https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA_OK1UbmGI
You'd think a Bridgeport CC hunter would have better things to do than sit around reading license plates.
And you'd be right.
But the plum is in the details. In case you're that one sheep too innocent to know, that is. And sometimes, a hunch is worth those few extra steps that most would consider a complete waste of time.
Take the trusty Mega.nz Storage and Delivery Service, for instance.
When it comes to chasing lost CC archives, you'll usually hear the same big names like this dropped over and over:
MediaFire Trucking.
Adfly Rentals.
The immaculate invitation-only SimsFileShare Shipping.
And yes, even the infamous Yandisk Unlimited, hands down THE worst offender for dead links, lost .package files, and lotsa stuff that just conveniently seems to... fall outta the back of the truck if you know what I mean. Often ending up, of all places, on the loading docks of the Outstanding Citizen Warehouse Corporation. Never to be seen again.
Talk about a rabbit hole.
Me? I know all the schedules and most of the routes. I got maps and floor plans of the warehouses, both official an "unofficial". I keep a growing directory of license plates. Yeah, the tumblrs and blogs and pinterests might be the cute, bubbly faces that simmers fall in love with when we're out and about for that CC fix. But all that comes and goes, as any hunter'll tell ya. The storage is the true heart and lifeblood of things.
It's the storage that keeps these things alive.
That's why when Agent @Pary pointed out a slight variation in the plates of a local Mega.nz truck in my area according to her database, I hadda double-check my own sources. Yep. The kid was right again. This truck I didn't recognize from the fleet. So needless to say, I was more than a little bit intrigued.
By the ways, you ever try to follow a truck in Bridgeport? Or any vehicle for that matter?
It doesn't work.
Lemme repeat that so there's absolutely no confusion on the matter.
It does not work.
I remember just two generations ago, you could watch bumpers meet bumpers on a given sims city street from the sidewalk, horns honking like crazy. Just like real traffic. Not anymore. These days? Cars don't stop. Not for signs, not for lights. Not even for other cars. No kidding, I've actually seen them go right through each other a time or two. I mean, what the plum is THAT all about..?
And then? When they do get to wherever it is they're in such a rush to? Well, then the entire vehicle is gone. Poof. Pow. Without a trace.
It was a ridiculous kinda problem for a CC hunter to have, as you can probably guess.
Until one day this humble guy just shows up unannounced at the office and says to me "Hazel, what you need is superior technology." And he just gives me this big box. "Use it! Use it, I say!" And then off he goes as weird and wacky as any Dr. Seuss character. Or maybe escaped mental patient. I guess that's open to interpretation.
What's even weirder and wackier though? Now I got this bird's eye view of the city. Complete with tags on places, on peoples and yeah, you guessed it, on vehicles. Including my mystery Mega.nz truck.
I'd already tracked most of the Modish Kitten collection to another truck that regularly makes its url rounds amid the forums of adoring simmers who still can't let go, even after the simming joys of the open world were ultimately deemed.... "too demanding" by the EA powers that be.
@Pary said this one was different.
I savored the last swallow of my Gold Peak, tossed the plastic bottle at the recycle bin and missed then frowned at the screen.
Could it really be that easy..?
The mark, I mean. Not the basket.
Only one way to find out...
Mega.rz trucks ain't armoured cars. Most don't even have locks. But most of the time, they don't sit around unattended. They're usually in somebody's pocket. Somebody's trust.
Making the best way to get a manifest into a simple "May I please?"
Turns out the uploader couldn't have cared less as they sat in a booth and chomped on the greasy fare under the neon glow of the Hogan's Deep Fried Diner sign.
Probably knew what I was looking for. Probably gets the same questions day in and day out from other CC hunters just like me. If they did care either way, they sure didn't show it. Too distracted with the grease.
That and the plumawful kiddie show that kept looping every thirty seconds on the little TV screen hanging on the wall. I tried not to cringe at the sinister giggles of the sims frolicking about aimlessly in giant bunny costumes as I flipped through the document. But after a very short while, the happy munchkin voices and weird music got to be too much; seriously, must be what a Justin Bieber concert is like. I wound up ordering a double of green tea with an extra twist of honey just to calm my nerves as I read through the directories. I'm only human after all.
Yes.
There. It was right there at the bottom of Page 23...
But only... half of it?
What the plum..???
I flipped over the page to be sure I wasn't missing anything.
This truck-- and plum only knew how many there were circulating-- had only 1 of the 2 sets in the file...
https://mega.nz/#F!yVVxVC4T!sRBxC6O0GXqfRitvOCP5eA!aUtV0aaK
Yeah, @Pary had scored ModishKitten_AccKimonoJacket_Set1_AF.zip no problem. But that elusive ModishKitten_AccKimonoJacket_Set2_AF.zip had somehow flown the coop on this sly fox yet again. Along with all 4 of those fabled genie turbans that no simmer seems to have simmed since the kitten went kaput.
Plum plummit, I muttered as the uploader ignored me, still mesmerized by the happy creepy social bunny show. Definitely a victory for home team and Monte Vista. But the kind that leaves a taste too bitter for even Gold Peak to wash away.
...No matter how much or how often one may be obliged to try of course.
For those of you keepin' score, it looks like our friend Agent @Pary in Monte Vista just tracked down half of one of the Great Five Missing Treasures of the Modish Kitten. If you or anyone you know has any knowledge leading to the whereabouts and safe return of the aforementioned pieces of Sims 3 antiquity, do the entire community a solid and please report such to your nearest forum for registry and redistribution throughout the proper sim channels.
People... CC, like all sim creations, is meant to be shared.
And without soundin' preachy, we've all gotta part to play.
I'm in this to win.
You kids still with me..?
Case 7 - 4 genie turbans by Modish Kitten - OPEN
Case 8 - Moddish Kitten Accessory Kimono Jackets (2 Sets) - OPEN
