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    KevinL5275KevinL5275 Posts: 2,489 Member
    edited September 2016
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    This was just another beautiful picture of my Ruby Broke at a formal party while at University. I had to share. :)
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    I remembered Rosalie and Cactus Joe's daughter's name: Jessica Hale!! Here she is aging up to a child:
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    Wow, both her and her brother Eric are very pudding-faced! haha

    Here's after I gave her a slight makeover:
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    Edit: Eric aged up to teenager shortly after I posted this:

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    He looks much better as a teenager than a child. I think he looks like a Marine now! I signed him up for a part-time patrolman job in preparation for his future job as a private investigator.

    I also got my i7 processor installed, and I noticed a faster difference in the Sims and my other games. *happy dance*
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    I'm a 48 year old married man, with a beautiful wife, a cat, and a simverted personality.My Sims 3 Pictures
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    KarritzKarritz Posts: 21,930 Member
    I was having so much difficulty in my game that I finally gave up on Alpine County. It is very pretty but I need to play a smaller household in that world on my computer.

    I was getting Error 12 a lot and had to close and reload after each save to avoid it even though I'd put my graphics down to Low for Everything.

    I merged my two households to save them to the library without having to use NRAAS porter mod and then saved their house separately as well.

    I launched Riverview.

    I removed the huge horse equestrian center from the spare 64x64 lot in the farming part of the world.

    Then I added some extra lots because I needed more of various sizes and placed both of my Savvy Seller stores. I needed to add one lot for the Blue Building which I placed next to the Carters Corner Store.

    I placed the fusion lounge from Sunset Valley Second Edition Final. It needs a weird shaped lot 60 x 30. Lucky I have the Add Any Lot size mod.

    I also added my amended versions of Stones Throw Greenhouse (needed a new lot near the fish farm), Al Fresco Market (another new lot), Fairy lot by @jillbg (added another new lot for the fairy place) and my Supernatural Park that has the 🐸🐸🐸🐸 Caravan, Vault of Antiquity, Fay Ray Arboretum and a Fountain of Youth plus a toilet block that I built.

    I didn't add a roller coaster lot as I don't think my sims need one at the moment and there are two empty 64x64 lots (except the game placed the weather stone on one of them >:) ).

    I also added my Sim's house they were living in in Alpine County. The bonus is that in Riverview it actually shows me the house as a 5 level flat roofed house as I changed it instead of showing it as a single level house that it was originally.

    Then, just in case I need to break up my household (of 17 sims inclulding 2 dogs and a cat) I placed the Brownstone Beauty building from the bin next door to the main house. It is base game and has 4 bedrooms. I find it is great for large families and is about 71,000 somoleans plus the cost of the lot. My Sims have plenty of cash.

    Then I added my sims to their house I moved from Alpine County and the game is currently running extremely smoothly. We are still on day 1 though.

    But I did increase my graphic options so everything is on medium. It feels like I could put some, at least, on high but don't want to push my luck.

    Currently in my game, I have 4 playpens with 2 toddlers in each. They are rotating through them so they all become friends with each other and thereby are able to maximise their charisma skill by playing with the mirror.

    I had them split between 2 households and the household I was playing had them all at the point where they couldn't increase their charisma any more due to a need for more friends. By putting the other 3 toddlers into their household with them and allowing them to make friends with them I have them increasing their charisma skill again by playing with the mirror in the playpen. And the three clones who were living in a household I didn't control were not increasing their charisma skill at all.

    Hopefully Riverview will continue to work for them.

    I used Master Controller to add the opportunities I lost by making them move so Gene is still chasing his pink diamond. I was surprised to see it remembered he'd already completed the first two opportunities in this string of opportunities - so he might have got the pink diamond opportunity again without my intervention. I also gave Valmae her opportunity to deliver 2 crocodiles. She hadn't completed it yet and she'd been to Egypt and caught about 20 crocodiles to complete that opportunity. She's done it now.
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    LBellLBell Posts: 3,511 Member
    Small update. Replies coming shortly! :)

    The household went to the Summer Festival and had a water balloon fight.
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    Jackson and LBell got acquainted with the juice keg. :D
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    Wesker was chased down by a police officer because he was caught during a heist as he is in the criminal career.
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    Jackson spent time practicing guitar.
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    Meanwhile LBell is completely oblivious to it all and enjoying some hot tub time. B)
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    msbeckycatmsbeckycat Posts: 3,445 Member
    edited September 2016
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    Eugenia and Misty
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    Misty watching a snake NOT hunting it
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    mirta000mirta000 Posts: 2,974 Member
    Haven't played much in the last few days. But this is what I have done so far:

    Lillian went on her last trip to China. The Adventure Board was still quite broken, plus she wanted to go home, so I instead decided that this is our last trip here and took some pretty place pictures.
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    this has also happened while I've been there. Zombie night has started and it was quite scary outside Lillian's tent. On the upside a few hours in the zombies decided to ignore me and read a book instead

