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ck213
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9 years ago

N.E.P.S.: A simmer mind state [This Thread Again? pg.8]


"This thread again? But your NEPS died with the arrival of Toddlers, Parenthood, and Discover University."

Yes, NEPS did indeed die. B)
It was declared dead in October 2019 with the announcement of Discover University;
It is a pack I have enjoyed despite some unfortunate flaws. It allowed me to continue playing my sims normally.

However!

The body of NEPS has now been exhumed, and placed in an incinerator, to be destroyed utterly,
with the announcement of The Sims 4 High School Years.
https://youtu.be/1WXdXjROSbk

Finally teens will get their due. Of course, like University, there will be some lack luster areas,
but this pack should add some nice touches to flesh out the teen age stage to further distinguish it from Young Adults.
https://youtu.be/kapWRJKwju4
(More on page 8.)




There is P.E.P.S.
(Pre Expansion Pack Syndrome)

Well I think I have N.E.P.S. :#
(Nonexistent Expansion Pack Syndrome)

The symptoms?


N.E.P.S. Symptom #1:
You have your game the way you want it and you love it.



However, you can't get yourself to play it because it doesn't have the expansion pack features you need yet.


Your sims are great, but you don't want waste your sims on the game as it is.


N.E.P.S. Symptom #2:
You don't want to experience any other content like Dining Out and Kids Room Stuff until you can play your sims the way you want.



N.E.P.S. Symptom #3:
So you don't really play.
All you do is check out what the latest patch has added, or try out new mods, or CC.



N.E.P.S. Symptom #4:
Or you simply visit the game from time to time because you miss your sims.



N.E.P.S. Symptom #5:
You take pictures, mess about...



And then you exit without saving because you don't have Generations, or whatever unannounced pack you desperately need.
For me, that missing pack is University.


This is related to N.E.F.S.
(Nonexistent Expanded Features Syndrome)

There is also N.E.G.S.
(Nonexistent Expected Game-play Syndrome) but, let's not go there.
  • The pics of your mansion in symptom #15 is making want to build another old mansion again CK213. But I have a build suggestion for you for those covered walkways that on the sides of the two wings that are coming off the front of your beautiful mansion. That would look better in my opinion if you add those squared up hedges in between those pillars that are there. ;) <3
  • @CK213 this house is magnificent. Can you show it's floorplans?
    I discovered that my P.E.P.S. anxiety is gone when I'm not using my laptop ot phone. No sims news no problem.^^'
    But... how long can I survive without my electronic stuff? I must work and do things...>.>
  • "CK213;15174859" wrote:
    @sunman502
    I'm still not ready for landscaping, but thanks for the suggestion.


    I found some TS2 conversion masonry floor tiles.
    I love adding TS2 textures to this game.


    I was very happy to find these TS2 tiles.
    I liked using them in TS2.

    Your mansion is coming along very nicely!
    The hedges that I had in mind were the Starter Hedges. They are the most trimmed of all the box hedges in the shrubbery section of outdoor plants. They are like a $160 simoleons, and you place them one at a time. I use them to make all kinds of patterns out in the yard when I'm building sometimes.
    I had built a replica of The Landgraab Chateau from S3's World Adventures in S4 not long ago. And I had just remodeled it last night, and added on a new wing to it. And now it worth over 1 million simoleons. It is now the most expensive of my builds that I have in my library. It has 5 wings now, and I'm considering adding a 6th wing to it.
    You're Welcome! ;) <3

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    ck213
    Seasoned Scout
    OMIGOSH!
    I totally forgot about this thread. :o
    Could it be...


