#tbh this might become a sim story at some point
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birdietrait Ā· 1 year ago
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iā€™m having so much fun working on this horror story EEE
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softpine Ā· 7 months ago
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can i just word vomit for a min...
there was a point in late 2023 where i felt like i overstayed my welcome on simblr and i planned on just wrapping frozen pines up as quickly as possible and moving on. continuing to write when it's clear that the audience for it is dwindling felt so embarrassing that i almost didn't even want to put effort into it anymore, because i was afraid it just looked pathetic (obligatory disclaimer: no one made me feel this way, you're all so lovely, it's just the nature of seeing a community change over 7 years). writing already feels very personal to me and it's becoming increasingly harder for me to put my work out there (again, for reasons unrelated to simblr and entirely related to mental illness šŸ¤™šŸ»). i know my story is so long that it deters new readers, and so sporadic that it makes old readers drop off with time. this has really been bothering me lately because i don't know what i can do to fix it. i don't think there IS anything i can do.
but. okay. don't make fun of me for saying this. dan and phil returning to youtube kinda changed my mindset? they may be pulling a fraction of the views they got in their peak, but they're happier than they've ever been and they're working on things they actually want to do, not things they think will be particularly popular. seeing that has made me realize that it is possible to keep finding joy in a community that has largely moved on without you. obviously my little blog is nowhere near the same scale, so this feels kind of silly, but i've been thinking about all the things i used to do on simblr that were never fun for me, i mainly did them because i knew they would get notes or because i felt like i had to do it. making cc, lookbooks, sim requests, reshade help (oh my god the reshade help), lot downloads, etc. they DID get notes, but i can't imagine spending my time doing any of that stuff ever again tbh.
on top of that, it makes me sad to scroll through my dash and realize that i don't recognize most of the people i see anymore. i still talk to some wonderful people here who i consider friends and that's invaluable to me (šŸ’–), but the broader community aspect is something i no longer feel a part of. and believe me, i know i'm at fault here because it's not like i'm going out of my way to talk to new people or participate in trends like i used to. i don't blame anyone except the passage of time!!
frozen pines, and simblr by extension, played such a gigantic part in my life when i needed it the most. and that's not to say that i don't still care about it, because i absolutely do, but it's a different kind of feeling. i've always promised that i would give frozen pines a satisfying conclusion rather than silently abandoning it someday, and though i do intend to keep that promise, i know it's possible that i might never get there. but i don't want to let my own insecurities get in the way of something i really enjoy doing. writing is an intrinsic piece of me that i'll never quit doing, but sharing my writing on tumblr is something that can't (and shouldn't) last forever. i know that. but i'm going to enjoy it to the fullest while we're all still here together šŸ’ž
to anyone who's still reading my silly story after all these years (especially those of you who still check in on my blog even though you're not on simblr anymore): thank you thank you thank you THANK YOUUU. you don't have to change a single thing about what you're doing. this is not me fishing for compliments or putting down an ultimatum, this is just me trying to make sense of my feelings.
but with all this being said, i've decided to quit simblr and start my own exclusive streaming service for $60 a year, i hope you'll all support me as i increase my production value šŸ˜Œ
(just kidding. ily. okay that's all)
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tragicclownwrites Ā· 1 year ago
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Writing Update āœļø
Well, what a busy summer it's already been! Know I've been active here and there, but tbh, life has been crazy - both in good and in bad ways.
I still find solace in writing no matter what, so just wanted to post a tiny update about what I'm presently working on and what I want to work on eventually šŸ¤—šŸ“–
Very subject to change but I'm excited!
Current project:
Squarepants family fic
I'm currently working on a fic (mentioned here) that involves the Squarepants family. šŸ§½šŸ‘Øā€šŸ‘©ā€šŸ‘§ā€šŸ‘¦ What started out as a plot bunny has evolved into something much bigger, which (unfortunately) means it's been taking me a bit more time than expected.
Additionally, with all the lore and headcanons I'm including, this fic is becoming slightly longer than I originally thought. It was going to be ~6 chapters but I'm thinking it might go up to 7-8.
Hoping to share some teasers by the end of this month, but we shall see.
SquidBob is the main pairing. šŸ§½šŸ™
Future projects:
Fortune teller/soulmate fic
Yes! This is still happening, I swear it!
I've already shared quite a bit about this fic, but deets are here and here. There will be more teasers when I have more figured out + written/edited.
No ETA yet.
Main pairing is SquidBob, with a relatively big Plabs/Karendy side plot. There will also be Fancykins if you squint.
TLM AU fic
I've definitely said somewhere that I don't usually write/read full-blown AUs (i.e., not canon divergence), but I'm about to do something I never thought I'd do and try my hand at writing an AU fic. šŸ™Œ
As with many AUs in SBSP, it will involve humanization. However, it will also involve non-anthro critters that maintain cartoonish attributes (ex. Finding Nemo, Lion King [animated], etc).
Setting is probably ~1800's in a seaside kindgom/village. It won't be super accurate but I'm here to entertain, not educate - unless the opportunity presents itself in a fun way. šŸ¤Æ
It isn't going to be the timeliest either lol, but it was somewhat inspired by this. šŸ‘€šŸ§œā€ā™€ļø
I haven't even started drafting this, so no ETA yet.
To the surprise of no one, SquidBob is the main pairing. šŸ˜Š
Werewolf lesbians fic
I haven't posted much original content for Sims, but I'm a total Simmer and I'd love to do more Sims storytelling at some point. Fun fact: my username was actually inspired by the Tragic Clown from the games. šŸ¤”
The Sims 4 Werewolves did a great job on the lore so I've had this idea to write a story (maybe with screenshots?) based on that with my own made-up lore sprinkled in. šŸŗThere would obviously be a romance aspect because I'm a sucker for it and there's this "Fated Mates" feature that I just have to include. šŸ’
Main pairing is Rory Oaklow & Lux DeMarco.
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moemoemammon Ā· 3 years ago
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may i request hcs for a poly mc?
Poly!MC with the Demon Brothers!
(GN!MC as alwaysāœŒļø)
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Lucifer
He will never get over the fact that he's got to share you with his annoying ass brothers. But as the most patient(?) of the seven, he's learned to compromise
And by 'compromise' I mean literally making a schedule for how much time everyone gets with you, to avoid unnecessary fights. They all get you for an entire day, on a respective day of the week in chronological order. (Lucifer on Sunday, Mammon Monday, etc)
Though... we all know he abuses the system by making excuses like "MC, I need you in my office for a moment. I'd like to discuss your grades." and "Come with me for a moment, MC. I'd like you to explain something to me."
Basically he fools everyone by making it sound like you're in trouble, when he literally just wants to hang out with you some more. Maybe he can convince you that all you really need is him..? Jk he respects your decision even if it eats him alive because why his brothers of all people-
"As much as I don't understand your choice, I've lived with those six long enough to know how to deal with them. That being said... I also know how to keep them at bay. We'll have plenty of time to ourselves, hm?"
Mammon
The only brother that can see through Lucifer's ruse, but he can't say anything about it because... come on, it's Lucifer we're talking about.
But that's not stopping him from arguing about that dumb schedule! Why's he got to wait until MONDAY, which is a SCHOOL DAY, just to hang out with you?? Why does he have to go second when he was your FIRST???
Keeps trying to convince you to skip classes with him so you can sneak away and spend the day together. Nobody's got to know, okay?
The whole once-a-week thing teaches Mammon the importance of time management, so he's making the most of the time he's got when you're all his. He's taking you on all sorts of dates and there's no way he'll take no for an answer, got it??
"Oi! What did I tell ya about makin' those goo goo eyes at Levi, huh?! Only look at ME like that, understand? Just you wait, I'll take ya on a date so great, you'll only be able to think about THE Great Mammon! ....Huh? Y-yeah, I want ya to hold my hand."
Levi
Tuesday has officially become his favorite day, for reasons that have nothing to do with the upcoming Ruri-chan themed maid cafe event going on soon-
Tuesday's actually used to be his raid days, when heā€™d get online with his rpg buddies and do dungeon runs until dawn. But now? He's sacrificed all of that just so he can take the time to enjoy being with you
He may not know much about traditional dating, but don't underestimate the power of an otaku with centuries of dating sim knowledge under his belt-! He'll show you so much moe, your head will pop!!
Just be patient with him, okay? He's seriously trying to be romantic here, even if the thought of holding your hand is enough to make his palms sweaty. But he's not passing up an entire day filled with MC-! Not even his inferiority complex will get in his way!
"Eheheh... I've spent all night coming up with the perfect plan of action! First! We're going to have a TSL marathon of all your favorite episodes! Second! We'll speedrun that game you wanted to play, because I bought it! Third! We'll make a TSL-themed dinner to enjoy in my room! Then, we- ..Huh? What do you mean there won't be enough time? S-seriously?!"
Satan
Wednesday... well, that's right in the middle of the week, so it gives him plenty of time to carefully plan what he wants to do with you when it's his turn to have you. (He also does everything in his power to ruin Lucifer's dates oop-)
We all know Satan's gonna write a whole ass dating journal filled with all sorts of romantic ideas he wants to try out on you.
It's a literal date planner, and he's got things meticulously scheduled just to ensure he makes the most out of your day. You'll have to tell him that you prefer to go with the flow, or he might get a little overzealous-
But having a chance to settle down and realize that it's alright to relax once in a while is a relief. He can't help but feel annoyed when he sees you with the others, and it makes him want to cram even more of himself into your thoughts, so a breather is definitely needed.
"You know, I've been reading more books of the romance genre lately, and it's been giving me ideas for how to spend my time with you. I know you said I shouldn't take live advice from a novel, but... when I read the stories, I can't help but picture the two of us. Shall we read some of them together?"
Asmo
Thursday?? Why couldn't he have a weekend??? Everyone knows there's nothing fun happening on a Thursday night... That being said, Asmo has to get creative!
He's no stranger to improvised romance, so this boy pulls out all the stops and always delivers?? Somehow???? He can plan the perfect date in under thirty minutes-
And the time away from you makes him realize that he actually has to consider the depth of those dates. He finds he's not satisfied with cheap, devilgrammable dates anymore. He wants substance!
So he's taken to staying home with you, carefully and quietly getting to know you, and sharing himself with you. He loves it best when the date leaves him craving more and thinking of nothing but your smile. He hopes you can say the same, too.
"...Aaand that's how you do a cross stitch! Levi taught me that one, and it's saved my life a dozen times! It was a great idea that we should make matching wallets, huh? I'm just FULL of ideas like that! Go ahead and praise me all you want~!ā¤ļø"
Beel
Madame Screams does a discount on their sweets every other Friday, when they rotate their stock. He couldn't be happier! Though, heā€™d be fine with any day of the week tbh-
That doesn't mean he doesn't value his time with you, though. It being close to the weekend means he gets to stay up late with you, the two of you sneaking into the kitchen at night to smuggle away a mountain of snacks
Or he'll take you out into the mountains for a picnic, hoping the view of the surrounding scenery and your face will curb his appetite.
He couldn't be happier to have you for an entire day. A whole day, where hunger is just an afterthought and all he cares about is making you laugh... It makes him happy. He's starting to love Fridays even more now.
"Are you sure you're not tired? We've been hiking for a while....Here, hop on my back. I don't mind it. It's nice when I get to be close to you like this....Hm? My face is red? I think it's the heat.. maybe."
Belphie
Saturday, huh? Perfect. He preps for the weekend by sleeping as much as possible on Friday, so he can stay up all Saturday with you.
And when night falls? That's when his plan really comes into play. He spends the entire day doing the things you want to do, making sure you're thoroughly worn out so when it's time for bed, he has no problem coaxing you into bed with him.
And he's exhausted at that point so once he wraps his arms around you and falls asleep, there's no escape. The longer you're stuck there, the less time he spends glaring at Lucifer for stealing you on Monday.
But really.. the highlight of it all is the big, goofy grin on your face when he watches you indulge in the things you love. Even if it might not be his cup of tea, he's just happy that you're happy. And if he can keep you away from Lucifer, it's a win win.
"If you keep smiling like that, it'll make it even harder to give you away tomorrow. But you know.. we could just run away for a day or two. We could go camping somewhere, and stare up at the stars all night long. It'll be our secret."
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ofsgiathan Ā· 2 years ago
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there's a bunch of stuff i need to cover when it comes to angeal's abilities and whatnot so, as a head's up, this is definitely gonna be lengthy. now, unfortunately, i'm not gonna be tagging this as LONG POST TW because this is a relatively important headcanon.
angeal doesn't really have any scars tbh?? the only real "exception" to this rule is a little sliver / scar where his wings pop out from his right shoulder blade. now the reason he doesn't really scar or bruise is due to his END OF GLUTTONY ability which is almost always subconsciously active. he has to actually think about not healing himself in order for him to nullify this ability ( which most certainly has its benefits if you catch my drift *wink wonk* ). now is he capable of breaking bones / losing limbs? absolutely. but, again, he's fully capable of healing said wounds. it just depends on the severity of the wound / whether or not he has to full on break the fracture in order for it to properly heal / so on and so forth that determines how long it takes for the said wound to completely heal.
now the reason this ability wasn't really working after his fight with zack was because he was mentally exhausted and more or less lost the will to live. he turned into his own worst enemy. he basically accepted his fate and whatnot. not only that but he was incredibly dehydrated / malnourished on top of everything so there's that. it wasn't until deepground came and got him that his regenerative abilities started working on its own because they more or less hydrated / nurtured him back to good health.
something else i'd like to bring up is that because of this ability he doesn't really age the same way as humans do?? he ages at a much slower rate and is able to live far longer than that of a normal human being because of this ability of his. now while some might consider it a blessing and others a curse he's more or less indifferent about it anymore and has come to terms with this ability.
CHARGE OF GREED is a rather interesting ability that completely ignores vitality. so, long story short, he's perfectly capable of breaking through your barriers / armor / etc. with little to no effort. the more he hits you the stronger he basically becomes ( think in terms of how jax works in mk11 with his arm enhancements ). what makes it even more frightening is that this move is more or less ongoing until he passes out from exhaustion and / or is mentally worn out.
