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khal-ulti · 2 years

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PLEASANTFORT (unfinished medieval neighborhood)

Hi! As I've said in my latest post, I am not going to be playing The Sims 2 for a while, as I'm exploring other hobbies and focusing on work, but I don't want my two neighborhood projects to be lost forever. I'm gonna share them here so that anyone who wants to try them out and maybe finish these projects can do it!

Here's Pleasantfort, an attempt to transform Pleasantview into a medieval town. The neighborhood has no characters files because my plan was to make a uninhabited version first, so that anyone could use it as a base for their medieval playthroughs. There is a serious lack of downloadable historical neighborhoods for The Sims 2 and many players want to try out playing in a medieval setting, but it requires so much time and energy to find all the custom content and build a neighborhood from scratch, so I wanted to make it simpler for everyone by creating this neighborhood.

As this is an unfinished project that I'm sharing because I don't know if I'll ever manage to wrap it up, some lots have NOT been made over. The main lots that are absent are the Royal Castle (the house of the Pleasants, which was supposed to be the tallest and richest building with two towers for Lilith and Angela), the Jacoban Cathedral (I was going to make a replica of the Jacoban Church from The Sims Medieval) and the community lots with various medieval businesses: a candle shop, a tapestry and clothing shop, the town market, a tavern with a stage for bards... other than that, there are some original Pleasantview residential lots that have not been made over. They are the ones near the coast.

You can solve this problem in multiple ways: you can build these lots yourselves, or you can simply bulldoze them and play with what already is there. But I would suggest building the community lots, otherwise you won't get the cool medieval experience of sending your sims to the tavern with their friends to gossip about the royal family's latest scandal.

I will give you some info on what I was planning for the characters' stories, to give you some inspiration in case you wanted to populate this neighborhood with the characters from Pleasantview:

⦿ The Pleasants are supposed to be the Royal Family. Daniel is the king and Mary-Sue is the queen consort; Angela was the first twin to come out of the womb so she was elected heiress of the throne, explaining the different behaviour Daniel and Mary-Sue show towards their two daughters. Mary-Sue is a faithful Jacoban and invests most of her time in activites for the growth of the Jacoban faith in Pleasantfort, while Daniel lashes out on festivals, tournaments and buffets. Angela is in a forbidden relationship with a plebeian named Dustin: if her parents were to find out, the young boy would probably risk his life!

⦿ Mortimer Goth is the Master Alchemist of Pleasantfort and he works in close contact with the royal family.

⦿ The Burbs and the Oldies are noble families of Pleasantfort and I was planning to build two estates for them: my plan was to place the Burbs on 113 Wright Way (the villa near the coast) and the Oldies in a new lot outside of town, because I imagined them as farmland owners. Jennifer is the sister of the king and she is well liked by the townsfolk, more than the queen Mary-Sue herself. The Burbs are Peteran and some people think Jennifer and John should be queen and king instead of Daniel and Mary-Sue. Herb and Coral Oldie are Jacoban.

⦿ Don Lothario is the town's physician. His story would basically be the same.

⦿ Darren Dreamer is an artist and paints for the royal family and the church. I do not remember his religion but it can be guessed by the furnishing of his house.

⦿ Dina and Nina Caliente were going to own a business, but I was undecided on whether they should own the clothing and tapestry shop (for consistency with their personalities), the tavern (to create a tie with the Broke family) or something else.

⦿ Brandi Broke works at Pleasantfort's tavern as an employee (the tavern was going to be owned by Dina or by a townie, because I LOVE townie-owned-businesses!)

DOWNLOAD THE REQUIRED CC FOR PLEASANTFORT HERE!

DOWNLOAD PLEASANTFORT HERE!

A big shout-out to @plumbtales for contributing to this project! She is an amazing builder and she built the biggest and most beautiful lots in this town. Thank you! <3

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nonsensical-pixels · 4 months

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pleasantview has been completely reset to its default state... but a) it's not even got the same name, b) the sims kept their makeovers??

so awhile back i accidentally corrupted my external hdd, and would've lost everything on there--my neighborhoods, my cc, everything i've ever made for ts2--if it wasn't for wondershare recoverit. today was the first time in a long while that i've actually loaded up the game and played with some of the neighborhoods that i recovered, my 'more than a pleasantview' being the latest. and, uh...

wtf??

in the first pic, that is ricky, joe, and ivy carr, who are... apparently now the entire ass town of pleasantview. idk how THAT happened?? but in the second pic, that is bella's house barely visible in the background. i added her back into the town as an evil witch and then moved ghost michael bachelor in with her. they live in the old caliente condo. dina and nina have LONG been gone in this playthrough. why tf are they suddenly back here??

as you can see, they've kept their makeovers, same as the house, but their age bars and other sim description info are messed up. they're pretty much the same nina and dina as when you start the original pleasantview.

my first thought was that maybe the game had overwritten the neighborhood.package with the original pleasantview somehow. but then i checked and realised that's not possible, because i use @thedudewiththedragontattoos' genetically correct pleasantview, which has the naming DTPT. pleasantview should be N001.

once again: wtf. i just lost 3 months of gameplay??

