The Random Legacy Challenge - A Late Night Spin Off.

[Klevkin]

oh can i, can i, can i?????

the kid just grew up to be a teenager!! and he is so hot (well, that shouldn't be such a big surprise though.......)!! and he has the "born with it" part........so i'm quite happy his hair fits him as well hehehehehe :D for who wants to see :)

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/7130/screenshot735v.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/26/screenshot735v.jpg/)

[ReyaD]

Holy crap, Klevkin. That IS hot. O_O

[/necessary shallow comment by Cecilia]

Why is it that adorable YA characters when aged down through CAS make ugly looking kids?

[Klevkin]

lol i never tried that tbh, i do think though, that those gorgeous self-made sims turn out to be quite ugly when they grow older though.......well thats my experience at least!

but apparently you just need to create two of those adorable YA characters and play with their offspring :D

EDIT:

i do have an issue though.................riverview is packed with ugly sims!!! so.......................who's he gonna make pretty babys with???

[GigaRevival]

Klevkin: TBH, I totally cheated in that regard back when I was playing in Twinbrook with the Dennis'. I used MC to enter CAS and change their features and clothing a bit because everyone in Twinbrook is FUG.

[ReyaD]

I just cheated and filled my town with beautiful sims for the founding families >: D.

[Klevkin]

hmmmm i'm to lazy for that.............*bows head shamefully*

i might go and download loads of pretty looking sims, move the family to the new world i downloaded (which i wanted to do anyways to play that world), and pack that world with all those goodlooking family's.......................all just to get pretty hot babies :D (hmmm......some little voice in my head tells me something is not ethical in this plan of mine)

or would that be considered cheating????? (as in "not done")

EDIT: ROFL Cece :D

[GigaRevival]

Definitely not cheating as far as I'm concerned. The Harris' are in a CC world filled with sims that I created and a few legacy families from here; so....

Side note: Man!preg Cedric is friggin' hilarious. I kept the alternate save just to see what his spawn look like, and they are definitely ug-tron. D :

[TrillianRikku]

I guess I'm the only Person who has been using the Sims Barnical Bay(SP?) has provided

[Klevkin]

lol :D *starts cheering* Show them! Show them! :D

ugh.........it's long past my bedtime, but my husband is gone for the night (staying over in a hotel for work) and i have a hard time going to bed when he isn't home!

I'm going to take the last pics i need for the stories in my head, write one more chapter!! And then i should go off...........

EDIT: i believe i do have barnacle bay..............i just haven't downloaded it again after my last reïnstallation of the game.........i don't play in it much i believe.

[calisims]

Yeah, definitely not cheating to populate your town with your own sims (or downloaded Sims)

Trillian, when I had my legacy in Barnacle Bay, I mostly used the Sims as provided. I did edit the Calientes in CAS, because I had my own vision of what they should look like.

[GigaRevival]

Oh I definitely will. I might save that for outtakes next chapter though... Or I might cave and share them here. *shrug*

I have BB, but I've never played in it. Same with Hidden Springs, actually. Someday I will, someday.

[ReyaD]

Trillian: Becky's current legacy is taking place in Barnacle Bay.

Klevkin: Is adding new fmailies is cheating I'm screwed...
Gen 1: A whole town full of attractive sims.
Gen 2: Added the Quill-Archers from Becky's Legacy.
Gen 3: Added the Romans from Melissa's Legacy and the Irvings (Originals from me)

[Klevkin]

ROFL :D i'm glad i won't be the only one then :D isn't sr**ing with pixel dolls fun???

@giga, oh please cave in???

[ReyaD]

Giga: Caaaaaave in. Caaaaaaaave!

I gave in too. Here's my newest character as a child. Her eyes bug me! Luckily she's making a face in this photo so it doesn't show too much...

If anyone wants to see: http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j386/Rey4rey4/Screenshot-2324-1.jpg

It's not that big of a spoiler really. Seeing as she's introduced tomorrow.

[Klevkin]

she is cute!!! i love her hair color! She looks a bit cross eyed???? hahaha oh, and she is becoming bold on the top of her head :D *looks devilish*

[TrillianRikku]

opps I'll start over in a new town then

[Klevkin]

opps I'll start over in a new town then

why start over?? you can play your legacy wherever you like!

[Klevkin]

right...........i'm off to bed.......kids will be up early tomorrow.............and i got a bug in my game and i hate it! besides, i'm so tired, my storie is not working like it should.

bug-info (perhaps someone knows what i'm doing wrong?):

when i'd want to keep a remembrance of sims in my game, i would get painting up, and use "still-life" to create a painting (Cause create a portret never works out the way i want). So i posed up Serena and Avian together, and got the kid to paint them..............but everything goes as it should, until i press "c" to capture, it makes the "picture taken" sound. But then the kid just stops painting! and i can start all over :(
Someone who knows a way around this bug?? Or perhaps a way to resolve this issue?? I have to get something for my "remember the past" goal.

[GigaRevival]

Agreed with Klevkin. There's nothing wrong with having multiple legacies in the same town. It's been done before. *cough*Anne Arbor*cough*

I think I will cave. I *really* want everyone to see Ced!preg.... because it's absolutely ridiculous.

Cece: LOVE the face she's making.

[Buckley]

Oh my gosh Klevkin! You're actually using section H, the multi-generation goals? YAY! *happy dance* That was my one contribution to the challenge. :) And here I thought I was the only one who used those rules. (I'm doing Hall of Fame... sort of.)

I don't know what to tell you about the painting glitch thing, though. I've never had that happen before.

Cece, your girlie is pretty. Who is she? :D

Giga, more peer pressure. I wanna see! Pleeeeease?!!!!

Trillian, don't start over! A lot of us are using the same world right now, and besides BB is SO pretty! I almost played there myself.

[ashaw814]

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone. I can hardly keep up with everyone's conversations.
Melissa: I kind of want to steal you cat
RedHead: Although I am new here, I am also clamoring for more updates

[Klevkin]

Oh my gosh Klevkin! You're actually using section H, the multi-generation goals? YAY! *happy dance* That was my one contribution to the challenge. :) And here I thought I was the only one who used those rules. (I'm doing Hall of Fame... sort of.)

I don't know what to tell you about the painting glitch thing, though. I've never had that happen before.


of course i do!! i intend to play the legacy to its fullest!! i think it is great to have a goal that goes on over more then 1 generation!! :D i even rolled for it :D (hey, your playing random or not :rofl: )

i haven't had that glitch before now either.........so i am absolutely stunned :(

quick question, while reading all your blogs i came to the realization there's a lot i don't know about the game yet.................for example.....red, you have loads of pics of your sims, on dressers etc..........how do you do that???

oh seriously..........i need to get to bed!! i will regret this so bad tomorrow, but i got caught up in setting up a town full of hot simmies :help:

[CinderEmma]

I'm going to do the multi gen challenge too, #2. I can't wait to make Granger into A GIRL cat, hehe. Probably should have spoiled it, but oh well!

[ReyaD]

Buckly: You'll find out tomorrow. : D

EDIT: As for 10-gen goals I'm doing Remember the Past now with photos of as many members of my family as possible (with emphasis on the heirs). Once I run out of room in the house I'll either make a basement or buy a lot for Hall of Fame.

[corihummel77]

I'm thinking of starting this again but everyone's storytelling abilities are so good!!!! You all are very intimidating....lol!!

[ReyaD]

It's not a competition... but yeah, I know what you mean.

[calisims]

I have an update:
http://romanrandomlegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/chapter-43-adventures-in-swimwear.html

And there are more pics in the Out takes.

Colleen, I'll probably do a 10 generation goal when I start a new legacy. I know we can pick it up halfway through, but I'd rather wait and do one for a full legacy.

I'm telling Fuff how much everyone loves her. :D But she says she knew that already.
Klevkin, the pics come from the cameras in WA.

[NutsAndDolts]

I don't mind the Barnacle Bay sims that much actually. I only edited the really atrocious ones. Otherwise, I think it adds character. ;)

I did add a bunch of other sims to the town though, to fill it out.

[CinderellaBoppit]

Now I want to do it, but I can never get all the way through these things because I don't want to abandon any of my offspring and the household gets too overwhelming.... So I've started to try to just allow my simmies one child. Traditionally whatever comes first. If it's a daughter it continues down with daughters and visa versa if its a son. I'll just read through what other people have said. :) :rofl:

[corihummel77]

I actually have one started. I have the first generation going and some great pics but I'm completely blocked when it comes to creating a story. So far I have "This is Deirdre O' Callaghan. She's hopes to be a chef. Here's her little house, and her dog, cat and horsey"....UGH! :faceslap:

[Buckley]

Oh, Melissa, are you going to be doing another legacy when you finish your Roman one?! *crosses fingers* I've been meaning to ask, but I was too shy and didn't want to put you on the spot. I really, really hope you do another one though! :)

Cori, observation legacies (ones where you mostly observe, don't really tell a story) are great too. It's nice to be able to see what everyone's Sims are getting up to, even if there isn't much plot. Besides, you don't need to be an avid writer or a great storyteller to blog about your legacy. I never wrote anything "creative" before starting this challenge, and I've found that a lot of times the story just writes itself (with a little help from the player, of course). Once you start blogging though, it's just absolutely addictive. I think I like the writing part more than I like the playing part, lol. I can't wait to read your story, if you ever decide to share! :)

Welcome CinderellaBoppit! I hope you do attempt this challenge. It's so much fun! What do you mean by only allowing one child? I don't think I understand.

[calisims]

Colleen, I don't think I can even play Sims anymore outside the legacy framework. So as long as I'm still playing Sims, I'll be doing a legacy, I think.

Cori, I agree with Colleen, observational blogs are great, too.

[Zokugai]

The 10 generation goals are the best part. They remind me of playing the Legacy Challenge back in the Sims 2 days, when you got points for painting all the family members. I think I'm doing four for this family.

[Buckley]

Aw, thanks Zokugai. It was Mimi's idea originally. :)

...Wait, you're doing goal #4 or four of the goals? (I'm having a blonde moment, forgive me. ;))

[ReyaD]

Speaking of blonde moments... *Pokes PM box*

Ugh. Having so much trouble getting the right emotions for my next chapter. The photos are good but not excellent and my words aren't working the way I want them to.

[Zokugai]

Four goals. The portrait one, the hall of fame one, the real estate one, and the ten generations of pets one (which I was going to do anyway).