UNLEASHED WRATH, to me, is very similar to that of a bloodlust / battle rage / berserker / haste kind of thing. so needless to say that angeal's fully capable of going into a berserker / rage kind of mode and is basically unstoppable. however, this is usually only triggered by you fucking with his ptsd / innocent bystander / someone that means a lot to him. forget him being a combat pragmatic at this point. he's just gonna fight until he passes the fuck out. so you might not want to piss him off.
now something else i'd like to go into is his ability to use magic without the need of materia ( if you hadn't guessed i'm referencing RAGE OF SLOTH and THUNDER OF ENVY in this bullet point ). because of how weird jenova is and being a "calamity of the sky" and an all-around eldrich abomination of sorts, i don't necessarily think they needed materia to use magic due to their genetic makeup. now, of course, there are exceptions to this rule such as holy ( white materia ) and meteor ( black materia ). now this doesn't mean that the og trio doesn't need materia or anything it's just that they're fully capable of using damn near all of the magic spells naturally thanks to jenova running through their veins. however! having materia attached to their weaponry would, without a doubt, enhance them by tenfold.
so we all know that DEFENSE OF LUST grants angeal the ability to throw up a barrier and m barrier. he has a natural defense barrier up and running damn near all the time and this is more or less a subconscious thing. it's kinda sorta similar to how the barriers in the mass effect games work and it sucks. and by me saying "it sucks" what i really mean that "it royally sucks". like... hardcore. you basically have to be on the same level as him ( and / or gang up on him ) to even keep them down for a prolonged period of time. so yeah.
and last, but certainly not least, we have WINGS OF PRIDE. this is actually works very similar to how sephiroth's able to attack people with the black feathers from his own wings. except, unlike sephiroth, the feathers from angeal's wings tend to heal people as opposed to harming them. the more feathers he use the more healing it does. but he has to be extremely careful when using this ability because it is incredibly painful on his behalf and can / will cause him to pass out if he's not careful.
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ieattaperecorders Ā· 4 years ago
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As TMA keeps bringing up possible ways the story could end and knocking them down, I thought - what the hell, Iā€™m going to make a huge list of all the endings I can think of and how likely they seem at this point. Iā€™m constantly doing this in my head anyway, might as well type it all out.
Thereā€™s two columns as far as Iā€™m concerned. One is ā€œfate of world,ā€ the other is ā€œfate of Jon and Martin.ā€ So Iā€™ve got a list for each.
(I am also interested in the fates of the other characters, but at this point I think Melanie and Georgieā€™s fate is likely to be whatever ā€œfate of worldā€ is, and that Basira is either going to be in the same boat or die as part of her character arc.)
Fate of the World:
Entities are destroyed/banished, world goes back to normal but without monsters anymore.
Not impossible, but I have doubts. If the world is truly fixed, it will probably mean the characters successfully and heroically sacrificed themselves to save everyone and . . . that just doesnā€™t feel like the story Jonny Sims is telling, not to me at least. But I could be wrong.
Entities are destroyed, world is scarred in some way. (i.e., torture stops but all the nightmare domains are still there, no one can feel fear anymore, mass trauma/death, etc.)
Interesting to think about, not sure where theyā€™d go with this one. Entities are sent back to being ā€œjust outside our universe,ā€ world becomes what it was before the apocalypse. Possible. A return to the status quo before the entire podcast started would hammer in the theme of ā€œthe evil system is overwhelming and canā€™t be easily changed.ā€ Though I would wager that the events of the story are ultimately going to change something for the world, even if (probably) itā€™s for the worse. No change to the world at all, it stays exactly as it is. Seems unlikely purely because I think if Jonny Sims was going to do this heā€™d have ended the series on MAG 160. ā€œThe apocalyptic scenario that we doubted could change really wonā€™t changeā€ isnā€™t nearly as strong a blow as ā€œthe most terrifying apocalypse possible is happeningā€ as an ending. The world is freed from the Entities, but at the cost of allowing them to spread to other worlds. I wouldnā€™t be surprised if this option is at least presented. The ā€œsave your world at the cost of othersā€ scenario does sound like a choice that could be put in front of our characters. Itā€™s hard to imagine them knowingly taking this option, but who knows? The world remains as it is, and the Entities spread to other worlds.
Honestly this feels like the most likely scenario to me now, probably a result of the main characters trying to do something good.
The world remains as it is, but Jon takes over and shifts the fear around.
Seriously doubt this one, they brought it up and dismissed it pretty hard. I canā€™t see Jon doing it if Martin is alive, and if he dies I think Jon would be more likely to do something self-obliterating. The only scenario where I could see this would be ā€œMartin dies and Jon gives up on trying or caring about anything, resigns himself to accepting the evil system as inescapable.ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½ Which would certainly be tragic, (and depressing!) but doesnā€™t seem likely to me.
Jon takes over and is able to meaningfully change the world from its current state.
Even less likely than the above scenario.
The world canā€™t be fixed, so itā€™s utterly destroyed/mercy killed.
It could be seen as a better option than the others that are available, but that assumes itā€™s even possible.
We get the time travel ending after all, but only as an endless inescapable cycle that the characters canā€™t change.
*throws up hands* I donā€™t know Iā€™m just spitballing now.
Fate of Jon and Martin:
They die together or meet a fate worse than death together, saving the world.
Possible, but I already expressed my doubts about a successful ā€œsave everyone through self-sacrificeā€ ending.
Jon dies saving the world, Martin lives and is sad/Martin dies saving the world, Jon either dies without the Eye or lives on having lost his consciousness or memory or identity.
See above.
They save the world without dying. Without the Eye, Jon either dies and Martin mourns or he loses himself and Martin takes care of him.
See above, also they talked about this and accepted the possibility together so it ainā€™t gonna be that.
They die together or meet a fate worse than death together, making things worse in the process.
Seems more likely than them dying to make things better, honestly.
They die together or meet a fate worse than death together, making things slightly better or giving the world a minor reprieve, but ultimately not saving anyone, aka the Bifrost Incident ending. (Or they die together mercy killing the world.)
Honestly this has seemed like a significant possibility to me for a while, but who knows??
Martin dies or meets some horrific fate, pushing Jon to some extreme act (or just letting him crumble into despair.)
Seems way less likely now than it did before MAG 196! Feels like if this was the route Jonny Sims was going to go, heā€™d have done the Spiders Martin ending, but could still be possible.
The world stays the same and Martin asks Jon to kill him. Jon either agrees and falls into despair or refuses and weā€™re left with a big ā€œnow whatā€?
Depressing! I hate it!! :D But who knows!!?
The world stays the same, Martin and Jon both change their minds and decide to just rule their domains so that they can both live and be with each other on some level.
Very unlikely given their character arcs.
Jon dies/is irretrievably trapped without the world changing. Martin is alive, unable to die, and forced to resign himself to living off the suffering of those in his domain.
Certainly tragic and depressing, but feels extremely unlikely after Quiet.
Jon dies/is irretrievably trapped without the world changing. Martin somehow figures out a way to fix/improve things. He either dies/has a fate worse than death in the process, or lives and is sad.
Putting the fate of everything in Martinā€™s hands could pay off the ā€œyou have to make a proper choiceā€ idea, but for now I have no idea what he could do.
The world stays fucked but they escape to another dimension where they can be happy but have to live with the guilt of abandoning everything.
Doubt theyā€™d be this lucky, tbh.
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namtanlovesfilm Ā· 4 years ago
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axelle judges non bl shows > Sleepless Society: Insomnia
summary: Iya is a young model that has always had a recurring dream: She always dreams of seeing her mother kill someone in a house, which is located on the island she used to live in when she was a child. These dreams cause insomnia, eventually leading up to chronic insomnia to the point that she is confused and begins to separate reality and dreams.
where to watch: dramacool
grade: 9,5/10
pros:
- that fucking story yā€™all. I legit still cannot believe the writers came up with that... itā€™s so complex & deals with SO much, every little detail fits in with the others... like that shit is truly insane. itā€™s not often that Iā€™m truly impressed with screenwriters but here I really am. the story is one of a kind & I loved it so much
- one of the reason I almost dropped this show at ep 1 (thank god I didnā€™t) was bc usually when stories are that incredible, the character development suffers. but here I found that it was not the case at all. sure the character development is not the main focus of the story, but you come to know every character very well & I felt like they were still developed in a wonderful way
- the acting. wow, I felt that shit. every actor was top-notch, there was not one bad performance. I could feel every emotion or lack thereof, it was perfect
- I loved how the female characters were the center of the stories but also not always the ā€œvictim.ā€ the women of this show are strong, broken & beautiful but goddamn they know how to stand up for themselves. I loved their characters, especially iya, faye & mo. these three are my babes tbh. (I also liked the character of seua, but that bc Iā€™m becoming really partial to his actor lol. oh & tle can get it, heā€™s hot af)
- the entertainment value of this show is through the fucking roof. like I could not take my eyes off the screen & I had to keep watching bc every single minute is packed with action & information. if you liked the feeling of suspense in the gifted, this show is for you my dude!
- honestly this show, while being entertaining & all, is actually really great social commentary. I wonā€™t say more bc I donā€™t wanna spoil anything in the show (which is very hard bc damn thereā€™s so much going on in it lmao) but itā€™s really great to see a thai show say quite a lot politically in a country where politics are all over the place. we stan a seemingly ā€˜lightā€™ show (itā€™s definitely not) that actually can speak up & denounce actual things going on in its country
- I loved that there were no love story in the show. this decision was clearly a choice since the screenwriters make the characters talk about it at the very end of the show. and while Iā€™m a sucker for romance, like iya said not every story needs a love story. and here it truly didnā€™t need it bc there was already SO much going on that a love story wouldā€™ve taken away from it. this might be the first series I watch with no love story lmao, & I loved it!
- usually when an ending is open-ended, you absolutely want a season 2 to continue the story or else youā€™ll be frustrated forever. while I would really appreciate a season 2 in this case, I also felt like that ending was enough. even though you wanna know more it simply shows the circle repeating itself & I find it quite poetic in a way
cons:
- there were some few inconsistencies, for example how tippy could call iya when she changed sim cards, but frankly seeing how incredibly complex the story is I personally didnā€™t pay too much attention to them
- the conclusion was maybe not the moooost satisfying it couldā€™ve been, but frankly I still liked it a lot
(- it could be a con for people so I wanna include it: this show contains VERY fucked up topics that you can imagine when I write that, so if itā€™s not your cup of tea I wouldnā€™t recommend this show. I personally thought they handled the topics well but if it could trigger you donā€™t put yourself through it)
would I rewatch it: usually when you know all the plot twists of a story it kinda loses it rewatchability factor, but not this time. I would love to rewatching knowing the truth from the start, itā€™d be super interesting
This show... wow. I legit could not recommend it more & Iā€™m really mad itā€™s not bigger bc itā€™s truly one of the best things Iā€™ve ever watched. Every single episode was absolutely incredible and this show will definitely leave the biggest impact on me. WATCH. IT. NOW! (you wonā€™t regret it)
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melien Ā· 5 years ago
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Simblr Goals 2020
Thanks for tagging meĀ @cloudberry-sims!
My main goal is to balance my simblr, real life, work and hobbies in a good and healthy way. I want to move forward in my legacies and do some other projects, but I hope that every time I play, it's done out of genuine desire to play instead of pressure and stress. Simblr is the last thing I want to stress about.
Legacies? I still don't know whether I'll be able to continue them all, or I'll wrap one or two up, because four is quite a lot for me.Ā 
At the moment, what I really want is to share Twinkle gen 4 story - it's been long overdue and it's closely connected with the previous generation. Besides, I actually have a crush on Cloudberry, don't judge. What I'm hoping for is to do at least five generations of this legacy. I consider it the most cherished, fleshed out and story-driven project of mine, so I want my future heirs to also have good stories like their predecessors, even if it takes longer and I don't necessarily do all the generations (lmao Mel that would be ambitious). Side note, just in case anyone ever wants to read any of my legacies but doesn't know which one to choose, I recommend the Twinkles.
And of course, I want to advance in the Fletcher reboot. God, I'll admit, I really want to reach the later generations there because they have both sims that I love and sims whose stories deserve some good improvement. I genuinely hope that it happens in 2020 and I'll complete as many generations as I can. So far it's been moving super slowly as I started in September 2018 and my gen 2 heir has only recently become a teenager, and also I haven't even completed the Aimee subplot yet, so I fear by this point everyone just lost interest. I hope I'm wrong. But I'll probably have to simplify the stories if I want to get somewhere.
The Maples and Lilygreens... they've been my biggest concern. If I'm honest, I want to wrap up the current generation in both of them, and then choose only one that I'll continue playing (because I see both the Twinkles and Fletcher reboot having a future, but I do really want some new generations, storylines and fresh characters that aren't either my old characters or berries). Or maybe I could somehow combine them. I don't know, I'm still thinking which one of the two I'd like to continue. The Maples are a LEPacy and they may have more story potential as the expansions will guide me, but the Lilygreens have more freedom (and tbh I love their family name). I'd appreciate any thoughts on this matter.
Anything else, well... I might be occasionally making new poses. In fact, I have some to release, I'm just lazy. Also, I've got fresh story ideas, but it will only happen if I'm absolutely sure I want it, and am not 100% overwhelmed by legacies. I still have some photoshoots and a CAS BPR to post so I hope that would also be done.
Oh yeah, obviously, I aspire to physically catch up on other people's posts more often instead of observing, and give them at least half of the love that is given to me through leaving likes, comments, and asks. I've always struggled with this aspect because of shyness and social anxiety (which, strangely, is often worse online that it is in real life - I've been improving a lot irl) and some events this year made it even harder for me to not overthink my liking and commenting routines. So I genuinely hope it will get better in 2020, and I will break my cycle of lurking quietly and only giving my hearts to a few blogs.
I also would love to continue my friendships with people on simblr, and maybe make some new ones. Very often, sharing content and laughs adds a lot to my inspiration and desire to do something.