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    After that I've come back home, focused on her career some more and when she hit rock star level 10 I decided that it is time for children. As I got a message that my wolf boyfriend won't live for long I decided to sleep with him first. Right after the woohoo, he leaves my plot and... Dies. Well at least two wonderful baby girls of his outlive him:

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    one inherited lycantropy, the other did not. Time for the second woohoo, this time with my witch lover. Happened on the full moon, so I hope the children won't be affected by zombie-virus :)

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    That resulted in another pair of twins. None inherited being a witch from what I can see. But raising 4 kids on her own? Buy next few weeks are going to be intense in my sim world:

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    Also joined a discord meant for ALL simmers. Thought that having some faster communications than the forums would be fun too. If anyone is a fan of discord servers, feel free to drop by too :)https://discordapp.com/invite/wSrtnvf
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    GraceyManorGraceyManor Posts: 20,086 Member
    Great updates everyone.

    Random Question for those who have seasons: Does anyone else experience blurryiness around objects and scenery when its really hot outside(in-game)

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    I have a gaming laptop, so it shouldn't be the issue.But Like its 91 degrees in my sim's town and like there's this blur around the objects.
    Anyways, despite being hot, my sims are outside at the local fair.
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    LBellLBell Posts: 3,511 Member
    edited September 2016
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    @TadOlson Yes I did reset him but I thought it was funny all the same. Nice update!

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    @CravenLestat She is so pretty!

    @JoAnne65 Hehe of course not!

    @king_of_simcity7 Brilliant! I love them. I THINK I did see an Apartment Life mod somewhere on MTS so I might give creating those houses a go at some point and see what the mod is like. Apparently it uses the University dorm system but a next door neighbour system sort of.

    @plushtrap_107 I agree I can’t wait either. It looks like it’ll be a good one!

    @android00b7 The mansion looks great!

    @PalmArrow How do you build greenhouses? I want to build one for my household. LOL at Don! I love him so much in Sims 2 and 4 but I didn’t know he was even in 3! Where is he located? Sad he died though.

    @MemoriiValentine Nice update. Wow what a creepy sight on the skating rink! Oh isn’t Odin just lovely! What eyes is he using?

    @lanlyn Thank you!

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    @Karritz Sorry to hear that about Alpine County. I hope Riverview continues to work alright for you. Do you know what’s causing the error 12’s?

    @msbeckycat Nice pictures.

    @MadIris Wow! I wouldn’t want to get on the bad side of Lisa for sure!

    @mirta000 Lol the zombies reading a book is great! I remember in Sims 2 a zombie kept turning up at my lot all night and had a thought bubble of a brain above his head which was so creepy haha. Great update.

    @Springfairy556 Yes. That is a heatwave.

    I was also wondering if anyone has Lucky Palms Gold Edition... do all the casino tables come with it? The roulette as well? It doesn't say on the items list so I don't know.
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    GraceyManorGraceyManor Posts: 20,086 Member
    Thanks! Started worrying that my lappie was overworking or something.

    Started a new save file, my other file was "how I'd like to live lol" this file is my actual simself lifestyle.

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    Our new house, small but humble.Some odd reason yesterday it was yellow, today it its blue.lol

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    First night in town and we got hit pretty hard with a storm, but after awhile it cleared up.