My problem is I'm stumped on what to do with
Bolt. He grew up really boring-looking and I'm still hoping for a striped foal.

[Buckley]

Wow, Zokugai. That's ambitious! I'm far too lazy to do that many. I'm kind of doing the Hall of Fame one, but I failed at skilling photography quickly enough to get any pictures of my generation 1 founders while they were still adults. So I cheated and gave my youngest spare 9 points in photography so I could grab some shots. I don't feel the need to justify my actions. ;)

*pokes Cece* *checks PM inbox* ....Oh, crap.

[ReyaD]

I gave photography points to Jake and Nadi and I've been trying to skill my other characters... it just takes so LONG, y'know?

[Zokugai]

Ahh, that's why I do painting. I can't stand photography.

[ashaw814]

Cori, don't feel intimidated. Develop your own style, even if that style is just observing what your sims are doing. If you blog it, I'll read it!
Zoku, you could always send Bolt to the glue factory...:-P Maybe you could put him up for adoption and have Spot make another baby. You can work it into the story somehow saying that Altin couldn't afford two horses. Or Altin could get rid of Bolt as a way to break Spot, so that she is more susceptible to him? I don't know. Just suggestions...

On a different note, I have an update. I warn you, it's a bit boring. http://caballerolegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/generation-one-chapter-two-barely.html

[teal_moonshine]

I had a brilliant (/morbid) idea for my next legacy, I have terrible writers block any time I try and make a story, so why not play to my strong points? I was always really good at articles for English so the first thought I had was to write a 'life of *insert name*' for each legacy, one update to cover the whole thing. In my mind it comes closest to an obituary... Or I suppose a biography...

[Buckley]

That seems like a really fun idea teal, but do you think it would become too long to read in one sitting?

Update! Chapter 2.1: Pressure

http://themckinleylegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/chapter-21-pressure.html

EDIT: Klevkin, I just saw your comment on my blog. I would respond there, but I'm not sure if you would see it. Ethan is already up for download, and I can add Scarlett if you want her (the second twin, the girl). You'll see more of her in the next chapter. ;) I didn't save her brother, though. Here is the link to where we all upload our Sims. You can find a lot of the characters from the various legacies on this page. :)

http://rluploads.blogspot.com/

[teal_moonshine]

Seeing as obit's aren't all that long, I don't think it would be too bad. We'll soon find out I suppose...

[Buckley]

Well, no matter. I'll read it, for sure! :)

[teal_moonshine]

Haha thanks. The more I think about it, the less I think it'll be ridiculously long. Few paragraphs, few pics. Bada-bing bada-boom over and done with.

[Zokugai]

Ashaw: Working on it. Think I've come up with a warm-and-fuzzy. ;D

[GigaRevival]

This board moves too fast. Or I'm too slow. Whichever.

Cori: Observation blogs are fun as well. I say go for it!

Buckley: I definitely will cave. I've gotten a few good pics. Also, I finished getting pictures of Bea and Foster's kids (finally) and will have those up to. Pic spam, says me.

Teal: That's a great idea. I'm with Buckley, I'd read it.

[Solventpost]

So, I've given this a shot. Tell me what you think!

Castillo Legacy (http://castillolegacy.blogspot.com/)

[GigaRevival]

Whew. I'm loving the influx of fresh blood/new legacies.

Welcome everyone! /me too lazy to tally everyone off. : /

[Buckley]

Gosh, Giga. I was totally going to say that! Why you always gotta beat me?! LOL, fresh blood. *cue evil laugh* =D

Welcome, toddler! (Should I call you that or is there another name you prefer?) I really enjoyed your first chapter. :)

Oh, and Giga: PIC SPAM! <3
...Must. See. Bea. And. Foster. Spawn!

EDIT: Does anyone else see what I see? I'm a space pony....? o_O

[Solventpost]

I really should get a name change on here, made the name because I effing love toddlers in this game. Uh call me anything but that?

[GigaRevival]

Buckley the Space Pony is oddly fitting. I've seen a few others with it; but I'm not sure how you get it. Relish in your rarity. RELISH!

T430: (took the toddler out); is there a name you would prefer? Your real name mayhaps?? I'll just call you T430 in the meantime, if that's all right.

[Zokugai]

Heehee. I know that house, anything-but-Toddler. You chose my favorite starter home. I wind up playing that house pretty much every savegame.

[Buckley]

Giga, maybe it has to do with the 432. Because it came on post #432. 4. 3. 2. 1. BLAST OFF!

...Okay I officially need to go to bed. I'm becoming delusional now.

Anyway, T430, what is your real life name? I'd be happy to call you that. I'm Colleen IRL, if you want to use that name instead of buckley. :)

T430, do you really like the toddler phase that much? Gosh, those little tykes drive me NUTS! I have to admit, besides the baby and elder stages, toddler is my absolute least favorite age. (And it may even beat elder for most annoying, even with the lack of elder clothing.) Why do you like it so much, if you don't mind my asking? I'm always curious about other player's opinions. :)

[Klevkin]

I'm telling Fuff how much everyone loves her. :D But she says she knew that already.

Klevkin, the pics come from the cameras in WA.

Ms. Fuff Yang has got the "self-confidence" that goes with how she looks on that photo :rofl:

Thanks, the cameras are indeed a thing i never dove into to deep tbh.....perhaps i should.....so, you get those photo's and then you can select a frame?? Something like those stand for the gems etc??

Colleen, I don't think I can even play Sims anymore outside the legacy framework. So as long as I'm still playing Sims, I'll be doing a legacy, I think.

Cori, I agree with Colleen, observational blogs are great, too.
You do know there is a term for something like that melissa?? In normal worlds we call it hospitalised :) but in this situation i think we might want to call it Simmieslegacised :D

And i agree with colleen as well, she wrote what i planned to say :) (well except for the observational part, but she's right about that as well :D) and if you do want to tell a story, when you have a beginning the rest does tends to tell itself. And for the beginning you can always use your sims traits or goals etc to perhaps start something up??

And colleen, thanks for the link!!! :D i will check it out and pinch a lot of other peeps as well :D i'll get a town filled with legacy sims :rofl:

*sighs* oh hell, i'm cracking myself up over nothing..........didn't get enough sleep......ugh

*continues to read* *points at colleen the space pony* seriously, i wrote above before i read your bit about becoming delusional!! But it's exactly what i mean!!

I Like toddlers, but only because they look so damn cute!! (well the hot ones that is....) for the rest, they are to demanding :) (in the game then that is!! though RL toddlers are even more so, mine certainly doesn't take out her doll whenever she feels the need for social interaction, she'll just start blabbing to me!)

[Solventpost]

Giga, maybe it has to do with the 432. Because it came on post #432. 4. 3. 2. 1. BLAST OFF!

...Okay I officially need to go to bed. I'm becoming delusional now.

Anyway, T430, what is your real life name? I'd be happy to call you that. I'm Colleen IRL, if you want to use that name instead of buckley. :)

T430, do you really like the toddler phase that much? Gosh, those little tykes drive me NUTS! I have to admit, besides the baby and elder stages, toddler is my absolute least favorite age. (And it may even beat elder for most annoying, even with the lack of elder clothing.) Why do you like it so much, if you don't mind my asking? I'm always curious about other player's opinions. :)

My RL name is Ruth, you can call me that :p Although T430 kind of sounds awesome.

I love toddlers, because well ive been playing the game since Sims 1, and when Sims 2 came out there was life stages! Toddlers were bomb, and so weren't kids that grew up! I actually really dislike kids irl, but for whatever reason I love them in game. It's been a challenge for me to not get Rosie knocked up asap.

[GigaRevival]

Because I can't help myself (and no, not Ced!Preg pictures... those are coming soon):

A mega sneak peek of Dasia as a teenager (having a pillow fight with Duncan Theirin in her kitchen). She doesn't really look like either parent, TBH. Again, I think a paternity test is in order. : /http://i.imgur.com/nFAFC.jpg

T430: I think I'm just going to keep calling you T430, because it sounds all roboty and sciency (Star Warsy?). Yeah...

[Klevkin]

welcome then ruth! :D haha as we're talking about names anyways, i'm going to add to the all over name confusion here :) for people to pick

Klevkin - Klev - Ann :) mwhahahahaha (i feel evil today)

Anyways, forgot to say, colleen, please!! Do add scarlett!! :D

anyone in need of a hot teenager???? i'll make him available when i released his name :P (remind me though......its just the export button?? o am i wrong???)

[Buckley]

I Like toddlers, but only because they look so damn cute!! (well the hot ones that is....) for the rest, they are to demanding :) (in the game then that is!! though RL toddlers are even more so, mine certainly doesn't take out her doll whenever she feels the need for social interaction, she'll just start blabbing to me!)
Haha, tell me about it. I work in childcare, with 2 year olds. I wish it was as simple as just giving them an IF doll and twirling them in the air to change their diaper. LOL.

And Ruth, I dislike children IRL too. And I work with them, hah. I think I must be a masochist or something.

GIGA! Dasia is beautiful! Her hair looks almost rainbow colored in that picture (well, just a tiny little bit). Theirin... should I recognize that last name?
(Um, and where is the Bea/Foster picture spam? You know I'm going to bug you about it until you show me. :))

Klev, what do you mean "export button"? Are you asking how to upload? The way I do it is I save the Sim to my bin (make sure you strip him of any cc), compress the file into a rar or whatever, and then upload... Did that even make any sense whatsoever? I'm tired, and even when I'm not I fail at explaining things, haha.

[GigaRevival]

Lol. When do my sims ever not have odd colored hair? I swear I changed Harper's at least four or five times since she was a child. *shrug* Theirin is from Dragon Age; I downloaded Alistair and Leliana by Melissa and they had a kid that I named Duncan (also from DA). You need to play, I've decided. : D

Bea/Foster spam is a-comin'. I promise. I just need to catch up in-game and get my Gen. 4 plot cooking and I'll have child/man!preg spam to share. Side note: Cedric is a grumpy preggo.

Edit: Goodness; I just realized it's been 5 months (give or take a few days) since I started my legacy and I'm only in Generation Three. That's it... it's go time.

[Klevkin]

@giga :D i love the hair!! even if it's (or maybe because) it's odd color :D can't wait for the picture spam though!!

Colleen, yes i meant that :) ehm okay!! that sounds even better!! The only time i shared sims is by selecting the family and then "export" you get a sims 3 pack

how do you save sims like my kid into the save bin?? you open him up in CAS??? Oh and btw, you were perfectly clear :D *ponders* or perhaps its because i'm in sort of the same state as you are :D

oh the diaper spin sounds great!!!