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nikatyler Ā· 6 years ago
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Oh hey, long time no replies. And these are the first ones of this year. I have a hard time replying now. Itā€™s not like I donā€™t have time - Iā€™m doing okay, actually. I mean, I wouldnā€™t complain if there was less homework, but still. Free time exists. Itā€™s just that I canā€™t bring myself to replying to either comments or messages...I replied to asks quite quickly though, which is something unusual for me. Usually thatā€™s where Iā€™m slowest. I donā€™t know, is this another weird anxiety thing? Like I know I can reply, but I just...donā€™t?
Anyway...letā€™s get that done now I guess. Thereā€™s a lot of these, apologies if something got lost. Maybe itā€™s my fault, maybe itā€™s not, all I know is that sometimes my activity feed doesnā€™t show me everything.
unstablesimsĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œVlad the fashion icon strikes again.ā€
he's rocking that goth TM look lmao
I mean yeah.
unstablesimsĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œThis brings back memories. Maybe heā€™s not evil, he just wants some...ā€
he's vv nice to his friends..... the problem is becoming his friend ļæ½ļæ½
I was going to reply withĀ ā€œif this ainā€™t meā€ but...actually once I get comfortable around people, irl especially, Iā€™m awful to them D: (I can quite easily turn into the sarcastic asshole friend and no one believes me until I unleash it lmao) But anyway yeah I kinda can see Vlad to be that way, now that you mention it
#JusticeForVlad2k19
justkeeponsimmingĀ replied to your photoĀ ā€œEnd of the Year Tag 2 This time I was tagged by @justkeeponsimming....ā€
Ronnieeee!!! Your sims are SO gorgeous! Love love love this!
Aaaaah thank you so much! ā™„
dandylion240Ā replied to your photoĀ ā€œI tweeted this last night but I want to share it here as well because...ā€
When Ross and Caleb finally got together. I'm still hoping Caleb changes his mind and turns Ross.
If I had replied to this a week earlier, I couldā€™ve used my favourite eye emoji. Oh well. Yeah, itā€™s good he changed his mind, isnā€™t it? :D I couldnā€™t stand the idea of separating them.
jackssimsĀ replied to your photoĀ ā€œI tweeted this last night but I want to share it here as well because...ā€
The birth of Miracle! Caleb, Ross, and Sunset! The high school story and when Miracle and Adam got together as well!
ghkjahfljhk lately (I mean for the past few months) Iā€™ve been really disliking Miracle and Adamā€™s storyline but for some reason when people mention it, they always say they liked it, so I guess I didnā€™t do that bad of a job?Ā 
Same with the good old Zoey storyline. Everyone who has ever talked to me about it said they liked it and thought it was interesting, but Iā€™m over here likeĀ ā€œgjkfjgfjhg donā€™t mention that mess to me ever againā€.
melienĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œSunset spent the New Yearā€™s Eve by playing sims. This is very...ā€
I'M LITERALLY DOING THIS RIGHT NOW
I feel personally attacked
Itā€™s fine, weā€™ve all been there :D
I think I played sims too this year. Well, first we played some board games with my parents, then there was midnight, I cried, went to see the fireworks (while finishing a bottle of wine but I swear I wasnā€™t drunk)...oooh and then I watched a stream and edited my sims screenshots! Okay so I didnā€™t actually play but I edited the pics and like...these are still fun new yearā€™s eve plans, am I right?
melienĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œDawn came over and the two spent hours talking about space.ā€
I love their outfits! Totally would wear something like this
I like Sunsetā€™s style especially. Well, sometimes she wears clothes I wouldnā€™t, but for most of the time, itā€™s just comfy fun stuff I wish I had. Especially considering my dark phase is over and colours are slowly coming back to my closet :D
melienĀ replied to your postĀ ā€œI have some random sims I could share. Anyone interested?ā€
Ohhhh... on one hand I'd always want sims from you but on the other hand I fear I won't do them justice because idk where to use them rn. Dilemma
pls ask
Iā€™m always down for creating sims for mutuals and friends (I just never talk about it), so just let me know when you want one. Also, Iā€™m sure you would do them justice. Iā€™m really not afraid you would fail there. You know I love everything you do, so... :D
melienĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œThis guy ā™„ā€
Ending 2018 on a high note
The best note possible
simtressĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œCaleb: Isnā€™t it sad that there are so many ways a vampire can live a...ā€
i love the name caleb...ā™„
Me too! Iā€™ve liked it since the first time I had seen it in an English textbook years ago.
dandylion240Ā Ā replied to your photosetĀ ā€œOh god please tell me I didnā€™t accidentally have risky woohoo on or...ā€
It'd be fun to see what their kid would look like.
I agree and Iā€™m surprised Iā€™ve never played with their genetics. smh ron
cafeheart replied to your photo
okay he's hot but this also makes me uncomfy for some reason asfdlkjaj put him back
jackssims replied to your photo
I agree heā€™s got a hot vibe going, but this just feels wrong tbajfnakcn
It is kinda weird, Iā€™ll admit that (but ā€œreimaginingā€ him was fun). Itā€™s like...taking away Caleb Vatoreā€™s weird emo hair. I admit Iā€™ve done that once but it was just to mock myself anyway. I wouldnā€™t do itĀ ā€œfor realā€. Emo hair must stay. Yes itā€™s dumb, but also, itā€™s iconic. we stan dumb hair
Iā€™d say this is something similar. I donā€™t want to say anything about Ross is iconic, but...you get my point, right?
jackssimsĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œRoss: ā€œOkay, I donā€™t like this. I have a theory.ā€ Caleb: ā€œI know what...ā€
šŸ‘€
The funny thing here is, when I was writing this dialogue, I had no idea what was going to happen later.
jackssimsĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œCaleb: ā€œI donā€™tā€¦I donā€™t ever want this to end.ā€ Ross: ā€œYouā€™re the only...ā€
Way to dodge that, Caleb
Oh yeah. Heā€™s good at that
unstablesimsĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œSunset: I know I said Iā€™d work out today but I really donā€™t want toā€¦oh...ā€
mood
An everyday one
alfalfalegacyĀ replied to your photoĀ ā€œSim Download: Cara Meadows she/her, bisexual Another one. I imagine...ā€
ahh she's cute! might have to nab her for my private save ;)
Yay, Iā€™m so happy to hear that! :D
jackssimsĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œEverything about this picture is a big mood. You may tag yourself now.ā€
Tbh Iā€™m both Caleb and Sunset
Relatable
tiny-tany-thaanosĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œValentine: ā€œRelationships and love arenā€™t really for me, but attending...ā€
Ironically her name is ValentineXD
Yup. Exactly. I bet it must be annoying for a person who couldnā€™t care less about getting into a relationship.
myopicccĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œSunset wasnā€™t born to follow the crowd.ā€
Seriously!?!? I would never know THEY can use an umbrellas clever way! LOL
Lol they sometimes open it inside. Doesnā€™t seem clever to me :D But yeah, I didnā€™t expect them to sit down like this.
solarmoodletĀ replied to your photoĀ ā€œSim Download: Enric Noel he/him, gay Sometimes a miracle happens and I...ā€
hes so cute. added him to my save. Tyvm!
Ahhh thank youuu!
tiny-tany-thaanosĀ replied to your postĀ ā€œSimblr 2019 Goalsā€
I join you with the last pointļæ½ļæ½ I kinda defeated social anxiety irl but the online anxiety stays. And they say shy people can communicate better online!
melienĀ replied to your postĀ ā€œSimblr 2019 Goalsā€
I third the online anxiety, glad to know I'm not alone
I wish I could say I defeated it irl as well...things got better (mainly because I just had to get used to it and grow a thicker skin) but Iā€™m still an anxious trainwreck 99 % of the time :D Itā€™s the same online.Ā 
Also, instead of actually starting a conversation with people, Iā€™m always likeĀ ā€œoh you know, if you feel like talking to me, just send me a message, I donā€™t biteā€ but the problem is I know thereā€™s a lot of us like that here and Iā€™m not the only one with this fear of communication so maybe I should be the one to find the courage once
Wow that didnā€™t make sense but I think that only proves my point that Iā€™m an anxious trainwreck :D
penelope-and-wondersĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œYou can put the umbrellas away, guys.ā€
What fun would that be? ļæ½ļæ½
Oh right, I canā€™t have a normal wedding :D Itā€™s a universal rule that I should finally accept. Something would be wrong if everything went right for once.
tiny-tany-thaanosĀ replied to your photoĀ ā€œSim Download: Leigh Smith she/her, pansexual A long long time ago I...ā€
Omg, I looove her! ā¤ļøā¤ļø
Thank youuu ā™„
green-productiviteaĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œSunset: ā€œWhat can I say? Freaking finally. Took you long enough to...ā€
The fact that she call him dad :O
Yep, she did. I love the relationship these two have.
yamekamerainbows27Ā replied to your photosetĀ ā€œSunset: ā€œYouā€™re the woman that said she didnā€™t want a child, and you...ā€
Damn Sunset! You tell her girl ļæ½ļæ½
melienĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œSunset: ā€œYouā€™re the woman that said she didnā€™t want a child, and you...ā€
Go Sunset!
Thatā€™s what she deserves
sparkiemonkeyĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œI mean, Sunset was right. Dawn is adorable.ā€
she is totally adorable
Up until now I was always saying that this legacy has some Good Genes, now with Dawn it will be more like Cute Genes.
unstablesimsĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œMarcella: ā€œWhat are you two doing?ā€ Sunset: ā€œWatching the clouds!...ā€
let them be dorks in peace!! lmao
Exactly!! No reasons to judge
cafeheartĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œI would lie if I said I saw this coming.ā€
yknow if someone didnt have context for your legacy this kinda looks like caleb is murdering ross asdkfbbd
omg youā€™re right and I hate that you are right
vampcatsimsĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œRoss: ā€œWeā€™ve taken many risks already and now Iā€™m taking another one,...ā€
noooo he's going to leave him at the altar god this is going to hurt so much
omg wow this is where scrolling down and reading new ones before old ones causes reaction mistakes cuz omg this is for realsies isn't it?
kyveriaĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œRoss: ā€œWeā€™ve taken many risks already and now Iā€™m taking another one,...ā€
@vampcatsims donā€™t worry, ross has already had someone leave him at the altar so Caleb is going to stay ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
Haha yeah, theyā€™re going to be fine. I think. Canā€™t promise anything.
jackssimsĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œCaleb: ā€œIā€¦how can I say no to this? Yes, Ross. Yes, I will.ā€ Ross:...ā€
Good! I was scared he was going to say no for a second ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½
Imagine if he left him and Iā€™d introduce a new spouse now. Or bring back Jordan. Or Marika.
Omg imagine Iā€™d bring her back and sheā€™d get herĀ ā€œhappy little familyā€ she claims she wishes for now.
myopicccĀ replied to your postĀ ā€œĀ - fave types of movies?ā€
Such a tense era! I'm a historic nerd too:)
Yeah, I love it! I mean, I donā€™t actually love it, there were some bad things happening, no freedom of speech and such, but for me, itā€™s an interesting era to learn about. I also think itā€™s important to know about these times because in a way, theyā€™re still so similar to where we are now, we really should look back at them and try to not make the same mistakes...sadly, when I look at the situation in my country...sometimes it feels like people forget. Not just people like me who didnā€™t experience it and have only learned about it in History classes...feels like even people who have been there forget and itā€™s sad and frustrating and I wish I could do something about it.Ā Okay rant over.
jackssimsĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œCaleb: ā€œTell me honestly. Did you expect me to change my mind with...ā€
Nice! But I swear if this somehow backfires and Ross ends up dying...
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dandylion240Ā replied to your photosetĀ ā€œThis doesnā€™t even need a caption.ā€
Ross you better not have died!!
jackssimsĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œThis doesnā€™t even need a caption.ā€
/ROSS/
ajkfaglafkghlahgfk I didnā€™t realize this would seem like heā€™s dying Iā€™m sorry for causing panic fjaklflk
I just thought it was funny he set himself on fire and Caleb is over there likeĀ ā€œnooo I agreed to marry this freak I have made a grave mistakeā€
princessdejamarsĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œUmmmmā€
oh no not again
Yes. Yes again. And yeah, I couldā€™ve left without saving. I didnā€™t.Ā I was shocked when it happened and once I realized heā€™s pregnant again...you shouldā€™ve heard my hysterical laughter. Something is wrong with me and I donā€™t like it.
cafeheartĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œDawn: ā€œNot a chance.ā€
sunset looks scared shitless asdkfjdbdb
"fhlakhfalklahkjjkij sheā€™s kissing me I wasnā€™t prepared for this what do I do jgljfkjhlaafkglā€
jackssimsĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œCaleb: Nothing happenedā€¦Iā€™m fineā€¦Iā€™m just gonna give this dog a bath...ā€
That's totally not going to lead to more problems later, Caleb, if anything *did* happen (/sarcasm)
Yup. Itā€™s totally okay to do that.
jackssimsĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œoh shitā€
Oh fuck
alfalfalegacyĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œoh shitā€
wow
this is wild haha
Basically my reaction
jackssimsĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œStella: ā€œDad, youā€™re home alone?ā€ Caleb: ā€œI think so.ā€ Stella: ā€œAw,...ā€
jlkfdzsjlkfadg She's pregnant, he's pregnant, truly amazing
ikr
Thatā€™s a twist I truly didnā€™t expect at the end of this generation. Not that Iā€™m complaining
jackssimsĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œStella: ā€œAnything else?ā€ Caleb: ā€œWhat? Is there supposed to be...ā€
/Caleb/
jackssimsĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œCaleb: ā€œAnd thatā€™s not allā€¦ā€ Ross: ā€œHuh?ā€ Caleb: ā€œNothing. Forget it.ā€
//Caleb//
See Ross and Caleb were made for each other because they both have a hard time learning from their mistakes lol
dandylion240Ā replied to your postĀ ā€œI WAS HOPING HE WAS PREGNANT WITH HIS FIANCE'S BABY NOT GETTING...ā€
There's a way to bend the rules. Since Ross will become a vampire. He and Caleb have forever to have a child together. So once Sunset takes over as heir I say anything goes for Ross after that ļæ½ļæ½ but that's just me lol
Ooh, technically that could work! I didnā€™t even think about that. Good point. I donā€™t think theyā€™ll have children together but I really do like this idea.
jackssimsĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œRoss: ā€œIs there anything you would like to tell me?ā€ Caleb: ā€œI was...ā€
Good! Caleb got the courage to tell Ross
I mean he didnā€™t really have another option at this point
jackssimsĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œCaleb: ā€œYouā€™re not going to leave me now, are you?ā€ Ross: ā€œIā€™m...ā€
Wholesome Ross (heā€™s really come full circle tbh)
I kept saying he would get better and no one believed me. There you have it guys, heā€™s a changed person. Character development! :D
simtressĀ replied to your photoĀ ā€œā„¢Ā„ Ć¢ā„¢Ā„ā€
*eeps! she's too cute1
ikr, I miss her ;-;
melienĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œStella: I canā€™t believe itā€™s actually raining on my wedding day. We...ā€
It's a free riiiiide when you've already paid
Is this a reference I am supposed to get
Because Iā€™m dumb and donā€™t get it lmao
melienĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œSunset: ā€œSay cheese hair!ā€
So don't ask how I remember it because I'm probably too invested lol but your theme with red hair/blonde(yellow) hair in gen 3 of every legacy? It continues
Omg I didnā€™t even realize! Sebastian and Lynn started it obviously, then in my Raven Legacy it was a littleĀ ā€œeaster eggā€ but this time, itā€™s a coincidence (a nice coincidence). I guess I just canā€™t have too many redheads!
melienĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œoh shitā€
The ultimate plot twist
The plot twist I normally wouldā€™ve welcomed but this time, I actually felt sorry for him. He didnā€™t deserve it the first time (aka the time I was petty and did it on purpose) and he didnā€™t deserve it this time either. But still. Aliens. I canā€™t just quit the game without saving when it has to do something with them, can I?
melienĀ replied to your postĀ ā€œI WAS HOPING HE WAS PREGNANT WITH HIS FIANCE'S BABY NOT GETTING...ā€
Maybe babies for them perhaps?
Yā€™all really want them to have kids huh
melienĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œNooooo Rocket :( Heā€™s old now!ā€
Can Caleb also turn Rocket? Vampire doggo would be fun
Man Iā€™d love if that was possible (even though...I just imagined him biting the poor dog and thatā€™s kinda weird). Buuuut...thereā€™s something else that I did and itā€™s almost as good.
tiny-tany-thaanosĀ replied to your photoĀ ā€œSim Download: Minako Ito she/her, lesbian Traits: Good, Loner,...ā€
All of the Sims you put for download are so pretty! I'm grabbing them all!
Thank you so much ;-;
tiny-tany-thaanosĀ replied to your photoĀ ā€œi was enchanted to meet youā€
Aaahh nostalgia!
I knoooow ;-; I love them and I miss them and I want to play with them again
I mean I could, first Iā€™d just have to finish the high school story and thatā€™s...highly unlikely lol
tiny-tany-thaanosĀ replied to your photosetĀ ā€œoh shitā€
Aliens are in love with him that's true
New otp: Caleb/Aliens. Oh that's weird
They have a weird thing for Calebs
If you guys know a Caleb irl protect them
If you are a Caleb, well...Iā€™m sorry
tiny-tany-thaanos replied to your photosetĀ ā€œRocket: Hey Iā€™m old, just thought you should knowā€¦oh nevermind what...ā€
This is somehow sad=((
Yeah. I love this little dog so much :(
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maplestreetsims Ā· 6 years ago
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Get to Know Me Tagā
i was tagged byĀ @whyeverrĀ and @abelsimblr ā™„Ā  thank you for tagging me!! Ā 
nicknames:Ā Coti, or constance weirdly enough....Ā 
gender: female
sign: CanceršŸ¦€
height:Ā tbh i have no idea, but last time i measured myself was 1.52m, idk what that is in inchesĀ 
time: 18:38pm
birthday: July first! 1/7/00ā€²
favorite bands:Ā one direction ....like, name any modern day band that gets more iconic than that.....apart from them, queen fucking slaps, abba, tear for fears, p!atd...
favorite solo artists: Ā Sufjan Stevens (i love that dude), harry styles, girl in red, dodie, daughter..
song stuck in my head: literally the entire soundtrack of life is strange
last movie I watched: i dont watch movies that often.. but the last one i remember properly sitting down and watching was beetlejuice
last show I watched:Ā i literally cant even remember yikes :/ adventure time maybe,i need to start watching something asap
when did I create this blog: i think i created this blog on july 15 of this year?? i got a new laptop just so i can play the sims so i figured might as well post it so other humans can see it or smtnĀ 
what do I post: legacy/story posts, and edits whenever i get creative
what did I last google: creepy font copy and paste (rip) i found it btwĀ IĢ“Ģ€Ģ¬ĢĢ¤ĶŽtĢ“Ķ‹ĶĶĢ»ĶœĢ£Ķ‡Ģ¦ Ģ¶ĢæĶ Ķ€ĶŒĢæĶˆĶ“Ģ¢ĢŗĢ˜wĢ¶Ķ€Ģ‘Ģ“Ķ‹Ģ„Ģ„Ģ°Ģ±Ģ±Ģ™aĢøĶ€Ķ…sĢ¶ĶŠĢˆĶ–Ģ³ Ģ¶Ķ‚Ģ„Ģ¹Ģ­Ģ¬Ģ¹tĢ“Ķ˜Ģ§Ģ¦hĢµĢ‡ĢĢ³Ģ¢Ģ iĢøĶ„ĶĢ‡ĢĢ®Ķ™Ģ¼sĢøĶ†Ķ˜ĢĢ’Ģ¬Ģ” Ģ“ĶĢĶ„Ķ—ĶˆĢ®ĢœĢ ĢØĢ­oĢ¶ĢŒĢ‘Ģ½ĢØĢ˜nĢ·Ķ‘Ķ„Ķ—ĶƒĢ‡Ģ‹Ķ”Ģ¼Ķ–Ģ«ĢĢ¢eĢøĢŒĢ„Ķ‘ĢĶ‡
other blogs: at this point i would say this is my main blog, my original blog is so depressing i feel like im back in 2015 whenever i log into that account, it feels very lonely for some reason i dont like it there lmao
do I get asks: i would say theyā€™re mainly wcifds but in dont mind them!, but boy do i love when i get asks about anything to do with my sims or my story, it makes me sooo happy you dont even know :)
why did I choose this url: i suck at originality, so i just picked one of my fav episodes of stranger things, the weirdo on maple street and just added sims to it, bc maplestreet was already taken, what a shocker
following:Ā 1.039Ā 
followers: 964 ā™„
average hours of sleep:Ā depends on the day.. but i would say like 6-7 hoursĀ 
lucky number: i never really had one, it always changes but.. i would say 7
instrument: i suck at music big time, last year i literally failed my music class rip, this year not so much thankfully...so idkĀ 
what am I wearing: blue leggins with a green with white stripes sweater.... the outfit made sense at one point i promiseĀ 
dream job: if someone just payed me to play the sims that would be it,but sadly, not happening lol so i would say anything artistic really, being a photographer or an editor, im moderatly good at drawing so maybe that, orrr like working behind the scenes at like movies and stuff?? that sounds cool
favorite food: pizzašŸ•
last book I read: las cronicas de una muerte anunciada, it was for literature class
3 favorite fandoms: The Sims (kinda), the 1d fandom (we were all so mentally unstable god) anddd maybe the detroit become human? or the life is strange one, canā€™t decide
I tag: @esperilla @pollinationqueen @hiddenspringss @elisabettasimsĀ @retro-plasma and anyone else who wants to do this! :)
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magical-sim-girl Ā· 6 years ago
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SSFF Challenge 8 - Introducing Myself!
Hello! I just wanted to introduce myself since Iā€™m still a bit of a newbie in the Simblr community, and @simblrsimplyforfun challenge 8 was the perfect excuse! So here we go =D
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This is me! ^^ šŸ¦„šŸ’• (in a quick selfie without filters xD I hope I haven't scared you šŸ˜‚)
Introduce yourself, your name, age, where you live etc. What words would you use to describe yourself and why? What words would others use? Tell us some childhood stories that you think show who you are.
My name in real life is AilĆ©n, but my pen name since the age 13 is Piper, nowadays most of my friends call me that name and Iā€™m really more comfortable with it, so please just call me Pip or Piper! ^^ Iā€™m 19 years old and I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina šŸ‡¦šŸ‡·
I can describe myself as a kind person, I love meeting new people, to debate about random things with them and listening to them speaking about what they like or their plans, Iā€™m very creative but sometimes I just run out of inspiration šŸ˜‚ Iā€™m also very affectionate! I love hugging people I appreciate and telling them I like them. Other people... I donā€™t know, I canā€™t speak for everyone 8ā€²D but I guess they also see me as affectionate, sometimes even clingy, I act goofy at times (you can see it mostly when I talk, I tend to finish my sentences withĀ ā€˜ahreā€™ a lot, which is an Argentinian expression to state youā€™re just joking), so I guess they think I have a good sense of humor as well, I love making people laugh šŸ˜„ Iā€™ve also been calledĀ ā€˜cuteā€™ orĀ ā€˜adorableā€™ more than once and Iā€™m proud of it! šŸ˜„šŸ’•
About my childhood... I dunno it was pretty normal, although I got bullied from 5th grade to second year of high school :( it was tough, I even developed depression at the age of 14 due to the lack of friends and the constant name-calling and pranks, but I donā€™t know if it would be okay to talk about it since that was on my teen years... Overall, my childhood was okay, I used to be a curious little girl, I loved to wear pink dresses or skirts xD pink was always my favourite colour c: šŸ’Ÿ At the age of 8 I was forced to attend English lessons as an extracurricular activity, and I ended up loving it! Iā€™m currently teaching this language to my bffā€™s aunt and Iā€™m planning on studying English at university to be a teacher ^.^ I also had a fascination for women as a child, I always created female characters for my stories, or played girl barbies with my friend, nowadays Iā€™m a feminist and always try to defend my fellow women c: (as long as itā€™s an unfair situation for them, ofc)Ā ā™€ļøšŸ’•
Write a little about your simming time. How do you like to play your game? Which style of blogs do you like? Who are your main characters and how did you come up with them? Do you tell people in RL you are a simmer?
I learnt about sims when I was in 6th grade I think, but didnā€™t take interest on it until sims 4 was announced, so I started palying when I was 15 ^^ I love playing legacy style, and also use the game to take nice pictures (Iā€™m still learning how to edit, itā€™s quite fun but also time-consuming ;; ).
I follow all the simblrs who follow me tbh ^^ but I love simatography blogs! Maybe one day Iā€™ll learn how to do proper edits and poses, and then Iā€™ll become a simatography simblr šŸ˜‚
Main characters... I donā€™t really have, my favourite ones though are Anine and Kyung-soo. Anine was the result of a frustration night *shot* I didnā€™t use to have much confidence on my sims, so I put all of my effort on her, I really like the facial features of Nordic women, so I decided sheā€™d have Nordic origins, and ended up loving her so much that I posted about her ^^ as for her personality, I didnā€™t have a slight idea of how her behaviour or characteristics could be, but by that time I was kind of obsessed with Overwatch, and all of a sudden imagined her in a D.Va cosplay thanks to zaumaā€™s CC, so I thought the best was giving her a gamer/otaku likes, and her personality in general is really based off mine, sheā€™s a happy-go-lucky girl in her late teens, always friendly and willing to help people. I had the idea of making an Asian OC the night I went to Monsta X concert, and that way I created Kyung, heā€™s kind of a frustrated idol lol, heā€™s got a really tragic story involving being rejected by his parents, friends and entertainment gorups, but is always smiling and tries his best to make people happy, kind of resembling the life of a kpop idol, who only wants to see their fans happy despite of having a tough life uwu
And yes, I usually talk about my strange obsession with sims with people, they donā€™t see it as something productive, but luckily Iā€™ve never been judged badly because of it. Maybe my mum thinks it gets extreme at times, but I try to balance simming with real life activities :3
Write about your time on tumblr. Maybe some nice stories of the people you met. How you got started. How long have you been on here? What has been good and bad? What kind of things have your learnt? What kind of things do you think you can help other simmers with? Any nice stories from here? Do you still have your first sims?
(I didnā€™t know if I should have talked about Tumblr in general or the Simblr community... So I made a summary of both just in case)
I started using Tumblr when I was 14, my best internet friend had a blog by those times and encouraged me to make one as well. I was starting to get depressive by those years, so most of my posts or reblogs were aboutĀ ā€œdarkā€ things (I deleted that blog long ago, lol), so Tumblr was like a safe place, where I could speak my mind out without getting judged, I even met some people who suffered the same illness as me, and they always supported me and gave me strength to keep going on (unfortunately Iā€™ve lost contact with them :c)
Regarding Simblr, I joined in at the beginning of 2018 I think, I wanted to share my ideas with people, but I was too shy then... It was thanks to the SSFF challenges that I started getting out of my cocoon and talking to simmers, and Iā€™m so glad I did! The people I met are lovely and Iā€™m really happy to have them now ^^
Things I learnt are lots of... From meshing or modding, to social values. I mean, itā€™s always good to have basic knowledge of informatics (it helps a lot, especially where I live), and Iā€™m very grateful for all of those tutorials who taught me so many things. But I learnt one thing or two about people in general, I always used to put words into othersā€™ mouth, I always thought they didnā€™t like me because of my looks or my behaviour, that they thought I was weird; now, I understand that they might be like me, theyā€™re simply too shy to talk, and I wonā€™t know what they they actually think about me if I never go and sayĀ ā€˜hiā€™; and now thanks to thatĀ ā€˜hiā€™ I met wonderful people, people who are creative and wonā€™t judge me... Thatā€™s the most precious thing I learnt šŸ˜Š
I donā€™t think I could help other simmers from a technician point of view, but Iā€™m always here to talk and share my little knowledge, I love hearing other simmersā€™ ideas (one of my best friends irl isnā€™t a simmer, but loves to create OCs and stories, and Iā€™m always there to listen about them c: ), suggesting some other things for their stories, etc. I think I could offer more of a friendship than technical help, but itā€™s something as well! šŸ˜‚
And yes, I keep my first sims! In a folder so full of various saves that I must erradicate someday *shot* I had them for three generations, if I remember correctly, the legacy began with a pink-haired sim named Jenna, she married a vampire townie from Bridgeport, they had a daughter, Emilie, Emilie married a townie from University, who was a Plantsim, so they had a plantsim daughter, Wynn, Wynn had an imaginary friend named Percy (whoā€™s also a fairy) and theyā€™re now in University, theyā€™re a couple. I made such a chaos when I was 15 xD
Write about the people you have met here. Do you take part in discord chats? Met anyone in RL? Which simmers influenced you? Do you do RPs?
