#ts4 secret door

[shkatzchen]

"Caput Draconis!"

The Fat Lady has guarded the Gryffindor Common Room for centuries, letting students into their home-away-from-home... if they have the password, of course!

This is the project that got me into making cc in the first place. At the end of 2020 I was building my own version of Hogwarts. I had far fewer packs and I was searching out Harry Potter-related cc to incorporate. I finally reached the Gryffindor Common Room and of course needed The Fat Lady's portrait as the entrance. Except I couldn't find one. Although I'd had one for TS3, I couldn't find an acceptable one for TS4. So I tried learning how to convert objects. I had no idea how to use blender, my texture modifier was Paint and I was teaching myself how to use TSR Workshop and Sims4Studio as I went along.

Needless to say, I failed spectacularly. The doors just didn't work. I had no idea what I was doing. I managed to follow all the steps for converting... except I was basing it on a tutorial for a deco object. Guess what doesn't get covered in such a tutorial? Weights. I ended up giving up on the door conversion, sticking the fat lady onto a base game door's texture and settling for that. Then I made paintings. Because those were doable, and moved on from there.

I actually came back to this project last May and tried again. With a few more years of experience and reading the forums I had a better idea of how to use everything and I knew weights were a thing, so I tried modifying those. I actually, somehow, made a door that functioned as a portal, except sims just stepped through the painting, at least in some cases. It failed but not as bad.

So now, nine months later, having worked with weights on several projects now (converting the Cashcraft beds most recently, as well as the various earrings from last Simblreen), I figured it was time to try again. And it worked! I got everything weight painted correctly, I actually cut up the painting mesh so it could move and now I have a proper door. The only issue is that it's a little small... but that's for a subsequent project. There is also a little bit of gapping at certain angles between the painting and the door on the reverse, but it shouldn't be too noticeable. I'm so glad I can move this from WIPs to my Completed Projects folder!

The Fat Lady is Base Game Compatible and comes in nine swatches so you have options for the reverse door (which is based on the base game six-paneled door).

I used the same base painting mesh that I adapted from @thejim07.

Download from Simfileshare here.

Made with S4S.

[thebramblewood]

Horny and confused. Who can relate? 🥵

Previous / Next

This wasn't supposed to happen, but I saw this pose pack and started thinking about them and, well... it did.

Ulrike: Come on, Zhao! It's freezing out here. Take the fucking picture.

Helena: Don't tell me you've got something better to do.

Ulrike: Maybe I do.

Helena: Tell me, Faust, what could possibly be more important than this.

Ulrike: This.

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Helena, thinking: Oh, shit.

Lilith: Helena! I thought you’d never wake up. Help me out with this, won’t you? This damn clasp just won't close.

Helena, thinking: Oh, shit.

Lilith: You must have the magic touch.

[ellasimsss]

Secret Mirror Door

BGC

5 swatches

My mesh, all lods

Custom thumbnail (looks kinda dumb, but should be identifiable)

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The door is functional, meaning the sims can go through it, lock it etc. However it doesn't really "open". The animation for the door opening doesn't work and I don't really know how to make it work.

I hope you like this!

T.O.U

Don't modify my mesh or claim as your own

Don't put behind permanent paywalls

Feel free to recolour but don't include mesh and give credits

DOWNLOAD (Patreon - Public)

[hula-zombie]

Ophelia Villa

The Goths are an aristocratic family with a dreary aura....

[feroshgirlsims]

Subplot 6.3 - Everybody Lies

PREV | NEXT

(Part 3 of 4)

Location: Downtown Windenburg

Eva: If Jacques gives Jocasta a hard time, I swear I’ll kick his ass. I already had to lie to her about replacing the crew. He’ll lose this hotel if he doesn’t curb that ego.

Gunnar: What if you didn’t worry about that for a few days? What if we went to Mt. Komorebi? Hit the hot springs; I teach you how to ski...

Eva: Are you serious?

Gunnar: Do I look like I’m joking?

Eva: Oh shit! Okay, we need to figure out what we’re gonna say.

Gunnar: We say we’re going on vacation. 

Eva: Together?

Gunnar: That’s the idea.

