Replies! <3

Trying not to fall behind on them this time… and also trying to remember how to mass-reply to things…

Replies for @allisas, @bigwandsnmistletoe, @alexsh-19, @mikexx2, @kahlenas, @kayleigh-83, @kidhedera, @kaylynn-langerak, @vampireacademysims, @dramallamadingdang, @prettybabo, and @scottishly!

allisas
replied to your post “Do you mind if I ask what the floor plan looks like to the new house…”

This is a clever houseplan!

Thank you! Although I can’t take credit for it, I feel good knowing this layout has been approved by the architect extraordinaire! 😉 

bigwandsnmistletoe
replied to your photoset “Everyone was so excited about the new house that they all hung around…”

the fall decor on the door is gorgeous

Thank you! Veranka was sweet enough to take on my request to convert it a few years ago. 😀

alexsh-19
replied to your photoset “Thompson family kitchen, aka my new favorite kitchen ever. I say that…”

Such a cute kitchen! ��

Thank you so much! 😀

mikexx2
replied to your post “Do you mind if I ask what the floor plan looks like to the new house…”

Love it!

kahlenas
replied to your post “Do you mind if I ask what the floor plan looks like to the new house…”

Hmmm mind borrowing it? 😉

Thank you! Feel free to borrow it, it’s not like I came up with it or anything. 😉 (Even if I did, you could borrow that too!)

kayleigh-83
replied to your photoset “Thompson family kitchen, aka my new favorite kitchen ever. I say that…”

I love it! Like a perfect amount of rustic!

Ahhh thank you! I’ve been on a rustic kick lately (something about the fall makes me want to make everything look rustic and cozy!). Sometimes I wish I went the rustic look with my own apartment, but then I remember I like mid-century modern, too. 😛 

kidhedera
replied to your post “quick question: do the system specs in your FAQ still apply or have…”

EA removed securom from The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection, there’s a post about it on SimsVIP.

Yep, I mentioned it in my post! I didn’t run the update myself since I’ve already removed SecuROM and run the game without going through Origin, but I made a point of mentioning that although the update removes SecuROM, some people were forced to do complete reinstalls or reset their graphics rules because Origin automatically ran the update before people could make proper backups. Again, not too familiar with what happened since I didn’t perform the Origin update myself, just mentioning what I saw some people on my dash talking about. 🙂  

kaylynn-langerak
replied to your photoset “Kids’ rooms! Poe’s is orange and space-y (…hmm wonder where the…”

That’s funny because i use way too much purple and avoid orange like the plaque.

Haha, orange is quite a polarizing color! Maybe I’m more drawn to it because I’m in an autumn sort of mood. 😛 I’m not a fan of pastel colors in general, which is why I usually stay away from pinks/purples/lavender/periwinkle/etc., but I like deep purple shades, like plum. 🙂 

vampireacademysims
replied to your photoset “Thompson family kitchen, aka my new favorite kitchen ever. I say that…”

Pretty! 😀

Thank you! 😀

dramallamadingdang
replied to your photoset “Thompson family living area, aka this is where I decided IT’S GOING TO…”

I only just started syncing seasons, myself. It never bothered me before, either, but I kind of like it. 🙂 (Also, it’s good to have you back, dear. 🙂 )

Thank you! It’s good to be back. 😀 Hopefully I remember to keep up with the season-syncing, I feel like it’ll make the neighborhood feel more cohesive (even though everything was just fine before, too :P). 

prettybabo
replied to your photoset “Welcome, welcome back folks! With this post, my blog is finally…”

I think it looks lovely �� the shots seems to have a colder tone than your recent posts but that could just be the in game lighting tbh ��

Thank you dear! I think it is in the in-game lighting because a lot of my later screenshots are much warmer, but we’ll see when the weather/seasons change if the lighting updates with it! 😉

scottishly
replied to your post “I love your game. I would steal your downloads folder if I could ��”

I’m on 11GB and about 30 minutes of loading time, high five!

WOOOO loading time twins! *high five* why are we like this

Replies, part 1!

