#infant urns

[iguanodont]

Dredging up this patreon post from October of last year, because Halloween approaches and I’m feeling the spirit. Pictured are an example of a spell jar, a once widely used form of Twowi folk magic.

Twowi belief systems emphasize blood as the carrier of a being’s life force or soul. The suckling larva, which feeds on the blood of its family to form the infant within, is thus treated as a vessel of transformation. Naturally, the larval husk remaining after the child’s eclosion is a valuable material in folk magic. But to protect a child from potent curses, most families would bury or otherwise destroy the husk as soon as possible. Clay spell jars in the form of larvae are an acceptable replacement, and much more accessible; at one point so common to even be mass produced.

Their anatomy and use is simple, and built to be interchangeable. The body of the vessel allows enough space to fit a small piece of paper, bearing the written charm, curse, or prayer. The paper is soaked in blood to “feed” it, then sealed with a cap inscribed with more generic magic phrase to activate the spell. Traditionally, the vessel is buried under or near the home of the intended recipient. As long as the spell is active, it continues to feed on the life of its “parent”, that is, the blood donor. Thus it was believed that those who planted too many or asked too great a task of one would inevitably fall ill or be beset by misfortune. To avoid the bodily toll, the blood of a healthy trunkhorse may be substituted. To find and break the jar is to break the spell.

Spell jars reached their peak variety and use some 200 years before the ‘current’ era, with charms being created for everything from a plea for fertile crops to the protection of a child. They were often created by the same skilled ceramicists that crafted funeral urns and other ritual pottery. Their popularity has declined in later decades, though itinerant bachelor-shamans still produce them for anyone who wishes for the eye of more wealthy gifters next autumn, or that their rival develops a bad case of patch-molt.

[littlemssam]

Mod Updates

As always delete old Mods Files and the localthumbcache, when updating my Mods!

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Choose who you Call to Meal Ghosts can now be called to Meal. Calling Sims/Ghosts to eat a Portion of Ambrosia should have the special Ambrosia Effect (brings Ghosts back to life etc) now.

Improved Practical Spells Scruberoo works on Infants too.

Improved Practical Spells - New Spell Upgradios Super Upgradios (on Terrain) works with Beds now.

Miscarriage Chance & Abortion - Miscarriage Part Cloned the custom Miscarriage Ghost Trait into the AddTree Addon as well. Since Ghosts now work different, EA doesn't allow Babies to have Ghost Traits anymore. So my "backup" ingame Ghost Trait I added (the Poison one), which got added as well as my custom Miscarriage Ghost Trait, does not get added to Babies anymore. This means, when you have a miscarried Baby in your Save/Family Tree keep either the Miscarriage Main Mod Files or at least the Add to Family Tree Addon File installed. When you remove the complete Mod, the Baby will not be considered a Ghost anymore, which would then let it continue to grow up etc. Keep that in mind!

More Away Actions Added new Thanatology Skill from Life & Death Pack

Online Learning System Added new Thanatology Skill from Life & Death Pack

More Visible Wall Objects Added Support for new Shelfs/Cabinet from the Death & Life Pack

Transfer Inventory Added Player Created Books, Tomes, and some other Books to the Transfer Interaction on Bookshelfs. Added Treasure Items, Wool, and Familiar Orbs to the Transfer Interaction on Chests. Update of Russian by Origamika.

Random Small Mods

Release all Ghosts & Get Urn for Small tweak so Ghost Kids can show up in the SimPicker Menu

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My Site with all possible Download Links: lms-mods.com

Support Questions via Discord only please!

[dystopianam]

Clean Maxis & Custom Neighborhoods Templates with Premade Sims! - Masterpost

UPDATED: JANUARY 6 (2025)

Do you love premades but get bored of constantly resetting neighborhoods and of ending up doing the same things over and over again? With this list I offer you some alternatives! Same sims...but with a little...more! Feel free to recommend me others if you know other neighborhoods like these!

Look here for other masterposts!

⚠️ ALWAYS USE THE HOODCHECKER AFTER INSTALLING A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD AND/OR ADDING A SUBHOOD. The HC will clean up messy memories, fix IDs incorrectly associated to other sims, and recover missing tombstones and urns. Always have no-unlink on deleted in your download folder for avoid unlinked character data and use the Urnstone Spawner for respawn manually the tombstones if the HC fail to recover them.

Clean Neighborhoods

meetmetotheriver's clean neighborhoods - HERE and HERE.

Pleasantview with Tutorial Joe and Jane by CroconawSims

Clean Veronaville with fixed scripted events by CroconawSims

Fixed Maxis Universities (Reupload) by CroconawSims

Clean Pleasantview without Bella Goth by CroconawSims

Clean Bluewater Village With All Townies And NPCs by CroconawSims

Belladonna Cove with poorer families by CroconawSims

Clean Belladonna Cove with townies and NPCs by CroconawSims

Clean Desiderata Valley With Townies and NPCs by CroconawSims

Clean Riverblossom Hills With Townies and NPCs by CroconawSims

Clean Pleasantview Plus: Restored Ancestral Sims & Genetic Infant Faces by ivycopur

Strangetown with Genetic Infant Faces (+Subhood Ver.) by Ivycopur

Clean Riverblossom Hills with Scripted Events by CupcakeLeaf

Genetically Correct Clean Template Strangetown With Scripted Events by TheDudeWithTheDragonTattoos

Genetically Correct Clean Template Pleasantview with Scripted Events by TheDudeWithTheDragonTattoos

Genetically Correct and Fixed Veronaville for UC by LordCrumps

Clean Bon Voyage 'Stealth' Neighbourhood by IAmTheRad

Fixed Maxis Strangetown by Dorsal Axe

Pleasantview Clean Template: Maxis Townies + Sim State University by theneonplumb

My Perfect Pleasantview by Pleasantsims

Cleopatra Capp's Clean/Fixed Strangetown Template by queencleopatracapp

Veronaville Clean Template: Maxis Townies + Academie Le Tour by theneonplumb

MeetMe Verona with Townies by sunradersims

Clean Riverblossom Hills with Genetic Infant Faces + subhood version by Kingakicia2001

Sim State University with Genetic Infant Faces by Kingakicia2001

La Fiesta Tech with Genetic Infant Faces by Kingakicia2001

Académie Le Tour Genetic Infant Faces by Kingakicia2001

Bluewater Village Genetic Infant Faces by Kingakicia2001

Downtown Genetic Infant Faces by Kingakicia 2001

Veronaville Genetic Infant Faces by Kingakicia 2001

EDITED Maxis Neighborhoods

Alternative Neighborhoods by @dreadpirate

Alt Pleasantview V2

Alt Strangetown V2

Alt Veronaville V2

Alt Riverblossom Hills V2

...with a Twist! by @strangetomato

Pleasantview...with a twist!

Strangetown...with a twist!

In Castaway style! by @lordcrumps

Paraiso En Las Rocas (If I can, I would also recommend to download the empty version (or populated, if you don't mind mixing up premades and OCs) of Paraiso En El Mar, because I think they complement each other. PEEM has so many gorgeous community lots! You can use PEEM as Main and PELR as subhood or do the opposite. Personally I would fill the empty version of PEEM with the DV, RVH and BC premades (or just choose some of them) since PELR has all the PV, ST and VV premades + one from BWV)

Early Neighborhoods

Early Pleasantview by @gutosimmer

Early Strangetown by @gutosimmer

Pleasantview 25 years earlier (+ ancestors & infant faces) by Kingakicia2001

From the beginning hoods project on MTS...even more early! The beginning of...

... Pleasantview Plus! (2024 update with infant faces)

...Strangetown Plus! (2024 update with infant faces)

...Veronaville Plus! (2024 update with infant faces)

Strange...neighborhoods! by @chrisnewbie

Strangertown (PC Strangetown + PSP ST)

Strangeytown (DS Strangetown + GBA ST)

Pleasantview Edits!

New Pleasantview by @simstate

Pleasantfort by @khal-ulti

Strangetown Edits!

New Strangetown by @simstate

Veronaville Edits!

Veronaville 2.0 by @delijume-sims

Veronaview by @lordcrumps

Veronaville: Brainstorm by @push-tet

Riverblossom Hills Edits!

Katatty's Riverblossom Hills by @katatty

Desiderata Valley Edits!

Katatty's Desiderata Valley by @katatty

Bluewater Village Edits!

Bluewater Village makeover by @plumbtales

Here...something's not right...?? 🤔🥴

Genderswapped Uberhood by sushigal007

Pleasantview but with inverted aspirations by @sasquatch-lizard

Strangetown but with inverted aspirations by @sasquatch-lizard

Veronaville but with inverted aspirations by @sasquatch-lizard

Swapped Strangetown by @katatty

Empty Neighborhoods

There is no one here??

