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zydrateacademy · 4 years ago

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Various Sims 4 pack First Impressions

Just going to go down the side listing I see on the main menu. Also, I haven’t done a deep dive in each and every single one of them yet and I’ll be sure to let ya’ know. Eco Lifestyle: Right off the bat, haven’t done much with it besides utilizing some of its fashion choices. There’s a whole new neighborhood I haven’t really explored yet, and some of the lots have a constant trash pileup mechanic which I’m not sure I want to deal with quite yet. According to the screenshots, you can actually help ‘fix’ that somehow but that’s still an inconvenience. Discover University: Again, haven’t played it. Purchased it last night. I have even less to say about it than Eco. I don’t really have a ‘college student’ character in mind yet, and according to some google searching it’s apparently far too easy to fail classes. But if I’ve learned anything from this game, I need to stop being afraid and just try stuff. I was afraid to be a solo, unemployed writer and that ended up being my second best paid sim. Island Living: Had it for a while, just started a naturalist islander last night. Love the area so far.

I think she’ll do fine. Will probably go jobless for a while before I explore the conservationist career. Painting seems to suit her well enough. I had fun digging through the decor to see which items functioned ‘off the grid’. I do wish her space was a bit smaller but I need room to breathe as a viewer. I got the Tiny Living pack to maybe cater for this because I want to try making a sort of nudist colony but I’m not quite there yet. Get Famous: The celebrity mechanic is kinda fun, but finishing the aspiration is a must have because it unlocks the ability to not be bothered by paparazzi. I loved how my initially unemployed writers, painters, and musicians were able to build up some fame, but the job offers they were getting were randomly generated and thus didn’t always cater to their actual skills. I wish to do a dive into the actor career eventually, but I’m not quite there yet. I’ll probably do a student before I do an actor. Seasons is probably one of the most loved in the community, and for good reason. It adds weekly dynamic events that can mix up your daily routine and change your daily goals to suit them properly. You can even get holidays off work to spend more time dealing with them! It’s very much a background mod that probably does the most, as this doesn’t so much add ‘content’ in the same way that University or Magic does. Cats and Dogs: I didn’t think I’d like it as much as I did. It just seemed like another thing to micromanage. I’m not sure how dogs are (not a dog person) but every household I’ve created since buying this pack has had a cat in it. Other than filling the bowl and emptying the litterbox, I haven’t had too much of an issue with it. My cats sometimes pester for cuddles which is something I’m more than willing to stop and do. City Living was a mixed bag for me. It was one of the first packs I got along with Vampires but I didn’t play in that neighborhood much. The apartments are a fun idea but I need to find a mod that negates the noisy neighbors thing, because it constantly drops my sims into bad moods and it’s hard to manage. They’ll also come to me to complain about noise in times where I’m not doing anything! No TV, no music... Christ. I’d love to try my hand at it again but not without a mod. Also like Seasons, it also adds festivals which interest me more than the apartments do. Get Together: The only thing I did with with this is make a DJ, which supplemented her rise to fame nicely. I know very little about this pack otherwise. Get to Work is good. Has cute aliens. It also starts the active jobs and they’re kind of a pain in the ass. I’m not sure I’ll ever try the detective ever again. I was sent on patrol to find stuff to cite but couldn’t find anything until the very end, and went home with 27$. Effectively a waste of a day. The scientist is a mixed bag, a bit one-note but I’ve been a bit better at the goals than I was as a detective. Realm of Magic is one of those that, if I see people on discord wondering which packs to choose from... I mention this one. Spellcasting is a great bit of fun and the practical magic tree is a massive time saver. You can copy small items, which I use to copy the Plentiful Needs potions and apple trees to make more of those. It basically functions like the “make happy” cheat without cheating, and a small chance of a backfire which dumps all your needs at 30%... which can be fixed by drinking another one. One of my sims can make six at a time with a single apple. So naturally, I have six apple trees. There’s also spells to clean things up, and it’s an instant endeavor so your character doesn’t waste time mopping up floors. It’s wonderful. It just takes some dedicated time to train it up. It is however, the first 20$ pack on this list and thus has a bit less to do than the other ones. I wish it had a proper Hogwarts-like school system where you could actually take classes and such. It’s still one of my favorites. Strangerville was really cute. I had some trouble with the mechanics of the final fight, in the sense that I was missing a vital step on recruiting sims but eventually figured it out. It was a fun point-and-click adventure thing, but with all your Sims needs still needed to happen. Great thing to explore when your sim has a couple days off work. The whole thing plays like a plot of Stranger Things or the lesser known Haven. Jungle Living: Haven’t touched it. Parenthood: I’m glad I have it, but I don’t expect my lesbians to have kids anytime soon. Again, I’m mostly afraid of adding another unit of micromanagement but ALSO again, I shouldn’t really be too afraid of stuff like this. One thing I’ve learned after ~90 hours on the game is that you really have to be next-level neglectful in order to actually hurt your sims. Vampires is one of the first packs I ever bought. I mostly wanted the aesthetics because I’ve modded out most of their major weaknesses. The biggest problem was the thirst, naturally. Adds a lot of Gothic and Victorian aesthetics and that’s really what I wanted more than anything. Dine out, Spa Day, Outdoor Living: Haven’t done much with them. I might have utilized some of their stuff, I know I have some yoga mats in a couple of my households but I haven’t done a deep dive into their concepts. I think my recent islander may have some outdoor living stuff. But ultimately these are all just fancier “stuff” packs... Those of which I’m not really going to review because it’s right there in the name: It’s just stuff. And as of now I only have a couple of them.

