Strangetown Extras: Vali Beaker

[strangetomato]

I'm preparing my game to install Free Time. That means removing all traces of InSIM for now (I leave those objects all over the place, so this was quite a task), and checking in with each household to make sure that everything is okay before I install the new EPs (yeah, I'm adding Bon Voyage too - goin' right crazy, I am). I'm also going to extract all the new character files from the game, just in case. Since babies don't show up in CAS, I thought it would be best to age up Vali Beaker. Are you ready for this? Yes?

Who's that pleasant looking little fellow?




Why it's Vali Beaker, son of Circe and Loki. No paternity test required here. That's definitely Loki's son (he has Circe's nose, though).




Did I say pleasant? I meant vicious. The personality stats say it all:

sloppy/neat: 10
shy/outgoing: 9
lazy/active: 8
serious/playful: 0
grouchy/nice: 0




After he works the puzzle piece in with his ingenuity and brute force, he contemplates further world domination.

Yeah, I'd say this is one guy to watch out for.

Comments

[redqueenofevil.livejournal.com]

Oh. Dear. Goddess!

Vali! What a surprise! I love how the last picture shows him just aching to take over the world. And he's a toddler!

I'm scared, really. I'm guessing that Circe's priming him very well for what she hopes to accomplish.

[vega-pleiades.livejournal.com]

Loki and Circe had two kids just like that in one of my games. They looked blatantly evil and had shit personalities to boot. BUT those two kids were actually triplets (trip/quad hack) and the third kid looked nothing like Loki (tan skin, red hair, Circe's face). He was also incredibly sweet and eventually became a fat old grandpa after marrying Jill Smith's kid.

[sofieamalien.livejournal.com]

OMG! What a kid! I would have been so scared to see a baby of mine transition into a toddler like that!

[opalsocks.livejournal.com]

Actually, Twojeffs moved again. He now resides at www.simbology.com (his own site).

*bangs head on wall* I registered just to say that?

[jessicus.livejournal.com]

oh my, that's one evil looking toddler.

[cindyanne1.livejournal.com]

Hee hee... "the dark side of the EP's" I've been there for a while. We have cookies!! And sunbathing!

[cindyanne1.livejournal.com]

I LOVE HIM!!!!!

I've had kids of Lokis with that exact personality, or very near to it (at least with the 0/0 serious/grouchy!) Oh my Lord they are a hoot!

I can't help it, I really like Loki. I like his personality extremes, I like his crazy genetics, and I love it when his kids end up just like him! Squee!!!

[madame-ugly.livejournal.com]

*snort* Vali's in good company with Spencer Beaker-Sunseri. Those eyebrows. . .yee gahds!

(thanks for reminding me to take all inSim objects off lots before updating. I'm making myself a note. I'm also going in to clone off a few sims, too.)

[cindyanne1.livejournal.com]

Oh, OHHH... and Tai Chi! SAVE ME FROM THE TAI CHI!!!!

I swear, Pascal Curious would spend all day in his workout clothes doing Tai Chi if I let him. (grumbles) And then everyone has to join. And then I have a whole lot full of sims in their workout clothes doing Tai Chi.

But the ninja is cool.

[simgarooop.livejournal.com]

Oh man... what an evil looking toddler! He's Loki reincarnated and he has such an evil personality too! I'm sure he'll be really fun to play with! :P

Good luck with BV and Free Time! I had no trouble installing BV (after dealing with FT) and it seems you are almost ready ^^. I read madamm_ugly's post with the hacks she's gonna use and that's actually what I also use to "substitute" Insim.

Both the SimBlender and the Teleporter include the options I constantly used with Insiminator. For the rest, I learned to use the "TestingCheats" to spawn the SimModder (to give skills or badges to some minor characters) for example.

Install the BV patch as soon as possible, but wait for the FT one (though I think it's not available anymore) because I read it was "wonky". Go to simbology.com and get the "Critical Fix for FreeTime" (it's on the "Dead Pool", or something like that) because there's an issue with second aspirations (I never had it in my game, but better be safe, right?).

And if you want the NO-CD file to avoid Sucku-rom, I can upload the one I use at the moment.

Have fun with the new EP's!

[muslemura.livejournal.com]

My thoughts exactly *lol*

And such a fitting personality too! Looking forward to see more of him :D

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Well, that sounds reliable. I just get so nervous about things. If anyone suggests that it might be dangerous, I usually avoid it. I keep hearing that InSIM is going to update soon too... even though it never does.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I'm using the hack that stops the hobby people from showing up, but you still get a message from them. It's pretty funny.

I really like the idea of the secret hobby lots, though, since Johnny has no room to set up any of the sports objects. They need a LOT of room.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Tai chi... chai tea... these are all good things. I like the fact that sims can do tai chi now. It makes me think of the poem, "In my kitchen in New York" by Allen Ginsberg (which I love). I took a couple of classes in tai chi myself, back in college.

What does the ninja do? Just cool ninja stuff?

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

You're right. He has lots of energy to put towards that plan for world domination. Run and hide.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It does seem like people are using InSIM with no problem, but since they say that the new version is coming out "any minute now" I hope to hold off and just switch up to that one.

Any minute now...

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

That's right. I remember hearing that now. Thanks for the tip.

Well, I really appreciate you registering to help us out here. :) Nice to meet you. (That reminds me... maybe I should change my settings to allow anonymous comments, even though I do like to know who everyone is.)

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I know. So much like Mr. Burns. It's awesome.

I think he's going to work very nicely with my story, following in his parent's footsteps.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

He really does, and you can just tell what he's going to be like from day one.

How very eeexcellent for my story.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

You'll see more of this guy, don't worry. I have lots of plans for Circe's little Golden Boy.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I think he turned out quite well. I was hoping that he'd resemble Loki. Not that I had any doubts that those eyebrows would live on. :P

Selfsim breeding is so sketchy, especially if you've altered the basic face templates a lot. The game doesn't mesh those big differences together very well.

[pixelcurious.livejournal.com]

Vali looks like the perfect blend of Circe and Loki. And he'll be able to carry off the Evil Beard if you choose to give it to him later in life. :)

Selfsim breeding is pretty much a guarantee of fug, which is of course why I did it... :D

[80sfiend.livejournal.com]

Loki and Circe had a son in my game too, and he looks almost exactly like yours! But I had Nervous take the little guy with him when he moved out lol.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Yes, very adorable. :P Oh, but I love nice, playful sims. They're my favourite.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

If anyone can nurture evil qualities, it is Circe. With the Beakers as parents, it would only be a miracle of random personality points (which sim children sometimes get) that could have made him nice.