Strangetown Extras: Ripp is no longer a slut?

[strangetomato]

Wow.

I don't know what to say.








Ripp: What?! How DARE you, you harlot! What are you trying to do?




Three Lakes lady: Kiss you up the arm?

Ripp: Ummm, no.

Three Lakes lady: Not even just one?




That looks like a no, dear. (He's so cute when he's haughty.)

Seriously, I have NEVER seen this happen in my game. It amuses me greatly.

Could Ripp really be that serious about Ophelia? I mean, she's quite sexy in that bikini, but this is just surprising game behaviour. Maybe he just doesn't want any distractions from watching Phi get all wet back there?




Three Lakes dude: Good job, Ripp! I really admire you.

Ripp: Umm, okay. Sure.

That guy actually admires Ripp in the sense that he blows hearts for him. Sames goes for the teen male that's log rolling with Phi. The ACR randomizer seems to have made a lot of gay males in Three Lakes, and Ripp is going over very well there.


And yes, this does mean that I'm (finally) working on the next update again. I hope to get something up pretty soon. I've decided to split the last part into two sections, not because it's long, but because it will be easier for me (yes, I'm buying more time - real life has been busy lately).

Have a nice day, all! ^_^

Comments

[simsinthecity.livejournal.com]

Unbelievable! How very OOC of him.

The ACR Randomizer has given me almost NO gay playables in my Megahood. So far only Kent Capp :/ It's actually rather boring.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I know. He's really very changed. What has happened to you, Ripp? (Good thing, though... Phi would have slapped him. I was cutting it close. I usually monitor him better than that when I'm on a community lot with Phi there too.)

You could always set the percentages higher and run it again. I think mine was around 10% gay and 15% bisexual. I actually think more people are bisexual than that in real life, but maybe not act on it, so that made the most sense for me.

I love how, in the sim world, sexuality is so open. They're all just spewing hearts right left and centre and telling anyone who'll listen. XD

[simsinthecity.livejournal.com]

I'm going to keep it how it is, but I'll keep that in mind for later. There was one or two Sims who were gay, but I needed them to be straight for story purposes. I made them bi as a compromise :) I had plans for Kent, just to marry Bianca Monty and have some kids, but that was all so it isn't really a big deal. I guess now they'll be like Lucy and Beau were for you.

Seriously I sometimes wish there was some sort of "coming out" action. It would be interesting. And the only religion my Sims conform to is the religion of doing what I tell them to do. :P

[oxxnicolexxo.livejournal.com]

LOL

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

My Kent and Bianca are like my Beau and Lucy too, except they stay together and live in the same flat. Kent gets alien pregnant and now they have their own little non-traditional family. Bianca eventually falls for Mitch Indy, and he gets worked into the mix. I like playing their lot quite a bit.

That would be great. I suppose it's left out for the same reason the existence of homosexuality in the game is kept hidden in the default game. They don't want to upset those who have a problem with it (I can where they're coming from, from a money-grabbing perspective, but hopefully human rights will win out one day in the sim world).

Religion is one I'm happy without, maybe because I'm not a very religious person (though I grew up with it). I make indirect reference to it in my story (and use "God" in a the context of cursing or surprise, but only because a substitution is very distraction), but I wouldn't want it to be included in the game.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I'm happy to amuse. ^_^

[ndainye.livejournal.com]

Sims can reject ACR actions when there is a person on the lot that might get jealous over the actions. It may depend on personality but my current romance king has been known to turn down his 'one' in order to keep someone else from getting upset.

However, he's extremely nice and will autonomously apologize to anyone he's caught cheating on.

[smjoshsims.livejournal.com]

I love this! Ripp is so cute when he's rejecting fresh women. I love the animation to- "Well I NEVER!". xD I'm glad Ripp controls himself in front of Phi.

My percentages for my hoods are 10% gay and 10% bi. IDK. I based it off of real life, or that's what they say.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Ahhh, I didn't know that. That's smart. I'm glad they included that function.

Ripp is really nice too, so maybae that's why. He's also part family now, but I'm not sure if aspirations are a factor (I don't have the romance mod - I dislike how it handles sexuality as a completely fixed characteristic).

Ripp is really quick to apologize too. I love when sims do that.

I know I can erase potential furiousness with the "smooth talk" interaction too, but I'd rather not have to deal with it, so this is pretty cool in my books. If they ever commit, I'll use that "spouse only" function (if I can get it to work the way I want it to - does it have a non-spouse commitment to the sim's One?).