[Buckley]

I've never tried the export feature before. Haha, it sounds too easy. :) To save him to the bin, you can either use CAS or the stylist feature. Do you have Twallan's Master Controller? It's super easy to get to the stylist screen or the CAS screen using his mod.

Must. Sleep.

...Actually, I'm dying to read Melissa's update. I'm just debating whether I want to be coherent when I post my comment. Or not. =D

[Klevkin]

yeah :D i'm addicted to twallans :D EDIT: my preference goes to your way of exporting, when you press export, everything will be interrupted, and you get a simpackage..........the sim save file is much easier to install!

rofl, i won't spoil the fun for you :D i read it when i was supposed to be sleeping yesterday evening (well that would be this morning or afternoon for you???)

[Klevkin]

got an update :)

Click here (http://cristlegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/generation-1-part-7-well-hello-there.html)

[AJH]

I'm blaming you lot if my updates slow down, that Dragon Age is worryingly addictive... ;) :p

[calisims]

Welcome to the challenge Ruth T430! It's really great we are getting so many new players players recently. I hope you all stick with it and keep posting!

And gah...so many posts! I can hardly keep up. Also, on my third cup of coffee now, wee!

Giga, I love Duncan! The nerd glasses are awesome. In my legacy, Amit/Aiden's daughter Tennyson is descended from Alistair on her mother's side. You could really see it in the nose. It looks like your Duncan got Leliana's nose, which I notice is HUGE when a male child inherits it.

and Klev, yes, I'm am kind of institutionalized when it comes to Sim legacies. When I get a new EP, I usually play in a test world without mods until everything is updated, but it always feel weird to not have goals or rules or some kind of framework or a story to be working on. Much like someone who's been in prison most of her adult life, when you set me free, I don't know what to do with myself and find some way to get back into the prison world I know and understand. :sheep:

[calisims]

Ali, which origin did you start with?

[AJH]

Ali, which origin did you start with?
An Elven Mage (I like magic & elves :) )

[calisims]

Awesome, the mage origin is one of my favorites. And elves have that extra point in magic which always helps when playing a mage.
I'm glad you are enjoying the game, it's one of my all time favorites. *needs to get on with current playthrough so I can import to DA2*

[AJH]

Alas, I have had to annihilate my foal :cry:

He went unselectable and kept producing error messages :cry:

[NutsAndDolts]

I'm so sorry about your pet. ='(

Not my favorite chapter, but here's what happens next for the Archers:

http://archlegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/chapter-60-absence-of-karma.html

[ReyaD]

I gave up trying to make the emotion in this chapter work. Either you cry or you don't. I'm done with it! Darn you Becky for upping the emotion standard again!

3.15 - Sky's Failure http://sabolegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/315-skys-failure.html

[AJH]

I'm so sorry about your pet. ='(
To be fair, I wasn't that attached to him, but it did mean I missed out on selling him!

[NutsAndDolts]

I don't have an emotion standard. I just write about how I think the characters would react.

Though I tend to write introspective characters. Even my characters who act atrociously seem to be covering for secret anxiety.

I'm having money problems in sims myself. xD The bills are really high, and Mittens doesn't make much. Easily solved with No Bills Ever, if I wanted it to be, of course...

[Buckley]

Lol, Becky. When I first read that line, about your money problems, I totally missed the words "in Sims". Haha, either way I'm sorry to hear that. I admire you though for not taking the easy way out and snagging the No Bills Ever LTR, although I'd understand if you did use it. Could you start collecting funds off of your museum and other lots? That would help, if you aren't already doing that.

...Ali, you are such a bad influence on me! I am sorely tempted to go buy Dragon Age myself, but now that you've done it I feel like it's totally acceptable. I'm just afraid that I'll become completely obsessed and start neglecting my legacy. Must. Fight. The. Urge. =D

[NutsAndDolts]

Lol... well, my money problems IRL are currently shared by many in my generation. I can't find a full-time job.

Anyway I collect from the two little parks the Archers own, but refuse to collect from the museum because it's filled with items created in my last legacy as well as this one.

The museum available funds are insane, though. Like 600,000.

[AJH]

...Ali, you are such a bad influence on me! I am sorely tempted to go buy Dragon Age myself, but now that you've done it I feel like it's totally acceptable. I'm just afraid that I'll become completely obsessed and start neglecting my legacy. Must. Fight. The. Urge. =D
Sorry! Don't feel you have to just because I have...

[calisims]

Must. Fight. The. Urge. =D

Must. Fight. The. Archdemon.
:giggler:

[CyyKosis]

Holy Batman, so many posts and so many new comers! I love it! xD

Anyone else supremely disappointed in the next EP to be released? *expresses frustration*

[NutsAndDolts]

There's a new EP announced already? I thought we'd be due for a stuff pack first.

[calisims]

We are due for a SP, but the new EP has also been announced, Showtime. I've already been venting my frustration at another pack centered around celebrity and showbiz careers in the thread in the Sims discussion section. This is actually the first ep I may not buy. So far the only thing in it I want is the pool table.
I'd want the DJ booth if it has an NPC DJ to play at nightclubs, but so far it looks like it exists solely for your Sim to perform on, not something for LN nightclubs.

[TrillianRikku]

I heard and this is just a rumor that the new SP is called master suite stuff
I Like that we're getting magic but I want weather more

[CyyKosis]

Yes, weather should have been next *pouts* In this EP there's chat, social walls, basically facebook integrated itself into it. SO ANNOYING. I won't be getting it either. It should have been its own game but nooo. /end rant

[NutsAndDolts]

The first thing I thought of was pole dancing, but I guess magic shows make sense.

(I don't know why I read "performers" and thought pole dancing. The other day someone mentioned naked wrestling in Greece, and I thought of Grease, the musical.)

I don't like the idea of this FaceBook and Twitter nonsense. If it's too invasive, I may not get it either.

[Buckley]

Seriously? It's called "Showtime"? Ugh. I really, really dislike LN (and the celebrity system), and Showtime sounds like it should have been part of that EP. But what do I know? Also, facebook? Um, no thanks. I don't even have a facebook (I refuse), so those features are lost on me.
I'll probably get it anyway. Cause apparently EA owns my wallet. :P

I agree about the weather! WHEN?! *cries* I want it SO much!

EDIT: Haha, Becky. Pole dancing. LOL.

[NutsAndDolts]

I don't really need weather. My sims live on the ocean and currently don't have to worry about hurricanes.

Also trying to make it rain over the entire town would probably make everyone's computers explode.

But I didn't play sims 2. So. Yeah.

[calisims]

I like weather, but in Sims 2 it had its annoying aspects. Like you couldn't go outside in the now with your Sims freezing solid (literally). And every time it rained every Sim in the lot had to run to the window to look out. Hilariously, there was this nightclub in NL that had a wall with windows behind the bar (so, not windows that looked out to the outdoors, and if it started to rain while you were there, everyone would swarm behind the bar to look out the windows. Onto the dance floor.
And don't get me started on heat stroke, or the fact that Sims using a hot tub outdoors in winter could still freeze solid. Or the the constant threat of being hit by lightning. And that a sim who got hit by lightnng had no memory of it, but would remember the shame of pissing itself after being hit by lightning.

Anyway, lol,I loved raking leaves in Sims 2 Seasons.
And I'm not interested in Showtime. The social aspects are crap, and I really don't want more Sims pursuing fame and showbiz careers.

[NutsAndDolts]

So it sounds like the weather thing could be summed up as: FEAR THE OUTSIDE

I'm too nature-loving for that.

[calisims]

It's true, seasons turned the outdoors into a death trap. I hated having to constantly monitor my Sims' temperatures so they didn't freeze up or pass out from the heat (until mods came out to disable that whole system), and lightning was especially deadly for townies out of your control, because they were too stupid to get out of the hot tub.

[ReyaD]

I think I'm one of the people who does NOT want weather. I never got the EP in Sims 2 because I found the idea of it annoying. Summer is my favourite season and by the gods Sims is supposed to be your perfect little play world. In my perfect little play world it is eternal summer unless -I- choose otherwise. And that's what the fog emitter is for.

... I think I'm developing a god complex.

[CyyKosis]

Totally forgot to publish a chapter from a couple days ago so I combined the next one with it in this update... http://sperierandomlegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/chapter-38-circle-of-life.html

My reaction to the update:
</3 This is where I gave up on my first legacy (that I blogged about but never shared the link to everyone). When Keara Harper died I was devastated and deleted the save file. Don't worry though, I'm sticking with this legacy, especially cause I was sick of those two being around since I couldn't get the total number of children required for this gen with them around.

[AJH]

This is actually the first ep I may not buy.
I'm feeling much the same way, so far nothing that's been announced about it is enough to make me want to spend my money on it and the main features are either things I'm not interested in (fame :rolleyes:) or things I actively don't want in my game (social features)

[GigaRevival]

Giga, I love Duncan! The nerd glasses are awesome. In my legacy, Amit/Aiden's daughter Tennyson is descended from Alistair on her mother's side. You could really see it in the nose. It looks like your Duncan got Leliana's nose, which I notice is HUGE when a male child inherits it.

Yeah. Duncan's nose is ginormous, but it suits him. He looks uber adorable!

As far as the new EP goes; I'm definitely not getting it... at least for now. It just doesn't appeal to me AT.ALL. I didn't really care for the celebrity system in LN, so unless they somehow completely re-do it, I'm not throwing my wallet at them. Meh.

Not to mention it's coming out the same month as ME3. :| Nope.

[calisims]

LOL, I loved my huge nosed Leliana spawn, too.
And yeah, I have a feeling some legacies will here will slow down a bit while some of us are defending the universe from the Reaper invasion.

[Klevkin]

I agree on the new EP.....seriously it sounds like its just to get Facebook even more connected........my games are private I don't want my f family and friends in there.....only shit thing is that I'm afraid to miss out........ah well we'll see.....


Ali, when I started DA with an Elf I got very disappointed half way through the game and started over as a human......but then again I won't spoil your game by telling why Haha!

Right off to read chapter 31 of the Starr legacy....damnit averice! Pregnant again!

[GigaRevival]

Oh I'll definitely be MIA when ME3 comes out. Definitely.

I almost always start DA as a Dalish Elf. I LOVE that origin. Then I make her a dual wielding warrior, because... why the hell not? : D This just makes me want to play AGAIN.

