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didilysims said: I’ve heard that the toddler needs to be able to walk first to escape, but I see it so rarely I can’t say one way or another. I wonder if it’s related to personality–maybe active points?

I don’t know. It’s just so confusing. Andy and Benny definitely hadn’t learned how to walk when they ‘first escaped’. And both of them have six active points- so only slightly above average-…

didilysims said: Yep, Harrises is correct. Just like keeping up with the Joneses. English is weird. 😀

Then again, the German language has compound nouns like “Oberdonaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitänswitwengesellschaft” (a true classic). I guess every language has its quirks.

holleyberry said: You done fucked up Joe.

Joe has early on presented himself as someone who has… issues. Fucking things up is what he does. Maybe one day he’ll stop? Or he’ll eventually fuck up really bad (if breaking up with your pregnant girlfriend, cheating on your fiance and trying to force your ex-girlfriend into getting custody of your son- whom he has never seen, by the way- isn’t “fuck up really bad”).

holleyberry said: Poor Komei.

It was so heart-breaking. He wouldn’t stop crying for quite some time, I almost regretted breaking them up. But considering Joe just kept flirting with Sandy when left unsupervised (it happened again when I played one of the other residents and he bought some groceries. Went to the grocery- Joe and Sandy flirting. At least Komei didn’t have to witness it this time. You know what’s what annoyed me the most? I put them in “ACR friendzone mode” ages ago.)

didilysims said: “Toddler-Adult-Elder-Dead” ha ha ha! 

It’s true, though. I always hated that they had such shortened life spans. Even with all the benefits added, they still feel… incomplete.

audreysims14 said: The grilled cheese aspiration is cute and a fun quirk, but even as a secondary it really does take over their lives!

I wished other secondary aspirations would interfere with a Sims primary aspiration as much as the Grilled Cheese secondary. Or maybe it’s just the fact that there are only like five wishes the aspiration rolls.

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The crew of GSC#7

jaydesims said: Ah I’ve missed them too! ❤️

They are still one of my most favourite Sims (and my favourite BACC idea- yes, they are actually a BACC, how’s that?) and they- well, their templates are still safely tucked away on my external harddrive… one day.

Good morning, Sandy!

didilysims said: She doesn’t look like she’s ready for this level of responsibility yet!

XD. She’d probably much rather have the raise without the added responsibility (let’s just pretend she was promoted to Senior Masseuse or sth…)

Vacation time!

greenfooddog said: Exciting!

didilysims said: Have a blast! (Though you’re probably back now :P)

Thanks! It was lovely. Been there before, but took my bf along this time. he loved it, too. Got a tad too “comfy” with airport security, but other than that, it was lovely. Probably shouldn’t attempt to enter the United States, ever. XD

Polly.

eulaliasims said: As she has always planned to do! I, for one, welcome our new avian overlord.

Hail Polly, conqueror of the Sim World.

didilysims said: That face. She’s just asking us to try to stop her.

The parrots in this game are clearly up to something…

Joe f*cking up, again.

holleyberry said: Doh! Sandy?!

Hey, she’s all about free love! If Joe accepted…

German punctuality

didilysims said: Wow, for international flights here it’s recommended to arrive 3 hours early–minimum. I miss Europe! 😦

Well, due to ~Europe~ and the fact that GB is still part of Europe (sorry, Brexit fans), it is a lot less rigid here. Even with the heightened security (they really did step up their game since last year), turning up 80 minutes early was more than enough.

Baby Plantsims!

holleyberry said: Oops!

didilysims said: Those darn spores are tricky!

They really are. (No, really. While I did that one on purpose, one misclick and you suddenly have a new household member. Not sure if EA thought that through… Then again, not many Simmers play Plantsims).

Kaylynn, the mean room mate.

didilysims said: Oh this is going to be good.

What could possibly go wrong?

Kaylynn… lurking…

didilysims said: Whatcha doing Kaylynn?

Dunno, stuff? Do you really want to know what she’s doing there?

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didilysims said: Oh whew! I was getting a little worried seeing this so soon after your note about deleting old posts, ha ha! And yes, what is it about neighbourhood pics that makes that reblog button so much more attractive? 😛 

Nah, it’s all good. That old posts thing was just… dunno, life is pretty hectic right now (I’m preparing for my fourth year of college- three year’s the norm, but I switched after two- I’m now studying secondary education) and I kind of get the urge to clean something- and my whole house was already squeaky clean, my poor old tumblr became the victim. XD But as I said, nothing important to me was deleted.

