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STRAUD - A VAMPIRE STORY.

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Carmilla, narration: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

Carmilla, narration: My name is Carmilla Straud née Feng, and this is the story of my marriage.

[Bells chime.]

[Off-screen, officiant]: I have the honor to present ...

[Off-screen, officiant:] ... Mr. and Mrs. Vladislaus Straud.

England, 1830s.

[Playing on the gramophone:] Though love and song may fail, alas! To keep life's clouds away, At least 'twill make them lighter pass Or gild them if they stay.

Vladislaus, off-screen: Carmilla.

[Playing on the gramophone:] And ev'n if care, at moments, flings

Vladislaus: You know what to do next. Do not disappoint me.

The plot thickens.

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There are several days of the AU April challenge by @honeysylvan i really wanted to do, and the Post-Apocalyptic on day 25 was one of them! (Yes I watched the first ep of s2 of The Last of Us and yes it made me want to do it even more)

In this universe, Aria and Luke and their daughter Isabelle try to survive the apocalypse that has hit their world as best they can. Jasper eventually joins their community, and he and Isa soon fall in love. But what they hadn't planned was for Isa to get pregnant… Will they be able to face up to this dangerous event that threatens their community?

I wanted this AU to kinda look like the real one with an unexpected pregnancy for Isa and Jasper ahah, and I imagine Daphne being the glimmer of hope they all needed to survive and rebuild something!

i'm sorry we've fallen out touch it's just that i've been in a very bad spot mentally (2011-present)

More incorrect quotes because I find these to be hilarious.

Bonus:

k-707 ( 2025 EDITION ) RELEASE - FIRST WAVE

It’s finally here! Well, the first part of it—because let’s be real, this beast of a project is too massive to drop all at once ( unless we suddenly gain the ability to compress/expand time ) ;)

For now, we’re rolling out the first wave of k-707, covering :

- Base Game/Seasons ( Willow Creek, Oasis Springs, Newcrest ) - Get to Work ( Magnolia Promenade ) - Outdoor Retreat ( Granite Falls ) - Vampires ( Forgotten Hollow ) - Cottage Living ( Henford-on-Bagley ) - High School Years ( Copperdale ) - Life & Death ( Ravenwood )

Yes, we know ... you want more—but trust us, this is already a lot. The rest will come soon-ish ( don’t ask for dates, we’re not EA ) and as we say again and again, this is a work in progress, time for us to understand some more things with blender managing vertex painting and so on ;)

For everything related to instructions, how-to and so on, see the previous post or the "Download Page" of the k-707 on our website.

We replaced, reshaped, optimized, and obsessed over hundreds of trees and plants. Everything is optimized for directX11 ... Now, in theory, all should move right, look right, and fit right :D If you encounter a purple question mark on this new release, just send us a message. We'll see this together :)

Do not be surprised, some trees ( very very few ) are not yet modified ( -> I think about topiaries ) and some others have been fully replaced ( such as the ugly majestic and royal palms in base game )

Never forget this is still a work in progress and some changes will be done later ;)

As soon as we do some minor modifications and checks, we'll release a SECOND wave ( which should be very soon indeed )

Later ( End of February ) a THIRD and final wave will be released ...

Installation & Warnings

Each Expansion has 2 folders : one for plants, one for trees

The base game is split into 4 folders : 2 lots + 2 debug

Expansions with minimal greenery ( City Living, University, Get2Work ) are in single folder named k-hippie-k707-multi-greeny-2025

Do NOT mess with the folder structure unless you love chaos. If you merge files and something breaks, that’s on you. We won’t be able to troubleshoot Frankenstein mods ... More information on our website or into the previous post ;)

Final Notes

K-707 isn’t perfect ( yet ) :D We’re still tweaking, improving, and fixing things. We are aware some textures and styles need to be refined/modified. It will be done in time. But this is already a massive upgrade. So, enjoy your lusher, greener, better-integrated Sims world—and if you spot a tree acting weird, just pretend it’s haunted until we fix the green :D

Remember the k-mods are still and always free. Thanks to freely give a little something if you can. This is a massive piece of work and so, a massive piece of time ;)

If you think it’s good enough to drop our way : PayPal link

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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > UPDATE ! February 25

We added few missing plants to the base game ( both lot & debug ) and some modifications to some plants ( azalea - hydrangea ) ... Some textures have been fixed. As we said, there will be adjustments and tiny updates. You know, a work in progress ;)

Tonight, a bit in advance, we release too :

k-707 ( 2025 ) for Sulani ( Island Living )

k-707 ( 2025 ) for Tomarang ( for Rent )

We know the gameplay bug related to for rent expansion but we finished trees & plants for this expansion, so better to release :)

By the way, as Windenburg and Britechester, Sulani will get a small k-505 redux quite soon. It won't be huge but it will correct details here & there. That was the Sunday late news and releases. Have a great week everyone !

Sorry for the delays but real world got massive changes and I confess I didn't have time to make more k-707 stuff this time ...

See you soon fellows :)

Download the K-707 mod HERE

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