I donā€™t take part in discord chats, I made a discord user a few days ago but tbh I donā€™t use it a lot ;; Iā€™d love to be in a server tho, itā€™s just that I donā€™t talk much when Iā€™m in a group ^_^ā€™
I havenā€™t met any simmer irl, Iā€™d love to, tho! It seems to be a little hard to find simmers where I live šŸ˜‚
The simmers that influence me the most are marshmallowsims, gruesim, theseprettylittlepixels and lehma! I want to develop my own style though, theyā€™re my biggest references and hope to inspire people as much as they do someday ^^
And Iā€™ve never done RPs, but Iā€™d love to do some! Actually, Iā€™m working on an AU with a sim of nonsimsical ā€˜s, itā€™s really fun to plan, and I hope I can do more of them in the future ^^
I think that's all. I want to add that you can always come and say hi! šŸ–šŸ»šŸ’• we can chat about sims or whatever you like, and also, if you got any other question for me or for my OCs (although their character sheets are still pending ;; ) don't hesitate to ask šŸ˜Š
PS Excuse my horrible English ;;
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stoopsbookstore Ā· 7 years ago
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Greaser!Wonwoo Part 1
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(A/N) SO... I decided to do this. IĀ finally got the courage to do this. I was debating if I should do this for Wonwoo or Jaehyun, like I was writing this for Jaehyun, but I have a different idea for him now. I have a massive AU that I've had in my head for a good year now and there's most likely gonna be little hints to it in all of these šŸ˜ Please keep in mind that I'm on mobile 99% of the time so some formatting may be weird. Another thing... I might have Sims based on these scenarios that I might make another blog for šŸ¤”
Reader - Female
Greaser!Wonwoo... no one knows who he was until he started to hang out with the Diamond Gang, Pledis Prep's local criminals
He just kinda appeared out of nowhere with Mingyu
Rumors has it he's a narc, but that doesn't make sense... he's.... in the gang... like Seungcheol has straight up said that if Wonwoo was a narc, ain't no one would know he even existed
What had happened was Minghao and Mingyu were partners with Wonwoo for an assignment
Wonwoo has dragged to a race one day and was just kinda thrown in the car after Mingyu get his head smacked
You know that scene in Grease where Kenickie gets hit in the head before Thunder Road?
Yea, that's Mingyu and Wonwoo right now
Seungcheol told Wonwoo if he wins, he doesn't have to join the Diamond Gang, he can just leave with no consequences and live his life. If he loses, he's now the group's running bitch
Take a guess at what happens?
He actually wins, but Jeonghan convinced him to stay with promises of getting to know how to break into the local library after hours
You wanna know how Jeonghan knows this? He's not only lazy, he's also the librarian's son, he has a key duh
Y/N was the stereotypical good girl
Follows rules? Check. Straight A's? Check. Always home at curfew? Check.
Wonwoo hates being called a Greaser and he finds the Socs name stupid
Wonwoo thinks the labels are just pretentious bullshit
Seungcheol has told Wonwoo horror stories about the Socs
How they treats their girls, how they have the cops wrapped around their fingers, how Jeonghan was put out of comission for 3 months just for walking on Soc territory
Wonwoo tries not to believe the b.s., but it's really hard when it seems like all there is, is just a bunch of hatred between the groups
So, he walks around the town, Masonridge, to just clear his mind, when he sees the Soc gang, Neo, at the baseball park, beating up someone who looks to be protecting someone else?
Wonwoo looks around for something to wave in the air to make himself look scary, seeing as he doesn't have the Diamond Gang leather jacket yet.
Right now he's in his glasses, a light yellow sweater with the cutest little sweater paws
He sees a bat left behind by the Pledis baseball team and he goes up to Neo and confronts them
He sees Johnny, Taeil and Yuta turn around and he gets a closer view of the situation
It's Dino... protecting Y/N... after she said she wouldn't sleep with Johnny
At this point, Wonwoo sees red and he starts swinging
The 3 memebrs of Neo seeing this haul ass back to S.M. Academy, but not before Yuta warns Wonwoo that Y/N is just a troubled slut in a poodle skirt
Dino helps calm down Wonwoo and they both help Y/N
Y/N is kind enough to let both of them come to her house, seeing as her parents aren't home, for some tea and so she can wrap up Dino's wounds
Wonwoo texts Seungcheol to let him know what just went down and Seungcheol texts him to stay at Y/N's, let Dino rest and don't let Y/N out of his sight
Tbh this takes place in one of those future of the pasts, like it's 1950s styled... but it takes place in the present
Anywho, all three finally get home and Wonwoo and Y/N patch Dino up and after a little bit, he decides to take a nap because as we all know, getting the shit beaten out of you hurts a lot and may or may not take a lot of energy out of you.
Wonwoo starts to douse off and he doesn't even notice that Y/N left the room until his phone buzzed and he got a text from an unknown number saying Y/N looks really good standing on her balcony right now, with a photo attachment of Y/N looking like a goddess out to the fading skyline
Wonwoo immediately shoots up from the couch, calling for Y/N
He sees her chilling on the balcony, swaying with her cat, Mochi, to some Michael Buble
He's just hypnotized... like he's not one to fall in love at first sight, so he'll call this love in the first 4 hours of knowing you
He finally speaks up, making sure you're okay after what happened
Putting Mochi down, you say you're fine, just a little shaken up
Wonwoo and you are quiet for a little bit, until he finally asks why Yuta called you what he did
You tell him about him the story of your father and mother. Your mom was a Greaser and your dad was a Soc
Within the first year of your life, your mom left with your dad's best friend, who was also a Greaser
Using the excuse she needed more freedom and adventure and that's exactly your dad's friend could provide
When you turned 16, your dad was super protective of you, but you decided to act out like your mother
You got wrapped up in the wrong group, you hung out with Neo and your first love was Yuta, as you were his. You gave your virginity to him, he gave his to you
After that happened, he started to act distant and become more of the Danny Zuko type of Greaser, flirted with everyone, tried to get into everyone's pants, he literally didn't give a fuck anymore
Turns out, while he originally did love you, he just kinda stopped, but he still cared about you... so instead of just ending it, he just led you on and continued to let you believe that he was in love with you1a
After that night when you both lose your virginities, he started to ghost you and you saw him less and less and even thought it was never offical, it was unofficially offical.
So to cope with your heartbreak, you ended up throwing yourself into studying and this is when you met Dino
Yuta didn't like that you were talking with another guy even if it's someone like Dino who you saw as a brother.
Yuta was pissed so he started to spread a rumor about the reason y'all broke up was because you were sleeping with everyone at all of the schools around Masonridge
Yugyeom from JYP Prep, Hyuk from Jellyfish School of Music, and 4 of the other members of Neo were just a fraction of the names that were thrown around. All of them denied it except the Neo members of course
Your father was pissed and while you apologized about treating him the way you did, he didn't fault you because you realize what you were doing
Wonwoo, sensing your tears and against his better judgement, immediately hugged you and held you while you cried
While this was happening, your father came down and saw Dino on the couch, curled up like a cat, using his Diamond Gang jacket as a pillow and Mochi's favorite blanket to cover himself
Knowing Dino, he didn't question this , but still your father goes looking for you and finds you asleep on the bench, while Wonwoo is pacing, trying to stop himself from destroying Yuta
Your dad speaks up asking who he is
Wonwoo introduces himself as one of Dino's friends
Turns out your dad knows exactly who he is because you talked about the tall cute brooding guy who sits in the corner of the library and you're too scared to ask him to move so you could get a book you needed for class
Wonwoo blushes at the fact that you told your father you think he's cute
Your dad shakes you awake because he doesn't want you to fall asleep on the bench when it looks like a storm is coming oh if he only knew
Dino and Wonwoo are offered to stay for dinner and they won't turn down free food like ever
While your dad and Dino are setting up the table, you and Wonwoo are cutting the vegetables and doing the prep
Wonwoo keeps taking peeks at you wondering if you still thinks he's cute or if you don't even like guys anymore or has your shirt always been unbuttoned to the 3rd button and are you getting hot because he is and are yo-
In the middle of thinking, he slices his finger and Nurse Y/N is needed one again hmm... nurse Y/N with Patient!Member? šŸ˜ but what kind of patient is the question
You bring him to the guest room because your dad is very queasy when it comes to blood it makes that time of the month SO MUCH FUN
Wonwoo is sitting on the guest bed while you're cleaning the wound and wrapping his index and middle finger together and Wonwoo just can't stop thinking about how cute you look so focused
You put the final touches on and before you get up to the first aid kit away, Wonwoo sees his chance and kisses you
At first you were confused but then you melted into it
He tasted like coffee and mint and your lips had a light tinge of strawberries
He didn't want to scare you or your dad or Dino. So, he just kept his hands down by his side
Much to his shock, you decided to straddle him and kiss him a bit harder
Wonwoo was in a state of pure bliss until Dino knocked on the door causing you to stand straight up and Wonwoo to fall back in disbelief
Dino, totally oblivious to what was happening beforehand, cheerfully told yall it was time for dinner
Cue the most awkward dinner for Wonwoo, sitting there thinking about the kiss and all of his feelings because he's been thrown for a tailspin in the past month between becoming a member of the Diamond Gang and falling in love after 4 hours with a Soc
Seungcheol finally comes to pick the two after dinner and he thanks you for helping, even shaking your father's hand
You asked your father why he was so chill with the Greasers in his house. Not only Greasers, the notorious Diamond Gang
He said that in his years of being a cop, he noticed that the Diamond Gang hasn't done anything wrong except for drag racing
Other than that, they're just a group of guys who found the real home in each other and anyone who hangs out with Dino is a good kid
And he already likes Wonwoo miles ahead of Yuta
The next day, Yuta confronts you about being with Wonwoo, saying what does Wonwoo have that he doesn't?
You started to list everything about Wonwoo, even the little things about him, that made Yuta furious because you never talked about him like that
Yuta challenged Wonwoo through you, you could say
Yuta tried to pull that whole if he's so good why won't he race me bullcrap and before he could say the last word, Wonwoo accepted
Yuta marched away and you looked at Wonwoo like what the hell
Wonwoo gets up all this courage and says that he knows that he can and will win if you're there with him, cheering alongside the Diamond Gang
You told Wonwoo that Yuta plays very dirty and he's not one to be taken lightly
You smack his arm but also tell him that you'll be there with Nayoung and Roa
The day comes and you couldn't be anymore nervous, you kept thinking what if Yuta does something drastic to hurt Wonwoo and holy shit you've felt this way about one other guy and that was Yuta and you don't like this feeling but you like Wonwoo and has Wonwoo always had that nice of a chest in a white t-shirt?
Nayoung shook you off of your thoughts as the guys got in their cars, Yuta shooting you a wink and Wonwoo blowing you a kiss you know that snarky kiss Xiumin did? with the two fingers? Yea it's like that just with more love instead of snark
Xiyeon stated the rules... there was no rules... and started the countdown
3.... Wonwoo looks at you, 2..... he mouths I love you, 1..... he hits the gas pedal
Both taking off like a rocket, Wonwoo was behind for a good chunk of the race
The turn was coming up and Yuta has going well over 70 while Wonwoo was going to drift
Yuta takes the corner....
But he takes it too wide and crashes
Wonwoo stops, just lead foot on the brake and he unbuckles and runs to Yuta's car
He's shouting and trying to get a response from Yuta, anything, a groan, shout of pain, something
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simmancy Ā· 7 years ago
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I was wondering how you first started your berry legacy? Did you make a new simblr for it? How did you first start posting and getting into a routine? I really want to make a legacy myself but i'm scared that it would look really mediocre and unorganized! Any tips on how to plan out the storyline and start posting? Thank you!! (asking this to a few different blogs so sorry if yo see this question somewhere else)
Iā€™m honestly super honored that youā€™re asking me! Iā€™m still a pretty small simblr compared to a lot of people.
Iā€™m going to put this under a cut, just so it doesnā€™t clutter up peopleā€™s dashes because I RAMBLE (like seriously, Iā€™m re-reading it all now and I go on and on and on)Ā but Iā€™m gonna cover everything you asked!
TL;DR:Ā get mildly inspired, get involved in the community and have fun with it!
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I cannot recommending creating a new blog enough. While itā€™s definitely easier to just create a sub-blog off your personal, youā€™ll have a harder go at keeping things separate once things take off. Plus then you probably wonā€™t have ALL your million tumblr things that youā€™re already following mixed in with your sim stuff, making things so much harder to follow.
Once you start your simblr (whether a sub-blog or whole new tumblr), TAG EVERYTHING. XKIT SAVES LIVES. Not really, but it will save you a lot of time once you install the Quick Tags and make tag bundles. Seriously.
At least once a day, aĀ ā€œreblog if youā€™re a maxis match simblrā€ thing comes across my dashā€“donā€™t be afraid to reblog those when youā€™re starting out. (Or the alpha equivalent if thatā€™s your thing).
