Tag: Anonymous

hey, what would you say is the best way of getting into your sycamore cove gameplay? i tried adding /chrono the end of the tag, but i’m worried i’m missing character introductions or something?? i hope this makes sense! anyway love your blog, and you seem like the biggest sweetheart

Awww, thank you so much! ❤ It means a lot to me that you want to get into Sycamore Cove from the very beginning. 😀 Unfortunately, it’s never been the most structured of neighborhoods (especially in the beginning), a decision I regret. In retrospect, I wish I made it more of a BaCC, with actual rules and better record-keeping. :3

I don’t have any character introductions posted, although it’s something I’ve been meaning to do! (At this rate, it’ll be a miracle if they’re done before the founders age up and die. :P) The neighborhood kind of just… starts. XD Honestly, using /chrono after the tag is the best way to do it, but I’m warning you ahead of time that the beginning is poorly documented. X) 

I basically just threw Sheila into the university I built for my last hood and never used, and made her a witch because I never play them, and then promptly neglected her witchiness as soon as the neighborhood gets underway. 😀 That should bring you more or less up to speed! 

ohhhhhhh looking through the Sheila tag reminds me that I was only tagging the early rounds as “windham university” and not including the “sycamore cove” tag D’OH. stay tuned, will fix~!

To make a backup of a neighborhood, which files do you need to save? Just the ones in Documents/EA Games/The Sims 2 or also those in Program Files? Thanks for your help!

Hello! This ask has been here for a really long time (I’m sorry!), and you most likely figured it out by now. But just in case, you only need to save the Documents/EA Games/The Sims 2 folder to backup the neighborhood (or Documents/EA Games/The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection, in my case). The Program Files folder shouldn’t ever really be touched and contains the core game files. All your user files/neighborhood-specific files will be in the Documents folder. 🙂

Feel free to send another message if you have any other questions!

Your blog literally destroys me. Each and every post of yours incinerates an inch of my blood and soul with how absolutely awesome they are. I am slowly dying. You are killing me off. You’re a murderer.

Muahahah, my evil plan is working! >:D

In all seriousness though – *revives anon* – this is a simultaneously amazing and horrific message?! ahahah thank you for taking the time to write to me! It means a lot that you enjoy my posts, although it is not my intention to induce slow-burning death. :’D 

(pls don’t die anon

❤️)

Your game always look so perfect! Would you mind sharing what your favorite build sets / doors and windows are? Thank you!

Ahhhh thank you so much! ❤ 

I listed some of my favorite build mode creators HERE, but I should probably go through my game and update that list soon! 

As far as actual sets go, I’m a huge fan of the AL Gearhead windows, so this set is probably my favorite (I’d love to live in a building with full-length factory-style windows). Tig’s Metro Set is extremely versatile and useful for modern buildings. The Modern Georgian Manor set by phoenix_phaerie is good for stately-looking homes. And of course, I abuse the crap out of the Maxis Lafenetre set and Windkeeper’s add-ons!

That just about scratches the surface. 😀 As always, if you ever want to know where to find something in particular, just send a WCIF my way! 🙂

I love your blog. Do u know or have some texture mod? Can u share|wcif ?

Thank you! ❤ I don’t use or know of any texture mod for TS2. Most of my screenshot quality can be attributed to photoshop. 😀 I use this .psd to brighten my screenshots and bring out the colors, but it doesn’t affect the look of the game itself.

I do use a lighting mod, though, which can be found here. Again, it doesn’t affect textures, but it adjusts the lighting during different times of the day and different seasons. 🙂