    Since my last posting, over a year ago, quite a bit of content has arrived:

    -City Living EP
    -Vintage Glamour Stuff
    -Toddler Patch
    -Vampires Game Pack
    -Bowling Night Stuff
    -Parenthood Game Pack
    -Fitness Stuff
    -Toddlers Stuff
    -Cats and Dogs EP



    What happened? Where have I been?
    Well, City Living left me a little disappointed. I had rebooted all my sims with a new save.
    It's ok and all, and had me playing for a bit, but I expected more. I stopped playing TS4 by November and went back to TS3.
    It's NEPS related. I plan on using San Myshuno for sims graduating from University. So... I need Uni.
    http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/cireking213/The%20Sims%204/Builds/01%20The%20Old%20Salt%20House/11-11-16_5-43-43nbspAM.png

    We got toddlers by January of 2017, but by that time I had modded Skyrim again and it was AWESOME!!!
    Not even toddlers and vampires could drag me back.
    http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/cireking213/Oblivion/01%20Skyrim%202017/TESV%202016-12-24%2013-35-06-74.png

    http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/cireking213/Oblivion/01%20Skyrim%202017/TESV%202016-12-24%2015-09-32-65.png

    And then I started playing Mass Effect 2 because Mass Effect Andromeda was coming.
    And when Andromeda arrived I wasn't interested in anything else.
    http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f116/cireking213/Oblivion/Mass%20Effect%20Andromeda/01/MassEffectAndromeda%202017-03-23%2009-47-13-38.jpg

    Well, I did enjoy Andromeda, but it didn't live up to the hype and expectations. I didn't even feel like a second play-through.

    Toddlers came out of nowhere, and then there was this:
    https://youtu.be/4LIb7VzswDI

    This was it.
    This in combination with toddlers should help cure my NEPS.
    I wanted Generations, this would certainly do.

    It was time for another reboot of my game.
    The MEGA-REBOOT:




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    ck213
    Seasoned Scout
    "loubyloulou;c-16774732" wrote:
    :scream: Keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you (and me!) that University is the next EP...


    Nope!!!
    It's going to be Get Tropical, or Get Off the Grid and Get Farming.
    Get Educated is going to be last. :s
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    ck213
    Seasoned Scout
    "SilentKitty;c-17257239" wrote:
    Thank you.

    I like reading your updates. Hope you are having a great time with Realm of Magic.


    I am certainly having a great time building with it.


    Having my house testing sims learn spells and potions has been slow.
    I didn't want to go to the sages every time I want learn something new, but now I am beginning to hit them up more often.
    I transformed Morgyn Ember into the missing Sage sim that people are calling Aine.


    I renamed her Morgaine.
    She was given a key to the house and visits as she pleases.
    I have my sims ask her for training.


    I will know how much I enjoy the game if I get fun opportunities to use the magic they have learned.




    That doesn't happen all at once, for anyone who doesn't have the pack.
    They go into her inventory one at a time per spell cast. I just took them out of the inventory and added them to the table.

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    ck213
    Seasoned Scout
    "Dannydanbo;c-17263667" wrote:
    "loubyloulou;c-16776366" wrote:
    "Dannydanbo;c-16776318" wrote:
    "loubyloulou;c-16776230" wrote:
    You used to have an Edna Mode-type Sim in TS3, didn't you? The new fashion career together with Get Famous would be great for her! Now if only we had superheroes too... :mrgreen:


    We have superhero costumes.


    You mean the Llama Guy/Gal?! I guess so :D


    Yes, for one, Llamaman/woman. Get Famous gave us several outfits that could be used for superheroes. Also some from the Spooky Pack and all those animal costumes like hamster, bear, trash panda, etc.

    Plus, with RoM, you can give them super powers like ice or fire or teleportation or brain scrambling or turning them into objects. If you gave each hero/villain just one spell, then they could be like a superhero if the use their hands instead of a wand.

    It just might be time to assemble my superhero team, the X-Sims. :)

    Decided to create my team of superheroes, the X-Sims. You can find a better description in ROM: Share your screenshots.

    https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48812152461_4521a9b528_h.jpg


    I like the costume in the center is that a career costume, or needs to be unlocked?
  • I think I have N.E.P.S. Symptom #5: You take pictures, mess about...

    I'm not sure why though.

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    ck213
    Seasoned Scout
    "Dannydanbo;c-17288726" wrote:
    @CK213 The space costume came with Get Famous as one of the movies to be filmed. I downloaded a sim that someone used to open all the locked outfits including work and GF. I usually start CAS with that sim and, when done creating my household, delete her. As long as one sim in your household has an unlocked outfit, the outfits stay.


    Thanks. :)