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    My house was yellow yesterday and today its blue, and I didn't change it LOL.
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    LBellLBell Posts: 3,511 Member
    @Springfairy556 Love it! Haha a colour changing house... whose to question it eh? :D
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    PalmArrowPalmArrow Posts: 4,329 Member
    @LBell , the greenhouse is a store venue/set. (If you decide to get it, keep in mind that the glass roof parts are actually just decorations and not a real roof: rain and snow will fall through them and plants will still turn dormant in cold weather unless you build a regular flat roof under them. I found this out the hard way!)
    Don Lothario is a premade in Riverview.
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    TadOlsonTadOlson Posts: 11,380 Member
    @jillbg -Thanks for the comment.
    @Rukola_Schaaf -Great update!
    @JOEnotAVERAGE -Hi there!It soulds like you had fun.
    @CravenLestat -Great pictures!
    @JoAnne65 -I've got to add room partitions as well because they were adding a second bedroom to the house.It depends on how many playable families I've moved into the town because I'm playing it Sims 2 style rotational where you actually play the town.I might focus on some families more than others when the town gets bigger and some are elders.
    @king_of_simcity7 -It might not get an upstairs and it would only happen when children were old enough to sleep upstairs or if they needed studio space and that would go upstairs while babies and toddlers would stay downstairs.Thanks!Great video!
    @phoebebebe13 -I'm planning on having a lot of rural land and a mobile home to live in while my house got built and I might end up with 1000 acres of land.I'm looking to move to a much colder climate with longer and colder winters because I hate mild winters and hot summers.
    @amyvictoria -Hi there!I had my coputer's fan die on me and had to get the computer repaired.I hope things work out for you.
    @plushtrap_107 -Great update!
    @android00b7 -Great pictures!
    @PalmArrow -Great update!
    @Odonata68 -Thanks for your comment.Great update!
    @MemoriiValentine -I ope you still have your other Sims 3 folder around and this is just an alternate one.That looks like a great start.
    @lanlyn -It will be enough room for kids and they can also have hobbies with the babies or toddlers.Great update!
    @jillbg -I hate it when I don't have time for my sims.
    @KevinL5275 -Great update!
    @Karritz -It sounds like you had a few issues and it caused some problems in your game.
    @LBell -Great update!Thanks for the comment.I've got the Gold Edition of Lucky Palms and the casino is included with it.
    @msbeckycat -Great pictures!
    @Madlris -Great update!
    @mirta000 -Great update!
    @Springfairy556 -Thanks for your comment.I've seen it get a little blurry when it's very hot though it dosen't happen unless it's up to 35*C in my games.Great picture!
    Here's the update.
    Storybrook County,Maine-Late Fall-1551.
    Eli and Ami Jankowsky were both up early on that late fall morning and ready for the day quickly.
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    They both started painting after chores were done as it started pouring rain outside.
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    They managed to finish their paintings and sold them.
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    They started writing stories on their computers after taking washroom breaks and eating lunch.
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    It was almost 8PM when they got the extension built and got ready for bed.
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    LBellLBell Posts: 3,511 Member
    edited September 2016
    @PalmArrow Oh I see! That seems really silly because EA make it sound like its an 'actual' greenhouse. I usually just use glass windows/flat roofs anyway for conservatories so maybe i'll try that with greenhouses. :D Thanks for letting me know, I will hunt him down and add him to my game!

    Found Don! He hasn't been in my game more than 5 mins and he has already made his moves on LBell! What will Jackson think. :o:p

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    @TadOlson Thank you! Would you recommend it? I really like the casino but not sure about the world itself as I like Evansdale County which I'm currently playing in.
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    Rukola_SchaafRukola_Schaaf Posts: 3,065 Member
    thanks to everybody who mentioned & awesomed & liked my posts :smiley:

    @cwaddell
    cwaddell wrote: »
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    that shower is pretty, where does it come from ?

    & those arches, is this something EA or CC ?

    btw, you decorate very pretty, i admire your patience & passion :smile:
    i end up always, literally always cursing when i have to build & decorate in TS3 :tongue:
    @lanlyn
    intriguing story :relaxed:
    @CravenLestat
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    she's a pretty genie :smile:
    this has given me a new story
    @JoAnne65
    the todds are not genies, the genie is still just a genie,
    Rolli is happily married with Dora & both have earned the Eternally Faithful & those two kids are just pretty average sims :grimace:
    supernatural toddlers is a future project, very future as it seems since i have already now three interesting stories to play next & i still didn't end Rolli the Nectar Maker :tongue:

    which skins do you use for your sims btw ?
    @Karritz
    good to know that with charisma, playpen & friends :smile:
    @LBell
    LBell wrote: »
    Wesker was chased down by a police officer because he was caught during a heist as he is in the criminal career.
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    nice picture :smile:

    which skins do you use for your sims btw ?
    @Springfairy556
    yes, blurry on hot days, happens in my game too :smile:

    the color change of your house is quite strange
    is it really the color or just the light ?




    i won't be participating in the forums & the gallery anymore - thanks EA
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    LBellLBell Posts: 3,511 Member
    @Rukola_Schaaf Thank you. The skins I use are ESkin Fresh, Tainted 2.0 and Default KB Primer HD Plus. :)
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    Rukola_SchaafRukola_Schaaf Posts: 3,065 Member
    edited September 2016
    in my game still not quite Egypt, it takes longer than expected