#ky rants #sims 2 rant #ts2 rant #sims 2 #ts2 #sims 2 corruption #ts2 corruption #sims 2 pleasantview #idk how to tag this anymore #more than a pleasant view

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pleasanttaleswithkaityb · 7 months

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Hi anon! Thanks for the Fall-tastic ask!

🔮 Crystal Ball: How far into your story's future can you see? Do you plan everything in advance or take things step by step?

Usually, I don't see too far into the story's future. At most, when I started my Pleasantview playthrough, I knew which scripted events paths I wanted to take from the Sims 2 and went from there. I might have an inkling of what might happen, but for the most part, I'm just as excited or surprised as y'all when something happens. Malcolm and Nina's relationship is a great example of that. Or even Brandi and Peter! Also a great example. I did not plan on those relationships happening, but they did, and I used my sims wants to help craft that narrative. Part of what I enjoy about the wants-based gameplay is figuring out how to craft what happened in the story. Or using their wants to create or guide the story. For example, in my latest household, the Dreamers, Darren doesn't want to go camping, but he wants to complete an aspiration goal. One of those aspirations in his midlife crisis is visiting someplace new. Dirk's birthday and graduation are coming up. So, I used the aspiration goal to write a narrative that would make sense. Anyways! I had so much fun answering this! Thanks for taking the time to ask and read! Happy simming, and we'll see you around the neighborhood!

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fierce-sims · 3 months

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Sighhhh I miss Tycho and Beau they were my favorite couple when I was neck deep in my strangetown/pleasantview playthrough

#scott shut the fuck up #gays and their 300 children #im insane #all they did was make out all day thats love

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alexplayssimsnstuff · 1 year

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so, I came with some theories about TS2/3 lore...

You think Mathilde could be Bella's and Skip Broke's daughter? I always link their 'deaths'...

On the other hand, I think Dina had a baby with Mortimer: Gloria Goth, the maid from Isla Paradiso. Gloria is an hispanic name (like the paternal branch of the Calientes) and she's a gold digger just like Dina

And about Mortimer... I'm starting to think that he and Michael travelled in time when Morty just became a young adult or even when he was a teen. They travelled to the future (like years after TS2) with their first invention, the PlasmaPunch Gyroscopic Conductor. If you use it in TS3, your sim will discover that Bella Goth will become the empress of all aliens, who live in ruined cities. When playing, this adventure always end with "(Sim name) found themselves in a crystal and gem paradise where they saw a fleeting reflection of Bella Goth as the dimensional gate faded away. That last glimpse that they saw will always remind them that Bella is still out there...somewhere."

So I think that Morty, even if he loved Bella at the beginning, was deeply changed after discover this and dedicated his life to fulfill some kind of role. Also, this time travel would explain the mismatch of Mortimer's and Michael's ages with Bella in later games.

Any thoughts about these crazy ideas I came when I should be studying? hahaha

“You think Mathilde could be Bella’s and Skip Broke’s daughter? I always link their ‘deaths’…”

It’s an interesting thought, but I doubt it for a few reasons.

For one, it doesn’t really match up with the given timeline. And there’s just a whole other can of worms with the Broke Family. There’s a giant discrepancy between the scrapbook memory screenshots and the actual memories that Brandi and Dustin have—for example, according to the scrapbook, Skip was there for the birth of Beau, however, according to the memories, he was dead by then? And furthermore, it says that Dustin was a teen at the time of Beau’s birth. Which is contrary to Dustin and Brandi’s memories—according to their memories, Skip died BEFORE Beau was born, and Dustin was still a child when Beau was born.

Either way, Skip’s been dead for a while. Beau ages up to a child the night that you start their household, so he’s been dead for at least ten sim days, where as Bella has only been missing for seven. This is important because Bella is newly pregnant and likely not even aware that she is pregnant when she’s abducted—as in within the last twenty-four hours. Given the obvious math that ten days minus seven days is more than one day, I don’t think she is. I’m fairly confident that she’s Mortimer’s child, as well. Fun fact: if you bring her back with the tombstone of life and death and make her pregnant with Mortimer’s child, she ALWAYS gives birth to a girl. Every single time.