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samkat10423 · 7 years ago

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LTW Challenge - Bebe Hart - 02-13-2014, 08:20 AM

Starting out at level 4, and having her writing skill almost maxed out by the time she graduated from college, helped. Made this almost too easy. So, next time, not going to do that. Anyway, here's the latest in Bebe's adventures:

Well, another day in the life of Bebe Hart, Investigative Reporter extraordinaire! And here I am, in my new apartment. And before you ask, no, this is not Bridgeport. So NOT Bridgeport! No, it's some oddball place between the Simisouri and Simississippi Rivers, that was part of that failed Landgraab-MacSim Expedition of 1806. And the only reason I remember that, was because we had to study it in school. Booooring! Only interesting part was when Colonel Dudley went off his nut, when he discovered his partner Malachi was messing around with Tickagawea, their Indian guide.

Anyway, I got here last night. And where is "here," you might ask? Why, Tickpaw St. Doodlelac - or TSD, for short. Stupid name, but this IS in the Sim Nation. Home of the Electrojabber Aberration Corp. So today, I plan on doing some sightseeing, and maybe get a feel for this place. Didn't see much last night, because, Hello! It was dark! But I did snap a picture of the local drive-in as we drove by - which is out in a stupid swamp, no less with crocodiles and samkat only knows what else! And an opera house, here in town - which I will never visit, because, again, they sing all the songs in some stupid language no sim in their right mind ever bothered to learn. I mean, really! Anyway, just as soon as I finish breakfast, I'll mosey down to the office and check it out. Because, this time, I don't plan on making the same dumb mistakes I did with my first job. No more bad reviews. No more getting banned from town businesses. No more lawsuits. No more being fired. No, this time, I'm going to play it cool. Just as soon as I finish breakfast.

So, this is the building where I live. Has some stupid French name that no sane sim can pronounce. But what can you expect in a town that was first settled by that branch of the Landgraab family that was kicked out of that French Champs des Whatever. Another town with a stupid name. Anyway, according to the doorman.... Yeah, this dump has an actual doorman, who says that this building is owned by the same corporation that owns the paper. Which is why I get to live here. Whoop-de-doo. Talk about cheapskates!

So, like I said, I thought I'd check out where I'm going to work, but then I saw this park. The plaque said it's the Gunther Goth Memorial Park, dedicated in loving memory by his widow Cornelia, and son, Mortimer. Odd.... Those are the same names of the Goths back in SV. Leave it to the tightfisted Goths to recycle names. Always knew they were wackadoodles. And sims call my family strange. Anyway, it was pretty cool, watching old Gunther getting dumped on by the pigeons. Go, pigeons!

I was on my way to the town market, when I ran into these sims. And since I need the practice, I did an impromptu interview. The girl in the dress, is Kaylynn Langerak, and the other one, is her roommate, Susie Broke. Susie informed me that she is, "the pride and joy of the entire Broke family." Yes she is! No portable housing for her. No, sir-ree! She lives in a honest-to-samkat, aluminum house. On its own trailer pad! With indoor plumbing that WORKS! And sims 'round here always said the "Brokes would never amount to nuthin'! What with cousins marryin’ cousins." Well, put that in your pipe and smoke it! And to top it off, she's made friends with a real lady. Miss Kaylynn Langerak, no less. Sure, things can be a bit iffy at times, when the family visits, since Kaylynn and brother Trigger, were once an "item." But the family makes do. After all, Kaylynn's genteel ways and spotless reputation, are sure to add prestige to their own!"

Well, after I managed to get away from Susie - so going to write an article about those two! - I decided to check out the Shanghai Pearl Circus that came to town last night. Was surprised I didn't see it, since Susie said it came in through that TSDFA Service Center station where the bus dumped me. Which is out in cow land. Eeeewww! Glad I didn't stick around last night, any longer than I did. Nasty things, cows. Anyway, once I got here, the guy at the gate, said the circus doesn't really open up until Leisure Day. Seemed stupid to me, since paying customers were showing up. But he let me wander around a bit, when I told him I worked for the local paper. So all was not lost. Even let me go up in the balloon. Big whoop! Stupid thing goes up a few feet and just sits there. Total rip-off. You can bet I'll warn my readers about that!

Then, because one of the circus people said that the local team was playing a game against Riverview, I decided to hit the stadium. But they were all sold out. Even showing them my press badge, didn't get me in. So, I went to the sports bar located across the Simisouri River in the Old Town Quarter. Figured I could get a free meal - hit that Happy Hour buffet, don't you know - and still get the lowdown on the game. Another great article! And this time, I didn't have to actually sit through a mind-numbing game to get it. Just listened to a bunch of drunks and I was good to go! But the stadium dissing me... that is soooo going into my article. Oh! And did I mention that one of the drunks I interviewed was Herb Oldie, the town doctor? The other dude was, Vikram Loner, a cop. Wonder how the town's going to like knowing their beloved Chief of Staff and the head of their CSI unit are souses? Two articles for the price of one! Am I good are what!

