#veronaville 1914

[danjaley]

I've been thinking...

... in fact what I haven't been thinking about a lot lately were the McCarrics. The predictable happened; I've been putting my heart and soul - and a lot of research - into that real-life-novel-project. And I can only get emotional about one story at a time. Unfortunately I don't have any script for the next chapter, so I can't continue until I write something to bridge the gap. But I've been shooting the Christmas-Special, which starts today.

I've also been thinking about Veronaville 1914. Looking at what I have so far, and how it's written, it's growing into a nice little novel. But I'm not at all sure how to illustrate and post it. I still remember that failure with Through Parting Glass, which was roughly 1930s themed. Actually I really liked the images I took, but the required amount of decorating and dressing everyone was too much to keep me motivated. And, another half-abandoned project, my Veronaville-World in the Riverview Map has a distinct vanilla-game-charm. Not sure if this is still the aesthetic I want for the story, though I'm definitely still thinking in the layout of that map.

Then I'm also trying to finish my PhD thesis, and a lot is going on on top of that. Something that also requires a fair amount of thinking. But the above two points are what concerns you as readers.

[simlishnoir]

Timeline

So a few years ago (okay October 2016) I started working on a timeline-ish for my headcanon of The Sims. Maybe it can give someone inspiration idk.

Legend: Standard text - Names of characters/Important events Italic text - The neighborhoods/worlds Bold text - The games

2009 – Barnacle Bay

2004 – The Sims 2 (Pleasantview, Strangetown, Veronaville), Tycho Curious is born

2000 – Beau Broke and Ariel Capp are born

1997 – Celeste GilsCarbo is born

1994 – Bella Goth is abducted, Desdemona Capp is born

1993 – Alexander Goth, Lucy Burb, Jill Smith and Buck Grunt are born

1992 – Hal Cap, Beatrice Monty and Benedick Monty are born

1988 – Dragon Valley, Juliette Capp and Romeo Monty are born

1987 – Dustin Broke, Dirk Dreamer, Angela Pleasant, Lilith Pleasant and Hermia Capp are born

1986 – Miranda Capp, Tybalt Capp, Mercutio Monty and Ripp Grunt are born

1985 – Sunlit Tides, Tank Grunt is born

1983 – Ophelia Nigmos is born

1982 – Johnny Smith is born

1980 – Part of SimValley is now incorporated as Old Town in the Greater SimCity area, Nervous Subject is born

1979 – The Sims

1977 – Lucky Palms, Aurora Skies

1976 – Kristen Loste is born

1975 – Kaylynn II Langerak is born

1974 – Ajay Loner is born

1973 – Erin Beaker is born

1971 – Monte Vista, Alice GilsCarbo is born

1969 – Roaring Heights, Dina, Nina Caliente, John Burb, Jennifer Burb née Pleasant, Goopy GilsCarbo and Kent Capp are born

1968 – Cassandra Goth, Brandi Broke née Newbie and Hero Monty née Arlecchino are born

1967 – Don Lothario, Antonio Monty, Loki Beaker and Circe Beaker née Salamis are born

1966 – Mary-Sue Pleasant née Oldie and Regan Capp are born

1965 – Daniel Pleasant, Cornwall Capp née Dane, Lazlo Curious and Lyla Grunt née Vandermorgan are born

1964 – Buzz Grunt is born

1963 – Vidcund Curious is born

1962 – Pascal Curious is born

1961 – Bianca Monty is born

1960 – Areas of Sunset Valley are now known as SimValley

1959 – Goneril Capp is born

1958 – Darleen Dreamer née Matlapin is born

1957 – Albany Capp née Norman, Olivia Monty née Dottore and Jenny Smith are born

1956 – Riverview, Darren Dreamer and Claudio Monty are born

1954 – The Sims 3 (Sunset Valley)

