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#26 Old 15th Oct 2017 at 4:33 PM
Thanks for the lovely comments!

@lordtyger9 Aww, thanks for reading, I'm glad you're enjoying my pics!

@Cher64 Thanks for the lovely comment! :lovestruc Ha, I was waiting for Melba to get eaten by the cowplant too, but she went looking for Zeke instead. The hack I had that stopped the pizza parties was Pescado's Apartment Hack, maybe you have that one?

Today I was playing Wade, and he's looking for friends. He chatted to a neighbour:


And one of his room mates, Rojo Caliente:

Wade has tried to flirt with Rojo in the past, but they just don't get on too well and there seems to be a bit of negative chemistry in play!

The daily Audrey picture:

She doesn't look happy today!

Help! Apartment tree fire!

I have a mod to increase the intensity of lightning storms, so I get a lot of these!







Thanks for reading!
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#27 Old 15th Oct 2017 at 9:08 PM
Yes, I do have the apartment hack that prevents pizza parties. I just reread what the hack does and I think I like it enough to forego pizza parties.

Wade's neighbor seems a bit dramatic, but at least she's interested in what he's saying. That picture of Theresa May is hilarious. It's like she really didn't want to fall in love with him and now she's stuck with it.

I wonder what happened in Audrey's day to make her look like that.

Your picture of Fleur's cottage is beautiful.

"He has pointy ears, maybe we could adopt..."

Atticus and Floyd, you aren't being very nice at all.

Huh. I think if my name were something like Bobson Dognutt, I might also turn to a life of crime.
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#28 Old 15th Oct 2017 at 10:31 PM
I really Love the picture of the cockroach on top of the Truck.

Theresa May does look funny, lol.

I am now thinking of making a Labour Exchange in my game. sounds like a good idea. Especially in some of my new sub Neighborhoods of Strangetown.

Does he have Pointy Ears? I only have the Summer Dream Sims with Pointy Ears so far. I would think that they are Genetic.

Great Pictures as usual.

for info on changing the Mac Open File Limit check out my post here http://www.insimenator.org/index.ph...html#msg1628939
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#29 Old 15th Oct 2017 at 11:26 PM
Your hood is just so cool, simsample. I like it very much!
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#30 Old 19th Oct 2017 at 6:28 PM
Thank you all so much for the nice comments! :lovestruc

@Cher64 Yes, Theresa May isn't overly enthusiastic about anything! Wade is a bit of a dreamer, I can't really find a direction for him yet, he's Pleasure aspiration but has Family as a second so I'd like to get him a girl or boyfriend. Do you think Theresa May could be the one? Wade's LTW is to have 20 puppies or kittens, which isn't at all what I envisioned from what I already know about him!

@lordtyger9 Yes, the pointed ears are genetic in my neighbourhood as they are fromthe Maxis template. It all depends upon which features each parent have as inheritable, and the roll of the random (or sadorandom) generator! I like the labour exchange for those times when a sim has a wish to get a specific job, but the job isn't in the newspaper.

@Lamare Thanks! I'm glad you are reading! :lovestruc

In Lacuna Delta, there have been a few shooting star sightings recently.


In the Nouveau-Riche household, Babbage still isn't keeping up with his duties.






Outside, it's still raining-




The pictures of Ulysses are especially for @Charmful !

Thanks for reading!
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#31 Old 19th Oct 2017 at 7:30 PM
OOOH I was about to say, this was a trove of rock star chic sim! Aka Ulysses, king of Audrey's Odyssey Haha so maybe Audrey got a discount from Sherman. Could Sherman be supplying robots and mechanical spinning machines? Is Ulysses face design like a clan symbol or could it be, like all his kids if he has them will have the same face symbol? Or does each sim get their own, or is that all just up to...Femme Fatale???

Hmm I'm interested in a 'day in the life of Babbage' so see what all chores he does or does not do. And um...Jessa dear...the wall cannot be re-stocked.

Uh oh! My social bar is low - that's why I posted today.

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#32 Old 19th Oct 2017 at 9:52 PM
I love it when someone has a Great Date. I like Audrey besides. :lovestruc

I don't think it would be wise to ask Audrey where she got the ElectroSphere, sometimes it is better not to ask where someone obtained something.

Lovely pictures as usual.

for info on changing the Mac Open File Limit check out my post here http://www.insimenator.org/index.ph...html#msg1628939
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#33 Old 20th Oct 2017 at 3:41 PM
Quote:
Rare picture of Babbage doing some work!

