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  • king_of_simcity7king_of_simcity7 Posts: 25,102 Member
    The couples have gone on a double date :smile:

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  • jonny522jonny522 Posts: 179 Member
    @coco I wish, after clearing the save my loading time initially increased to 50 minutes, it's now down to 30-40 minutes(in comparison to 34 minutes before the save clean). So besides the obvious tips of save cleans and NRAAS, etc. Does anyone have their own personal tips for loading times or other such things?

    P.S It's been claimed that to reduce loading times you must clean the save every single time after you exit the game, is there any veracity to this claim?

    Thanks all for the help on this, 30 minutes is just a little bit long for me(15 is fine, but 30 or 50 is really pushing it).
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  • MikezumiMikezumi Posts: 49,697 Member
    Thank you @meerkattime :) I loaded my save meaning for Josh to play a little more with the glass blower but got a little distracted ;):p
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    I killed Cornelia just before Josh visited but Gunther doesn't seem too upset (I removed the negative moodlets :D ). Morty looks like he approves of his dad's new flirt ;)
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    Josh hadn't flirted at all but Gunther did and gave him two bunches of flowers! :D
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  • bekkasanbekkasan Posts: 10,171 Member
    edited September 2019
    @GraceyManor The wedding was lovely! Congrats to your sims. Glad you found a dress.
    I love the picture of them kissing under the altar.
    The video was cute. Bummer sister couldn't get there.

    @Mikezumi Great birthday present! I always plunk one down at the consignment store so they can smelt their own metals and sell them in one place for lots of lovely cash! :lol:
    Happy Birthday early in case I forget on Wednesday!
    Have you abandoned your other save? I noticed you didn't post updates the last couple of days.
    I guess it is like Cornelia never existed so where did Mortimer come from? Under the cabbage patch?

    @jonny522 Glad you were able to get the cleaning done and hope that fixes the issues. :)
    Do you clean your tmp files out of the dccache folder? That will make a difference. Only remove the ones with the tmp though! They only recur if you've installed something through the launcher and then you will need to go in and delete the tmp files again.
    I also delete the featured item folder if it has stuff in it. You can disable it, but it is just as easy to hit delete on it. I try to keep the laptop I play on away from the Internet so it doesn't get filled up all the time.
    I don't clean my saves until they really start lagging. I do a MC reset though at least once a game week on the towns.

    @Karritz bummer about the boarding school glitches, hope the reset worked. Cemeteries are not my favorite builds! I use that Grim one from the store a lot when I redo a world and just change it up a bit to match the world if I don't like the one in the world.

    @coco thanks so much for the lovely comments!
    I have not looked to see sex of the baby. I have it set so it doesn't show in the panel. I usually like surprises, but will occasionally have them eat apples or watermelons. I wonder if apples in French Toast count though? :grin:
    Somewhere I have a saved version of that house that I renovated years ago. I just decided to leave it as is and not go hunting for it. Especially since it was renovated when I had all my sims stuff in the puter, so it would be missing things.
    I do think Victor had quite an influence on Adam. :smiley:

    @rubyskywalker oh bummer about the loser trait. I usually get to pick mine so I pick what I want for them. :wink:

    @meerkattime Thanks so much for the comments. :smiley:

  • MikezumiMikezumi Posts: 49,697 Member
    edited September 2019
    Thank you @bekkasan :) I like your idea of leaving one on a community lot for smelting! Will keep that in mind for future saves.
    My other save is going strong! I am always quiet on the weekend and I was busy today (Monday) with son stuff. My save is much further along than I have posted here. The family is nearly grown up and quite big now :)
    I killed Cornelia so she is still Morty's mother, just not in the picture (her remains should be in the mausoleum) :p
  • bekkasanbekkasan Posts: 10,171 Member
    @Mikezumi :cry: Poor Cornelia! I got quite attached to @ZeeGee's version of Cornelia so that makes me sad. hehe, you know I don't usually give a hoot about ea sims. :lol:
  • jillbgjillbg Posts: 4,600 Member
    @coco Please do that! I'm checking this thread when I have the time, but gets hopelessly behind due to RL! :)
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  • Silverofdreams30Silverofdreams30 Posts: 7,200 Member

    Feedback

    @coco

    Thanks, I am not to great with interviews so well see
    how it goes.

    @Mikezumi

    Gunther looks great in your game.
    Happy early birthday if I forget on Wednesday.


    @PalmArrow

    They look great as sims 2 versions.

    @GraceyManor

    I think you might be one that does not get my notifications but I hope you
    see this. Beautiful wedding and dress.

    @ddsims3world

    Welcome back

    @bekkasan

    Lovely update, sorry a bit short with comments today
    but I enjoyed the chapter.



  • KarritzKarritz Posts: 21,908 Member
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    Alrighty, has anyone had this issue where your sim goes to their career in everyday outfits? This has been an issue for me since ambitions came out.Once they reach a certain level they start wearing regular clothing...I'm sorry Darren but I don't think shorts will work.