Well, so far I have 4 articles written. And my job doesn't even "officially" start until tomorrow. Way to go, impressing the new boss, Bebe! I totally rock!

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thenefariousellie · 4 years ago

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About WORTHY: A tragic love story inspired by fictional & real-life horror...

San Myshuno faces an epidemic that has caused the city to lock down for an indefinite period of time. PSV-20 (nicknamed “the vampvirus”) has affected people with symptoms that are very similar to vampirism…

This story draws inspiration from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla, and Percy Shelley’s poetry, as well as alluding to real life occurrences... We see the interweaving stories of Sims going through this unfortunate crisis, including: a graduate student from Mt. Komorebi; a brilliant young scientist; an enamored college student; a popular singer-songwriter and her pianist; and a renowned vampire researcher.

Equal parts a tragic love story and a modern horror tale, WORTHY shows us the lengths we will go for the people we love, the consequences of our actions, and the emotional & mental toll on our need for special connections...

Follow my Simstagram for story updates!

The Idea Behind WORTHY

In the summer of 2020, I got my heart broken...

Without going into too much detail, I needed to find a healthy outlet to deal with the heartbreak because I found myself unable to enjoy the things I used to like. So I played a lot of Sims 4 and decided to create an Instagram account to post my gameplay screenshots.

I had no particular direction for the Simstagram, but I enjoyed following other accounts that posted a lot of builds, CAS, and stories! Eventually, I would become inspired to post my first story featuring my Sim self and a few other Sims from my game!

When I realized that I wanted to do more storytelling on Simsta, I came up with a bunch of possible story ideas that I would like to flesh out in the game. One of the ideas sprang from my personal heartbreak:

A young woman gets dumped by the love of her life. She is somehow quarantined in a small apartment in San Myshuno. Her negative thoughts circulate through her mind constantly, to the point that she feels she is becoming something outside of herself...

But what if those monstrous thoughts in her head literally turn her into a monster?

VAMPIRES!

So the idea of WORTHY was born from that premise...

However, the story needed more heart & soul to make it a really gripping story that people would want to keep reading. So I referred to some classic literature (because I’m a lit nerd :P) to get some ideas. I settled for the horror classic Frankenstein by Mary Shelley over the typical vampire story of Dracula.

Why Frankenstein? Because the titular character, Victor Frankenstein, creates a “super human” that eventually becomes a “monster” in his eyes, which he rejects any sort of attachment to it. And the Creature feels that rejection deeply and seeks revenge on its Creator for bringing them into a world of misery...

(Sounds like a bad breakup, yeah?)

I also wanted to included two other works of literature, Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, and the poetry of Percy Shelley (husband of Mary Shelley), as literary references in the story. But I will talk more about those works in later portions of the story.

~ TNE

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mrhotmaster · 5 years ago

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Samsung Galaxy M31 Detailed Review: Camera, Specs, More

Samsung Galaxy M31 Full Review In Detail

The Samsung Galaxy M31 has a Galaxy M30 update.

The Samsung Galaxy M arrangement has increased a great deal of fame because of moderate costs and state-of-the-art equipment. Samsung has figured out how to bring down costs by selling these models web based, decreasing dispersion costs. The sub-Rs. 15,000 Samsung Galaxy M30 set the tone, and a revived rendition, the Galaxy M30s, truly helped the organization fortify its situation right now. Samsung has now propelled a successor to the Galaxy M30s, called the Galaxy M31. You currently get a quad-camera arrangement, an update from the triple camera arrangement on the M30s. Be that as it may, the processor and the battery limit stay unaltered. Will this be sufficient to keep the Galaxy M arrangement serious in the market? We survey the Galaxy M31 to discover.

Samsung Galaxy M31 Structure

From the start, it is difficult to recognize the Samsung Galaxy M30s and the Galaxy M31 from the front. Both cell phones sport enormous 6.4-inch shows with waterdrop indents, which Samsung calls Infinity U shows, The bezels aren't meager, however are adequate at the cost. Much the same as with other M arrangement cell phones, Samsung has utilized plastic in the development of the Galaxy M31. The earpiece is smooth and sits directly over the showcase in the edge of the cell phone. Pick the Galaxy M31 up and it feels good to hold in the hand. The sides are marginally bended which assists with grasp. Samsung has situated the force and volume fastens on the privilege of the gadget. The force button is anything but difficult to reach however the volume catches could have been situated better. On the left is the SIM plate which didn't sit impeccably flush on our audit unit. The Galaxy M31 has a 3.5mm earphone jack, essential mouthpiece, USB Type-C port, and speaker at the base. The top just has the auxiliary amplifier.

At the point when you take a gander at the rear of the Galaxy M31, you'll see a few changes. The camera module is like that of the Galaxy M30s yet it currently packs a fourth camera. By this is the unique mark scanner which was agreeable for us to reach while holding the cell phone. The Samsung Galaxy M31 packs in a major 6,000mAh battery and weighs 191g causes the gadget to feel somewhat substantial. Samsung has fortunately packaged a 15W charger in the container which should help continue running after occasions. The organization offers the Galaxy M31 in two hues, Ocean Blue and Space Black. We had the Space Black variation for survey, and it got fingerprints and smears no problem at all. There is no case in the container, so you might need to get one.