Seriously, donā€™t be afraid to reach out to people and get involved. Ask for sim requests, reply to things, join a Discord serverā€“donā€™t be afraid to talk to people! Iā€™ve actually made a few good friends this time around. Itā€™s awesome.
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This is just one of the unfortunate realities about thingsā€“if your pictures look good, youā€™ll get noticed quicker and blah blah. You can get by on just writing, but itā€™s a lot harder. This is still tumblr. Itā€™s microblogging. LOOOOONG text posts (like this one lmao) are not what itā€™s geared towards.
Anyway. I play TS4 on Ultra, and that does a lot of work for me. Sometimes all you really need to do is sharpen and brighten things up. Reshade is another good alternative, if your computer can handle itā€“that takes a lot of the decision making out because it edits for you! I used to use PickyPikachuā€™s reshade presets. The downside is that itā€™s pretty resource heavy.
The basic point here is that having good lookinā€™ pictures goes a long way to making your stuff lookĀ ā€œnot mediocre.ā€
Also, and this is a side thingā€“find a good theme for your simblr, something that looks good for both text posts and pictures, probably something with either a sidebar or header (or both).
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This is the meat of the section and itā€™s all really Kit/Pastille-specific.
I started up the Pastel Pastilles because I saw Berryā€™s challengeā€“I had already read Splash of Color a long time ago, and had a (now obviously abandoned) TS3 rainbowcy. But TS4 was fun and ran like a beast and I liked berry sims, so I dove in. If you were to go back in my archives, though, youā€™d see that I started posting a TS3 LEPacy, and thatā€™s not even my first one.
Iā€™m not going to even talk about the Grims in this post, since theyā€™re really new. But theyā€™re a prime example of using community involvement to stay interested haha. Iā€™m very excited to play with Ruby and her future family because of all the nice sims people sent for her to eat alive become friends with.Ā 
Planning with the Pastilles
With the Pastilles, I honestly got a little tipsy one night and did my initial planning based around Halseyā€™s Hopeless Fountain Kingdom. Likeā€¦ Not even gonna lie. That was honestly my starting point. You can almost see hints of this in some places. From there, I had certain scenes I wanted to hit.
Gen 1 - Luna -Ā ā€œHopelessā€; itā€™s about being in a shitty relationship and hoping that changes lmao (ā€œI hope hopeless changes over timeā€). Luna and Dianthus were meant to have a much more obviously toxic relationship but Luna ended up having four kids by her second pregnancy and I just couldnā€™t play and write that fast. However, I always knew that Lunaā€™s big moment would be telling Dianthus to get out.
Gen 2 - Verity Vine -Ā ā€œNow or Neverā€/ā€œ100 Lettersā€ - There are a couple things that have stayed consistent in this gen: Veri and her dreams, the peach spouseā€™s dad was gonna be a dick and they would be separated for years, and they were gonna hook back up at a wedding.Ā 
My very first concept was that Riesling was going to be a bit more wishy-washy and bend to his fatherā€™s will (henceĀ ā€œNow or Neverā€ being the song). By the middle of the generation, it was clear that Veri would become the distant one (ā€œhe said ā€˜please donā€™t go away,ā€™ I said ā€˜itā€™s too lateā€™ā€).
Part of writing a sims legacy sometimes isā€¦ letting the sims do the writing for you. Meri and Forest werenā€™t supposed to be the ones getting married (it was supposed to be Chai Tea and Black Cherry) and they definitely werenā€™t supposed to have the twins but honestly the story is better for it, you know? And obv most of Verilingā€™s story isnā€™t the way I initially planned.
All this said, once I knew where I wanted the story to go, I knew I wanted to plan around a few set-pieces: the fountain scene where Riesling trips onto Veri and she realizesĀ ā€œOH SHIT,ā€ the scene where Eiswein walks in, Punk!Veriā€™sĀ ā€œI donā€™t dream at all anymore,ā€ and Rieslingā€™sĀ ā€œHi, Iā€™m Riesling Puck, you might recognize me from your dreams.ā€ Those were all scenes I knew I HAD to get.
Gen 3 - ??? -Ā ā€œAngel on Fireā€ - itā€™s about anxiety lmao so I donā€™t mind linking it, itā€™s pretty obvious. Gen 3 has an anxious heir, a song about anxiety was on the nose.
I donā€™t really recommend the getting tipsy part, but definitely do recommend going in with a basic concept.
The cool thing about challenges is that you already have the guidelines as a starting point. One of my favorite parts about this challenge in particular is seeing how people re-interpret the rulesā€“for instance compare theĀ Gumdrops, Frosts, Amours, Pastilles, Fairyflosses, Prismsā€“we all started from the same basicĀ rulesĀ and thereā€™s still a lot of variation, especially once you get past the initial introductions.
Also, SERIOUSLY: donā€™t be afraid to take inspiration from crazy placesā€“a song you heard on the radio, a movie, your own life, whatever. Like, I decided Veriā€™s generation would have itā€™s first Act at Oxtail University because of the ā€œdream of ivy covered walls and smoky french cafesā€ line inĀ ā€œBeautifulā€ (from the Heathers musical). The song otherwise has VERY LITTLE to do with Gen 2. Itā€™s just that line became a starting point for me.
Keeping Things Lookinā€™ Snazzy with the Pastilles
Looking back, you can kind of see Gen 1 was a bit brighter and lighter/different in editing style than Gen 2. I purposefully set out to get aĀ ā€œdreamyā€ feel for Gen 2ā€²s pictures. It works for me and the Pastillesā€“it might not for your legacy! Play around with things to see what works.
Iā€™ve also noticed a lot of banners nowadays (they werenā€™t as big my first go around here on simblr, but theyā€™re everywhere now). I think that helps to keep things ā€œon brand,ā€ organized and consistent too. I personally donā€™t use a banner for the Pastillesā€“I didnā€™t start with one, and now it looks super wrong to me when I try to use oneā€¦.Ā So instead, Iā€™d recommend looking at @frost-rainbowcyā€“she is SUPER on-brand. I can only aspire to reach that level of #a e s t h e t i c.
HOWEVER, I do keep everything on my blog hyper-organizedā€“thereā€™s a main page where everythingā€™s pretty much linked, and the character page.Ā 
TBH, you donā€™t need to go that in-depth. I just like leaving weird easter eggs in places. You might too.
Posting Consistently
So, I started posting the Pastilles officially almost a week after I made the first post with Luna. Thatā€™s because I played a BUNCH right at the beginning, so Iā€™d have something consistent to post for a while. It wasnā€™t initially as story-heavy as it is now. Thatā€™s something you probably want to decide before you start posting.
Right now, Iā€™m posting inconsistently because Iā€™m trying to wait around for Cats and Dogs and not give into the temptation to give Veri and Ries the babies they keep wishing for, butā€¦.
Iā€™m in game almost every dayā€“I get off work most days between 2 and 4 now, so by 6 PM Iā€™ve eaten/showered/started up TS4. Even if itā€™s just to make a sim for someone.
I tend to do all my picture editing on Sundays, as itā€™s my day off. Sometimes it bleeds over into Monday, my other day off. I donā€™t always write posts up those days, but I at least stick them in the queue so theyā€™re THERE. For me, it helps giving myself that weird deadline lmao
As a result, I almost always have something queued up.
I utilize the queue like MAD. Right now itā€™s set at 6 posts a day between 3 PM and 12 AM EST, but I change it up depending on what I have going on and what I can crank out. Usually I leave it on 13 posts a day.
Basically, learn what works for you. It does take some trial and error, but youā€™ll get it eventually.
Now hereā€™s the real truth: you wonā€™t post consistently if you donā€™t love your game or your sims.
I love playing the Pastilles as much as I love writing them. To the point that I have them backed up in several places just in case. Iā€™m genuinely attached to the family, and that makes it worth it to me. Sometimes that doesnā€™t happen immediately (I love Luna, and Vino, and even Dianthus that shitbag, but you can tell that I got invested with Veri and Riesā€“Gen 1 is 30 pages long on my blog. Gen 2 is 92 and counting).
Storywise, I stay interested because I love the fluffy romance bits and snappy dialogue as much as the Drama Bombs, and also (spoilers) Iā€™m a sucker for supernatural stuff. So I tailored my legacy to fit that.
But when I donā€™t want to play sometimes I just go in game, grab a few pictures of them in CAS and redo the character page for the 25th time. And thatā€™s okay too. I just always try to make sure I have something to post, even if itā€™s a small (even if itā€™s just Rieslingā€™s face. Because I know thatā€™s what yā€™all want. Itā€™s cool. I get it).
I seriously rambled a lot, but I hope this helps!! Once you get started, please let me know too! Iā€™m rooting for you, non, and any nons to come after you.
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snarkysim Ā· 7 years ago
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Where have I been the last two years?
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But if you do care, the answer is below the cut.Ā 
Honestly, it was a combination of numerous factors, primary of which is/was returning to university for another two years. On top of working to pay for tuition and the endless amounts of studying (yay! nursing!), I pretty much had no time to play my game. I know there are numerous simmers out there who are in school and/or working. I really donā€™t know how they manage to update on a regular schedule and post such quality content while still being able to thrive out in the real world. Iā€™ve got so much respect for those creators, and theyā€™re part of the reason why Iā€™m back.Ā 
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Iā€™ve been lurking around tumblr the last two months. At first I wasnā€™t even logged into my account (I forgot my password and was too lazy to go through the process of recovering it). I was just searching through the tags and admiring all the pretty sims, the gorgeous interiors, and all the maxis-match custom content (WOW!). Ever since I logged into my account, Iā€™ve been revisiting and lurking over at some blogs I used to frequent. Seeing how legacies have grown and how people have become more creative in telling stories made me miss playing and storytelling. It also made me miss being part of this community.
Now for the bad news...
I wonā€™t be continuing with my Drake legacy. I miss playing that family. But toward the end of gen two, I was spending way more time downloading cc (even if I never used them) and making the speech bubbles on photoshop. It became more of a chore than something I truly enjoyed, which is why it was easy for me to abandon the save. I have the file in an external hard drive, but re-opening that save doesnā€™t interest me right now.
Iā€™m still on a shared PC, so there wonā€™t be 20 queued posts a day or anything like that.Ā But I do hope to share my gameplay, including my current family. I still want to be able to tell a little bit of a story but I donā€™t want to get stuck on the frills, so maybe no speech bubbles (unless I figure out a way to make them in less than two seconds). I mean, I told myself no custom content this time; and I lasted about a week before I downloaded all of @peacemaker-icā€˜s cc, because those furniture might as well be in-game. EA should be sending over the cheque, tbh.
Anyway, my long-winded explanation is getting in the way of dinner. Before I go, I just want to say thank you to all the lovely simmers who sent their thoughts my way when I just up and left tumblr. Iā€™m really very sorry for just disappearing. I sometimes thought about writing a post to explain where I had gone, but I didnā€™t really see the point if I wasnā€™t going to come back and post anyway. Hopefully, I stick around longer this time. I do plan to be more honest about when I can post and how Iā€™m feeling about the game. And Iā€™ll try to be quicker with replies and more available to chat from now on. If youā€™ve made it this far, thank you for reading!Ā 
Oh, and please recommend new people I should follow! And by new, I mean active in the last two years, lol. I love stories, legacies, challenges, etc. I tend to prefer maxis match for my own gameplay, but I really have no preference when it comes to my feed.
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almaasi Ā· 8 years ago
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reaction post typed while watching SPN 12x17Ā ā€œThe British Invasionā€
the deadly duo writing anything:
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06:08pm
yeah i downloaded this yesterday and i was just DREADING it so i put it off as long as it took for me to feel bad that my tumblr queue is empty. deadly duo? no thank you
even though i have next to no idea what this episode is about, i'm kinda smug that this was the least-watched episode of the season so far (via wikipedia), 1.57 million vs the 1.7m~ average this season, and will probably remain the least-watched episode given weā€™re nearing the end of the season
things i donā€™t care about that iā€™m expecting to happen: reversing/erasing mickā€™s character development with only the slightest hint to previous episodes, no cas, no characters of colour (or alternately, characters of colour who die or have something else horrible happen to them), lady characters with little to no personality and a weird inclination to rape or kill people, consent issues in general, logic fails, a wonky plotline that makes no sense and fucks up all the work better writers have done all season - and indeed, throughout the entire 12 seasons of the show
(in case youā€™re new here, i donā€™t like these writers one bit, and iā€™m forever bitter that they still write their garbage for an otherwise okay/good show, and, most importantly, never seem to attempt to improve. i give them the benefit of the doubt every episode and they always let me down. i, like many people, have stopped expecting things.)
aside from the occasional use of the b-word and a lackĀ of characters of colour, this show is otherwise fine - and has at least improved with the misogyny and representation in recent years. but iā€™m pretty sure a majority of the really shitty racist rapey misogynist stuff in this show has the deadly duoā€™s names on it. they keep writing things that erase other peopleā€™s better ideas and change the course of the story, and alter the overall feel of it, and since their episodes irrevocably becomeĀ partĀ of the canon, their writing never stops affecting the show negatively.
someone give me a meme where they are forcibly removed from the planet
okay okay enough whining letā€™s just watch this thing
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06:23
oh god no the adorable deaf lady eileen is in the recap
IF SHE DIES
I WILL PERSONALLY EXHALE MY ACTUAL SOUL
AND HAVE IT FLOAT ACROSS THE OCEAN IN A HAZE OF FURY TO VISIT THESE WRITERS
AND I WILL DĢ‡EĢƒĢĢSĢˆTĢ‘RĶ‘ĢŒĢƒĢŠĢŠĢ†Ģ„OĶŠĶ§ĢYĢĢŠĶ‚ Ķ‚ĶÆĢ‰ĢˆĢĶ‹TĢ”Ķ‡Ķ”HĢÆĢ¼EĶžĢ—Ģ¹Ģ¹ĢœMĢ³ĶšĢ«
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06:26
mick looks so much like cas that if someone missed the previous episode, and then saw this recap, theyā€™d probably just think cas got a haircut and didnā€™t shave for a couple days
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06;27
funny howĀ ā€œoutside london, englandā€ looks remarkably like vancouver
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06;28
eyyy the framing so the headmistress has horns
iā€™m a sucker for that kind of symbolism
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06;29
tbh this is giving me a doctor who vibe, maybe because of the british school kids and a creepy vibe
specifically the episode with anthony head as the headmaster and the screechy bat aliens
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06:33
but three episodes ago mick didnā€™t raise his hand when sam (or mary?) askedĀ ā€œwho here has killed somethingā€
inconsistency, or mick just lying by keeping quiet?