1953 – Sinjin Balani is born

1951 – Cordelia Capp is born

1950 – Caliban Capp née Gale is born

1948 – Skip Broke and Susie Broke are born

1947 – Lola Curious-Smith and Chloe Curious-Smith are born

1946 – Bella Goth née Bachelor and Kaylynn I Langerak are born

1945 – Maria Arlecchino née Amantes, Madhuri Loner and Willow Nigmos are born

1944 – Mortimer Goth, Trinculo Arlecchino and Missy Grunt née Melons-Steel are born

1943 – Chip Grunt, Vikram Loner and Creon Nigmos are born

1942 – Coral Oldié née Ruggbyrne and Tobea Dane née Scott are born

1941 – Ruby Broke, Trigger Broke and Herb Oldie are born

1940 – Hamlet Jr Dane and Daisy Loste are born

1939 – Michael Bachelor, Bob Newbie, Betty Newbie née Simovitch, Brad Burb and Tiffany Burb née Marsh are born

1938 – Adriana Lothario née Fiorello, Parker Langerak and Grainne Salamis née McGork are born

1937 – Nicolo Lothario and Gundrun Beaker née Halfdanarson are born

1936 – Patrizio Monty, Isabella Monty née Pantalone and Arty Loste are born

1935 – Mariana Matlpain, Diane Pleasant née Danders, Jacqueline Vandermorgan and Olive Specter are born

1934 – Lolita Goth, Jeff Pleasant, Consort Capp née Thebe and Ichabod Specter are born

1933 – Omar Matlapin, Contessa Capp and Bjorn Beaker are born

1932 – Katrina Caliente and A.P. Vandermorgan are born

1930 – Delilah Dreamer née Darong is born

1929 – Sunset Valley is founded by Gunther Goth & Chester Landgraab, Nighat Caliente née Al Mahmoud and Davis Dreamer are born

1928 – Judith Dottore née Brighella is born

1927 – Flamenco Caliente, Holofernes Dottore and Kitty Curious née Hogleg are born

1926 – Anne Norman née Anjou and Mary Melons are born

1925 – Zelda Mae, Richard Norman and Xanthos Salamis are born

1924 – Mike Steel is born

1923 – Sycorax Gale is born

1922 – Tango Caliente, Prospero Gale and Glarn Curious are born

1921 – Gertrude Dane, Macduff Scott and Glabe Curious are born

1920 – Hamlet Sr Dane, Lady Scott, Katherina Amantes and Wanda Grunt are born

1919 – Fatima Simovitch, Anastasia Marsh, Stephano Arlecchino and Rock Grunt are born

1918 – Robert Sr Newbie, Susan Burb, Quickly Arlecchino and Bhu Frehndly are born

1917 – Mags Newbie, Willian Marsh, Petruchio Amantes and Milony Frehndly are born

1916 – Vadim Simovitch, Mamie Ruggbyrne, Benjamin Burb and Andromache Thebe are born

1915 – Bruno Ruggbyrne, Iliana Langerak née Mae, Hector Thebe née Albion and Lerato Muenda are born

1914 – Agnes Crumplebottom, Jocasta Bachelor, Mary Lu Broke, Dustin Langerak and Peponi Muenda are born

1913 – Isabella Fiorello, Irma Oldie and Kavi Loner are born

1912 – Simis Bachelor, Erik Darling, Primo Fiorello and Jeevika Loner are born

1911 – Buck Broke and Myron Oldie are born

1910 – Hecate Nigmos is born

1909 – Frida Goth, Benazir Al Mahmoud, Carmelo Lothario, Scribonia Capp, Moira McGork and Zog Nigmos are born

1908 – Tariq Al Mahmoud, Mama Lothario, Francisca Pantalone née Zanni and Ingibjorg Halfdanarson are born

1907 – Melinda Danders, Octavius Capp née Caesar, Silvia Monty née Capitano and Gwrtheyrn McGork are born