Was he? Or was he really just spying on Ulysses and Audrey? Their date was sweet, and Ulysses seems to be a pretty good guy, treating Audrey to something she could never buy for herself. Because she spent all her money and probably an inheritance on a post-date gift.

I think Charmful has a great idea about a 'day in the life of Babbage.' Maybe we'd get an idea of why he does the (very few) things he does choose to do.

Maybe Jessa found some damaged bricks that need to be replaced? Or should we just feel good that in Lacuna Delta, there's a job for everyone, no matter their deficits?!
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#34 Old 21st Oct 2017 at 3:41 PM
Hi everyone, thanks for reading!

@Charmful I think the face paint is just a phase Ulysses is going through. Of course, Femme may get a say in that...

@lordtyger9 I think you're right, I won't ask Audrey where she gets her money! I might not like the answer...

@Cher64 Haha, there is a very poor selection to choose from on the 'which sim to hire' panel. Jessa looked the most capable- we'll see if she learns!

So it's a gloomy day in Lacuna Delta, and we can see Worthington Manor, home of the Nouveau-Riche family, on the outskirts of town.


Babbage has just turned up, and is already on a course for the upstairs rooms, to make five beds after the family have arisen.








Next week- A Day in the Life of Clunky The CleanBot!



In other news-




Thanks for reading!
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#35 Old 21st Oct 2017 at 4:08 PM
First of all, I love the pictures of the hood, is beautiful!

Second, Poor Babbage, he's having a lot of work with that big house!, Maybe that's the reason he's stress and fight with that teen..., so much work for that poor man, He should stole the money in the safe and buy a house in another place xD

Wonderful story! I will keep reading your hood story!
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#36 Old 21st Oct 2017 at 5:01 PM
Hahaha oh man this was a treat, thanks for showing us a day in the life of Babbage. There were more than a few times i laughed out loud and woke my husband up. I wonder why Ulysses and Babbage started their tiff? I have a feeling there's more aggression to come if you don't keep an eye on them when they are in the same room. Showing Babbage's day also showed off a lot of the manor, and it is beautiful; LOVE the interior rooms and that pool house, lounge/sunroom thing. Why are Wilamina's false teeth kept in the vault, are they made of gold???

Uh oh! My social bar is low - that's why I posted today.

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#37 Old 21st Oct 2017 at 9:53 PM
I liked looking at a day in the life of Babbage. The manor is beautiful, too bad that I suspect that I can't make one that looks that way since I don't have FT, AL and M&G etc. Oh well.

Do the lights on the exterior of your Casino work in BV and earlier? If so I would love to know where you got them. I want them in my game if possible.

Ooh almost forgot, why does Homer Simpson have one Alien Eye and one normal looking Eye?
Is it something you did? He does look cool.

for info on changing the Mac Open File Limit check out my post here http://www.insimenator.org/index.ph...html#msg1628939
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#38 Old 22nd Oct 2017 at 8:15 PM
I wonder if Babbage knew he was being recorded? It seemed like he did do a fair amount of work that day, albeit in a completely inefficient manner. Am I weird for thoroughly enjoying that sequence? I also laughed out loud several times.

Quote:
This is what his parents did approximately 30 seconds after he left-



Lester Rossiter is as cute as can be! So is Luna, but Lester has such an adorable expression on his face.
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#39 Old 24th Oct 2017 at 12:52 AM
Thank you all for reading!

@srtv Haha, yes- I agree with you, I don't think I could put up with that family, so I don't see why Babbage should. Maybe he can find the safe, and make a getaway...

@Charmful I'm glad you like the manor! I think Ulysses is probably quite rude to Babbage, and as for Wilamena- I think she's going a bit senile, poor dear.

@lordtyger9 Ahh, I think you could probably make something very similar, it's not a very complex build and the only things that you'd miss are the windows which are AL, I think you have Seasons for the glass roof and the spiral stairs. Some of the furniture is AL too, but nothing that I suspect you couldn't replicate with custom content. The lights for the Casino are also from the High Rollers project- they require NL so you should be okay. Homer Simpson is wearing this accessory by HP. Cool, isn't it?

@Cher64 Ha, yes- I think Babbage did know I was watching him! You know how they look at the camera sometimes... :cylon:

Of course, as you all know really, Babbage's problem is that I didn't design the place to be very easy to look after! I did put lots of doors so that he could get out and in easily, but I put a wall with no gate to one side of the house, so if he's trying to do the gardening or clean up cockroaches (the Nouveau-Riches seem to annoy a lot of people into kicking over their bins ) then he has to walk all the way around the lot to get from one side of the wall to the other.





