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My Sims 3 Stories Chapter 7

Hi everyone. It's so nice to be writing again. Did you know if you want to find me and talk to me, I have a Habbo account if you have one and you can talk to me anyday. My username is HotPleasantJosh and it would be a honor if you make on for yourself because it's a teen website and it's really fun. So, in this chapter, I will have parts to it. So, here is the story.

Chapter 7: The Basics (P.1)

It is the morning of RiverView and the first person to wake up was Jemer because she had to prepare breakfast. Today's menu is: Pancakes. I like pancakes in the morning. Micheal and Natalie woke up, went to the bathroom, and went into the kitchen to eat breakfast. Jemer went to the bathroom after she finished eating her breakfast. Then, she went to German to feed him his bottle. German likes his bottle. Without his bottle, he can't eat. Without his momma, German wouldn't be able to live or survive. I can't believe that Natalie's birthday is tomorrow and I need to prepare the little Natalie into teenage Natalie. I can't wait til tomorrow so that Natalie could be mature enough to be nice to her friends and family. Micheal's carreer is going normal. The last time he got promoted was one sims week ago which is he is improving. Jemer, well, she is doing great which I don't need to worry about her. I have to worry about Micheal and the kids. After Natalie and Micheal went to their occupation (school and basketball) it was Jemer and Micheal home alone together. Jemer's and German's needs were fine so it was time to bring back Jonathon. If you don't remember Jonathon, he is Jemer's SECRET boyfriend. Micheal saw that Jonathon and Jemer kissing right in front of him which made Micheal betrayed and made him very mad every single time he saw Jemer. When Jonathon came back to see Jemer, Jemer and Jonathon watched TV together and then went out to the Stadium to watch a game. But, Jemer forgot that Micheal works at the Stadium playing basketball. Then, before Micheal finished playing his game, Jemer and Jonathon left the Stadium and Jonathon went home. Jemer waited for Micheal to get out and go home with Jemer together. I wish that could happen to me and play happy thoughts with my mind.

Since this chapter is by parts, I will continue writing and it will be so much fun the next time which something is going to happen. Don't be surprised when Jemer actually writes another novel about something Micheal will get mad about.

CHFS

Or Click-Happy-Finger Syndrome...  That's what I suffer from now :P  I'm trying out everything I can and sometimes things pop up out of no-where and then I'm left flabbergasted on how I did it or what I'm supposed to do with it :P

Like this upcoming events pod - how the heck do I put anything in it?  Or would TSR itself put submitted, but not yet approved stuff in it?  I'll just leave it there and watch it from afar, so as not have it blow up in my face :D

I did manage to post a screenshot and publish it too - having it shown to people who pass by here is a different kettle of fish - or would a pic work?  Let's try that...

As you can see it's not very polished.  The actual shot is here: http://www.thesimsresource.com/screenshots/details/id/102226/  

I need to work on that part of my submissions too and then figure out how I'm going to add screenshots to packages for submission.  Good grief - a lot of learning still has to be done, as the actual piece I wanted to show off is still rather small (my first custom made painting in the back ;))

Oh yes - of course you can leave comments and critics.  That's how you learn things after all :)

Fingers crossed!

I've done it!  I submitted my first 'work' to TSR.  I found Vanilla Sim's excellent tutorial on how to make custom paintings with EA meshes -  woohooh and in the meantime figured out how to link, now let's hope it's an allowed link :P - and made our cat into a fearsome picture of Celing Cat, looking down upon her minions from above.  It came out rather well, even if I say so myself :D

Well, I submitted it and now I just have to wait until I get a message from the Powers Above.  Haven't got a clue how long that will take, so I hope I can refrain myself from hitting F5 every other minute ;)

Made it TSRAA too - I wonder how many homes will have our cat in it soon :D

Free Download - Torbanlea Fishing Village

My vacation lot Torbanlea Fishing Village will be free to download from October 27, 2009 to November 24, 2009. :)

Today's release - UM Cavalli Inspired Sandals

After a month of waiting for the release the sandals are finally out. Hope you all enjoy them as I did! Soon there will be new creations uploaded and ready for your use - but for now try this pair and let me know what you think.

P.s. Be sure to have a subscription to download my creations.

Harry Potter Update

So far I have three buildings done. I have Privet Drive, Grimmauld Place and the Burrow completed. I am currently working on Hogwarts. I still have Shell Cottage, Azkaban, and Godri'c Hollow left to complete. I will uplaod them at the completion of all. I'm hoping hoping it will be within the next couple of weeks. My daughter is excited it about and has already demanded another project for me to do. 8)

Bunch of Sims 2 questions

Wondering how to do some of these lovely little tricks. I was watching "Sims 2 Circus Tour with Britney Spears" -- here's  a link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMlJ_Og7Bxw&feature=related

Smoke is flying out, sims are rising in the air, up and down, the outdoor decorative flames burst from the ground without attaching itself into a fire, etc. On one of the videos, she even stands on a table or bed, or something and dances on it. I would love some more insight on this, and the feedback would be great.