1906 – The Great Fire of SimCity, Flat Broke, Flo Broke, Kynda Pleasant, Valentine Monty and Leif Halfdanarson are born

1905 – Sef Darong, Lina Darong, Marshall Danders and Vincentio Pantalone are born

1904 – Gunther Goth, Cornelia Goth née Crumplebottom and Dacia Dreamer are born

1903 – Twinbrook, Dalmar Dreamer, Les Pleasant and Lucetta Brighella are born

1902 – Dull Dottore, Jaquenetta Dottore and Petunia Simnitch are born

1901 – Thurio Brighella and Vera Loste are born

1900 – Mathilde Norman, Gertrude Beaker and Leonard Simnitch are born

1899 – William Norman is born

1898 – Canute Beaker and Annie Hogleg are born

1897 – Eleanor Anjou and Notzo Curious are born

1896 – Henry Anjou and Goshem Loste are born

1895 – Dulcinea Caliente is born

1894 – Hamm Hogleg is born

1893 – Bunny Curious is born

1892 – Nestor Caliente, Eurydice Salamis and Zoe Curious née Whelohff are born

1891 – Andros Salamis is born

1890 – The Modern Landgraab Dynasty begins

1889 – Queen Thebe is born

1888 – Eetion Thebe is born

1887 – Hecuba Albion is born

1885 – Enriqueta Bachelor, Priam Albion and Julia Pantalone are born

1884 – Cleopatra Capp and Proteus Pantalone are born

1883 – Milton Bachelor and Mariana Capitano are born

1882 – Angelo Capitano and Overdone Zanni are born

1881 – Lucio Zanni is born

1879 – Antony Capp is born

1878 – Portia Monty is born

1876 – Prudence Crumplebottom and Bassanio Monty are born

1875 – Robert Crumplebottom and Calpurnia Caesar are born

1874 – Gretle Goth is born and Simon Crumplebottom is born

1873 – Julius Caesar is born

1872 – Victor Goth and Olivia Goth are born

1870 – Samuel Goth is born

1866 – Cherish Curious is born

1864 – Rich Whelohff is born

1863 – Marshall Curious is born

1862 – Rosy Whelohff is born

1831 – Steward Curious is born

[danjaley]

I've had two absolutely crazy weeks. Including a day-trip from Bavaria to Berlin for a two hour library-consultation. And another dog-sitting weekend. Born in 2020, Ursel is appalled to learn how often humans leave their home nowadays! Also my sister and I are going to go to the Jane Austen Festival in Bath this autumn, so I spent more time sewing than I usually do.

I wrote some more for Veronaville 1914, which may be able to start next year. But I want to get past the 1794 drama with the McCarrics first (we are currently in the last third of the 1793 drama). On a related note, there won't be a casting-call for this year's Christmas Special. The cast is so full of special effects that I made it myself.

Now this weekend I'm determined to relax and I won't travel to any archives or libraries next week, so I hope I'll get to continue my story soon.

[danjaley]

I'm pretty sure Veronaville 1914 finally stepped out of the fog and will be a story.

Victorian Spooky Photo Challenge by @moon-simmers

I wasn’t tagged, but this challenge inspired me for one of my sporadic continuations of ‘Veronaville 1914′. Consequently tagging whoever feels inspired.

The first picture is actually inspired by an artwork by Jean-François Peiré (to whom picture credit obviously goes, I’ve linked it from this post). We’re entirely used to the narrative of all men perishing at war. But what if the western world were a matriarchy (like some parts of Veronaville) and a conflict had left a whole generation motherless?

The second doesn’t have a specific inspiration picture, it’s just one of those multiple exposure photos, on which the deceased of the war made a ghostly reappearance.

[danjaley]

Veronaville 1914

[danjaley]

One four all CaS Challenge

Rules: Create a sim or choose one you like then create 4 alternative versions of this sim. You can’t change the body presets/ face details / eyebrows. But you have to change everything else in order to create four other sims with the same base.

