Rebuilding Worlds Vol. 2
Welcome one and all to volume 2 of the Rebuilding Worlds Challenge! This challenge has gone through a few different renditions and has been going on in one way or another since 2010! With V...
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I had a really bad day yesterday :disappointed: I'm still not feeling like myself, so I don't have an update, but I want to comment on all the stuff I missed. I'm still so happy to see that everyone is so active right now :heart: I played a little bit, but only to build the Gen 2 house. It's been a challenge :grimace: but it's getting there.
@Wentcrazy - I just take my pics using the tab key and then hitting C in game to take the picture. I never resize my pics because I'm 99% sure the forum resizes pics on its own. I do use a program called Photoscape to mass edit my pics before I upload them to Imgur to post here. I only brighten them up, so nothing fancy. But I too go pic taking crazy and have to limit myself to only the best ones to post :lol: Anyway, look at your Iris and Aiyden! I love Iris' punky style. She looks so cool! And I get the simple guy vibe from Aiyden too, so I really like his outfits as well. I'm so happy that outfit tours have become a thing :mrgreen: And as @Francisca464 said, my sims are always friendless :lol: I've been getting a bit better about having my sims be social. Usually the household will at least 1 friend lol! Social Aspirations are my worst nightmare...
@Rhythrin - I was so happy to see an update from you. I really love Luana :love: She's so pretty, and whatever skin your using on your sims only amplifies it. That shot of her swimming in her hidden pool is beautiful. I still can't get over what a great idea that space was. It's fun to see how in love she and Manu are. Their ritual of talking over dinner is great too. I was not expecting a baby announcement in your first update, but of course I can't complain. I'm glad Manu seemed to come around to the idea really quickly :lol:
@Mionax - Your restaurant looks great, and that roof is super cool. I definitely wanna get around to building a restaurant for my Evergreen Harbor too. Also, I'm sure you've already seen, but I voted on your heir poll yesterday. I chose Ashton, he's the most "Iris" looking kid I've seen the Greene's have so far. I had to show some love :wink: And I noticed that Aldon looks an awful lot like my Silas! So that was cool to see. I hope there's a tiebreaker soon!
@IllusoryThrall - I'm excited for your next update, and Happy Birthday to your son! I do the exact same printscreen to MS paint trick too lol
@debjameswhite - I'm super impressed that you and @OJenn were able to complete the genepools. I'll be sure to use the new tagging system if I wanna upload any shells. Though I doubt it. I'm in a huge building rut at the moment. Aw, look at all your townies :heart: You've placed some good ones, and some of the same that I placed as well. I love seeing how Heath has stepped up to be a great Step Dad for Hailey. And look at how pretty she is! Weston and Sawyer are super cute too. I love that all 3 kids share those pretty blue eyes. Your 1st attempt at the outfit tour was flawless. You transitioned to each outfit so seamlessly. I like Hailey's outdoor outfits the most. Which I've noticed I say about most peoples outfit tours :lol: Apparently I like layers and summer styles. The boys look really cute in their little hats, but my fav part of the update was Hailey and Lia's attempt at yoga. Hailey is such an angel, she'd be a perfect heir :bawling: It was adorable that she and Heath planned to get her Mom a dog. Their new little fox will be a nice addition to the family. I always love seeing animals in other people's games. After my sons meltdown over the doggie death in my WC save I've had to steer clear of them in mine lol
@Francisca464 - Yeah, I was going for a "nature" baby name theme this generation. Fawn just fit perfectly. I found Silas in my woodsy google searches, apparently it means "Man of the Forrest" so he fits the theme, even if it's not as obvious as his sister lol. I did download townies to fill my game, but honestly I just went through my Origin friends list and downloaded sims from people who play this challenge. If I find any other good ones I'll let you know. On tumblr I've seen people posting "townie dumps" so I'm gonna keep my eye out for those. I also "de-bagged" :lol: that eco townie and found out he was adorable! I put some shoes on him and now I'd say he's a solid 9. For my screenshots I use Photoscape. I like it because you can mass edit pics, and it saves the filter settings you use. So I literally just pick the new pics I want to edit, edit the 30-40 of them at once :lol: and save them before uploading to Imgur. I see that @JordanNicoleJJ has already got you set up with Gimp though. I hope that works out well :smile: In game I use 2 lighting mods. No Blu and No Glo but truthfully I didn't even remember I had them until you asked lol I don't think they're must haves though.
