The Party’s Just Getting Started Baby!! (♬).

looking at everyone's beautiful sims and stories is really making me want to dive in and start posting my own stuff!! but the Perfectionist in me really wants to figure out how to make my screenshots actually look good first and hoo boy, there is a lot I still want to learn about how to do that

DESIGN Magazine (April Issue) 🩵👟

𖡡 San Myshuno

Caro Caldera poses for Design magazine's April issue in preparation for the Myshuno Open!

DESIGN / Spring into Action

Carmen Caldera EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Tennis Legend

Myshuno National Athletics Club / Guide to the City's Hottest New Athletics Club

The Courts are Calling! / The Ultimate Tennis Guide for San Myshuno

Pablo's House Final Part: The Dude™ cave

Bonus:

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Transcript below the cut:

Iris: [knocking on the door] Ash? Asher: It’s open!

Iris: Ezra’s here. Are you coming down? Asher: I don’t know. He’s here to meet mom, dad, and Spencer. You don’t really need me there. Iris: Yes, I do. You’re my brother, and I want you to get to know him. Asher: I know enough already.

Iris: That’s bullshit. You only know what Atlas has told you. They were teenagers; you can’t judge him based on that. Asher: Why not? People don’t really change that much. Iris: Please stop being difficult. At least give him a chance and develop your own opinion.

Asher: [sighs] Fine. One chance. Iris: Thank you! Hurry down, dinner’s almost ready.

…

Asher: I told Iris I’d have dinner with them tonight. Are you sure you won’t come down with me? Atlas: I’m sure. I’m gonna focus on work tonight. Asher: Are you hungry? I can bring a plate up for you. Atlas: No thanks. Asher: Okay, well, if you change your mind, feel free to come down. Atlas: ...

Atlas: Hey Ash. Asher: Yeah?

Atlas: Don’t talk to him about me. Asher: I won’t. I’ll just sit in the corner and glare at him while he tries to impress me. Atlas: [chuckles] Thanks. Asher: Love you. Atlas: Love you too.

…

Ezra: Are you sure you don’t want to join? We can pull up another chair. Asher: Absolutely not. She’s banned from getting within ten feet of a puzzle. Iris: You’re so dramatic. I don’t even like puzzles. Asher: Exactly. The only joy she gets from them is to steal two or three pieces and watch us get frustrated searching for them.

Iris: What? I get bored. Ezra: Is that why you told me to put this in my pocket? Spencer: Hey! Give that back! Iris: [laughs] I did not tell him to do that! Asher: Y'know what? You two deserve each other.

Spencer: Can you bring Milo next time you come over? Ezra: Sure. If no one minds? Megan: Not at all. We’re all dog people in this house.

Asher: What kind of dog is he? Ezra: He’s an Airedale. Asher: Very cool. Those are great dogs, super smart. Ezra: Too smart [laughs] and so much energy. He’ll play fetch for hours.

Asher: Tell me about it. I used to have a border collie. Have you worked with training him much? Ezra: I’ve tried, but I don’t really know what I’m doing. He’s actually my first dog. Asher: I can help you. When you bring him over, I’ll show you a few tricks. Ezra: Yeah, that’d be great.

Spencer: ATLAS!! Atlas: Hey bear.

Spencer: We’re almost done with my new puzzle, do you wanna see? Atlas: Not right now. I’m just grabbing some food and then getting back to work. Spencer: [disappointed] Awh.

Atlas: Leave it out so I can see tomorrow. And I can help you frame it and put it up on your wall if you want. Spencer: Okay. Guess what! Atlas: What? Spencer: I’ve been making a list of ‘S’ names! It’s getting really long. I didn’t know there were so many. Ezra knows lotsa good ‘S’ names too!

Atlas: Does he now? Spencer: Yep! Wanna see? Atlas: We’ll go through them tomorrow. But look, it’s important to give people credit for their ideas, so do me a favor and make sure you put Ezra’s name next to each of his suggestions. Spencer: I will!

