#especially Strangetown

[garfieldfan420]

I know I complain about this all the time but I’m so frustrated by how amazing the storytelling is for sims 2, while sims 4’s prewritten stories are bland at best.

[veronadragon]

me: I like to headcanon Veronaville to be in the SimNation equivalent of New Jersey

also me, looking at the Summerdream family: ah yes fairies are real in Sims 2 New Jersey

[just-ornstein]

When your hood once again decides to break on itself and literally throws your town back in time, wiping half of it, INCLUDING a build you were really proud of. It was my back-up sadly so... Rip. Fixed the majority of their memories and turned it into a weird plot about government mind-wiping or something.

Loki and Circe were fixed as well btw, I don't know what my hood was doing with them cause once I reloaded the lot without saving they were okay.

[simm-mouse]

I knew my ass could still manage to make art still, art block hasn't gotten me yet. I manage to doodle based on my origin post for Lilibet. I don't know why I drew her eyes so big, the kid has Nerv's big ol sad puppy eyes

If you for some reason actually are interested in what the hell I'm talking about, I'll link it to this post. It's pretty old, and it took me a week to write it down

[goodgriefbroletmepickausername]

guys i’ve made the curious brothers in the sims 4 for the third time…😔

addiction is rough

[tamtam-go92]

Making friend as interacting with the own family can be a rollercoaster ride.

[nervosims]

The beaker kids love Cepheus

BEAKER: week three

[elaez]

WATCH OUT / TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF

late night tank doodle! wanna post moooooooore ts2 content, especially my current brainrot aka my strangetown oc. but... i can't make myself finish the first quality pic of him. but stay tuned, cuz maybe i'll finish it... or my patience will go boom and i'll just post wip and a bunch of sketches

by the way, i don't know if you can see the audio. spotify preview tells me the content is unavaible in my place, but the pic is heavily inspired with this audio lol

[k-hippie]

K-MODS : UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE

Now that we ( at last ) finished our global x11 update, time was coming to get a closer look, especially on the oldest files ...

There's a joke to be made with updating after EAxis mess. Maybe something like ... Si(m)siphus ... Really, once we start working on an update, it seems like *everything* needs an update and we'll never get to the bottom of it. Or ... worst ( or better ) we get an insight on something we couldn't figure out and now we just want to test a theory or two, just in case it'll crack the code ... aaand we'll be good to make an overhaul of something else. Anyway ! Here we are :)

BRINDLETON BAY We are half pleased with the results here but those files needed to be updated ... Indeed ! The Cats & Dogs town is back into the fold with updated texture. We even removed the red pavement for more consistency. We aren't quite happy with the final result of this town and we'll probably come back later for finishing touch here & there but it'll do for the moment.

Please enjoy the return of Brindleton Bay among the family of the k-mods files :D

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SELVADORADA ( JUNGLE ADVENTURES ) It was long overdue indeed but working on Selvadorada is like working on San Myshuno, it is clearly not EAxis best hours ...

Anyway, we completely reworked both nature and urban files, finished the ruins, added the files we hadn't done ...

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STRANGERVILLE

We always have a soft spot for Strangerville, surely because it reminds us the Sims 2 Strangetown which was was so fun and irreverent !

You already have the k-505 nature we updated not long ago. Now, we remade the k-505 urban and put work into finishing touches, making sure we've covered everything that needed to be k-hippied :D

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K-505 : BASEGAME NATURE FILES UPDATE Which should actually be : What-A-Surprise-We-At-Last-Found-Files Somehow, we tackled the San Myshuno Pit Of Darkness Problem. Yes, you read that right, with one single file, two little adjustment and a lot of hair pulling ( "What do you mean EA stretch that file like peanut butter on a toast ?" ) Okay, with less sardonic comment, the k-505 base game mod actually got a new update that's even better. You know those rocks with grass on them ? Yeah, we cleared that. It's now better looking. No more funky hairy rock. And of course, as you may know if you read the previous post, we finally found the files guilty of the black/question mark deep down in San Myshuno ! So, do not hesitate to update all your files ;)

