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@OJenn Aww sorry to hear your little one is sick, sending well wishes to you & yours
@Heckstress17 Fawn just the cutest lil thing. Omg I love how protective Zach is! Also I might be a lil bias cause my bf's name is Zach
I chose floorplan A. I was going to do B if I chose Eden cause she has a 'small cozy house' kinda vibe, but Haven needs a workspace so I wanted the basement in A, and I think the big house fits him and Suri well seeing as she has the ambitious trait and he's getting a college degree, so they're both gonna be rich sooner rather than later lol. You can see the shell on the gallery if you want spoilers lol. I'm debating posting another update tonight just to show off the house, but I kinda like keeping my pics altogether in the bigger updates
@Mionax Okay you're definitely crazy with THREE sets of twins!! But they are all so cute
@Kiwicantdie I totally want a cc-free Pablita for my game! I don't think I have any vampires in the world since I used @OJenn 's empty save and it just hasn't generated any vamps yet. I was really torn about sending Haven to live on campus too. I wish I could enjoy 'dorm life' in the sims, but the roommates drive me crazy. I'd probably hate it less if I had the NPC control mod @Heckstress17 shared. Maybe I'll give it a second chance next generation
The house is looking great! I totally relate to a half-furnished house. I didn't finish furnishing the gen 1 house until right before Haven moved out
@EMSimmer30 Hey! I'm glad you found us
@Francisca464 You used my house!
@Rhythrin Omg I'm so sorry to hear you were in an accident! I've never been in one myself, and I'm absolutely terrified of it. I think your current mental state is totally justified. I didn't play the U'Halu's long enough to know if they make cute babies, so I'm excited for you to play so I can find out
@Wentcrazy The laundry was manageable at first, but it go SOOO out of hand once winter rolled around and everyone was constantly changing into and out of their winter clothes
Hey lovelies. It is time.
The first thing I did was make Luana and Manu go vote for NAPs
Of course Manu went dumpster diving, lol. Luana met a sad townie.
Eventually they got around to voting!
I think Manu was kinda sad to start his manufacturing job so soon after moving in.
Luana got a parttime diving job, which leaves her ample time for hobbies.
They seem to always want to catch up after work to tell each other about their days.
And have a little fun, heheh.
Luana takes the occasional dive down in her mermaid pool, she sometimes sneaks in a nap there, too.
Manu is coming around to the manufacturing job.
Oh yeah, they also got a weird platypus rodent to take care of. Its name is Meepsy.
I love Luana's bedroom eyes lol.
They're definitely a cute couple.
Because Manu works fulltime, Luana has to entertain herself.
She seems to be doing just fine with that!
I also had her take a stroll around Evergreen Harbor, and though I noticed plenty of rubble, I also realised I didn't have any fog anymore, just like Kiwi! It seems to come and go with me.. I'm not sure what sets it off...
I love their ritual of catching up with each other after work.
After dinner Luana went for a swim and....
What!? I only had them woohoo like TWICE, I swear!
Anyway, she went to tell Manu,...
At first he didn't seem thrilled (You tell ME bud, I wanted to work on your jobs!
But he quickly came round.
Welp, I guess we'll be having a kiddo in the next update!
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@Rhythrin Weee an update! Awww poor Manu but look how cute he is! Look how cute both of them are! I love them. Meepsy is so cute. I feel like everything I say about this update is going to have the word cute. They are definitely a cute couple. I'm so excited a nooboo is coming already! I love when the dads are excited. I can't wait for your single only one nooboo
@Mionax Your restaurant looks great! I love the roof line. What a clever idea.
@EVERYONE so last night I wanted to play, but I got wrapped up in genepools instead. PLEASE NOTE: If you are uploading for the challenge please tag your builds with #RWC and #RebuildingWorldsVolume2 That way anyone looking for a shell will be able to find them easier. Last night with @OJenn we completed the gene pool for Evergreen Harbor and added pictures for the mates. I'm moving on to Sulani next. If you have a sim you'd like added to the genepool send me a link and let me know what neigborhood you're thinking of them for.
I didn't really think I had an update but since I didn't play last night I really wanted to post so you all could see Hailey!!!
TO RAISE A WOLFE – Evergreen Harbor Edition
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Chapter 6: Lucky
OOOPS! I almost forgot I wanted to start off by showing you the townies I have in my game. You might recognize some of them!
Heath is the best step Dad. He spends so much time with Hailey which is good because Jay only comes around when he wants something.
Harvest Fest came and with it THREE birthdays! Hailey was so excited she couldn’t wait for the family to arrive. (Actually I was afraid she wouldn’t make it!)
It was also time for our little guys to get out of the bassinet! Weston…
…and Sawyer.
The boys are cute but please look at Hailey!!! I love her and I’m angry at Jay for being such a jerk I didn’t want Lia to be stuck with him!
