Sims 3 and things
I thought, since we no longer have a Sims 3 section I'd start a thread on Sims 3. If there is another one, already here I suspect I'll find it eventually. In the meantime, I wanted to say I'm sti...
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I've been working on the next episode of Oscar and Louise. That'll be up when I do the narration. Problem is the heat here - it's getting hotter now and I've been preoccupied on other things this morning. It gets too hot to comfortably work with the headset on. Need the headset on to do the narration. But the video is all done. Just need to do the narration.
Now last night, at about 2 am I had an idea and this morning I've been working on it.
Another of my stories is the McFluff story. Currently it's generation 0 and they are living in Hidden Springs. In about 3 more episodes, the one after the sculptors move out, the Green family will move in. Once the Greens arrive we will be on Generation 1 as the generation count is for their family. Gertie McFluff has no descendants and the Greens will carry on her legacy.
Eventually, by the time we get to Generation 4 or 5 the whole household will have moved to Cake Island. That's a world made by @Rflong7.
If you don't know it, here's a shot of the entire world from above. It's a cake.
https://s5.postimg.cc/ijnhu08cn/CakeIsland002.jpg
As I said previously, the McFluff story is pure fantasy and I want to make it as magical as I can.
Cake Island, or at least the version I have of it, is unpopulated and the lots are mostly empty. I spent some time adding builds that I thought I wanted in the world.
https://s5.postimg.cc/v9wbku5on/AroundTown001.jpg
https://s5.postimg.cc/6vk7ehfwn/Caroline004.jpg
https://s5.postimg.cc/gh96h1hon/Graveyard001.jpg
https://s5.postimg.cc/b5poil687/MountainsAndLighthouse001.jpg
I started adding households to give the place a bit of life. I want it to be magical so don't want too many regular sims there. So far the only household I've added is a pair of fawns.
https://s5.postimg.cc/6j21ta0xz/Fawns001.jpg
They live in a little house I originally built for Sally to live in while they were in Twin Towns (a world by @jillbg )
https://s5.postimg.cc/woulo4rrb/TT343.jpg
This is a pic of the house in Twin Towns - I don't have a good one of the house in Cake Island.
https://s5.postimg.cc/wkzhfkbwn/Fawns003.jpg
The McFluff lot is done too but I'll probably bulldoze it, or at least get rid of most of what I've already done as my ideas have changed so I won't show pics of it. It is a 64x64 lot.
Then last night, at about 2 am, when I should have been sleeping, it occurred to me that a household of mermaids would be fun. So I've been making mermaids this morning. I will pick up a lot I made for a household in Legacy Island III (by @rflong7 ) . That lot will require a lot of redoing for what I now want but it has a tower built on it that I want to include and it took ages to make so I will try to grab a copy of that lot for my mermaids.
They will live on another big lot. I think it's also 64x64. I was going to have 6 mermaids but I seem to have 8 now so that'll have to do. Or I could break them up between two lots.
I might add some fairies, witches, werewolves and perhaps even a vampire. But I don't like vampires. Will need to think about that. If I put one in and it starts turning other sims into vampires I might have to get rid of it. So it might be best to leave it out to start with.
So that gives you some idea of where the McFluff story is going.
Now, I started putting CC into my game after Sims 4 was released. I do own Sims 4 base game but haven't launched it for a year or more now. It got to the point where I'd launch it and wait for it to load so I could shut it down again so decided to stop launching it.
Well, in Sims 3 game I now have quite a collection of skins and hairs. The Fawns are wearing an example of one set of CC skins - but they have more than skins on them to make them look like that.
A few weeks ago I grabbed an old sim out of my library. She is a Sim I originally made as a nanny back in 2009. One of the first sims I ever made. I loved playing with her as her bubbly personality made the game quite lively - until I got tired of her playing in the sprinklers. I stopped playing with her and stopped giving any new sims the loves the outdoor trait and also, eventually, stopped using sprinklers too - mostly.
Here's an example of why I prefer to keep my Sims away from sprinklers.
https://s5.postimg.cc/c8edy9ll3/Old_Mill_Cafe_00006.jpg
Yep - it's snowing outside and I found this sim playing in the sprinkler.
At least Ella never played in sprinklers while it was snowing - probably because she never got into a game after Seasons was released.
Recently I got a copy of Ella and placed her in a house in Isla Paradiso because I wanted to try out some of my CC on her.