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K-101 : MAJOR UPDATE Technical lingo : we updated the specular files because it was bugging us to no end. Old wooden floor, cool. Old wooden floors that shined so much it looked new ? Not under our watch, no sir ! In addition, it solves a glossy problem for Mac users with an intel based computer. Damned ! we are so good ... :D All floors have seen their specular double-checked and done ... and by the way, all Jungle Adventures floors were added, all of them. Of course, if you notice something we may forgot, just tell us :)

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - K-303 : SKIES & MOONS UPDATE As the title says : those are moon & night sky replacements. It is re-organized ( we redid the folders to do not mix moons and skies ) All you have to do is to place these files into you mods folder and tada ! a brighter and bigger moon for your Sims :)

Voila, that's all for this week :) Hope it will be ok for you and your fun ! Next in queue, Britechester and Del Sol Valley …

All the k-mods : https://tech-hippie.com/k-mods/

k-303 Multifix stuff : https://tech-hippie.com/k-303/

if you think it good enough: ko-fi // paypal

:)

[kamiiri]

“I thought you left Strangetown,” Ophelia said.

Another drink quietly slid in front of Ripp, and he took a sip. Cocking an eyebrow, he asked, “Did my dad tell you that?”

“Maybe.”

“Figures. You can’t trust a word that man says. Nope, never left. I’ll probably be stuck here until I’m all gross and wrinkly,” he replied. “Especially now that you’re back.”

Ophelia scrunched her lips together and gave him a light punch on the arm. “Now tell me what happened to the Smiths already. I’ve been at a complete loss. I tried everything to find them, but it’s like they dropped off the face of the damn planet. Johnny and Jill’s cell phones aren’t even in service anymore.”

Ripp sighed, preparing himself for the long explanation. Just thinking about it was quickly sobering him up. “Well, around two years ago, every alien in Strangetown was—”

“What are we talkin’ about over here, kiddies?” a particularly smelly man interrupted, wrapping his arms around both of them.

“Ugh, hey, Dante,” Ripp groaned. “We’re kind of having a private conversation here.”

“Ooh, hey everybody, little Rippy’s havin’ a private conversation! You think you’re better than me, DON’T YOU?!”

Ripp winced and said, “What? No. Well, I mean, maybe a little—”

[graveunderfloor]

"...After recent events and the mysterious disappearance of Doctor Newlow, Sophie and Pascal began to unexpectedly become closer. Now Sophie is actively involved in raising the adorable green baby while Pascal and the rest of the Curios are busy..."

It seemed logical that the Protag who remained in Strangetown would become attached to the Curious family, especially Tycho and Pascal. As they did to them. After all, it was the Protag who saved their family from possible collapse.

For Tycho, Sophie is that rich (in reality, Sophie is not rich at all) and cool aunt who says: "I remember you when you were very little!"

[eemamminy-art]

Commission for @petrolstationflowers ! I actually love love love the sims 2 and strangetown especially, so this was a total blast from the past for me :D Thank you so much for commissioning me!!

[nonsensical-pixels]

MY WEDDING TRAUMA: A SURELY-SIMS x ICE-CREAMFORBREAKFAST COLLABORATION, CONVERTED TO THE SIMS 2 [download - 👰🏽🤵🏽]

are you tired of brides in white dresses and toddlers with perfect pink flower baskets? is cereal packet gameplay just not doing it for you anymore? maybe you'd like your weddings to put the 'strange' in strangetown? search no more, the ingredients for the strangest wedding in sim nation are finally here!

so, since i caught that one virus, i've been playing around a bit more with ts2 cc creation and finally had the time to work on converting a big set again. but then... what to convert? the answer came to me in the links section of a random lookbook... in a sort of fever dream. a set that captures the recent theme on my blog, families, and yet completely destroys it at the same time: my wedding trauma.

everything here is remarkably versatile. i mean, i know for a fact that people aren't just going to use that jumpsuit for a wedding, elvis needs more freedom than that! there are 9 cas items and 6 buy items for a total of 17 items in this set!

the original ts4 collaboration is complete perfection; it has just the sort of trashy, nonsensical vibes that the ts2 wedding department is sorely lacking. my conversion of this isn't perfect, i'm still learning how to do clothing and there are some minor issues mentioned below the cut, but overall i think that it came out pretty good and i hope it invokes some chaos in your game. 💥

credits go to @ice-creamforbreakfast for most of the cas part of this collaboration, and to @surely-sims for the buy mode part!

keep reading for more info, rambles, and preview pics!

