Hi everybody! Today I got a notification telling me I've officially moved up from New Member to Member. This means that I am now able to post links and images in the forum - yay!!! Unfortunately, I could not edit the first page of my previous thread, so I thought I would make a brand new thread with direct links to my blog and to the individual chapters, for much easier access to my
Differences in the Family Tree Legacy story! A
huge gigantic thank you to all the members who liked my posts & chatted with me so I could get my post count up, contributing to me getting the much needed 50 points!
Anywho, without much further ado ... I present
A Thorny Legacy - my first (but definitely not last) attempt at documenting a Sim legacy story ^^
Latest Chapter:
Chapter 26: A weekend of Love
(links to individual previous chapters can be found in previous post)
*NEW* For regularity's sake this blog will now be updated
Mondays,
Wednesdays, and
Fridays! ^^
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Generation One: Candice Rose
Chapter 1: A Beginning in Media Res
Chapter 2: Chasing the Perfect Garden
Chapter 3: Family Time
Chapter 4: Meanwhile, at Home...
Generation Two: CeeCee Rose
Chapter 5: O, Brave New World
Chapter 6: Wild World
Chapter 7: First Love?
Chapter 8: First Date
Chapter 9: Operation Broken Heart
Chapter 10: Musical Chemistry
Chapter 11: Family Day
Chapter 12: Birthday Bash
Chapter 13: The Big Day
Chapter 14: Trouble in Paradise
Chapter 15: Meeting the Twins
Chapter 16: Days go by
Chapter 17: A Series of Unfortunate Events
**An Aside: On Sims Romance
Chapter 18: Alba's First Day Out in the World
Chapter 19: Ordinary Day
Chapter 20: Levi Ages Up
Chapter 21: All-Nigher
Chapter 22: Alba's Birthday
Chapter 23: Alba's first day as a teenager
Chapter 24: Levi ages up
Generation Three: Levi Rose
Chapter 25: Marisa Gillespie
Chapter 26: A weekend of Love
For your legacy story, been following yours, it's going great.
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And thank you for the comment on my legacy. I'm so glad you're enjoying the read so far
Oh! I've had that same thing happen at a wedding where a guy who thought he should be the groom is so upset-looking to be there as a guest! I think it's truly how the Sim feels, not us reading things into it! Once I had this guy (Baby Babcock) become really sad and upset looking when his friend (Acacia, whom he was once courting) told him that she was going to be having her husband's baby!
Sri and CeeCee are so sweet at the wedding! They seem like a great couple!
And a gold medal on your first wedding party! Wow! Congratulations!
This is going to be such a fun generation to read. Sri's aspiration will make for some interesting stories! Poor guy! His aspiration just doesn't seem to fit his nature!
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
I didn't know we could add aditional outfits, though ... whenever I go into CAS I can just choose one outfit for each category. How can I add more options for each category??
Awww, poor Baby Babcock! That must have been heartbreaking for him
Since I've played a lot since this chapter, I'm thinking that Deandre is actually grossed out by the drink rather than sad to see CeeCee marrying someone else hahaha.
I do think I lucked out on the wedding challenges though, they were all fairly easy. It seems like I have worse luck with birthday challenges (have yet to get the gold medal).
I'm glad that you're enjoying the read so far, but I must caution you as to the upcoming chapters ... things are going to take a turn for the worse. I'm controlling these generations an awful lot in order to complete as many objectives (even the optional ones) as possible! I think that the 4th generation heir will have more autonomy than the previous heirs due to that generation's challenges.
With the additional outfits, click the dresser to "Plan Outfit." Then in CAS, over in the right, where it shows the icons for everyday, formal, athletic, etc., click up near the top... I think there's an arrow, but I can't remember. Just click around up there. The menu will expand, and you'll see five slots! Each outfit has five slots! Just click the number 2, then you can set the second outfit, and so on.
I give all my Sims five outfits of every type, and I find they choose different ones at different times. It always cracks me up to see what they choose!
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
Thanks for the tip! I always modified my Sims via the mirror (Change Appearance) so maybe that's why I never saw it. Or maybe I just never looked hard enough. I'll make sure to take a look at that next time I play
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
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Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
Discord: #5153
Next update on Friday: get ready for loads for drama
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And, oh, I'm so glad that you wrote your musings on Sim Romance! Yes! I love to hear about this! It rings so true with my experience in trying to hook my Sims up with the Sims that I like. It won't work--they've got to choose their own Sims, in their own time! And it's interesting that you're discovering this in challenge that forces your Sims into actions that they wouldn't take on their own. I've made similar discoveries when I play with the goal of letting my Sims make the big decisions (love, romance, marriage, kids), but I always wonder... I mean, I could have nudged them or forced them to take a different route, and would they be happy with it? You're discovering that if forced to go a direction they don't want to go, the Sims will reject it.
By the way, as a reader, I absolutely LOVE musings about game-play, writing, Sims, and life! I like that even more than the stories, I must admit! So thanks for writing that chapter!
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
I think a Sim forced into a romance will eventually be happy, but as a Simmer that's so much less satisfying than watching them meet their own romantic interest and fall in love on their own (or with some gentle nudges on our part). I know that I was really excited for the romance between CeeCee and Deandre and the fact that I had to push them into it was a total turn off, even though they eventually got with the program and were "in love" afterward. I know that I won't be initiating any more romantic interactions between those two and I certainly won't be repeating this mistake, hehe ^^
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
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Also, great update!
Discord: #5153
Hahahah that Willow is sure dedicated! Good thing she's the spare and not the heir otherwise you'd be panicking!
I'm sure that when she's far ahead enough in her career she'll start having romantic wishes! That, or when she meets that perfect someone
@AkramA I used to never care if Sims were forced into something or not haha. Before I'd always pick the Sim I liked and rolled with it. But this chapter made me realize that maybe I've evolved as a player. Now I really want to take the time and see where my Sim takes me.
Oh no, I'll make sure I stay clear of carl's romance and relationship guides xD I love his gardening guide, but I do want romance to hold some mystery for me still xP
@roseinbloom Oooh, you've piqued my interest! I have your legacy in a 'to read' folder and I'm really excited to get started on it. I'm not letting myself start reading legacies right now until my semester & exams are over ... it's really tough u_u