Eva: Hold up. So you’re just cool with telling everyone we work with what’s going on? And then you’re gonna disappear with me, no problem?

Gunnar: Is there a problem? Mt. Komorebi is just a few hours away. I’m talking about a long weekend. And besides, I saw that picture on your wall. 

Gunnar: No way I’m not taking you.

Gunnar: We’ll get good sushi. None of that crap from Paulo’s you keep trying to bring me. 

Eva: Stop insulting my favorite restaurant. Also, thank you.

Gunnar: And we’ll see the temple, even if I don’t know why you like it so much. Why do you have that picture?

Eva: I just like history, okay? That’s my thing. Stop harassing me. 

��

Location: Eva’s Condo, Downtown Windenburg

[Banging sounds and alarms while Eva is in her basement room]

Eva: Jacques! What the—

Jacques: Aren’t you going to invite me in?

Eva: Y-yeah. Sure.

Jacques: I’ve never seen you dressed so casually.

Eva: This is…I’m in my house. I was just surfing the internet.

Jacques: Were you? In a police athletic league t-shirt for loungewear?

Eva: What do you want? Besides complaining about my loungewear?

Jacques: This Jocasta Bachelor. Do you trust her? Can she be bought?

Eva: Yes, I trust her and no, you can’t just use money to get her to do what you want. I promised you wouldn’t be a dick to her. Is that all?

Jacques: No. This is the computer you were just using?

Eva: Yeah…

Jacques: And the files you dug up on the land in Tartosa—they’re digitized?

Eva: Seems like you already know the answer.

Jacques: I do. I don’t enjoy asking questions I don’t already know the answer to. I want the name of the witches from the coven who enchanted the land. 

Eva: Okay, give me a minute. [Types on computer] Simeon Silversweater, Aubrey Ruthven, and Alana Villareal. Holy shit! Jacques was that your—

[Turns around and Jacques is gone. Smell of brimstone is in the air]

Eva: …wife?

[simgerale]

CHAPTER ONE ; 3/3

TRANSCRIPT:

killian: Mama gets so testy this time of year.

dara: Try being Empress to an entire nation. Oh, right—that will be me.

k: And you get especially testy. Really, what is it about spring?

gregor: The snow melts, and everyone wants to renew their trade deals with unreasonable demands. Nothing new.

k: The politics of it all… how exhausting. [mumbling] Every year, I am more and more grateful that I gave up my chance at the throne.

[The secret door shuts behind him, the mechanism locking into place with a soft thud]

g: I will take my leave, as well. How long are you going to be in here?

d: All day. As I am participating in the trade talks this time, I must know everything there is to know.

g: Oh well. I was going to invite you to the luncheon regarding magic reform.

d: Let me know if any good ideas float around, will you?

g: ...As always.

[sensitive-trait]

On Monday morning the familiar hum of machinery and the scent of chemicals greeted Kate as she returned to work.

Among the dirty beakers and foul odour of experiments gone awry, she was completely at home. Her favourite job was outdoors, working on the company's new rocket. The repetitive motions let her pass her time daydreaming of cosmic travel. 

She often finished her tasks early, and today was no exception. So she headed outdoors, searching for samples. It was there, after years of searching, that she unearthed the last crystal she needed for her collection.

As if that wasn’t enough, at the end of the day, she also received a promotion. Kate had finally reached the top of her career and the position came with full control over the Extraterrestrial Department.

Eager to share her triumphs with her family, Kate hurried home. 

But she found the house was silent, and she managed to get all the way upstairs without finding anyone. In her bedroom, she discovered a heartwarming scene – James and the girls were curled up together, peacefully asleep.

The sight softened her excitement, and she quietly backed out the door. Without making a sound, she headed down to the basement.

Secretly grateful for the opportunity to indulge in her other pursuits. 

[jhoca-sims]

TS4 Link's House - Twilight Princess - 30x20* (NO CC)

Link's house from Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, built as accurately as possible in the Sims 4! I included hidden rooms for Princess Zelda and Midna, and a bathroom for functionality. (I used mainly Horse Ranch, Werewolves, and Cottage Living.) This has been play-tested** (see below). Be sure to use bb.moveobjects and the debug cheats before placing. Enjoy!!​

*The house by itself can fit on a smaller lot without the landscaping.

