"Erica87;15497868" wrote:
@meubanks Temporarily resizing the pool is a great idea, I might even completely delete it for the time being, after all I know where it goes in the end. I wouldn't want to remove windows because most rooms don't have that much daylight anyway. I think the most windows I have in a room is the one in the front (planter box infront of it) and it would be pretty noticeable if I removed those. Don't have any curtains though! I tried to avoid plant stacking, I could possibly remove a few but I'd rather keep them because then I don't have to bother with landscaping in the future. I think I'm just going to remove the pool and just power through to buy the rest of the house unaltered. Selling paintings on public lots sounds like exactly what I need! Unfortunately easels can not be dragged but there's a ton of spots where they can be found. I've had my sim paint in the Casbah gallery which was especially great because of the lot traits there. As for the teens I usually focus on getting their skills up and their homework done and after that I have them help with the garden and the children so they're usually busy. But now that I think about it, when Percy and Paige age up I'll have Percy take on a career and Paige can do some writing. How do I get a penpal? I've always wanted to own some postcards myself because they give an inspired emotional aura which I could really use. Now that you talk about the observatory, that's something I completely forgot to add to the new house. Hnmm, I hope I can find room for it somewhere in the back, if I can't it'll have to go in the front :smiley: As for the garden I have one spliced dragonfruit and one bush of just dragonfruit, unfortunately the space is getting really tight (guess why the new garden is so big) so I can't afford to plant any additional things right now. Thanks so much for your help, these are things that are going to help out tremendously!
@Mareviola Yeah it's easier in a small home. In mine I found plates upstairs next to the doll house, in the lower slot of the hallway table, randomly placed on the nursery floor, on the TV table... And since my sims rarely clean up everything (usually only the plate they are using) I have to gather everything myself. I wish I made my matriarch neat, that would've made the household chores easier.
So Percy and Paige aged up into children and I think they're super cute!
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I know this picture isn't the best but I just wanted to show them to you guys rightaway :smiley: There's better ones in the family tree. They remind me of my first Rose kids. If you think that their chin is too big, you'd be surprised because that's completely gone once they reach teenagehood :smile: Percy rolled Cheerful and Social Butterfly, Paige rolled Evil (Haha!) and Whiz Kid. I think their aging brought some of the lost motivation back and I'm excited to see what Juliet's going to end up with as far as traits and aspirations go. As for the next fathers, Margo has a really good chemistry with Akira and I've had Geoffrey on my list for a long time so those are going to be the next baby daddies. I attempted to meet one of the aliens I knew about but he and Margo did not get along at all so I gave up on it. Once the vampire pack is out I'll create at least one full household of vampires, aliens, sims with elf ears and sims with special skin colors. I'd like a bit more diverse genes around :smiley:
Pen pals can be obtained from any computer under the "socialize" menu. It requires a little set up, but it is an easy source of free money after a few days. First choose "find pen pal" and then follow up with "check pen pal response( something like that, I don't know the exact wording)" You'll get pen pals from each location over time. After you write them a letter (added bonus is that it build writing skill) you can then request postcards. Post cards are also a collectible, but sometimes the game glitches out so it's tough to complete the collection without cheats. after you start getting postcards (which can provide a small inspired aura if you keep some) you can sell them. You won't get rich. The higher value ones sell for just over $100 or so, but the time investment is relatively low and requires no skill of any kind. I wouldn't do it over painting or writing if you're limited on time, but early in the game it can be a decent source of subsistence money.
I also like to hang a post card or two near the stove for the inspired buff. Inspired moodlets actually reduce the chance of cooking fires, and this is an easy way to get them, in case a low-skill bonehead sim decides to cook autonomously.
