@BlackUndecimber Thank you so much ;-; I'm glad you like it! I love having big windows in my houses, and although I didn't bother with one here I love using the glass roof as well since the houses look so pretty when they're all naturally lit up.
Hello! I have a new Cole's Adventures in Riverview chapter for you! After Cole heard a lot about the Shallow Family, he has the opportunity to meet Tom Shallow.
And I second Blackwell Chronicles and Between 2 Worlds (I've gotten extremely behind on B2W but did get mildly addicted to the parts I read). Nuanced, messy stories are my catnip.
Catastrophe Theory: If, through loose ends, we could resume/Unrav'ling defects from the loom/And soften as the shuttle mends---/Then save for me a few loose ends! Haunted: Picture Oscar Wilde dating Willy Wonka, also Oscar Wilde is still dead
@SnowBnuuy Ooh, that house looks so fun! I really like the harmonious colours and the different themes/aesthetics in different rooms!
My Sims stories: The Fey of Life - fairytales in life are few and far between (Forum thread HERE) The Chrysanthemum Tango - a story about life, death, magic, and how to be a good landlady (Forum thread HERE) Forget-Me-Not - some things just refuse to stay buried; an Ambrosia Challenge story (Forum thread HERE)
My Sims stories: The Fey of Life - fairytales in life are few and far between (Forum thread HERE) The Chrysanthemum Tango - a story about life, death, magic, and how to be a good landlady (Forum thread HERE) Forget-Me-Not - some things just refuse to stay buried; an Ambrosia Challenge story (Forum thread HERE)
The postcard teaser-looking thing posted in Announcements was interesting, looks like a cute little English countryside town, although Henford-on-Bagley sounds like a slightly ridiculous-sounding attempt at an English town name, if I'm honest : P Feel like just Henford would have sounded nicer. It looks cute though!
@SnowBnuuy: don't disagree about the name but if they're bringing the Crumplebottoms back as townies then I hope it's a hint that the Bagleys come back too.
@SnowBnuuy: don't disagree about the name but if they're bringing the Crumplebottoms back as townies then I hope it's a hint that the Bagleys come back too.
i know who the cumplebottoms are i don't remember the bagleys.
The postcard teaser-looking thing posted in Announcements was interesting, looks like a cute little English countryside town, although Henford-on-Bagley sounds like a slightly ridiculous-sounding attempt at an English town name, if I'm honest : P Feel like just Henford would have sounded nicer. It looks cute though!
Tbh, a lot of English place-names are arguably even more ridiculous sounding than Henford-on-Bagley, so I think it fits right in Can't wait to find out more details!
@SnowBnuuy: don't disagree about the name but if they're bringing the Crumplebottoms back as townies then I hope it's a hint that the Bagleys come back too.
i know who the cumplebottoms are i don't remember the bagleys.
They were the criminal family in TS3's Riverview (since every town needed one it seems)
The postcard teaser-looking thing posted in Announcements was interesting, looks like a cute little English countryside town, although Henford-on-Bagley sounds like a slightly ridiculous-sounding attempt at an English town name, if I'm honest : P Feel like just Henford would have sounded nicer. It looks cute though!
Ooh looks intriguing! Would definitely welcome a quaint English town, even though Britechester sort of has that sort vibe already - but worlds that compliment each other are always a good addition in my book! As for the name... well, we got used to San Myshuno being a thing
@SnowBnuuy: don't disagree about the name but if they're bringing the Crumplebottoms back as townies then I hope it's a hint that the Bagleys come back too.
i know who the cumplebottoms are i don't remember the bagleys.
They were the criminal family in TS3's Riverview (since every town needed one it seems)
oh them i didn't play them much. i have sims 2 but not installed its kind of slow.
The postcard teaser-looking thing posted in Announcements was interesting, looks like a cute little English countryside town, although Henford-on-Bagley sounds like a slightly ridiculous-sounding attempt at an English town name, if I'm honest : P Feel like just Henford would have sounded nicer. It looks cute though!
Ooh looks intriguing! Would definitely welcome a quaint English town, even though Britechester sort of has that sort vibe already - but worlds that compliment each other are always a good addition in my book! As for the name... well, we got used to San Myshuno being a thing
i recently got britbox. i love the towns in midsummer murders. so i can't wait to see the town.
The postcard teaser-looking thing posted in Announcements was interesting, looks like a cute little English countryside town, although Henford-on-Bagley sounds like a slightly ridiculous-sounding attempt at an English town name, if I'm honest : P Feel like just Henford would have sounded nicer. It looks cute though!