After I finish my last final tonight (thank effing goodness), I'll get Bea/Foster spawn pics up and Ced!Preg pics up... I think I'll just leave links to avoid spamming the thread too much.

[ReyaD]

Right off to read chapter 31 of the Starr legacy....damnit averice! Pregnant again!

And suddenly I miss Avarice... xD She was one of my favourite born in game sims. And the first to give me an autonomous personality.

[CyyKosis]

I'm always a Dalish Elf too, Giga! Normally I'm a Rogue :)

[calisims]

I've played every origin except dwarf.
I love the Dalish origin most probably. I have a mod that lets you hug Tamlen. :lovestruc
City elf definitely has its charms though, and I love getting thrown into that downtrodden slum elf thing DA has going on.
I almost never play warriors, though right now I'm going through as a male Cousland two handed warrior. But I'm partial to rogues and mages.

[CyyKosis]

Awwh man, if I had the game for the PC I totally would have gotten that </3
Sims is the only PC game I play... otherwise I get everything for the xbox... no idea why either.

Probably because the cats have a harder time distracting me when I'm on a couch... they'd rather sit next to me then on my lap then, but OH NO, when I'm on the computer it's my lap or the keyboard *rolls eyes*

[GigaRevival]

Rogues are certainly my favorite class (stealing? picking locks? disarming traps?? YESS!), but I love making my elves warriors; because it's funny. Rogue is just too fitting, methinks. I've done every origin story at least once, and the dwarf ones are my least favorite, so....

Dalish FTW though. The city elf one is fun too, for sure.

Maddie: Ha. Same here. Wookie likes to sit on my lap when I'm using the computer, or ya' know... doing schoolwork. Basically when I'm doing anything important, it's his "pet me" time. Watching TV or just generally being lazy, nope. He'd rather play by himself.

[CyyKosis]

Awwh Wookie is a cute name! I like Rogue just so I can duel wield smaller weapons *shrugs* I restarted DA2 as a mage and that was fun too, so we'll see what I do next!

So if any of you have noticed these glitches and know of fixes... let me know?
Sims won't autonomously use the shower that ships with pets.
Horses won't eat hay in their stall.
I think that's it for now...

[GigaRevival]

If you upgrade (is that the right word?) the top one of the dual wielding class, it allows you to fight with two large weapons at once; so you really don't *need* to be a warrior for it... but ya' know. And thanks!!

The shower glitch I fixed temporarily by deleting and replacing it and resetting the lot (I did them all at once), but it stopped working again recently. So, not really a fix then. : /

[calisims]

Origins plays better on PC. It was developed for Pc then ported to xbox. I've played both platforms, and PC wins. Plus, there's all the mods. Most especially dialog fixes. There's a ton of recorded banter in the game files that didn't get used, that modders have unlocked. There's some hilarious Alistair/Zevran banter in there.

Like this:
http://www.youtube.com/user/tiredangel39#p/u/48/MbdhR8Qvb0I
And here's the youtube page of the modder that did the Zevran dialog fixes, she's got videos of all the hidden banter. Definitely worth watching if you play on console and can't mod your game:
http://www.youtube.com/user/tiredangel39#p/u/48/MbdhR8Qvb0I

I play Mass Effect on XBox, though. It's the only game my husband and I both play. He likes shooters, I like RPGs, so it's the one game that has things we both like, lol.

[Solventpost]

All this talk of DA makes me want to go through it again. But I must not! I have severe video game add, in any given week I'm playing at least 3-4. Right now it's Skyrim, Sims 3, Rift, and Alice Madness Returns. It makes it hard to do a legacy.
Speaking of that, how do you guys do it? I always have to stop myself to take pictures, and I always feel that my sims lead very boring lives. I love the legacies I've read and I guess I'm asking for some tips!

[calisims]

When I'm playing, I'm always ready to pause to get a screenshot. I take way more screens than I use in any update. Frequently I go into the game knowing where I want to go with the story, so it's a matter of gathering Sims in the right place and time to do what I have planned for planned. But I'm also very open to letting things that happen in the game change the story or I get new story ideas from what is happening, or what my Sims wish for, etc. What gets shown in my legacy is only a fraction of what goes on in the game. I take tons of pictures, but only use stuff that makes an interesting narrative, or shows important events in Sims lives or maintains continuity, like age ups.

I'm an insane Alice fan. I mean, Lewis Carroll's Alice. I have a collection of Alice books and paraphernalia, and I still have my copy of the first Alice game. We got The Madness Returns, but I just suck at platform games so my husband did all the playing, lol. Amazing graphics.

[ReyaD]

I tend to have a general outline for a generation, but I've gotten pretty good at just letting my sims define their own personality, and using that in stories. But once the generation starts I have a set number of plots to "get through" and tend to mentally cut those plots into certain chapters, with two or three running at a time throughout generations.

The again I'm a plotter not a pantser. I hate it when things don't work out as planned.

[Buckley]

Ruth, I think you're doing a great job with Rosie, but I can try to give you a few tips. :)

I like to have at least a general idea of where I want to take a generation. You know, who my heir will marry, what his/her personality is like, and perhaps a few of the major plot points. I really enjoy the writing aspect of this challenge, so I kind of go overboard on the planning part. I tend to map out my story long before the generation actually takes over. It's not always super detailed or specific, but again, I hit some of the major highlights.

To break up the monotony of boring, day-to-day Sim life, I try to force my Simmies out into the world... or bring the world to them, if that is easier. I like to have social Sims who get to know their neighbors, and I find that their neighbors tend to butt their way into my story whether I like it or not (like last chapter, lol). In regards to picture taking, you get used to that part, or at least I did. It's hard at first to always be pausing, tabbing into camera mode, then un-pausing and resuming play, but after a while it just becomes part of the game. I don't really mind at all now, and I even find it enjoyable to line up the perfect shot.

Cece: Pantser? What?

EDIT: Lol, Cece. I just read your advice, and I kind of feel like my own comments are just repeating what you said. :)

[CyyKosis]

Lol, happy to hear you're not a pantser Cece... back when I was in high school, there was this crazy obsession with pantsing people. I never understood it personally.

[NutsAndDolts]

*puts on Hipster glasses*

I liked the book for the political commentary.

*throws away Hipster glasses; returns dork glasses to face*

We all have our own style with pics and story. Some of us spend only a few chapters on one generation, so only have pics of majorly important things. Others get pics of a lot of things, and try to put together a narrative for their sims' daily lives. It can all be as concise, or as drawn out as you like. I treat my own blog as a series of character studies. So if an action reveals something about the character, I include a pic of it. If one thing would logically lead to another, I let the story go there. Like Melissa, I'm open to autonomous actions or random nonsense in the game changing my perspective on events, and directing where I'm going to go with the character, outside of rolling for their career/kids/etc.

I also take loads of pictures. I pause the game, stare at my sims' expression, angle the camera, snap a pic.

I only use the ones I decide are most important. (Or if I took a million pics of the same scene, I'll choose the one with the best angle/expression/etc.)

[Buckley]

Gosh, Becky. My advice pales next to your words of wisdom. Ruth: Ignore my post. Listen to Becky, cause she really knows her sh*t.

...Character studies? Is that a fancy literary term that I should know? It sound neat, regardless. :)

*searches google* *stares at the word "delineation"* *scratches head*

Is this what you mean by character studies Becky? It kind of sounds like your blog.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/character+study

[ReyaD]

Sorry, NANO (National Novel Writing Month) terms.

Plotter: Someone who plans out ever steps of their story, with detailed charts and character reference sheets, etc.

Pantser: Someone who just wings it with no or very little planning involved before the pen hits the paper (or fingers hit the keyboard) for draft one. Sometimes pantsers don't even draft and just got straight to the final copy.

Most people are somewhere in the middle... I'm a hard core plotter for my novels, 70/30 Plot/Pants when it comes to my legacy.

[Tamlyn]

I'm just playing Skyrim at the moment (or not playing because the patch broke bookcases just as I went to organise my books. It's fixed now, but I haven't played again yet. Yes, organising my books was more important than going and killing a dragon or something), but I will always love the dialogue in Dragon Age. It makes me swoon a little with delight :P

Would anyone know why the guitar from the Steampunk set doesn't show up in my game? All the rest of the set does :\

[teal_moonshine]

My dad is on holidays for like 3 weeks... That means ZERO simming while he's home... Kill me now.

[GigaRevival]

That womps Teal! : (

Okay, so here is a partial list of Bea/Foster spawn. Two of their children are mysteriously missing... Not sure what happened there. 0_0

Lara -Teen: http://i.imgur.com/59kRl.jpg
Kenzee -Teen: http://i.imgur.com/Rl3CC.jpg
Kevin -Teen: http://i.imgur.com/8uMx1.jpg

And here are Bea's two other children:
Skylar (with Ethan) -YA: http://i.imgur.com/Fc6D7.jpg
Darnell (with Wil Abbey) -YA: http://i.imgur.com/OmIg0.jpg

I'm in the process of snapping a pic of Foster's child with Abigail Salinger (yes... they totally had one despite the fact that she said she would never do that last chapter). Who can resist the Foster? Srsly. So, next pic spam will be Foster's other spawn & Ced!Preg/Fug-tron progeny (seriously, his kid is UGLY) pictures. Whew. *wipes brow* That was a lot of work.

[Klevkin]

And suddenly I miss Avarice... xD She was one of my favourite born in game sims. And the first to give me an autonomous personality.

she's great!! :D

and teal, that sucks!

Giga, perhaps you have some criminals in your town that decided to take a different approach??? (abducting perhaps??)

i'm having difficultys writing atm, i want to finish the next chapter so i can continue, it's another one of those in between chapters......well actually it's not, it's quite an important chapter, but i can't seem to get the words out the way i want them to..........stupid.........

and i move the family to my new town......only to discover i forgot to add teenagers :) stupid me!

[NutsAndDolts]

Yep, Buckley. That's a character study. Usually it means just kind of a rough outline of who a character is, so you understand them better, and it's a tool for a bigger work. Like a character sheet, but for writers. But the term is also lazily used for larger works wherein examining the character either is more important than a plot, or IS the plot.

Writing them comes naturally to me, since I like Role-Playing, and plot is meaningless in RP if you can't stay in-character. (I had one good friend who was really bad at this. Her character's entire personality would change on a whim, just so she could introduce a new plot. It became impossible to like her characters, because they HAD no character, after being used and abused like that, lol.)