Samsung Galaxy M31 Details and Highlights

The spec sheet of the Galaxy M31 seems to be like that of the Galaxy M30s. It sports a 6.4-inch AMOLED show with full-HD+ goals. It additionally has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for security which should shield it from getting scratches too no problem at all. The showcase has great survey points and is readable when outside. There are two shading profiles to browse, and you can likewise change the white equalization.

Samsung continued to hold the Galaxy M30's Exynos 9611 SoC. It is an octa-centre, with four ARM Cortex-A73 execution centers at 2.3GHz and four Cortex-A53 efficiency centers at 1.7 GHz. For designs, it has the Mali-G72 GPU. You get 6GB of RAM and a decision between a 64GB stockpiling variation and a 128GB stockpiling variation for Rs. 15,999 or Rs. 16,999 individually. In any case, Samsung is offering a Rs. 1,000 markdown which brings the costs down to Rs. 14,999 and Rs. 15,999 individually. The length of this offer has not been determined. Two nano-SIM openings are available in the Galaxy M31 and support 4G as is the VoLTE mode. It additionally underpins Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. Capacity is expandable by up to 512GB. On the product front, Samsung ships the new Galaxy M31 with OneUI 2.0 on Android 10. The product is like what we have seen on the as of late propelled Galaxy S10 Lite (Review) and Galaxy Note 10 Lite. We found a decent measure of bloatware on Galaxy M31. Aside from the Google applications, Netflix, Facebook, Candy Crush Saga, and Samsung Max were preloaded on the cell phone. Samsung likewise has its own applications, for example, My Galaxy and Samsung Shop. We saw My Galaxy as a bit irritating as it continued pushing notices as the day progressed. You should be cautious about what you permit while setting up the gadget, or Samsung will likewise send you showcasing data. The arrangement procedure proposes that you download a few different applications which we recommend you skip. The Galaxy M31 gets Android 10 treats, for example, Dark Mode and Focus Mode, which can be empowered effectively through the notice conceal. Dolby Atmos is accessible however it just works with headphones. Advanced Wellbeing and Parental Controls are additionally present on the gadget. Conventional motions like twofold tap to wake, motion screen capture are available on the Galaxy M31 too. You likewise get the alternative to dump the three-button route design for full-screen signals.

Samsung Galaxy M31 Execution And Battery Life

Samsung has knock up RAM on the Galaxy M31 contrasted with its forerunner which should give it some influence while performing multiple tasks. We didn't see any slack or stammer while utilizing the cell phone. The gadget rushes to stack up applications anyway enormous applications do take somewhat more. Since there is a lot of RAM, performing multiple tasks is a breeze and we didn't end up hanging tight for an application to stack once more. The unique mark scanner rushes to open the cell phone, and the selfie camera makes a nice showing with face acknowledgment. We love watching the AMOLED show video. There is Widevine L1 bolster which should let you stream full-HD content.

We ran our standard benchmarks on the Galaxy M31. In AnTuTu, it figured out how to score 191,981 focuses which is higher than the Galaxy M30s did.

The Galaxy M31 likewise scored 348 and 1,247 separately in Geekbench's single-center and multi-center tests. With respect to illustrations benchmarks, the Galaxy M31 oversaw 41fps in GFXBench T-Rex, and 8.9fps in GFXBench Car Chase. We played PUBG Mobile on the Galaxy M31, and the game defaulted to high settings as a matter of course with the designs set to HD and the edge rate to High. The game was playable at these settings and we didn't see any issues. In the wake of playing for 20 minutes we saw a four percent battery drop, and the gadget got warm to the touch. The huge battery will permit you to play for very long without expecting to plug the cell phone into the charger. In our HD video circle test, it went on for 22 hours, 31 minutes. With our use, the battery kept going us for near two days with no issues. On the off chance that battery life is essential to you, the Galaxy M31 won't baffle.

Samsung Galaxy M31 Cameras

The Galaxy M31 sports a quad-camera arrangement at the back and a solitary 32-megapixel selfie shooter. There was an 64 megapixels of essential and critical camera with focal aperture of f/1.8. Of course you can still upgrade this camera in full to 16-megapixel binned shots. There's also a 8 megapixels of additional ultra wide camera point with 124 degree of field of view and f/2.2 aperture. The other two are a 5-megapixel profundity sensor and a 5-megapixel large scale camera. Samsung's camera application is equivalent to previously and we could discover our way around it no problem at all. There's a flip to switch between the essential and the wide-point cameras. The Scene Optimiser rushes to identify scenes and set the camera up appropriately.

