time and were going on a trip next month for our anniversary <3

• i literally doodle in class, bullshit my hw, n still get good grades

these were the things I was really focused on during February but overall I’m super super happy with my results!! ౨ৎ

[minti-tales]

(@driftward) Smut prompt! 4) slow sex while one or both are injured (bonus points if it’s after a battle or after they’ve patched up each other’s wounds). But! You must wait to answer this until after Dawntrail launches at the very least.

I got inspired by the MSQ to write the first half, so there's a hint of *Sims "Woohoo" sound effect* at the end. Hope that works! This is me trying to practice my writing, too.

Dawntrail spoilers are here.

CW: Language, mental health, implied intercourse, violence.

"More? You got more?! I want more of your army to break upon this blade, Zoraal Ja, you pig b------. Whoresson. A coward who uses children as a shield!" 

A true shame, then, that the soldiers' armor weren't strong enough to withstand repeated rounds of aether cartridges. All that technology, all that rapid progress, literally slashed to ribbons, courtesy of a towering Roegadyn woman, called Minti Chocolate, swinging an equally towering gun blade about her head.

A few moments ago, this stretch of Section 9 had had stray Vanguard soldiers, each searching for souls to harvest. Civilian, member of the Oblivion resistance group - it didn't matter. The King of Resolve made it abundantly clear: all life within the Everkeep was to be harvested, to aid the invasion of Tuliyollal. No exceptions. No mercy to be given.

The metal ground beneath Minti roared to life, cracking and spurting flames thanks to concentrated blasts of aether. "You like that trick? I call it 'Fated Brand.' I got plenty more, my sweets. Have a taste, don't be shy!" 

Most of the soldiers were gracious enough to take themselves offline after the first hit. One of them, tsk tsk, was still standing, shaken but somehow perfectly pointing its lightning rifle at its target. Another one of Zoraal Ja's toy soldiers, with absolutely no fear, no thoughts running through its hollow frame.

It would be a pleasure to sever the soldier's head from its shoulders. 

<The Signora> Oh, yes. How many souls have you taken, puppet? Have you wished for someone to -cut- you from those horrid, horrid strings? You needn't say a word; allow me.

A cloud of purple and black smoke, almost pure darkness, materialized and danced along the Roegadyn woman's armored glove. Up to the very tip of her gunblade, all the way up, so that the weapon might more closely resemble a reaper's scythe. The Signora, the voidsent bound to Minti's reaper crystal and one of the voices in her Echo-blessed "Choir," was whispering in her ear, feeding her feelings of anger and spite.

<The Signora> Queen Sphene and Zoraal Ja are truely a couple made in the seven hells, my dear. They harbor no love for their subjects. Why, they don't even let them remember their dead. Is that not the cruelest thing you've heard, my sweetling?

She could feel those claws tug at her face, stinging metal hooks all lashed up with pretty wire.

"Shut up, shut up," Minti snarled through gritted teeth, her gunblade singing through the open air.

<The Signora> Ah, but I tire of playing the hero. I have a new game in mind, if you would hear of it. I wonder - what if we cut down each and every one of these toys? That way, our dear Queen has nowhere left to run. She can pay for her crimes like the tyrant that she is.

The soldier took a few steps back, it's gun rapidly moving from left to right, before breaking into a sprint. Off it went, clanking towards a makeshift barrier of empty crates and torn-up road. It couldn't possibly have seen the Gunbreaker dashing up behind it, readying their warped blade for a final swing.

"Your King is a cancer," the Roegadyn snarled, swinging the blade like a woman possessed. "And I- I am the barber's blade. Puppet."

For the briefest of moments, Minti felt like a puppet herself, hearing herself speak those words to the soldier's soon-to-be-cleaved frame. Something of that was familiar to her, but, where had she heard it before? As metal struck metal, rending what had false life in half, those thoughts left her mind. They weren't needed, anyways, not with what The Signora was planning next.

<The Signora> One down, oh so more to go. Now, where shall we go next-

Suddenly, there was a heavy feeling, a pair of great weights, pressing down on Minti's shoulders. She couldn't do anything but fall, like a great tree felled in the forest by a botanist's axe. This must be the soul within her gunbreaker crystal, who called himself The Royal Volunteer. She could hear his voice - deep and rumbling like the earth - as the ground greet her.

<The Royal Volunteer> You've had your fun, witch; now be useful and let her be. You weren't with her when we stormed the fortress with the others. Didn't see you fightin' for our damn life against that great lighting beast.

The lass is resting - right here - so go suck a imp's arsehole for all I care.

Now, Minti, you rest up. Might need to wake up in a few, if your friends are looking for you.

---

There is time for comfort, in this false paradise, where death is considered an inconvenience.

