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back from the grave

Hi everyone, long time no see! A recap of why I had to abandon this blog: my hard drive failed last year and I completely lost all of my Sims 2 stuff, and for a long time I couldn’t bring myself to play it again because I lost all my CC, and I didn’t feel like building it up from scratch again. Oh, and making a completely clean ‘hood from scratch is an extremely long process that I didn’t have the time or patience to go through again. I’ve recently reinstalled TS3 thanks to an athletic girl (arr matey) so that’s what I’ve been playing recently. I’ll be posting TS3 and TS2 stuff soon!!

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Sad Update

Where have I been? Well, not long after school started again my hardrive died... meaning I lost all of my Sims 2 content. Over five years of CC collecting, modding, overrides, saves... all gone! I haven’t gotten around to reinstalling TS2 because the task of getting my game back to a state that I’m happy with is going to be a daunting task. Until this this blog remains on hiatus. So long!

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Summer Hiatus

Hey all! I totally forgot to make this announcement, but I’ll be taking a hiatus from this blog over the summer since I won’t have access to my PC (which has all of my sims stuff on it). I might still pop in from time to time but there most likely won’t be any OC for awhile. I hope everyone has a great summer!

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Bunny finished her freshman year of college with a 4.0 GPA, and is now halfway into her sophomore year. She’s only made one friend in the dorms so far named Owen, after she invited him out to the bar next to the campus. However, it didn’t take long for them to become a little bit more than friends after they went on a casual outing to downtown Ferndale.

#ts2 #the sims 2 #sims 2 #im so over university in ts2 #ive played it too much recently #cant wait for her to graduate already smh #sims 4 gameplay

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accidentally been playing rimworld instead of the sims woops

#real talk but can someone make cute retextures of the game like people do for stardew valley #nonsims #i actually do have some gameplay screenshots but not enough to make a post for #i'll jump back in the game today or tomorrow

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Omfg

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Hi! Sorry for being MIA for the past few days, basically went out on Friday night and I’ve been recovering haha. I also have a big exam to study for this week so I won’t be online much until after Thursday. Glad everyone is enjoying my last CC upload!

#nonsims

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RECOLORED SPACE KIDS DRESSER

This dresser from the Pets expansion pack has always been one of my favorite dressers but it has those outer space textures that make it kind of unusable. So, I recolored it in nine of @uglytownie‘s colors from the Palm Springs Palette and made a version with postcards on the doors for a total of eighteen textures.

Just a warning that the pictures are fairly low-res (the photos are from the Ikea Stuff mirror, and the desert picture is from Strangerville) up close but they look fine otherwise. Oh, and this is my first time recoloring an object so it’s by no means perfect. Regardless, I hope you all enjoy! You will need the Pets expansion for this to work. To find it in game, just go to the original dresser and choose one of the recolor options.

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#ts2cc #s2cc #ts2 #sims 2 #the sims 2 #dl

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Poppy and her two children, Levi and Margot, are new to Ferndale. Poppy wants to open her own business once she gets enough cash, but for now she’ll settle for her job in the Business career.

#ts2 #the sims 2 #sims 2 #gameplay #i think this is my last playable family for now #fingers crossed i'll actually stick to rotational gameplay

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ts2 modders are so talented WTF. that blog i just reblogged has bear traps?? and animal farming mods?? SO MUCH STUFF

#nonsims

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The Bee’s Knees Apiary Set

*Please note, there is additional information posted at the Keep.

Purchase a skep or bee box from the Build catalog under Garden -> Gardening. Once you place it you can stock it with a collected Wild Beehive or harvested Queen Cell from another apiary station. There is a total of 10 skeps and bee hives (medieval, modern, and everything in between) to choose from.

During spring, summer and autumn seasons, Honeycomb may be harvested regularly. Honeycomb may be used to stock the refrigerator, sold for profit or used to create processed honey and beeswax (for future candlemaking). In the summer, Queen Cells may be harvested. These may be used to establish new colonies or sold for profit. Note that harvesting is based on a 50% coin flip each day, so availability of Honeycomb or Queen Cells is random. The amount of Queen Cells retrieved is also random. You can expect between 3 to 6 quantity per harvest. Be sure to check your station each day for harvest availability.

