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Wednesday, 15 May 2019
As Sims Go By - Saving the Elderly Vote (ep5)
Episode 5 of my Machinima series "As Sims Go By" is up on my Youtube channel! It's finally time for Fanny to focus on retirement homes, and the new Fun Factory house is opening. But so much more is going on; a wedding, a pregnancy, and the investigation of a murder...
Sunday, 5 May 2019
The Free Will Show - Episode 5
Episode 5 is online! Will bills get paid? Will there be a fire? I think so!
After Don left they are currently 5 contenders, but at end of episode 6, which completes this first season, one more lowest score sim will be kicked out! Who will it be? From season 2 there will be just 4 contenders and 1 dog in the house.
In episode 5 Andrew is Sim in Focus. Like in every episode Sim in Focus will pick 3 alternative actions/events to be voted by you, and the option getting most votes will be executed the next morning around 8 AM. Vote by leaving a short comment under the video, one capital letter is enough! More info on the Youtube channel.
Voting is open for 7 days from release.
Enjoy!
After Don left they are currently 5 contenders, but at end of episode 6, which completes this first season, one more lowest score sim will be kicked out! Who will it be? From season 2 there will be just 4 contenders and 1 dog in the house.
In episode 5 Andrew is Sim in Focus. Like in every episode Sim in Focus will pick 3 alternative actions/events to be voted by you, and the option getting most votes will be executed the next morning around 8 AM. Vote by leaving a short comment under the video, one capital letter is enough! More info on the Youtube channel.
Voting is open for 7 days from release.
Enjoy!
Monday, 29 April 2019
How I Play (4) - Shopping Malls
A new episode is up, sharing how I play my game! This video is 6 minutes of a bried introduction to my shopping malls, followed by a tv-show where you meet my sims explaining and debating two of my shopping malls.
I'll shortly write more in detail, but basically you will need to set the lot category to support only one kind of feature. So, if your mall offers clothing, florist, café, gift store, photographer service, and a gaming arcade in the basement - you can't have them all to full effect. Which feature that will attract customers, will depend on the lot category. Say, if the lot is a café, the café section will thrive, while the other sections will be more like settings. If the lot is categorized as retail, the café will not be served unless your sim hires a barista, and eve if you do, the café will not attract customers because the lot is about retail.
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Check out the video for more, and check back for an article coming in May :)
I'll shortly write more in detail, but basically you will need to set the lot category to support only one kind of feature. So, if your mall offers clothing, florist, café, gift store, photographer service, and a gaming arcade in the basement - you can't have them all to full effect. Which feature that will attract customers, will depend on the lot category. Say, if the lot is a café, the café section will thrive, while the other sections will be more like settings. If the lot is categorized as retail, the café will not be served unless your sim hires a barista, and eve if you do, the café will not attract customers because the lot is about retail.
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Check out the video for more, and check back for an article coming in May :)
Thursday, 25 April 2019
Get To Know All My Sims!
It's finally on line, my Sims Residents Registry! You can easily look up any of my sims, alive or dead, and there might be a few familiar EA residents, as well. You will find info like their bio, personality, social status, DNA, skills, relations and much more.
The coolest thing about this registry, is that you can break down the lists by location, careers, aspirations, traits and lots more.
The coolest thing about this registry, is that you can break down the lists by location, careers, aspirations, traits and lots more.
Monday, 15 April 2019
As Days Go By - Year 217 - Picture Post
Here is another picture heavy post from my ongoing The Sims 4 game! Lots of stuff is happening, join me on a brief trip around my worlds.
Starting in Gloomville (my Willow Creek). The von Kaching household is busy, and you might recall them from the As Sims Go By video series on my Youtube channel. Rose found that the fampuse painting artist, Vince Remeréz, who rents a room, had been painting Aili, the daughter of the house.
So, Vince was told to move out, although Rose knows it might harm her Gallery Ex-Po.
