Spring Fling Homemade Gift Exchange ~ CLOSED
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Hi everyone!
Long time no see to many of you! And also hello to new faces! :)
I've come back once again to this game and community I adore so much. I've been lurking in the Builder's section for the most part lately, but when I saw @ADWilson's post there announcing a new gift exchange, I knew I couldn't miss out. (Thank you so much for the link there, Addy! I wouldn't have found out about this otherwise!)
Also I brought a new recruit with me, my dear partner, DinoJr. He's pretty new still, but I wanted to share the fun of gift exchanges with him.
Can't wait to get started building and looking forward to the chatter of creative Simmers at work!
Username: KaytayRoall
Link to your Sims 3 My Page: https://mypage.thesims3.com/mypage/KaytayRoall
I have installed the following Expansion Packs: All
I have installed the following Stuff Packs: All except Sweet Treats
I own the following Store Content: All except exclusives (Dr. Pepper, T-Mobile, simpoint bundle items, etc)
I own the following EA-made Worlds: All except Roaring Heights
Some of my favorite colors are: Cool colors (blues, greens, purples) and earth tones (browns and tan and cream)
I really don’t like this color: None that I wouldn't want used
I love to use items from this set: I have pretty eclectic taste. I love the Bayside, Hewnsman, Island Villa and Happily Ever After sets, but usually use bits and pieces from lots of different sets, whatever suits the style.
I prefer to play in this EA-made World: Hidden Springs is my favorite. I also like Dragon Valley and Sunlit Tides. I always feel like I haven't fully explored all the worlds, though, and love to mix up my game play with new things.
I enjoy this style of build the most: Much like my set preferences, I like a pretty wide style of builds. Craftsman and Scandinavian are a couple of my favorite styles, but again I like whatever suits.
I really don’t want this in my game: Large households. I get overwhelmed by controlling a bunch of sims at once and days go so slow because I want to optimize everything, so I prefer not to have more than 4 sims at once.
I would or would not like lots in the following sizes: For most things I'd prefer 40x40 or smaller, since they are easier to find room for. Also since I don't tend to play large families, I rarely play with huge, palatial homes. But if it is a community lot that needs a lot of space or a farm or something else that needs a bigger size lot than 40x40, that's okay, too!
I want/don’t want berry sims: I'm okay with berry skin tones, but don't particularly like all-the-same-color skin, hair, eyes, clothes sims.
I want/don’t want occult sims: I like occults! Witches, fairies, genies and plantsims are some of my favorites, but I'm open to any.
I want/don’t want pets in the household: I love playing with pets! Cats and dogs are both great and I play equestrian sims... probably more often than I should. So horses and horse-friendly lots are always welcome!
Do you want your sims and/or pets skilled up for you? If so, how much? I like building skills up myself, so I'm happy with a blank slate sim or just a couple points in something specific if it's important to their backstory.
Are there certain skills you want skilled because you really like having them ready when you start with a new sim or household? See above. I'm not picky. :)
Are there particular skill items that you really like having in a build? Whatever is needed for the specific sim or type of sim meant to live there is great. Or just space to put skill items. Otherwise, again, not picky.
Other:
In regards to sims, I love for them to have a bit of a backstory or some sort of quirk to them. It really takes playing to the next level for me when there is a story in my head that's more than just game mechanics.
As far as builds, like I said before, I don't really need big houses. 2-3 bedrooms is great. Or even 1 bedroom starter or modestly priced houses (although I know budgets are so difficult!). Also, houses are great, but so are community lots. There are so many creative ways to combine the many activities available to sims and my sims always need more reasons to get out of their houses!
I don't think I have anything specific I'm looking for at the moment. My current games are:
-A strictly by-the-rules legacy with simself founder in Sunset Valley. I realized when I was explaining legacies to DinoJr that I'd never played a legacy by the full basic rule set. I'd also never made a simself. These being cornerstones of the Sims experience, I figured I'd better fix that. I don't really have any specific plans for them at the moment and the original rules forbid player-made sims as partners, so I can't even ask for potential spouses, and I'll be building up the house myself over the course of the legacy.
-Going Solo challenge. This one has been on hold a long time, but I still have every intention of going back to and continuing it because I was really enjoying the story. The link is in my signature, if you're interested, but the pictures are all broken...
-50 Foal challenge. Did I mention I love playing equestrian sims? This one is still in the set up stage and will be starting in Sunlit Tides. I already have a house and horse training lot set up, though.
So... Like I said, no specific requests linked to my current games. But maybe knowing what I'm up to currently will spark some ideas for you. Or if not, that's fine, too! These are my challenge saves that I focus on, but I often have a couple "just for fun" saves going at the same time. I'm a terrible multi-tasker, can you tell? So don't feel like you have to do something related to what I listed here.
Most of all, I want you, my buddy, to have fun. If you are happy and excited about what you are making, that will show through. Even if your idea isn't something that I mentioned here specifically, I also love discovering new ways to play my game!
This text is to certify that I have read ALL the posts and will follow the rules for participation as well as pay attention to important dates.