Anyway, yay for updates and sim mojo! :mrgreen: Aiyden and Iris' salad dinner by single candlestick light was pretty funny to me :lol: Especially after I saw the pic of Iris picking her ear and then preparing salad. I hope Bob doesn't develop a taste for Aiyden. I'm convinced that Aiyden is now a crucial part of all cowplants diets. Iris looked so cute interacting with the bees. Those prank calls are the best! They remind me of the sims 2. Nostalgia :heart: Seeing Aiyden's anger problem take root in other peoples games makes me way too happy :joy: It's also great to see how Iris handles him :heart: Their love day dumpster dive is so fitting for Evergreen Harbor. I can't believe my Greene's never did that. Tina Tinker is pregnant in your game too! I'm telling you that girl is just permanently knocked up :lol: Yeah the eco inspections are a weekly thing. I definitely think your inspector was swayed to vote yes by Big Bob lol. It was nice to see Iris out and exploring in Willow Creek. That single dig spot in Evergreen is total bummer though. Aw the romance festival pics were lovely. The vow renewal timed perfectly with the fireworks! :love: I don't think you went overboard with pics! I love big updates, and I really really really love hearing that your enjoying your game again too. I didn't know if you, or I, would ever come out of our slump lol I was worried we'd need the Sims 5 to come out before getting back into simming.
@JordanNicoleJJ - I spot the new house in your Gimp tutorial :wink: I have to tell you that I downloaded it and it looks AMAZING! I'm serious, you completely nailed and elevated that floorplan. I wanted SOOOOO badly to use your shell, but it was just so above and beyond perfect. I really felt like I was cheating/stealing as I started to decorate it. But I cannot wait until you give us a house tour!!! I started building that same floorplan and It looks like plum :neutral: Also omg I saw how you did the split level staircase and was in awe. I went and watched youtube video tutorials for hours on how to remove foundations and roofs to be able to make them... to ultimately find out (just as I was about to rage quit over the difficulty) that there was a stairs update and all I needed to do was drag my staircase. :grimace: :bawling: I wish I would've just fb messaged you and asked :lol: Which apparently you probably would've seen right away since your in quarantine lol! I'm sorry your BF is still feeling bad. I hope it's not covid, but for you the silver lining is sims time!
@Wentcrazy - I just take my pics using the tab key and then hitting C in game to take the picture. I never resize my pics because I'm 99% sure the forum resizes pics on its own. I do use a program called Photoscape to mass edit my pics before I upload them to Imgur to post here. I only brighten them up, so nothing fancy. But I too go pic taking crazy and have to limit myself to only the best ones to post :lol: Anyway, look at your Iris and Aiyden! I love Iris' punky style. She looks so cool! And I get the simple guy vibe from Aiyden too, so I really like his outfits as well. I'm so happy that outfit tours have become a thing :mrgreen: And as @Francisca464 said, my sims are always friendless :lol: I've been getting a bit better about having my sims be social. Usually the household will at least 1 friend lol! Social Aspirations are my worst nightmare...
@Rhythrin - I was so happy to see an update from you. I really love Luana :love: She's so pretty, and whatever skin your using on your sims only amplifies it. That shot of her swimming in her hidden pool is beautiful. I still can't get over what a great idea that space was. It's fun to see how in love she and Manu are. Their ritual of talking over dinner is great too. I was not expecting a baby announcement in your first update, but of course I can't complain. I'm glad Manu seemed to come around to the idea really quickly :lol:
@Mionax - Your restaurant looks great, and that roof is super cool. I definitely wanna get around to building a restaurant for my Evergreen Harbor too. Also, I'm sure you've already seen, but I voted on your heir poll yesterday. I chose Ashton, he's the most "Iris" looking kid I've seen the Greene's have so far. I had to show some love :wink: And I noticed that Aldon looks an awful lot like my Silas! So that was cool to see. I hope there's a tiebreaker soon!