Here's the original Ella.
https://s5.postimg.cc/dkd3qo1yv/Ella002.jpg
https://s5.postimg.cc/3n22xmhif/Ella001.jpg
And this is what she looks like after adding CC skin, hair and a little makeup
https://s5.postimg.cc/nho4jqhaf/Elaine002.jpg
https://s5.postimg.cc/y4hxp5x5j/Elaine001.jpg
I called the new version of Ella, Elaine.
I think I'll do another make over of the original Ella. This time I'll just give her new skin and makeup. Keep the hair.
Now back to the mermaid thing.
I made a couple of new Sims to be mermaids - but I have hundreds of sims already made in my library, so I decided to grab a few of them and give them makeovers and new names.
I can make mermaids by using NRAAS Master Controller > Intermediate > Occult: Add
I have added the mermaid occult to some humans, a witch, a fairy and a genie. I will also add it to Ella and Elaine and give them new names so the mermaid version will be different sims and I can keep the human originals.
Here's some pics.
You can see some of my new mermaids behind the pictures of Elaine above.
George, Belinda and Sukie are conveniently together.
https://s5.postimg.cc/n7gm05i13/George_Belinda_Sukie001.jpg
George is a fairy and he was already in my library. I just added mermaid to his occult state and changed the colour of his scales and wings.
Belinda is a witch and was already in my library. I just added mermaid to her occult state and changed the colour of her scales.
Sukie is new today. I just made her and kept the default scale colour the game gave her.
I gave most of them the 'loves to swim' trait. I'm not sure if that is necessary for mermaids to have but I wanted to be sure they keep hydrated as they will mostly be left alone as if they are just townie sims.
I've noticed George likes to play tricks on the others and has been very active in that regard while I've been trying to do things with them.
This next pic is of Matthew and Harry.
https://s5.postimg.cc/42dcqeisn/Matthew_Harry001.jpg
Harry is a genie. Matthew wants to be the Emperor of Evil. They both came from my library. I just added their occult state and changed a few things about them. Neither had traits I particularly wanted - but did keep the Evil trait for Matthew.
This is Simon. He's human and I just made him today.
https://s5.postimg.cc/ag2ftoatz/Simon001.jpg
They should be a colourful and lively group to add to Cake Island. Now I've done this much, I'll finish off Ella and Elaine so they are also mermaids and save the whole lot of them to my library where they'll be ready to place into Cake Island when I next get to work on it in preparation for the arrival of the Greens, and maybe Gertie will still be with them. She's a witch and witches do live a long time.
Happy Simming
Now last night, at about 2 am I had an idea and this morning I've been working on it.
Another of my stories is the McFluff story. Currently it's generation 0 and they are living in Hidden Springs. In about 3 more episodes, the one after the sculptors move out, the Green family will move in. Once the Greens arrive we will be on Generation 1 as the generation count is for their family. Gertie McFluff has no descendants and the Greens will carry on her legacy.
Eventually, by the time we get to Generation 4 or 5 the whole household will have moved to Cake Island. That's a world made by @Rflong7.
If you don't know it, here's a shot of the entire world from above. It's a cake.
https://s5.postimg.cc/ijnhu08cn/CakeIsland002.jpg
As I said previously, the McFluff story is pure fantasy and I want to make it as magical as I can.
Cake Island, or at least the version I have of it, is unpopulated and the lots are mostly empty. I spent some time adding builds that I thought I wanted in the world.
https://s5.postimg.cc/v9wbku5on/AroundTown001.jpg
https://s5.postimg.cc/6vk7ehfwn/Caroline004.jpg
https://s5.postimg.cc/gh96h1hon/Graveyard001.jpg
https://s5.postimg.cc/b5poil687/MountainsAndLighthouse001.jpg
I started adding households to give the place a bit of life. I want it to be magical so don't want too many regular sims there. So far the only household I've added is a pair of fawns.
https://s5.postimg.cc/6j21ta0xz/Fawns001.jpg
They live in a little house I originally built for Sally to live in while they were in Twin Towns (a world by @jillbg )
https://s5.postimg.cc/woulo4rrb/TT343.jpg
This is a pic of the house in Twin Towns - I don't have a good one of the house in Cake Island.
https://s5.postimg.cc/wkzhfkbwn/Fawns003.jpg
The McFluff lot is done too but I'll probably bulldoze it, or at least get rid of most of what I've already done as my ideas have changed so I won't show pics of it. It is a 64x64 lot.
