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      ChainzzChainzz Posts: 207 Member
      edited October 2013
      OMG!

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      XxHannelorexXXxHannelorexX Posts: 2,943 Member
      edited October 2013
      It looks amazing! So much want :mrgreen:

      What a unique feature!
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      miklcmiklc Posts: 3,116 Member
      edited October 2013
      I can't wait to see inside the venue, we have so much content in game that I'm sure would fit perfectly in the venue. In particular I think the Gothic Glamour assets would be right up Grim's street :)
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      PulversoppaPulversoppa Posts: 1,146 Member
      edited October 2013
      Can't wait to get it! Loving all the very nice features of the door. :twisted:
      "They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance."
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      ScrapdashScrapdash Posts: 1,237 Member
      edited October 2013
      Seems like some incredible features come with this, particularly like the sound of zapping those pesky zombies and paparrazi.

      But, have a few worries. Firstly this is tagged as a Graveyard. Does this mean you delete your existing graveyard (not really a good idea if it contains graves) or do you keep your existing one? Because you can't work a world with two I wouldn't have thought without encountering problems.
      And not loving the lot size. 25x50 is going to be problematic in a lot of worlds, it's a lot size very rarely seen.
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      allisoneg02allisoneg02 Posts: 2,870 Member
      edited October 2013
      Scrapdash wrote:
      Seems like some incredible features come with this, particularly like the sound of zapping those pesky zombies and paparrazi.

      But, have a few worries. Firstly this is tagged as a Graveyard. Does this mean you delete your existing graveyard (not really a good idea if it contains graves) or do you keep your existing one? Because you can't work a world with two I wouldn't have thought without encountering problems.
      And not loving the lot size. 25x50 is going to be problematic in a lot of worlds, it's a lot size very rarely seen.

      You can place a second graveyard without any problems, at least in my experience. The size is a little off, but it can be placed on anything that is the same size or bigger. So say 50X50 60X60 64X64, or even 50X40..

      I know I'm not going to be replacing the graveyard in MH but adding this to one of the empty lots!
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      LadyLaFleurLadyLaFleur Posts: 2,185 Member
      edited October 2013
      This looks fab! It will fit into Midnight Hollow so nicely once I remove that green shrub ;) I also just happen to have a rock star who will be challenging Grim to a duel! :mrgreen:
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      DreamOperatorDreamOperator Posts: 241 Member
      edited October 2013
      A guitar duel with Grimmy? Reminds me of one of my favorites "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". ;)
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      KarritzKarritz Posts: 21,935 Member
      edited October 2013
      There is at least one empty 25x50 lot in Aurora Skies.
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      lovelylisaclovelylisac Posts: 1,291 Member
      edited October 2013
      Ok, it is an odd size. But men can have babies without the help of an alien, and the pit monster eats paparazzi and zombies. Count me in.
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      sweetnightingalesweetnightingale Posts: 2,084 Member
      edited October 2013
      Soooo excited!!!!! :D:D:D Totally can't wait to plunk this into my game in Midnight Hollow. Sings "The Reaper went down to Georgia." So looking forward to the guitar duel. :D
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      MoonriseKingdomMoonriseKingdom Posts: 480 Member
      edited October 2013
      This sounds cool.
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      sweetnightingalesweetnightingale Posts: 2,084 Member
      edited October 2013
      lovelylisac wrote:
      Ok, it is an odd size. But men can have babies without the help of an alien, and the pit monster eats paparazzi and zombies. Count me in.

      Amen to that! :) I'll never have another paparazzi sneak into my house again and watch me read, make elixirs, or any of the sort. I'm definitely in. :)
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      jcp011c2jcp011c2 Posts: 10,874 Member
      edited October 2013
      While this is a cool set I'm considering getting, I do have to express my disappointment that the coffin is neither a vampire bed nor a bed of any kind.

      Realizing that not everything in a release can be PCI, given the requests for this it would have seemed like a great idea. Maybe there were mechanics to it that prevented it from being possible, though. Sorry for being negative but I had to get that out there.

      Aside from that one complaint I really like it, I just am not sure how much I will actually use it.
      It's kind of sad that I have to point out that anything I say is only just my opinion and may be a different one from someone else.
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      CinderellimouseCinderellimouse Posts: 19,380 Member
      edited October 2013
      Re-reading now that I've had plenty of coffee and expressing my inner monologue: :D
      SimGuruTaterTot wrote:
      I always love it when Designer Alan Copeland write blogs for the exciting store releases,

      Me too.
      SimGuruTaterTot wrote:
      but I think he might have outdone himself this week.

