#simtopi update

[simtopi]

Chapter 55: Shifting 

At dreamwidth. 

(Two parts)

[simdaisies]

A response

@didilysims​

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I came late to the party, but I really enjoyed reading Simtopi when I found it. It would be great to see how you planned to end it, even if it was just text, or with minimal imagery. :)

Okay, here’s the thing.  I generally don’t let myself get worked up over simsecrets, good or bad. I felt like I was pulled about half a decade into the past, lol. So here’s a longer response to everyone after much thought: 

TL;DR  - I will finish my story. So here’s a bunch of rambling about what I’m doing to get the ball rolling.  Further story-related updates will be linked on @simtopi. Does anyone have any advice to keep my Sims 2 game stable?!

I would be lying if I said I didn’t think of this story... I mean,  these characters are still in my Sims 4 game and I’ve played with the idea of creating an illustrated graphic novel with it.  I have no idea if it aged well, but after some thought I think I will finish it finally.  I have been carrying around the ending for a long time.  Secretmaker might have done me a favour to kick my ass into gear. (This doesn’t mean I approve of the tone, I’d rather someone would have just messaged me first. I appreciate that you like mine and Skell’s work, but is a secret really the best way to bring it up? I know we’re talking about simsecret, but how old do I sound right now???) 

Around the time I’ve written and shot the last chapter, there were a lot of things going on in my life. I had ended one career, started another one, ended a decade-long relationship, moved to two different cities, started a relationship, ended that other career, found a new job, started retraining art. That’s a lot! In the greater scheme of things, a sim story is inconsequential.  These are my excuses, but I didn’t mean to be intentionally rude as secret commenters have implied. I admit that smarted. 

But I did say that if one person was reading, I would finish it. I did even say even if it was just me, I would finish it.  During this part of my life, I was reacquainted with an old friend who gave me wonderful advice: Even if it’s a small, shitty project, just finish it. You get a sense of closure and satisfaction when you have this done in front of you which is much more meaningful than the project itself sometimes.  It was framed in a conversation about a self published comic book or personal illustration projects, not really sim stories, but it applies.  Simtopi was my small shitty project. I should finish it.  

So to start on this path I went back to my LJ (shudder), and cleaned up the place a bit.  I thought about transfering the whole thing to another platform, but it was too much work to clean up and honestly, no one cares anymore where it is.  I at least stripped some coding to make it mobile friendly because I’m obsessive that way.  

Next step will be refamiliarizing myself with my own story. LOL. Like I said, I have the ending, but the path to the ending was where I twisted myself up.  I don’t know if I can do this as text-only, but we’ll see.  In any case, I’ve started doing some minor, minor rewrites, tweaks, corrections. I’ll do a reading-guide so newbies won’t have to slog through the filler chapters. 

Last step will be planning how to end this.  There will be a few chapters involved. Ideally, I would like these chapters all done before I release them. Or at least scripted.  I’ve reinstalled Sims 2 again. Las year,  I attempted an install of Sims 2 Ultimate collection and it destroyed my neighbourhood. Literally.   But I started rebuilding some of it for scenery purposes so at least there’s a bit of a head start. This weekend, I will resurrect the characters (I still have the files yay!) and reacquaint myself with the Sims 2. 

I want to have screenshots but this will largely depend how stable Sims 2 wants to be with me. As it is, in my brief gameplay (just jumping into various lots), it’s crashed out on me almost every time.  If anyone could point me out on how to make Sims 2 stable in a post Windows 10 world, please, please let me know. 

Updates will be announced here or on @simtopi.  

Sorry for the wall of text. Thank you.  

[mdpthatsme]

hi i really enjoy your S2BO story as i like to see people's takes on sims premades and i heard you have other stories made using sims 2 and i was wondering what they are about.

Search tags like “sims 2 story” here on Tumblr. There are literally thousands upon thousands of stories that use the sims 2 to portray their tale.  Forums also have places where people submit stories. GOS and HHS are two places that I used to update links, but I will admit, I have been lazy about that since joining Tumblr.

But here are some links:

Besides Sims 2 Bustin Out, I have a couple other sims 2 stories: The Gang and Alternate Universe.

@holleyberry Just Pleasantview / Dossanina / Widespot@strangetomato Strangetown, Here We Come / JRO Family (AU)@thesimtraveler (un)Pleasantview@whattheskell Fortune and Romance@dunne-ias thirty.@simtopi Simtopi@deedee-sims Bloodred Diamond@holesoulsims Deserter@quinndominion I Am Become A NAME@pleasant-lives Pleasantview: Secrets@yakumtsaki No Love Lost@therearecookieshere Pleasant Twins@threadsoftheeasternseas Faete of the ‘View@lochlander Simple Pleasantries@emperorofthedark All Stories@vampireacademysims Comic

dinuriel The Kingdom of Naroni / In Verona (and so many more)Theraven Little Fire Burning@nappe-plays-the-sims Isolerad@simlishnoir Bella Square

Abandoned/NoLongerInTheCommunity works, but still enjoyable reads:

@13pumpkin31 Sugar Coated Simsgoodbye-sun 100 Days of Sorrow / Weapon of Choice I guess Like Blaming the Rain has been deleted :(atomicspaceskitty Worlds Apart / Monster and Maidenbri247 Golden FlamesSenate The Bella Files

I know I have missed so many, but reblog if you want to add others.  Just Sims 2 stories please.

[simtopi]

From Chapter 26

( I’ve taken some time off and hopefully I can finally get a few undisturbed hours to concentrate on writing the next few chapters.  Sims 4 Seasons is happening soon, so I’ve been absorbed with that for a while (sorry/notsorry), also working on art is taking priority too, so the next chapter may take a little longer to finish.   I just wanted to pop into this blog to say this story is still on and thank you to all who’ve read, who are currently reading and who are following. You’re all awesome. As always, you can always catch me on my main @simdaisies )

[simtopi]

Chapter 54: Victims

Full chapter on Dreamwidth (TW warnings: stalking, assault, blood )

[simtopi]

Hello!Sorry if you've said this somewhere before, but I was just wondering if you are going to be updating the Simtopi story at any time? I just accidentally found it and binged it for the last two days and I was so sad to see it not finished! It is soooo, so, so good and interesting! Not only for a sims story, but in general. I swear if I was a producer or knew one I'd be contacting you to make a tv show!!!! If you didn't plan on finishing it, is there somewhere where I could read how it ends?

Hi there! I really appreciate this note! I had stopped updating the story after my Sims 2 game went kaput, and it would have been a lot of energy rebuilding all my sets and all the sims. I wish I could say that I will finish it one day, but it's not looking great with my life as it is. I'll think of an appropriate format for telling the rest of the story at the least, I'm just not sure when I can get around to it. I'm sorry if that's not a great answer, but thank you again.

[simtopi]

Read Chapter 53

after a long hiatus. 

(chapters are now on Dreamwidth)

[simdaisies]

Finally updated! 

Chapter 52: Outcast ( at my LJ) ( DW mirror )

[simdaisies]

Interlude 3: Sibyll 

(warnings: graphic depictions of blood, death and violence.)

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Chapter 51: Obscurity

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(the real) Chapter 50 

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Chapter 49: First Light

[simdaisies]

Update:  Chapter 48: Ingenue (in two parts)

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Chapter 47

[simdaisies]

Simtopi Update

Chapter 46: In the Dark 

[simdaisies]

Simtopi Update

Chapter 45: Home