Ooh looks intriguing! Would definitely welcome a quaint English town, even though Britechester sort of has that sort vibe already - but worlds that compliment each other are always a good addition in my book! As for the name... well, we got used to San Myshuno being a thing
I'm sometimes bothered by TS4 worlds that seem to exist in isolation from the rest. Like how Willow Creek, Newcrest, and Magnolia Promenade all feel like neighbors (I'll argue for San Myshuno too thanks to Newcrest's skyline) but I gotta cram everything I need in Oasis Springs into Oasis Springs unless I have to slam the brakes on my narrative and explain why we gotta travel to another country every day (well I still find a way to anyways) Now at least Britechester isn't so isolated.
The postcard teaser-looking thing posted in Announcements was interesting, looks like a cute little English countryside town, although Henford-on-Bagley sounds like a slightly ridiculous-sounding attempt at an English town name, if I'm honest : P Feel like just Henford would have sounded nicer. It looks cute though!
Ooh looks intriguing! Would definitely welcome a quaint English town, even though Britechester sort of has that sort vibe already - but worlds that compliment each other are always a good addition in my book! As for the name... well, we got used to San Myshuno being a thing
i recently got britbox. i love the towns in midsummer murders. so i can't wait to see the town.
Amazingly you're the second person I've heard mention that show today! I do like Midsomer Murders, makes me nostalgic - my mum always watched that when I was younger
The postcard teaser-looking thing posted in Announcements was interesting, looks like a cute little English countryside town, although Henford-on-Bagley sounds like a slightly ridiculous-sounding attempt at an English town name, if I'm honest : P Feel like just Henford would have sounded nicer. It looks cute though!
Ooh looks intriguing! Would definitely welcome a quaint English town, even though Britechester sort of has that sort vibe already - but worlds that compliment each other are always a good addition in my book! As for the name... well, we got used to San Myshuno being a thing
I'm sometimes bothered by TS4 worlds that seem to exist in isolation from the rest. Like how Willow Creek, Newcrest, and Magnolia Promenade all feel like neighbors (I'll argue for San Myshuno too thanks to Newcrest's skyline) but I gotta cram everything I need in Oasis Springs into Oasis Springs unless I have to slam the brakes on my narrative and explain why we gotta travel to another country every day (well I still find a way to anyways) Now at least Britechester isn't so isolated.
Yes! I agree completely. I tend to only allow my sims to travel to places they could logistically get to quickly, so the idea of casually hoping between Windenburg, Newcrest and Sulani gives me a migraine (unless I'm positioning it as them going on a holiday or I'm in a save where I can justify it by magic, haha). I tend to group Britechester with Windenburg and Glimmerbrook, but this looks like it will work even better!
@InfraGreen It's cool that you mentioned that actually, and it's interesting to see your thoughts since I've been wondering in my head of the rough 'geography' of the Sim worlds in relation to each other. It's roughly outlined across my stories, but not terribly specifically since I am too pea-brained to work out exact distances and such. Also I haven't had all the worlds make an appearance yet. Sorry if this sounds jumbled, I'm not very good at explaining things or arranging ideas. (It's in Spoiler tags just to keep things neat and not wanting to post a text-wall.)
In my own 'universe', Willow Creek, Britechester and Glimmerbrook are all fairly close to each other, as is Granite Falls which is far out north of WC. Magnolia Promenade and Newcrest haven't yet appeared but I agree with you on them being neighbouring with Willow Creek. HoB I imagine will probably be somewhere close-ish to Glimmerbrook as part of the more rural side of things. Collectively it almost makes up the England analogue in my works. Forgotten Hollow is there somewhere too, but not sure where abouts in relation to everything else.
In my own writings, Oasis Springs I imagine to be quite far-out from it all, but not considered another country. Oasis Springs would probably sort of bridge the gap between this whole 'area' I mentioned above, and the rough area surrounding San Myshuno which makes up the rough America analogue of the whole place.
San Myshuno and Del Sol Valley are close to each other, with Windenburg being a bit further out. Strangerville is quite far out south of the two. Evergreen Harbour I imagine would be somewhere near SM and Windenburg as well. Brindleton Bay is a part of this general area's more rural place if that makes any sense.
Sulani, Selvadorada and Mt.Komorebi are all considered separate countries to the above two 'areas'. Champs Les Sims, Al Simhara and Shang Simla all still exist in the universe as well as separate countries, but they're only mentioned offhand. Batuu is just irrelevant and doesn't exist in my writings at all, and Sixam is about the same distance as Saturn from Earth. I get around the whole time frame of space travel by there just being general improvements in space-travel technology thanks to Sixamians or something.