All Maxis Neighborhood Empty (No Sims) and Clean by @jawusa (Main + Subhoods)

Downtown Edits

GET ON LOSER, LET'S GO TO THE CLUB

Downtown makeover by @katatty

Downtown Revamp by TheDudeWithTheDragonTattoos

University campuses 📓

SSU + LFT + ALT by @katatty

Vacation neighborhoods

Three Lakes by @plumbtales

Twikki Island with townie's infant faces by Kingakicia2001

Three Lakes with townie's infant faces by Kingakicia2001

Takemizu Village with townie's infant faces by Kingakicia2001

Stealth neighborhoods

Magic subhood with Genetic Infant Faces by Kingakicia2001

Pets subhood with Genetic Infant Faces by Kingakicia2001

Hobbies subhood with Genetic Infant Faces by Kingakicia2001

Exotic Destinations Subhood with Genetic Infant Faces by Kingakicia2001

[bipolyjack]

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hugging my grandmother while she cradles in her arms the stupid black plastic mini trash can containing the cremated remains of her only daughter.. whew idk im probably gonna need to get that unpacked in therapy in like 15 years. did u guys know cremains are heavy. theyre less like ashes and more like sand. holding that dumb trash can is like holding an infant. my mom was already tiny but now shes Compact. she only fills up that trash can about halfway. hope she fits in the urn im making for her. hope she likes it in there

[gladiatorcunt]

RASPBERRY - CORIOLANUS SNOW

summary: the apparent end of an era

cw: implication of infant death, canon typical violence and canon major character death (if that’s how you read it), unnecessary oc children (mention of pregnancy), reader’s in lucy grays place (chosen to be in the games and etc. not as a substitute for coryo) but if she went back to capitol with him, old man snow loses his marbles, open to interpretation ending, canon typical district citizens slander (and katniss slander but it’s snow’s pov), og timeline reader in this story died in between thg and catching fire, treating this as dark content due to vagueness regarding how willing the reader is

wc: 1.3k

requests are open (read the rules first <3)

block & move on if uncomfortable

do not repost or translate!!

“Boys, workin' on empty

Is that the kinda way to face the burning heat?

I just think about my baby

I'm so full of love I could barely eat

There's nothing sweeter than my baby

I'd never want once from the cherry tree

'Cause my baby's sweet as can be

She give me toothaches just from kissin' me.”

- Work Song // Hozier

Caecilia Snow can hardly stomach what she is about to witness. Her oldest sister, Iovita, stands stoned faced behind her. One of her svelte hands clasped around her left shoulder. A mask, she’s sure. Vita always did have troubles with expressing her emotions. The middle sister, Agrippina, is a complicated mix of both. Her hand is warmer on Caecilia’s right shoulder, but the blisters make it uncomfortable. Cato, the steadfast and tough oldest son, does not look at all. One can only wonder how he felt about that tribute from two, poor souls. Little Ignacius (she will always see him as such even though he's grown a head taller than her) brow is furrowed so terribly, she fears it might get stuck.

And strange Silvanus, the second son, he isn’t even on the balcony with his beloved siblings. Perhaps he is lost in his thoughts again. He wonders now if when his father smells the wood of the gallows, he thinks of a forest out in twelve that he haunted decades ago. The handkercheif he uses to hastily wipe his tears before he can gather the courage to join his family possess drops of blood every time he pulls it away. From his nose or drug up from his lungs, who can say? The wall outside the library his father had made especially for their mother on their wedding anniversary takes several blows from his aching clenched fist. So much blood, like father like son. Silvanus feels comforted by the persistent thought.

Ignacius eyes his brother with open concern as he saunters into view beside him. He barely manages to hide his wobble and his rush to stuff a stained cloth into his pocket does nothing to ease Ignacius’s worries. Silvanus has been one of the more sensitive ones in their parade, though that has never meant that he has not fought for his family. It is because of that that when Silvanus relents to the beseeching stare of his younger brother, Ignacius nods with utmost determination. The second son softens minutely and eventually returns it.

“Snow lands on top.” Six voices whisper in chorus.

Somewhere in an alabaster mausoleum, resides an ornate urn containing what would have been a seventh voice.

At the end of it all, President Coriolanus Snow smiles and he laughs with his entire chest like you’ve told him your funniest joke. Blood pours from his mouth like hot wax. His forked tongue doggy paddles in the little sea of crimson. A weathered hand with hard to spot cracks in the skin and light purple spots clasps itself firmly around the rose pinned to his suit. The wind seems to circle around Coriolanus Snow and he heaves a hearty chuckle when it ruffles through his hair. You’re with him even now as the foundations of your dynasty crumble and scatter over a stormy cliffside. A most welcomed and yearned for torment. His dearest specter.

Finally.

It seems even a Mockingjay’s tiny brain can manage.

It brings to mind the memory of another unfortunate like her. An Angel of Death from 11, tall and hunkered over. A flag being ripped from its rightful place and being pulled over rotting corpses. They were laid so closely together, they might as well have been a pack of sardines. There was ample meaning in his rustic burial, and there were snakes that suffocated it in their multicolored den. A precious rainbow after a great flood.

He’s not the only boy she reminds him of, but he’s unable to recall the second one’s name. A ghost that hovers on the edge of his mind.

Nevermind how useless her brief moment of assumed triumph will be. The games may be locked in a box in the minds of Panem and shoved away so they can be blissfully ignorant, but there will always be those in favor of them. What they represent will remain just as their purpose will prove itself once again when the people are governed by the rabid cannibals that ate them. Dogs can’t be trusted to be left to their own devices and off their leashes. Such deranged creatures were far better suited for being submerged in the violence of their own making.

Panem today. Panem tomorrow. Panem forever.

The soft dulcet tones of silenced voices ring out, something he once knew about a man who murdered three. The white fog fades away and Coriolanus wakes with a muffled shout to find himself in a raggedy bunk in an all too familiar building. his hands tremble but they look no different. with a disbelieving laugh he realizes that nothing has changed yet, that he has been rewarded for decades of dedication and devotion to Panem. That his herculean task others once thought of as sisyphean had been irrevocably realized.

3 daughters, 3 sons. Countless grandchildren. A legacy that will no doubt be remembered no matter the connotations associated with it.

Coryo’s heart is thundering like it did back then on that fateful day, and it does not slow by the time he’s shoved his things into a sack and hidden in the back of a truck. He could sway from the dizziness of deja vu. The truck soon comes to a stop and he clamors out of it, jumping out and racing however many yards he has to until he can spot his heart doing a terrible job of hiding behind a pillar. Anyone with a working set of eyes could discern the scarlet edges of your skirt swishing from side to side. They would have an unchallenging time seeing you suppress the urge to pick at the skin around your nails.

For the first time in over a year, Coriolanus Snow is utterly consumed by the urge to burst into tears. His beautiful beautiful dryad. The blood red dress he had ran himself ragged to buy clung to you like a lover as you twirled around nervously looking for him. Never in his life had a decision been so easy, so with a grateful chuckle and an embarrassingly giddy grin he bounds over to you. The light splintered through the trees nearby, the way it raked through your eyes and made them sparkle brought him fantastic grief. To him, they have never once lost that illustrious shine.

“I thought you’d never show up, Coryo. I was startin’ to worry a bit.”

Your hand feels like a delicious brand when it slips into his, impossibly soft and his cock throbs in his pants at the countless memories it elicits. In an apparent recreation of Pygmalion gazing upon the stone turned flesh form of Galatea, his love spills from him like a reopened wound. his Aphrodite on earth, his goddess with a never-ending number of rose petals in her hair.

“Not even a bullet in my back could keep me from you, dove.”

A garter snake slithers by between the two of you and before you can notice, Coryo swiftly crushes its head under the heel of his boot. The forest is blessedly silent. His world is kept from cleaving in two by the invisible string you’ve looped around his neck.

The putrid smell of the woods around you forces you to attempt to hide yourself gagging behind your hand. His lips twitch but he suppresses the urge to smile in that smug but infuriatingly hot way he knows you secretly love.

You’d better make quick work of getting over the mountains, you’re pregnant after all.

a/n: I’m sick and on bed rest (the cold is kicking my immune system’s ass) so wip progress has stopped but I had this in the drafts. call me Suzanne Collins because I tried with the naming symbolism. Please reblog if you liked it and yell at me about him if you want <3

[ramithetradfem]

My prolife stance

1. If the mothers live is in danger and the baby is not viable out of the womb

If the baby is not viable then if the mom dies then the baby will die too. However, if the baby is viable then the baby should be removed and the mother should be treated.