Then last night, at about 2 am, when I should have been sleeping, it occurred to me that a household of mermaids would be fun. So I've been making mermaids this morning. I will pick up a lot I made for a household in Legacy Island III (by @rflong7 ) . That lot will require a lot of redoing for what I now want but it has a tower built on it that I want to include and it took ages to make so I will try to grab a copy of that lot for my mermaids.
They will live on another big lot. I think it's also 64x64. I was going to have 6 mermaids but I seem to have 8 now so that'll have to do. Or I could break them up between two lots.
I might add some fairies, witches, werewolves and perhaps even a vampire. But I don't like vampires. Will need to think about that. If I put one in and it starts turning other sims into vampires I might have to get rid of it. So it might be best to leave it out to start with.
So that gives you some idea of where the McFluff story is going.
Now, I started putting CC into my game after Sims 4 was released. I do own Sims 4 base game but haven't launched it for a year or more now. It got to the point where I'd launch it and wait for it to load so I could shut it down again so decided to stop launching it.
Well, in Sims 3 game I now have quite a collection of skins and hairs. The Fawns are wearing an example of one set of CC skins - but they have more than skins on them to make them look like that.
A few weeks ago I grabbed an old sim out of my library. She is a Sim I originally made as a nanny back in 2009. One of the first sims I ever made. I loved playing with her as her bubbly personality made the game quite lively - until I got tired of her playing in the sprinklers. I stopped playing with her and stopped giving any new sims the loves the outdoor trait and also, eventually, stopped using sprinklers too - mostly.
Here's an example of why I prefer to keep my Sims away from sprinklers.
https://s5.postimg.cc/c8edy9ll3/Old_Mill_Cafe_00006.jpg
Yep - it's snowing outside and I found this sim playing in the sprinkler.
At least Ella never played in sprinklers while it was snowing - probably because she never got into a game after Seasons was released.
Recently I got a copy of Ella and placed her in a house in Isla Paradiso because I wanted to try out some of my CC on her.
Here's the original Ella.
https://s5.postimg.cc/dkd3qo1yv/Ella002.jpg
https://s5.postimg.cc/3n22xmhif/Ella001.jpg
And this is what she looks like after adding CC skin, hair and a little makeup
https://s5.postimg.cc/nho4jqhaf/Elaine002.jpg
https://s5.postimg.cc/y4hxp5x5j/Elaine001.jpg
I called the new version of Ella, Elaine.
I think I'll do another make over of the original Ella. This time I'll just give her new skin and makeup. Keep the hair.
Now back to the mermaid thing.
I made a couple of new Sims to be mermaids - but I have hundreds of sims already made in my library, so I decided to grab a few of them and give them makeovers and new names.
I can make mermaids by using NRAAS Master Controller > Intermediate > Occult: Add
I have added the mermaid occult to some humans, a witch, a fairy and a genie. I will also add it to Ella and Elaine and give them new names so the mermaid version will be different sims and I can keep the human originals.
Here's some pics.
You can see some of my new mermaids behind the pictures of Elaine above.
George, Belinda and Sukie are conveniently together.
https://s5.postimg.cc/n7gm05i13/George_Belinda_Sukie001.jpg
George is a fairy and he was already in my library. I just added mermaid to his occult state and changed the colour of his scales and wings.
Belinda is a witch and was already in my library. I just added mermaid to her occult state and changed the colour of her scales.
Sukie is new today. I just made her and kept the default scale colour the game gave her.
I gave most of them the 'loves to swim' trait. I'm not sure if that is necessary for mermaids to have but I wanted to be sure they keep hydrated as they will mostly be left alone as if they are just townie sims.
I've noticed George likes to play tricks on the others and has been very active in that regard while I've been trying to do things with them.
This next pic is of Matthew and Harry.
https://s5.postimg.cc/42dcqeisn/Matthew_Harry001.jpg
Harry is a genie. Matthew wants to be the Emperor of Evil. They both came from my library. I just added their occult state and changed a few things about them. Neither had traits I particularly wanted - but did keep the Evil trait for Matthew.
This is Simon. He's human and I just made him today.
https://s5.postimg.cc/ag2ftoatz/Simon001.jpg
They should be a colourful and lively group to add to Cake Island. Now I've done this much, I'll finish off Ella and Elaine so they are also mermaids and save the whole lot of them to my library where they'll be ready to place into Cake Island when I next get to work on it in preparation for the arrival of the Greens, and maybe Gertie will still be with them. She's a witch and witches do live a long time.
Happy Simming
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