    it's still deep winter in Sunset Valley
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    the life goes on at the Brabants, toddlers need full attention immediately
    Rolli is a very good father, i must say
    he goes out & changes autonomously the clothing of the toddlers to outerware when they for some reason sit in the snow in their everyday,
    he has also put autonomously one of the todds into that walking thing, those autonomous actions surprised me a lot
    both kids are meantime potty trained & can walk
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    now a little more about the two boys, Vinni & Bertrand
    the imaginary friend, which i renamed to Beppo now, is teleporting a lot
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    he talked to Bertrand how he is excited about being part of the household, the family, being a regular sim
    & there Bertrand (i) remembered the opportunity which's first step is to find a rainbow gem
    so i've immediately sent Bertrand to search for one, fortunately the parents have a gem finder but still, we searched for two days now, found all available gems, even a rare luminorious one but no luck with a rainbow gem
    i decided to look for it when they are in Egypt, it will be easier since the ground is at least not covered in snow & the air not filled with confusing snowflakes :grimace:
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    while Bertrand was searching for the rainbow gem was Vinni on his own hunt, he tried to talk to Darlen Bunch, first they were both at school but she went home, so he went there but then she decided to visit the main plaza, so Vinni followed, as he arrived was she already again heading home, Vinni followed, but she decided to visit the bookstore & then he finally was able to talk to her, phew :lol:
    & since he was already there so i've sent him to buy all the kids books available, now the todds have fun reading one book after another
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    & Dora, "Kids are fine & all but ... when are we going to visit Egypt finally, i want to go to Egypt !"
    it's not that she doesn't care for the children, she even rolled a wish to become pregnant with Rolli again, it's her first kids related wish at all
    she just wants to go to Egypt first
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    that complaint made Rolli (me) care for the needed steps to add the genie to the household, since the genie taking care of the todds while the rest four visit Egypt was the original plan
    so, first the freezer, then the oven & as the last step the catacombs, Rolli was thrillingly scared but he worked his way through
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    after a shower at least he looked normal again & proceeded with the last spell
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    all that out of the way means
    today, now really, Egypt & the search for the rainbow gem :smile:



    i won't be participating in the forums & the gallery anymore - thanks EA
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    king_of_simcity7king_of_simcity7 Posts: 25,102 Member
    @lanlyn Thanks for the feedback :smile:

    @KevinL5275, @LBell, @msbeckycat, @MadIris, @mirta000 , @Springfairy556, @TadOlson and @Rukola_Schaaf Great pictures! :smiley:

    I am off work today so I can finally get on with things and might be able to share a few Sims pictures as well :smile:
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    phoebebebe13phoebebebe13 Posts: 19,400 Member
    @TadOlson I do not like the heat either. So glad fall is coming. I have two lots of land in the mountains. I have a 3.6 acre lot up for sale.

    are you farming that you need 1000 acres LOL
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    wendyyi1wendyyi1 Posts: 579 Member
    edited September 2016
    I've started a new game in Redwood Harbor and after a busy day getting settled, my sim headed off to bed. In the early hours of the morning, an elderly alien turned up.
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    After checking out the garbage bin and the postbox, the alien ran down to the beach and left ... in a speedboat. :/
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    king_of_simcity7king_of_simcity7 Posts: 25,102 Member
    @wendyyi1 Interesting pictures :smile: I have never seen an alien in a speedboat before. My guess is that the UFO broke down? ;)
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    KarritzKarritz Posts: 21,930 Member
    I didn't make much progress in my game today.

    I moved my game to Riverview and placed my Sims house on a slightly larger lot. I couldn't resist trying to extend the basement out to take advantage of the extra space. I had mixed results and suspect it is bugged. I did finally manage to pull walls out to the edge of the lot but only the bottom basement had a floor. I tried using columns but they didn't allow floor tiles to go on top of them.

    I did get more space down on the bottom and asquare all around each basement level. This took yup most of my sim time today. The

    I got the toddlers to make friends with most of the others. There are 8 of them now. Baby Jake aged up and he has Annabel's red hair. No pictures yet though.
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    king_of_simcity7king_of_simcity7 Posts: 25,102 Member
    edited September 2016
    @Karritz I haven't played in Riverview in ages but I wonder how you can survive with so many toddlers? I struggle with one! :open_mouth:
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    Mummyof2Mummyof2 Posts: 2 New Member
    Hello!

    I have downloaded all the Mods for the sims 4, university etc!
    However when my young adult goes to university, - and the lecture day comes up, nothing happens?
    is there something else i need to do?
    she wont watch a lecture, or even do the presentation ...

    What do i need to do to solve this?
    Also my sims wont play instruments apart from the piano?
    when iclick on the guitar or violin my sim stands there and opens her arms then closes again?

    Please help!!
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    king_of_simcity7king_of_simcity7 Posts: 25,102 Member
    @Mummyof2 Welcome to the forums :smile:

    You could ask in The Sims 4 GD as that is where most of the TS4 players post ;)
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    phoebebebe13phoebebebe13 Posts: 19,400 Member
    Mummyof2 wrote: »
    Hello!

    I have downloaded all the Mods for the sims 4, university etc!
    However when my young adult goes to university, - and the lecture day comes up, nothing happens?
    is there something else i need to do?
    she wont watch a lecture, or even do the presentation ...

    What do i need to do to solve this?
    Also my sims wont play instruments apart from the piano?
    when iclick on the guitar or violin my sim stands there and opens her arms then closes again?

    Please help!!

    I have started a new thread for you. Your post does not belong in this section

    http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/899481/help-for-mummyof2/p1?new=1

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