It's not every day that a warrior of light gets woken up to the sounds of a Cure spell being cast on them. Even rarer still is the Cure that's cast by someone who cares for them on a level few others have achieved.

There's pleasure to be found in having the warrior's jacket slipped off their shoulders, neatly folded, and put off to the side. Getting their armor pushed up by their love's hands, all the way over their head. Belt unbuckled, jeans pushed down to their feet, boots removed with reverence.

Innocent kisses that become much, much more. A touch between the legs, fingers probing, exploring great big warm depths.

You did so good today.

I did?

Yes, Minti. Yes, you did.

[peachymuns-sims4challenges]

Playing Favorites Challenge

Inspired by the “spoiled brat, hated child” trope seen in Gacha Life. I know. Gacha Life just affected my brain chemistry for a brief time when I was, like, 11. Play any life length. It’s fine, I don’t care.

Rules

You must create a couple in CAS. But do not create their kids. It literally does not matter what they end up being, as long as one of them can get pregnant and the other can impregnate, as they’re only super important for a brief time.

Get them a plot in newcrest. Make 2 child’s bedrooms. Make one highly extravagant and fancy, and make the other as cheap and dingy as you can.

As soon as you get them moved in, you must have them start trying for baby asap. I’d recommend not having the pregnancy holder do pregnancy tests after the first attempt and instead have them try for baby several times in a row and then have the pregnancy holder do a pregnancy test. Odds are they’ll be pregnant. This isn’t a hard and fast rule, though, just play however you like when it comes to this.

If you don’t have multiples in this first go round, the oldest child must automatically be the hated child. Have the parents try for baby again, and the new baby will be their favorite. If you have twins, flip a coin to see who is the favorite and who is the hated. If you have triplets, flip a digital 3-sided die (or a 6 sided die with 4 equating to 1, 2 equating to 5, and 6 equating to 3) to see which one is put up for adoption, and then flip a coin to see which one is hated and which one is favored. This is actually really funny to me, by the way, because the hated child probably thinks “there’s nobody in this family less fortunate than I” and then it turns out later on they had a long lost sibling their parents hated even more than them.

Make the hated child’s toddler trait Independent, and the favorite child’s toddler trait Fussy (or Spoiled, if you have Chingyu1023’s Toddler Traits mod)

Have the parents consistently do mean interactions with the hated child and neglect them, while tending to the favorite’s every whim.

Make it so the siblings hate each other. Preferably organically.

The hated child must take care of themself. They are not permitted to eat leftovers from the fridge as a child and teen, or cook for themself as a teen. It’s just quick meals for them. The favorite child will not cook whatsoever; their parents or hated sibling will cook for them.

With a few exceptions, whatever happens, happens. One of the parents dies? Oh well. Favorite child’s crush rejects them? Guess the kid will either have to learn to deal with rejection or hate their former crush forever. Hated child has something good happen to them for once (outside of their parents or sibling being nice to them)? Good for them. The only things you are allowed to reverse (or treat as failure state if you so choose) are both parents dying, or the kids getting taken away.

Have the hated child move away as soon as possible.

Once the favorite child moves out, get them married and have them have kids. Make sure this spouse can have kids. If you have to, you can make a spouse for them in cas.

Rinse and repeat with the favorite child as an heir.

You win once you hit 10 generations. If your sims’ family tree ends before this, then you lose the challenge. You can do this any way necessary.

[bobnewbie]

15 questions for 15 mutuals

Tagged by so many lovely folks!!

1. Are you named after anyone?

bahahaha, my father and my mother. they literally said ctrl-c ctrl-v

2. When was the last time you cried?

Ooof it has been a minute. I am going to watch my bestie get married soon so i have a feeling it'll happen very soon

3. Do you have any kids?

i have two adorable fur babies because i like to live up to all the millennial stereotypes.

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

me? no! i would never...

5. What sports do you play/Have you played?

i played basketball badly in middle school hahaha. i do lift weights and enjoy walking/jogging but have been kinda limited cause of my back recently.

6. What’s the first thing you notice about other people?

i love curly hair? so if you've got a cute curl pattern or curly do then i am immediately entranced. that or nice booty, i am a booty kinda bro 😅

7. Eye colour?

light brown, they be pretending to be hazel when the light hits em just right tho 😂

8. Scary movies or happy endings?

hmm, scary movies but im talking jordan peele thriller not a fucking ari aster acid trip. also if the characters are queer of any sort then i want a happy ending, tired of the bury your gays* bs

9. Any special talents?

i have finally admitted to myself that i am a rather competent writer. also i am not too shabby in the singing dept.

10. Where were you born?

houston, tx. i am currently very far from home and i missing my bbq and tacos....