➜ download my TS4 builds: my EA ID is jhocaa / my TS4 builds

**Suggested edits / corrections for gameplay

By default, the sims think the front door is the secret door to Zelda's room. To change it to the correct front door, you need to replace the front ladder with a staircase. (Apparently front doors cannot be placed above a ladder.)

The sims have some trouble with the kitchen counters due to the Werewolves shelf and decor. Delete the shelf and the decorations for better functionality.

[iloooon]

Are your sims exploring Strangerville mystery? Or break in the laboratories for fun and discover disturbing secrets? Either way this pack works just fine:D Pack contains: - 4 container poses; - 1 pose for secret lab door; - 2 poses with container. (All items are included in Strangerville GP) • You’ll need Andrew’s pose player & Teleport any sim; • Do not repost, reupload or claim as yours; • Tag me if you use them, i’d love to see♥ @ts4-poses thank you♥

DOWNLOAD: MediaFire | SFS | Patreon [no adfly, always free]

[asimplevampire]

What I'm Doing With The TS2 Universities: The Best-Laid Plans

So because my darling @uberhood teens are starting to go off to school, I'm starting to remodel the universities! Right now I'm thinking about how to make them distinct from each other-- especially since I overdid it and accidentally added every fucking campus in the game and a few modded ones.

So, I'm making this post so I remember wtf I was planning to do with all of these unis. What architectural styles was I planning to use? What mascots was I planning to give them?

Sim State University

Elevator Pitch: Rub elbows with SimNation's best and brightest-- or get invited to their epic ragers-- at SSU.

Inspiration: The College of William and Mary. An old, red brick campus that's split into the Old Campus and New Campus? That's Sim State U if we ever saw it.

Majors: International Relations (modded), Political Science, History, Economics Mascot: The Fightin' Llamas. Rival School: Land Grant University.

La Fiesta Tech:

Elevator Pitch: The truth is out here! Unlock the secrets of the universe at La Fiesta Tech.

Inspiration: New Mexico State's more modern architecture

Majors: The "Four Ps"-- Paranormal (modded), Physics, Psychology, Philosophy Mascot: The Antisocial Bunnies Rival School: Cactus Canyon University

Academie Le Tour:

Elevator Pitch: "Alta cultura, altior drama." If you want to study the liberal arts, there's nowhere better than Academie Le Tour.

Inspiration: Was it ever going to be anything other than Oxbridge? It was never going to be anything other than Oxbridge.

Majors: Languages (modded), Art, Literature, Drama

Mascot: The Magic Dragons. (TS4 Oxbury Dragon)

Rival School: Caelestis University

Land Grant University:

Elevator Pitch: Higher education is a new concept in the area. We'll see how it works out. (~@penig)

Inspiration: Texas A&M. I don't expect to have to remodel too many of the buildings, because this isn't a Maxis school-- but if I do, I'm gonna use The Agricultural School Par Excellence as inspo.

Majors: Agricultural Business, Animal Sciences, Plant Sciences (modded), Biology

Mascot: The Ragin' Bulls (AKA: Cow)

Rival School: Sim State University

Cactus Canyon University:

Elevator Pitch: "The cosiest college in SimNation." Come for the campus life, stay because we've got the best pre-med program in the area.

Inspiration: Honestly? CCU has its own architectural style and I'm Here For It; thanks @aondaneedles!

Majors: Sport Studies, Nursing, Dentistry (modded), Mathematics

Mascot: The Pluckin' Chickens

Rival School: La Fiesta Tech.

Caelestis University:

Elevator Pitch: "Study the quirkier side of life and find your people."

Inspiration: OCAD University, Toronto. A mix of traditional turn-of-the-century architecture and the most Gonzo Pomo shit you ever have seen.

Majors: Galactic Ambassador (modded), Crisis Management (modded), Fashion (modded), Art

Mascot: The Clackin' Lobster (from TS4 Britechester)

Rival School: Academie Le Tour

Quaddington University:

Elevator Pitch: "Braiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiins...."