How is it that you can get a Sim to stand or sit on a bed, table, and desk without it going through it. I have used moveobjects on and boolprop testingcheatsenabled true to move the Sim over to the surface. I've used the modeling hack and dance hack.

In the http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWb0U7B_soo&feature=related video, there are obvious custom content additions. Is there anyplace I can download these?

In Womanizer, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTQ-gCz06J8&feature=related during the first 10 seconds I realize she is doing a dance that is not in the game.

How do i get confetti to fall from the ceiling or glitter?

Is there any way / how i can get my sims to or find more dances to add to the game. Does that make sense?

I will update this as soon as I can.

LOADS of World Adventures Info!!!

Here are all the answers I gave to the questions which were posted by people on Sim Operations plus a bit more info that I added. Sorry if some of it makes no sense.

1.       How does the new “opening stores” effect work? Are rabbit holes being opened?

The  original shops are still closed however it looks like you will be able to re-build your own version as it seems that the only object which makes it a shop is the Till/Cash Register.

2.       Are there new camera poses added in the game?

Yes. Your sim can ask another sim to pose. Once they have done that they can then ask them to do one of several different poses.

3.       Do foreign sims in destinations have their own home (or do they just wander)?

Foreign sims do have their own homes which you can visit. You can also merge sims you create with families at the destinations but I the version of the game I played didn’t let me play with the families who live in the destination.

4.       Can we get a vacation home in a destination?

It appears so. In the adventure journal there is a record of how many properties a sim owns in each location and I can’t think why else they would own a property!

5.       What new vehicles are added in the pack?

The only new vehicle I found was a Scooter. This seem s to be the sims default mode of transport in Egypt and can be brought in the shop there. (The default mode of transport in China seems to be a bike.)

6.       Can you name some new items from build and buy mode in the game?

I was rather disappointed with the number of new items in the game. A few which I noted and used were Egyptian style bed, toilet, windows and doors (sorry...didn’t make many notes on items!!)  Not sure that it is really an item but you can now re-colour fences and stairs!! Makes it so much easier to make houses match!!

7.       Do sims take their inventory with them when they visit destinations?

Yes, but I couldn’t access my family inventory while on holiday.

8.       Can you describe the base camp? What is it like?

Pretty basic! In Egypt there are some tents, a male and female shower room and toilet and a kitchen area without a stove. In China there is a hostel style building with bedrooms, shared shower rooms, a kitchen with cooker and a lounge style area with bookcases.

9.       What new hair options are available?

See notes on CAS at bottom.

10.   Can we edit the three destinations like the base neighbourhoods?

Yes. You need a cheat to be able to edit the tombs (unfortunately I didn’t know it)

11.   Can you share with us details of the three new traits from CAS?

See notes on CAS at bottom.

12.   Can you share with us more details on the three new skills from the skill journals? What skill challenges are there?

I only really got anywhere on photography. It takes a long time to build up the skill and seems to end up costing a lot or money. You seem to have to build it up by taking loads of photos. For the martial arts skill you can either train using equipment or read books on it. France wasn’t available so I have nothing about Nectar!

More on photography:

Photo collections: Architecture and Buildings, Everyday Moments, Home sweet home, Still Life, Around Town, Family and Friends.

Skill Challenges: Photog – 25 different object photos, Architectural eye 10 unique landmarks photographed, Human form expert – 50 unique sims photographed, Paparazzi, 60 unique strangers photographed, Shutter Nut – Complete 5 photo collections.

13.   Can we marry in these destinations as a type of honeymoon?

Didn’t get chance to try.

14.   Is there any new lifetime happiness rewards?

See notes on CAS at bottom.

15.   Can you expand on the new lifetime wishes?

See notes on CAS at bottom.

16.   Can a sim woohoo in tents?

Didn’t get chance to try.

17.   Are tents rabbit holes? Can we see inside?

You can’t see inside the tents.

18.   How many sims can sleep in one tent?

I managed to get 2 sims into a tent.

19.   What types of new deaths are added (apart from mummies curse)?

Didn’t get chance to look although my sim did nearly burn to death from a fire trap!! I did meet a mummy but it didn’t do anything to my sim except beat him up L

20.   What type of new cheats are there?

Didn’t see any interesting ones except: allowObjectsOnRoofs on/off which apparently lets you put things on your sim’s roofs. Didn’t get chance to try it though.

21.   Could you expand on the loading screens?

The main game loading screen was on a gradient of blue to orange...very pretty. Between the home neighbourhoods and the destinations there were loading screens and they took about a minute to load each time (the PCs were core i7s with at least 3GB RAM and I would guess they had a pretty decent graphics card...they were PCs designed for gaming)

22.   Can we buy nectar? Is it available in buy mode?

Not sure as France wasn’t available. It wasn’t there on the version I played but might be in the release version.