Starting in Gloomville (my Willow Creek). The von Kaching household is busy, and you might recall them from the As Sims Go By video series on my Youtube channel. Rose found that the fampuse painting artist, Vince Remeréz, who rents a room, had been painting Aili, the daughter of the house.
So, Vince was told to move out, although Rose knows it might harm her Gallery Ex-Po.
Saturday, 30 March 2019
New Residents Index Coming Soon!
I'm doing it again! A full fleshed out Residents Index for all my sims of all my worlds!
On my old TS2 site I had a detailed and quite cool index of my residents, with info on their personality, careers, interests, lifeline and more. There was even a family tree making it easy to see their relations, and an easy way to switch to another sim's bio. You will find the old index here - some info seems to be broken, but click some links and you'll get the idea. Each sim even had their individual diary page!!!
For TS4 I will do it a bit more simple, like skipping the family tree. It's been too long since I programmed anything in Javascript, besides I play rather slowly so there wouldn't be that many generations to explore, anyway. I can't just transfer the old TS2 script, because TS4 sims have a different set of info that no longer match my old programming.
The main reason why I'm creating this index, is that in my community I often need a search tool to find certain sims. Say, who are single, YA and of a certain social class? Who works in the Business career and might be candidates for a new top job? Who would be candidates for a new council election? I do keep all the info in a spreadsheet, but it gets quite hard to find a group of sims based on specific data. I can scroll to find ideas, but not to see the bigger picture. Besides, it would be nice storing all residents' photos somewhere - and to share all this with you.
This new index might be up and running within a week, but it will probably take much longer to add all my residents - there are probably more than 250 of them including those who died already. I'll of course post again when it's due to take a look :)
On my old TS2 site I had a detailed and quite cool index of my residents, with info on their personality, careers, interests, lifeline and more. There was even a family tree making it easy to see their relations, and an easy way to switch to another sim's bio. You will find the old index here - some info seems to be broken, but click some links and you'll get the idea. Each sim even had their individual diary page!!!
For TS4 I will do it a bit more simple, like skipping the family tree. It's been too long since I programmed anything in Javascript, besides I play rather slowly so there wouldn't be that many generations to explore, anyway. I can't just transfer the old TS2 script, because TS4 sims have a different set of info that no longer match my old programming.
The main reason why I'm creating this index, is that in my community I often need a search tool to find certain sims. Say, who are single, YA and of a certain social class? Who works in the Business career and might be candidates for a new top job? Who would be candidates for a new council election? I do keep all the info in a spreadsheet, but it gets quite hard to find a group of sims based on specific data. I can scroll to find ideas, but not to see the bigger picture. Besides, it would be nice storing all residents' photos somewhere - and to share all this with you.
This new index might be up and running within a week, but it will probably take much longer to add all my residents - there are probably more than 250 of them including those who died already. I'll of course post again when it's due to take a look :)
Monday, 25 March 2019
A brand new Free Will Show episode!
Episode 4 is up! In the morning of their 4th day, Don must leave the house, and the remaining 5 contenders get a surprise regarding his negative score... He left them with no option to pay bills, so does it mean the water will be shut off? No power, no water, how nice is that in a house where everyone go by by free will? And how about the dog Emma who ran away... is she gone for good?
Today Sonia Smell is Sim in Focus. Like in every episode Sim in Focus will pick 3 alternative actions/events to be voted by you, and the option getting most votes will be executed the next morning. Vote by leaving a short comment under the video, one capial letter is enough! More info on the Youtube channel.
Voting is open for 7 days from release.
Enjoy!
Today Sonia Smell is Sim in Focus. Like in every episode Sim in Focus will pick 3 alternative actions/events to be voted by you, and the option getting most votes will be executed the next morning. Vote by leaving a short comment under the video, one capial letter is enough! More info on the Youtube channel.
Voting is open for 7 days from release.
Enjoy!