We saw the Galaxy M31 as speedy to recognize what it's pointed towards and lock center in sunshine. Photographs ended up well and had not too bad subtleties. Content a ways off was readable on zooming in. The cell phone empowers HDR consequently whenever required. Changing to the wide-point camera is simple and you can get a more extensive field of view. Be that as it may, while these shots look extraordinary as seems to be, zooming in uncovers that this sensor passes up subtleties. Wide-point shots likewise have barrel bending at the edges. The Galaxy M31 is equipped for isolating subjects and foundations when shooting close-ups, giving a characteristic profundity impact. Be that as it may, we felt that splendid hues were replicated too forcefully, bringing about lost detail. The large scale camera takes nice shots outside however the quality plunges when inside. The yield is limited to 5 megapixels in goals. Representation shots were acceptable and the camera application gives you the alternative to set the degree of obscure before making a go. Edge recognition is excellent and the Galaxy M31 works superbly of isolating the subject from the foundation.

In low-light the Samsung Galaxy M31 takes more time to bolt center, so you should be tolerant while taking shots. Photographs taken in low-light glanced great as in however you can see fine grain in the yield on zooming in. Changing to Night mode lessens grain in the yield. Selfies taken with the Galaxy M31 were fair when shot with sufficient lighting around, however in low light, the quality goes down a score and results are grainy.

At the back, there was a 4k video recording and 1080p at the front selfie shooter. The Galaxy M31 meters light appropriately when shooting during the day, be that as it may, we found that the recording wasn't all around settled. There is a Super Steady mode that utilizes the wide-edge camera and harvests the casing to limit shakes. We got very much balanced out yield utilizing this mode, yet the video needed detail. There's no adjustment at 4K.

Decision

Samsung has seen accomplishment with the Galaxy M30s, so it would not like to fix what isn't broken. What the organization has done is overhauled the RAM, put in a fourth back camera, and preloaded Android 10. The Galaxy M31 doesn't feel like a totally new gadget, yet progressively like an update to the Galaxy M30s. The Exynos 9611 is competent however we wouldn't have grumbled if this telephone had an all the more remarkable processor to fight off the challenge. The overhauls make this telephone somewhat better and progressively adaptable, yet is anything but a noteworthy advance up.

Battery life is as yet the principle feature, and we could undoubtedly continue for two days without waiting be connected, something the challenge at this value level can't do no problem at all. The Redmi Note 8 Pro (Review) and the Realme X2 (Review) will even now offer you all the more value for your money by and large, however in the event that you couldn't care less for benchmark scores and simply need a gadget that covers the nuts and bolts and has an incredible battery, the Samsung Galaxy M31 will do fine and dandy.

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thesims4sarah · 5 years ago

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SILVER SCREEN SIMS LEGACY CHALLENGE - 80'S MOVIES - RULES

When Get Famous came out, I wanted to play a legacy challenge that incorporated some of the new things that came with the pack. I didn't see any right away so I decided it was time to create my own. Spending some time considering a direction, it felt like Get Famous naturally followed to a cinema themed legacy. Hence, the Silver Screen Sims Legacy Challenge. Actually, I developed two different versions of this challenge. This one that is inspired by 80's Movies and another which uses Classic/Golden Ages of Hollywood movies. I put that in its own thread located HERE I worked hard to make sure there is very little overlap of career, aspirations or other tasks between the two. So, you could easily decide to play just one, play both or even have this be one big massive 20 generation legacy if you wanted and not have much repeat itself. The challenges use something from every pack from the Base Game on up to Get Famous. You could probably play around a couple things if you don't have a pack but it is going to be difficult if you have large gaps in the collection. **Edit 1/8/ 2019 ** It was requested that I add an alternative Generation 1 starting path for those that don't have vampires in their game. I think that is a fair request. Aliens felt like a fair trade off. I know that not everybody will have those too but since you have to have a good number of packs to take full advantage of this challenge, there is a good chance most people participating will have either Aliens or Vampires, if not both. So, just select which Generation One you want to use. If you go with Aliens, just note that it requires starting with TWO characters. Thank you to @SoulGal7 for helping me brainstorm! ==== Silver Screen Sims Legacy Challenge - 80's Movies Each generation of this legacy is inspired by a popular and/or cult 80's film. Basic Rules: Start with a Young Adult Sim. Either one you created especially for this or one you previously made. They should, for reasons that will play out in the challenge, human. Gender and any other appearance elements don't matter. Don't cheat unless you are told to in the rules. What's the point of that? There is no point scoring here, just the reward of the fun telling the story of your Silver Screen Sims Legacy. Using creative content is up to you as long as it isn't a cheat or it replaces an object required to complete a generation. I don't use any but that's just a personal choice. Unless otherwise stated in the rules for a generation, you can live anywhere you want. Similarly, color outside the lines all you want as long as you hit the action rules for each generation. Let's get started...... Generation One (Vampire Version): Lost Boys Where is this? It was daylight a minute ago, right? Now its dark, gloomy and that guy over there just licked his lips when you looked at him. Boy, you must have taken a REALLY wrong turn during your walk in the woods. You really should leave but something is compelling you to stay. Traits: Active, Geek, Cat Lover Aspiration: Serial Romantic Career: Culinary - Mixologist Rules: 1. Move into empty house or lot in Forgotten Hollow. 2. Master Vampire Lore and Pipe Organ skills 3. Complete Culinary (Mixologist) career and Serial Romantic aspiration 4. Make a Vampire BFF 5. Woohoo in all of the following locations: Double bed, closet, observatory, lighthouse, pile of leaves, bush and hot tub. Bonus point for coffin. 6. Fall in love with a vampire and turn them back to human before having a child with them. 7. Move to Del Sol Valley once your love is no longer a vampire & child is born. Generation One (Alien Version): My Stepmother Is An Alien Of course you miss Mom. She's been gone a while now though and you've gotten used to it being just you and Dad. Now that he's in his golden years you want to take care of him as well as he has taken care of you all these years. So, when it was time for you to move to a new town, of course you made sure he moved with you. What you didn't expect was once you got there his love life would be out of this world! Traits: Active, Geek, Cat Lover Aspiration: Serial Romantic Career: Culinary - Mixologist Rules: 1. Move yourself and your senior father into an empty house of lot in Newcrest. 2. Complete Culinary (Mixologist) career and Serial Romantic aspiration 3. Woohoo in all of the following locations: Double bed, closet, observatory, lighthouse, pile of leaves, bush and hot tub. Bonus point for Rocket Ship. 4. Have your father fall in love with and marry an alien. The happy couple can either continue to live with you or move out on their own. 7. After all that dating and good times, finally find your real love and have a child. 10. Move to Del Sol Valley shortly after your first child is born. 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Kansas Jayhawks football has a chance to be not terrible in 2017!