My first attempt at the outfit tour!
The boys already look like they’re trying to compete with each other.
Meanwhile, mom and dad have fun with ping pong. They love their table.
It was finally time for family to come over.
Heath did the honors this year of cooking the turkey.
Hailey was super excited when she found out she was going to be a big sister and that hasn’t changed. She loves her little brothers.
They love her too and often sneak into her room just to hang out.
Sawyer! Tell me you’re not doing what I think you’re doing! I’m busy with Grandma! Go find Daddy!
Daddy was busy too listening to Hailey but he took care of the issue.
I’m always a sucker for toddler hugs.
Lia and Jools couldn’t pull themselves away from the ping pong table. Her brother Tristan always looks so nice.
As a new teen, even though there had been a grand meal, Hailey still wanted to make mac n cheese.
Bath time is double the fun.
Love the tub pictures too.
Then Lia decided to try yoga with Hailey. They’re adorable in their awkwardness.
Dad’s not totally slacking.
I love the relationship that Hailey has with her grandfather. They’re so close.
She’s the best teen I think I’ve ever had bringing her little brother back to bed after a nightmare.
Then she read him a story until he felt safe enough to fall back asleep.
The next morning Heath and Lia hid out in their bedroom for a while enjoying some alone time.
Then it was back to the fun job of entertaining toddlers.
Heath had a secret though that he wanted to share with Hailey.
She loved him for how good he was to her mom and she told him right then!
Then they plotted.
That afternoon the local dog rescue stopped by with adorable new friends. Lia has always been a dog lover but never had a dog!
This one did not want to be friends and with toddlers in the house Lia didn’t think it was a good time for that kind of work.
There was also a puppy there, but in the end, Lia really made a connection with the fox and Lucky joined the household.
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@Mionax - Ashton is adorable and got my favorite child aspiration! And it looks like you got two sets of identical twins, wow!
@Kiwicantdie - Tina is one of the townies I really like, and there is another family that I like there too but I can't remember their names. Oh boy here is hoping that Knox doesn't cause a rift in an already difficult marriage. Oh wow you got your smog back, yay!! Welcome to the Greene twin club, lol.
@JordanNicoleJJ - omg that "family" pic of everyone putting out the fire save for Eden is hilarious! I think its really sweet that Haven is sticking around a bit before heading off to college. (you will have to tell me how you like the University pack) Congrats to Iris and Aiyden on reaching the top of their careers. I am also very much looking forward to the wedding since Suri said yes. What do you think? Before Uni or after?
@Francisca464 - Iris is so cute in your game, I love her outfit ♥
@WentCrazy - Hmm I don't think there is a maximum number of pictures per post, you'll notice we have long updates in the thread sometimes. (Which I love)
@Ryhthrin - Haha I love the dumpster diving in this pack, is that weird?
@debjameswhite - I am so glad Hailey has Heath in her life, who needs Jay! Aww the boys are cute, they seem to have a different eye shape and they aren't quite identical. The ping-pong table seems to be a big hit at Lia's place. That fox is super cute and now you've reminded me my household needs a pet.
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For those who already purchased the knitting pack: please share your experience and if you'd recommend it. I have every pack so far but I'm not sure I'll like the new one.
@JordanNicoleJJ Laundry already drives me crazy as Iris just puts it all over the place. And it's spring in my game. I wonder how bad it'll be in the winter season.
I'm so excited to see how everything works out for Haven and their future family
Thanks! I tried to do something different with Iris. She is just an overall surprise: looks tough, cares about the environment but is super lazy and clumsy at the same time. But I also didn't want to go overboard with her^^
I take so many pictures, it's crazy. I did some "research" on how to take proper pictures in the sims to not use the normal screenshot way. I managed to get rid of the plumbob but every time they "skill", you still see those little icons. So they're on my pictures but well... could be a lot worse
@Rhythrin Oh a surprise baby
@debjameswhite thanks! I also have to agree with xx. The boys look similar but they're not identical. Their eye shape, eyebrows and nose looks different. Even their ears have different sizes
Family Tree Evergreen Harbor
@Mionax Your restaurant reminds me of the Sydney Opera House because of the fancy roof! I almost built a restaurant on that lot too, but I opted for a cafe instead and put some restaurants in other worlds.