Asher: Don’t forget your plate. Atlas: Changed my mind. I’m not hungry.

Asher: [under his breath] shit.

occult lore: the century conflict

There's a lot of lore about the war between vampires/werewolves/spellcasters in the Werewolves GP. I needed to reference what happened, so I compiled it into one! I tried to keep things more or less chronological. These come mostly from in-game books, artifacts with a little Greg.

Lunar epiphany: "They tell the tale of Spellcasters long ago who explored the limits of their power. They experimented by creating duplicates of themselves, but quickly became frustrated that these duplicates required sustenance to survive. In an effort to be efficient, they fed them potions... they created monsters.”

Lunar epiphany: "It's a tale of betrayal, of duplication spells gone wrong. After an overloaded spell turned a mutated group of Spellcaster mimics permanent, they turned on their creators and sank their fangs into them. They feasted on these Spellcasters and their magical plasma, which enhanced their strength, despite never sating their thirst.”

Book: "Glowing, magical moon glyphs along the edge of this page detail a hundred-year conflict called "Operation Eternal Flame." Beset by their own thirst and an innate distrust, the first Vampires hunted Spellcasters, raiding their small communities to drink their magical plasma. This was how Vampires first developed a small degree of magic within themselves. It eventually led to them being capable of turning Sims into what they themselves now were.

"Near the painting of a wolf's tail, this shard is engraved with some vague text describing what appears to be steps of an adapted ritual, likely dating back to ancient Myshupotatmian tradition. The language, however, is consistent with the era of the Mooncasters, suggesting the pot was used to transport the glowing waters of Lake Lunvik to perform certain power-harnessing ceremonies atop the Howling Point cliff in Moonwood Mill. The waters of the lake must have been crucial to their efforts of attuning to the moon...”

"In your readings, you learned that many moons ago, the land we now know as Moonwood Mill was actually the home of a small ancient Myshupotamian city. Interestingly enough, Myshupotamians believed that the greatest minds of their society were reborn as wolves that stored their wisdom in the moon via howl. As the cycle progressed towards a full moon, the growing light represented more and more stored wisdom. On full moon nights, Myshupotamians would sport wolf-like masks and ceremonially draw upon the moon's stored wisdom. As the cycle then progressed to a new moon, the light leaving the moon each night represented the stored wisdom slowly dispersing to the Myshupotamian people. As the first modern werewolves, Moonwood Mill's Mooncasters likely gleaned much of their information on harnessing the moon's power from studying the Myshupotamians...”

“All along this page are magical moon glyphs. With {M0.his}{F0.her} Lunar Epiphany, {0.SimFirstName} is able to read about a group of Spellcasters who communed with their dog familiars to learn about the untapped magical potential found in moonlight. They declared themselves Mooncasters and experimented with unstable transformation magic from the Untamed School.”

Greg: "I was a spellcaster hundreds of years ago, a master of the Untamed school. I stood atop that mountain, back when this area was simply called Moonwood, and with a group of other powerful spellcasters, we channeled the most powerful Moon Infusion spell that has ever been cast. The results were explosive... but effective. The Moonlight infused both us and the land around us. Why do you think the Moonpetal only grows atop that mountain? Where do you think the Luna Fish comes from? We made them. I made them.”

I’m not sure Greg was technically a sage because I’m not sure sages as a concept existed until the Realm was destroyed - there was no need to balance the Realm before that. I think they probably had a different leadership structure at the time. It's also possible he means he was master-ranked, not a virtuoso, but given everything that doesn't strike me as realistic. He also could've just meant that he was really good with untamed magic

Wolfgang: "Did you know that the very first Werewolves were Spellcasters? It's true. There were many ways Spellcasters attempted to fight back against the Vampires, and Werewolves were the most successful attempt. It's fascinating stuff if you can find ways to read up on it!”