Probably the illusion. It’s just a beautiful picture, you don’t have to get invested in it to appreaciate it.

didilysims said: But she’s so pretty when she knows. 🙂

She is the one true criminal mastermind in this town and she knows.

didilysims said: Don’t thank me–thank the Greeks. 😉 Only one puppy though? That’s disappointing. 😦

Most of my animals lately only had one puppy/kitten per litter. But as long as you don’t want to earn money by selling them (*shakes fist at game*), it’s kind of nice.

holleyberry said: Maybe she prefers to just climb in from the ladder.

Oh, she’s definitely more of a ladder kind of girl plant. But she paid for that diving board, sooo…

holleyberry said: “…what the woohoo” XD

I have an armada of sim-related insults and swear words at the ready. It gets weird when I use them in real life.

holleyberry said: That lot looks fun! I’ve always wanted to build, or makeover a museum. Also, did you know there was an AL fix for that light so it doesn’t hover like that? I’ll find it for you.

holleyberry said: modthesims.info/d/31572…

Ahhh! Thank you! I just noticed it the other day! You’re a life saver! Well, ceiling saver?

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holleyberry said: D:

simlishnoir said: There is no Student Union that can help you with this issue?

German colleges work a bit different. Like, the college officials are the ones supposed to help you (works well 99% of the times). I will probably be able to sort it out somehow (even if that means taking the damn 4.0)- once that one official who can approve of stuff comes back from her vacation… I actually have to talk to her either way because another one of my courses is officially only open to master’s degree students. Which I took during an expedition for bachelor students only (I don’t know either…). Thank god I recently switched subjects and have another 2 terms of college in front of me (I can actually start writing my bachelor’s thesis once I got all my courses accredited. Which will be a huge help.)

holleyberry said: My toddlers never do this. Is it connected to active points?

I have no idea. I would say it has something to do with that (since he didn’t have any skill points and hadn’t learned how to walk yet), but everyone seems to make different experiences regarding that.

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holleyberry said: Sims can keep digging dog holes, like they dig for treasure. Whenever a dog digs a hole, i have a seem keep digging until they find something. Mostly rocks and bones, but occasionally you’ll get something else.

Ah! Nah, Andrea’s not the type of Sim to do that. Although it would provide a nice little income boost…

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didilysims said: At least she doesn’t beat around the bush.

Yeah, Ivy is pretty direct. She doesn’t have time for bullshit.

didilysims said: Bring on Ares! 

I’m just happy that I chose to give them Greek deitty names. With the Roman deities, I’m not sure I could get a working “A-litter”.

sim-boo said: LOL NO IVY IS TOO GOOD FOR HIM

Yeah, she probably is. But she had a “Woohoo” want and quite frankly, there is no other male Sim in Middleground she feels even remotely attracted to (I’m still curious about how that 1 bolt between her and Brandon came to be) and I don’t think Remington- stuck up bastard he can be- would be willing to continue their relationship as an affair in order to fulfil that one “Woohoo” want. Don’t worry though, this was a purely casual hook up and their relationship will stay this way (no babies were made)..

holleyberry said: Does she dig before she fills it?

Huh? As in: does the dog dig in the already dug out hole? I’m sorry, I think something got lost in translation.

didilysims said: Have you tried putting an object there? Maybe a beware of dog sign? 😛

THAT IS GENIUS and I’m kinda mad now that I didn’t think of it myself. XD

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The internet died! And then it came back again after I completely reset everything. This is getting ridiculous…

(Naming traditions in 15/16th c Germany)

eulaliasims said: Oh, so neat! Those remind me a bit of some Puritan names, albeit less wordy. It’s interesting to see how names change in response to cultural shifts. And Ludgera is kind of absurd, but also sounds strangely charming for some reason?

Yes, they are similar in idea. It does sound kind of absurd, but I’ve heard worse (somewhat unrelated, but have you ever had “Jason” screamed at you in a heavy Southern German accent? Now THAT’S the stuff of nightmares (’Tschäisooon’)). It is still used, but very rarely. I believe it might be more popular as a religious name for nuns (the holy Liudger is pretty popular in my region).

To cull or not to cull. That is the question

davidmont said: I think so yes! LOL that’d be easier but not. You might feel better cleaning. Because if you don’t do it and start over then you might download one of these again. And at the end you’d not do anything.

holleyberry said: I agree you should delete these instead of starting over.