2. If the child would not survive birth due to extreme defects

There are many defects that cause immense pain or extreme struggle for a child. Such as if they can't breathe properly, can't eat, don't have normal brain function. In these cases it's understandable that a parent would not want their child to suffer.

3. Babies conceived from assault are physical evidence of the act.

Getting rid of them only makes the case harder to prove especially with minors. I believe the woman should put them up for adoption if they do not wish to keep them and if they abort then refer to point 8

4. I'm completely against gamete donation and surrogacy and IVF.

Too many cases have come up where people are getting with their own siblings because of gamete donation. Everyone should have the right to know where they came from and many of these places don't want to give up the information of the people that donated the gametes. If someone wants to know who their biological mother is, then they should be allowed to. And with IVF many babies are needlessly aborted because they want to create as many eggs as possible. There's no point in having all of your other babies die just to produce one. It would be better to adopt. As for surrogacy It's completely and utterly not for the child. They don't care about mother and child bonds or about infant trauma. You wouldn't separate a puppy from their mother at birth yet you would separate a human being from their mother at birth and no one sees the problem with this. That baby doesn't know the surrogate isn't their "mother" yet she is the one that they look for when they are born. She is the one that they want and to remove her from that is so cruel to that child.

5. People should be allowed to get sterilized if they want

If someone wants to get sterilized then they should be allowed to. Just as with any other surgery they need to sign whatever paperwork that they need to do to show that this is the decision that they make and they need to stand on that decision. Once a person is a legal adult in their country then they should be allowed to sterilize themselves if they want to. If they regret it then that's on them.

6. Infant adoption should only occur if there are no biological family members that can take them in.

Infants adoption is already traumatic especially when many of these parents take the babies away as soon as they're born in the hospital, these children need their family members and if it's possible to have them go with family it's better for them to do that. Let's not add the fact that many of these families who are looking for babies are extremely manipulative, especially during covid, when many of them were angry that mothers were actually able to provide for their children and thus kept their babies.

7. Birth control and protection should be accessible

Banning birth control would not help mothers keep their babies. We should focus less on trying to stop people from not having children and more on promoting and helping families, especially mothers from preconception to postpartum. If someone does not wish to have children then that's fine, they should be taking the proper steps to not create a baby.

8. Deceased babies should be treated with respect regardless of if their mothers wanted them or not

If in the end a child has to be aborted then that should be treated with respect. They are not medical waste. They are not science experiments. They are babies. They are human beings and should be respected as such. They deserve to be cremated and at least have a small service for them. If you can't do that, then at least give a moment of silence. Small cremation urns like in the photo, or maybe a memorial plaque with each baby's name that can be added. They were not just a clump of cells, they were another human being and if you're going to end their life, at least respect them.

“I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5

[toomanyhyperfixationsthanks]

I have seen a bunch of legacy challenges recently and while I love the ideas in them many seen to require packs and/or have an extreme number of things to do that can be overwhelming for newer players. So I made a base game legacy - these do exist already. I believe this should be doable for newer players and anything that might lead to confusion can be easily googled for guidance.

Sims 4 legacy challenge basegame

General Rules

Can enter cas to add tattoos and change sims outfits/hairstyles as they age up

All money must be earned in game no cheats unless cheating away money

Must randomise infant and toddler traits 

Can use MC to determine amount/gender of children otherwise no cheating

Any sim who marries into the households money is up for grabs 

All children must have either top notch toddler or top notch infant trait

Once parents are elders the heir may take over the legacy or player can wait for them to die

All heir graves/urns must remain on the home lot 

At least 3 things must be passed on from generation to generation 

Any lifespan allowed I’d recommend normal when children are in play

Can change lifespan at anytime e.g if you’ve completed all goals and are waiting for parents to die etc

Gen 1 

Newlyweds are excited to start their family but first they must prepare, they need a home with a self-sustaining garden and as much home made furniture as possible.

Start with a couple 

Assign domestic aspiration and Freelance botanist aspiration

Live in willow creek 

Join a career that matches at least 1 aspiration e.g gardener, conservation etc

Must complete aspiration and reach lvl 10 in careers

Master 3 skills to lvl 10

No limit on children or money (however all money must be earned)

Children must be born while at least 1 parent is a young adult

All children must complete 1 aspiration and 1 after school activity (can complete more)

Heir must complete 2 aspirations and 1 after school activity 

Heir must have creative trait

Complete any in game collection

Have a garden that makes $400 when harvested and sold - must have a variety of plants (at least 1 veg 1 herb 1 fruit 1 flower)

Have at least 10  pieces of sims made furniture 

Heir must have painter extraordinaire aspiration 

Children can move out anytime from teen 

Heir must stay in family home until parents are elders (then up to player)

Gen 2

Gen 1 heir is excited to meet the love of their lives and bring them to their secret glade. They wish to have a large family and become a successful painter and loving partner.

Gen 1 Heir must go on date to sylvan glade 

Get married

Complete painter extraordinaire aspiration

Have 2 masterpiece paintings in each room of the house 

House must have a bathroom, 2 bedrooms. Kitchen, living room, study

Have 3 toddlers at the same time (don’t have to be infants at the same time)

All children must complete 2 aspirations

Heir must complete 3 aspirations 

1 career of players choice to lvl 5 followed by artist career to lvl 10

Partner can keep career they had, remain jobless or join a career of players choice

All children stay in the home until they are young adults or their parents die

Heir must have romantic trait

Heir must have serial romantic aspiration

Gen 3

Gen 2 heir enjoyed seeing her parents loving relationship and intends to be in as many loving relationships as she can 

Complete serial romantic aspiration

Never marry

Have children with different sims (at least 2)

All children must max their childhood skills and complete 1 aspiration

Pick any career but remember it has to support at least 3 people

Don't have your parent be overly involved in the children's lives

Visit all community lots in the base game and take a photo while there

Heir must have kleptomaniac trait

Heir must have public enemy aspiration  

Die in front of children as soon as goals complete 

Children move out once death is witnessed 

Heir moves to a new lot to escape their childhood trauma 

Gen 4

Gen 3 heir traumatised by their parents behaviour has moved out keeping only the family heirlooms. Due to their lonely childhood this sim has decided to take it out on the rest of the world and become a master criminal.

Complete public enemy aspiration

Reach lvl 10 of criminal career

Settle down with another sim who must have either a deviance aspiration or other ‘bad’ trait e.g evil 

No limit on children

Involved in children's lives - mentor a child in any skill

Children must complete either 2 aspirations or 1 aspiration and an after school activity 

Bring all children separately to each library and park in the game and complete an activity with them while there

Children can move out when teens except heir 

Heir must have the ambitious trait

Heir must have a fortune aspiration

Heir must stay until the gen 3 heir dies - they can then kick out the partner unless already dead and take over

Gen 5

After being raised by criminals the Gen 4 heir is ready to make something good of themselves. They’ve taken over the family home and intended to renovate the evil out of it. Gen 4 is determined to prove the good path can bring just as much fortune as the bad.

Complete both fortune aspirations

Achieve lvl 10 in any career - pick one that pays well

Master charisma, comedy, piano and violin skills

Have a partner - can get married but not a requirement

For your love interest to qualify as a partner you must go on 5 dates 3 must earn silver

If you marry/join the household your partner must also achieve lvl 10 in their career

Have 5 children 

All children must achieve 1 aspiration and join but not complete an afterschool activity

All children must get jobs to contribute to household once teenagers

All children except heir must move out when they are young adults

Heir must have music lover trait

Heir must have musical genius aspiration

Heir inherits home upon gen 4 heirs death

Gen 6

Gen 5 heir grew up listening to their parent play rich people instruments, they now have a great love of music and upon inheriting the family home intends to transform it into a place of music.

Master guitar, piano and violin skills

Complete musical genius aspiration

Reach lvl 10 musician career

Play an instrument at all the community lots

Have twins or triplets - can purchase traits, use cheats, apply lot traits to achieve this

Renovate house, include a music studio and lots of outdoor space

Each twin must have their own room and during their childhood years a separate shared playroom

Twin 1 must complete creative and social aspiration

Twin 2 is your heir must complete motor and mental aspiration

Heir must have genius trait

Heir must have nerd brain aspiration

Die and become a ghost - can be done anytime once goals achieved

Heir takes over once ghost, ghost can remain part of family or just haunt the lot

Gen 7

Gen 6 heir has decided to take advantage of the family's wealth and become a rocket scientist in the backyard. They just want to relax and explore their passions before having a family.