PART 1: BUY MODE (6 items by @surely-sims)

ITEMS INCLUDED ARE: 1 - Fancy Folding Chair - 1.7k polys 2 - Margarita Tower - 3.4k polys 3 - Pizza Party Banquet Table - 1.5k polys 4 - Tiki Mug - 1.7k polys 5 - Toasting Bucket - 2.3k polys 6 - Wedding Arch - 10.2k polys*

individual previews are also to be found in the download!

THINGS TO NOTE: - The wedding arch is quite high-poly compared to other objects (10k) but that is the max for the polycounts. - The collection file included in the 'Surely-Sims' folder should go in the Collections folder in Documents.

PART 2: CAS (8 items by @ice-creamforbreakfast and 1 by @surely-sims)

ITEMS INCLUDED ARE: 1 - Brandi Dress (YF-AF) - 3.9k polys 2 - Elvis Glasses (TU-EU) - 1.7k polys 3 - Elvis Jumpsuit (YM-AM) - 4.9k polys 4 - Goopy Jacket (TM-AM) - 2.3k polys 5 - Jess Hair (YF-EF) - 5.4k polys 6 - Kelly-Marie Hair (TF-EF) - 9.4k polys 7 - Malborough Dress (YF-AF) - 7.1k polys 8 - Newport Headpiece (YF-AF) 9 - Trashleen's Cigarette Bouquet (YF-EF) note: the Jess Hair is not part of the original set but is included because the Newport Headpiece is meant to pair with it.

individual previews are also to be found in the download!

THINGS TO NOTE: - The clothing may have some bone assignment issues (especially with straps) & mild gaps. - The 'Goopy Jacket' has a mild discoloration around the neckline. - All hairs are in @skittlessims Skittles Hair System - The 'Elvis Jumpsuit' is paired with 4t2 SP01 Pointed Stud. Converted by me :) - The 'Malborough Dress' is paired with Ice-CreamForBreakfast's Jessica Shoes.

PART 3: THANKS & RAMBLE

have one final pic of the quirky couple and their patchwork family (ex-wife and dog included) 💞

this set was such a rollercoaster to work on, but also so, so much fun! i hope you guys enjoy it as much as i do 🥺

for anyone who's wondering--yeah i'm back for now, requests are still closed, wips depend on whether im in the mood... but from now on releases should be less queued and have a more 'personal touch' 😏

i'll get around to posting the discord-exclusives i released while i was gone... eventually. there's a few that i'm keeping for myself x

anyway... happy simming, hope you enjoy these conversions, and have a lovely day simming! if you use these feel free to @ me, i wanna see the chaos and the cool stuff these are used in 🥰

love,

~ Ky (nonsensical-pixels)

[l-1-z-a]

📺 Let's start exploring the facts about The Sims and The Sims 2 development from the recent stream with Will Wright

On the stream, Will Wright gave some interesting facts about the development of the original The Sims:

The Goths family came from experimenting with test characters and is based on the Addams Family.

The game used characters with distinctive traits to test mechanics, such as Darren and Samantha from Bewitched, or Edith from All in the Family.

"When we were doing the original Sims, we put in a few test characters... We had Darren and Samantha from Bewitched, Edith from All in the Family, and then we did the Addams Family, which kind of evolved into the Goths." (00:50:20 - 01:16:38)

Samantha from Bewitched

Samantha is the main character of the television series Bewitched.

Bewitched is a cult American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 17, 1964 to March 25, 1972. The series, created by Saul Saxon, tells the story of the unusual family life of a witch who decided to live as an ordinary housewife and her philandering husband.

The main character is Samantha Stephen, a kind and charming witch who falls in love with a mortal man, Darrin Stevens. After her marriage, Samantha decides to give up magic to live a normal family life, but her abilities and the interference of her eccentric relatives, especially her witch mother Endora, often become the source of comical situations and conflicts.

Each episode reveals how Samantha tries to combine her magical abilities with everyday problems, from dealing with neighbors to interacting with her husband's co-workers.

