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I'm taking a break from Prisoners of the Moonless Night....

I have major writer's block on P.M.N. for one....and also, the next part includes making 5+ new vampires, a school, uping skills, and so on....... its complicated......... =.=" So I am going to see if writing a NEW story can help me get past this. So look for that soon. Still have no idea what I'm going to call it.....  TT^TT Maybe Broken, or Scattered Dreams....No idea...... But anyway, Prisoners of the Moonless Night is discontinued for now..... MAYBE the next chapter will be up in a month or so..... Might not. Who konws, since the school year is over. But for now, just look for my new story, whatever it may be called. I put up some screenshots of the main character today.... Lets just hope I can get past chapter one even....... TT^TT

UPDATE:

I got all but one new vamp(teen MALE vamp, I got twin girls like 5 times. u.u so theres one male teen....human..... u.u IT JSUT RUINS IT ALL! DX). I'm taking random screenshots now for the P.O.T.M.N...... u.u I still have writer's block though. TT^TT So, I guess it may be another month, even though I'm out of school. Still have to be able to get past my Writer's block. :/

Zeke has finished Flashbacking!

Yes! I've finished the video!

Sadly, I wasn't able to sync my voice in with Zeke's (sung by Gero) because my stupid Windows Movie Maker hates mp4s which all my recording devices produced =__="

In the end, it's all okay since he'll sound possessed with my high-pitched voice - haha. So yeah.

The video will be released with chapter 5 of my story, "My Funny Friends and Me". Chapter 5 is still under development so it will get posted around May 24-ish. I'm sure you guys know me enough that you'll be waiting longer for something awesome - haha. And I'm sure most of you know how I beat my 'deadlines' by two days at maximum. Who knows? Chapter 5 might be out tomorrow if I decided to go at it to the max!

*remembers that she has magazine articles to write*

On second thought, I might stick to the May 24-ish thing. XD

Here's another preview pic for you guys! I have no idea why I love you guys so much. Seriously.

--Zeke is so exhausted from the shoot, but it won't stop me from shooting chapter 5 right off the bat. MWAHAHAHA--

Alright, that's enough character torture for now.

-Zen

New World: Atlantis Renaissance

Presenting my new world...Atlantis Renaissance

Over 11,000 years ago, there existed an island nation located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean that was populated by a noble and powerful race. This was the island of Atlantis. According to the legend, Atlantis was the domain of Poseidon, god of the sea. When Poseidon fell in love with a mortal woman, he created a dwelling at the top of the hill near the middle of the island and surrounded the dwelling with rings of water and land to protect her. When she gave birth to five sets of twin boys, they later became the rulers of Atlantis. Atlas was the first to rule.

To honor Poseidon, a temple was built at the top of the central hill and it housed a giant statue of Poseidon riding a chariot pulled by winged horses. This temple was the hub of the island where laws, tributes to Poseidon was given and judgments were passed. To facilitate travel and trade, canals were dug around the land masses and were connected together with one main water fareway to allow ships to enter Atlantis for trade. This made for three rings. The center ring holding the main temple, the second ring holding most of the commerce and entertainment areas and the third largest ring holding most of the general population. The outer ring entrance was always heavily guarded to prevent invaders and had a fortress nearby.

Atlanteans lived a prosperous life, but greed and power began to change them. When Zeus saw the immortality of the people, he became anger and in one violent surge, the island and its people were gone. This is the summary of the story told by Plato around 360 BC. The legend of Atlantis has been debated for 2000 years.

This legend inspired my creation of a Sims version, which I call Atlantis Renaissance. This rebirth is strictly my humble interpretation of the island, although I tried to build the world according to Plato's description and the different artist renderings. This legendary world has been modified due to the game limitations and to meet the needs of a Sims population. Sculpting the land rings and water canals was a very unique challenge, as well as building lots and roads in a circular fashion.There are dirt roads and pathways for your Sims to travel on by foot, bike or car. (cars are unavoidable) This island was designed and built with the legend in mind, but it can easily be converted to a more modern world play such as a tourist town or whatever your imagination can come up with. It has been thoroughly Sims tested.

Description of World:

Center Ring: Temple of Poseidon (town hall)  sits high on a hill and at the base of the hill is a small Bristro for socializing and hearing the latest island news. This ring is surrounded by a water canal and is connected to the second ring by bridges. (2 C-lots)

Second Ring: holds most of the buisnesses and entertainment areas. There are numerous little retreats available for the Sims hygiene, hunger, social and entertainment needs also.

Community lots available: Ammon Pool, Diaprepe's Market, Plutarch Academy, Saris Park, Sonchio Books & Scrolls, Atlantis Public Restrooms, Plato's Library, Azaes Canal Retreat, Hermocrates Spa/Fitness Center, Meneseus Hospital, Apollo Writer's Club, Psenophis Museum of Art, Atlantis Commons Park, Elasippus Theater, Gadietus Amphitheater, Atlantis Cemetery, Toteni's Tatto/Stylist Shoppes, Atlantis Winery, Atlantis Fire Brigade and the Kaza Sports Bar (EA remodel)

Third Ring: holds most of the residential homes, vineyards, parks, playgrounds and a few community areas. This ring is heavily guarded by the Atlantean military. There are watch towers on each side of the canal entrance to prevent invasion of the inner rings.