In which I spend a lot of time rambling about color preferences. 😀

sue-simaddict-tblr-blog answered your question “Anyone else do this?”

Yes there’s a few colours I dispose of imediately I thought it was just Me 😡

Nope, definitely not just you! Looks like we all do it. 🙂

ant0nink0 answered your question “Anyone else do this?”

ah , i love pastels , but i was playing with realistic things before , so i delete them everytime i see them … and this is why my townies are corrupted … i hate NEON . those bright colors ..i hate them

Aw yeah, I’m not too big on neon. I actually like most neon colors, but they have to be used in moderation (like accents or trim or something). I can’t use entire walls or couches in bright neon colors, it hurts my eyes. 😛

illykitty answered your question “Anyone else do this?”

Any neons or super saturated colours like the blue screen mentioned. Anything else is fine. If I could make my own palette, I’d make my colours muted and dusty.

Ooh, I think you should definitely try your hand at making a palette! I love dusty and muted colors, so I’d be interested in seeing it. 😀

allisas answered your question“Anyone else do this?”

Yep, as alienpod named it: the missing-mesh-flashing-blue (or blue-screen-of-death-blue) will never be tolerated in my game. It gives me the creeps. 😛

Yes! I can’t believe I didn’t think of that one. Which is a shame, because I like that color in real life. Seeing it on my screen, however, is a different story. 😛 

eulaliasims answered your question “Anyone else do this?”

Same, I don’t use a lot of bright shades. That pink and purple get tossed, and usually anything yellow or orange goes too (I love a good gold or burnt orange, tho).

Yes! I’m a big fan of orange and yellow, but I’m pretty particular about the shades. I love gold/mustard yellows and burnt oranges, though. 😀 (Those are two of my favorite shades to wear in real life, too!)

sullivanrandomness answered your question “Anyone else do this?”

Yes, there is a shade of purple that I refer to as bright/dark purple. It burns my eyes and I immediately get rid of anything in that colour!

I’m pretty sure I know exactly which shade you’re thinking of, and I toss that one, too! 🙂

ajaysims answered your question “Anyone else do this?”

I hadn’t really thought about it before, but I do tend to delete dark green stuff x.x generally if there’s a whole bunch of colours I restrict myself to one of black, white, brown, red, orange, yellow, light green, turquoise, light blue, purple, pink

Oooh, I love dark green! :3 But I find that it doesn’t always translate well in CC (especially furniture), so I wind up getting rid of it, too. It’s smart to limit yourself to certain colors – if I weren’t so indecisive and forever changing my palette preferences, I’d try to do that, too!

discombobulatedmirrortron answered your question “Anyone else do this?”

i’m the opposite in that i keep all my purple items, aha. i delete too light pastels myself, or dark earth tones

Hahah, that’s what’s so cool about the community! Everyone has such different color preferences. When I see people like @lilithpleasant or @dirk-dreamer use pink, purple, and pastels in their decorating, I always tell myself I should give it another try! But then I get in-game and hate everything I do and fall back into the same color schemes, lmao. 

alienpod answered your question “Anyone else do this?”

periwinkle is the worst, but that missing-mesh-flashing-blue is a close second

YES! ANOTHER PERIWINKLE HATER! I thought it was just me, like honestly I see that color everywhere and I thought I was weird for not liking it. Like, it’s not eye-searingly bright, it even looks like a relaxing color, but I just hate it?! And of course, missing-mesh-flashing-blue! How could I forget?

vampireprincessmaria answered your question “Anyone else do this?”

I hate certain shades of purple and turquoise. Unfortunately I do like light, bright AND dark colours, so there’s far too much stuff in my Downloads folder.

Hahaha, I’m sure there’s too much in mine too! A lot of times it depends on the CC, some clothing/furniture/deco looks better in bright colors, and some looks better in darker colors. For example, I tend to use darker/muted colors for my build mode stuff, like walls and floors. But I don’t mind some bright colors in my bodyshop folder or decorating. 🙂 

soo-bee-well answered your question “Anyone else do this?”