Samantha, whom Will Wright mentions, can be found in The Sims Steering Committee (1998), a prototype for The Sims.

In levels 2 and 3 she is the central character, and in level 4 she is a member of the family. In Level 2, Samantha shares a room with a female character named Mercedes.

She was also one of the first characters created for The Sims.

This article describes an early stages of development of The Sims, including its original title "Jefferson", the formation of the key development team, changes to the user interface and the introduction of the first characters, and the difficulties Maxis faced in trying to convince Electronic Arts of the value of the project. Written by LUCPIX a researcher of the development history of the first installment of The Sims. It mentions all those characters mentioned by Will Wright on the stream.

Interestingly, in The Sims 2: Apartment Life, Samantha Cordial lives in Belladonna Cove and is ready to become a good witch. She has the ultimate good witch in her friends.

Darren

Darren was also one of the first characters The Sims created for testing.

There are two characters named Darren in The Sims 2:

Darren Dreamer:

Darren Wood, one of the pre-made gardener from Strangetown:

Edith from All in the Family

Edith is the wife of Archie Bunker from All in the Family.

All in the Family (1971-1979) was an iconic American sitcom created by Norman Lear. It revolutionized television with its bold approach to social issues. The series is adapted from the British sitcom Till Death Us Do Part and tells the story of the lives of the Banker family living in a working-class neighborhood in New York City.

The main character is Archie Bunker, the conservative, grouchy head of the family who often expresses outdated views on politics, race and society. He is contrasted with other characters, including his wife, daughter, and son-in-law, which sets the stage for satirical and insightful discussions of social issues.

Edith was the first character created for The Sims.

Edith's concept art:

The character, Edith, won the hearts of Maxis, to the point where they renamed the development tools after her.

Here are all the characters:

All the works from which these characters were drawn are iconic American TV series that, despite their different styles and genres, addressed important social and political issues.

The Addams Family (1964–1966) used the eccentric yet loving Addams family to satirize the standards of "normalcy" in American society, emphasizing the importance of embracing differences and authenticity. The Addamses, while living in luxury, rejected consumerism, upheld family values, and demonstrated an alternative approach to happiness.

Bewitched (1964–1972) employed the story of a marriage between a witch and an ordinary man as a metaphor for intercultural relationships facing societal prejudice. The show also tackled feminist issues, portraying a woman with immense power who chooses a traditional role while maintaining her individuality and independence.

All in the Family (1971–1979) boldly and satirically explored racism, sexism, and political divisions in 1970s American society. Through the character of conservative Archie Bunker, the series depicted generational conflicts and addressed issues such as gender equality, LGBTQ+ rights, and anti-war sentiments amidst the backdrop of the Vietnam War.

Thus, the characters used for testing and development in The Sims were not chosen by chance. Their prototypes from these iconic American series not only had vivid and recognizable traits but also reflected profound social and cultural themes that remained relevant for decades.

These series not only influenced popular culture but also inspired Maxis developers to create characters capable of conveying the complexity and diversity of human relationships. Through these figures, The Sims inherited the ability to subtly mirror societal realities, bringing the spirit of experimentation, humor, and social reflection into the game’s universe.

Source (RU):

[elytrasims]

occult legacy challenge, revamped for the sims 3

this is a revamp of asphodel moon's occult legacy challenge to be more compatiable for the sims 3. credits to asphodel moon for the inspiration and majority of the introductory writing.

generation one; the scientist

After leaving home for the first time, you find yourself living on the outskirts of a desert town. You’re not there for very long before you start to notice strange things flying through the skies and the locals seem to act as if nothing is out of the ordinary especially the odd green ones. You apply for a job at the local lab as these irregularities inspire you to question; what’s out there?

✧ lifetime wish; scientific specialist or creature-robot cross breeder. ✧ required traits; genius, socially awkward, coward ✧ career; scientist. ✧ spouse; no marriage. ✧ location; strangetown. ✧ children; product of abduction only. ✧ limit on children: no, but the heir must be an alien. ✧ max skills; logic, handiness. ✧ other; become a grand master of chess.

generation two; the alien

Your parents were always honest when they said you were different from all the other children in class. Throughout your life, you strive to get back to your roots and find your true, authentic self. You're always finding yourself feeling jealous of those who fit in oh so easily and know who their true authentic selves are. This pushes you to become super interested in space and are determined to visit and meet more people like you.