      I agree.
      SimGuruTaterTot wrote:
      We've teased this all last week,

      Because you're evil.
      SimGuruTaterTot wrote:
      revealed a killer sneak peek,

      Because you're fabulous.
      SimGuruTaterTot wrote:
      and I know you are all DYING for more

      Groans but nods in respect because I appreciate a good pun.
      SimGuruCopeland wrote:

      Ever wonder where the Grim Reaper lives?

      Nope.
      SimGuruCopeland wrote:
      I have too.

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      SimGuruCopeland wrote:
      He’s such an elusive fellow that we wanted a place where players can always go to look for him, even if their Sim hasn’t gone and kicked the bucket. To get to know Grim on his turf and maybe, just maybe, make a new friend.

      I think it's a really fun idea! My sims hardly ever die so I don't get to see Grimmy much, it'll be funny to go and visit him once in a while!
      SimGuruCopeland wrote:
      See, Grimmy’s not all bad, he’s just got a job to do. Once he’s done working he just wants to go home, kick back, feed the ill-tempered pit monster and play a game of foosball down in the secret crypt just like everyone else. As a matter of fact, he’s a pretty handy guy to know.

      Lol,

      SimGuruCopeland wrote:
      The reincarnated Sim isn’t simply brought back to life like they were, they are reawakened as a baby with many of the skills (possibly at a lower level) that they had in their previous life!

      THIS IS SUCH A CUTE IDEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
      SimGuruCopeland wrote:
      Reincarnation can occasionally have some unexpected results, like maybe your Sim will change race, gender… or maybe even species if you have the Pets Expansion Pack installed. But hey, who wouldn’t want to come back as a kitten? And while that baby may start with a glimmer of recognition, you’ll need to rebuild the relationships you had in a whole new way.

      Interesting. :shock:
      SimGuruCopeland wrote:
      However, there’s a slight chance that if he’s busy you might run into his pet pit monster, Emmie, that lives under his doormat. Emmie, isn’t always the most welcoming to new guests, but your Sim might be quick enough to avoid her rather lethal hug.

      Why do I suspect that TaterTot's real name is Emmie? I did not write this.
      SimGuruCopeland wrote:
      The good news is that Emmie really hates your enemies, paparazzi and zombies. I mean REALLY hates them. So if your Sim is a celebrity just put this on your lot and don’t worry about those pesky shutterbugs. On your next full moon zombies may spawn on the lot, but the Door attracts them like a bug catcher, Emmie pulls them down to her watery abyss and spits them out when they stop acting all zombified.

      EMMIE IS AWESIM!!!!

      But... if she catches all the zombies, who will talk to my chickens? :shock:
      SimGuruCopeland wrote:
      Does your Sim want a child but doesn’t want to go through all of the hassle of trying to adopt or deal with all of the headache of having a relationship? Well for starters your Sim’s probably a loner, but Grim totally understands your dilemma. Just go knock-knock-knocking on Grim’s Door and he can help your Sim Simulate a Genetic Merger. You get to pick what type of occult you’d like your baby to be (from available installed Expansion Packs) or which Sim you’d like to use the genetic template of and a powerful bolt of lightning comes down to zap your Sim into a truly cryptic pregnancy! “But…” you might ask, “what if my Sim is male?” You think a little thing like gender roles is going to stand in the way of Grim and his mad skills? Hell (or heavens) no! Male Sims may wonder where that extra weight is coming from until their new bundle of joy arrives.

      Cool. I think it's nice we have this option now, since it was getting requested in the forums. I'm kind-of confused about the details of this though. Can a single sim go and get a mini clone of themselves? What exactly does genetic merger mean? Can two sims in a relationship have a baby with both their genes? ME CONFUSIOUS!
      SimGuruCopeland wrote:
      Do you have a Sim who’s so epically good at guitar that they are destined to be a rock legend till the end of time? Nobody wants to lose a Sim that can rock that hard, not even Grim. So when you think your Sim is big and bad enough to challenge the Reaper himself to a Guitar Duel, it’s time to put on your Sim’s big boy pants and see who really knows how to rock.

      This is awesome beyond all that is epically awesome! :D
      SimGuruCopeland wrote:
      But you better know what to expect. Grim doesn’t just show up with any guitar, Grim will show up with his enchanted flaming bone guitar that was forged in the fires of Hades, tuned by the angels of heaven and regurgitated by the swamp monster of Antioch. Yeah, you may think your Sim knows how to play, but do they ROCK? If they win, Grim’s gonna give them a free pass for their next reaping courtesy of a Death Flower, but if they lose they might just have to take their chances against a rather tone-deaf Emmie.