~ end of form ~
Long time no see to many of you! And also hello to new faces! :)
I've come back once again to this game and community I adore so much. I've been lurking in the Builder's section for the most part lately, but when I saw @ADWilson's post there announcing a new gift exchange, I knew I couldn't miss out. (Thank you so much for the link there, Addy! I wouldn't have found out about this otherwise!)
Also I brought a new recruit with me, my dear partner, DinoJr. He's pretty new still, but I wanted to share the fun of gift exchanges with him.
Can't wait to get started building and looking forward to the chatter of creative Simmers at work!
Username: KaytayRoall
Link to your Sims 3 My Page: https://mypage.thesims3.com/mypage/KaytayRoall
I have installed the following Expansion Packs: All
I have installed the following Stuff Packs: All except Sweet Treats
I own the following Store Content: All except exclusives (Dr. Pepper, T-Mobile, simpoint bundle items, etc)
I own the following EA-made Worlds: All except Roaring Heights
Some of my favorite colors are: Cool colors (blues, greens, purples) and earth tones (browns and tan and cream)
I really don’t like this color: None that I wouldn't want used
I love to use items from this set: I have pretty eclectic taste. I love the Bayside, Hewnsman, Island Villa and Happily Ever After sets, but usually use bits and pieces from lots of different sets, whatever suits the style.
I prefer to play in this EA-made World: Hidden Springs is my favorite. I also like Dragon Valley and Sunlit Tides. I always feel like I haven't fully explored all the worlds, though, and love to mix up my game play with new things.
I enjoy this style of build the most: Much like my set preferences, I like a pretty wide style of builds. Craftsman and Scandinavian are a couple of my favorite styles, but again I like whatever suits.
I really don’t want this in my game: Large households. I get overwhelmed by controlling a bunch of sims at once and days go so slow because I want to optimize everything, so I prefer not to have more than 4 sims at once.
I would or would not like lots in the following sizes: For most things I'd prefer 40x40 or smaller, since they are easier to find room for. Also since I don't tend to play large families, I rarely play with huge, palatial homes. But if it is a community lot that needs a lot of space or a farm or something else that needs a bigger size lot than 40x40, that's okay, too!
I want/don’t want berry sims: I'm okay with berry skin tones, but don't particularly like all-the-same-color skin, hair, eyes, clothes sims.
I want/don’t want occult sims: I like occults! Witches, fairies, genies and plantsims are some of my favorites, but I'm open to any.
I want/don’t want pets in the household: I love playing with pets! Cats and dogs are both great and I play equestrian sims... probably more often than I should. So horses and horse-friendly lots are always welcome!
Do you want your sims and/or pets skilled up for you? If so, how much? I like building skills up myself, so I'm happy with a blank slate sim or just a couple points in something specific if it's important to their backstory.
Are there certain skills you want skilled because you really like having them ready when you start with a new sim or household? See above. I'm not picky. :)
Are there particular skill items that you really like having in a build? Whatever is needed for the specific sim or type of sim meant to live there is great. Or just space to put skill items. Otherwise, again, not picky.
Other:
In regards to sims, I love for them to have a bit of a backstory or some sort of quirk to them. It really takes playing to the next level for me when there is a story in my head that's more than just game mechanics.
As far as builds, like I said before, I don't really need big houses. 2-3 bedrooms is great. Or even 1 bedroom starter or modestly priced houses (although I know budgets are so difficult!). Also, houses are great, but so are community lots. There are so many creative ways to combine the many activities available to sims and my sims always need more reasons to get out of their houses!
I don't think I have anything specific I'm looking for at the moment. My current games are:
-A strictly by-the-rules legacy with simself founder in Sunset Valley. I realized when I was explaining legacies to DinoJr that I'd never played a legacy by the full basic rule set. I'd also never made a simself. These being cornerstones of the Sims experience, I figured I'd better fix that. I don't really have any specific plans for them at the moment and the original rules forbid player-made sims as partners, so I can't even ask for potential spouses, and I'll be building up the house myself over the course of the legacy.
-Going Solo challenge. This one has been on hold a long time, but I still have every intention of going back to and continuing it because I was really enjoying the story. The link is in my signature, if you're interested, but the pictures are all broken...
-50 Foal challenge. Did I mention I love playing equestrian sims? This one is still in the set up stage and will be starting in Sunlit Tides. I already have a house and horse training lot set up, though.
So... Like I said, no specific requests linked to my current games. But maybe knowing what I'm up to currently will spark some ideas for you. Or if not, that's fine, too! These are my challenge saves that I focus on, but I often have a couple "just for fun" saves going at the same time. I'm a terrible multi-tasker, can you tell? So don't feel like you have to do something related to what I listed here.
Most of all, I want you, my buddy, to have fun. If you are happy and excited about what you are making, that will show through. Even if your idea isn't something that I mentioned here specifically, I also love discovering new ways to play my game!
This text is to certify that I have read ALL the posts and will follow the rules for participation as well as pay attention to important dates.
~ end of form ~