✧ lifetime wish; renaissance sim or the tinkerer. ✧ required traits; bot fan, workaholic, over-emotional . ✧ career; astronaut (military). ✧ spouse; marriage allowed, must be human. ✧ location; lucky palms. ✧ children; must be human. ✧ limit on children; no, but the heir must be human. ✧ max skills; science, bot-building/inventing. ✧ other; build a simbot/plumbot.

generation three; the gardener

After growing up in a super hot, super sandy enviroment, you want nothing more than to live somewhere cooler, more green and closer to nature. You find yourself moving to a place that's somewhat of your expectations even though the congestion of the city slightly irriatates you.

✧ lifetime wish; the perfect garden. ✧ required traits; green-thumb, loves the outdoors, eco-friendly. ✧ career; gardener profession. ✧ spouse; marriage allowed, must be a like-minded sim. ✧ location; twinbrook or riverview. ✧ children; must be human. ✧ limit on children; only one allowed. ✧ max skills; gardening. ✧ other; grow a forbidden fruit, become a plant sim.

generation four; the paranormal

Your parents love of nature and the enviroment has a great influence on you, but only with regards with being happy somewhere green. You find yourself living in a small gloomy town with a lot of history and oddities; two topics you find the most interesting.

✧ lifetime wish; paranormal profiteer or master of mysticism. ✧ required traits; neat, perceptive, brave. ✧ career; ghost hunter or fortune teller (mystic path). ✧ spouse; marriage allowed. ✧ location; midnight hollow. ✧ children; humans or ghosts. ✧ limit on children; two, but the heir must be a ghost. ✧ max skills; photography, painting. ✧ other; collect all seven types of spirits,

generation five; the spirit

Your mother's love of the paranormal lead to the surprising conception of you, you seem to be a spirit but you age just like everyone else. You don't stay long in your hometown before you start jetsetting across the globe to adventure.

✧ lifetime wish; great explorer or seasoned traveler. ✧ required traits; adventurous, commitment issues, clumsy. ✧ career; players-choice. ✧ spouse; no marriage. ✧ location; players-choice. ✧ children; no restrictions. ✧ limit on children; no, but the heir must be a vampire. ✧ max skills; marital arts. ✧ other; no friends until young adulthood, learn all songs from each vacation world.

generation six; the vampire

Your parents felt a connection over their oddities and similarities to the undead which resulted in you, a fanged bundle of joy. Born a creature of the night you struggled to maintain relationships with non-occults which lead to a dislike to anyone who wasn't like you. You end up finding yourself in a city that never sleeps with a thirst for something other than plasma.

✧ lifetime wish; turn the town. ✧ required traits; evil, snob, supernatural fan. (?) ✧ career; writer. ✧ spouse; no restrictions. ✧ location; bridgeport. ✧ children; vampires or werewolves. ✧ limit on children; no, but the heir must be a werewolf. ✧ max skills; writing, piano. ✧ other; reach level five celebrity status. (?); snob and materialistic are bascially the same thing in ts3 so i decided to put supernatural fan so that the sim may be less inclined to talk to non-occults.

generation seven; the hound

After growing up in the big city, surrounded by odd looks and flashing lights; you want nothing more than a bit of peace and quiet. Oh, and some normality. You move to a hidden town in the mountains, away from all the hustle and bustle where you start your own life and maybe a family.

✧ lifetime wish; leader of the pack or surrounded by family. ✧ required traits; loner, family-orientated, friendly/good. ✧ career; part-time jobs, oppurtunities only. ✧ spouse; marriage allowed. ✧ location; hidden springs. ✧ children; a mix of humans/witches and werewolves. ✧ limit on children; five, but the heir must be a witch. ✧ max skills; fishing, sculpting. ✧ other; turn atleast one person into a werewolf, max all the part-time jobs.

generation eight; the spellcaster

With such peculier ancestors, magic brews within you. After growing up in Hidden Springs and noticing the slight magical occurances around, you decide you need to be somewhere where magic has deep roots which is why you find yourself in Moonlight falls. You want to prove that you're just as much a witch as anyone else here, will you succeed in this venture?