      :twisted:

      Curious to know if I can get my mitts on that guitar? Does it go into buy mode? Buydebug? Or is it a hidden object?
      SimGuruCopeland wrote:
      The Door of Life and Death also has all of the standard door interactions, so if you want to set it as your front door, slap on some holiday lights, or lock it so only you (and Grim) can use it, you totally can.

      Because Grim celebrates the holidays too doncha know!?
      SimGuruCopeland wrote:
      Also, all of those new objects I mentioned before? They really are awesome. There’s a new coffin in the secret crypt that’s down below the Manor (this just so happens to be where Grim keeps his foosball table.) There are also some really cool roof sculptures that would go perfect in whatever gothic setting you want to put them in.

      Yeah for coffins!

      Double yeah for more gothic architectural elements!!! You spoil us!!! Keep spoiling us, I like it!
      SimGuruCopeland wrote:
      Q: Where does the Reaper sleep?
      A: I’ve never seen him sleep, but he has a bed with pink lamb sheets and his upstairs is rather bachelor pad-ish. In the attic are the burned out remains of a nursery hinting to something dastardly from a long time ago.

      Blimmin' Voldermort! *tut* :roll:
      SimGuruCopeland wrote:
      Q: Is the Reaper playable?
      A: No. His job keeps him far too busy for that.

      Good answer.
      SimGuruCopeland wrote:
      We are less than 24 hours away from this ***** new venue hitting the digital shelf, so I look forward to all of your cool screenshots!

      All the swears! :shock: Such a naughty guru! :lol:

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      jcp011c2jcp011c2 Posts: 10,874 Member
      edited October 2013
      Cinderellimouse wrote:

      Ever wonder where the Grim Reaper lives?

      Nope.
      SimGuruCopeland wrote:
      I have too.

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      Thoroughly enjoyed the play by play responses but these were my favorite. You're on an early roll! :lol:

      Edit: All the above except the very above was originally from Cinderellimouse, not me. I can't seem to get the quoting right.
      It's kind of sad that I have to point out that anything I say is only just my opinion and may be a different one from someone else.
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      cherid87120cherid87120 Posts: 2,823 Member
      edited October 2013
      In Midnight Hollow I plan on putting this venue in as a second graveyard. Will fit perfectly, so many deaths in Midnight Hollow? :lol:

      I think I will also put the Seasons Haunted House on the same lot, and deck it out for Halloween.
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      CinderellimouseCinderellimouse Posts: 19,380 Member
      edited October 2013
      jcp011c2 wrote:
      Thoroughly enjoyed the play by play responses but these were my favorite. You're on an early roll! :lol:

      I aim to amuse. :D
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      SpunkyBeliSpunkyBeli Posts: 915 Member
      edited October 2013
      Loved the raised eyebrow spock. I am a total original treky fan, lol :mrgreen:
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      Halle_MHalle_M Posts: 6,539 Member
      edited October 2013
      samiam662 wrote:
      Halle, that was awesome! Ahh-ha-ha! Rolling. :mrgreen:

      Aw, shucks. :oops: Thank you SO MUCH for the gift! What a great surprise! My male sims are going to look SO hot now, thanks to you! :D That was really sweet. Thanks!
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      Cyberqueen13Cyberqueen13 Posts: 2,835 Member
      edited October 2013
      samiam662 wrote:
      SimGuruCopeland said:
      On your next full moon zombies may spawn on the lot, but the Door attracts them like a bug catcher, Emmie pulls them down to her watery abyss and spits them out when they stop acting all zombified.

      Thank you, thank you! This is brilliant!

      This is the main reason I am getting it :shock:
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      Halle_MHalle_M Posts: 6,539 Member
      edited October 2013
      Scrapdash wrote:
      But, have a few worries. Firstly this is tagged as a Graveyard. Does this mean you delete your existing graveyard (not really a good idea if it contains graves) or do you keep your existing one? Because you can't work a world with two I wouldn't have thought without encountering problems.

      There are no problems with multiple graveyards. Barnacle Bay is a store-made world and has two of them.
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      miklcmiklc Posts: 3,116 Member
      edited October 2013
      It shouldn't be much longer until its released, I absolutely cannot wait to see people's screenshots! Get them posted people once it's released :mrgreen::lol:

      I'm curious how the occults that don't have regular birth such as plantsims will work with this content
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      stenopelixstenopelix Posts: 385 Member
      edited October 2013
      It´s up!!!!
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      miklcmiklc Posts: 3,116 Member
      edited October 2013
      stenopelix wrote:
      It´s up!!!!

      Do you have a link I can't find it? I'm DYING to know how much it costs
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