You might be accused of writing a character study instead of a story, if you create characters and let them run the plot, instead of create a plot and let that dictate what kind of characters you create to star in it. But if people enjoy reading what you wrote, they'll get over it. =P

...With that answered, here's chapter 61.

http://archlegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/chapter-61-parrots-and-pirates.html

[Klevkin]

pff becky, chapter 61??? ugh, i wish i could read faster so i was ready to keep with the updates of everyone!

i never really gave it much thought of what style i use while writing. I just take what comes at me i think, specially cause i do believe it is somewhat random how you fill in whatever you get each generation :) i mean, i could not make Avian and Serena ambitious outgoing characters with my roll for deadbeat parents, homemade fun and the proffessions they got.....it just fitted (for me that is) for them to be on their own a lot.

But it is interesting to read about those styles.

Update:
My name is..... (http://cristlegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/generation-1-part-8-my-name-is.html)

[Buckley]

Aww, Gigs! They're beautiful! Thanks for doing all that work. It was really fun to get to see them all. (Holy crap, Bea! You and Foster sure got busy!) Darnell might be my favorite though. I love the beanie paired with the overalls. I lol'ed. :)
Your Skylar looks just like my Skylar! I mean, they're practically identical. God, seeing him again makes me miss that kid.

Becky, I didn't mean to accuse you of anything. =( I'm sorry if what I said was rude. I never meant to imply that your story wasn't a story. I was just trying to get clarification. Regardless of the terminology, I love your blog and your writing style (character study or not). I think you already knew that though (I hope).

[NutsAndDolts]

Sorry, Klevkin. ^.^'

I know my legacies are a lot to read. But the good news is, I won't be offended if you don't read them. xD

Oh, Buckley, you didn't accuse me of anything. I'm the one who said I write character studies, because... well... I do. ;) I don't mind the label. To me, it doesn't carry a negative connotation, as it does with some people. And I think "character studies" can still have a story or a plot. Sometimes the character IS the story or the plot.

Thank you for the compliment. <3

[Klevkin]

Sorry, Klevkin. ^.^'

I know my legacies are a lot to read. But the good news is, I won't be offended if you don't read them. xD


lol :D ill take that in mind, but i still want to read it ;P if only it was nice to make some usefull comment on the photos you place and know what your talking about when you talk about your legacy :lol:

EDIT: i made the page with downloadable sims from my legacy :) only one available right now is the child :) but he is damn hot! If someone downloads him, would they let me know if everything went okay??

[AJH]

Argh, sodding glitches! I just fired up my game to discover Joshua and Smudge missing and Jo and Tamara looking completely different!

[ReyaD]

Update!

3.16 - Unspoken http://sabolegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/316-unspoken.html

Angelo may be my favourite of the Dennis clan so far. And I didn't even throw him through stylist before pushing him into the story!

[NutsAndDolts]

I'm... really happy I never got that glitch, AJH. o.o

That's three of us who have, now.

[AJH]

I'm... really happy I never got that glitch, AJH. o.o

That's three of us who have, now.
I'd be very happy not to have had it! I've managed to get into an old enough save that the glitch wasn't affecting it and saved the whole family to the bin so I'm now going to try and get the current save working properly *fingers crossed*

Edit to add: managed to rescue everyone and the game decided to crash on me, I'm not having a good day sims wise!

[Klevkin]

Ugh Ali! that sucks!! i hope you can get it working again :S (goes to back up her save files again!!)


okay :) i'm second guessing my last chapter...............well not that i wrote it :P but perhaps i should use the chapter diff, and use it as a beginning of making him think about his name and perhaps pick a diff name.........(tbh, it has been a subject i have been pondering about since he was a baby.......) what do you guys think?? Cause I (and i get the impression, so are you guys) don't feel like this one really suits him.......

[ReyaD]

Honestly I think his name is so depressing... but it fits! It just suits him because of what he's going through and how his parents can't be bothered to deal with him.

I think you should keep it. At the very least, as a nickname.

[calisims]

I have an update, chapter 44:
http://romanrandomlegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/chapter-44-sacred-spring.html

[AJH]

okay :) i'm second guessing my last chapter...............well not that i wrote it :P but perhaps i should use the chapter diff, and use it as a beginning of making him think about his name and perhaps pick a diff name.........(tbh, it has been a subject i have been pondering about since he was a baby.......) what do you guys think?? Cause I (and i get the impression, so are you guys) don't feel like this one really suits him.......
I think it fits his upbringing and so on, perhaps keep it for now and have him choose a name for himself when he grows up?

Decided to play Dragon Age for a bit cos Sims was messing me about so much this afternoon and now I have to choose which of Morrigan or Leliana to have in my party... *thinks*

[CinderEmma]

Guess who got their new computer early!
*cheers*
It's awesome, I'm trying to install Sims right now. It's even told me why I can't get into Twallan's website, apparently it's using an incorrect DNS server/it isn't responding, whatever those two things means. I think I need to get ahold of Rogers, it seems to be something off with my Internet or something. It says to contact my network adminstrator, that's Rogers, right? *shakes head from trying to get all this computer jargon*
But I can live without it for now, I just want to make my Sim Granger!!!

[Buckley]

Yay! Emma, I'm so happy for you! I can't wait to see Sim Granger! :D

Klev, don't tell me what name you chose. I haven't read your update yet, and I don't want any spoilers! :)

So, I got a new referring site on my blog's stat page today:
getdentalimplants.com (Get Dental Implants .com)
...Seriously. I have no idea. o_O

[AJH]

Guess who got their new computer early!
*cheers*
It's awesome, I'm trying to install Sims right now. It's even told me why I can't get into Twallan's website, apparently it's using an incorrect DNS server/it isn't responding, whatever those two things means. I think I need to get ahold of Rogers, it seems to be something off with my Internet or something. It says to contact my network adminstrator, that's Rogers, right? *shakes head from trying to get all this computer jargon*
But I can live without it for now, I just want to make my Sim Granger!!!
Yay for you!

[Klevkin]

Congrats Emma with your new computer :D i hope you have loads of fun with it!! :D (is feeling itchy......wants hers now as well, but it will take at least 2 more months.......)

lol i won't colleen :) i already avoided using it on purpose on here :D and referring sites??? that means sites that referr to your blog??? weird!!

can i ask a question??? what does "snubbing" mean..............i get the option (i think it's twallans somehow??) to "start snubbing....." on a sim

[ani_]

I've not written in here in ages.

My random legacy heir (generation 2), Demeter Jones-Brown. Is now a YA. Her mother and step father died in a fire, and she got the responsibility to raise her toddler brother, while she was herself just a teen.

After she became a YA, she started a nursing home. She currently has 4 residents.

Her brother just grew to a teen, and is dating this one guy he has been friends with since childhood.

Demeter's rolls were that she can't do anything to succeed in her job, this means she is stuck with the part time nursing job for ever. I'm using my mod that you need the required skills to get a promotion, and because she's not allowed to work on anything that would succeed in her career, I can't then make her skill on logic which is what she needs.

She also has to do all opportunities she is presented with, she is supposed to have two kids, and when the first is born, I'll select one trait randomly and that trait will be given to both kids.

She's currently not dating anybody. One of the residents in the retirement home is my legacy starter, she painted his portret, and she will also paint the portrait of the current heir, his daughter.

[AJH]

can i ask a question??? what does "snubbing" mean..............i get the option (i think it's twallans somehow??) to "start snubbing....." on a sim
I think it's a generations thing for teens, think someone said it makes them unable to interact with your sim (and vice versa)

[CinderEmma]

I'm about to play, YAY! I love this computer, after installing EVERYTHING, I still have 889 GB of room LEFT 0_o

[Klevkin]

thanks Ali :D

got another question, though this one is legacy related..............in the rules it says, either the parents stay in the house, or the parents move out when the heir becomes YA. What about the heir moving out?? Or is that not allowed??

[CinderEmma]

The heir can move where ever you want :) Heck, you could kill every family member in the family besides the heir when the heir ages to YA if you want :)

[calisims]

Klev, the heir is also allowed to move out. I'll take a look at the wording for that rule, it probably dates back to when the rules didn't allow the legacy to move out of the original house.

Emma, grats on getting your new PC, I hope you get Sims up and running, and I can't wait to see Sim Granger.

ani, it's great to see you here, I love hearing about what's going on your game.

Colleen, I get referring site hits from getdentalimplants, too.
LOL, I've also have gotten hits from searches for Tearney McDermott and Rory Roman recently.

[Klevkin]

The heir can move where ever you want :) Heck, you could kill every family member in the family besides the heir when the heir ages to YA if you want :)

Dont give me any ideas.........i have this teddybear in my inventory by the name of "Dexter the Bear"..............

[ReyaD]

Dont give me any ideas.........i have this teddybear in my inventory by the name of "Dexter the Bear"..............

Do it. You have to.

In the words of Calisims:
"Dude, I'm pretty sure it's in the rules, if we all vote for [it], you HAVE to do it." - Starr Legacy ch. 135.

[Klevkin]

0_0

ch. 135........dude........i'm at 47.......

and you do realize that this would ask for a major plot reconsideration right :P well, lets see, how many people vote for the use of dexter the bear when the kid grows up to be an YA :) (oh seriously, i would have to make my blog for adults only then.........)

[CinderEmma]

I VOTE YES! MURDER THEM ALL!!! (Or save one?)

[ReyaD]

Lol in my Starr Legacy I had murder, statutory rape, innapropriate relationships, multiple cases in incest, and plenty of swearing.

I never did put any warnings up. (Actually... I think once)

[Klevkin]

oh red! i downloaded Morand for my new town :) and i had just gotten the following message popping up :P

It just cracked me up and couldn't resist showing it :lol:

[CinderEmma]

I've put one warning, but I might take it off soon. It bugs me that when I read the summery of that chapter, the warning is first XD

[GigaRevival]

Aww, Gigs! They're beautiful! Thanks for doing all that work. It was really fun to get to see them all. (Holy crap, Bea! You and Foster sure got busy!) Darnell might be my favorite though. I love the beanie paired with the overalls. I lol'ed. :)
Your Skylar looks just like my Skylar! I mean, they're practically identical. God, seeing him again makes me miss that kid.

Skylar and Lara are my favorites. I totally didn't change anything about their clothing so Darnell got the beanie/overall match-up. :jest: Golden.

Giga, perhaps you have some criminals in your town that decided to take a different approach??? (abducting perhaps??)

