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Kyr0e
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4 years ago

Simming Tips, Tricks, and Curiosities

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Kyr0e
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Simming Tips #11: Where The Wall Things Are

Swatches.

You either tolerate them or resent them for Maxis taking the colour wheel and Create-a-style out for milk, then returning with them instead.

You tell yourself Maxis will go back out to find them. You beg Maxis to put up posters around town. You demand they be returned to you. Yet deep in your heart of hearts you know what really happened on that trip out to "get milk".

--Swatches are here to stay.

So you make do with what you have (or mod it around the world and back), but one irritating aspect of the little blighter is when something else is hidden just beyond the first swatch. When what should be a palette-swap turns out to be something you could've used in that one build, or something that might've made you stop and take notice, had it been its own item.

Come with me as we take a trip beyond the first swatch, and I'll show you where the wall things are.

Paintings and Posters (From left to right, top to bottom):
Basegame:
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https://i.imgur.com/yWdfsw2.png

  • Symbols of the Watery Moon (Lunar New Year 2019 - Year of the Pig) - $5
  • Winsome Growth Chart - $20
  • Bembe Maraj's Hand-Woven Tapestry (Caribbean update)- $440
  • Study of The Human Form (Level 3 Painter career) - $575
  • I Otter Be A Pop Star (Level 5 of the Entertainer career - Comedy branch) - $1,030
  • Chronos Magazine (Framed Collector's Edition Issue) (Level 9 Business career - Investor branch) - $1,455
  • Art In a Box - $1,075
  • Mystery Poser Antique Portrait - $640
  • Portrait of a Marriage - $4,000
  • La Vida En Color - Mural (Hispanic update) - $5 (I'm not kidding...)


Get To Work:
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https://i.imgur.com/9pp0Gsb.png

  • Sims in Uniform Calendar - $20 (The guy in the middle didn't get the memo).
  • Classic Cakes Decal - $120


Get Together:
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https://i.imgur.com/lZ1BkPd.png

  • Antiqued History - $250
  • Bring The Funk - $765
  • The Angry Gnome - $850 (You could pay $850...or - and hear me out on this - you could just wait until Harvestfest and kick a gnome. There you go, multiple angry gnomes (and they're free)).


City Living:
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https://i.imgur.com/NND5dTC.png
https://i.imgur.com/CuiUp2M.png

  • Street Art Prints - City Collection - $280
  • Posters With a Cause (Level 8 of the Politics career - Organiser branch) - $250
  • FuzzRead Article (Rare Print Edition) (Social Media career - Public Relations branch) - $320
  • M.A.P. - $260


Cats and Dogs:
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https://i.imgur.com/mBiMH10.png

  • 6 Days of Pets - $50
  • Sun Beam Scribble - $275
  • The Tragedy of the Saint Bernard, and Other Tales from the Isle - $1,590
  • Old Brindleton - A Series - $3,500


Seasons:
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https://i.imgur.com/5QyUhNe.png
https://i.imgur.com/bXtKivv.png

  • Freezer-Style Festivities - $5
  • Decal-orations - $5
  • Panels Of Perfection - $200


Get Famous:
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https://i.imgur.com/FrvyGgU.png
https://i.imgur.com/ocgOAw4.png
https://i.imgur.com/brQ0xx5.png
https://i.imgur.com/xV8Q7J2.png

  • Alchone Desperados Poster - $240
  • Wall Graffiti - $350 (Just open up your wall to the public and you'll get one of these for free...)
  • "This Old Thing?" Conversation Piece - $415
  • Utopian Wall Mural By Claude X - $450 (It's like a larger-than-life "celebu-serum" trip).


Discover University:
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https://i.imgur.com/lW7cd0G.png

  • "Hey I Like That Too" Poster - $20 (Where have I seen some of these before...?)
  • Power-Sip Promotional Poster - $200 (It's just as expensive as the follow-up hospital bill from drinking one of these).


Snowy Escape:
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https://i.imgur.com/hRilDUC.png
https://i.imgur.com/NcklGsq.png
https://i.imgur.com/Brz8aRi.png

  • Party-Starting Posters - $5
  • "I did the thing!" Posters - $10 ($10?! What print shop are they copyright-infringing these at?)
  • Wall Murals by a Very Talented Artist - $20 (Judging by the price tag, they're not only talented, but also business-challenged).
  • Onsen-Style Informative Plaque - $200
  • Hanging Painted Scroll - $240
  • Vintage Cold Press Watercolour Paintings - $320


Dine Out:
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https://i.imgur.com/rYJ7CCA.png

  • Catch Of The Day Chalkboards - $315
  • Sunny Side Up Prints - $450
  • The Calm Collection - $685


Vampires:
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https://i.imgur.com/ErXFPNt.png
https://i.imgur.com/qMp0dao.png

  • Shrubbery Tapestry - $475
  • Count Vladislaus Straud I - $2,890 (Who exactly is paying a couple-weeks' rent to have Vlad looking down on them?)
  • Ancient Family Portraits - $715
  • Moonlit Rose in the Garden - $695


Parenthood:
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https://i.imgur.com/cNvciXT.png

  • Guitar Necking Wall Decal - $5
  • Super Wicked Rad Bad Cool Posters - $25 (Who names these things?)
  • Kids Art Doodles - $200 (Paying $200 for someone else's kids' art...).


Strangerville:
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https://i.imgur.com/8OfCx4W.png

  • StrangerVille National Base Posters - $25
  • Storytelling Paintings - $200


Realm Of Magic:
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https://i.imgur.com/OD3rbci.png

  • The Science of Magic Print Series - $200
  • Spellcaster Scheduler - $200


Cool Kitchen:
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https://i.imgur.com/xYUM9Cs.png

  • The Modern Simtemporary - $310


Movie Hangout:
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https://i.imgur.com/0sAWWNU.png

  • Songs Of Simisouri - Top Arrangement - $355
  • Songs of Simisouri - Bottom Arrangement - $425


Kids' Room Stuff:
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https://i.imgur.com/6heGupe.png
https://i.imgur.com/dgACwV7.png

  • Bosley Bot Big Bod - $80
  • Pop & Locke Posters - $85
  • Wind Voidcritter Decal - $95
  • Earth Voidcritter Decal - $95
  • Fire Voidcritter Decal - $95
  • Void Voidcritter Decal - $95
  • Water Voidcritter Decal - $95
  • Plenty O' Paintings - $380 (Well, I've just learnt the word "Pentaptych")
  • Triptych Limerick - $460


Backyard Stuff:
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https://i.imgur.com/TyeYY6U.png

  • Feelin' Froggy - Wall Decal - $25
  • Waxing Perennial - $250


Vintage Glamour:
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https://i.imgur.com/4spWpBW.png

  • Starlet Shores - $475


Bowling Stuff:
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https://i.imgur.com/W4W9XLz.png

  • Pin-up Art - $200
  • Peak Performance - $375 (But why though...?)


Fitness Stuff:
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https://i.imgur.com/vOQSPfy.png

  • Naturewatch - $200


Moschino:
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https://i.imgur.com/rGMIJDt.png

  • My First Framed Art Set - $200


Tiny Living:
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https://i.imgur.com/1Ji1b5V.png

  • Simple and Clean Art - $200


Dream Home Decorator:
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https://i.imgur.com/mEFAARF.png

  • Leyland Home Travel - $325
  • Outdoorsy Indoors - $325

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