    I havent noticed. The only one of my sims who got my attention with the outfit she wore to work was the one who insisted on going to work naked. And that was years before I ever downloaded any cc or mods. I eventually gave up on that game. All sorts of odd things were happening.
  • GraceyManorGraceyManor Posts: 20,079 Member
    @coco
    Thanks! Its been really quiet here, so I haven't really posted much.
    Yup, she's come a long way.And true, a lot of my other girls would have
    assumed the worst.XD

    @Silverofdreams30
    Thanks! I don't get notifications from everyone, some I do some I don't.

    @bekkasan
    Yeah, Kris wanted to be there.But weather was bad.
  • KarritzKarritz Posts: 21,908 Member
    @coco it's cool here tonight.

    The problem with my game is just lag or freezing. Memory use is good since I sent the toddlers and teens home. The computer is obviously doing a lot of processing. Ive noticed my CPU use is up to 100% sometimes. Ive tried shutting other things down but the problem persists.

    Having all the long periods when nothing is happening in the game makes it extremely tiresome makinbb the videos. I have to cut so much out it takes me almost a week to put one 30 minute video together. Thats why I'm not around here so much. And I'm also seriously thinkjng of moving tgem out to the Mokknfall Island boarding school. I've just got to work out which onexx to take with me. Im also thinking of testing the world without the boardjjng school.

    The statue I was looking for was the greiving fairy. I haven't thoughy of using it for years. I do use the collections that came with the game if I know where an Object I'm trying to find came from.

    @Mikezumi I hope you have a happy day on Wednesday.

    @king_of_simcity7 thank you.

    @bekkasan the lot reset worked well thank you. But they still feel the need to stop what they are doing regularly. They are very good at playjjng tge game of Statues.

    I used Grim's Ghastly manor in Cake Island. There was no graveyard in Chocolarre Cake Island. It was almost totally empty world. It still is. I just added a few lots I thought they would need.

    I used the fence and some statues from Grimm's Ghastly manor in my version of the graveyard in Chocolate Cake Island.
  • GraceyManorGraceyManor Posts: 20,079 Member
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    Chelsea: I'm not quite ready for bed.
    Darren: Me neither... :D

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    Darren's look.XD
  • GraceyManorGraceyManor Posts: 20,079 Member
    jonny522 wrote: »
    I wish, after clearing the save my loading time initially increased to 50 minutes, it's now down to 30-40 minutes(in comparison to 34 minutes before the save clean). So besides the obvious tips of save cleans and NRAAS, etc. Does anyone have their own personal tips for loading times or other such things?

    P.S It's been claimed that to reduce loading times you must clean the save every single time after you exit the game, is there any veracity to this claim?

    Thanks all for the help on this, 30 minutes is just a little bit long for me(15 is fine, but 30 or 50 is really pushing it).

    I do the save cleaner, I clean out any screenshots I have, I clear the game’s cache and I clean out the world’s cache.I also clear my
    Computers cache.
  • Silverofdreams30Silverofdreams30 Posts: 7,200 Member
    Job interview went okay, it was not questions/replies and I prefer just talking more than the former
    well see, there are others they will meet aswell as usual. I did not play anything today.,
  • king_of_simcity7king_of_simcity7 Posts: 25,102 Member
    I have mentioned before that there is one final Sim that who only appeared at the end of the last series. This is Michelle and she will become more prominent in Series Two :smile:

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  • PalmArrowPalmArrow Posts: 4,329 Member
    @jonny522 , do you play with memories on? Memories are one of the things that can make loading slower.
  • PalmArrowPalmArrow Posts: 4,329 Member
    @Mikezumi , happy birthday! The glass-blowing station is fun, your post reminded me that I haven't used it in a long time!

    @bekkasan , poor Flora, seeing her soulmate's skeleton is a very disturbing sight.
    i should revisit Shang Simla, because there are some parts of it in your screenshots I don't recognise at all!

    @GraceyManor , lovely wedding! I love the dress and veil.
  • AbellaKellaherAbellaKellaher Posts: 852 Member
    @king_of_simcity7 I can't wait to see more of Michelle - she seems like she will have a super interesting personality/story - looks like the double date went well! And Angie is back and angry as ever it seems haha!

    @GraceyManor Congrats to Chelsea and Darren! And as Puck plays his panpipes in the background :lol: - I LOVE Chelsea's nightie

    @Mikezumi for some reason now all I'm hearing in my head is taps for poor Cornelia lol. I have yet to use my glass blowing set which is really weird because I coveted it for forever before buying it lol. Also, I was shocked to see you voted for a girl on ddsim's poll! Have you been bodysnatched?? 😲😲👽👽😁😂😜😘

    @coco 😍❤💕💖😘😘 Yay smiles all 'round! :)

    @bekkasan looks like I came back at the exact right time! I love getting caught up with your story! Shang Simla is my favorite of the world adventure world, so beautiful!! I'm so glad Alice feels confident in her magic that Flora won't have to wait for another month!