✧ lifetime wish; alchemy artisan or mystic healer. ✧ required traits; bookworm, perfectionist, neurotic. ✧ career; players-choice. ✧ spouse; no marriage. ✧ location; moonlight falls. ✧ children; human or fairy. ✧ limit on children; no, but the heir must be a fairy. ✧ max skills; alchemy, violin. ✧ other; become a master witch - be able to cast reanimation ritual.

generation nine; the fae

After living in a town with such deep magical roots and pecularities all around, you feel like you blend in a little too much which drove you a little crazy - you dream of a life in the spotlight which provokes your move to a dazzling city that's all about stardom.

✧ lifetime wish; vocal legend or master acrobat. ✧ required traits; social butterfly, insane/unstable, diva. ✧ career; players-choice/based on lifetime wish. ✧ spouse; yes, two marriages; first with a human and last with a genie. ✧ location; starlight shores. ✧ children; any. ✧ limit on children; four, but the heir must be a female genie.** ✧ max skills; guitar, charisma. ✧ other; obtain the genie lamp through anyway other than the rewards store (exploring the catacombs, dimensional gate, etc), free the genie. ** this is so your next generation's mermaid will be born into the household.

generation ten; the wishgiver

Born from a fairy and a genie, you've always been told you were magical but after growing up near the beaches of Starlight Shores the only thing that seemed magical in your life was the sea, this inspired you to move somewhere that seems like it was created from your very own wishful love of the ocean.

✧ lifetime wish; deepsea diver. ✧ required traits; loves to swim, absent-minded, athletic ✧ career; self employed/diver. ✧ spouse; no marriages. ✧ location; isla paradiso or a world alike. ✧ children; mermaids or genies. ✧ limit on children; three, but the heir must be a mermaid. ✧ max skills; fitness, scuba diving. ✧ other; complete the pearl diver challenge, do not see the merchild's other parent again after his/her birth.

generation eleven; the merchild

Your mother loved the sea so dearly which shines through you as you are a child of the ocean; a merchild. You never knew you father growing up but that never stopped you from seeking him out later in life. Your story and ancestry seems to hold so many mysterys, what will you uncover?

✧ lifetime wish; players-choice ✧ required traits; family-orientated, unlucky, gatherer. ✧ career; players-choice. ✧ spouse; no restrictions. ✧ location; isla paradiso until other tasks are completed, then players-chouce. ✧ children; any. ✧ limit on children; none. ✧ max skills; three skills of the players-choice. ✧ other; don't meet your father until young adulthood, befriend him to the max relationship. complete three skill challenges. collect all seashells. ~ I left this last generation as a do what you wish with some challenges; this was my first time recreating a challenge so any feedback would be amazing; once again credits to asphodel moon for creating the original challenge!

[budgieflitter]

i drew that last picture for jules with the knowledge of our Lore tm we're discussing like all the damn time

but it's also fun to read the interpretations in the tags!! i love johnny being at his shitty retail job in his 40s lmaoooo

sooo in our timeskip johnny and ophelia are divorced bc in the end they had different views on life, their kids are with ophelia but johnny still visits like a cool dad who takes you to mcdonalds and bowling and shit johnny used to be an actor who gained quite some fame for some of his roles but now he kinda fell into obscurity and is only offered some shitty commercial roles so he can't afford the lifestyle he is used to anymore. jenny is still coddling him and suggests that he moves back in if he's really struggling but that's just not cool for a grown ass man.. well he still has his cool sports car i guess tank is also divorced with almeric lmaooo yes i love this ship yes they're divorced 😁 well almeric has no one to blame but himself bc he's a pretentious asshole light yagami kinnie who's hungry for power even being the whole ass simnation president tank kinda had to take a lot of time to realise he's being taken advantage of more and more especially his military position they haven't been talking to each other for years and then they meet in strangetown's grocery store both being like "what the hell are you doing here" bc they moved to some more.. prestigious places and the next moment they're in johnny's apt catching up on each other's life and stuff idkkk why i made this post but if anyone is interested in more context.. also here's a sketch for the early version before i decided on something else entirely