I'll put a gate in that wall next time I visit the family, and maybe remove some of the flowerbeds. Is it possible to hire a gardener as well as a Butler? I don't think I ever tried that. Maybe I'll see if it's possible, to help old Babbage out a bit. I have rather a soft spot for him, but don't let him know!

Thanks all for being so good to me! :lovestruc
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#40 Old 24th Oct 2017 at 4:27 PM
@simsample I love reading your posts

I am pretty sure that the Spiral Stairs do not come with Seasons. I will check again, but I am pretty sure that I don't have Spiral Stairs available. I do know that Seasons does have Greenhouse Roofs, so I could experiment with them I suppose. I have never really done much with Greenhouses up to this point. I do like to incorporate other people's ideas, but I seldom copy something totally, so I would just use elements if I could. I sort of like how I have my houses, rather simple in design they are mostly.

Thanks for the links! I grabbed the Casino Lights. I don't know why I didn't pay attention to them before. I also went and downloaded the Mismatched Eye and the Cyborg Eye it needs. I think I will have some of my Aliens have mismatched eyes. I already have some with human Eyes, so I am planning to add one Alien Eye to some of them. I hope that this works.

I would guess that you could hire a Gardener even if you have a Butler, won't hurt to try that is for sure.

for info on changing the Mac Open File Limit check out my post here http://www.insimenator.org/index.ph...html#msg1628939
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#41 Old 24th Oct 2017 at 8:57 PM
Quote: Originally posted by lordtyger9
I am pretty sure that the Spiral Stairs do not come with Seasons. I will check again, but I am pretty sure that I don't have Spiral Stairs available.

Correct, Spiral Stairs came with Apartment Life.
#42 Old 24th Oct 2017 at 10:06 PM
HA! that mismatched eye thing is perfect for a character I have in mind and I don't even have to worry that it's genetic. The only drawback is that one is always brown so maybe i'll look into seeing how hard it would be to do an add on set to that where the brown is just a different maxis color each time so you can get a full range instead.

ETA:Or maybe HP just did it off a brown eyed sim to begin with to show it off because it looks like u can put it with different ones
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#43 Old 25th Oct 2017 at 1:43 AM
I'll never understand why my Sims chose some of the routes they do. I've got some at Uni in a small house and they will go way out of their way to use the back door instead of the front. It's because the stairs are too close to the front door, I'm sure, but there are open squares all around the landing. And they do use the front door at times. Maybe they just want to get their 10,000 steps at day.
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#44 Old 26th Oct 2017 at 2:38 AM
Let me guess...the multi-colored flame decal sports car is...Ulysses'?

Uh oh! My social bar is low - that's why I posted today.

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#45 Old 26th Oct 2017 at 2:29 PM
Thanks for all of the comments, it's nice to know someone is reading!

@lordtyger9 I apologise, it seems that the spiral stairs are AL, as @Prah confirmed. So you don't have those... But for the design of this particular house, the spiral stairs are not critical anyway. The hallway stairs are M&G stuff, but I remember having some of a similar design many years ago, before M&G was released. So I think CC creators are way ahead of EA, it was just the animations that used to be the problem. I'm not sure if you can have an alien contact, although I know I do have alien contacts for both eyes... I'm pretty sure you could make an alien recolour of the mesh though- I couldn't find one already done on here. I'm definitely going to try to hire a gardener too!

@SingleClawDesigns Yes, HP just had a brown eyed sim to start with, and the contact she made picks up on your Default eyes. Hence, my sim had alien eyes, and I can give him any human colour as his second eye. If you take a look at the original upload for that mesh by Generalzoi, on the 'related uploads' tab there are lots of further recolours that people have made for you to look at.

@Cher64 Yes, Babbage does look very fit! I think he must get paid by the hour, and so likes to take his time. I'm going to swap a few things around to see if it makes things easier for him.

@Charmful Yes it is, or at least it's the vehicle he took Audrey on a date in. The car that is being restored is Verity's.

So this is a collection of random pictures, to show what's been happening recently in my game...
















Thanks for reading!
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#46 Old 26th Oct 2017 at 4:16 PM
Quote: Originally posted by simsample
Thanks for all of the comments, it's nice to know someone is reading!