@debjameswhite Thanks for all the hard work you're putting into this challenge! I'm happy to put together the Brindleton Bay gene pool if you wanna tackle Sulani
So many amazing sims in your game! I just downloaded NPCC and MCCC and deleted all of the atrocious randomly generated townies, so tomorrow I'm going to download a bunch of Sims off the gallery
@OJenn I'm thinking they'll have a big destination wedding + honeymoon after Haven graduates from college. Haven can finally visit the ocean that he loves so much...for the first time
@Wentcrazy I take so many pics too, like I'll take 5 screenshots of the exact same thing--I haven't moved the screen or unpaused it or anything--just to make sure I actually get the shot. Then I'll move the screen a little bit to see if I can get a better angle and take 5 more shots at each angle
All of this! I also use the Sims 3 camera as well, I just never made the switch over to the sims 4 when the game launched. If you can max your settings for pictures and definitely tab mode for screenshots always
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Yay, you posted pictures!I love that you started with Manu and Luana. I was torn because I love their looks but I want to use them for Sulani. They are such a cute couple in your game, very loved up. LOL Meepsy
@Wentcrazy Yes! I played even more yesterday
@debjameswhite I didn't even noticed the thing with Puush until I looked back in the old thread and saw all my pics of Rebuilding Brindleton Bay have disappeared. I still take the screenshots in Puush because it's really easy to use, but I upload them to Imgur afterwards
If you need Sims for the genepool, feel free to use some of mine. They are in my Gallery. I think I tagged them with rebuildingworlds. Fawn might be a good sim for Sulani or Brindleton Bay.
Ooo townies, I recognize Vincent Marks, Pablo, a few sims by @Kiwicantdie and @Heckstress17... I love Heath! He's a much better guy than Jay. OMG, Hailey is gorgeous
@Heckstress17 Haha Fawn is just a super cute nature-ish name. So I understand you used it! I think you should just go with the sim you like playing the most. That's more important than traits and looks imo. I hope you get Silas into uni! I think your father's death by Cowplant is a good reason to not get into a good school though
@JordanNicoleJJ I did! Thank you for uploading it
LOL I noticed you telling @Wentcrazy that you get 100s of shots when you want to take a pic of something in game. I do the same!
@Mionax Wow your restaurant looks really cool and fitting for Evergreen Harbor
@everyone I'm wondering... what do y'all use to edit/improve your screenshots? Or do you use lighting mods? I think mine are a bit dark and I'd like to make them a bit brighter.
Rebuild Vol. 2 | Greene Family Tree - (spoilers!)
Like I promised Aiyden, today was the day we started saving Evergreen Harbor. Iris made some friends when checking the NAP board.
Aiyden dove headfirst into the nearest trash container...
Tina is not judging. Totally not.
I sent Iris over to a dig spot but when I checked again, she was staring in the distance.
I swear this woman has been giving me these looks for at least 3 full sim days. She's not happy.
Aiyden promises her everything will be OK.
But that's easy to say when you're in your element like he is.
At home, Aiyden used his newfound fabrication skill and materials to make a candle. He burned his hand, but he did make his candle.
Meanwhile, Iris cooked dinner and being her clumsy self, of course she cut her finger.
They had a romantic dinner by Aiydens candle light. But the romance was hard to find because they both felt miserable.
Oh, Iris joined the Botanist career and she received a cowplant berry. Everyone, meet Bob! Short for Bob From Accounting.
With her first paychecks, Iris bought a beehive and some plants and that made her feel a lot better.
So far, I'm struggling with her aspiration because I only found this one dig spot, but we just go there everyday. At this pace she'll be finished as an elder.
Meanwhile, it's been raining non stop. But at least the sky is clearer. The ecological footprint is improving guys!
Aiyden joined the Eco Lifestyle career, but I forgot what it's called. Anyway, with his first paycheck he bought a Fabricator. And he immediately got into a fight with it.
Has anyone else had this happen?
It was hilarious. The machine even snickered at him when it beat him to the ground.
Iris mended his broken ego with some quality time. At least she appreciates him.
And she made him dinner, but I'm not sure that was such a good idea. I caught her picking her ear and then using her hands to mix the salad
The Greenes haven't met a lot of people yet, they are very busy with improving things in their neighborhood and their careers. But Aiyden managed to become friends with Tina!
I'll end with this weird phonecall that totally creeped me out.
Turns out it was just a prank... Facepalm.
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@Francisca464 - Oh looks we posted around the same time! Poor Iris and Aiyden look miserable but who can blame them when they live in Smog Town. And yeah I feel like I should have given her a better aspiration for Eco Living but I've found going to different towns helps a lot with that. Those phone calls always make me wonder lol
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I do use the windowed mode as I can only play on my laptop
@Francisca464: Thanks! I guess we put the founders all in the same career as it fits their degrees and personalities
Yay for another update! Making friends is important. I know, because my sims have been really lonely^^ I hope your Iris will be much happier in the future.
My machine also fought Aiyden. At least twice. So I guess that might happen sometimes when their skill isn't high enough
Oh my, Iris. Picking your ear and then mixing the salat... definitely healthy^^
That call at the end... super creepy. Never had this in my game before I think.