@IllusoryThrall - I'm excited for your next update, and Happy Birthday to your son! I do the exact same printscreen to MS paint trick too lol
@debjameswhite - I'm super impressed that you and @OJenn were able to complete the genepools. I'll be sure to use the new tagging system if I wanna upload any shells. Though I doubt it. I'm in a huge building rut at the moment. Aw, look at all your townies :heart: You've placed some good ones, and some of the same that I placed as well. I love seeing how Heath has stepped up to be a great Step Dad for Hailey. And look at how pretty she is! Weston and Sawyer are super cute too. I love that all 3 kids share those pretty blue eyes. Your 1st attempt at the outfit tour was flawless. You transitioned to each outfit so seamlessly. I like Hailey's outdoor outfits the most. Which I've noticed I say about most peoples outfit tours :lol: Apparently I like layers and summer styles. The boys look really cute in their little hats, but my fav part of the update was Hailey and Lia's attempt at yoga. Hailey is such an angel, she'd be a perfect heir :bawling: It was adorable that she and Heath planned to get her Mom a dog. Their new little fox will be a nice addition to the family. I always love seeing animals in other people's games. After my sons meltdown over the doggie death in my WC save I've had to steer clear of them in mine lol
@Francisca464 - Yeah, I was going for a "nature" baby name theme this generation. Fawn just fit perfectly. I found Silas in my woodsy google searches, apparently it means "Man of the Forrest" so he fits the theme, even if it's not as obvious as his sister lol. I did download townies to fill my game, but honestly I just went through my Origin friends list and downloaded sims from people who play this challenge. If I find any other good ones I'll let you know. On tumblr I've seen people posting "townie dumps" so I'm gonna keep my eye out for those. I also "de-bagged" :lol: that eco townie and found out he was adorable! I put some shoes on him and now I'd say he's a solid 9. For my screenshots I use Photoscape. I like it because you can mass edit pics, and it saves the filter settings you use. So I literally just pick the new pics I want to edit, edit the 30-40 of them at once :lol: and save them before uploading to Imgur. I see that @JordanNicoleJJ has already got you set up with Gimp though. I hope that works out well :smile: In game I use 2 lighting mods. No Blu and No Glo but truthfully I didn't even remember I had them until you asked lol I don't think they're must haves though.
Anyway, yay for updates and sim mojo! :mrgreen: Aiyden and Iris' salad dinner by single candlestick light was pretty funny to me :lol: Especially after I saw the pic of Iris picking her ear and then preparing salad. I hope Bob doesn't develop a taste for Aiyden. I'm convinced that Aiyden is now a crucial part of all cowplants diets. Iris looked so cute interacting with the bees. Those prank calls are the best! They remind me of the sims 2. Nostalgia :heart: Seeing Aiyden's anger problem take root in other peoples games makes me way too happy :joy: It's also great to see how Iris handles him :heart: Their love day dumpster dive is so fitting for Evergreen Harbor. I can't believe my Greene's never did that. Tina Tinker is pregnant in your game too! I'm telling you that girl is just permanently knocked up :lol: Yeah the eco inspections are a weekly thing. I definitely think your inspector was swayed to vote yes by Big Bob lol. It was nice to see Iris out and exploring in Willow Creek. That single dig spot in Evergreen is total bummer though. Aw the romance festival pics were lovely. The vow renewal timed perfectly with the fireworks! :love: I don't think you went overboard with pics! I love big updates, and I really really really love hearing that your enjoying your game again too. I didn't know if you, or I, would ever come out of our slump lol I was worried we'd need the Sims 5 to come out before getting back into simming.
@JordanNicoleJJ - I spot the new house in your Gimp tutorial :wink: I have to tell you that I downloaded it and it looks AMAZING! I'm serious, you completely nailed and elevated that floorplan. I wanted SOOOOO badly to use your shell, but it was just so above and beyond perfect. I really felt like I was cheating/stealing as I started to decorate it. But I cannot wait until you give us a house tour!!! I started building that same floorplan and It looks like plum :neutral: Also omg I saw how you did the split level staircase and was in awe. I went and watched youtube video tutorials for hours on how to remove foundations and roofs to be able to make them... to ultimately find out (just as I was about to rage quit over the difficulty) that there was a stairs update and all I needed to do was drag my staircase. :grimace: :bawling: I wish I would've just fb messaged you and asked :lol: Which apparently you probably would've seen right away since your in quarantine lol! I'm sorry your BF is still feeling bad. I hope it's not covid, but for you the silver lining is sims time!
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