@lordtyger9 I apologise, it seems that the spiral stairs are AL, as @Prah confirmed. So you don't have those... But for the design of this particular house, the spiral stairs are not critical anyway. The hallway stairs are M&G stuff, but I remember having some of a similar design many years ago, before M&G was released. So I think CC creators are way ahead of EA, it was just the animations that used to be the problem. I'm not sure if you can have an alien contact, although I know I do have alien contacts for both eyes... I'm pretty sure you could make an alien recolour of the mesh though- I couldn't find one already done on here. I'm definitely going to try to hire a gardener too!

@SingleClawDesigns Yes, HP just had a brown eyed sim to start with, and the contact she made picks up on your Default eyes. Hence, my sim had alien eyes, and I can give him any human colour as his second eye. If you take a look at the original upload for that mesh by Generalzoi, on the 'related uploads' tab there are lots of further recolours that people have made for you to look at.

<snippage>
Thanks for reading!


@simsample I certainly admire your Sim's house, but I don't really want to try to make one like it except for the Sun Room part, I will try to make one using the Green House parts that come with Seasons when I get around to making a new house from scratch on the empty lots that have families needing to get a house built. I frequently use the Simlogical Mortage Shrubs when I am building one and then I pay off the mortage first thing.

I will try and remember to share a picture of my attempt once I make one.

I found these Alien Eye contacts that appear in the Face Paint section {MTS_AlienEyesUnlockedContacts_TNM} and I found that if you first put the Alien Eye contacts on and then put a Human Mismatched Eye in that I get the effect that I am looking for. I have a set of Default Replacement Eyes, but there is one Mismatched Eye that looked right to me in the set of Mismatched Eyes with the others looking odd. Anyway I am happy to report that I can have Sims with one Alien Eye and one Human Eye and they look pretty good. I changed one of my Human Looking Sims that has an Alien Father and gave her an Alien Eye. Made sense to me for her to have an Alien Eye and a Human Eye. I am going to change some of my Aliens with human Eyes later.

I will try and remember to post some pictures of the Sims once they have been changed, got one so far, I will try and post her tomorrow.

for info on changing the Mac Open File Limit check out my post here http://www.insimenator.org/index.ph...html#msg1628939
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#47 Old 26th Oct 2017 at 5:39 PM
Oh, fabulous @lordtyger9 - I'm glad you found a way to make it work for you! I never thought about layering the contacts. Nice find! Looking forward to the pictures.
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#48 Old 26th Oct 2017 at 7:16 PM
Quote: Originally posted by simsample
Oh, fabulous @lordtyger9 - I'm glad you found a way to make it work for you! I never thought about layering the contacts. Nice find! Looking forward to the pictures.


@simsample I love reading your posts partly because I get ideas.

I looked at my Default Replacement Eyes and I realized that I didn't have a full set, so I had to discover which set I was using, took me a while to find them on MTS...but I did and I downloaded the other colours and made notes while I was doing it

Oh yeah layering works, I think because the Alien Eyes I am using are coded as full face make up {or whatever that kind of make up is called} and the contacts are coded as accessories.

Not Genetic of course, but that doesn't make any difference to me. I just wanted to have Sims that have one Alien Eye and One Human Eye and too be able to mix and match is great. Yay!

I can also have Sims that have mismatched Human Eyes and I am going to make some of them too.

Going to have to practice doing close ups.

Also I wanted to share what I found out as maybe there might be some others that want to do the same thing.

I am using Redsimmies Default Replacement Eyes. , and I used the Contacts version of AlienEyesUnlocked, plus HP's Mismatched Eyes, and Different Colored Eyes by GeneralZoi all together works great.

for info on changing the Mac Open File Limit check out my post here http://www.insimenator.org/index.ph...html#msg1628939
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#49 Old 26th Oct 2017 at 7:39 PM
That was a fun update, and I have a few comments.

In your random pictures, the maid doesn't look as shocked as I would expect. Does she see kitchen sponge baths often?

I hope I never pass out in that hood -- the neighbors seem a little uncaring.

I just had a sim on her honeymoon get struck by lightning in the hot springs, followed by an unplayable. I made her husband get out in a hurry before he was next!

Zeke seems to like Melba's makeover.

It was great to see Audrey having fun on the stairs.
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#50 Old 5th Dec 2017 at 1:50 PM
Default LD Businesses
Hi all, thanks for the great comments!

I've been busy lately but am catching up today. I'm loving the Business theme you are all playing, so thought I'd show you a few of mine- although you've seen most of them already!









Thanks for reading, I'm off to catch up on all of your stories now! :lovestruc
 
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