You should see bees around your “live” skep or bee box during the day and none at night. During the winter the colony will become dormant and you won’t see bees at all until the spring. In the spring and autumn the hive is susceptible to parasites. If this happens the bees will disappear and you will see white bee moths hovering around the skep or bee box. There is the option to treat the hive with an herbal preparation to act as a natural pesticide against the invaders. Collect fresh Thyme, Mint, Lemongrass and a Bucket of Water and select the option to Treat Parasites on the bee box. Whether or not the treatment works is random chance. If treatment is successful the parasites will disappear and the hive will resume normal activity. If the treatment is a failure the hive will die and you will need to restock your bee box with a new Wild Beehive or Queen Cell. Note that you have 36 hours once the parasites invade to attempt to treat the hive. If nothing is done the hive will die automatically.

In the Winter, the hive is threatened by starvation when there is excessive cold or deep snow on the lot. In this situation you can feed the bees their honey to give them a chance at survival. Take a harvested Honeycomb to the bee box and select Treat Starvation. There is a random chance of success or failure. If successful the hive will resume in the spring as normal and if it is a failure the hive will need to be stocked again in the spring.

Various Mechanical skill levels are required to perform certain tasks at the Apiary Station: 0/½ - no interaction available 3+ - Observe Hive; Teens through Elders 4+ - Harvest Honeycomb; Teens through Elders 5+ - Stock Hive; Teens through Elders 7+ - Receive Writ of Mastery; Adults and Elders 7+ - Harvest Queen Cells, Treat Parasites, Treat Starvation, Inspect Hive Observe Hive is a non-autonomous action for lower mechanical skill Sims to watch the bees and build skill. They are essentially learning about the hive and how it works. This interaction also builds fun motive. Inspect Hive is an integral part in discovering the status of the hive. Custom messages will tell the Sim exactly what is currently happening within the hive and if any actions need to be taken. During the winter it’s especially important to check with the hive daily to make certain they don’t need assistance because starvation doesn’t have a visual cue like parasites. Once a Sim reaches Mechanical skill level 7, a Writ of Mastery will be offered to them. This declares the Sim to have achieved “Master” level of the Beekeeping trade. This object will be placed into a Sim’s personal inventory. As long as they keep the writ in their inventory they can produce exclusive items for use or sale. Only adults and elders will be able to achieve “Master” status. Teens will have to wait until they reach maturity despite how many skill points they earn.

If a Sim carries a Smoker in their personal inventory they will autonomously harvest Honeycomb. If they meet the requirements, they will also autonomously harvest Queen Cells. The attraction is the same as on other crops, so if a Sim is in close proximity they should be more prone to harvest, but ultimately depends on their personality and distractions. The Smoker can be found in the Buy catalog under Hobbies -> Miscellaneous. 

Once a Sim has collected 6 Honeycombs it’s time to use the press to filter out the honey. Sims with a Mechanical skill level of 4 or higher will default produce Clover Honey as this tends to be the most common type. Upon completion of using the press, 6 jars of Honey and 1 bucket of Raw Beeswax will be placed into the Sim’s personal inventory (or business owners). Jars of Honey may be be used to stock the refrigerator or sold for profit, while the Raw Beeswax can be used as a resource in other stations (candlemaking) or sold for profit.The Press includes 18 pooklet naturals recolors + painted options. It can be found in the Buy catalog under -> Hobbies -> Miscellaneous.

If a Sim has a Writ of Mastery in Beekeeping in their personal inventory and there are specific botanicals on the lot, the option to make different types of honey appears on the Press.

The following types can be produced if there is at least one plant or tree on the lot: Apple Blossom, Blackberry (any size bush), Blueberry (any size bush), Lavender, Orange Blossom, Rosemary Note - You do NOT need to harvest the trees/plants…they just need to be anywhere on the lot.As with making Clover Honey, 6 honeycombs are required to produce 6 jars of honey + 1 bucket of Raw Beeswax. This station is for non-autonomous use only by Teens through Elder ages.