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06;39
EILEEN HI YOUR HAIR LOOKS GOOD
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sam:Ā ā€œso, after we talked, you went back toĀ coeur d'alene, idaho?ā€
eileen: ā€œrightā€
the exposure script........ guys........... iā€™m suffering
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06;42
ā€œi did some digging, check your phoneā€
eileen talks the same way sam does, thatā€™s cool
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DEAN LOOK AT THE GODDAMN ROAD
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06:44
ā€œthatā€™s the planā€
i wanna hug eileen so badly, she makes me happy
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06;45
eileen:Ā ā€œbye samā€
dean: ā€œthatā€™s cuteā€
sam:Ā ā€œcā€™monā€
yeah DEAN it IS really cute when two people are in a long-distance relationship and have a phone conversation and sayĀ ā€œbye [insert name here]ā€ at the end of the phone call
speaking of, WHEREā€™S CAS. WHEN DID YOU LAST TALK
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06:48
mick is basically crowley and cas mixed together and poured into one asshole with a pretty face and childhood trauma
man they need some new character archetypes
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06:51
dean: ā€œitā€™s not kellyā€™s fault, she didnā€™t know lucifer was her boyfriendā€
mick: ā€œyeah, could happen to anyoneā€
SOMEONE LOOK ME IN THE FACE AND TELL ME THATā€™S NOT ABOUT SEASON 11 POSSESSED!CAS DESTIEL, I DARE YOU
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06:53
mick: ā€œyou shouldā€™ve shot her between the eyes immediatelyā€
i still see these kinds of comments on the spn peopleā€™s instagram, i guess a lot of people missed the point of the season where the boys are going for the Some Monsters Are Decent People approach
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06;55
lucifer and diagonā€™s telepathic conversation kinda reminds me of season 4/5 for some reason. makes me a lil nostalgic
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07:01
deanā€™s all squirmy and sleepy and wants to cuddle his own arm
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07:02
doctor to daigon:Ā ā€œyouā€™re her... partner?ā€
diagon: ā€œno.ā€
doctor: ā€œbirth coach?ā€
diagon: ā€œsureā€
cute character thing or lowkey homophobia, who knows
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07:05
luciferā€™s hair looks fluffy
also i feel dull inside and kinda melancholy
this episode makes me feel like iā€™ve forgotten something and itā€™s cold outside and thereā€™s no heater inside,Ā and as though iā€™ve got five hours left to wait until dinner
just generally unenthused, really
and very distinctly, itā€™s reminding me of 2007/2008 when every day felt like that, at the peak of my doctor who obsession, when i started watching spn. idk i donā€™t feel good right now, i want this to be over
feels like iā€™m wasting time
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07:10
lucifer licking the floor
nnnnnnnnnnnn
this is so unnecessaryĀ 
GUYS I WANNA STOP Iā€™M SO OVER WATCHING THIS SAME TROPE AGAIN AND AGAIN
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07:11
i figured it out!! itā€™s like a background episode. something you put on while you do something else, and donā€™t really bother to watch
thatā€™s what they were going for right
because thatā€™s what they got
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07:15
ketch:Ā ā€œmrs winchester, i believe youā€™re drawn to dangerā€
*cough* dangerous john winchester *cough*
also as cute as the murder pair are together, iā€™m not digging the mary/ketch thing personally
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legit thought this was cas for 2 seconds and i got excited
same fucking nose and everything
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!1!! wow!!! a nameless, personality-free murderous black man who attacks an innocent white man unprovoked for no obvious reason!!!!!!!! how fucking realistic and topical!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
/sarcasm
WHaT THE ACTUAL FUCK
ARE THEY
FUCKING
DOING
my exhaled soul is puking right now
itā€™s okay soul, theyā€™re just mean nasty racists who donā€™t know any better and keep doing the same problematic things over and over without a moment of self-reflection!!!
fĢ”Ģ¼Ģ®Ģ¼Ģ¹uĶ‰Ģ²ĶŽĶ‡Ģ°ckĶ€Ģ«Ģ¦Ģ£Ģ iĢ˜Ķ…Ģ˜ĢÆĢ–Ģ™Ģ¹nŅ‰Ģ¼Ģ™Ģ°Ģ°ĢžĶ‰gĶšĢ»ĢĢÆĢ³Ģ—Ģ  DĢ‡EĢƒĢĢSĢˆTĢ‘RĶ‘ĢŒĢƒĢŠĢŠĢ†Ģ„OĶŠĶ§ĢYĢĢŠĶ‚ Ķ‚ĶÆĢ‰ĢˆĢĶ‹TĢ”Ķ‡Ķ”HĢÆĢ¼EĶžĢ—Ģ¹Ģ¹ĢœMĢ³ĶšĢ«Ā 
look, nobody can ever, ever tell me that the writers donā€™t have a say in what kind of actor is cast for a role. they absolutely do. and you can tell, because the ones who are the worst in every other possible way are ALSO the ones who cast their rare characters of colour only into the Bad Guy/Dead Guy/Doormat roles. and itā€™s always the same. itā€™s one ~innocent coincidence~ after another and IT ALL ADDS UP TO nOT a FUCKiNG cOINCIDENCE
some writers have the capacity to offer diversity and positive representation, or are at least aware of what they might improve in the future. but these guys? all they offer are mere caricatures of good things that are actually poison, based on cliches and stereotypes. and i canā€™t stand itĀ (ā”›ā—‰Š”ā—‰)ā”›å½”ā”»ā”ā”»Ā 
TWELVE YEARS
TWELVE YEARS WEā€™VE PUT UP WITH THESE FUCKHOLES
WHY ARE THEY STILL WRITING THE SAME SHIT
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07:48
cas:Ā ā€œthis is a voicemail. make yourrr... voice... a mail.ā€
sounds like chandler bing trying to make a jingle forĀ ā€œvoicemailā€ (ā€pants! theyā€™re like shorts, but looongerā€)
also how often does cas change his phone/voicemail? i swear he had a different voicemail a few weeks back. if the brothers taught cas to change phones often, imagine all theĀ ā€œnew phone itā€™s meā€ messages they must send.
also if youā€™ve ever set up a new phone you know itā€™s way more time-consuming than youā€™d think. at least for me. i think iā€™ve only set up voicemail once in my life and i never did it again on a new phone. right now i donā€™t even have a sim card or phone number, i just use my phone with the home wifi and it only has space for 5 apps and no photos or anything. you people with your fancy phones that do everything, i donā€™t know what thatā€™s like. cas must be so tech-savvy by now. i wonder if he just keeps getting the same make and model of phone over and over. also that must cost hELLA CASH like where are they getting that money?? are they still running credit card scams? (how many credit card companies ARE there to scam?? do they scam the same people multiple times? if theyā€™re at the bunker all the time wouldnā€™t companies realise their cards are going to the same place and are potentially being used in the same stores?)Ā is cas being financially supported by dean and sam? I WANT ANSWERS
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07:50
so the winchesters never sayĀ ā€˜byeā€™ at the end of phone calls
and if the script hadnā€™t let jared know that deanā€™s phone call was over, then sam is talking REALLY LOUDLY even though dean could theoretically still be on the phone to cas
also since eileen is deaf sam doesnā€™t need to fucking shout????????//
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07:52
so the black dude with a knife is a) evil, b) dead
thanks thatā€™s so great yay just what i always wanted Ā ą² _ą² 
i get that eileen is A Capable Deaf Woman but ffs have these people ever heard of notĀ throwing other oppressed people under the steamroller to elevate a disabled white woman
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08:01
sam where the hell did you pick up that accent
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okay the whole thing about daigon vanishing and eileen shooting the slimy british guy and then mick not shooting eileen was pretty cool
consistent character development!!! and daigon still lives!!!
but also why was it sam bargaining for eileenā€™s life..... romance probably
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08:14
NNNNNNNNNN
KETCH AND MARY
/SQUIRMY UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING
this offically counts as a notp now
if the deadly duo thinks itā€™s a good idea then itā€™s a big ol nope from me
urhghgh flashbacks to 9x03 and how i actually told myself it was cute for 2 minutes before i burst into tears, and i didnā€™t know why i was so upset until tumblr explained me a thing
(i still have that reaction post somewhere. it wasnā€™t on tumblr, it was just to my friends)
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08:17
also if we humour these dickwads and think about this mary/ketch pairing for a second, if we ever needed confirmation that john winchester was abusive, can we take it from the fact mary has a type ?
ugh god the heteronormativity of it all, too
itā€™s different to me suggesting ketch/dean had potential, because the point is dean HATES ketch and doesnā€™t trust him a bit, they could fuck and they both know thereā€™s no safety and wouldnā€™t let their guards down for a second. wheras mary seems to trust ketch and values his approval and therein lies the danger of an abusive relationship.
and YES, anyone whoā€™s thinking ā€œelmie you complain about everythingā€, iā€™m complaining because everything IS a problem
deadly duo ep?Ā more likeĀ āœ§ļ½„ļ¾Ÿ:*āœ§ļ½„ļ¾Ÿ: U N N E C E S S A R Y Ā B U L L S H I TĀ *:ļ½„ļ¾Ÿāœ§*:ļ½„ļ¾Ÿāœ§
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08:23
all that said, ketch is still a cute fumbling bean tbh
if he wasnā€™t the kinda guy who would beat someone to death when heā€™s angry, this might work fine
THE CUTENESS IS A RUSE. HEā€™S SEDUCING US ALL
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08:27
lucifer likes making the cute demon all flustered, pass it on
10/10 bisexual devil
(also: observe the pick-n-mix of deadly duo characters of colour-- fig b; cute black demon = Bad Guy + Doormat)
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08:35
lady:Ā ā€œhunters are dogsā€
ketchā€™s smirk was definitely about mary and again iā€™m ehhhhhhh on the subject
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08;37
:c
mick
nooo
fuck you ketch
:c
i has a sad
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deanā€™s humid sigh because he doesnā€™t know if cas is okay. he also has a sad
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08:40
for the first time ever, my video file has next weekā€™s preview tacked on the end
next weekā€™s looks hella better than this weekā€™s
fuck yeah give me a basement goat deity
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08:41
*sighhhh*
okay wellĀ 
i get it, i get why this episode was the way it was, with mick and ketch and whatever
but
i dunno. thereā€™s always these episodes that make me thinkĀ ā€œelmie, why are you watching this show again? thereā€™s nothing in its contents that makes you happy or furthers your education or even interests you slightlyā€
but then i remember how much i like the other episodes by other writers
the problem is that when these people write something it brings everyone else down, and brings the whole show down
when i donā€™t enjoy an episodeā€™s plot points, itā€™s solely because it wasnā€™t written well enough. itā€™s possible to watch a character youā€™re emotionally attached to die and sayĀ ā€œooh that was good watchingā€ (i.e. ā€œdeathā€™s doorā€ with bobby)
yeah, some stuff happened that i didnā€™t like, but itā€™s the context of These Writers Being The Ones Who Wrote It that makes itĀ dissatisfying. like, sure, important plot points. but it couldā€™ve been so much better.
4/10, didnā€™t give a crap about anything except mick, eileen and kelly, and then mick was dead, eileen was written as a plot device for the men (i like that she was soft and emotional though, i never see myself in always-badass women), and kelly just got tossed around and told sheā€™s gonna die because of her decision to keep the baby, and therefore her ability to choose her own fate was erased henceforth
bechdel test pass though. that was nice.
*dean voice* ā€œdude, donā€™t compliment the bad guysā€
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coruscantholonet Ā· 6 years ago
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Survey Results Part 3 : The Negatives
Been dreading this section! The question wasĀ ā€œ Would like to hear what you feel could use improvement? Please be constructive! ā€œ
My comments will be in bold.Ā  Identifying comments may have those portions redacted.
Combat System Related
ā€œThe combat system is tremendously complicated to configure and use. You have to make templates to guide the new players or they will not attract you. In my case I have decided not to use it, it requires too much time and there are faster options that favor roleplay ā€œ
The template suggestion is a good idea.Ā  This is one of the easier to learn systems weā€™ve used over the years though, if anyone has any trouble configuring it feel free to poke any online staff board or ask in the Discord, weā€™re here to help!Ā 
ā€œ LRS needs to be balanced, going all points offense is just too much of an advantageĀ ā€œ
Weā€™re constantly testing and considering options,will look into this further!
ā€œ Everything. Meter being #1 on at the moment. ā€œ
Sorry you feel that way! We do have meter as aĀ ā€œneeds improvementā€, and high priority in that category.
ā€œ Less complicated systems not everyone is waaaaayy into the Dungeons and Dragons Aspect. i myself am from a era in SWRP where everything was Combat Meter. People will debate that combat meter is not rp and they are right from a certain point of view. However before we attacked someone or another group we extensively rped out the scenario these days its all DICE MATH DICE MATH i am horrible at math i come to SL to relax and just play out my character with the occasional battle here and there. Now i am aware thats all the current generation of SWRP but the freedom is very limited i'd prefer old school honor FFC above meter and dice but i realize there is a huge trust issue in the community which i gotta admit is somewhat logical considering the amounts of people that god-modded in the past especially the Sith and Jedi who all were SUPAH powerfull. Hell i'm a sith too but i hide it and play like Palpatine nobody knows i'm sith unless they are sufficiently alligned with the force to sense the intense dark energy hidden.Ā 
Ā Eh long story short. Focus more on ROLEPLAY and less on DICE or any other system.