David Beaty’s Jayhawks might actually have the talent to compete in the Big 12 this year.

This preview originally published May 10 and has since been updated.

Kansas recovered a Virginia Tech onside kick with exactly three minutes to go in the Orange Bowl. The Jayhawks then did what they had done for almost the entire 2007 season: make exactly the plays they need to make.

Todd Reesing completed an 11-yard pass to Dexton Fields for a first down on second-and-7 from the Tech 40. Big Brandon McAnderson plowed for five yards on second-and-2 from the 21. And with the Hokies out of timeouts, McAnderson took a quick pitch on the right on third-and-2 and gained seven yards to seal the deal. Reesing kneeled the ball near the Tech goal line, the clock expired, and Mark Mangino somehow became the first coach in history to successfully avoid a Gatorade bath.

The University of Kansas: 2008 Orange Bowl champions. KU went 12-1, beat Kansas State for the third time in four years, hung 76 points on Nebraska, and finished seventh in the nation.

When I talk about a coach trying to build a program, I often use the phrase, "progress isn't linear." We all like to think that once our team has begun to improve, there's no turning back — you just clear one hurdle after another. But it rarely works that way. It certainly didn’t for Mangino — his progress in Lawrence was fast (from 2-10 to 6-7 in his second year), then slow (23-25 in years two through five), then fast again.

The un-building process for Kansas, however, was as linear as you'll ever see.

A preseason top-15 team in 2008, the Jayhawks began the season 5-1 but lost four of five to fall out of Big 12 North contention and finish 8-5.

A preseason top-25 team in 2009, they began 5-0 and finished 0-7.

Mangino was dumped for unacceptable conduct and player mistreatment, and ill-conceived replacement Turner Gill went 3-9 then 2-10.

Even more ill-conceived replacement Charlie Weis began his tenure 1-11, got impatient, signed a bunch of JUCOs, and went nowhere. David Beaty took over in 2015 and went 0-12.

From 12 wins to eight to five to three to two to one to zero. It's hard to get more linear than that.

As the 10-year anniversary of the Orange Bowl approaches, Kansas is trying to figure out if there’s hope for momentum in what basically amounts to its third restart effort. And I can’t guarantee there is. But I’ll say this: while only one KU team has ranked better than 95th in S&P+ over the last seven seasons, I’m willing to bet that this is the second one. And there’s at least a chance that this is the first one to rank better than 79th in that span.

I’m willing to make such a — cough — bold, risky statement based on the simple fact that, for the first time in quite a while, KU has options. Beaty has mined the transfer market for talent, and at least a few of his recent five-year recruits have shown promise. The result: some loose approximation of depth and position battles, particularly on an offense that has been destitute for years.

Sophomore Carter Stanley vs. Washington State transfer Peyton Bender at quarterback.

Junior Taylor Martin vs. sophomore Khalil Herbert vs. Colorado State transfer Deron Thompson vs. high-three-star JUCO transfer Octavius Matthews vs. three-star freshman Dom Williams at running back.

Incumbents Steven Sims Jr. and LaQuvionte Gonzalez vs. Alabama transfer Daylon Charlot and JUCO transfer Kerr Johnson Jr. at wideout. [Update: Gonzalez has since been dismissed.]

Six returning offensive linemen with starting experience vs. mid-three-star redshirt freshman Chris Hughes and former blue-chip Alabama commit Charles Baldwin up front.

Beaty also plucked offensive coordinator Doug Meacham away from TCU. Combine that with a legitimately solid defensive front — end Dorance Armstrong Jr. and tackle Daniel Wise combined for 30 tackles for loss and 13 sacks last season, and linebacker Joe Dineen Jr. returns from injury — and you’ve got reason for hope. Maybe not outright optimism, but, well, baby steps.

Beaty was a risky hire in a different way than his two predecessors. Gill had experienced just middling success at Buffalo (best S&P+ ranking: 68th) before he got hired as the Mike Riley to Mangino’s Bo Pelini — i.e. the prototypical Opposite of Your Ex. Weis, meanwhile, had gone just 16-21 in his last three years at Notre Dame, and with much better talent than he was going to be able to land in Lawrence.