“On the other hand, I think Dina had a baby with Mortimer: Gloria Goth, the maid from Isla Paradiso. Gloria is a Hispanic name (like the paternal branch of the Caliente’s), and she’s a gold digger just like Dina.”

I actually think you might be onto something with this one—with the disclaimer that I have never owned Island Paradise and have no experience with Isla Paradiso, nor do I have any idea where on the timeline Isla Paradiso is (each world in the Sims 3 is on its own place in the timeline, it’s Sunset Valley, the world that came with the base game, that establishes the 25 years before Sims 1 precedent.) She certainly looks like Dina. In my current Pleasantview playthrough, Dina and Mortimer did have a daughter, but I named her Noel.

“And about Mortimer…I’m starting to think that he and Michael travelled in time when Morty just became a young adult or even when he was a teen…”

No. Cool thought, but no.

For one, Mortimer’s claim to fame is the age reversal serum, Cassandra’s the most likely candidate to bring time travel into the game.

For another, the Plasmapunch isn’t a time machine. According to the description, it reads:

“Jummp in and hold on tight because this may be the ride of your life. Like its predecessor, the Electro Dance Sphere, the PPGC harnesses the power of a thermofusion cell that is strong enough to generate an Einstein-Rosen Bridge. It’s really out of this world!”

The key words here are “Einstein-Rosen bridge.”

The Einstein-Rosen bridge is not about time travel, but rather, deep space travel. Hence the last sentence, “it’s really out of this world!”

TLDR, Einstein-Rosen bridges are wormholes, and that a black hole’s surface works as a bridge that connects to a different patch in space—the density of a black hole is the accumulation of all the mass between the two patches occurring in one spot. Yes, there is the concept of how time would pass in a wormhole, but time travel via wormhole would be like eating soup with a fork—you could do it, but it takes more effort than is really necessary with the proper tools.

Which means that when your sim gets that rabbithole text prompt, they’re not seeing the future, they’re seeing another place entirely on the other side of the universe. Which means that the empress of the aliens looks like a fully grown, Sims 2 Bella Goth. I’m not exactly sure when Starlight Shores takes place, but if it takes place the same time as Sunset Valley, then it’s impossible that it’s actually her. Meaning that the aliens could have targeted Bella in the Sims 2 because of her resemblance to their empress.

“Zelda Mae and Dustin Langerak are Mary-Sue Pleasant’s birth parents, and Kaylynn is her sister.”

I honestly have no knowledge of the Langeraks, or the Sims 3 Oldie’s (I ALWAYS placed them in Pleasantview in 2, though.) So I can’t comment on that one.

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doubledash7 · 7 months

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The Sims 2: Uberhood Playthrough - Round 1 (Lothario/Caliente)

We are back with the Lothario and Caliente household this week! In my game they start off together in one household, so we'll get to see how they ended up together and a bit more of Bella's abduction story. I feel like this is a big part, so settle in and let's get into it!

Don made a name for himself shortly after moving to Pleasantview, but not for his charity or for being a good neighbour. He lived up to his name, breaking girls hearts across town. But there was one girl who managed to see the man beneath the name. Nina and Don grew up together in Riverview before Nina's mother died and she moved to the city with her father and sister, Dina. They stayed in touch though, and their bond was a special one.

Don was very excited to hear from Nina when she told him she would also be moving to Pleasantview after the death of her brother in-law, Michael. Dina had suggested moving closer to Michael's family and it meant Don and Nina could also be closer together too. Don was more than happy to have both of them over the night the moved in, and he found himself attracted to Dina. She had certainly changed since he last saw her and the Don that the town knew had just seen his next conquest. Unfortunately, Nina had also seen it.

While Dina seemed like a worthy trophy, Don first needed to finish his current project: Bella Goth. He had been seeing her as friend for some time now, sensing some trouble in her marriage that he could exploit. Although this night would change Don's life forever. All he remembers from it is a bright light, Bella screaming, and then she was gone! Don could not explain it, and was even heavily questioned by the police. It did not look good for Don, until an unlikely ally stepped in...

Enter Dina. Before he knew it, the police cleared Don of any suspicion thanks the statement of his new neighbour. Don couldn't believe it. He still felt bad that something had happened to Bella, but now he had more pressing matters on his mind. He had to find out why Dina vouched for him. Attending her house, he found her alone. Dina explained to him that she saw Bella leave his condo that night. Don was very confused. He had so many questions. Did she see the bright light? Why did she see what happened to Bella and he has no recollection? It seems that Dina was not one for questions though, pulling him into a passionate embrace. Dina quickly turned on him though, letting him know that Nina would be heartbroken and never want to see him again if she knew they kissed. Dina also reminded Don that it is because of her he is not in jail, and to remember that should she ever come to him for help. Don could not believe what he was hearing, but his fear made him her slave.

