Apartment Life - The Brokes

[strangetomato]

I managed to get AL to work for me, but it involved uninstalling the game and starting over (I was getting some crazy graphics error, so I reformatted everything again - a bit extreme maybe, but it worked). Right now I'm just running AL and the basegame and that works, so I might add everything back in now and see how that goes. I think the problem is basically that this game is beyond the capabilities of my PC. I don't have the 2.4 GHz CPU that they reccommend for Vista, so I'm not sure what effect that has on the game and the computer. *crosses fingers*

Anyway, the point of this post was not to talk about technical things (and how I'm probably toasting my PC), but to show you something that I've been enjoying about this EP: the trailer park apartment complex. It's so perfect for the Brokes. I moved them out of their original trailer and into this apartment (which I added across the street from their original place). I figured that they'd move into an even cheaper place after Skip died. It would make sense.





Here they are, moving in. The landlord looks an awful lot like Dustin. Could he be his real father? Brandi will probably end up finding comfort in him as a replacement Skip, either way (even though they did fight-argue within their first five minutes of talking).




I love this so much. I was worried for a moment that teens wouldn't be able to use the playground (the adults can't), but they can. I'm so relieved. If I know anything about teens, it's that they love hanging out at the playground (I sure did). I wish they had an animation for just hanging out on the equipment, though. I would love to see a bunch of teens just hanging out there, smoking.

See the llama rider things? I was so PUMPED when I saw those. :D I get a little more excited with every llama detail they add.




Dustin helps Beau on to have a ride. (Toddlers can only interact with this item in the playground, and they need help - makes sense.)








The cuteness, it burns.

(Way to leave him unattended, Dustin. He fell off, by the way. o_O)




I also added this Pleasantview condo complex. It fits right in with that side of town.

I love all the new interactions too. If all goes well, I'll probably post about them later.



 

Comments

[dothesmustle.livejournal.com]

Yes! I remember making him call Ophelia and she had the "Can I Bring A Friend?" pop-up...and guess who showed up? ;P Though, poor Johnny was distracted by Tank, who constantly tried to beat him up. I also remember Buzz giving Buck lessons on that career reward in the backyard. I remember the oddest things sometimes.

I've been meaning to ask you this. Technically by the game, Johnny is the oldest, then Tank, and then Ophelia, then Ripp. (I think..Ophelia usually has two days left, I'm not sure, maybe Ophelia is older than Tank?) So, I assumed you just ignored it, made Tank the oldest and Ripp, Phi, and Johnny are the same age? I was just thinking about it the other day for some reason, haha.

I usually just get lag in Maxis neighborhoods. It's odd, my custom neighborhoods run smoothly, the second I open up Strangetown it's Lag Time. I get the most lag with the Smith family. :(

When my game isn't lagging, Johnny, Ripp, and Ophelia live in a dorm together and I moved Tank in with Frances *winkwinkwink* :D

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

That's funny. When my Ophelia asked if she could bring a friend, it was Olive. o_O

I have been taking their age differences into consideration, but only a little. I tend to view Tank, Johnny, Ophelia, and Ripp as being essentially the same age, since those age differences are not much in sim terms (with transitions instead of birthdays). It just made things much easier to simplify things and send them to college at the same time.

I just get lag when there's weather or on BV lots. Then, it can get pretty laggy.

Awww... heehee. Tank and Frances become roomates a lot now. I'll bet Frances is happy (and maybe even Tank too? *wink*).

[dothesmustle.livejournal.com]

Sometimes sims bring the most RANDOM people over when they "bring a friend." Once, my sim called over his professor and the professor brought my sim's grandmother with him...I'm pretty sure she's never met him before in her life. (She was a CAS sim..so no university)

I forgot you used transitions! That's definitely easier than using actual ages. (I'd imagine it can get pretty confusing when you actually use years.)

I don't get much lag at BV lots..though, the last time I went to a BV lot was around the time FreeTime came out. So who knows how bad it could be?

[(Anonymous)]

In my story, I use transitions, but I also count their age in simdays/years. I put them in Uni once they are 18, so Ripp must wait two years before he joins the others. Actually, Ophelia comes in a residence with Tank, Johnny, and that alien girl of La Fiesta. Since Johnny dated her, Ophelia get closed to Tank and tries to ease him with the whole alien stuff. They're now engaged. And recently, Johnny is engaged with the alien. BUT, Ophelia invited Ripp in Uni in order to have friendship back with him, and I could definitely see him stealing his brother's fiancée. If you read a little French, here is my version http://montsimpa.canalblog.com

gab75

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I considered being more precise about the years when I first started out, but it's too hard, but each day equaling a year, etc. Sim time and aging is so odd, and I like the sim realism of the transitions better, anyway.

The idea of Ophelia ending up with Tank is interesting. I think I've seen that once before (and there was that little flicker in my story too). Great idea.

I should be able to read French fairly well, but I haven't touched it since grade 10. Shame on me. I could try to pick up the plot from the images, though.

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you ! I would definitely appreciate to know you did look at my blog ! It's half Pleasantview and Strangetown, though, but the Strangetown chapter have a "(Z)" in the chapter line. Will, think I see Ophelia as someone not confident at all, I think she was quite disturbed by Johnny infidelity so she searched for comfort in someone who looked steady, and that was Tank ! Not always a good reason to do a couple nor to get engaged so I don't know what will happen with these two...

gab75