Beaty, meanwhile, was simply unproven. His only head coaching experience was at the Texas high school level, and as I wrote when he was hired in 2015, “That Beaty is known as an excellent recruiter is one for the pro column. That it's the first thing anybody mentions about him throws up a red flag.” Your connections with Texas blue-chippers doesn’t really matter when you’re head coach at Kansas. (Louisiana blue-chippers, on the other hand ...)

Beaty’s 2-22 record is a reminder that we still don’t know that he can coach a more talented roster. But it does appear that, with help from transfers, he’s beginning to compile it. And it will allow us to start figuring out what KU’s ceiling is with him. Thus far we’ve only learned about the floor.

2016 in review

2016 KU statistical profile.

When Kansas overcame an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to upset Texas in overtime near the end of 2016, that made 2016 a year of progress. It gave the Jayhawks two more wins (two) than they had the year before (zero), it was Beaty’s first conference win as head coach, and it was the Jayhawks’ second win in 29 tries in Big 12 play.

Indeed, when you’re starting from your lowest possible point, anything positive is progress. KU improved from 126th to 104th in S&P+, ticking up slightly on offense and in special teams and taking a couple of legitimate steps forward on defense. They were mostly competitive at home if still hopelessly outmatched on the road.

Kansas at home (2-4): Avg. percentile performance: 51% (~top 65) | Avg. score: KU 28, Opp 27 | Avg. yards per play: KU 5.6, Opp 5.3 (plus-0.3)

Kansas on the road (0-6): Avg. percentile performance: 17% (~top 105) | Avg. score: Opp 48, KU 13 | Avg. yards per play: Opp 6.9, KU 4.3 (minus-2.6)

Now, the home slate included a visit from an awful Rhode Island, which plumped up the numbers a bit (or at least offset a dud against Ohio), but in conference play the Jayhawks were pretty scary in Lawrence. They all but beat TCU in early October, trailed Oklahoma State by only a 24-20 margin late in the third quarter, led Iowa State 24-16 late in the third quarter, and beat Texas.

On the road, meanwhile, 2015’s winless, hapless campaign continued. Still, though: definable progress. Now it’s time for more.

Offense

Full advanced stats glossary.

The last time Doug Meacham changed jobs, it was 2014, and his old team (Houston) fell by 39 spots in the Off. S&P+ rankings while his new team (TCU) rose by 84. That’s obviously missing some context — Meacham came to TCU as co-coordinator with Sonny Cumbie, and the TCU offense was far less banged up in 2014 than it was in 2013 — but it’s technically true.

Also true: Kansas hasn’t ranked in the double digits in Off. S&P+ since hitting 70th in 2012, Weis’ first season. Rising by 84 spots over last year’s attack would barely squeeze the Jayhawks into the Off. S&P+ top 25.

In a conference saturated with points and yards, KU produced little of either in 2016:

That’s a success rate about eight percentage points lower than anyone else’s in the conference and with middling-at-best big-play potential.

The reinforcements are coming, however. Finally. About a decade too late.

Meacham inherits a batch of returnees with experience and multiple years of eligibility remaining. Beaty’s youth movement has taken a couple of years, but now you’ve got a core of guys like Carter Stanley, all-or-nothing back Khalil Herbert, and leading receiver Steven Sims (869 yards, 7.4 per target), all of whom are either sophomores or juniors.

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Taylor Martin

Then there are the new guys. Peyton Bender took over for an injured Luke Falk at Wazzu in 2015 and completed 49 of 80 passes in a win over Colorado and a loss to Washington. Octavius Matthews chose KU over offers from Louisville, Mississippi State, and others. Daylon Charlot was a top-100 recruit in 2015 and briefly saw the field for Alabama. Charles Baldwin was the No. 2 JUCO player in the country according to the 247Sports Composite before he was dismissed from Alabama for the proverbial “violation of team rules.”

There is actual experience, depth, and potential here. Even if the progress is slight, most of this year’s key pieces will return in 2018. And in Meacham, Beaty has landed a coordinator who has proven he can pull the strings of a Big 12 offense quite well.

So Kansas’ offense is almost pre-ordained for improvement. Great. What does that actually mean for 2017?

That’s hard to say because KU’s offense was really, really bad. The Jayhawks ranked 119th in Rushing S&P+ and the run was the strength of the offense; they ranked 126th in Passing S&P+. Of the nine players targeted by at least 11 passes in 2016, none produced a success rate higher than 45 percent, and only one (tight end Ben Johnson) averaged even 8 yards per target. Meanwhile, since-departed Ka’aun Kinner was the only running back who could top even a woeful 29 percent opportunity rate (percentage of carries gaining five yards). The national average was about 40 percent.

“Improvement” could mean a run game in the 90s and a passing game in the 100s. I’m betting it ends up a little more significant than that, but there’s still a long way to go.

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Peyton Bender

Defense

Beaty’s first victory after his hire was holding onto Clint Bowen. The incumbent defensive coordinator had done a reasonable job as interim head coach in 2014 and, despite having to hold up an inept offense, crafted defenses that ranked 58th in Def. S&P+ in 2013 and 69th in 2014.