Inspiration: The entirety of Abandonedamerica.us, but especially the Warner Swasey Observatory in Cleveland (and, by extension, Case Western Reserve University).

Majors: Dead Languages, Law (modded), Drama, Philosophy

Mascot: N/A. Might un-default the Brahmin mascot suit from @davinaojeda's Fallout set-- I think that would be funny.

Rival School: N/A. Quaddington U just opened its doors to the public again, and hasn't really had time to reestablish rivalries.

[hamsterbellbelle]

Hello🐹Now that is near the end of the year, it's time for the personal top-5 list of my builds and CCs that I’m most proud of😤also a little bit of self-promotion…_(:з」∠)_  

This year I did 22 builds (a little bit more than last year...xD) Last year I said I'd hope to build Mass Effect Normandy, Shepard’s apartment, a high school fit for the Cyberpunk 2077 world...but none of that happened..._(:з」∠)_ Well I'd hope again I'll be able to build those this year xD

Anyway…to the list! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

5. Komorebi Thrift and Bubble Tea Store🎦|| This year I tried to create a No-CC build every month, and honestly I'm quite surprised how much stuff sims 4 have (of course debug items included...xD). Interestingly, the thing I love most with this build is the vending machine at the entrance..._(:з」∠)_

4. Nomad Campsite🎦|| I had a lot a lot of fun building this. This turns out better than I imagined ( •̀ ω •́ )✧ Only thing I wished I could've done is make those tent a "real room" so electronics inside won't break..._(:з」∠)_

3. Waterfront Nightclub🎦|| I really really love those catwalks above the dance floor, it added so many potential to storytelling ( •̀ ω •́ )✧ This is also one of the very few builds that I'm not using in my game-play save...instead it's for you guys hehe🧡

2. Lestat’s Apartment🎦|| I love vampires and I love cyberpunk, this is one of my dream apartments xD The way the showcase video is made is also one of my favorites ( •̀ ω •́ )✧

1. Abandoned Subway Strip Club🎦|| I've build like 4~5 strip clubs now and honestly this is my favorite one ( •̀ ω •́ )✧ I just wish I had more space to really build the subway parts with more abandoned tunnels...

To the CC List! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

I know I didn't make much CCs this year...but somehow it's still kinda hard to pick a favorite...I like them all xD

5. Heart Shape Animated Neon Sign || Seriously huge thanks to Syboulette for her patience and guidance🧡🧡I never thought I'd be able to make animated stuffs like this \(≧∇≦)/ And also, check out this 🔞18+ animated neon hehe Animated Phallus Sign

4. Miniature Space Hamster Set || When the poll results came out, I was kinda disappointed...but then I thought:😤I'll do it myself! And OMG I'm really not good at making build-mode items xD I'm also so glad that Sims 4 Studio added the function to mod stairs and fences just in time for the project ( •̀ ω •́ )✧

3. City Living Cyberpunk Food Stall || I need to make more of these ( •̀ ω •́ )✧ xD

2. Ashtray with Animated Smoke || My first ts4.script object...I feel so proud of myself xD...Python is weird..._(:з」∠)_

1. Secret Passage - Science Portrait || I love secret passages...bookcase doors, hidden door behind a shelf, etc...I really gotta make more of these...xD

[akitasimblr]

Feelings Tag: Sims Edition

Rules: It’s not just our Brooding Sims who have the option to ‘Talk About Feelings’; we can also talk about our feelings, about them, too! Look deep into yourself and ponder on the thoughts which motivate you to play the game we all love, then tag at least 5 people on your follower list to help them explore their feelings too!

i borrowed this from @nolan-sims blog (again!) 🫣😽

The Questions are as Follows:

The boss of EA is in front of you asking for one statement about The Sims before he goes away and makes TS5. What do you say to him?:

thank you for creating ts4 and please grant me just one last wish and let my sims have a proper, timely and uneventful meal at a sims restaurant...pleeeeease?

Do your Sims know you as their Sim God or are you the invisible deity to them?:

they do know they have a watcher, bless them! <33 i have also planned to introduce my simself to them in the future... eventually. yes, cause i am that nerd.