11. What are your hobbies?

blogging (obvs), gaming, and writing flicks i hope folks will see someday

12. Do you have any pets?

my children would feel very disrespected if i called them that

13. How tall are you?

5'5". average height club, baby!

14. Fave subject in school?

loved me some english and history

15. Dream job?

screenwriting and all my stories feature queer people of color cause we crave representation and are still barely receiving it.

thank you for thinking of me ❤️❤️!! @softerhaze @nigmos @nucrests @fizzytoo @maelfe @piupiowa

tagging: @sforzinda @ladybugsimblr, @therichantsim , @simmenycricket , @simmerstellar , @non-sims , @ellcrze (feel free to ignore if you've already done it or don't feel comf!)

[esotheria-sims]

Sims Tag

Got tagged by the fabulous @deedee-sims - thank you! 🤗 Throwing in a random in-game pic because I can.

1. What’s your favourite sims death?

Hum, tough one. I guess being struck by lighting is pretty cool, not that I get to see it that often. Also being hit by a satellite, but I’ve literally never seen it happen in my game unless I cheat.

2. Alpha CC or Maxis Match?

Alpha, obviously. Although I prefer to call my style ‘semi-realistic’.

3. Do you cheat when your sims gain weight?

I used to, but now I’m like, nah. Let those sims have some meat on their bones!

4. Do you use move objects?

All the time, bruh.

5. Favorite mod?

If I only had to pick one, then Gunmod’s radiance lighting. Picked based on the fact that it’s always the first mod I get whenever I have to reinstall.

6. First expansion/game/stuff pack you got?

I think it was Nightlife? But my PC from back then was so weak that I couldn’t get the EP to work at all, save for a couple outfits that were randomly showing up in CAS.

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

Been pronouncing it ‘aLive mode’ ever since I started simming. I never even knew there was a debate about it until I saw a post on simblr some years ago.

8. Who’s your favorite sim that you’ve made?

What, just one? D: I have a bunch of faves, and you can probably tell who they are by the fact that they crop up in every new iteration of my game.

9. Have you made a simself?

Never, nor do I plan to! Having a sim version of myself in the game would just feel weird.

10. What sim traits do you give yourself?

I don’t know them all by heart and I’m too lazy to google 'em, so pass. xD

11. Which is your favorite EA hair color?

I wouldn’t say that I necessarily have a favorite, but I noticed a lot of my sims tend to have black hair.

12. Favorite EA hair?

Imma go with hairshortcombed solely based on the fact that I don’t have a burning urge to replace it the second I see it in my game.

13. Favorite life stage?

Adults, duh. And teens. They’re pretty fun too.

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

I do a bit of everything, but I definitely lean more towards gameplay, especially since starting my BaCC.

15. Are you a CC creator?

Yep! Got my own cc tag and everything! 🙂

16. Do you have any simblr friends/a sim squad?

I want to think so! ^^

17. What’s your favorite game? (1, 2, 3, or 4)

Sims 2 all the way, babey!

18. Do you have any sims merch?

Nah

19. Do you have a YouTube for sims?

Nah

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

I think it’s gotten more consistent? I’ve been trying to find a balance between realistic and cartoony cc to maintain that elusive ‘semi-realistic’ look that I’m so fond of, and I like to think that I have a pretty good grasp on it now, after so many years of simming.

21. What’s your Origin ID?

Never had one, lol.

22. Who’s your favorite CC creator?

One favorite cc creator? BRUH. I have a 10GB downloads folder, and you better believe every creator whose cc is in there is my favorite! 🤣

23. How long have you had a simblr?

11 years! Golly, has it really been that long?

24. How do you edit your pictures?

By offering a blood sacrifice on a full moon. Nah, kidding. No blood is spilled during my editing process, though it does feel that way sometimes, considering how effin' long it takes me to iron out all the small kinks that annoy me about my screenshots. I kinda hoped having a dedicated photoshop action would help, but it only speeds up the process so much, unfortunately. :(

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

For Sims 2? Dunno man. Maybe a higher-res remake with all existing EPs/SPs and all known issues ironed out. Which is probably never gonna happen, but a girl can dream, right?

25. What expansion/game/stuff pack is your favorite so far?

I’m partial to Apartment Life because it introduced witches, one of my favorite supernatural life states!

