Not 100% certain, but I think that moodlet will only show up for the first 24 hours after your Sim was eaten and spit out. So if you stash the cowplant in your household inventory until that time passes, it should be okay. Alternatively, just move a random Sim into your household to take care of the cowplant for a little…
I was thinking the same thing! I'd happily take another blank canvas. I keep changing the entire vibe of Newcrest every time I have a new story idea. ^_^;;
Of the three you listed, I also have to vote spellcasters. It takes so long for them to learn the spells I actually want. At least Vampires and Werewolves have some control over how their powers develop. Vampires don't need to visit the vamp library every day for weeks hoping this time they find the Tome of Alluring Visage…
You're not! We've had years with this game where infants were just interactable bassinets that took up a space in the family head count. Now that babies do stuff, the distinction between them and toddlers isn't as instantly clear. When they do age up, I'll add on one more suggestion. Have someone with the Fresh Chef trait…
I'm sorry to hear that @NyteRose. There are audiences out there for just about everything, even if they're not within the Sims community. Putting your work out there and finding them is really difficult. I hope you keep writing, even if it's just for your own satisfaction while your blog is offline.
@Firande Don't apologize! The whole point of the new format was to give everyone more leeway in terms of responding. :) 1) I'm using normal lifespan, but I'm open to switching it to long if it's taking longer than I expect for the kids to finish one of their aspirations. I want to get each of them to finish at least one…
Hi, @lilypadmeulin You're welcome to post your story whenever you like. We've kind of moved into a less routine-based system. Basically, whenever you have new material, post it here and we'll chat about it. And if two people in the circle happen to post updates at the same time, no problem. We'll just take turns. Hope…
@NyteRose I'm sorry to hear you're having issues with the community again. That really stinks*. I hope your health improves and when you're feeling up to it, I hope you'll take up writing again. Even if it's just for you. (YMMV, but in my experience, sometimes writing just for me is the only thing that helps when I get…
@mercuryfoam Sorry I missed replying, but thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying it. I finally updated! Here are chapters 2 and 3: The Decorating and The Butler! http://www.fanfiction.katrinasforest.com/2020/11/20/kids-at-straud-mansion-the-decorating/…
@NyteRose Thank you! I am so glad you helped me get over my fear of using CC. ^_^ @lone_cat No worries, take your time. I'm sorry to hear about your health issues, and I hope they improve soon. @lilypadmeulin @Firande I'll have a new chapter of Kids of Straud Mansion hopefully up later today. But I was also having some…
@Firande @lone_cat @lilypadmeulin Sorry for going so quiet, everybody. I don't know where my head was with the holidays and all. Anyway, hope everyone had a great New Year's, and we'll pick up with the circle again next week, if everyone's up for it. Oh, and thanks, @NyteRose, for the mod suggestion! I managed to fix it by…
I only had vampire break-ins when I played the PS4 game back at the beginning of its release. I've never once had it since I moved to PC and they changed it. I agree it's not worth mentioning except as a "they used to do this, but they don't anymore" kind of thing.
@NyteRose I bet they're adorable. :) I'd only ever paired mermaids with humans or other mermaids after my game gave me a really weird mermaid/spellcaster hybrid. Basically, she got stuck in mer-form the first time she entered water, because the game doesn't register that a spellcaster would have an alternate form to change…
@NyteRose Nice! Always love your screenshots, and the way those glowing blue eyes stand out in the picture is amazing. Hope their wedding went as planned. (Sim weddings always turn out to be an adventure for me...usually in all the wrong ways.) I know this seems silly, but I'm so glad to read someone else use the word…
I'm not sure if you've tried this or not, but if you let the child age into a teen and turn them into a ghost by whatever method, can you then use the cas.fulleditmode cheat to age them down into a child again? I thought children always got rescued by CPS and taken away from the family before anything deadly actually…
@Firande Oh, gosh, there's been so much drama in my save right now. The mermaids went to war with the spellcasters, and the spellcasters lost. Magic is now underground, but one of the Charm family kids is probably going to bring spellcasters back when he gets older. Morgyn's an elder and he retired from being a sage before…
Looks like the next chapters up for @lone_cat's Supernatural Misadventures are: https://lonecatsims.wordpress.com/2020/10/06/chapter-22-heart-to-heart/ https://lonecatsims.wordpress.com/2020/10/15/chapter-23-goodbyes/ Hope everyone's having a great start to their week. :)
Oh, wow, @Firande, that's awesome! Seriously, a huge congrats to you! That's got to be such a weight off your shoulders. I can't imagine how much of a struggle that must have been between the nightmare that is 2020 and such a huge amount of work you had to do. Hope you have a safe flight and make sure you treat yourself…
Not really. We can already build stores to buy/sell food with Get to Work. You can also set up sales tables in a community space in Eco Living and essentially create a whole farmer's market. I just don't see what a Grocery Store pack would add that's actually new (I guess aside from a "put this in my basket" animation) and…
@Firande Got a screencap of my version of Kat Cave: I love your re-designs of the Rebellious Vampires. I don't picture Kat being all that old, but she's definitely one of the oldest vampires in my game. Most of my vampires have only been turned in the past couple years, and I figure she's been around a few decades at…
@lilypadmeulin What a great gift. That's awesome to know it's coming your way. The latest Xaos chapters up for discussion this week are... https://donaeis.home.blog/2020/11/08/73-ne-perenni-cremer-igne/ https://donaeis.home.blog/2020/11/08/74-at-your-service/ https://donaeis.home.blog/2020/11/15/75-chaos/…
@Firande @NyteRose I love how the comics looked, but honestly, you're right, they were so much work! The Kids of Straud Mansion is more low-key and puts me more in my element. I'm way more used to just writing prose than planning out the layout of a scene visually. In fact, lots of times I end up using the Sims just to…
@lilypadmeulin @lone_cat We're technically on @Firande's Xaos this week, though I know for those in the US, it's a holiday this week, so no worries if everyone's busy. We can have a quiet week. @NyteRose You know we're always up for pictures. :)
It's not just you. Since the update, none of my game files load, period. :( Edit: Finally did get them to load, but some parts of the game are much slower than before.