View More Details/Download At The Keep

Download Direct - Apiary Set

Download Direct - Hexagonal Shelves

Download Direct - Apiary Stands

#look at this!!! #i usually dont reblog cc or mods but #!!!!! #ts2 #the whole blog is full of gardening and foraging mods

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And now the full picture! It’s much more slim and vibrant! Though I have to adjust the colors of the influence/aspiration bars in some way…

#god i am SO EXCITED for this #i will signal boost this project every chance i get #ts2

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I’ve got the Categorizer working - I just had to temporarily rename the Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection folder to The Sims 2 (I have another The Sims 2 folder in there as well, I just renamed it to something random). Apparently this works as long as you rename the folders back to their original names when you’re done!

TS2 - Clutter Categorizing Ideas!

We usually clone deco objects from sculptures or plants so they will go in these categories. See what I mean? Yeah, we eventually end with Deco category overloaded with tons of assorted clutter and it takes ages to find the thing needed. Collections are not always work: none of them shows in dorm lots, some doesn’t work at comminity and again, it’s hard to find the collection you need among 100500 others.

A solution? Put your objects in different categories (it can be done via SimPE or The Categorizer but I don’t recommend the latest because of some bugs). Here are some ideas by me:

Food & related clutter (dishes, cutlery and so) will work perfectly with Appliances - Other. This category is not used by default (but become active if there are things in it) so you’ll see only food-related things there.

Drinks, glassware and bottles along with bar accessoires will also fit General - Party.

Bathroom clutter will work with Plumbing - Misc as well as some beauty things (creams, perfume, hair brush, razors…). I also put cleaning & laundry stuff there. This category is unused by default too so you’ll see no other things there.

The General - Dressers category can also be used for clothing & accessoires clutter along with makeup items.

All hobby stuff will go… yes, to the Hobbies category. Art (including photography) & music clutter to Creative, books (and maybe globes) to Knowledge, sports & fitness clutter to Exercising… well, you caught the idea.

If you have tons of baby & kids-related clutter you may want to put them in General - Nursery category to have everything at hand.

Electronics - Misc for small electronics clutter like photo lenses, deco cellphones, walkie talkies? Why not?

Bed deco like blankets, pillows and throws? Sure the Comfort - Beds category!

Candles can be placed in Lighting - Other category. Even if they are non-functional it’s way easier to find them.

Not so obvious: the Surfaces - Desks category will do for office & study clutter (papers, stationary, school stuff & so on).

Not obvious at all: condoms and other adult bedside things for Beds category. If you have a lot of them it will come handy.

And even if you have no ideas for placement of particular clutter you can always put it in General - Misc category. I use it for keys, medical items, weapons and other handy things which I don’t wanna be buried deep in deco section.

Of course you are free to categorize your stuff any way you want. If you’re OK with Deco section, go for it. But for me this setting saves a lot of time when decorating any room and especially taking pictures. Maybe it will also be useful for you and your fellow simmers.

Please reblog if you support this clutter categorizing! The more creators will be aware the more organized our Buy Mode will be.

#resources #ts2

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Brandon has a new roommate named Nathan to help out on the bills, and they’re already getting along great. He’s been quickly advancing in the Education career and also managed to snag a dream date with a townie named Rose.

#ts2 #the sims 2 #sims 2 #gameplay

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I'll try to make a gif of this later, but I just noticed that when sims sit in this one recliner the head pillow pushes in when sims are sitting and puffs back out when they get up... omg the details in this game still amaze me

#ts2 #the sims 2 #sims 2

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me whenever i think about how the sims 4 is the only sims game i have ever spent money buying and i never play it

#ts2 #the sims 2 #sims 2 #sorry for the generic clown meme but malcolm whisked into his clown costume for work and i cackled #but yeah i originally torrented ts2 and ts3... but i bought ts4 bc when it came out there wasnt any good copies #also a fun fact: my game crashed and i had to redo his whole apartment and get all of my progress back #always save your game kids

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Malcolm has a new roommate named Caleb, and ACR is already kicking in since they have two bolts (one of Caleb’s turn ons is actually Vampirism) - Caleb is already in love but Malcolm just has a crush on him. Malcolm also started a fire making shrimp gumbo and accidentally sent some of his neighbors into aspiration failure.

#ts2 #the sims 2 #sims 2 #gameplay #i had to lock his roomie's door bc they keep trying to bang #pls yall its been less than 24 hours