I’ve thought about where the different worlds are in relation to each other, but not seriously.
Henford-on-Bagley... it sounds weird because Bagley is two syllables like Hanford is. Most places I can think of, off the top of my head, that use the x-on-y construction aren’t like that, the second word only has one syllable. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Kingston-upon-Hull, etc.
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Cole's Adventures in Riverview Chapter 9: A Big Moment
BAKINGBYDEATHBAKINGBYDEATHBAKINGBYDEATHBAKINGBYDEATHBAKINGBYDEATH by @FeroshaCoutora. I'd promote it ahead of my own work, it's that good. A well-executed, morally complex story about reality TV and god wars.
And I second Blackwell Chronicles and Between 2 Worlds (I've gotten extremely behind on B2W but did get mildly addicted to the parts I read). Nuanced, messy stories are my catnip.
Haunted: Picture Oscar Wilde dating Willy Wonka, also Oscar Wilde is still dead
The Fey of Life - fairytales in life are few and far between (Forum thread HERE)
The Chrysanthemum Tango - a story about life, death, magic, and how to be a good landlady (Forum thread HERE)
Forget-Me-Not - some things just refuse to stay buried; an Ambrosia Challenge story (Forum thread HERE)
Chapter 50: Calculating
Heart-to-hearts and plans in the dead of night.
I hope you all stay safe and happy!
The Fey of Life - fairytales in life are few and far between (Forum thread HERE)
The Chrysanthemum Tango - a story about life, death, magic, and how to be a good landlady (Forum thread HERE)
Forget-Me-Not - some things just refuse to stay buried; an Ambrosia Challenge story (Forum thread HERE)
outrun / blog / tunglr
i know who the cumplebottoms are i don't remember the bagleys.
Tbh, a lot of English place-names are arguably even more ridiculous sounding than Henford-on-Bagley, so I think it fits right in
They were the criminal family in TS3's Riverview (since every town needed one it seems)
outrun / blog / tunglr
Ooh looks intriguing! Would definitely welcome a quaint English town, even though Britechester sort of has that sort vibe already - but worlds that compliment each other are always a good addition in my book! As for the name... well, we got used to San Myshuno being a thing
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oh them i didn't play them much. i have sims 2 but not installed its kind of slow.
i recently got britbox. i love the towns in midsummer murders. so i can't wait to see the town.
I'm sometimes bothered by TS4 worlds that seem to exist in isolation from the rest. Like how Willow Creek, Newcrest, and Magnolia Promenade all feel like neighbors (I'll argue for San Myshuno too thanks to Newcrest's skyline) but I gotta cram everything I need in Oasis Springs into Oasis Springs unless I have to slam the brakes on my narrative and explain why we gotta travel to another country every day (well I still find a way to anyways) Now at least Britechester isn't so isolated.
outrun / blog / tunglr
Amazingly you're the second person I've heard mention that show today! I do like Midsomer Murders, makes me nostalgic - my mum always watched that when I was younger
Yes! I agree completely. I tend to only allow my sims to travel to places they could logistically get to quickly, so the idea of casually hoping between Windenburg, Newcrest and Sulani gives me a migraine (unless I'm positioning it as them going on a holiday or I'm in a save where I can justify it by magic, haha). I tend to group Britechester with Windenburg and Glimmerbrook, but this looks like it will work even better!
Story Blog | Forum Discussion
In my own writings, Oasis Springs I imagine to be quite far-out from it all, but not considered another country. Oasis Springs would probably sort of bridge the gap between this whole 'area' I mentioned above, and the rough area surrounding San Myshuno which makes up the rough America analogue of the whole place.
San Myshuno and Del Sol Valley are close to each other, with Windenburg being a bit further out. Strangerville is quite far out south of the two. Evergreen Harbour I imagine would be somewhere near SM and Windenburg as well. Brindleton Bay is a part of this general area's more rural place if that makes any sense.
Sulani, Selvadorada and Mt.Komorebi are all considered separate countries to the above two 'areas'. Champs Les Sims, Al Simhara and Shang Simla all still exist in the universe as well as separate countries, but they're only mentioned offhand. Batuu is just irrelevant and doesn't exist in my writings at all, and Sixam is about the same distance as Saturn from Earth. I get around the whole time frame of space travel by there just being general improvements in space-travel technology thanks to Sixamians or something.
Henford-on-Bagley... it sounds weird because Bagley is two syllables like Hanford is. Most places I can think of, off the top of my head, that use the x-on-y construction aren’t like that, the second word only has one syllable. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Kingston-upon-Hull, etc.