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Maxis Favorite Nominations – LOTS
SUL SUL SIMMERS! As we all know, there are countless amazing Lots that are being uploaded to the Gallery every single day. But because it is not possible for us to check out every single one of those Lots, it can be easy to miss some truly amazing creations out there. That is where you can get involved as we need your support! Did you spot an awesome Lot creation on the Gallery? Then let us know by posting on this thread to nominate other player’s Lot creations for a Maxis Favourite which will be visible to all players on the Gallery! Help us to find the best builds out there! THREAD RULES: For your post, please include the full name of the Lot and the EA ID of the original creator. If you are able to add the link to the Web Gallery, please do so! That saves us some valuable time that we can then spend testing more items. If you need to edit your original post, please indicate very clearly what changes you made. This will help us to keep better track of old vs. new nominations. While we truly enjoy exploring Lots from our established builders, it is always great to take a look at some hidden gems as well. We love to make someone's day special by giving a Maxis Fav to Simmers who have not received any yet. This thread is for nominations only! If you want to contribute to the discussion, please head over to this thread for the specific Curation Guide related discussion. Please keep in mind that being nominated in this thread is not a guarantee that we will curate. So, please do not be disappointed if your Lot does not make the cut. CURATION GUIDELINES: Before nominating a creation, please make sure to read our General and Lot specific Curation Guidelines. You can find them here: ‘The Maxis Curation Guide’. It's always greatly appreciated if you find the time to playtest a Lot before nominating it here. Nominations should be for creations made by other creators, please do not nominate yourself. With these specifics in mind, now go ahead and recommend your favorite Lots on the Gallery! We can't wait to see your suggestions! Happy Simming! <3 - SimGuruKuxikuSimGuruKuxiku28 minutes agoEA Staff (Retired)17KViews1like528CommentsNew Machinima!
I just got back into making Machinima again after taking a longer break than anticipated from Youtube! I came up with this fun short video featuring some pretty important scientists (mathematicians, astronomers you get what I mean). If you want to check it out and have a try guessing who everyone is that features then come check it out! I have never posted on here before (I literally only just found out about this forum so I hope this is allowed on here! https://youtu.be/f8PM3QvYwO4 This is my thumbnail! A few of the characters featured... more in the video too!4Views0likes0CommentsThe Bachelor Challenge
I wanted to attempt to complete one challenge each month this year. We'll see how that goes. I missed January and got sick during Valentine's week which is when I wanted to start this challenge. Oh well. So, this month of love, I'm doing the challenge of "love??", The Bachelor. I've never played this challenge before. I will use the rules from The Sims Challenges. I will post here and also on my site, Nocturne Mystique. I have all Eps, Gps, Sps, and got the Grouchy trait plus some CC traits. I will not use any of my CC traits. Every Sim must have one of the three Romance type traits: Romantic, Lovebug, Romantically Reserved. The Bachelor will have Romantic and Lovebug traits. I will decide the Bachelorettes romance trait by spinning a wheel online. (I have a mod that gives me 5 trait slots in CAS. My Bachelorettes will have 3 traits plus a Romance one, but my Bachelor will have 4 +1). While creating the Bachelorettes, I changed my mind about using Unflirty as I don’t want to put anyone at a disadvantage right off the bat. Onto the show! Episodes: (NM=Nocturne Mystique; EA=this site) Meet the Cast: NM / EA Day 1: NM / EAQuinShay54 hours agoNew Veteran25Views0likes2Comments- 27Views1like3Comments
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The Whittaker Saga - 1950s (updated 18/02)
I was vastly inspired when reading the decades challenge, and as a history teacher, I could not stop myself from giving it a try. Of course, true to my nature or refusing to do things by the book, the first thing I did was break the rules. How? By creating as my protagonist a single, working woman living on her own! Gasp! Why? Partly because a story popped into my head, but also, partly, to honor the many women who - by choice or necessity - actually worked, and worked hard for their living in the 1890s. We tend to forget them, but the working women were there - from the hard working farmers that we often downgrade by calling wives, as if they weren't an essential part of the economy of the farm, to the working class women working as domestic help or in the factories where they were only payed half of a man's wages. So with that, I introduce Abigail Spencer, a single, working, middle class woman in 1890s Willow Creek: As middle class there is only a few jobs available to Abigail, that of governess or that of teacher. Abigail is therefore a teacher, teaching at Willow Creek Elementary School. She lives right next door to the school, in a small shotgun house with a few chickens and a patch of land to help her make ends meet (teachers really