Region 12 NEWS - Year 221

My regional year 221 is complete, and here's the annual NEWS edition!

These clips are max 5 minutes long, and they contain standard rubrics like News, Finance, Showbiz, Job listings, and of course various family notes. The Y221 edition features Suzi "Sushi" Stench, Myra Gupta - and many more!

Hosts to tie it all together are Paulo Caliente (NEW!) and Antoinette Morck.



You might find a few how I play tips, and most news have more details in the community section/residents registry linked from top of this blog. There is also some info in my As Sims Go By video series.

Foxbury - a Quick Tour

I'm currently spending my days in Britechester where 4 sims study for their degrees as a test. I mentioned them in a previous post, but did I say they all study at Foxbury Institute? They stay in a residential home so they actually just vanish by their front door, but when they go out to socialize, they mostly go to Foxbury Common.

Here are 3 of the 4, Jill N. Potterfield, Corinne Dougham and Salvador Kessler - all in a younger version than you might have seen them before, as they all appear in my video series As Sims Go By. I simply set them back a life stage to get the education I imagine these sims have, and after graduation they will become their real age again. Magic! Oh, if you wonder why the 4th sim is not pictured - he is taking this photo; Malcolm Landgraab.

Britechester - here I come!

So, my Region 12 community now has access to University of Britechester and Foxbury Institute! I'm enjoying it very much so far, but have hardly explored anything. It takes longer than I thought to get through one term, and with a test household of 4 active sims with 3 classes each, it gets quite a handful! I'm dong a test run with some of my older sims who I imagine did get a university grade long ago. Can't wait to see that diploma on their office wall :)

So, today I'm simply sharing a few pictures from the new world, University of Britechester, to be specific. I find it picturesque, lush and inviting, with some of the old town vibe of Windenburg. There are so many small streets that I want to explore, but the active area is naturally limited. Still amazing to have a look around!

There are some small beaches, and it's possible to wade and swim!

As Sims Go By - new episode!

Here is this seasons 2nd episode! In my ongoing video series As Sims Go By you follow the ups and downs of Region 12's 5 Councilors and their families. Plus in this season you also get my take on the Villareal story! This new challenges are up for Fanny, Victor and Joanna. And you even get a mention of University, although I don't have that pack until next week - hopefully.

This season has only 5 episodes, each lasting about 16 minutes, so next chapter will be up during December.

If you are new to this series, it's recommended to watch season 1 (6 episodes), but you can hopefully enjoy this episode even if you start here.



Enjoy!

Unexpected Family News

Well, not totally unexpected, but still made me whisper a "oh no!".

I have a routine for whether my couples can and should try for a baby. When they do, I shortly will exit their house to move on to the next on my rotation list. So, I ever check whether they actually got pregnant. You know, there is a certain chance they did not.

I also use the household manager tool quite often when making my videos. And that might be how I discover that some baby was born.

Today I suddenly noticed that Antoinette Morck (you might have seen her as one of the Reg12 NEWS hosts?) and Salim Benali were blessed with their 2nd set of twins! :o They reside a very tiny apartment in San Myshuno, and there's absolutely no room for 2 more kids! I wonder if they will need to move to Oasis springs, where Antoinette grew up? They have little money, so they will need to go for something small, though...

On another not, also actress Penny Pizzazz and painter Vince Remeréz are pregnant! It's probably their 5th attempt, so I'm quite happy for them. Besides they are rich and even have a spacious bedrom waiting for the newborn baby.

How I Play - High School with no Mods

While everybody are busy with Discover University, I've been busy fine tuning my local school system with a focus on High Schools. My local teens can choose to switch to a private high school for their final 3 years, in order to specialize on specific skills. Teachers have the Mentor trait, and there are actual school builds where the learning takes place.

In this short video (6:20) you get some more details in the form of a TV-show. I might publish a blog post on this subject later on, especially if anyone is interested in a more thorough walk through.



I will probably get the Discover University EP, but RL is too hectic for exploring it in a while, so I'll catch up with that pack later on. When University becomes an option to my locals, having a better skill build from a private high school should definitely be a huge advantage :)

Free Will Show - New episode!

Couple weeks ago the show's 2nd season started, and today another episode is up! Only Charles, Brenda, Sonia and Ramona plus dog Emma are left in the house, and the serious fight over the first prize has begun! Who will win the house and become a Region 12 resident?

We'll have to wait a while to know the answer to that, because there won't be any winner until 3 of the contestants are either dead or kicked out. Aging is on, and so is free will...

In each episode you can vote on one event taking place in the next episode. Voting is open only 1 week from video release.

University EP coming soon

So, you might be waiting for the new Discover University EP? I sure want to learn more of the new features, and I'll probably grab this pack at some point.

EA is hosting a play through stream on Twitch right now, and here's a quick screen dump showing the map of the university world called Britechester. I'll post a link to a recap of the stream as soon as it becomes available.

Edit: The recap of 2 hours in game video can be watched on Twitch tv.

My Stock Market

Well, I don't really have a stock market to share, like I did for The Sims 2, but I do have many stock companies in my game, and I keep track on all details regarding ownership and their annual yield. So, I decided to share some of this...

I keep track on everything in a spreadsheet. Numbers are percent ownership that year. Grey/blue background is Top 3.

Residents of my Region 12 can establish a personal holding company, which I tend to do for showbiz people and those focusing a bit on investments, but in general the complexity of larger stock companies is more fun! I have a rule that when a company is worth more than §1.000.000 or has more than 5 owners, a set of rules must be followed.