Thursday, 14 March 2019
As Sims Go By - The Colors of Showbiz (Episode 4)
Episode 4 of my Machinima series "As Sims Go By" is now airing on my Youtube channel! Fanny finally gets started farming, and Josue is unlucky as usual. And how about the mysterious group in that cellar, what are they up to this time? A little more romancing than usually, but also death...
I'd love to have more feedback, so whether you like it or not, don't hesitate dropping me a note :)
Tuesday, 12 March 2019
As Days Go By - Year 216 - Picture Thread
I intend to bring you a picture post every sim year to show what's going on in my game that counts 50 households. Right now I'm a bit behind with these picture posts, as playing the game and making the As Sims Go By series took all my time. It's currently year 218, so it's time to let you in on what happened in year 216. It's the year when fame was introduced, which still feels kinda new. Showbiz is also the main subject for the new ASGB episode that will air tomorrow!
The "As Days Go By" updates give you a chance to learn the small stories and destinies taking place outside the film series. Every now and then you might also find some ideas for your own game, but I'll not be very detailed in these posts. If you have any questions, feel free to comment, and I'll explain more thoroughly.
This time we'll stop by at each hood only once, meaning less jumping :)
Starting off with a general picture, although it's from Gloomy Garden of Gloomville. Each district (world) has built a tiny Speaker's Corner where locals can debate politics or simply state their view. On this picture the entire Region 12 Council is arguing :) The venue was adjusted afterwards. And yes, the council has a Group, making it easy to gather them, but it also helps when locking doors at the Council House.
The "As Days Go By" updates give you a chance to learn the small stories and destinies taking place outside the film series. Every now and then you might also find some ideas for your own game, but I'll not be very detailed in these posts. If you have any questions, feel free to comment, and I'll explain more thoroughly.
This time we'll stop by at each hood only once, meaning less jumping :)
Starting off with a general picture, although it's from Gloomy Garden of Gloomville. Each district (world) has built a tiny Speaker's Corner where locals can debate politics or simply state their view. On this picture the entire Region 12 Council is arguing :) The venue was adjusted afterwards. And yes, the council has a Group, making it easy to gather them, but it also helps when locking doors at the Council House.
Friday, 8 March 2019
The Free Will Show Ep3 - Who Will Leave?
So, there's finally a new episode from this show where 6 sims and 1 dog live in a house by free will. Previous episode gave a voting result and the event will be executed at 8 AM today. Don Trotter is Sim in Focus, and the sim with lowest score at end of episode, will be kicked out! Who will that be?
There is a new routine for the short list for voting. Sim in Focus no longer needs to have enough points to pay for the voting options. They will simply get a negative score if needed. But remember, another low score sim will be kicked out in episode 6!
Voting is open for 7 days from release.
Enjoy!
There is a new routine for the short list for voting. Sim in Focus no longer needs to have enough points to pay for the voting options. They will simply get a negative score if needed. But remember, another low score sim will be kicked out in episode 6!
Voting is open for 7 days from release.
Enjoy!
Sunday, 3 March 2019
Penny, don't jump!
I normally spend weeks and months planning my videos, but the other day something weird and funny happened, and before I knew, I had filmed a very short video.
The first impression looks very dramatic, but then look inside - the truth is quite different :)
PS: More videos in production, "As Sims Go By" ep4, "Free Will Show" ep3 and a new "How I Play" will all be released during March!
The first impression looks very dramatic, but then look inside - the truth is quite different :)
PS: More videos in production, "As Sims Go By" ep4, "Free Will Show" ep3 and a new "How I Play" will all be released during March!
Friday, 15 February 2019
The Free Will Show - Episode 2
Episode 2 of the Free Will Show is up! This time there is a voting - you can vote until Feb 22nd at 11:59 PM.
In this episode the 6 sims get into more chaos as all toilets break, Sonia gets sick, power gets shut off, Emma is starving, there's a lot of peeing selfs, AND there is a voting coming up!
In this episode the 6 sims get into more chaos as all toilets break, Sonia gets sick, power gets shut off, Emma is starving, there's a lot of peeing selfs, AND there is a voting coming up!
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