I wish! I think it has to do with the fact that Bea had too many kids in one house and when she moved; the other two vanished into the ether. I've had that glitch with townies before, so I think they might be gone forever. *pouts*

Angelo may be my favourite of the Dennis clan so far. And I didn't even throw him through stylist before pushing him into the story!

<3 That is all.

I put warnings up in the Dennis Legacy. But then I realized that I was putting a warning in EVERY.SINGLE.CHAPTER. because of questionable language and decided to nix them
altogether.

Emma: Glad you have your new computer! I hope everything works out.

/off to finally read updates.

[CinderEmma]

Yay, my pets are awesome :) I made Granger, and he looks so much like him :) I'll show pictures soon! I just want to make a female one for my legacy, hehe :)

[ReyaD]

Sorry guys, no update for tomorrow. Feeling too sick to play.

Can't wait to see your kitty cat, Emma.

[GigaRevival]

Hope you feel better, Cece!

[CinderEmma]

Me too!
I don't know if anybody knows if the skintones are broken or not with pets? Because besides the ones that have "updated" on it, the rest don't show. This makes me sad, I don't want to give up my LadyFrontbum skins :( *sulks*
Other then that, the game is GREAT. My games load in about 2-3 minutes, if not less 0_o

[Klevkin]

i hope you feel well soon to cece!

emma, i'm not sure.........but i did notice some weird stuff every now and then, but that might be because i just haven't taken the time to find the perfect skin settings, most skins show on my game though.

And i am so jealous!! 2-3 minutes???

[charmander]

Hello there people. I have been lurking in this thread for a time and reading some of your legacies. I finally decided to start one myself (after a few failed attempts) and just finished the first post on the blog i created for it.
http://georgerandomlegacy.blogspot.com/

You can call me whatever you want but online i usually go by Mareike (ma-reek-a) or George. Neither are my real name. and just in case i created confusion with the George part - I am in fact a girl xD

I hope you will welcome me here c:

[Solventpost]

Before I start reading George, the only thing that bugs me is that your pictures are too big for your layout. Just a personal thing that bugs me.

Going to read it now..

Great start! I really like the intro, "Don't worry were still in the 21st century people!" <not a direct quote.

[charmander]

yes i noticed that only after i submitted the post. i figured i would change the layout so they would fit but apparently i cant. I'll resize them tomorrow, after i get some sleep.

and thanks x3 I shall read yours also, in the morning,

[mimi250]

Hi

I've just added "Gourmet" in the miscellanous fun section (F) as it seems that everyone who reply accepted it.. I didn't introduce quality for food, as it seems to me that some meals will need enough effort to be cooked (lobster, angel cakes and so on).. But bad quality meals won't be accepted.

If I've to change something, let me know. :call:

[Klevkin]

yes i noticed that only after i submitted the post. i figured i would change the layout so they would fit but apparently i cant. I'll resize them tomorrow, after i get some sleep.

and thanks x3 I shall read yours also, in the morning,

You can change the layout to fit, I had the same issue and it took me a while to find, but I'm on my mobile now, I can explain where to do this when I'm at a computer again :).

And welcome! I'll see if I can read your story on my mobile as soon as my tub is filled!

[Klevkin]

Hi

I've just added "Gourmet" in the miscellanous fun section (F) as it seems that everyone who reply accepted it.. I didn't introduce quality for food, as it seems to me that some meals will need enough effort to be cooked (lobster, angel cakes and so on).. But bad quality meals won't be accepted.

If I've to change something, let me know. :call:

Just a question related to this, is this going to be added to the rolling app as we'll?

And I was wondering has there ever been a discussion about adding something with vampires and all the other strange possibilities?

[Solventpost]

Update:
Gen 1.2 (http://castillolegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/gen-13.html)
I accidentally titled it 1.3 then posted, now I will forever have this terrible terrible number lol.
Also, I have been trying to figure out just what kind of personality Roise would have, and this chapter helped me to see what kind of person, erm sim she is. I kind of feel bad for her heh. Oh also, too many commas?

Oh, how do I add tabs on blogger?

[calisims]

mimi, thanks for adding the new rule.
Klev, Maddie does the rolling app, so she'll add that when she gets around to it. If you are rolling a new generation before she does get around to it, you might want to roll by hand.
We have had numerous discussion about vampires and ghosts and such. We don't have any rules that would require you to have a supernatural in your family, because some of us really prefer not to have the super-powered long living vamps around. But supernaturals do count for the multicultural requirement, and you are free to have them in the family at any time.

[NutsAndDolts]

Thanks Mimi! I thought the rule had already been added. Oops.

Chapter 62 is up.

http://archlegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/chapter-62-protective.html

It's short on pictures, but there's a big string of dialogue, so I figured it's long enough.

[ashaw814]

Man, I missed a lot of discussion. I loved Dragon Age. I only played it through once with a female character who ended up marrying Alistair in the end. I loved all the dialogue. I really need to play the sequel. Just wish I had the time. Right now I'm trying to play Skyrim and my legacy at the same time and having a really hard time breaking myself away from my legacy to play an RPG. It would probably be a lot easier if my boyfriend played video games. Juggling real life and video games is rough. :-/

CinderEmma, do you have the UI mod for more skintones in? The skintones didn't show up when I had that in, before realizing that it was no longer compatible with Pets. So after I removed that, I was able to just scroll through the skins with my scroll wheel.

[calisims]

*bangs head on wall* I keep trying to furnish the second floor of my vacation house in France, but when I go to save, it hangs forever and I have to restart.

[NutsAndDolts]

Melissa scores another point on the weird glitches contest tally. D=

[ReyaD]

Dammit Becky, you beat me to the joke!

Anyway, I'm feeling much better today. Turns out it really was just a stomach flu so I have new meds and those heeeelp. And make me very very happy <3.

My next exam is in 24 hours... I should study... instead I am going to go play Sims.

<--- Worst role model ever. Seriously new people, never take me seriously.

[calisims]

I'm not in this to win, lol. I just want to add a bedroom on the second floor.
I've tried incrementally adding things and then saving, sometimes it saves, sometimes it hangs. I'm going crazy.
I should stop trying, it's just a vacation house...but I want that extra bedroom, dammit!

[AJH]

I'm not in this to win, lol. I just want to add a bedroom on the second floor.
I've tried incrementally adding things and then saving, sometimes it saves, sometimes it hangs. I'm going crazy.
I should stop trying, it's just a vacation house...but I want that extra bedroom, dammit!
I know the feeling! I swear all I've done with Sims this weekend is try to fix my bugginess :cry:

[calisims]

I think I figured it out. The save was hanging when I added doors to the rooms. Base game doors in this case.
So, I removed these new CC doors I just added, and now my game save properly after I've added doors.

[Solventpost]

Kind of mad. Was just about to have Rosie and Billie get married, then BAM Crash. Cool beans. I think I'll get some sleep and then try again tomorrow!
(Yes I'm aware that its 1:40pm est, my schedule got all kinds of messed up because I've been stupid sick.) DON'T JUDGE ME! :P

[NutsAndDolts]

I'm glad you figured it out, Melissa.

Always sad when CC causes random glitching.

[calisims]

Yeah, but at least it was something I could fix easily enough, once I figured it out. By trying to save after every single change I made, lol. It was annoying and time consuming, but at least I have my new bedroom now.

Sorry about your crash, ruth, that sucks!

[CinderEmma]

I have the one that comes with cmar's metallic tones (THANK goodness they are updated and show, lucky aliens!)
I'm glad you figured out your glitch Melissa, and sorry Ruth about your crash. I had that happen with Nathalie and Ned I believe, I just kept them eternally engaged after that XD

[ReyaD]

I've crashed five time this morning. I'm freaking out just a little because I honestly can't tell why its doing that.

[CyyKosis]

Ask and ye shall receive :) Updated for Gourmet App attached.

I was going to add the rolls for over a whole legacy, but then realized that you wouldn't re roll that each generation so I left it out.

[charmander]

I should really get back to playing origins on pc. but im into my sims at the moment. i really want to do the quest Jowan's Intention or whatever its called. Jowan was my favorite character.

speaking of dragon age does anyone know if theres any DA content for the sims? I looked for some a while ago and found nothing.

[calisims]

Jowan's intention can't really be completed. You can only get the quest through a cheat, and if you cheat to get it, it doesn't work. From what I've read anyway.
I remember a few DA items for Sims 2, but I can't think if anything for Sims 3.

[charmander]

awh =(

...and double awh.

oh well, I'll live I suppose xD

[Klevkin]

Ask and ye shall receive :) Updated for Gourmet App attached.

I was going to add the rolls for over a whole legacy, but then realized that you wouldn't re roll that each generation so I left it out.

You're the best Maddie!





0_0

ch. 135........dude........i'm at 47.......

and you do realize that this would ask for a major plot reconsideration right :P well, lets see, how many people vote for the use of dexter the bear when the kid grows up to be an YA :) (oh seriously, i would have to make my blog for adults only then.........)

Right I got two votes so far, I'm gonna need more then that to screw the situation up so badly for Dexter to come out :p

PS. I'm at 89 now, how could you do that to poor aquil!

[calisims]

I did make a Sim version of Alistair, it's here:
http://rluploads.blogspot.com/

(There's Morrigan and Leliana as well, butMorrigan is just based from the vampire Morrigan by EA in Bridgeport, and my Leliana isn't that great. IMO. But Alistair came out pretty good.)

[ReyaD]

PS. I'm at 89 now, how could you do that to poor aquil!

I blame his IF doll for what I did to him. Louna just couldn't come up with the potion no matter how much time she spent on that stupid laboratory table so I gave up and decided to have some fun with Alejandro's exit from the family. (Also I'm just a terrible person ^^)

So freak out has been avoided (for now). I removed some outdated teen pregnancy clothing and my game hasn't crashed in about an hour. Which is good. Because earlier it was crashing every 10-15 minutes.

[Buckley]

Sorry about your crashes Cece.
Klev, I vote against murdering innocent (somewhat innocent) Sims. I don't like it when they die. =(

Although, my next update doesn't really reflect that belief.

Chapter 2.2: Boiling Point
http://themckinleylegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/chapter-22.html

Title is crap, but I couldn't think of anything else. Also, be warned. There is one very uncomfortable scene in there, which I honestly didn't want to include. But, whatever. Maybe it's not as bad as I think.