were not payed a lot during this time either). Obviously, her biggest goal in life is to find a husband, get married and start a family so that she won't have to work. (In fact, a teacher, as well as many other working women, automatically lost their job if they got married during this time.) But to get married, she needs to find a husband. Meet Willow Creek's eligible bachelors: Matthew Godeau: Matthew is one of the richest men in Willow Creek. A bit too old to still be a bachelor he lives with his widowed mother in Ophelia house (yes, eventually this family changed their names and became the Goths. Ophelia house is named from Matthew's mother). Pro: Matthew is creative, just like Abigail, as well as a romantic and would be sure to bestow lots of attention on a wife. He lives in one of the biggest houses in town, and is a wealthy business man. Abigail would have a good life with him. Con: His mother. Ophelia is a woman set in her own ways and she is not about to let some silly girl interfere with how she runs her house! Ophelia is mean, materialistic and an overachiever. She is not likely to see some middle class teacher as good enough for her son. Add that she has raised her son to be not only creative and romantic, but also incredibly self absorbed and the household may prove hard to be comfortable with. Joseph Whittaker: Joseph is a novellist, living in the stately Whittaker house, which with time, will be turned into the well renowned Willow Creek Archive. He has no mother (a definite pro), but two very young children. A son and a daughter, from a previous marriage. Pro: Joseph is a bookworm, just like Abigail and is sure look favourably on her past as a teacher. They are also both family orientated which means they are a good match in personalities and would likely find a lot of common ground. The house is ripe with books, and Joseph's two motherless children desperately need a mother to tend to their needs. With two live in maids it's a comfortable life focused on the family and the books she so loves. Con: Joseph very much mourns his dead wife, and keeps her picture on the wall over the fireplace. Can he ever truly love again, or will Abigail forever live in the shadow of the woman he loved and lost? Loyd Brennan: Loyd is the owner of Brennan's Groceries and Dry Goods, the biggest (only) shop in town. He lives with his sister Mary and their dachshund above the store. Pro: Loyd is outgoing and friendly and easy to get along with. He's self assured, but unlike Matthew, not self absorbed. He works hard and provides a good home. As a working man he does not mind a working wife, so Abigail would do more than sit around being pretty. He loves dogs, and anyone who does cannot be bad - right? Con: Living in a store would mean working in the store. There is no way the wife of a store owner is not in that store working along side her husband. Without money for a maid, this involves not just working in the store but running the household as well. The apartment isn't really big enough for a large family and unless Mary gets married, it's bound to be crowded. Then there is the fact that she and Mary does not really get along well. Paul Heydale: Paul is a farmer, living with his entire family at Garden Essence, a farm with a cow, chickens and a whole lot of crops. They're a tight knit family who works hard for what they have. Pros: Paul, like Abigail is both creative and family orientated. He dreams of becoming a painter rather than a farmer. By marrying him, Abigail would be wrapped up in a large family who would be there for her, something she'd never had before. His family is also very friendly, and Abigail teachers his younger sister and has already met and chatted with his mother and father and really likes the entire family. Con: Marrying a farmer would be a step down the social ladder, and the life of a farmer is hard! Is Abigail cut out for working out from early morning to late evening without ever more than making ends meet? And the house is crowded as is, with Paul's parents and two younger siblings (so far). Where would more children live? Is Abigail prepared for the hard life that accompanies this choice? Now I wanted to make a poll, but apparently you cannot do this in this section of the forums. So I'll leave you with a question instead - who do you believe Abigail will most likely fall in love with and why? Matthew Joseph Loyd Paul Finally, here is my Willow Creek in 1890: *** An important note about the future postings in this story: After trying and fighting the forum to get the posts up and running as they are supposed to work, I have now decided that it's simply too much work. Instead, I have started a blog that (hopefully soon) will contain all of the chapters from here and the old forum. I am currently at 1891 and moving forwards quite rapidly. Here the posts of each chapter will be replaced by a link to the chapters in the blog as I move forwards, though I will leave any comments as they are. The massive perk with this is that I do not need to worry about editing in all images manually, and the loading time will decrease enormously without them. The process of reading is also easier at the blog - and while the blog itself is in the wrong order, I have set up a list of all chapters in chronological order for new readers as well as a search function if you are looking for a specific chapter. Another perk is that I have some new options, like character pages where you can get a summary of each of the main character in the story (warnings for spoilers) and a separate page about the challenge, how time moves. I hope I will be able include a link to the family tree as well. It will take some time to get everything set up, and I do appreciate input in the process. I do promise that the story will go on, and hope you will keep reading it and commenting on it either here or on the new blog. Link to the blog.JesLet4012 hours agoSeasoned Ace7.1KViews19likes331CommentsDiary of a Country Girl