How do you see yourself connected to your Sims? Do those of you who say you love them, really mean this? How deep is your game?:

my harpers are my pixel family - i love them for the pixels they are and somehow i managed to get involved with every each and single one of them. truth is, they have been a comforting company in these times of recovery from a long illness that has worn me out physically and emotionally. the harpers have been my colorful escape from a not very bright reality over these last years… so yes, i am emotionally invested in my harpers and i love them to the extent i could not let them die, not even virtually. my gameplay is not deep, i keep it very simple and organic, but there's not a single harper who doesn't have their own personality and background. they are all my babies <33

What’s your Sims Secret? Is there something going on in your game that none of your screenshots will ever tell us? WHO IS LOCKED IN YOUR BASEMENT? What are those secret Sims doing behind closed doors?:

oh no! no one is locked in my sims basement!!! honestly, the only thing that doesn't appear in my screenshots are wicked whims related screenshots because i like to keep my simblr family-friendly. oh and deaths too... because IF that happens i usually exit without saving :P

Can we learn anything from our Sims to take away for our real lives? And/or can you give us an example of how The Sims has influenced you outside of gaming?:

the simuniverse is so inclusive and sims are not prone to discrimination - we could definitely use a bit of that in our real lives. not exactly the sims per se, but the simblr community has definitely helped me to better understand gender/cultural identities. i considered myself a well-informed person regarding gender issues and non-discrimination issues before joining the simblr community but i have learned so much since i've been here, blogs by @yooniesim or stories like somnium by @rebouks, iggleverse by @igglemouse or the luckys by @bastardtrait were definitely challenging for me on that aspect and opened my eyes to new perspectives and i am grateful for that!

and now i tag: @rebouks @igglemouse @jonquilyst @aurorangen @rainymoodlet

[bastardtrait]

great big get 2 know me post

i promise everyone that has tagged me in things that i did not ignore them! thanks for tagging me friends <3 love u all and if anyone sees this and wants to do it, please, use this post an excuse

5 songs i actually listen to - tagged by @airbussy-a330!

when you get this, you have to write down 5 songs you actually listen to and post them. then send this (ask or tag) to 10 cool people

アイド/ルIdol - YOASOBI

Do not touch - MISAMO

小幸运/A little happiness - Hebe Tien

死ぬのがいいわ/Alright with dying - Fujii Kaze

Replay - Iyaz (I know it's a meme but it's also a banger ok)

people you'd like to get to know better - tagged bt @thegloomiestwhim and @beebeesiims!

last song: Do not touch - MISAMO

favourite colour: yellow, as it's been for the last couple years!

currently watching: Demon Slayer but idk if I'll keep going lol...

last movie: Scooby Doo on Zombie Island LOL

currently reading: The Colour Purple by Alice Walker

sweet/spicy/savoury: savoury

last thing I googled: the business hours of a restaurant nearby

current obsession: nothing, I think

currently working on: editing Nova gen 6 and playing gen 7

feelings tag, sims edition - I am borrowing this from @akitasimblr bc it was just so interesting to think about.

"The boss of EA is in front of you asking for one statement about The Sims before he goes away and makes TS5. What do you say to him?"

was Journey to Batuu worth it you motherfucker?

"Do your Sims know you as their Sim God or are you the invisible deity to them?"

I mean I occasionally break the 4th wall and sometimes my sims seem to be aware that they are sims. but if I'm being serious about it then I'm really just an impartial camera in their lives. a detached third party. like even what I write for the Lucky stories are determined by dice rolls and not me lol so. I don't think of myself as a deity.

"How do you see yourself connected to your Sims? Do those of you who say you love them, really mean this? How deep is your game?"

well, seeing as I'm still playing these games and I'm still largely enjoying them, yeah I'm pretty connected to them. although if TS5 really is live service or whatever then I'm really not going to play it lol.

I think of some sims I've had, some of their stories and their lives, and yeah I get a lil bit emo. the same goes for my friends' sims! I miss them too. as for depth...I mean I dunno it's probably not all that deep for me. I think the sims is just a toy. I don't necessarily want too much of real life to seep into it bc real life sucks ass.