    @ddsims3world Congrats Bella! I didn't see your vote for name but I think you should have a girl and name her Punky :lol: kidding! Personally I tend to choose verrry old names, or names that reflect my idea of who that sim is going to be, so I'd really not be good at suggesting a name lol. But I voted! :) Your plaza looks to be very intriguing! :)
  • king_of_simcity7king_of_simcity7 Posts: 25,102 Member
    @AbellaKellaher Thanks for the comments :smile:
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  • MikezumiMikezumi Posts: 49,697 Member
    @king_of_simcity7 It's the glass blower from the Prism Art Studio set.

    @bekkasan I also like ZeeGee's Cornelia but I don't feel anything for Cornelia in general other than she is in the way of the beautiful Gunther! :D

    @Silverofdreams30 Thank you :) It will be a quiet birthday although it is a big one :)
    Good luck with your job interview! :)

    @Karritz We had a very cold night last night! I can't imagine it gets very cold where you are but I could be wrong.
    Thank you :) I am sure I will have a nice birthday as my son and I always go out to dinner and he's not easy to get out of the house with his anxiety but he always makes an effort for me :)

    @PalmArrow Thank you :) Still a day away from my birthday but it's fast approaching! :D

    @AbellaKellaher Don't feel bad for Cornelia. She didn't feel a thing. It was an instant MC drowning - here one moment, gone the next ;) The family didn't suffer either because I immediately removed their mourning moodlets.
    It's easy to vote for a girl when it's not my game ;)

  • MikezumiMikezumi Posts: 49,697 Member
    River got Kier up and ready for the day :)
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    The family enjoyed pancakes for breakfast :)
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    Rian's waking wish was to find a rock. There's no shortage of those in the yard! :D The stone colours are way more vibrant in Aurora Skies than they were in Moonlight Falls!
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    Shannon and River did the gardening while Keanu took Kier for a stroll. Shannon was in the backyard harvesting the money trees.
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    Mikezumi's waking wish was to prepare a meal using perfect ingredients. Keanu had a craving for cookies and there were none in the fridge so cookies it was! :)
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    Keanu was quite far from the house when I checked on him!
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    Shannon and Rian shared a joke or two before the school bus came :)
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    Keanu's waking wish was to spar with someone. I got that out of the way before he got his notice because pregnant sims can't do MA.
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    Although Shannon got one really hard hit in, Keanu won! The sound of the impact made me jump!
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    River took his stroll while Keanu and Shannon were sparring. He'd also gone quite far when I found him to send him home.
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    Keanu got his cookies after the sparring match :)
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    I caught Mikezumi trying for baby again! :D
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    Kier was watching his grandparents through the glass door :D
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  • MikezumiMikezumi Posts: 49,697 Member
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    @Silverofdreams30 Gavin and Teresa's kisses look very passionate! :D
    Cute pic of Gavin and Rich taking a photo together :)
    That must have been a tiring party with Ashley and Abigail taking a nap! :D
    I hate burglars! :#
    Poor Gavin :(

    @Brandontaylor I hope you have internet soon!

    @DillynJames All the houses look great and it's hard to pick a favourite. Great job!
    Congrats to Katheryn on finally catching Derek :)

    @bekkasan Beautiful shot with the rosy sky in the background!
    Jennifer might be human but I am sure her friends don't see her a inferior.
    The summoning was a success!
    Awwww Pip hugging his mother is very moving :)
    It's sad that Flora never got to meet her soul mate and that his last request didn't work as he had hoped.
    I hope they can find him! Never too late for quality time with a soul mate :)
    Wonderful to see Flora's excitement at being alive again!
    I hope Jennifer finds out soon because I would find it hard to hide the knowledge if I were Alice! :D

    @GraceyManor LOL Darren's arm does look painful and Chelsea's invisible drink is a hoot! :D
    The food truck looks great!
    Looks like Darren approves of Chelsea's sleepwear :D

    @emorrill Chase looks very sweet after your makeover :)
    The hot tub pics are hilarious! :D

    @Cadh20000 Wild horses with braids is a little odd :p
    Had the genie just done something "good"? I only see haloes occasionally on good sims which I rarely play as I hate the trait.
    Lovely new wings!
    Mixology has some great animations :)

    @PalmArrow I hope you got a chance to play! :)
  • MikezumiMikezumi Posts: 49,697 Member
    I love it when toddlers hide in the toybox <3
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    River came in to tickle Kier but Keanu got to River first.
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    I know what Grandpa had been up to before he came in to play with Kier! :D
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    I found Keanu and River playing catch.
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    Poor Kier was crying and there was no-one free to comfort him :(
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    Keanu got his notice :)
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    Keanu was feeding Kier when Rian came home from school. Rian was late because of Scouts.
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    I had Keanu chat with him while he did his homework because I didn't want him wandering away before Kier finished his meal.
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    The family enjoyed burgers for dinner :)
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    I had Kier join his brother while he worked on his block table skill.
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    River and Keanu watched the stars :)
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    Keanu's waking wish was to play a game with Rian. He finally got his wish :)
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    Mikezumi got Kier ready for bed :)
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  • TurjanTurjan Posts: 1,713 Member
    @Mikezumi Happy Birthday! And I hope you and your game families have lots of fun with the birthday present.
    :lol: at Cornelia's fate.

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