I’m tagging: @blackswan-sims @eleysims @episims @rudhira @ho3sferatu @analog-mothman @nervosims @frauhupfner @mrs-mquve-cc and @gphoenixsims! But feel free to ignore! ^^

[gothicprep]

there’s a new sims 4 ep coming out next month when you can fully design apartment buildings (not like the ones in city living where you can’t move the walls or windows) as well as build townhouses, duplexes, multi family units. everybody who builds in this game has been begging for this forever and I’m excited. but there’s been some #discourse about it because you can be a property owner and, something something, slumlord endorsement.

setting aside that this is pretty silly, considering that everybody who plays this game does horrible things to their sims, this might be a good time to bring up the story of the most evil thing I’ve ever done in that stupid game.

so, this was back when the sims 3 was the most recent game in the franchise, and late night was the most recent expansion pack. and like. look. as much as i love bridgeport, the world it comes with is probably the world that gets the oldest the quickest. and when you're me and play on very long lifespans, you get kind of bored after you hit 5 star fame, get to the top of your career, and are making $10k a week in book royalties. what now? what's there to aim for?

well, in the sims 3, you can buy real estate. and i start thinking to myself, hey, my sim is still a young adult. what if i just bought literally all the lots that the game will let me. including the hospital, the science laboratory, and the criminal enterprise. unfortunately they don't let you buy the military base, which is no fun.

and so i did, but after i owned everything, i got bored again, and thought, hmm. the acting track in this game and the politician track are both charisma skill focused. so i can quit the acting job and very easily make it to the top of the political track because i've already maxed that skill.

which is exactly what i did. so on top of having the "leader of the free world" job, i owned everything. in other words, i was a sim dictator. the only thing that would have made this funnier in retrospect was if i opted to become a vampire on top of all that.

so, in case your curious, i'm not going to feel bad at all if i play a "bad landlord" storyline in sims 4: for rent.

[compassrosegames]

Boyfriend Dungeon - Analysis

Hello again, short notice but got through the first hour of Boyfriend Dungeon by Kitfox Games. A dating sim with an interesting premise, your "dates" are what help you defeat your own insecurities.

Of all of the selection, this is the only one I have played through to the end. But let's back up. The story is that you come to Verona Beach looking for love, as an inexperienced young person who has never been on a date before. The entire game is very gentle, very good for those inexperienced with dating (speaking from personal experience anyway). There are many options to make the player as comfortable as possible, ranging from including supportive texts from "Mom" to having sexually neutral interests, which can be "full powered" even if they only have platonic involvement with you. This is exemplified by one of the interests being a literal cat.

So Verona Beach has this problem where "Dunjs" pop up, creating enemies based on individual fears, so entering the dunj is a kind of therapy. There are also "weapons," people who can transform into weapons, and "wielders," people who can't. So while there are elements of visual novels, more attraction is built through using the interests as weapons. Dates are simply a culmination of that usage, and a choice of how to treat them, either as a romantic option, or as someone to keep as a friend. There is one exception to this, but that's because they are the antagonist.

Within the first hour we are introduced to about 4 of the "Weapons" of which 3 are available to use in the rogue-like dunj dive section of gameplay. The "tutorial" phase lasts about half an hour and feels incredibly natural within the setting of the game. The main antagonist is also introduced as an interest but it quickly becomes clear that they are . . . not what they seem? This game does have a trigger warning for the behavior that they display, including stalking.

It is easier to focus on mechanics here because there is more to work with. But one of the things I noticed was how much this game relies on texting, using it as the primary way to set up dates. I mean it is my inexperience talking to me here but it is surprising compared to Hooked On You's reliance on gameshow mechanics to kind of 'force' the player to interact with the interest. It feels much more voluntary by comparison.

Each weapon has it's own skill set, techniques, and of course, attraction level. The more you "use" the weapon by choosing to delve with them, the stronger they become. They gain new bonuses and techniques with each "love level" that they gain. This is interspersed with getting to know them as people in the over-world. And as a part of the visual novel elements, something else I noticed was the use of "attraction signals" to show that a particular choice attracted a character or 'didn't' attract them. In particular, a heartbeat pulse and pink or yellow hearts depending on the level of attraction. In other words, visual and audio design are used to enhance the text as a way to show how well the player is doing.

And overall this is kinda harder for me to analyze in the same way that I did with Hooked On You for some reason. Maybe it's because I have already played it so I know how the story goes? Maybe it's because there are just more game mechanics to dive into? Maybe it's because the antagonist hits a little too close to home for me? Hard to say but I do know that this is an excellent game. I enjoyed playing through it the first time and liked how gentle it is dealing with things as intense as relationships.

As for my take away? Visual and audio design are an important part of telling the player how a particular character is reacting. I didn't notice it as much in Hooked On You, but I think that was because the emphasis was smaller, and easier to miss when focused only on the text. Boyfriend Dungeon uses much clearer visual and audio design which seeks to emphasis it imo. Figuring a way to implement character reactions is going to be important, especially if I want degrees of reactions.

Anywho, see y'all next time.