"What’s your Sims Secret? Is there something going on in your game that none of your screenshots will ever tell us? WHO IS LOCKED IN YOUR BASEMENT? What are those secret Sims doing behind closed doors?"

girl I post my sims fucking, there is nothing secret going on there lmfao. sometimes I revert to my TS1 days and pick sims that piss me off and put them in Hazardous Situations. I'm looking at you knox greenburg.

"Can we learn anything from our Sims to take away for our real lives? And/or can you give us an example of how The Sims has influenced you outside of gaming?"

this is MILDLY ironic but also kinda not: you know how in TS4 sims' moods change on the flip of a dime and they go through it multiple times a day? even bad moodlets have an end to them, and at the end of it your sim is just ... Fine. it'll be alright.

[foundinfantasy]

Sims 4: Burglars

The more I think about burglars (official burglars) the more I become convinced it might never happen, especially the way I want them... and it just makes me want them more. So to get out of this spiral, I'm doing what I always I do... think about the mechanics as if they were real.

A perfect world this would add npc burglars, npc cops, npc lawyers and overhaul/update the criminal career, detective career , law career, maybe even the spy career.

My ideas are merely a mix of Carl's Burglars, NC4T's Be a Burglar, RVSN Piggy Banks, Sacrifical's Extreme Violence, bits of Basemental Gangs and SimRealist's Financial Centers, and a heavy heap of Payday 3 [without the police shootouts, snipers, and hostages (maybe)]

For starters, we need something to protect - safes, banks, vaults

Whether residential, residential rental, rental, or just retail sure our big things (tv, couches, etc) are a go to for the common TS3 Burglar but the TS4 Burglar wants your cash, jewels, and electronics first

The GF vault would be something to break into obviously (at high levels) but we also need smaller things like bags/cases of money just lying around, bedroom safes, lockboxes, secret hollow books, piggy banks, wallets, and jewelry

Would apply on bank lots [but with gold bars, palettes of cash, deposit boxes] and any retail lot with a safe or register

Now the "protector" - an alarm system

the classic alarm but also maybe I want my alarm to be quacking ducks so sound options

automatically sets when house is empty or manually set by sim

upgradable: unbreakable, smart house, to be automatic, window sensor, etc

works on retail lots / has a retail lot variant

smart alarm has an app on a sim phone, even if you're away there's a chance your house gets broken into and a possibility of them fleeing without stealing anything

will deter even active burglars if they don't hack

NPC Burglars / NPC Cops / NPC Lawyer

NPC Burglars steal your stuff

Fight or Call Cops, even if you fight them you can decide if you want to file a report at the station [GTW compatibility] or a rabbithole or worse, risk them coming back

You file a report: you may see an NPC Cop walking up and down your "street" (loaded lot space) which may prevent another break-in for a few days

There's further nuance that could be added like "identifying out of a lineup", "pressing charges" (added gameplay with DU's Law Career / NPC Lawyer), etc but that's a bit meh for my gameplay and as far as the spiral goes for that

Being the Burglar

Sure EA thought they were doing something when they gave us the ability to break in with the 4Rent pack but honestly when my sim whipped it out for the first time I was just like where the F**K did you get that - and this sparked another spiral.

Burglary skill - 10 level skill - low skill your sim will freak out at an alarm / high skill they will be unbothered and shut it down before the NPC cop comes (also a lot of the high end skill set deals with the Spy Career and Criminal Career)

* Break in - barehanded *

* (at door)- a tweak to the animation where instead of magical crowbar they use their shoulder (that way theoretically every sim can break in but low burglar and low fitness and that door is not budging) HOWEVER:

^this will get NPC Cop called, so maybe enough time to take an item or two if you get in, and NPC Cop will show up on lot to "apprehend" you; if you have high enough fitness you can try to take him down but if you're caught there's also a chance if you have high enough charisma and low burglary "to ask to be let go" which may or may not happen OR it's just better sometimes to get off the lot