Complete nerd brain aspiration

Master rocket science and handiness skills

Have a library in the family home

Only ever do odd jobs

Backyard should resemble mission control - rocket, woodworking shed with state of the art office inside

Have 1 child 

Child must achieve all aspirations and 1 after school activity

Complete space collection (alien collection+space rock collection)

Have sim woohoo in rocket

Heir must have family oriented trait

Heir must have big happy family aspiration

Keep heir living with gen 6 once gen 6 has completed their goals, when gen 6 dies or becomes boring move onto gen 7 heir

Gen 8

Gen 7 heir grew up an only child but intends to have several children of their own. It doesn't matter to them how they have them, only that they have several children to provide her with at least 4 grandchildren to spoil.

Complete all but grandchild part of big happy family aspiration

Complete a career up to lvl 8

Have 3+ children 

Master gardening and cooking skill

Have successful children - all must achieve A in school

All children must complete at least 2 aspirations

All children must max their skills

All children to remain on lot at all life stages unless max sim count prevents aspiration completion

Build the family home to fit the families of all 3 of your children

All children to have children of their own

Heir to have curator aspiration 

Heir to have cheerful trait

Move onto gen 9 when all goals complete

Gen 9

Gen 8 heir still lives at home with the majority of their family. Grandparent is happy to provide for the family and takes care of most of the goings of the home. This leaves Gen 8 heir free to build their collection.

Have as many children as remains necessary to fulfill gen 8s big happy family aspiration

Complete curator aspiration 

Have 5+ jobs to level 3 

After 5 jobs you can stay on the 5th or start a 6th with no more restrictions

Once grandparent is fulfilled you may move to a new lot with your children 

Find a life partner with the angling ace aspiration (you can give them this aspiration but they must have some fishing skill already)

Your life partner doesn’t have to be the parent of your children 

Have a pond on the property 

All children to complete 2 aspirations

Heir must be a babysitter as a teen

Heir to have goofball trait

Heir to have joke star aspiration

Heir to stay with parents until they die

Any siblings can move out or move in with grandma once they are teens and up

Gen 10

Gen 9 heir has had so much family they’re sick of it, they’ve decided not to have any. The family will have to continue through their siblings (if they have any). Gen 9 has decided to embrace her crazy upbringing however through comedy, sharing childhood stories throughout their entertaining career.

Complete joke star aspiration

 Achieve lvl 10 entertainer career

Renovate the house to the bachelor lifestyle

Go out on the town meet some people

Have 10 friends

Meet your life partner as an elder

Introduce partner to all remaining family members (if still alive) from gen 8-9

Attempt to pass peacefully of old age

[arcandoria]

thinking thoughts about Yori's background as crypt baby and just generally coping with being a child of unknown origins

Struggles with feeling unwanted. Sure, they don't know how or why they ended up several layers lost in the Necropolis, but it's not like someone who wants their baby would just. Lose an infant in the Mother of All Catacombs and not make a fuss about it. Some days are worse, but usually they cope as best they can.

The corpse-spirit-woman who found them was the last of the Ingellvar, a minor noble family from Nevarra that had died out during early Blessed Age. There's an infant buried right next to her, and the Mourn Watchers theorize the unfulfilled motherhood is what caused the spirit to bond with the lost elven baby.

Her name was/is Betrys Ingellvar.

Not only she wants the baby to be an Ingellvar (regardless of race), she also picks Yori's AFAB name, and later, Yorath asks her to give them a new name when they transition.

Yorath, of course, doesn't really consider her their mom, but they joke about it. Because they're now suddenly the last Ingellvar alive, as per the spirit's wishes, was given access to their catacombs at the Necropolis like a regular family member would.

Yori has since worked to return their graves and urns to their former glory. It's slow work since it's been abandoned for many, many years. They don't know any of the people buried there, but it's the closest they have of anything resembling family.

Technically their deceased should've been kept at the family's household, but when the bloodline died out the Mortalitasi transferred everything to the Grand Necropolis in hopes their heirlooms and history wouldn't be targeted by grave robbers.

Betrys, lacking the proper time grasp a fully living person would, has no idea Yorath is gone for over a year, and is really upset when a stranger shows up to care for the family's tomb (Yori asks Myrna to send someone to at least change the flowers). She scolds Yori for not visiting the next time they show up during Veilguard.

[changingplumbob]

A Guide to my Content Warnings

Please note I will not label posts simply for having LGBTQIA+ characters because a)I'd probably label every post and b)LGBTQIA+ people exist, I'm one of them. We're not going anywhere and if our existence offends you I humbly invite you to unfollow me.

Most of the time my stories are in the G/PG realm but occasionally they'll drift into the M realm, or mention topics which may be hard for some people. I thought I'd make this guide to attach to my future posts with content warnings (cw) so you know what to expect. I do overuse content warnings but I'd rather take the time than have someone be surprised in a way that will muck up their day. If you feel I haven't labelled something I should have that occurs in my stories just let me know.

Common or repeated topics are

Low Level Sim Spice Moderate Sim Spice Mentions/Discussions of Death Pet and/or Sim Death Mentions of Violence Distressed Infant/Toddler/Child Language Mental Health Struggles

Low Level Sim Spice

My sims being extra flirty. Usually contains innuendo or talk of what they want their woohoo to be like. It also includes sims using suggestive language.

Examples

Rahul: *chuckles and winks* Later, we’ve got to get these ones sorted. But you are also looking very tasty Mrs Chopra. So maybe we’ll both have some private dining later Samir: Jerk. Almost makes me want to bend you over the table just to spite him Reece: I mean you could and I would endorse such action

Moderate Sim Spice

Contains a scene with woohoo that's more than the sims disappearing under the covers. Will sometimes have what sims are saying as they woohoo or vague descriptions of their actions.

Examples

Rahul manages to maintain his composure until she begins to slide his fingers into her mouth and his lust overcomes him. Now he knew every sigh, shiver and squeal Cassandra made meant that she loved him. Tuesday: You see how I did that, you try Monica: But will he really like that Joey: Most guys do Tuesday: Trust me. A girl can do a heck of a lot just by playing with things in her mouth

Images will not show pixel parts (genitalia or female nipples) but occur during woohoo.

Examples

Mentions/Discussions of Death

There will be mention or discussion of a sim having passed away. Sims may also talk about how the loss affected them.

Examples

Charlie is understandably devastated. She had Allie for half of her own life, and doesn’t have many happy memories that don’t include the dog. Marta: I didn’t have to leave after padre and mama died. I had the community still but I felt alone

Pet and/or Sim Death

Either a pet or sim dies. I have changed to NOT show the pet/sim when dead, but my older content may have a few dead human sims. I normally show a photo on the wall of them and/or the urn. When my characters die they go to the timeless save where they are young so this will also be shown.

Examples

In the early hours Allie crosses the rainbow bridge After taking Sachiko’s remains to the cemetery... Indeed, a hop skip and jump later he’s in the timeless save with his mum and fellow litter mates. Dale happily plays at peace... Olive: All sims deserve to rest, no matter what they have or have not done

Mentions of Violence

I don't like to show violence, the most you'll get from me is the clouds when sims fight. However some of my sims have had violence in their pasts. Mentions can range from stating what happened to more vivid descriptions but these will not be shown.

Examples

Unfortunately Joey is knocked down before he can get a word out. Liam yells and charges at Keira, beginning an all out brawl. I’m sorry to say Othman was in several pieces, and the blood pools around him appeared to have been walked through.

Distressed Infant/Toddler/Child

No one enjoys seeing a kid panicking so I like to warn people before hand if it will be more than the usual tummy time or night night time crying.

Examples

Viola sniffles and wipes her tears from under her glasses. Why won’t this lady just pick her up? She loves being carried and desperately wants a cuddle. Tiana panics... She is alone again! Feeling betrayed she bursts into tears.

Language

Most of the time I do enjoy keeping the vocab family friendly as that's what I enjoy reading. But with some of my side projects the characters feel like they swear so I will be letting some of them use mild swearing.

Mental Health Struggles

I like to flag these so that anyone having a tough day can get a heads up. Generally it will be mentioning a sim struggles with depression or anxiety. There may be descriptions of their moods, thought patterns or conditions. This will not include suicidal thoughts.