Community lots available: Canal Retreat, Persephone Hot Springs, Heliopolis Playground, Eumelus Park (EA remodel), Atlantis Seashore Retreat, Azaes Seashore Retreat, Seashore Public Restrooms, Evenor Pond, Fortress of Atlantis, Cumelas Park, Poseidon Aquarium.

The residential lots have been divided according to population classes: Peasant, Middle Class, Upper Middle Class and Nobility.

Peasant- 3 furnished lots (two are starters) 4 unfurnished on 20x40 lots. (built in rowhouse fashion) These homes are on the other side of the island near the beach front. Numerous empty lots are further down for any future lot needs.

Middle Class- 4 furnished/6 unfurnished on 20x40 lots (built in rowhouse fashion)

Upper Class- 1 furnished/ 3 unfurnished lots on 20x40 lots.

Nobility- 2 furnished lots/ 9 unfurnished (lots vary in size)

All lots were Custom built by me, except for the two EA lots.

Total Community Lots with Buildings: 34            Without Buildings: 7

Total Residential Lots with Buildings: 32             Without Buildings: 44

Custom Content used: 1 Greek railing and arch by Dgandy and Carzarupt's rabbit hole rugs. (or you can get the Jynx rabbithole rugs from MTS) 1 EA store item (Poseidon's Fury) is needed for it to show up in the Aquarium.

Requirements: Ambitions, World Adventures, Late Night, Free download, Riverview.

File size: 60MB           Total lots: 117

Link to World File: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?l728tqm0r2az7zl

Thanks, everyone and hope you will have an interest in my new world.

These pictures don't show the three rings as well as I would like, but it was difficult to get a good shot. As usual, game pics never do justice to the real game images, so hope the following shots will be enough for you to want to take a look see at my endeavors.

Pictures:

How much time do you spend on Sims 3 in a week?

i spend like 4 hours a week on playing sims 3. is it ok, to much?

hm.

May 22nd, Aladdin's Treasures Release!

Aladdin's Treasures is a mythical fantasy set filled with magic and wonder! If you believe that statement, then this is the set for you! LOL! The set includes a canopied daybed (loveseat), coffee table, end table, decorative pillows for the daybed, a cushioned stool (dining chair), ornate tea set and table lamp, and Aladdin's magic lamp. Rub Aladdin's magic lamp and make three wishes!

Aladdin's Treasures is scheduled for publication on May 22, 2011!

Happy Simming!

Carolyn

Comments and replies

Hey all!

I am posting this Blog to Thank all of you wonderfull people for the comments you have left me on my creations.

Real life is eating away my time these days, and that combined with creating leaves me with too little time to respond to all your comments individualy.  I hope you will accept my thanks in this way.

Happy simming!!

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I've been playing the sims for many many years but this is the first time I join a community.. one of the frastrating things about online games communities is the buying process; its not like in real life when it comes to paying, in the shops i can pay with cash if i don't have a credit card (true for me) but online thats not possible, my reason for not having a credit card is that I have poor credit rating, so I decided to wait a while till my credit is better but its annoying not being able to buy stuff, its almost worth going for poor credit credit cards so i can have something for now!

Woohoo 1,000,000 downloads!

Woohoo! One million downloads in 8 months! Thanks so much you guys I'm glad you like my stuff. I'm still not perfect but i think I'm getting better. I may not have time to reply to every comment but I do read them and I love hearing what you think about my creations. Well I'm not much for words just wanted to say thanks... so thanks :)

The house that toppled over!

Upon accident I stumbled upon a foreign site that I believe is Korean and at this site is a brilliant creator that makes Lots for Sims 3. These Lots are no ordinary creations by no means, they are CFE masterpieces and his/her creations are mind blowing. Could make a grown man weep from the sheer beauty. The Lots struck me as very inspirational and as a beginning creator for Sims 3 I feel that it has altered my course of creating dramitically. One of the earlier creations that this person made is a house that appears to be upside down, it is complete genius. I wanted to create a similiar effect and expand on the idea, so after many hours of poking, prodding, trial, and error I found out how to replicate the exact result of the creator. Not only has the creator inspired me but also guided me into a crash course of using CFE. So thank you creator for which I can not name ;-)!

Now this is only the test product, I plan on expanding the floor plan and as for the style of the house I am not quite for sure. The house will be of my orginal creation but draws inspiration wise heavely off of the creators own work. I wish I could give proper credit but I do not know the creator/s name or anything, after all I do not speak Korean.

Previews of Zeke's Flashbacking Brain

in layman's terms, a preview of the video I'm making :D

yeah, hope those didn't give too much away haha ^^ Just a few more shoots, editing & synchronizing, and I'll be done-oh!

...but I have to shoot the chapter that goes along with it. SHIIIIIIII--

See you guys around

-Zen