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I know. Some of those animations are way too adorable.

I actually think way more people are bisexual than those that ever act on it, but what do I know? It's my sim world, so I can do as I please. XD

[aledstrange.livejournal.com]

Well, Kent is gay by default. The only undeniable gay sim in main hoods ;) I've always felt his relationship with Bianca is more like a close friendship, with a touch of platonic crush on her side lol

Also have to say I complete agree with s_t about sexuality in the game. Love how open and natural it is! :) Not sure if I'd like a 'coming out' action on that sense, because IMO, in sim word, would be unnecessary. (the difference between married and joined always bugs me, though, but I try to think it was done only to make the game more socially acceptable *sigh* unfortunately RL ain't like sim world)

[dothesmustle.livejournal.com]

Look at how Ophelia has changed him!<333

sassy ripp

[snootcb.livejournal.com]

The ACR randomizer seems to have made a lot of gay males in Three Lakes....

I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK?

[simsinthecity.livejournal.com]

He is? I didn't even know that. That's what I was thinking of doing for their relationship, now that I've had this little revelation.

There's a hack here: http://www.simbology.com/smf/index.php?topic=14.0 if you don't like the marriage/join union discrepancy. It makes all marriages ... well, marriages.

Funny thing, actually, with Kent. While I was doing all my Maxis makeovers yesterday, I got into the Capps (Regan, Cornwall and Kent) to get stats. I read Kent's bio, which was all "black sheep dadadah" and I thought, "Oh, and I suppose he'll be gay, too." I just had to LOL when it came true.

So far he's still the only gay Sim in the megahood, but I still have most of BD Cove and all of BW Village to go through. RB Hills is kind of disturbing — not even a single bi playable. All of them are straight!

[simsinthecity.livejournal.com]

I imagine Kent might've been molded by the ways of his family. He has three sisters, all of whom managed to find men who would take their last name. Consort is the same; his "maiden name" (IDK what it's called for a male) is Thebe. Then again, not everyone becomes gay for power.

I don't quite know how I feel about homosexuality, but my philosophy in the game is this: The Sims 2 is a life simulator. Homosexuality happens in real life. Thus, The Sims 2 must have homosexual people.

[smjoshsims.livejournal.com]

Well, actually, the Capp Line is matrilneal- heirship is passed down through the females only, and the men HAVE to take their last names. It's not by choice. :P

/hijacking

[angy182.livejournal.com]

LOL, he's so cute in this pic (http://pics.livejournal.com/strange_tomato/pic/000p9w93)!

[simsinthecity.livejournal.com]

I think the trouble would be finding a man who would want to submit to that.

[muslemura.livejournal.com]

LOL! *applauds* Very impressive, Ripp!

Seems like you're having fun ^^;

[leskuh.livejournal.com]

Joshy is the smartiest! :D

[aledstrange.livejournal.com]

In Belladonna Cove, Jason Cleveland is too, tho he's married with a child. Its a very interesting family, imo. But true I don't know any on RH, DV or Bluewater. (I tend to check gender prefs in all sims as soon I play a new premade household rofl)

There aren't in Pleasantview either, but at least the base game has its surprises in ST and VV <3

(and thanks for the link, I do have it :) but meant in general, wish we didn't need a *hack* for it)

[leskuh.livejournal.com]

I actually think way more people are bisexual than those that ever act on it...

I totally agree. I don't have any facts or anything, but yeah - I think sexuality is probably more fluid than people like to think.

[simsinthecity.livejournal.com]

That sounds interesting. I'll have to play with that a little :D

I remade a few "classic" townies like Marsha Bruenig and Meadow Thayer as well. My Kaylynn Langerak, Crystal Vu and Marsha are all bi. I believe Kaylynn might've been gay but I had to compromise so she could be in love with Dan and Don.

Aside from that, only one Sim that Maxis actually made is bi as well: Ariel Capp, Kent's niece, the youngest of Goneril and Albany.

(Ah, I see. Who knows what kind of shit EAxis would get if they allowed gay marriage?)

[smjoshsims.livejournal.com]

Maybe. But they're CAPPS. I'm sure men throw themselves into it to be part of a prestigious, srs bsns, rich family like that.

[smjoshsims.livejournal.com]

MY SOUL!!!!! Where have you been?!