[deathlessathanasia]

"Then her (the witch Erictho's) voice, more powerful than any herb to bewitch the powers of Lethe, began to utter dissonant cries, far different from any human speech. The dog’s yowl, the wolf’s howl, were there, the restless barn-owl’s hoot, and the screech-owl’s call, beasts’ wails and shrieks, the hissing of snakes, they were all expressed within; and the roar of waves beating on rocks, the forest’s moan, the thunder through a rift in the cloud, all such things formed that single voice. Next she began a Thessalian spell, in accents that penetrated Tartarus: ‘You Furies, and you Stygian horrors, you torments of the guilty, and you, Chaos, ready to confound innumerable worlds in ruin; and you, ruler of the world below, a god whom lingering Death torments through long centuries; and Styx, and that Elysium no Thessalianwitch deserves; and Persephone who shuns her mother in heaven; and the third form of our patroness, Hecate, through whom the shades and I converse silently; and the Janitor of the wide realm, who throws men’s flesh to the savage hound; and the Sisters who must re-spin the thread of life; and you, ancient ferryman of the fiery wave, weary of rowing shades back to me: hear my prayer! If I invoke you with sufficiently foul and impious lips; if I never chant these spells fasting from human flesh; if I have often slit open those breasts filled with divinity, and laved them with warm brains; if any infant whose head and organs were laid on your platters might prevail with you, grant me my request. …

With this, foaming at the mouth, she raised her head to find the shade of the unburied dead close beside her. It feared the lifeless corpse, the loathsome confinement of its former prison; it shrank from entering the gaping breast, the flesh and innards ruined by the mortal wound. Oh wretched ghost, iniquitously robbed of death’s final gift, that is: to die no more! Erictho marvelled that fate could be delayed so, and enraged by the dead she lashed the inert corpse with a live serpent, and through the clefts where the earth had been split by her spells she growled like a dog at the shades below and shattering the silence of their realm, cried: ‘Tisiphone and Megaera, unheeding of my voice, will you not drive the unhappy spirit with your cruel whips from the void of Erebus? Or shall I summon you by your secret names, Hounds of Hell, and render you helpless in the light above; there to keep you from graves and funerals; banish you from tombs, drive you from urns of the dead. And you, Hecate, all pale and withered in form, who paint your face before you visit the gods above, I will show them you as you are, and prevent you altering your hellish form. I shall speak aloud about that food which confines Proserpine beneath the vast weight of earth above, by what compact she loves the gloomy king of darkness, what defilement she suffered such that you Ceres would not recall her. I shall burst your caves asunder, Ruler of the Underworld, and admit light instantly to blast you. Will you obey me? Or shall I call on one at the sound of whose name earth ever quakes and trembles, who views the Gorgon’s head without its veil, who lashes the cowering Fury with her own whip, who dwells in Tartarus beyond your sight, for whom you are the gods above, who swears by Styx while perjuring himself.’"

- Lucan, Pharsalia, Book VI

First, Erictho is genuinely terrifying and makes my skin crawl, I recommend reading the full section she appears in. Second, I find it funny when people claim that the Romans ruined Hades and Persephone's beautiful and consensual romance considering that the idea of Persephone/Proserpina refusing to leave her husband for her mother and the… stuff in this particular passage come from Roman sources.

[hadesfan50]

I think the reason people say that Persephone wasn’t raped by Hades is probably because in the mythology Persephone does love Hades, here are a few instances as proof….

“Then her (the witch Erictho’s) voice, more powerful than any herb to bewitch the powers of Lethe, began to utter dissonant cries, far different from any human speech. The dog’s yowl, the wolf’s howl, were there, the restless barn-owl’s hoot, and the screech-owl’s call, beasts’ wails and shrieks, the hissing of snakes, they were all expressed within; and the roar of waves beating on rocks, the forest’s moan, the thunder through a rift in the cloud, all such things formed that single voice. Next she began a Thessalian spell, in accents that penetrated Tartarus: ‘You Furies, and you Stygian horrors, you torments of the guilty, and you, Chaos, ready to confound innumerable worlds in ruin; and you, ruler of the world below, a god whom lingering Death torments through long centuries; and Styx, and that Elysium no Thessalianwitch deserves; and Persephone who shuns her mother in heaven; and the third form of our patroness, Hecate, through whom the shades and I converse silently; and the Janitor of the wide realm, who throws men’s flesh to the savage hound; and the Sisters who must re-spin the thread of life; and you, ancient ferryman of the fiery wave, weary of rowing shades back to me: hear my prayer! If I invoke you with sufficiently foul and impious lips; if I never chant these spells fasting from human flesh; if I have often slit open those breasts filled with divinity, and laved them with warm brains; if any infant whose head and organs were laid on your platters might prevail with you, grant me my request. …

With this, foaming at the mouth, she raised her head to find the shade of the unburied dead close beside her. It feared the lifeless corpse, the loathsome confinement of its former prison; it shrank from entering the gaping breast, the flesh and innards ruined by the mortal wound. Oh wretched ghost, iniquitously robbed of death’s final gift, that is: to die no more! Erictho marvelled that fate could be delayed so, and enraged by the dead she lashed the inert corpse with a live serpent, and through the clefts where the earth had been split by her spells she growled like a dog at the shades below and shattering the silence of their realm, cried: ‘Tisiphone and Megaera, unheeding of my voice, will you not drive the unhappy spirit with your cruel whips from the void of Erebus? Or shall I summon you by your secret names, Hounds of Hell, and render you helpless in the light above; there to keep you from graves and funerals; banish you from tombs, drive you from urns of the dead. And you, Hecate, all pale and withered in form, who paint your face before you visit the gods above, I will show them you as you are, and prevent you altering your hellish form. I shall speak aloud about that food which confines Proserpine beneath the vast weight of earth above, by what compact she loves the gloomy king of darkness, what defilement she suffered such that you Ceres would not recall her. I shall burst your caves asunder, Ruler of the Underworld, and admit light instantly to blast you. Will you obey me? Or shall I call on one at the sound of whose name earth ever quakes and trembles, who views the Gorgon’s head without its veil, who lashes the cowering Fury with her own whip, who dwells in Tartarus beyond your sight, for whom you are the gods above, who swears by Styx while perjuring himself.’” - Lucan, Pharsalia, Book VI

Now people might say this is only one instance but here is more….

”If able, I would bear it, I do not deny my effort—but the god of Love has conquered me—a god so kindly known in all the upper world. We are not sure he can be known so well in this deep world, but have good reason to conjecture he is not unknown here, and if old report almost forgotten, that you stole your wife is not a fiction, Love united you the same as others.” -Ovid, Metamorphoses, X

Heck in the city of Locri Epizephyrii, in modern Calabria (southern Italy), was famous for its cult of Persephone, where she is a goddess of marriage and childbirth in this region and not Hera.

[thesims4blogger]

The Sims 4: Official Laundry List (September 3rd, 2024)

On the day following The Sims 4 tenth anniversary, EA released a list of bug fixes coming on the next patch.

The release date hasn’t been confirmed, but it’s safe to expect it to come out next week, since Laundry Lists are usually shared one week before the update comes to both versions of the game (PC/Mac and consoles).

Sul Sul Simmers!

Welcome to The Sims 4 Laundry List, where we share the top community concerns we’re currently investigating and aim to resolve in an upcoming patch.

As part of our commitment to tackling technical issues, the dedicated team continues to prioritize community-voted fixes with each update. This is our third release in this series, with more planned for the future.

The extended list below is directly informed by which issues have the most community reports through AnswersHQ. There are more topics that have been reported by players that aren’t listed here but may still be in the process of being solved. Some topics can require an extended investigation on our end, so even though these fixes may be in active review, it’s not a guarantee that we’ll have an immediate fix for it in the upcoming patch.

With each new patch, please remember to remove any external game mods and custom content if you are experiencing issues as the first step in troubleshooting, as they may conflict with the updates.

Thank you for your patience and valuable player reports.

Catch you in the next Laundry List – Happy Simming!

Here’s the list of community concerns we’re investigating for the upcoming game update:

Mac

[AHQ] Thought bubbles of Sims will no longer appear through walls and floors.

The Gallery

 Pack filters now properly work for Home Chef Hustle in The Gallery and library.

Base Game:

[AHQ] Outdoor lighting will no longer affect inside the room through ceilings.

[AHQ] Clay and Future Cubes will no longer get left on lots during events.

[AHQ] Frogs, mice and fishes in tanks are now visible when placed in laptop mode. Welcome back, friends!

[AHQ] Sims will put their tablets and homework back into their inventory instead of placing them in the world as long as they are standing or sitting.

[AHQ] The call is not coming from inside the house–you’ll stop getting invitational phone calls from your own Household Members.

[AHQ] “Complete a Daily Work Task” want now properly completed after finishing a daily work task.

[AHQ] Child sim now has the option to quit their “After School Activity“.

[AHQ] Family fortune – “Heal Negative Sentiments” task will now properly complete.

[AHQ] Sims will return from work or school and switch into the same Everyday Outfit they had on instead of defaulting to the first Everyday Outfit in the CAS list.