It was a few years before Dina called on Don for a favour. She wanted him to keep Cassandra Goth distracted from her father's life. Don had noticed that Dina had dug her claws into him. Despite Mortimer's on feelings towards him, Don felt sorry for the poor guy, having no idea what kind of woman he was with. Don did as he was asked and shocked everyone by not only starting a relationship with Cassandra, but proposing marriage as well (Dina's suggestion of course!). On the day of the wedding, Don's conscience got the better of him, and he realised this has gone too far. He didn't care about Dina, and ditched Cassandra at the altar. Surprisingly, he was never questioned by Dina. He ended up going to meet her instead, and he was shocked to see that she seemed...scared. Maybe someone gave her a taste of her own medicine for a change. Don felt more free than he had for years. No longer under Dina's thumb, he could get back to dating. Unfortunately for him, Nina had some surprising news....

But before that, we need some background on the lovely Caliente twins! Their parents, Flamenco and Nighat, had struggled for years to start their family. They had nearly given up when Nighat finally fell pregnant. It was a risky pregnancy given her age, but she welcomed Dina and Nina into the world.

Both girls were adored by their parents and treated equally, however, Dina often missed the attention from her father, as he worked long hours. Dina craved attention, and what she got was never enough for her, believing no one truly loved her. It only got worse when Nighat passed way when the girls were eight years old from illness. Flamenco moved them to the city and they were often left in the care of a nanny while he worked. Nina was always able to adapt, but Dina was not so lucky. Trying to find acceptance, Dina fell in with the wrong crowd, and soon her harmless petty theft turned into a career.

One of her targets became Michael Bachelor. A wealthy businessman, Michael had never been married, leaving a lot of time for work. Dina was ordered by her boss, Bert Alto, to marry Michael for the money, with further instructions to come. Further instructions? Surely she was just marrying him until she could score his fortune. They were together for a just a few months, and Dina developed genuine feelings for Michael. Dina had finally found what she had been looking for all these years. Unfortunately, Dina's boss finally decided to share the reason he wanted her to marry Michael: to get close to Mortimer Goth. Mortimer was Michael's lifelong best friend. Mortimer was working on a scientific breakthrough, and it would be worth millions! Dina could not believe it. She had everything she wanted, and it was all based on a lie, and this lie was going to hurt those she cared about. Dina decided then and there that she was out. She could no longer lead a double life and wanted to become a better Sim. Dina was going to tell Michael the truth.

Dina told Michael everything: Her life of crime, the plot to marry him for his money and finally the end goal of scoring Mortimer Goth's scientific discovery to profit off of it. Michael seemed shocked and hurt, but promised he would help her put an end to it. Bert found out about Dina's plans, and decided to send a message. He sent one of his goons to the apartment Dina and Michael shared with Nina. Michael was unfortunate enough to come across him and was killed. Bert advised Dina that she would always be under his employment and there was no way she could ever leave. If she ever pulled a stunt like this again, Nina would be next. Dina was devastated, but this act of violence only made her determination stronger. She would find a way to outsmart Bert and bring him and his organisation down for what they had done.

Bert decided to use Michael's death as an excuse for Dina to move to Pleasantview and start getting close to Mortimer Goth. There was another obstacle to overcome though: Bella Goth. Bert told Dina that he had a plan to "remove" her. It turns out that Bert knew of Dina's unusual ancestry. Dina and Nina's paternal grandfather was abducted by aliens and ended up pregnant with Flamenco. He had some connections with other aliens and they could remove Bella completely (they couldn't follow through though and just placed her somewhere "strange"). All Dina had to do was ensure that the fall guy, Don, was well protected so that no further investigation would take place.

And so Dina carried out the plan. She had not found a way to escape Bert's employment yet, so she had no choice, if she wanted to protect Nina. It all went off without a hitch, and Dina was then able to comfort a grieving Mortimer. The situation got worse though, when other witnesses to Bella's disappearance, Skip Broke and Darleen Dreamer (who both saw Bella that night), died in mysterious circumstances. Dina knew she had to act and thought that maybe Mortimer would be able to help her, and she was very shocked to find out that he let her get close to him! He knew all along that someone was after his life's work, and with Michael's death and Bella's disappearance, he was able to work out that Dina's intentions were not genuine. Despite this, he wanted to help her. Mortimer and Dina worked with the authorities following Don leaving Cassandra at the altar, and they were able to expose the truth, even finding and freeing Bella in the process.

