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strangetomato) wrote2009-04-09 06:07 pm
strangetomato) wrote2009-04-09 06:07 pm
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I'm online again + some extras
Oh internet! How I have missed you. *rubs it all over body*
We finally managed to get our connection all fixed up today, when they sent someone over to replace the modem. Now it's as good as new. It was frustrating to be cut off from the net at home, and not just for livejournal and sim stuff, but it was also a nice break in a way. I must admit that I was dying to download cc the whole time, though. Am I really such an addict? (Oooh, there are new OMSPs in more subtle height increments. Awesome.)
Thanks to everyone who read and commented on my latest update. I will try my best to reply to your comments, though it might take a while to catch up, since I'll be out of town for the long weekend.
I did a little work on the next update while I was offline, but mostly I've been playing random households in various Maxis neighbourhoods. I've been having lots of fun with Alex O'Mackey (one of my favourite sims in the newer hoods). When I was younger, I created a character named Alex who was a female pirate (she didn't take no crap from nobody), so I guess it makes sense that I'd like her.
I spent quite a bit of time in Belladonna Cove, and I've noticed a couple of trends there. Almost every female toddler and child is wearing makeup, almost every personality is 4/10/6/4/3 (or close to it), there are a lot of really odd facial designs, a large number of Johnny Smith needle-noses, and the character bios are WAY longer than the older ones and a whole lot less interesting. Where are all the little details like clipping coupons and having an "unnatural fondness" for African violets?
I'm liking this Tara DeBateau character.
She's the adopted child of Armand DeBateau, a big-time CEO who lights his ornate fireplaces with $100 simolean bills. He decided to be a single father after he broke up with his girlfriend, Jessica, who was cheating on him. Tara is cute as a button (in that Face One sort of way, but with a more upturned nose), and she's a knowledge sim. She reminds me of one of the friends I grew up with.
Here she is setting Justin Cleveland straight after he tries to put the moves on her. Nice try, Justin, but she's just not that into you.
I'm planning to clone her and send her to university in Veronaville (it suits her wealthy upbringing), and I really hope she hits it off with Tybalt Capp.
Then again, does anyone ever really hit it off with Tybalt?
Only the most persistent. ;)
We finally managed to get our connection all fixed up today, when they sent someone over to replace the modem. Now it's as good as new. It was frustrating to be cut off from the net at home, and not just for livejournal and sim stuff, but it was also a nice break in a way. I must admit that I was dying to download cc the whole time, though. Am I really such an addict? (Oooh, there are new OMSPs in more subtle height increments. Awesome.)
Thanks to everyone who read and commented on my latest update. I will try my best to reply to your comments, though it might take a while to catch up, since I'll be out of town for the long weekend.
I did a little work on the next update while I was offline, but mostly I've been playing random households in various Maxis neighbourhoods. I've been having lots of fun with Alex O'Mackey (one of my favourite sims in the newer hoods). When I was younger, I created a character named Alex who was a female pirate (she didn't take no crap from nobody), so I guess it makes sense that I'd like her.
I spent quite a bit of time in Belladonna Cove, and I've noticed a couple of trends there. Almost every female toddler and child is wearing makeup, almost every personality is 4/10/6/4/3 (or close to it), there are a lot of really odd facial designs, a large number of Johnny Smith needle-noses, and the character bios are WAY longer than the older ones and a whole lot less interesting. Where are all the little details like clipping coupons and having an "unnatural fondness" for African violets?
I'm liking this Tara DeBateau character.
She's the adopted child of Armand DeBateau, a big-time CEO who lights his ornate fireplaces with $100 simolean bills. He decided to be a single father after he broke up with his girlfriend, Jessica, who was cheating on him. Tara is cute as a button (in that Face One sort of way, but with a more upturned nose), and she's a knowledge sim. She reminds me of one of the friends I grew up with.
Here she is setting Justin Cleveland straight after he tries to put the moves on her. Nice try, Justin, but she's just not that into you.
I'm planning to clone her and send her to university in Veronaville (it suits her wealthy upbringing), and I really hope she hits it off with Tybalt Capp.
Then again, does anyone ever really hit it off with Tybalt?
Only the most persistent. ;)
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Are there many relatives in Belladonna Cove? I only noticed that one rich playboy with the roomate who is relate to the other rich family (and his roomate to another family). I must have missed the divorced family, unless you're talking about Riverblossom Hills instead, and it sounds a little like that (I often mix up the three latter hoods too).
Yeah, the Cordial sisters seem fun. I like playing witches because they're really easy once they have those thrones. They don't need to sleep at all. (Most of my sims never sleep if they can help it. That's just how I play.)
I'll have to check into Mr. Cleveland. That's an interesting little twist. It should be in the official story, in my opinion. It would give them some actual story to play out. Drama is always good (and Belladonna Cove lacks conflict as a whole).
I never think of the Newsons as Belladonna Cove residents, since they're bin sims. I believe mine are in Sim City instead.
Yeah, the Cho/Riley families have a classic romantic comedy set up. It doesn't leave much to the imagination, but it's cute.
That the problem with the hood as a whole for me, actually. All the story setups are too linear, with only one suggested outcome, where the earlier hoods are much more open or had two conflicting options (Pleasantview most noteably). You can still switch it up, but I like when these alternate stories are suggested and built in, and there are all these hidden, buried details, like in Strangetown.