[AHQ] Certain cabinet/shelf combinations over kitchen sinks will no longer prevent Sim from washing in the sink.

[AHQ] Outdoor shadows now move smoothly without jumping on the screen on ultra graphics settings and at different Live Mode speeds.

[AHQ] Camera jittering is no longer observed in Build Buy mode after using Terrain Tools.

[AHQ] When recent neighborhood stories mention a Sim that died in another neighborhood, switching to the respective Sim household will now have an urn present.

[AHQ] Upgrading washer/dryer now completes Nerd Brain aspiration.

[AHQ] Sims will now hold the acarajé dish the right way while eating.

[AHQ] Autonomous check infant no longer causes new random cold weather outfit to be generated for infant.

Infant no longer stretches when crawling in deep snow.

[AHQ] Teen Sim is able to take vacation days while working in the lifeguard career.

[AHQ] Event goal UI will continue to show even after editing from the calendar.

Fixed a CAS flow issue that would incorrectly allow siblings to be engaged.

[AHQ] Teen goal oriented aspiration now gets completed properly after getting promoted at work.

Investigated missing Doodlepip splines.

[AHQ] “Become friends with“ want is no longer observed for sims with relationship equal or above friends.

World icons on the world selection screen will no longer move when middle-clicked.

Locked seed packets are unlocked in BB when using the gardening skill cheat stats.set_skill_level Major_Gardening 10.

[AHQ] Female Sims’ stomachs will no longer become invisible when paired with Masculine cargo pants in certain color swatches.

“Likes/Dislikes“ Sim preferences are now available for Sims created via CAS story in CAS mode.

Sim animation will no longer pop when sitting on a stool and asking another Sim an inappropriate question.

[AHQ] Sim thumbnails are no longer low resolution on the Resume Button.

Re-fixed issue where Skill List gets out of Alphabetical order, specifically when switching between Sims.

[AHQ] ‘ymTop_TshirtRolled_Yellow’ top no longer clips with bottom assets in CAS.

Affecting Multiple Packs

[AHQ] In apartments, University dorms, and penthouses: Walls and doors will now cut away properly in wall down/cutaway viewing mode. Adjusted checks for exterior walls and inactive units.

[AHQ] Vampire scars are no longer observed while creating a genetics-based spell caster Sim, and any scars generated can now be removed (mouth, eye, cheeks and brow details).

[AHQ] Werewolf/Vampire Sims will swap to occult form and vice-versa after the animation instead of before or during.

[AHQ] Nails no longer cause shoulder tears on ‘yfTop_EP08SweaterScarf_Solid’ and ‘ymBody_EF90Djellaba_Solid’ outfits.

Leather Pants no longer overlap with low boots.

Cats & Dogs

[AHQ] Feline friends rejoice!  “Give Catnip Treat” action to cats will no longer cancel.

City Living

[AHQ] Strange wall patches and gaps are no longer visible in Wall Down View in San Myshuno Apartments.

[AHQ] Food stalls in San Myshuno no longer disappear after coming out of CAS and Manage Worlds screens.

[AHQ] Snow no longer appears inside the Planet Honey Pop building.

Cottage Living

[AHQ] Finchwick Fair results notification will stop triggering during Sports Day Competition results.

Crystal Creations

[AHQ] New item highlights on the Accessories tab will properly disappear after checking out the new item(s).

Dine Out

[AHQ] Interactions are now available on culinary pot racks.

Removed instances of duplicate menu items in Restaurants.

[AHQ] Photo of experimental food no longer changes upon adding frame.

Discover University

[AHQ] Sim will return from visiting the law class as a guest speaker–in both judge or private attorney branches–whether through the phone or the building interaction.

[AHQ] Sims without the Active Trait will no longer get trait-related buffs when playing with a soccer ball.

[AHQ] “Contribute Knowledge”  will now satisfy Writing Aspiration on a Research Archive Machine goal counting towards the “Senior Scholar” milestone Academic aspiration.

[AHQ] Servo’s graduation portrait now shows an accurate picture.

Eco Lifestyle

[AHQ] NPC’s will stop stressing you out by constantly making de-stressing decoctions autonomously in the neighborhood or in the active Sim’s lot during Self-Sufficiency N.A.P.

[AHQ] Notifications for a NAP will no longer trigger with the option turned off and will only  send the notification if the Eco Footprint feature is enabled.

[AHQ] Stacking sun rays/aurora will no longer get stuck loading.

[AHQ] Blue void lines are no longer observed in Evergreen Harbor.

For Rent

[AHQ] You can now select and edit wall heights on Residential Rentals without having to delete and replace the walls.

[AHQ] Ownership no longer disappears from objects after “Move Household“.

[AHQ] Kettle and Pressure Cooker no longer randomly disappear from inventory.

[AHQ] The “Do You Be-leaf in Concrete?“ red/orange swatch and green/gray swatch displays properly.

[AHQ] Work From Home Sims in the Handyperson career will be properly paid.

[AHQ] On rental properties, when someone dies you are now given a headstone/urn.

Panya (NPC property owner) visits will count towards the “Have the Property Owner Visit your Unit“ goal for the Discerning Dweller Aspiration.

Lot Traits and Lot Challenges will stay selected for Residential Rental lot units when converted from Residential or Venue lot.

[AHQ] “Venue Funds Transfer” button will no longer appear for community lots.

Able to enter a vacation rental unit by using phone and last exception no longer triggers when loading the save.

When objects are being repossessed the Utility BIlls and Unpaid Taxes will properly update in Bills Info Panel.

Unit Details text will not overlap when hovering on Residential Rental lots in Map View.

When bills are delivered, if you are in another world it will now process utilities correctly.

Get to Work

[AHQ] Sim targeted by the Simray will be changed to the proper blue skin tone.

[AHQ] Child eyebrows will update to match their hair color in CAS.

Growing Together

[AHQ] San Sequoia world map will properly load into all lots and avoid corrupted white screens.

[AHQ] ‘Left-Side Work of Modern Art Window’ is now properly transparent.

Horse Ranch

[AHQ] “Care” pie menu interaction, “Put In Inventory”, and “Trade For” interactions now available on goats/sheep after moving to a new lot.

There is now self-interaction on the Sim to walk to Dreadhorse Caverns.

High School Years

[AHQ] Teen sims will no longer randomly stop taking exams.

[AHQ] Teen Sims will be able to travel to prom even if Principal Mei Prescott is not alive.

[AHQ] Sims will get paid full amount of simoleons for WFH tasks for Simfluencer/Video Game Streamer career

Laundry Day

[AHQ] Sim only has to wash only once (not twice) for clothes to be clean or pristine.

Lovestruck

[AHQ] Error Code 123 no longer occurs in certain circumstances when traveling to another location.

[AHQ] Error Code 121 no longer occurs when moving in a household for the “Finding Love After a Breakup” Scenario.

[AHQ] Gallery Sims will properly appear in Cupid’s Corner with the pack game option setting set to “enable Gallery Sims”.

[AHQ] Gallery Sims are available again in Cupid’s Corner and the game no longer sometimes infinitely loads when traveling after adding one to your Sim’s contacts.

[AHQ] Sims will have the option to pay bills when they are due.

[AHQ] A Sim who was met on a Blind Date and then canceled on now can be asked to Create a Date. Previously, the interface was blank.

[AHQ] Teen Vampires now can complete a regular, daytime Date.

Vampires without Sun Resistance now can go to Cupid’s Counseling regardless of the time of day.

Ghost partners can go to Cupid’s Counseling.

All Vampires are available for Seductive Dances, not just Vampires with Sun Resistance.

[AHQ] The short, curly beard ‘ymFacialHair_EP16BeardCurly’ no longer changes the shape of the Sim’s jaw.

[AHQ] The door of the Nadir household’s penthouse office has returned, so poor Aziz can get back to his writing.

[AHQ] Sims from Cupid’s Corner whose location was listed as “Not Shared” now can be socialized with on a Lovestruck Date or Hangout.

Married Sims no longer propose to other Sims.

Ghosts are available for Seductive Dances and “Watch Stars/Sky with…”.

The ‘Dr. June’s Weather Control Device’ will no longer offer snow in Ciudad Enamorada. Warm winters are here!

Lovebug and Romantically Reserved Traits are available as Likes/Dislikes as well as Turn-Ons and Turn-Offs in Create a Sim.

When selecting “Cuddle in Bed” multiple times in a row on a bed, Sims no longer lock up with their arm outstretched.

Flowers given to a Sim will show up in the recipient’s inventory.

Sims will no longer read “Seduction by the Sea” indefinitely.