Ā In the end we all come to SL to escape the hectics of life adding complicated systems like CLOCKS [Large Events only as far as i heard ] does make me want to just walk away. Turfs work pretty neat but requires more consistent rules like Take 1 turf a week to prevent Big groups such as my [REDACTED] to Streamwall it all I can go on for hours but wont bother you guys ;) I love the casual rp on the sim that's what drew me in ā€œ
ā€œ feel like things like clocks and turf are bloat ā€œ
Weā€™re looking at things like Clocks & Turf for revision or termination.Ā  Those behind it are no longer with us, and we do feel itā€™s current version is too heavy.Ā  The add ons such as that are not mandatory for players to know, theyā€™re more for group leads and often something they can opt out of as well under certain circumstances.
ā€œ Make LRS more like d20 ā€œ
I wish this one elaborated a bit more.
ā€œ Only thing I can really think of, is maybe more instructive ways to teach the LRS system, notecards can be helpful. Explain such things like weapons, armor, items, in general to be obtained, where to get them etc. Host events to maybe entice people to get them. And maybe, have more items with different stats, mind you I realize some share different stats, but from what I can see in the starter items, very few have different stats. Not saying, starter items should be powerful, just saying the things I've noticed. I could be mistaken with the items itself, and may need more experience in it. Anyway, thank you for your time :) ā€œ
Some good suggestions here.
ā€œ Leveling/Rank system is kinda meh'. While I do like a system that has leveling/rank to it keeps people honest and cuts down on meta/god emoting and shit. I feel like the gaps between some of the higher ranks and lower ranks seem like kinda insane. Which might be intended if so then I suppose it's fine but I feel like Emi basically can't interact with certain people in a hostile manner once she learns their abilities cause you she would have be insane to try it again lol. ā€œ
The gaps are actually much less significant than they have been in the prior systems weā€™ve used such as SWT & Chimera but will look further into that.Ā  Iā€™ve personally lost to a 1 on a 5, so itā€™s not invincibleĀ mode by any means.
Build/Setting Related
ā€œi feel it might be nice to see more places for people to sit and hang out around coronet, maybe replace some of the derelict vehicles or make it so you can sit on them like benches. id like to see more items handed out as mission rewards even if rarely. ā€œ
ā€œ I'd like for there to be more places to sit in Vreni and Corenet. benches or just something as simple like being able to sit on clutter such as crates, vehicles, or even ledges. ā€œ
Been working on this, adding in more benches, small parks, etc.Ā  As well as getting more staff the ability to generate items that can be given as rewards. If anyone is running a storyline that they want to request items for ask in the Discord or ask me directly, if Iā€™m busy I can at least point you to someoneĀ who can help
ā€œ more fun, less stress ... but I have no clue how to make that happen other than just focusing on RP and letting everything else go entirely ā€œ
I agree! I assume this one is more about staff than the playerbase as weā€™ve been pretty happy with the low number of OOC player vs player incidents.
ā€œ Rentals availability notifier ā€œ
ā€œ It's hard to find personal rentals. I wish there was a map or something that showed where there were rentals available. ā€œ
ā€œ more rental homes i feels like there's not enough rental homes especially on the lower section there's like 4 i beleave maybe bump this up a little if possible as i would belave it would make it better for more people to have homes there. ā€œ
Since the survey have added enough rentals to catch up on the waiting list.Ā  While the waiting list is now empty they are all full last I checked so will add more.Ā  The waiting list is why the boxes often auto-lock and do not notify.Ā  When we do have freed up rentals and no list I let people know in Discord announcements. If you want to get on said list let Zenless know, specifyĀ which of the rental types/location.Ā  Generally go down the list when one becomes free but if I donā€™t hear back from someone in 48 hours move on to the next person.
ā€œ The island build kinda tbh ā€œ
Would have liked elaboration as to why, I personally enjoy the contrasts in setting.
ā€œ Add a area we can rez items we buy ā€œ
We do have a build box, but yeah need to be in the landgroup to rez, this is to protect the sim from griefers.
ā€œ I feel like the furries need to be toned down, a lot of them seem to be pushing the limit on what is okay for a character. Otherwise I don't have a whole lot that comes to mind. ā€œ
If you have concerns about an avatar, contact a GM or an Admin.Ā  No one else should be confronting people about avatar appearance.Ā  Mentors will help those wondering if their avatars conform as well.
ā€œ More open areas, like forests, deserts and snowy mountains, depicting the different Corellian environments and bringing more RP scenario options. ā€œ
Worked on it with the addition of the RP scenes, currently there are 4, we may switch them up now and then, any player can use these for their adventures. As of writing this we have a snowy one, a shadowy planet, a jungle and a minimalist desert.Ā  It often depends how many prims we have free how details these are.Ā  Things are also added to them specifically for a story, etc.
Story Related
ā€œ Perhaps get more people involved IN the Holonet so we have a wider scope of story coverage from other factions/sources. ā€œ
ā€œ StoryLine for the sim. News Reports. ā€œ
Would love to! Contact Zenless anytime you have something you would like printed on the news, weā€™ll take anything from briefs to full length articles. Itā€™s generally me (Zen) who ends up writing most, but would love to have more contributors.
ā€œ Easier access to groups. More storys that involve the "lesser" people that arnt part of a huge faction. Less hiding the roleplayers in faction bases. ā€œ
ā€œ More events and gatherings for other time zones. It sucks that all of them are always at 9PM at night US EST. Some of us have jobs... ā€œ
ā€œ Perhaps slightly more conflict between the groups. ā€œ
ā€œ Most improvements are at the group level. All group leads should be working to give their players some daily content. Whether it be a small quest, large mission, or just something to progress their IC storylines. Right now it seems group leads are more there for policing than GM (game master) ā€œ
ā€œ I feel that the Storytellers should put out more events, as well as come to defining the terms of the Clock System in a Simple way. There is too much confusion even among Admins about it. The Sim Build should also be improved to reflect 4D Coruscant. While an Island is nice it is only ever used for beach parties or the Jedi. Whilst every other RP is taking place in Coronet City or the Event Boxes. I am sorry if this was not very constructive but typing it out is a lot harder than explaining on voice. Come hangout with myself or talk to [REDACTED]. ā€œ
ā€œ leadership in groups focusing on small scale rp to advance players char's ICly ā€œ
ā€œ Could use more roleplay opportunities such as organized events. ā€œ
Lot of similarĀ themes in these 6 so Iā€™ll touch on them at once. Our group leads have been great and have been the primary ones responsible for the high levels of activity.Ā  On the other hand since the start we had a story team that did not put much time and effort in other than those who were also group leads.Ā  There was a main story arch yet few if any segments were ever run, and when these people left they asked for their stories not to be used so we had to go back to the drawing board. Weā€™re working very hard to get more people involved in stories/running stories, do let me know if you are interested as weā€™re always looking for more aid.Ā  Typically we bring on people as mentors first, find out what they do well and help with stories if desired.
ā€œ Not having jedi trying to confiscate lightsabers as if they are the cops... ā€œ
You could go to CorSec ICly.Ā  This one really seems like an IC issue as it is technically a violation of Corellian policy/law.
Staff/Management/Leadership Related
ā€œ I feel there is a bias that favors the Jedi with staff ā€œ
ā€œ the admins other than Eva do not seem like they care about the players ā€œ
ā€œ Some of staff can at times be out of touch with the playerbase and comes off as elitist ā€œ
ā€œ One owner has to go as per the jedi discussion on the jedi discord. The rest of the sim is fine. ā€œ
ā€œ Admins ā€œ
ā€œ Easiest suggestion. Unity. This admin team, just like the old 4D, is being trapped in drama. Things need to be unified and aligned to help the admin team mesh, instead of argue. ā€œ
ā€œ some of the staff come off as condescending and rude mostly jedi who are also staff ā€œ
ā€œ Consensual basis of decisions by the staff. Seems like things are constantly at odds. ā€œ
ā€œ tessa and perry should not be admins ā€œ
ā€œ Really wish the admins could be more approachable and stuff :l Except for Ootarian, he cool :D ā€œ
ā€œ stop taking on owners who are terrible admins but just have money. wil,perry,lone,keely and so on ā€œ
ā€œ I feel the LRS could be slightly more balanced rank-wise. I'd also like to see more LRS items but not too many. Less staff drama would be nice as to not fracture the community and kill RP. More sim-wide events such as Pazaak tournaments, races and even combat-oriented ones would be welcome ā€œĀ 
ā€œ Not a big fan of LRS but itā€™s better than most dice systems. Would like to see consensual agreements on staff rather than seemingly duking it out ā€œ
As some may have noticed there has been an overhaul of staff, much of this will seek to address any of the comments here. Everyone knows I say what I think to a fault.Ā  So Iā€™ll be transparentĀ in my POV (take as you will) though Iā€™m sure some are going to be unhappy I even touched on this.Ā  Ā The SWL Community was in bad shape after what happened on 4D for those who were here for that, I made a bad judgement call in some of the people I partnered with as our views were incompatible. I was very depressed after 4D (our prior region), and didnā€™t input as much as I should have when it came to staffing the sim, so they filled the staff with those who Iā€™d consider theirĀ ā€œfriendsā€. Staff often became a battlefield of ideologyĀ between myself and what I saw as a circle of friends.Ā  In no way am I ever a perfect angel, and there are patches that I could have navigated better so I am responsible for the conflicts within staff as much as the departed are.Ā  Sometimes people just donā€™t work well together.Ā  Whatā€™s done is done though and moving forward I feel weā€™ve been making a lot of progress in having a more cohesive team.Ā  Still some rough patches as any sim with a decent sized playerbase is going to have itā€™s share of arguments, but I can say for certaintyĀ that everyone involved in leadership now genuinelyĀ cares about the community and that weā€™ll do our best to listen to the players and strive for consistentĀ improvement.Ā 
ā€œ Telling myself that "You seem to be breaking the system, the sith might need their own story system" isnt encouraging. We are here to help the story move along but because we are the only ones really using the Clock system. Our use of it in my opinion should be rewarded not, not discouraged so that way other groups are encouraged to use it also. And this isn't me complaining, this is how what is being said is being perceived. ā€œ
The staff member who said this is among those who departed (who have been mentioned often here). Weā€™ll strive for a fair environmentĀ for everyone/all groups where goal posts arenā€™t moved on a whim.
ā€œ More freedom and less bureaucracy ā€œ
You and me both :D
ā€œ My friend who had been rping here for a few days before me and participated in two events got told she couldn't rank up because she "only earned 1 exp" meanwhile I got enough to level up and that isn't cool because we both pretty much did everything together so it feels like there might've been some bias there. ā€œ
I know itā€™s repetitiveĀ but the person who did this is among those who departed.Ā  Fixed this personally as being consistentĀ is of extreme importance to us.
ā€œ Maybe a little more staff so no one feels overburdened. Would love to see currency added to LRS (kind of like Chimera), most inventory items/upgrades/mods/etc. Otherwise, I love this place. Great people and great fun! ā€œ
We are currently interested in taking on another mentor or two as there is a lot of work to be done, but weā€™re being careful in that we want a staff that can get a long to avoid a lot of the feedback that was brought up here on staff environmentĀ being internallyĀ hostile.Ā Ā 
MISC
ā€œ Clear advertisement of those willing to mesh-build or animate on commission for players would be nice! Even if we don't take them up on it, knowing it is available helps. ā€œ
I like this suggestion, will think of ways to try to advertise for them.
ā€œ - More sim events for common peopleĀ 
- More story events at current scale before we try and move large scale. We really haven't even tested the waters here and yet we're trying to move larger? It's like an amusement park with one slide saying we need to buy more land rather than build more attractions in the available space to entertain people. Lets try and utilize the current setting to its fullest before we decide it needs to go larger - The main social hub moved to a neutral ownership.
Ā - More balanced meterĀ 
- Less outrageous things being brought onto sim. The more outrageous things get, the harder it is to bring content because that content gets dismissed by one person with the snap of a finger rather than being a tension and toil to overcome It also puts newer players at a huge social disadvantage. ā€œ
This one touched on a lot of things so put it in misc.Ā  Pretty much touched on everything butĀ ā€œoutrageousā€ in other sections.Ā  What people consider outrageous is very subjective but we do try to avoid anything too crazy.
ā€œ A lot of people are a bit bossy and obligating others what to do with their character, especially how they look. That makes people, certainly those who put a lot of effort in them, really pissed. Maybe a send out that we all should respect each other in how we look and how we roleplay. Not everyone is a rich ass who can buy what they want or so experienced in roleplay as the other. So the basic thing is respect. ā€œ
True.Ā  If any issues with an avatar or anything else, a GM or Admin should be contacted.Ā  Players hostilelyĀ confronting other players is often something that will be considered a minor offense which can lead to disciplinary scenarios.Ā  If you need any help do let one of us know, it makes me very sad when I hear about someone being given a hard time over something like that.
In conclusion, thank you to everyone who filled out the survey.Ā  This was the hardest section to give feedback on as it does touch on a lot ofĀ ā€œdramaā€ elements.Ā  Iā€™m not the smartest admin, def not the most PR or PC, I speak from the heart.Ā  It means a lot to me that after six years and all the obstacles that people are still here. Iā€™ll do my best to try to improve everyone's experience.Ā  Please keep in mind we are a VERY diverse role-play community and itā€™s literally impossible to fully please everyone, sometimes the good of the many will outweigh the good of the few but the tyranny of the majority is also something you always try to keep at bay.Ā  Ā 
SWRP as a whole has now lasted about fifteen years as you can trace itā€™s origins back to 2003 while the first groups and sims really got going in 2004 with groups like the Mandalorians under Dazzo Street,Ā  Jedi under Marcus Moreau and others,the first Galactic Empire.Ā  Then in 2005 sims exploded with Korriban, Sirius, New Holstice, Tatooine, the founding of GAR & DLOTS.Ā  Ā We may have had to do a lot of adapting and changing with the times to still be an active community, but fifteen years is an amazing accomplishment for any roleplay community.Ā  Ā Weā€™ll have our ups and downs but I think weā€™ve proven ourselves to be as resilient as they come.Ā  :)
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