Hi everyone. 🙂 This is the continuation of a story I started back in March on the old Vanilla forum. If you were a regular follower of the 'What Happened In You Game Today' thread, you already know Aurora and her little family. Her save started out as just for fun. To explore things within the game that I never had before. I was just going to share a few screenshots with captions. The original idea for this save was to only be about Aurora and her sidekick, her Bernese, Piccolo. But I realized a couple of weeks ago that, yeah, it had become a story. And it deserved its own space here on the new forum. This post and the next couple will help those of you who aren't familiar, become familiar. And since the previous updates were scattered over like 75-100 pages of the old WHIYGT thread it's a nice reminder for everyone that had been following along. The title is also a hint at another change. I'm going to start writing each update like it was an entry in Aurora's diary. I may still write something here and there in a more traditional style with dialogue though. I'm also getting ready to start the reboot of my other story and by writing this one like a diary it's a lot easier to do both and still keep this interesting. So let me introduce you to everyone. Aurora Westbrook-Carter Aurora came back to her country roots. Her parents left Chestnut Ridge just as she entered her teens. She still came back to see her grandparents during the summers. She loved those visits and getting away from the city. After graduating high school she went to art school where she honed her painting and photography skills. But she never lost her love for the quiet country life in Chestnut Ridge. Now she's back where she feels most at home. Tre Carter Aurora's husband Tre came from an entirely different background. He grew up on the streets of Del Sol Valley just like his father. His mother came from Ciudad Enamorada. Yet Tre has always fascinated by the country life. He has an abiding love for horses too. Even if his first real life encounters weren't exactly smooth. Piccolo Aurora's loyal sidekick. Peanut (l), Nashville(back), and Spirit Peanut is Aurora's champion American Saddlebred. Nashville is Tre's horse and Spirit is the newest addition to the family. **Table Of Contents** Recap Part One Recap Part Two Recap Part Three Recap Finale Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight918Views19likes62CommentsBlast from the Past: A Sims 4 Story
Blast from the Past Part 3: Echoes of Time The next day as Lucifer waits to hear back from Emit, he does a little bit of renovating to his cabin. Mostly, working on the flooring. Lucifer also adds some comforters to the porch now that the winter season is over. With no luck of any word from Emit, Lucifer heads to the library in Willow Creek. Perhaps there’s some books about time travel. Sims he talked to yesterday weren’t all that phased. The librarian suggests to Lucifer he also checks out the museum as that shows a great history. As Lucifer is admiring some of the art pieces, unbeknownst to him a shadowed figure lurks nearby. Back at his cabin, Lucifer notices he has mail. Inside the mailbox are glowing shards. He looks around to see if anyone might have put them in there. No one is there, but he sees a food vendor across the street in the local park. Lucifer goes over to talk to her and ask if she knows anything about the shards. Lucifer goes back to his cabin and places the shards on the table. Lucifer thinks someone purposely gave him the shards and wonders if it was Emit. Lucifer goes to the Magnolia Blossom Park in Willow Creek. He reached out to Emit by phone to meet him there. Lucifer wants answers. You guessed it! To Be Continued...SolvedLegacySims201724 hours agoSeasoned Ace16Views1like2CommentsShare Your Newest The Sims 4 Creations Here!
I thought I would add this spot to The Sims 4 Lots and Sims 4 related items! We have one kinda like this set up for The Sims 3 That SimGuruHydra set up for us! It is simply a place to showcase your newest TS4 creations!! So please share in this thread all your newest creations for The Sims 4!! I thought it would make it easy for everyone to see what everyone is creating in The Sims 4!! Please don't forget to add your Hash-Tags Or Origin ID, & Download Links, so people can find you and your builds/creations in the Gallery!! Please Feel Free to Share all your Sims Creations here, Rooms, & Sims also!!! We would love to see all of your wonderful creations!! Start the Sharing Please!!! This Link will get you to each post in the thread, That has creations!! Thank You sweet Rose!! forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/12810566/#Comment_12810566 Rosemow's Weekly Challenge Link Here! forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/815547/one-room-one-week-one-theme/p1554KViews16likes23673Comments