LOL It's not creepy at all. I did think of your story's Brandon when naming Ana and Arthur's last baby. But mostly I needed another B name. I'm going alphabetically, and each time I switch to a new baby daddy I switch to the next letter.
That's a really clever idea! I was thinking of maybe trying to get an alphabet's worth of kids some time. Not with Finley though, probably one of her kids or grand kids.
What a fun story! I really got swept up. read the whole thing in one sitting. I love your characters and how you worked in the legacy challenge and still had it in Finley's point of view. : )
I'm hoping she takes after her dad more than her mom, at least in hair and skin color. All the kids in the house look so similar right now.
And I'm really hoping for some twins some time haha. Finley's had the fertility reward trait since before having Frankie. For the most part, my sim games are always adverse to twins. At least my baby challenge ones are. One of my legacies in sims 3 had waaaaay too many twins though. Maybe I used up all my multiple births in that one save
Really liked the last two chapters. I hope Finley's pregnancy goes well. I was worried about her with Ana's. Also can't wait to see what Ana and the new little one look like : ) Alas I've had the same issue with the fertile trait. My fertile sim had 3 singles, even after I gave the trait to both her and her husband. Meanwhile another one of my couples popped out twins naturally. (sigh)
@Carewren123 Thanks. I like Finley too, but I am thinking about switching her off with one of her kids some day *kinda* soon. I want her to have at least ten children though.
@Raptorrowan I'm glad you liked them. I wasn't sure about that last one; I was so determined to get her pregnant again that I didn't have a story in mind when I got her together with Malcolm. So I just had to make something up. I am hoping that this next pregnancy will result in twins. I want multiples so badly haha!
So have any of you heard about this wide jaw, tiny eye bug in the game right now? I've heard that all males that age lose some of their genetics and gain these features instead. This came about from the October 1st patch, and I think Eddie and Quinn aged before that, so they should be good (haha, Manu already had a big jaw and itty bitty eyes, so there wasn't much hope for them). Anyways, I'm not sure if this is true for all sims and I don't know at what age this happens to them. Hoping for a fix really quick, because I'm a bit afraid to play this save until it is solved.
What do you guys think? Is it a huge deal, or is it something I wouldn't have really noticed until it was pointed out?
Hmm. I hadn't read about that genetics problem yet. Ana has smallish, oddly shaped eyes for the fullness of her cheeks and all of her kids seem to have inherited her eye shape so far, so I don't guess I could have noticed it yet. Now I'm gonna run off to see what I can find out on some other threads
There's a pretty big thread about it on general discussion. I went into my game and noticed that some of the townies do indeed look strange. Not many, but not a lot have aged since the patch. I think I'll probably keep playing, since I don't have any guys in the family left to age right now. And I can always make a separate save just incase I do get some silly genetics.
Hmmm... I thought my one Sim's kid had an unusually strong jawline.... When did this glitch start? I've got lots of growing kids in the neighborhood so I'll have to pay extra close attention. Hopefully they'll fix it soon. Along with the plant-grafting glitch.
Another great chapter! Love reading peoples takes on the background of established characters. Your Malcolm Llandgrabb story is great, always thought he looked to 'nice'! Lol!
@cully_c Thanks! I'm always a bit nervous to include 'famous' sims (couldn't resist those Lothario genetics though), since I don't want to infringe on cannon personalities too much. My town is still young, so most of the townies are still the well known ones. I really wanted to get a Pancake baby, but Bob is all talk haha. He'll flirt but nothing more.
@cully_c Thanks! I'm always a bit nervous to include 'famous' sims (couldn't resist those Lothario genetics though), since I don't want to infringe on cannon personalities too much. My town is still young, so most of the townies are still the well known ones. I really wanted to get a Pancake baby, but Bob is all talk haha. He'll flirt but nothing more.
You can't get certain types of plants (Bird of paradise, banzai, and dragonfruit) that you can only get by grafting. I forget the combos exactly but the option doesn't even appear. This was last t time I played, anyway, which was a while ago. It just means you can't complete your collection. I had to look up spawn cheats to get them.
If you do convince Bob to give you a Pancake baby, you should totally name him/her after fruit. I mean, how many people can say they have a daughter named Strawberry Pancake : D
Oh my gosh, if I can get them to make a baby, then I am definitely doing that! And then I will proceed to giggle every time I type the baby's name.
I have dragon fruit in the garden, but that's the only thing I've been able to make by grafting plants. I'm a little disappointed by the gardening in this game. I miss being able to just put things anywhere in the ground, and I think they could have made the flowers look better. They sort of look like wild shrubs with tiny pops of color hidden in them.
Another great update. I've missed Finley and the kids I'm so excited for Brandon to ask her out!! I'll be eagerly awaiting the next chapter.
By the way you were talking about gardening: you can plant on the ground rather than in planters if you want. You just have to lay the seeds where you want them and then click on them to select "plant." You'll have to go into build/buy mode if you want to use ALT to place the plants exactly where you want them. But I do agree that there could be a little more variety with the plants.
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I hope the new baby does you proud
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@mhobler I'm a lurker on most things as well, so it means a lot to me that you commented. Thank you for the lovely compliments!
I can't wait to see what baby Ana looks like when she grows up.
And I love Frankie; she cracks me up.
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And I'm really hoping for some twins some time haha. Finley's had the fertility reward trait since before having Frankie. For the most part, my sim games are always adverse to twins. At least my baby challenge ones are. One of my legacies in sims 3 had waaaaay too many twins though. Maybe I used up all my multiple births in that one save
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Alas I've had the same issue with the fertile trait. My fertile sim had 3 singles, even after I gave the trait to both her and her husband. Meanwhile another one of my couples popped out twins naturally. (sigh)
@Raptorrowan I'm glad you liked them. I wasn't sure about that last one; I was so determined to get her pregnant again that I didn't have a story in mind when I got her together with Malcolm. So I just had to make something up. I am hoping that this next pregnancy will result in twins. I want multiples so badly haha!
So have any of you heard about this wide jaw, tiny eye bug in the game right now? I've heard that all males that age lose some of their genetics and gain these features instead. This came about from the October 1st patch, and I think Eddie and Quinn aged before that, so they should be good (haha, Manu already had a big jaw and itty bitty eyes, so there wasn't much hope for them). Anyways, I'm not sure if this is true for all sims and I don't know at what age this happens to them. Hoping for a fix really quick, because I'm a bit afraid to play this save until it is solved.
What do you guys think? Is it a huge deal, or is it something I wouldn't have really noticed until it was pointed out?
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It started with the October patch with the ghosts. They were trying to fix something else, but accidentally set the jaw bug.
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If you do convince Bob to give you a Pancake baby, you should totally name him/her after fruit. I mean, how many people can say they have a daughter named Strawberry Pancake : D
I have dragon fruit in the garden, but that's the only thing I've been able to make by grafting plants. I'm a little disappointed by the gardening in this game. I miss being able to just put things anywhere in the ground, and I think they could have made the flowers look better. They sort of look like wild shrubs with tiny pops of color hidden in them.
By the way you were talking about gardening: you can plant on the ground rather than in planters if you want. You just have to lay the seeds where you want them and then click on them to select "plant." You'll have to go into build/buy mode if you want to use ALT to place the plants exactly where you want them. But I do agree that there could be a little more variety with the plants.
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