^so you've been caught and have GTW and DU, your inventory gets cleared (??), you get processed and booked and you're in jail. You can call your lawyer (if you have one - this adds a bit more gameplay playing a Lawyer through DU but that's not really relevant in a section about the burglar) and/or get one assigned NPC Lawyer, and you either charged and released (get most of your items back in a bag), bail out, or you're just in that b***ch (UNLESS.... I'll get to that later) until a rabbithole trial/court/whatever (if you're a repeat offender). THIS NEVER NEEDS TO BE ACTIVE, who wants to sit in court as the one on trial IN A VIDEO GAME?? and if found guilty, you're going to sim jail for a few sim days (UNLESS). IF I'm losing hope for burglar there's no way in hell the TS4 Team would ever do Prison [if you want to play an active prison, you'll need a mod lot trait or imagination on a residential/RR lot]

^so you've been caught and have GTW, same but only an NPC Lawyer as the DU Law Update would give you the ability to be someone's lawyer / be picked as lawyer / pick a lawyer

^so you've been caught and you don't have either, you're taken to a rabbithole and get a few chance cards womp womp

^now lets get back to those "UNLESS" - you break out. Either playing on the station lot or playing without the lot as a chance card or in a household of other sims that you also play you'll get the chance to escape if you have the right skill combination, correct chance card path, and/or the right tools

* Break in - rock *

(at window) - is there a more nuanced version where you break in barehanded through the window yes and is there an even more nuanced version where you get hurt by the glass yes but that's two nuances too many BUT if you have HSY, and a house has that special window you can instead break in that way for a better chance at success

^This route does offer a bit more time before the NPC cop shows up and if the house doesn't have the window sensors upgrade you can steal quite a few things.

^This is also just a rock and will need to have already been in your inventory or... on the ground, so rock update. Now this does make me want to have a weird rock collection in game......

* Break in - crowbar *

Same 4Rent animation BUT you will either need to buy a crowbar and have it in your inventory or be apart of the criminal career and be provided a crowbar at Level 2 [they can at least give you one right, if you lose it the next one's on you]

^break ins with crowbars got a bit smoother, less noise but if lot/house has an alarm you'll have to get by that and NPC Cop will take longer to arrive on scene. If you get caught with crowbar it will get taken away and you'll have to get another one womp womp

^crowbar also works on HSY window

* Break in - thieves tools *

Took like ten minutes to remember that this is also called lockpicking. This is when we get into high levels of burglary, criminal career, and spy career

^break ins with thieves tools are the most subtle and quiet and that combined with a high programming skill and the NPC Cop may not come at all. Loot to your heart's content!

^on the off chance you are caught, before engaging with the NPC Cop "hiding" the thieves tools will keep them in your inventory at the station and up the chances of a successful break out.

^works on HSY window

^thieves tools provided high into Spy and higher into Criminal Career, but if you lose it the Criminal Career will not replace it and it's pretty expensive

And that's pretty much as far as I went for active burglars

As far as Update to Criminal Career

Add organized crime: group burglary but with more people = more chance of getting caught

If they ever did add cars even TS2 cars: car theft

Make criminal behavior more of the tasks to do. Duh.

Offer Retail business your "fee-sible protection"

Shady Organization Lawyer

If caught and in jail your organization would arrange for loud escape

As far as Update to Spy Career

Who are we spying on? This could be it's own whole thing but:

adding secret missions

more use of the whole hacking for information

going to certain lots

planting bugs

stealing documents

poisoning people

if you're caught and in jail your agency could arrange your quiet breakout

imagine an object you put down that's just that laser grid that your sim has to sneak by or hack, even if its the same animation it'd *chef's kiss*

MISC: GTW Retail and Home Insurance

If you're playing as the Business owner or Household that got robbed you'll probably take out an insurance plan but this is again might be a step too nuanced.

MISC: R Rated

Extreme Violence, enough said.

My head is empty now. If I think of anything else. I'll come back.

[simmersofia]

George: I don’t tell you enough how gorgeous you are.

George: I mean how did I get so lucky to land a stud like you?

[rachelsmoneytree]

Mere takes pictures of mushroom.

Once Alice and Mere are inside, Mere finds a locked door.  They need to get inside.  

Mere takes notes on the door and starts to gather more information about the lab.