Moonwood Wand: "Long ago, a group of spellcasters caused an overload while practicing a powerful, moon-infused, untamed spell. The resulting explosion imbued the surrounding area with lunar energy. Because of this, the wood from trees surrounding Lake Lunvik are eagerly sought after by the spellcasting community. This wand was one of the first ever crafted. “

Book: "An extensive tunnel network runs below Moonwood Mill. There are various entrance points around town, though even the locals find it difficult to navigate. Many speculate these tunnels were originally created during a regional time of strife, though records of such an event are lost to time. Perhaps the dark tunnels themselves might contain clues?”

Greg: "During the Century Conflict, we captured Vlad and took him down into the tunnels. We figured we'd use him as leverage, end the conflict. But even in his youth, he was already too powerful. We couldn't hold him and he escaped.“

"At the end of one of the tunnels is an old metal door that's been peeled open. The solid metal bends outward like a banana peel, as if something strong and determined forced its way out and ran off into the tunnel {0.SimFirstName} just came from. Past the broken door is a single room, coated in metal paneling. Judging by the gouges lining the walls, someone - or something - really didn't want to be in here...”

Lily: "After I arrived in Moonwood Mill, Kristopher told me that Forgotten Hollow was once under Werewolf control — back before Vlad moved in. He arrived with a mob and manipulated them into driving the Werewolves out. They, of course, didn't know he was a Vampire. They even put up a statue in his honor! Then, they all disappeared, one by one…"

"...Another often forgotten aspect of Myshupotamian culture was taming Cowplants as stationary sentinels of defense, and sometimes cross-breeding them to be mobile attack units (though it was quite difficult to safely reproduce mobile cowplants, for obvious reasons...) In modern times, it turns out the Moooncasters were not the only group seeking unorthodox answers to the vampire problem during Operation Eternal Flame. The Moocasters (who 100% came up with their name first, total coincidence) attempted to adapt Myshupotamian cowplant taming practices to their needs. It was an initial success, and they had a prosperous alliance with the Mooncasters. Needless to say, it didn't last long after one of the "tamed" cowplants feasted upon Yina Kia, an original Mooncaster... and Greggorius and Avelina Lunvik's dearest friend.”

"Based on its age, this skull belonged to one of the tamed cowplants used by the Moocasters, a Spellcaster group that served as a counterpart to the Mooncasters (werewolves). Both groups formed in response to the vampires' Operation Eternal Flame - a covert operation attempting to turn all remaining spellcasters into vampires. They simply differed in their methods. Rather than harnessing the power of the moon to become Werewolves, the Moocasters instead tamed cowplants to use as (somewhat) loyal companions in battle. There appears to be a carving leading towards the jawbone, though the writing is hard to deciper. It currently reads "I will..."”

The rest of the line is “avenge you”

Book: “It seems that towards the end of Operation Eternal Flame, the near-extinct Spellcasters grew desperate and struggled with a variety of magic types to try and turn the tide of their conflict with the Vampires. Some sought a cure for Vampirism, though the spell proved too powerful and caused a tear in the very fabric of the Magic Realm itself.”

Greg’s diary: "After the Vampire uprising, every one of us Spellcasters grew increasingly desperate. One group tried to create a spell that could simultaneously “cure” every Vampire in existence. A single spell to end the conflict. Of course, they were blinded by hubris and hurried by desperation. The spell was too powerful for the group to handle. It caused a massive fracture in the fabric of the Realm itself.”

"Magical moon symbols glow around the edge of the page from {0.SimFirstName}'s Lunar Epiphany, offering an explanation on Operation High Fang. After the end of Operation Eternal Flame, a group of Vampires came out of hiding to start the initiative. Through a successful propaganda campaign, they branded Vampires as refined and classy, boasting of what they offer through their historical knowledge and charismatic ways. At the same time, they smeared Werewolves as dirty and dangerous monsters, lacking in control. The results were catastrophic for the new Werewolf communities who were still maturing as an occult.”

"A Lunar Epiphany comes over {0.SimFirstName} as {M0.he}{F0.she} stares at the moon scribbles at the bottom of the page. These books were written in an attempt to undo the damage caused by Operation High Fang, a Vampire-led propaganda initiative.”