Family Tree Evergreen Harbor
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Your poor Aiyden lol. He looked so sad when fighting the machine. I think you're right about the skill just not being high enough. Too bad because he's getting better and I really enjoyed that fight
@OJenn Oh yes! I just noticed your post. No worries. Aiyden and Iris were so miserable the first few days. It was a combination of the smog, bee stings, Aiydens temper and crappy furniture because of the lack of money lol. I'm going to make Iris visit other towns on her next day off! It's doable I think. Case and point by @Heckstress17
Rebuild Vol. 2 | Greene Family Tree - (spoilers!)
I didn't know about unchecking the capture UI. I'll take a look at my settings.
Great update! Seeing Aiyden pulled into the fabricator is funny! Prank calls are crazy.
I'll have Iris visit other towns to collect too. Maybe when she's not chasing around six growing kids/teens 24/7.
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@Francisca464 I upgraded the bathroom first too! My living room was a fireplace and one fabricated chair for the longest time
Original photo/levels in photoshop (0, 255):
Edited photo/levels in photoshop (5, 225):
The first number (0 --> 5) is contrast/shadows, the second number (255 --> 225) is brightness. I set the brightness depending on how dark the original shot is (indoors usually 215-225, outdoors usually 235-245, I just play around with the numbers til I like it). I always set the contrast to 5, 8, 10, or 12, just depending on which one I think looks best (usually 5-8 inside, 10-12 outside). Disclaimer: I have no idea what these levels are actually called or what they're supposed to do, I'm self-taught and learn through trial and error
Now for comments on your update! Aww look at Iris already making friends! I'm so jealous, my poor Aiyden and Iris had no friends
@Mionax I'm pretty sure you already have UI capture un-checked, cause your pics are normal. The "UI capture" includes all of the stuff on the screen, like the sims pictures at the bottom, the clock and play/pause buttons, the inventory/sim info buttons, etc. The cheat to get rid of the plumbob and skill bars and stuff is "headlineeffects off" but it won't get rid of the sparkles/lightbulbs/plus signs that float above sims when they're skilling on a lot with a lot trait that boosts that skill (like painting on a lot with the Home Studio trait). I'm not sure if full screen/windowed modes are different though.
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/979782/who-should-be-my-heir
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Hopefully posting these pictures works. If you can't see anything, just let me know
Comments first though:
@Ojenn: I did actually. That is working nice so far and I keep using it right now
@Francisca464: I always feared my sims are the only ones without friends. They do meet colleagues and those are usually their only friends as I'm too busy with other things. I want to give Iris and Aiyden actual friends this time though^^
And now, on to my founders.
Like many others of you, I choose Iris and Aiyden Greene.
Here's a little outfit tour. As you can see, her hair also changes with different outfits
He doesn't have as many outfits as Iris. His clothes are also pretty plain compared to hers but I have the feeling he is a simple guy
Family Tree Evergreen Harbor
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As for pictures, I usually use the "C" command to get screen captures, and if I want to take a picture of the UI, I do a print screen and save it in MSPaint. Really high-tech stuff.
I did have a time to play a couple evenings ago, but I had my son's 21st birthday yesterday, and I've been decompressing from the various energies of the crowd that was there today... so I didn't have time or creative energy to go through the pics and do them justice. I plan on posting them tomorrow, though, so you guys won't have to wait too long for all the fun pics.
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@JordanNicoleJJ Hahah, well at least they had a fireplace. I started playing fullscreen yesterday. I don't see a major difference, but I haven't seen my pics yet so they might be way better. I use GIMP for work so I'm gonna see if that works for me! I have some basic understanding of that program lol. Thank you for your explanation!
Iris wasn't so much making friends as complaining about stuf
@Wentcrazy You're definitely not alone in the lonely sim department. I know for a fact @Heckstress17 sims are friendless mostly too
OMG I love your Iris!! She looks so bad-🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸. Way different from mine who is a bit of a dork. She looks amazing
Rebuild Vol. 2 | Greene Family Tree - (spoilers!)
Rebuild Vol. 2 | Greene Family Tree - (spoilers!)
@Wentcrazy Love love love the way you styled your founders! I change my sims hair based on the outfit too -- athletic & swim are almost always up-dos, formal & party get fancier styles usually, and sleepwear sometimes gets a messier hair style.
@Francisca464 Omg that townie is super cute! How dare they hide his cute face under a bag!!
@ everyone -- Turns out my bf is STILL sick and had to get tested for covid TWICE (they messed up the first test), so we're still in "quarantine." Which means I get to play all "weekend" (wed-fri) again since we aren't having D&D! I can't wait to share my progress -- I'm going to finish up Haven's college life then post an update
Oh wow, that's crazy I hope he starts to feel better and also that he doesn't have covid either. My husband and I have a phrase now whenever we sneeze or cough and people look at us — we're just sick sick, not covid sick.
But I also glad you get some more play time as I've been enjoying your updates!
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