23.   Can a sim in one neighbourhood (a destination) call another sim in another neighbourhood (a base neighbourhood)?

Didn’t get chance to try.

24.   Are there new community objects? What about portable toilets?

Didn’t get chance to look.

25.   Can sims woohoo in the sarcophagus?

Didn’t get chance to try.

26.   Is there a cheat for getting visa points?

I couldn’t see one but I would guess that there would be.

27.   Can we add basements to existing lots?

Yes. You can also build multiple levels of basements (not sure how many floors down you can go and if it affects how far up you can build) I built a house which was totally underground...it was fantastic!

28.   Any new gardening seeds items? Can we find new seeds in the destinations and plant them back at home?

I found some of the base game seeds at the destinations. One of my sims got a quest to find pomegranates so I would assume you can take them home to plant. There are also some new metals, rocks and bugs to collect. I found: Copper, Turquoise, Rainbow Gem and Bamboo Straight Swift Butterfly.

29.   Can sims bring back souvenirs?

They can bring back relics which they have found either by exploring tombs or by finding remains to excavate outside. They can also collect ancient coins to buy special rewards.

30.   Can we quickly exit tombs (i.e. “run out”)?

Don’t appear to be able to.

      31. Can we send postcards?

Didn’t see an option to.

      32. Can we get visa points without cheating/adventuring?

Didn’t get chance to find out.

      33. Are new homeless items added for the sims in base camp? Like shower-in-a-can?

Yes, there is a shower-in-a-can. There are also tents which can be stored in inventories and you can buy dried food from the markets.

      34. What new visa levels are there?

Level 1 lets you go on holiday for 3 days, Level 2 for 5 and I think Level 3 will let you go for anything up to 12 days. There is also a ‘Prepared Traveller’ lifetime reward. If one of the sims in the party has it they can stay for 6 days on L1, 8 on L2 and up to 15 on L3.

      35. What is the price range  for going on vacation?

As far as I could work out the prices were like this (they seem to be the same on 3 and 5 day holidays which were what I had time to try, I have also only tested with adults, it may be less for children and teens):

Egypt: 1600 for the first sim plus 1000 for each extra sim

China: 1300 for the first sim plus 1000 for each extra sim

France: 1900 for the first sim plus 1000 for each extra sim

CAS Notes:

Traits:

Disciplined – Sims are better at martial arts.

Photographer’s Eye – Take better photos (similar to Artistic with painting skill I think)

Adventurous – Sims get a positive moodlet while adventuring on holiday.

Lifetime Wishes:

Visionary – Level 10 Painting and Photography Skill

Seasoned Traveller – Max Visa in all destinations

Physical Perfection – Level 10 Martial Arts and Athletic Skill

World Class Gallery – Have a collection of photos worth 25,000 plus at least 10 photos from each location.

Martial Arts Master – Level 10 martial arts skill and grand master status (similar to grand master in chess)

Great Explorer – Fully explore 6 tombs in each location.

Favourites:

Food: Crepes, Egg Rolls, Falafel, Frogs Legs, Shawarma, Stir Fry

Music: French, Chinese, Egyptian

Hair – Only had chance to look at Adult Male and Female – 18 new female, mostly hats and with accessories but 2 without. All new male hair was hats or with accessories. 6 new eyeliner styles.

Lifetime Rewards: Eye candy, jet setter, change of taste, no jealousy, stone hearted, no bills ever (!!!!), meditative trance sleep.

Extra Notes:

1.       You can save your game while on holiday.

2.       Travel restrictions: No pregnant sims, babies or toddlers can go on holiday.

3.       Your sims have to ‘Recover’ for at least 2 days before they can go on holiday again. (Boo)

4.       Your sims get a positive moodlet (+15) for 2 days after coming back from their holiday.

5.       Sims can learn songs from the locals while on holiday. If left doing nothing they will start singing to themselves.

Fireworks!
I found one lot inside a house and set them off. The game then told me to go to map view to look at them. They lasted about 10-15sec. Didn’t see where to buy them so I couldn’t test them more than that.
Couldn’t see them anywhere in buy mode but I might have missed them.

World Adventures - France

I've uploaded some screenshots from France at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ts3simposium/. Enjoy!

World Adventures - China

I've got to show you some screenshots from China of World Adventures! Sorry for not being able so scale them properly. ;)

A sim which just enters a chinese grave.

A river with bamboo at night.

The athmosphere is just incredible! The sky has been improved a lot and has now lots of moving clouds and the light is very colorful. But it's no real weather yet as we saw in Seasons.

The adventures are really cool to play. However, with a cheat you can create your own adventure lots. With a cheat you gain access to a collection of objects to program. You can give an object an action which results from a sim interacting with it and passes that action over to another object. When you're doing this the objects get marked with an arrow.