[NutsAndDolts]

I don't think the scene is as uncomfortable for the reader as it is for the... erm... "victims". ;)

[LadyAwesome]

Right I am back after a very fun and drunken weekend.... I have ALOT to catch up on now....

[AJH]

Phew, I think I've finally got my glitches sorted out and my legacy back on track (whether I've got enough pictures for any updates this week is another matter)

[Buckley]

LOL, Becky. I guess it just made me feel really uncomfortable to write about, but I'm glad it was tolerable. =)

Welcome to the challenge Charmander! Off to read your blog now! :)

EDIT: I think I've *finally* caught up on everyone's legacies! Sorry if I forgot anyone. I'm terribly unorganized, and we have a lot of new challengers right now! (Yay!) :)

[ReyaD]

You forgot me, Buckley. ^^ You still haven't read chapter 3.17.

... Which I should probably post.

3.17 - Confessions. http://sabolegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/317-confessions.html

Apparently I really suck at being subtle. Anyway, two age ups. Sky's finally pretty so I can talk about her now.

[Klevkin]

Sorry about your crashes Cece.
Klev, I vote against murdering innocent (somewhat innocent) Sims. I don't like it when they die. =(

Although, my next update doesn't really reflect that belief.

Chapter 2.2: Boiling Point
http://themckinleylegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/chapter-22.html

Title is crap, but I couldn't think of anything else. Also, be warned. There is one very uncomfortable scene in there, which I honestly didn't want to include. But, whatever. Maybe it's not as bad as I think.

I seriously kept waiting for one of them to die :lol:

Right 2 pros 1 con

and it was not uncomfortable to read! I think it was also quite necessary for what made Faye reach boiling point!

[Zokugai]

Cece: So, I've decided I'm going to have to send Altin to steal me Aquarius so he can run rampant in my hoods and make lots of pretty blue-haired babies with expressive puppydog faces.

[ReyaD]

xD Lol!

I guess I should go post Aquarius to the exchange then. (Along with Fabio and YA Glimmer)

[CyyKosis]

Here's another Colleen!
http://sperierandomlegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/chapter-39-moving-on.html

[Buckley]

Apparently I really suck at being subtle. Anyway, two age ups. Sky's finally pretty so I can talk about her now.
How do you suck at being subtle? I'm confused...

Also, you should post fairy girl too once you get a chance. She's adorable. <3

[ReyaD]

How do you suck at being subtle? I'm confused...

Also, you should post fairy girl too once you get a chance. She's adorable. <3

I suck at being subtle about the details around Temp's death.

I'll post Sky when she and Raindrop are YA.

[LadyAwesome]

Wow update centeral today huh.
Chapter 2: Playing for Salad. (http://malkierlegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/chapter-2-playing-for-salad.html)

[Aqua_Violet]

Speaking of new entrants... Your blogs are all so inspiring I keep wanting to give this blogging thing another try.

So here I go (again): http://sauerbierlegacy.wordpress.com

[Zokugai]

Speaking of new entrants... Your blogs are all so inspiring I keep wanting to give this blogging thing another try.

So here I go (again): http://sauerbierlegacy.wordpress.com

Great start. I love the idea with the IFs.

[Buckley]

Hi Aqua Violet. It's great to see that you're giving it another shot! :)

I enjoyed your story. I don't know how to comment on word press, so I'll just say that here. I also like the IF idea you've got going. Very mysterious.

[ReyaD]

I agree with the others. You've got a really fascinating plot for your founder, Aqua_Violet.

Klevkin: I love you so much <3. The comments you've been leaving on the Starr Legacy are killing me. xD I can't stop laughing.

My next update probably won't be until Wednesday afternoon. I have an exam tomorrow, and another on Tuesday. And I really need to cram now because nothing is sticking.

[Aqua_Violet]

Buckley, there should be a "leave a comment" link at the bottom of the post. It asks for an email (not shared) and the name you want to comment with. If it's some other problem and the inability to comment is bugging you, PM me and I'll try to help you out.

I'm glad people are enjoying it. Liesel is technically the founder, not Puzzle. But I rolled couple so they'll both be around for a while.

[LadyAwesome]

Oh Aqua... you should get blogger lol. I like the start of your story though.

[Redhead Creations]

oh red! i downloaded Morand for my new town :) and i had just gotten the following message popping up :P

It just cracked me up and couldn't resist showing it :lol:

Haha, thanks for sharing that Klev!! Poor Morand and his software... However, he *does* make beautiful babies! =)

[Klevkin]

ill update you on the baby when i get a chance to see if this one is that pretty as well :D


Klevkin: I love you so much <3. The comments you've been leaving on the Starr Legacy are killing me. xD I can't stop laughing.

My next update probably won't be until Wednesday afternoon. I have an exam tomorrow, and another on Tuesday. And I really need to cram now because nothing is sticking.

Right! that gives me the time to perhaps get up to date :P i reached chapter 100 and then i fell asleep :D hahaha :D i was planning another comment somewhat earlier as well, but deleted it :P it would have been spoilers for my story if i did :D

@Aqua, nice start of your story!! :D interesting :) ..........i agree though, you should get blogger :P much easier for us to handle :rofl:

[Klevkin]

You can change the layout to fit, I had the same issue and it took me a while to find, but I'm on my mobile now, I can explain where to do this when I'm at a computer again :).

And welcome! I'll see if I can read your story on my mobile as soon as my tub is filled!

if you go to the design of the website (i don't know the exact words.......cause mine is dutch....), you know where you can pick the premade styles, theres the option to go advanced in the top of your screen. There you can adjust the width of your blog so your pics will fit :)

[Klevkin]

I blame his IF doll for what I did to him. Louna just couldn't come up with the potion no matter how much time she spent on that stupid laboratory table so I gave up and decided to have some fun with Alejandro's exit from the family. (Also I'm just a terrible person ^^)


oh so blame it all on Louna!! I think perhaps the watcher didn't have her priority's straight, cause if she just made louna spend enough time on that table :P the potion would have been there :rofl:

[Klevkin]

okay :P last post from me until someone else posts again :) (i feel like i;m having a conversation with myself here :P)

i have an update (though its an in between update really, i might make another one today :)

Click here (http://cristlegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/generation-1-part-9-oh-happy-day.html)

EDIT: what do you guys do with all your screenshots?? I've been sorting them and deleting a lot, but over 10 gens you get loads of them!! Do you guys just delete everything??

[Buckley]

I organize my screenshots into folders based on the chapter. I have so many pictures for each update though that I've begun to delete some of the duplicates. Not very many though. I guess I'm kind of like a computer pack rat. I hate deleting my photos.

[Tamlyn]

Nothing wrong with wordpress!

Yeah, that's all I had to say >>

[GigaRevival]

Welcome Aqua!

Klev: I keep mine. Just as Buckley stated; I sort mine into folders and then once I have reached five chapters of pictures or so, I move them to an external drive. I'm scared I'll need them again someday. >>Imma pack rat<<

A new chapter will be coming from me either tomorrow or Tuesday (I hope). I've actually been social the past two days (le gasp!) so I haven't had time to play, let alone write, my legacy. It'll get done. Looks like I have some catching up to do though. ; )

[Buckley]

I seriously just had a minor heart attack. My game started having all these peculiar glitches. For example, the phones broke. My Sims couldn't call anyone or anything. And then the edit town screen kept hanging. Even in completely different saves, I would go to edit town mode and try to hit "return to game" and it would hang until I exited to the main menu. Also, one of the beds in my legacy house became totally un-clickable, and when I went into buy mode to sell it it was valued at $0. Just one of the beds, all the others were fine.

And that's just some of the oddness I was experiencing. Finally, I quit the whole thing, shut it down, and rebooted.

...And now it's perfectly fine. I don't know whether I should rejoice that my game isn't completely effed up or worry because I don't know what caused it.

(And yes, I do play Sims at 5:30 in the morning. I couldn't sleep last night, and I was bored, and... and... and... Lol, I got nothing. :))

[Klevkin]

you guys are not helpful at all..........i'm s pack rat as well when it comes to that......i was kind of hoping it would not be bad to throw your pics away once you've used them.......but now i learned that its baaaaaaad, very very baaaaaaaad..........and my husband wont agree with me wanting to keep them.

[Klevkin]

I seriously just had a minor heart attack. My game started having all these peculiar glitches. For example, the phones broke. My Sims couldn't call anyone or anything. And then the edit town screen kept hanging. Even in completely different saves, I would go to edit town mode and try to hit "return to game" and it would hang until I exited to the main menu. Also, one of the beds in my legacy house became totally un-clickable, and when I went into buy mode to sell it it was valued at $0. Just one of the beds, all the others were fine.

And that's just some of the oddness I was experiencing. Finally, I quit the whole thing, shut it down, and rebooted.

...And now it's perfectly fine. I don't know whether I should rejoice that my game isn't completely effed up or worry because I don't know what caused it.

(And yes, I do play Sims at 5:30 in the morning. I couldn't sleep last night, and I was bored, and... and... and... Lol, I got nothing. :))

perhaps you played to long?? i shortened my sessions and restart the game about every two hours or else it would get glitchy.

and don't worry, it's 12.47 here :) feeding my son some bread and my daughter is eating some on the couch :) so..........i don't mind you being up at this time :P

[GigaRevival]

Lol. Buckley, I'm with ya'. I just got back from the bar about two hours ago and I'm still adrenalized (it's a word now), so... sims? Yeah.

[charmander]

Thankyou, Klev x3 unfortunately i had already resized all the pictures in ch 1 and 2 by the time you posted xD

but i fixed the layout for ch 3

speaking of which, if any of you are interested:
ch2 (http://georgerandomlegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/making-time.html)

ch3 (http://georgerandomlegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/secret.html)

...i was going for sad in chapter 3 but i think it turned out more amusing than anything. I blame the hilarious screencaps :(

[Klevkin]

Lol. Buckley, I'm with ya'. I just got back from the bar about two hours ago and I'm still adrenalized (it's a word now), so... sims? Yeah.

lol adrenalized??? Is that how they call it these days?? Over here we just call it drunk :D

should give some interesting chapters right??

@Charmander, you're welcome :) and at least now you know for the rest haha. I'll go read your chapters :)

[GigaRevival]

^Ha. I don't drink much, so I'm definitely not drunk. I drank coffee while at the bar though (weird, I know) so I'm feeling the effects of that. Lawdy, I'm boring.

So, Dasia went to prom and then NEVER CAME BACK. She fell into the ether it seems. *sigh* Back to a previous save.