Wolfgang: "After losing the war, the Vampires launched "Operation High Fang" with the intent of using propaganda to turn general sentiment against Werewolves. My books do the opposite. They encourage readers to view Werewolves in a new, more favorable light - one that I feel is more authentic to who we are as an occult.”

Here's what I don't understand - how did vampires manage to lose the war after spellcasters destroyed their own Realm? I think the best explanation here is that werewolves eventually finished the job, based on what Wolfgang said about werewolves being the most successful attempt to fight back. The fact that vampires lashed out against specifically werewolves after losing also supports that idea.

also lmao the entire moral of this story is that untamed spellcasters cannot be trusted not to literally tear their own realm apart. i've got my eye on u morgyn

oregon hair

a middle-parted hair behind both shoulders

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hat compatible

all 24 ea swatches

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IM SO HAPPYY!!!!! 😍

BEWARE of Residential Rentals!

I went to place a lot yesterday and my entire savefile suddenly corrupted. I realized it was corrupted because after I placed any lot, all of the other lots in my game reset to the original version of them. They all looked fine from world mode, but once loaded into any lot the issue persisted. Read more about these issue here.

I rolled back the save and it was fine so I decided to try and remove the entire pack and see what would happen. After removing the pack, I could place new lots and the game was fine. Which meant for me the issue is FOR RENT.

I was nowhere near the limit of residential rental lot nor did I use any cheats to have more than six units per lot. I was not placing a residential lot when it corrupted. So far it seems fine to add the pack back and just avoid the lot type.

TLDR: Removing FOR RENT prevented my savefile from corrupting when placing new lots. The steps I used to stabilize my savefile are below.

Hope this helps!

Steps to remove For Rent:

1. Use this to load the game without For Rent. 2. Follow this if you end up with two different Tomarang Worlds when you load the pack back into the game. I did. 3. Remove each residential rental lot. I set them all to residentials. 4. Replace all of your household outfits that got messed up. Otherwise some sims will be nakie.

Tips:

Backups: Helps if you have backups of your households and lots in your trayfiles. Fixing outfits: If you don't care about relationships you can delete and replace or use MCCC to copy and paste the outfits back on the sim. Or if you have a dresser file, run that for new outfits.

This has happened to me a few times, but this was the first time I decided to see if I could role back the game, avoid the corruption, and restore my savefile.

Blaire is doing a little foraging to get some extra cash 🤑

👷🏻‍♀️ 15 days of rooms! || a sims 4 build challenge

my very first sims 4 challenge! i've been wanting to create some sort of challenge for the sims 4 for so long now but writing a legacy challenge requires a lot of time that i unfortunately do not have :') so i figured, why not start with something small? thus, the 15 days of rooms challenge was born :D i'm always wanting to improve my decorating skills in the sims so i think this challenge will help me a ton!!

general info - room size/shape doesn't matter, but i do recommend 4x4! - feel free to use cc! but if you want an extra challenge, try to go no cc ;) that's what i'm doing and i've discovered so many in-game gems :D - take screenshots of your build and tag it with #dw15 or @ me if you wanna :D i would love to see what you come up with! - everything else is up to you - feel free to skip days, or just doing whichever prompt you want to!

you can take the screenshots however you like, but here's an editing tutorial on how to get the "dollhouse" effect that i'm sort of doing!

i hope you have fun with this lil challenge and i can't wait to see what everyone has in store <3 my first post will be up tonight 🙈

written list of prompts below the cut!

day 1: your dream bedroom

day 2: cottagecore kitchen

day 3: simfluencer’s workspace

day 4: an OC’s teenage/childhood bedroom

day 5: a room based on a video game

day 6: a room based on a sims 4 world

day 7: coastal inspired living room

day 8: a room for w not so berry heir

day 9: boarding school dorm

day 10: garden tea room

day 11: penthouse bathroom

day 12: a room for a retired supervillain

day 13: a room inspired by an in-game rug

day 14: vampire lounge

day 15: your choice!