I’m still torn. I deleted roughly 320 hairstyles from my folder, which brings it down to 240 (yes, I’m THAT determined). But on the other hand, there’s currently a completely NEW folder sitting on my hard drive in which I downloaded only the “essentials”, replaced all my leftover V1 Poppet hairstyles with V2 ones and, in the process, threw keoni-chans default replacements into the mix in order to a) fill in the gaps (missing V2 versions, hairstyles I couldn’t find) and b) to bring down the size of my folder (I’m not sure how I feel about that, as I actually like to use the Maxis hairs at times (for example, to emphasise the makeovers as I did in Strangetown)). Sigh, this is a hard decision.

alienpod said: i wish i had your discipline D:

I spent 2 hours in front of the PC before I screamed “Screw it!” about halfway to the male hair section (about ¼ of the female hair section) and closed the game… so, yeah. I’m close to insanity.

Anyway, I think I’ll spend the evening (well night), combing through my “Old Hair” folder and replacing all the V1 hairstyles with V2 ones. That’s probably a compromise I’d be able to live with.

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didilysims said: DV is hard to get into! There isn’t much drama to grab you, and hoo boy is the architecture something else… Natasha and John are definitely the outstanding characters, but everyone else is a bit too…happy. 😛 You definitely have to create your own drama with that ‘hood.

didilysims said: Also, to add to the recommendations list, inferi-sims.tumblr.com was another one who posted great makeovers and such of DV. Sadly Photobucket has killed all the pictures on her LJ, but there are still a lot on tumblr. (And thanks for the nostalgia-triggering mention. c: )

Oh yes, that’s true. I think when you’re thinking about Desiderata Valley, you first think of Natasha and John before anyone else. They are just unique. How could I forget inferi-sims! They were part of the reason I got a tumblr (so I could follow all the storytellers!)!

holleyberry said: I also miss @gonewodwo 😦

Yes! Her story was so great and pretty unique! (I love that word today.)

didilysims said: Pescado’s abortbedmaking fixes that. There’s also this one:modthesims.info/d/50351… (because I couldn’t find the MATY link. 😛 )

Ah, thank you! I always thought I had a mod that curbed that behaviour, but… apparently not?

didilysims said: If this is what I think it is, I’m stoked!

didilysims said: Ookay, no apocalypse…this time. >.>

Nope! Not… yet. I just needed a reason to close down all the businesses. And that was the first thing I could think of.

didilysims said: Looks good! Very museum-y.

Thank you! I was pretty proud of how it turned out. Could put my “How to make a good museum showcase” knowledge from my two-week internship at a museum in high school to good use.

didilysims said: Do they still swoon when he and his dreamy face start picking fights with them? Joe Carr has always been the biggest jerk in my experience. (But also a fine looking jerk…)

Fun fact! Joe has never started a fight in my game (on his own… you’ll see.). Middleground’s resident asshole is Komei. He has beaten up/shoved a bunch of Sims.

the1975sim said: On the edge of my seat to find out what his reaction will be!

Well, sorry to disappoint you(?) XD

alienpod said: .____.

Me too. It was basically a 50/50 chance whether he’d say yes or no. I kind of hoped for ‘yes’ because happy family life, but alas. More drama, I guess?

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lilsisterg said: I use a customer adjuster mod, it’s been so long since I’ve played without, but I believe in a vanilla game 3 is max customer count – I think. I would also double check to see who if anyone was banned with the VC.

Thank you for your reply! I checked the VC but nothing came up. It’s still a mystery to me.

holleyberry said: Your loss Brendon.

Brandon’s an a**. But on the other hand, who in their right mind decides that the 15-second time frame before the taxi arrives is the right moment to make your bed? 

holleyberry said: Wow, this is so weird. I wish I knew how to help you out here. Maybe make a thread at Leefish and see if they can’t help you trouble shoot this?

Thank you! I might try that if I cannot solve it myself. The people over at leefish seem to be very competent in that regard.

taylors-simblr said: On default owned business lots will only allow 3 sims at rank 1 as you gain ranks you’ll get more sims. There’s a mod at sim wardrobe that lets you choose to have more sims. It is really weird that you’re just getting the same sims every time though :/

Oh yeah, I’m aware of that. It’s just so weird that the game is hellbent on giving me the same three sims every time, though (well, at least I get three customers now. on the old save, I would only get Joe and Brandon- and if I played their businesses, I would only get the other one. That was really weird.)