What was supposed to be a decent unit in 2015, however, bombed. KU plummeted to 121st, a bend-don’t-break defense that bent in half.

In 2016, however, experience up front led to the crafting of an identity. Daniel Wise and Dorance Armstrong Jr., overwhelmed freshmen in 2015, began to overwhelm blockers instead. Kansas ranked 16th in defensive line havoc rate and 24th in Adj. Sack Rate, and opponents feared the aggressive front enough that KU faced some of the highest passing downs run rates in the country. That screams “We want nothing to do with their pass rush.”

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Dorance Armstrong

Having any sort of demonstrable strength gives you something to build around. Combined with an experienced secondary, KU produced a genuinely solid pass defense that ranked 35th in Passing S&P+.

Now comes the tricky part. Armstrong and Wise are back, but five of last year’s top six DBs are not. Statistically, that all but guarantees regression in pass defense, even with an excellent pass rush — one that could also boast breakout spring star Josh Ehambe at end opposite Armstrong. That means KU will have to actually figure out how to defend the run.

Enter the JUCOs. Tackles J.J. Holmes and KeyShaun Simmons and end Willie McCaleb are in to provide a little bit more oomph. Plus, Joe Dineen is back to clean things up at linebacker. He had 6.5 tackles for loss in 2015 but missed most of 2016. It’s all about options, and KU has a few here.

Still, the bar is low. KU “improved” from 123rd to 103rd in Rushing S&P+ and from 128th to 117th in opportunity rate last year, and hoping for more than a minor boost from JUCOs is usually misguided. One can expect KU to improve again against the run, but we’ll see how much. It will have to offset the regression in the back.

Eleven Kansas defensive backs recorded at least 7.5 tackles last fall, and only four return. Safety Mike Lee is a potential keeper in the back, but he’s a sophomore. Meanwhile, sophomores DeAnte Ford and Kyle Mayberry combined for 5 tackles; they’re the most seasoned corners. Yikes.

Again, here come JUCOs to the rescue. Sophomore Hasan Defense looked like a potential starter this spring, and if either corner Shakial Taylor or sophomore Antonio Cole can find a way to contribute as well, then maybe KU has enough in the back. Again, though, massive turnover in the secondary is the strongest predictor of defensive regression, and KU is facing massive turnover in the secondary.

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Daniel Wise

Special Teams

Kansas was as dreadful in special teams as anything else in 2015 but found a couple of legitimate strengths here last fall. Matthew Wyman found the end zone on more of his kickoffs and improved from bad to decent in the place-kicking department, and the Jayhawks improved from 126th to 94th in Special Teams S&P+.

The bad news: Wyman’s gone. Punter Cole Moos was decent, and LaQuvionte Gonzalez had a couple of decent kick returns (punt returns, less so), but it will be hard to improve further without a decent leg to replace Wyman.

2017 outlook

2017 Schedule & Projection Factors

Date Opponent Proj. S&P+ Rk Proj. Margin Win Probability 2-Sep SE Missouri State NR 21.1 89% 9-Sep Central Michigan 97 0.1 50% 16-Sep at Ohio 103 -3.3 43% 23-Sep West Virginia 69 -9.3 30% 7-Oct Texas Tech 66 -10.9 26% 14-Oct at Iowa State 57 -17.1 16% 21-Oct at TCU 21 -26.6 6% 28-Oct Kansas State 35 -16.1 18% 4-Nov Baylor 28 -17.7 15% 11-Nov at Texas 16 -28.4 5% 18-Nov Oklahoma 5 -31.5 3% 25-Nov at Oklahoma State 22 -26.4 6%

Projected S&P+ Rk 107 Proj. Off. / Def. Rk 94 / 110 Projected wins 3.1 Five-Year S&P+ Rk -10.2 (113) 2- and 5-Year Recruiting Rk 75 / 69 2016 TO Margin / Adj. TO Margin* -14 / -1.8 2016 TO Luck/Game -5.1 Returning Production (Off. / Def.) 58% (78%, 38%) 2016 Second-order wins (difference) 2.3 (-0.3)

I spin my team previews positively whenever I get the chance, and I hedge like crazy. But I was so confident in Kansas’ total ineptitude that we went with snarky (and frankly fantastic) headlines in each of the last two KU previews — “Kansas will get exercise and fresh air” in 2015 and “Kansas will probably win at least one game!” last year.

There is no snark this time around. Okay, fine, there’s less snark. That should be seen as a tell. Kansas still has by far the most to prove in this conference and is playing from dramatically behind the rest of the league, but the Jayhawks have some pieces now. We get to find out if Beaty can coach.

The offense, with a new coordinator and potential new difference-makers at quarterback, running back, and receiver and on the offensive line, has a chance at a decent-sized turnaround. The defense, with a line disruptive enough to absorb some potential regression in the back, has a chance to sustain last year’s gains. And since your road performance tends to come around last, KU’s solid home form last year could be a sign of where the Jayhawks are headed.

That doesn’t mean either “chance” will actually happen, and it doesn’t mean that KU will ever do better on the road. A boatload of transfers didn’t really help Charlie Weis, after all, and wow, is that a green secondary.

Still, we’re just talking about a chance here.

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junker-town · 8 years ago