Sims will no longer stargaze inside when visiting the Rattlesnake Juice Bar in Oasis Springs.

My Wedding Stories

There are new interactions on the wedding arch that will allow you to set which Sims to sit on either side of the aisle.

You will now be able to pick which Sims perform the requested behavior when clicking on the wedding arch and do Ceremony Activities. This will allow greater control of what is happening in the wedding.

After telling guests to do a ceremony activity, they’ll stop doing other things autonomously.

Music specific interaction is now available on the wedding arch in order to control when wedding music plays.

Sims gather around without getting stuck as the wedding couple dances.

Sims will properly perform “Exchange Vows with Officiant and Kiss“ interaction after performing “Gather at the Aisle“ interaction.

[AHQ] You can now sell wedding cakes to local bakers! “Sell to Local Bakery“ action is available now on wedding cakes.

“Take your seats” interaction will no longer show up 3 times.

[AHQ] No lines will appear on Sim’s neck after applying the nail asset ‘yfAcc_ManiGP11Patterned_blue’.

Nifty Knitting

[AHQ] Legendary Knitting will now count for Excellent Knits Aspiration.

Paranormal

[AHQ] More spawners like the specters, weird dolls, occult markings, etc now trigger during Paranormal Investigation for Occult Sims.

[AHQ] Paranormal Investigation Gigs no longer showing blank Goal Bar.

Party Essentials

[AHQ] Fun and Dancing Skill tooltips now appear for ‘The Minimalist’s Dance Floor’.

Seasons

[AHQ] Sim will now receive a vacuum along with the vacuum dock as a Holiday gift.

[AHQ] The “lose weight” New Year’s resolution will now be properly completed..

[AHQ] ‘Holiday Decoration Box’ will no longer become unowned after moving to another Residential lot or Residential Rental lot–take those holiday memories with you!

[AHQ] Can now complete the “Countdown to Midnight“ tradition on all TV’s.

Snowy Escape

[AHQ] Platform roof on 2-4-3 Wakabamori lot no longer has roof visual glitches/transparency.

[AHQ] Fun and Social motives no longer reduce while Hiking together. Exercise is fun. Everyone knows that.

Tiny Living

[AHQ] Butlers can now sleep on Murphy beds (at their own risk, of course).

Werewolves

[AHQ] Skin details (like acne or freckles) will no longer appear on Werewolves’ in their wolf form.

[dystopianam]

[MASTERPOST] Maxis Neighborhoods with Genetic Infant Faces

UPDATED JANUARY 6 (2025)

In this masterpost I have listed all the links to Maxis neighborhoods with genetic infant faces that I have found! If there are others that are missing from this list, please do not hesitate to tell me!

Look here for other masterposts

⚠️ ALWAYS USE THE HOODCHECKER AFTER INSTALLING A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD AND/OR ADDING A SUBHOOD. The HC will clean up messy memories, fix IDs incorrectly associated to other sims, and recover missing tombstones and urns. Always have no-unlink on deleted in your download folder for avoid unlinked character data and use the Urnstone Spawner for respawn manually the tombstones if the HC fail to recover them.

BASE GAME

Pleasantview with infant faces [NO NEIGHBORHOOD YET].

Strangetown with Infant faces HERE.

Veronaville with Infant faces HERE.

UNIVERSITY

Sim State University with Infant Faces HERE.

La Fiest Tech with Infant Faces HERE.

Academie Le Tour with Infant Faces HERE.

OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Bluewater Village with Infant Faces HERE.

NIGHTLIFE

Downtown with Infant Faces HERE.

SEASONS

Riverblossom Hills with Infant Faces HERE.

Weather subhood with Genetic Infant Faces HERE.

Default Replacement Ideal Plantsim Genetic Infant Faces HERE. (IT IS NOT A NEIGHBORHOOD BUT AN NPC. ONCE YOU PUT IT IN YOUR DOWNLOAD FOLDER YOU CAN NO LONGER REMOVE IT.)

PETS

Pets Stealth Hood with Infant Faces HERE.

FREE TIME

Desiderata Valley with Infant Faces [NO NEIGHBORHOOD YET]

Hobby Stealth Hood with Infant Faces HERE.

BON VOYAGE

Takemizu Village with Infant Faces HERE.

Twikki Island with Infant Faces HERE.

Three Lakes with Infant Faces HERE.

Exotic Destinations Subhood with Infant Faces HERE.

APARTMENT LIFE

Belladonna Cove with Infant Faces [NO NEIGHBORHOOD YET]

Magic Subhood with Infant Faces HERE.

EXTRA

Early Neighborhoods

Pleasantview 25 years earlier with Infant Faces HERE

The Beginning of Pleasantview with Infant Faces HERE.

The Beginning of Steangetown with Infant Faces HERE.

The Beginning of Veronaville with Infant Faces HERE.

Edited Maxis Neighborhoods

Clean Pleasantview Plus with ancestors & Infant Faces HERE.

[blueiscoool]

Five Rare 2,300-Year-Old Gold Coins Discovered in Ancient Carthage

Researchers made the discovery during excavation works in the North African nation of Tunisia, in an area that once formed part of the territory of ancient Carthage, the country's Ministry of Cultural Affairs has announced in a statement.

Carthage was a great city of antiquity founded by the Phoenicians on the north coast of Tunisia in the first millennium B.C. The city became a thriving port and trading center, eventually developing into a significant power in the Mediterranean. Carthage became a major rival to Rome, which eventually conquered and destroyed the city in 146 B.C.

The archaeological site of ancient Carthage-added to UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1979-lies in what is now a residential suburb of modern Tunisia's capital Tunis.

Carthage had a sacred site known as a "tophet," which served as a burial ground, particularly for young children.

Thousands of urns containing the ashes of young children have previously been found at the site, which was originally dedicated to the deities Baal Hammon and Tanit.

It is here that archaeologists found the five gold coins dating back to the 3rd century B.C. in August, as well as several urns with the remains of animals, infants and premature babies.

The gold coins reflect "the richness of that historical period and [affirm] the value of the civilization of Carthage," the ministry said in a statement.

The rare gold coins measure around an inch across and have designs showing the face of Tanit-a symbol of motherhood, fertility and growth for the Carthaginians.

Archaeologists believe that the coins were left as offerings to Baal Hammon and Tanit by wealthy worshippers.

Tophets have been found at other Carthaginian sites, which were traditionally thought to house the victims of child sacrifice. Ancient Roman, Hellenistic and biblical sources attest to this, and some modern scholars agree.

However, the topic is controversial, with other experts arguing that tophets were simply children's cemeteries for individuals who died naturally, or that not all the burials were sacrifices.

The latest finds are not the only recent discovery of ancient coins. Earlier in August, a metal detectorist found two gold coins from different historical eras on the same day in a field in England.

In July, archaeologists uncovered several 500-year-old gold coins during excavations at the ruins of a medieval monastery in Germany.

Also in July, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced that a rare silver coin dated to the time of the First Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire, between A.D. 66 and 70, had been discovered in the Judean Desert.

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Phantasmagoric Legacy Challenge

I've enjoyed playing other legacy challenges by other creators and decided to try my hand at finally creating one myself ~ so if you decided to play this I would LOVE to see/hear about it so feel free to tag me! As for a gallery or linking hashtag... since I'm not very good with coming up names, let's just use #PhantasmagoricChallenge or simply #Phantasmagoric 🥰

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You must play with aging on. Though you can choose whatever lifespan you wish - I recommend "Normal" lifespan mode.

Household sims cannot be aged up until you get a notification saying that it is their birthday.

Give infants/toddlers traits that you think fit the requirements of their later life.

It's up to you if you want your sims to attend university (unless stated otherwise in that gen's rules).

Money cheats are NOT allowed.

You can give the sims extra traits (Growing Together) but NEVER change the original 3 assigned to the heirs.

You can live anywhere you want & may move whenever and as often as you like (unless stated otherwise in that gen's rules).

All goals and requirements should be met before moving on to the next generation.

If you see a rule that you can’t do because you don’t have the required pack, you can skip it or replace it with something you deem fitting for that generation.