I’m like this too. I always discard pastels, most neons, all oranges, browns and yellow-ish shades of green. >.<

I love orange, brown, and green in real life, but I’m pretty picky about the shades I used in my TS2 game. At least we know we have some semblance of self-control over our downloads folder – we can cull the colors we don’t like! 😛

holleyberry answered your question “Anyone else do this?”

That neon green. It hurts my eyes. Also that bright pink can go. I like pastels, but not bright, or neon colors.

Oh God, yes, that neon green! I don’t know how some people are able to use such bright color palettes in their games. A lot of the colors are pretty, sure, but my eyes! They burn! I sometimes wonder if it’s just my monitor, or I’m just getting old and my eyes can’t handle these things, haha.

Belated replies, pt. 1!

I swear I’m trying to be more prompt with these!

ofgodsandllamas
replied to your post “Because I saw a couple other people post one…”

YOUR HAIR LOOKS SO GOOD!!!! check you ooooout!!!!

allisas
replied to your post “Because I saw a couple other people post one…”

Omg, you’re gorgeous! ❤

twofee
replied to your post “Because I saw a couple other people post one…”

woah when did your hair get so long again?! i swear you chopped it not that long ago. either way, you still look amazing and super happy in that snap 🙂

getmygameon
replied to your post “Because I saw a couple other people post one…”

Hi pretty lady! And yes your hair looks FABU dahling 8D

dirk-dreamer
replied to your post “Because I saw a couple other people post one…”

You are so cute!!!! And I love your hair! :3

avelexi
replied to your post “Because I saw a couple other people post one…”

Never ceases to amaze me how adorable a lot of simmers are!

Thank you all so much for the kind words!! :’D @avelexi, I agree! I love being able to put faces to names. We’re such a beautiful and diverse bunch! ❤

@twofee, it feels that way, right? But it’s actually been over a year since I cut it! Usually at this point the ends will be super damaged, and even combing my hair becomes a chore, but for some reason it still feels healthy so I haven’t gone to get it cut yet. It’s due for some styling, though. :3 

Thank you again! ❤ 

More replies! :)

IVY EVERYTHING! 😉

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t consider it XD then I decided I was too burnt out from ivying the restaurant. But what do I do instead? Lay single-tile pipes piece-by-piece on OMSPs so I can raise them to run along the ceiling. XD I can’t ever make something easy!

blissful-indigo
replied to your post “blissful-indigo replied to your post: *starts making little dive bar*…”

Looks awesome! Maybe go for an open floor plan for the 1st floor, then do some loft-type spaces on the 2nd/3rd levels that overlook the ground floor, if that makes sense. Just an idea 🙂

This is basically what my plan is – open first floor, small loft on the second floor, third floor is completely open to give the feeling of high ceilings. 🙂 I’m fairly happy with the layout of the building, now it’s just a matter of decorating it. This is WAY outside my comfort zone. D:

quill-of-thoth
replied to your post “blissful-indigo replied to your post: *starts making little dive bar*…”

You could just do the bottom and have the top two floors to let or something? If you’re overwhelmed by all the space, that is.

I actually thought about doing combination community lot/loft apartment, but then I decided I wanted to have an open floor plan and figured it would suck for whichever Sim lived upstairs to live over a bar/club. XD I liked the idea a lot though, so I will probably make another (smaller!!!) building in the same style to convert into a living space. 🙂

ɔ, ƒ :)

ɔ: Have you made CC before? Or at least try to? 

I have! Not much, but I have. 😛 I’ve done recolors of a top I really loved, and I also tried my hand at making custom paintings for Thora’s birthday. 🙂 I would love to attempt more – recolors, more paintings, and some unnatural hair recolors of some of my favorite styles. 🙂 I’m mostly just too lazy to sit down and actually do it – futzing with values in SimPE to make defaults is about as dedicated as I get these days. XD

ƒ: What was the first expansion pack you bought? 

I really can’t remember the first expansion pack I bought for TS2! D: It was either Seasons or BV. I remember borrowing the discs for Uni, NL, Pets, etc. from a friend. (I purchased TS2 the day it came out, and of course I didn’t have a computer capable of running it until two years later. D: I was rockin’ TS1 in the meantime!)