[calisims]

Aqua Violet, it's great to see you again. The comments worked fine for me.

@ Klev, I burn my Screenshot folder to CD for every chapter (I have at least 100 screens for each chapter, and narrow them down from there) and delete the folder from my hard drive.
I still have CDs of screenshots from my Sims 2 story. *wins packrat contest*

[Klevkin]

granted melissa, you win! :D i don't think my husband will agree on that either.......he thinks it nonsense i do this lol, he could understand me playing the sims, though he does wonder why my sims are half naked all the time (i seriously do not know!! They are always running around in their underwear or swimsuits in my game!), but creating storys with pictures from a pixelated dollhouse............nah :lol: (he's really sweet though my husband :P )

And Giga, it would make for a surprising twist! The vanishing teen! Oh and i tend to get hyper on coffee :D but since i never drink, i like that as well hehe.....you'll have a rough day coming at you when it works out then :P (at least i always have!)

[Redhead Creations]

Klev, I've never removed a single screenshot from my folder. Hahaha

I tried to do the moving into folders thing to keep things organized, but I realized that the game automatically numbers the screenshots, so when I took chunks out, when I took more they would go back into the folder all out of order. So, now I'm just living with a screenshots folder that has almost 3000 pictures in it...

I really do need to pick up an external harddrive.... heh

[Zokugai]

I remember someone or other once telling me that having a godawful number of screenshots can lag the game when it starts up, so I sort them by household and then treat them the way I do photos. Originals backed up to disk, resized smaller versions in a folder in Pictures.

[CinderEmma]

I haven't saved much, I finish with it, I delete it. Next legacy, I'll save some for outtakes, but besides that...
Just by the way, my teenagers got a whole bunch more days in their lifestage because I couldn't change their age without mods, and I kinda forgot to give them an early birthday until it was too late XD Oh well, just imagine that the alien magic reset their ages :P

[ReyaD]

I. AM. ALIIIIIVE.

Also frozen solid. Holy crud its cold outside. Exam went well and honestly I'm not scared for my exam tomorrow cause I'm currently getting 88% in that class. I can get a zero on my final and still pass.

For screenshots every few thousand I'll save them to my desktop (and later move to my other computer) and open up a new folder for my game. However unlike (I think) everyone else, I actually write my chapters out before hand on pages (Mac version of Microsoft Word). I love pages because then I can just drag and drop photos into my story and leave a tab with the folder and screenshot number where the picture is located.

[AJH]

EDIT: what do you guys do with all your screenshots?? I've been sorting them and deleting a lot, but over 10 gens you get loads of them!! Do you guys just delete everything??
I delete them as soon as I've posted them, I'm just not that attached to my photographs tbh, after all, the ones I've used are saved on my blog anyway

[NutsAndDolts]

I have mine all in little folders indicating which chapter they were. The original idea was that I'd be able to put them up again, should blogger lose all of my work.

But since then my blog grew massive, and became TWO blogs, so if blogger lost everything I don't think I'd bother. o.o

[CyyKosis]

Guys. I just bred Angel's Glory and her foal has... a flower. A FLOWER on its back.

[Zokugai]

However unlike (I think) everyone else, I actually write my chapters out before hand on pages (Mac version of Microsoft Word). I love pages because then I can just drag and drop photos into my story and leave a tab with the folder and screenshot number where the picture is located.

I wind up doing something sort of similar. I have the storyline written out in a fair amount of depth with notes for where either an image I remember taking should go or where I'll need to take an image to fill in. Then my chapters have been either paraphrasing that or in parts word for word.

I've been playing up the rent-a-womb in a separate savefile recently to get them where I need them to be. That's been more entertaining than I thought it would be. Curse you, single parent roll!

[calisims]

I have a short update today:

http://romanrandomlegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/chapter-45-complicated-glamour.html

It is going to be a bit of long story arc, and I'm doling it out in little pieces.

[ReyaD]

I'll comment once my heart stop doing flip flops, kay Cali?

EDIT: Oh man, I think this is the first time in my life that I've ever felt insecure from my writing. O_o I'm amazed and weirded out all at the same time. Ah well, my crashing issues SHOULD finally be dealt with so I may have time to get better photos now for this stupid arc.

[CinderEmma]

*sulks*
Computer crashed, and since I don't have Saver installed I hadn't saved in a WHILE! Bah!

[CyyKosis]

Attached to this is the picture of the foal with the flower... because I just HAD to show you guys.

Also, I usually move my pictures into a separate folder, but hadn't since I changed computers so thank you for reminding me :)

[ashaw814]

I have an update (http://caballerolegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/when-his-parents-were-busy-with-baby-or.html) , chock full of birthdays!

Also, sorry to hear about everyone's crashes. My game always crashes after about an hour. I think it might be the new CC Magic I downloaded. I had the custom launcher, which was fine. But when I switched to the new version, I've had all sorts of problems. Stupid, unstable EA programming. :faceslap:

[Zokugai]

Attached to this is the picture of the foal with the flower... because I just HAD to show you guys.
Yeah...there's actually a whole series of my little pony style markings. Flowers, hearts, I think there's a rainbow or whatever...did you use one of the studs at the EC? Some of them I've found are really subpar.

That's not the worst of it though. There's this one marking, maybe you've seen it. It changes the first half (blended) of the body/head/front legs into whatever color you set it as? But it's sloppily done. They forgot to include the ears, so there's an ugly sharp-edged color change around the base of the ears that's really obvious. And I've discovered that practically all of the EA horses have that marking, just invisibly and set to the same color as the base coat. So I breed my pretty mare with a pretty stallion and end up with Rufus the Mutant Fugly. *shudders*

Fortunately, if you want, you can CAS your foal and get rid of the flower, and his genetics should be fine. Unless you think it's cute, in which case...ignore everything I just said.

[ReyaD]

So my game is officially f-d up. It keeps crashing and I have no idea why. I can probably continue on until Raindrop takes over as heir (Shortened as much as possible) and then move him and his future spouse to a new town.

Here's hoping moving will actually work.

... I'm sort of heartbroken right now.

[Zokugai]

Apologies on the lack of Altin updates. I actually have the next chapter or so fully screenshotted...screenshot...whatever. But I'm juggling finals and term papers and the idea of adding more writing on top of the...oh, thirty pages or so I have now exhausts me. D:

I have an update (http://caballerolegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/when-his-parents-were-busy-with-baby-or.html) , chock full of birthdays!

Hey wait! You can't have pretty toddlers! This is the Sims, who did you kill in order to arrange pretty toddlers? Fess up!

[Buckley]

Oh, no Cece! I'm so sorry to hear about your crashes. I'm gonna miss Neverglade... =(

Which town are you going to move to? Do you have any idea yet?

Maddie, I kind of like the flower. I think it looks unique. :)

[ReyaD]

I don't have any ideas yet for a new town so I'm open for suggestions. I've been cycling through my towns looking for a layout I like. I may have to do some editing and I'll move in more townspeople... pretty people. And maybe some of my favourite families from Neverglade.

Ugh I'm dying... this is just breaking my heart.

[Buckley]

Ah, Cece. =(

*big hugs*

Have you thought about Appaloosa Plains? It's my favorite EA-created world, and I think it plays very well. It does takes a little work to get it set up and not all the townies are "pretty", but I just love the terrain and architecture.

[ReyaD]

I am currently playing in Appaloosa Plains with a test family, so I'll give it time and see how it goes.

[Zokugai]

Cece, recommend you get the routing fix for AP (http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=461424) on MTS. With as bad as pets can be with lag, you reeeeally don't want stuck townies on top of that. :| It ended poorly for me.

[Tamlyn]

Emma, this is directed at you because I know you use LadyFrontbum's skins, but if any one else does too... Do you have any issues with children coming out strangely coloured due to the colour grading the skins use? (ie pale... green... then dark on the one skin bar). I've noticed it on children with two sims I make, but will it happen with EA sims?

And if it does, can you fiddle with skin colour after birth with a mod?

[charmander]

Tamlyn - thats the main reason I dont use LFB skins. I'd get weird colored babies. I think youd have to wait until theyre toddlers to change the skin color.

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also which one of you wanted one of my tiger hybrid pups?
I'll see if i can upload them to the exchange.

[corihummel77]

Well, I've started a new legacy and have started a blog. I just posted an introduction. There will be a lot more coming, as I'm actually well into the founding generation, but i wanted to get the introduction done :) http://theocallaghanlegacy.blogspot.com/

[calisims]

Sorry about your crashing problems, Cece, that totally sucks.

[Klevkin]

im gonna read up later, got a busy day today, just wanna let you guys know i do have an update (made it yesterday :P)

http://cristlegacy.blogspot.com/2011/12/generation-1-part-10-here-comes-trouble.html

[ashaw814]

Hey wait! You can't have pretty toddlers! This is the Sims, who did you kill in order to arrange pretty toddlers? Fess up!

<.< Shh... no one was supposed to know. You'll never find the bodies!

[calisims]

So, I'm going to ask a question I thought I'd never ask.

Aymeri's hair. I never ever thought I'd change it, because I love that beautiful braid. But in my last chapter, he has what was supposed to be a temporary hairstyle for one scene only.
But I *gasp* like the way looks with shorter hair, (I know, I never thought I'd say that, I usually can't get hair long enough for my guys).
So opinions: keep the braid, or give him a new look?

[charmander]

I like the braid, it suits him. but keep whichever one you like better, you can always change it back again?

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ive uploaded the tiger-borzoi pups.
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4918203
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4918184

[Redhead Creations]

Perhaps Ico was TOO good at the glamour and the hairstyle had been permanently changed? =)

[calisims]

Perhaps Ico was TOO good at the glamour and the hairstyle had been permanently changed? =)

LOL, I wouldn't use that as en excuse, exactly. But that is funny... honey, I shrunk your hair...
I still love the braid, though. I just can't decide.

[ReyaD]

I vote braid for Aymeri! I'll admit I like his short hair as well... but just isn't him. At least to me.

[Buckley]

I vote for the braid. Because it just says dragon to me.

...Although that could be a result of your story and not the hairstyle. Either way, I'm kind of attached to it, but I'll live with whatever you decide. :)

If we are asking questions, I have one of my own.

The name "Thatcher". Love it or hate it? I'm conflicted.

[ReyaD]

Love it, Buckley.

... Possibly the shortest reply I have ever put on this forum which is why I'm writing this.