The entire time Dina and Mortimer were working to expose the truth behind Bella's disappearance, Nina had some shocking news for Don. She was pregnant. As the news was spreading around town that Bella was alive, Nina was screaming in pain as she had gone into labor. Luckily for her, Don was by her side. They had decided to live and raise the baby together. Nina had grown to know what kind of man Don was. Despite her own want to be with him as partners in life, she knew this would be unlikely to happen.

Little Diego Lothario was soon born! With all the drama going on in Pleasantview, he was a welcome distraction. Nina was very upset that Dina could not see her new nephew. At this point in time, Dina was in custody for her own protection. Dina eventually met Diego just before his first birthday, before moving away from Pleasantview for good.

Things soon returned to normal. Don recovered quickly and was soon picking up girls at the bar. This one should look familiar. Daniel has already made Vicki a conquest. Will she be seduced by Don too?

While not related to Don, Gabriel Green from Belladonna Cove was visiting and decided to sit in the hot tub in a thunderstorm. Let's hope he doesn't do that again!

While Don settled back into his Casanova lifestyle, Nina spent her maternity leave cleaning up after him. Don sure is a slob! Half the bathroom floor is covered in water.

Nina really needed a decent meal after all that cleaning. Too bad though, as her cooking skill isn't that great!

Since she burnt dinner, Nina decided that they would have birthday cake instead. It was already time for Diego to grow up to a toddler.

Diego has a very strong personality! Very neat, outgoing, active and playful. Too bad he is not that nice. A Pisces means that he will end up as Knowledge sim, which seems strange given his parents are Romance and Pleasure.

Don was very happy to get started on Diego's skill training right away, even rolling a few wants in that regard. I always find it strange when Romance sims roll Family related wants.

Beforte bed, Diego was playing with the Jack in the Box, and I was hoping to get a screenshot of his fear when it popped out. Instead, this was my first time seeing this reaction.

Don managed to invite Vicki out for a date. He picked her up in his car and took her to the One-Twenty-Five Café. This is Don's least favourite part of the date: talking and listening.

Still, he knows he has to put in the effort. The date was a dream date! Unfortunately, it ended rather abruptly as when he invited her home, she decided then to say it was late and she should be getting home. Poor Don was expecting a different ending to the evening.

Nina even got lucky when Joe Lee walked past while she was playing with Diego out the front with the butterflies. They had a nice conversation and made plans to meet up again soon.

It was then time for a ROS roll. Number 1! This one affected their computer, TV and both stereo's. What will their visitors keep turning on now??

Before the ROS came into effect, Don and Nina actually had some "friends" over for dinner. Vicki and Shea joined them in the hot tub after dinner and Shea was a little too comfortable. The girls didn't seem to mind, but it looks like Don is a bit put out by the nude Sim next to him.

The ROS took effect overnight. Don decided to try and repair the TV himself. Despite his low skill, he was actually successful.

Another birthday party! This time for Diego to grow up to a child. Dina decided to travel back to town for the party. Brandi sure is shocked to see her. Parker Langerak (another Romance sim), is probably hoping she is single!

Dina moved to Belladonna Cover after leaving Pleasantview. She soon met and married Geoff Rutherford. He is loaded with cash, but Dina married for the right reasons this time. Love is what supports this adorable couple. Geoff was even able to take on Dina's son, Cameron. Whoops! I think I missed that earlier, didn't I? You see, before Michael died, Dina found out she was pregnant. Seeing what Bert was willing to do to, Dina knew her child was in danger. She managed to hide the pregnancy and once she gave birth, she gave the baby to her father, and faked her father's death. Only her uncle, Tango, knew of this plan. Once Bert's crimes were brought out in the open, Flamenco was able to return with Cameron. The family also uncovered that Nighat was in fact, alive as well. Nighat was part of the same organisation that Bert ran and she was actually working with the authorities to expose him. While Nighat was indeed dying, Bert was able to provide doctors who could save her, if she faked her death and became his prisoner. She agreed, and had to watch as Dina fell down the same path as her. Flamenco and Nighat were reunited and moved back to Riverview. Anyway, back to the party!

Vicki and Kaylynn Langerak also came along to the party. There was definitely potential for some ACR. Dina and Don, Dina and Parker, Kaylynn and Don, Nina and Parker. I'm getting dizzy!

Diego grew up into a cutie! I wasn't a fan of the man bun, but I think he looks good with it, so he'll keep it for now!

And with that, another household has completed round one. I hope you enjoyed this post. It is one of my favourite households because of the involved backstory for the Lothario's and Caliente's.

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