Thanks for the tag, @camicrazygirl !

I chose Hermia Capp, and of course it turned out decade-y :) Tagging anyone who’d like to do this.

[danjaley]

Blog-Review 2021

It’s year-in-review time, but I feel more than ever that the number of likes on a post doesn’t really tell you much. So here are twelve posts that were special to me this year.

December: Marie spinning wool

I don’t think I spent so much time in pre-production since ‘Of Chevalry’! Thanks to the amazing @nornities​  and @crowkeeperthesimmer​ I got to make wishes for the world-setting before I started shooting, which was a whole new experience! Concerning Marie and the spindle, I was in touch with @windermeresimblr​ . This is the first time I made poses that require an element drawn in image-editing. And then I also made Marie’s entire outfit (to be released later. What you see in the story is still a prototype).

November: Edward and Fergus

This was the most recent post when my brother was bored at work and looked at my blog for the first time in years. Afterwards he said I might do previsualization for movies. This made me really proud. It’s rare to get a compliment from my brother.

October: Veronaville 1914

I still think there is a story lurking there (but perhaps I’m only thinking of ‘Rilla of Ingleside’).

September: Reblogged from @rosakajo​: The Hobbyhorse Olympics

This was so cute and made my day (and it was that time in September when I was having a really bad day). Converting Toreno’s hobbyhorse with poses was also among my favourite projects 2021.

August: Revelations about the loading screen

I loved your reactions! :)

July: The girl who didn’t close her mouth

Not only did she get herself a part in Season 2.5, she also inspired a nasty line Andrew is going to deliver about the Austrian Emperor.

June: Johannes Verklempt

Even though I didn’t get the full meaning of his name, I’m still really happy with this scene. I had so much fun hiding “indecent” symbols in the picture, like the fig and the candle :)

Also I got to see the great Vermeer-exhibition in Dresden this year.

May: Andrew’s tenant-meeting

For one thing this is a scene I’m proud of under technical aspects: Everyone is seated and doing the right expressions to the right direction. Also we got a glimpse of Shiena’s background. It’s a challenge to develop the tenants along with the main plotline, without making to too confusing.

April: Fergus meets Tom

This scene was inspired by an encounter I had at a solders’ memorial once. Tom had such a small part in Season 1, but I’m still feeling a little heartbroken over him.

March: Updated TSM Lotus braid

I didn’t post much in March, but I’m glad I got this hair up to my current skill level. I wasn’t too happy with the original version.

February: Aeginets Poses

Something I’ve been wanting to do for years. I’m super happy with how this turned out. It brought the statues to life and made me see their beauty even more clearly.

January: Myself working in ceiling painting research

Becoming an art-historian gave me new confidence in real life. Next year an exhibition of our results is planned.

[danjaley]

@victorian-sims replied to your photoset “Veronaville 1914”

Hi @danjaley , I wondered where I can find those skirts and vic-shoes of the ladies? They're neat!

Hi! The skirts are from All About Style, found for example in this folder, anything that has “bustleskirt” in the title. They exist for teen- adult- and elder Sims. (The one top is from the same source, the other is from Supernatural) The shoes are also from Supernatural, though All About Style’s victorian teen shoes were among the items I fixed recently. The coats are by Simromy / TSR.

[danjaley]

Victorian Spooky Photo Challenge by @moon-simmers

I wasn’t tagged, but this challenge inspired me for one of my sporadic continuations of ‘Veronaville 1914′. Consequently tagging whoever feels inspired.

The first picture is actually inspired by an artwork by Jean-François Peiré (to whom picture credit obviously goes, I’ve linked it from this post). We’re entirely used to the narrative of all men perishing at war. But what if the western world were a matriarchy (like some parts of Veronaville) and a conflict had left a whole generation motherless?

The second doesn’t have a specific inspiration picture, it’s just one of those multiple exposure photos, on which the deceased of the war made a ghostly reappearance.