Most importantly : Have fun 😁

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The Cryptic Founder

Aspiration : Nerd Brain Traits : Erratic, Genius, Loner Career : Scientist Color : Red

Rules = * Complete Aspiration * Complete Career * Max Skills : Logic, Robotics * (If beginning as a teenager) Join the Chess Team in High School * Only have children through the “Have a science baby” option * Travel to Sixam * Complete the Elements collection * Build a Servo Bot for companionship

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The Crazy Cat Lady/Man

Aspiration : Whiz Kid (childhood), Bestselling Author Traits : Cat Lover, Perfectionist, Neat Career : Writer (Author Branch) Color : White Character Values : Good Manners, Responsible

Rules = * Complete childhood “Whiz Kid” Aspiration * Complete Aspiration * Complete Career * Max Skills : Writing * Not allowed to sleep, must only rest through “napping” * Always own at least 2 cats * Have twins but only those 2 children (you may cheat for this) * Have a well-maintained garden

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The Bereaved

Aspiration : Inner Peace Traits : Gloomy, Bookworm, Family Oriented Career : Can’t earn money with a “normal” job. Can by any other means. Color : Black Character Values : Compassionate, Irresponsible

Rules = * Complete Aspiration * Max Skills : Medium, Flower Arranging, Painting * Twin MUST pass away before becoming a Young Adult! * Must keep your twin’s urn/tombstone with you throughout your entire life. Mourn or leave a sugar skull on their grave at least once a week on the day of which they passed (Example: If they died on a Monday, every Monday you will mourn). * Only have one friend (other than your twin) during your childhood/teens. Marry them right after becoming a young adult. * Complete the Sugar Skulls collection

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The Scout

Aspiration : Playtime Captain (childhood), Outdoor Enthusiast Traits : Dog Lover, Adventurous, Good Career : Vet Color : Brown Character Values : All 5 positive!

Rules = * Complete childhood “Playtime Captain” Aspiration * Complete Aspiration * Max Skills : Pet Training, Herbalism * Join the scouts as a child & earn all scout badges * Always own at least 1 dog * Fall in love with a werewolf and have a child – This will be your heir. * Explore the Sylvan Glade * Complete the Insect collection * Complete the Frog collection

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The Curse Bearer

Aspiration :      (If they ARE a werewolf at birth) Werewolf Initiate -> Secondary Werewolf Aspiration of your choice      (If they are NOT a werewolf at birth) StrangerVille Mystery Traits : Loves Outdoors, Maker, Socially Awkward Career : Military Color : Plaid (Don’t tell them this isn’t a color) Character Values : Uncontrolled Emotions

Rules = * Complete Aspiration * Complete Career * Max Skills : Handiness, Fabrication, Guitar * Has hay fever – No plants indoors! * Must decorate your house with handcrafted / fabricated items or what you salvage from the dumpster. This does not have to be every piece of furniture within the home just the majority!

For an extra challenge : Have the “Off-the-Grid” lot trait

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The Performance Artist

Aspiration : Mansion Baron Traits : Self-Assured, Active, Ambitious Career : Actor/Actress Color : Yellow Character Values : Emotional Control

Rules = * Complete Aspiration * Complete Career * Max Skills : Acting, Singing, Wellness * Join the Drama Club as a child & complete all levels * Marry a sim who also has the “High Maintenance” trait * Have nothing to do with your kid(s) until they become teenagers * Hire a nanny to raise your kid(s) until teen years – Infants & Toddlers should not be sent to “daycare” * Have a scheduled maid or live-in butler (or both!)

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The Strongman / Strong-woman

Aspiration : Bodybuilder Traits : Glutton, Paranoid, Bro Career : Athlete Color : Blue Character Values : Mediator

Rules = * Complete Aspiration * Complete Career * Max Skills : Fitness, Fishing * Join the Football Team in High School * Have a good relationship with your family’s hired help & a bad relationship with your biological parents * Try to mend the relationship with your parents as a teen (this does not have to work out) * Go on a weekend (2 or 3 day) family vacation to the beach some point after you have kid(s). * Mount 10 Rare fish within your house

For an extra challenge : Move out after becoming a teenager if the previous generation is complete.

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The Wannabe Pirate

Aspiration : Beach Life Traits : Child of the Ocean, Childish, Kleptomaniac Career : Diver Color : Green Character Values : Irresponsible, Argumentative

Rules = * Complete Aspiration * Complete Career * Max Skills : Photography * Become a Spice hound * Fall in love with a mermaid and have a child – This will be your heir. * Never marry and never move in together. You’re from different worlds, it wasn’t meant to be... * Complete Buried Treasure collection * Complete Message in a Bottle collection

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The Culinarian

Aspiration : Big Happy Family Traits : Loyal, Foodie, Animal Enthusiast Career : Culinary (Chef Branch) Color : Pink Character Values : Responsible, Compassionate

Rules = * Complete Aspiration * Complete Career * Max Skills : Gourmet Cooking, Parenting * Try and learn all experimental dishes * Care for livestock on your lot * Have 5 children

For an extra challenge : Have the “Simple Living” lot trait

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The Macabre

Aspiration : Spellcraft & Sorcery Traits : Snob, Evil, Hates Children Career : Secret Agent (Villain Branch) Color : Purple Character Values : Argumentative, Insensitive

Rules = * Complete Aspiration * Complete Career * Max Skills : Charisma, Mischief, {Choice of either the Piano or Pipe Organ} * Become friends with the Grim Reaper * Brew and use the “Potion of Immortality” * Complete the Fossil collection * Does not need to have a kid(s)! Any children born must be raised by either their parents or one of their siblings if the parents are no longer living – Must not take care of their own offspring as they hate children.

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Nerevar: *shivers adjusting his cloak as the ship sails into windhelms harbour* azuras mercy I forgot how cold it was here.

Riiju-Lei: *just wearing a shirt and trousers with a pair of boots* hm? Oh yes. I suppose I’m used to it. My father used to put me in the snow when I’d have fits as a child.

Nerevar: I? That seems a bit harsh, children are meant to throw tantrums.

Riiju-Lei: hm? What? Oh no I never threw tantrums I, never felt anything enough to even get frustrated like that. No I’d… get very hot, and then my body would start convulsing. So he’d put me in the snow to cool me down. I got used to it and after a while the fits just stopped until… well until I came into contact with debris from red mountain… I now know it was ur dagoth attempting to possess my body when I was an infant but… Voryn, I? Me? Myself. *sighs* I was already in possession of my new body and thanks to my fathers intervention.

Nerevar: you stayed in possession of it… *smiles softly at him then at the shipyard as the argonians wave from the docks before diving in to guide the ship into port* I can’t wait to meet him.

Riiju-Lei: …I think he’d of liked you… mother too…

Nerevar: *squeezes his hip gently*

Riiju-Lei: *rests his head on his shoulder* …

*water splashing and the sounds of a very sickly high elf bringing up his dinner yet again*

Riiju-Lei: *looks over to see Taliesin slumped over the rails hurling* I thought he’d of been able to hold it in we’re nearly home.

Kaidan: *holding Taliesins hair back* the ship lurched and so did his stomach. *pats taliesins back* were home love…

Taliesin: gods k-kill me- *grabs the rails hurling again*

Scouts-Many-Marshes: *from the water below, definitely swam into it* UGH WHAT THE FUCK?!

*a few hours later*

Riiju-Lei: *walks into the hall of the dead quietly, a bottle of mead and a bushel of snowberrys and dragon tongues in hand* miss Helgird?

Helgird: *wrapping a body for burial* Oh now here’s a face I haven’t seen in a while! Hello LeiLei, come to visit your parents I assume? Oh, and you brought friends?

Riiju-Lei: *looks back at team dragonborn and nerevar* yes, they, wanted to meet them too. A… lot of things have changed with me and they want to make sure I’ll be okay seeing them again.

Helgird: *smiles warmly* I’m glad to see you’ve finally found people who care about you dear. You know where to go, and the rest of you- *waves an embalming hook at them menacingly* keep your voices down. The dead can still be woken you know. *snickers and resumes working*

Riiju-Lei: *smiles and nods* it’s good to see you again Helgird. *walks past her and down a corridor leading to the older burial chambers*

Nerevar: *walks along side him quietly observing the Nordic burial practices finding them odd compared to dunmer culture* she seems very familiar with you.

Riiju-Lei: yes, I’ve known her her whole life in fact. When she became the carer to the hall of the dead I’d see her once a month when I’d come to visit my parents… *stops in front of a wall with two urns nestled side by side to each other, dried snow berries and dragon tongues beside one, and a bottle of mead by the other* …

Nerevar: Leilei?…

Riiju-Lei: *feeling a sadness deep inside of him finally bubbling to the surface as tears he couldn’t shed back then finally begin to spill* th-… this is ma and da… *removes the dried flowers and replaces them with the new before doing the same with the mead* I… *chokes back a sob as his heart is finally allowed to grieve* I miss them.

Nerevar: *hugs him gently as team dragonborn crowd around him to comfort him too* They’d be so proud of you… *smiles seeing two ghostly figures appear that only he can see, an old nord and Argonian couple, both of them smiling and hugging onto Riiju as he cries, not even knowing they’re there* …They missed you too…