I've recently created a new log in so I could play a whole, fresh new game.
I always forget how quickly the game loads when it's not bogged down with thousands of downloads & other stuff. Woah! I love it!

I also had forgotten how many hacks and items we depend on to make gameplay more enjoyable.
For example, I can't live without the No Blur Censor, Christianluv's Clothing Rack, Marriage Last Name Chooser, The No Kick TrashCan Patch, some decent walls, hair, clothing & Maxis recolors (amongst other things).

Anyhoo, I've been loading up my game late at night & playing til I get sleepy.

Here's what I've been up to ...



Z, I have no doubt you'll recognized Zane. He is no other than your Carlos! The only thing I changed about him was the color of his eyes & skintone.
I created his sister, Paige, just by clicking on the female icon! Voila! Sibs that resemble one another.

The house I am renovating and decorating for them isn't as easily navigable as I'd like, but I didn't feel like building one last night. Decorating is slow going, as I'm not using the money cheat.
They are as different as night and day and have very little to talk about in common.
So far, their relationship has been rather strained and challenging. They're not enjoying eachother's company much. Since I had intended for them to be complete opposites, it makes it far more realistic that they get one one another's nerves more often than not!

They have very little skills currently and have been focused on increasing them to get promotions.
Currently, they live on mac & cheese, lunch meat sandwiches & cereal AND they have only a few dollars remaining in their bank account, after buying only the necessities for their humble abode.

Let the fun begin!!!

They're lovely. I love the shape of Paige's mouth. It's funny that they're complete opposites. I bet it makes it more fun, though, because like you said - it's more realistic that way.

Oh my dear Sugah, how fun is that! I certainly did recognize Carlos, I love his new look! The new skintone and eyes look gorgeous! LOL! I do that quite often as a matter fact, click the Female button to see how my male Sims will look or vice-versa see how my female Sims will look as males! It's a lot of fun and I have come up with some KOOL Sims!

I'm glad you are having fun my dear, and you are right the game does load up VERY fast when not bogged down with a lot of CC, lol!

You know I've loaded up my game a half dozen times so far with my new log in, and I STILL can't get over how fast the dang thing fires up! It's awesome!

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I've been waiting til too late to start playing my Sims, so I haven't accomplished much this past week. I start falling asleep at my puter!

This is the humble abode that sibs Zane and Paige Kennedy reside in.
Since this snapshot was taken, Zane has made a wish for wealth. So, the siblings have come into some moola and can begin revamping/redecorating the place.



And speaking of coming into money (via the FT genie), here is a sack of Simoleons falling from the sky. I just happened to capture it at the exact moment it was dropping!



Prior to moving Zane and Paige into the hood, I created this Sim using one of the original Maxis Sims in the CAS bin.

This is Hallie Calista (whose name I love for some reason, lol).



It's not a very good pic of her, but it was late and I was tired.
When I put Zane in the neighborhood, she is who I had in mind for him.

I am not happy with either of their abodes.
I believe they came with the FT EP, as they all both called "newbie" houses. I don't think I downloaded them from anywhere...

Anyhoo, next time I load up, I may move each fam into another abode or simply break down and build them a couple of simple, easy to navigate homes. (I don't care how good looking or charming a house is. If it's navigation UNFRIENDLY, I normally grow to HATE it!).

I need some help and was wondering if someone might have a suggestion. The precious ensemble Paige is wearing has gaps in it. Take a look.



Does anyone know how to repair it? I doubt it's just a matter of taking a look at the mesh and filling anything in. I'm open for suggestions.

More to come soon, hopefully...

I've been enjoying Moonlit Island, inhabited exclusively by Zane & Paige Kennedy (sibs) and Hallie Calista thus far.

Here's the latest...

I was unhappy with the little newbie homes I moved the above Sims into. So, I cleared them out and have put them in some really neat downloaded Sims abodes I found online awhile back. (Don't ask me where, lol.)

This is the new home of Hallie Calista on Water's Edge Road. She's doing very well in the Political career.
I think she received a huge bonus awhile ago, which is why she's been able to do some major decorating.
(I changed the exterior wall paint - created a few soft stucco exterior walls - and added landscaping.
Since this pic, she's got a Continental in the driveway, too.)
I usually have to gut most of the walls out and redo them, in addition to cleaning out everything inside the place from walls to Maxis original crappola.

Does this place not have the coolest roof? Love the little square frameless windows, too.



The living room



Looking into the recreation room and bath from the main entry way
(you can see the reflection of the living room in the wall mirrors she has up in her rec room)



Hallie's kitchen (I am thinking of changing those pics out to something a bit softer)



Looking into the master bedroom and kitchen from the living area
(might change the bedroom pics out for something softer, too)



Looking towards the living area from the master bedroom



Hallie and Zane (triple chem) are now engaged and living together. They are both in perma platinum because the genie paid them each a visit (when they lived apart). They both wished for 'peace of mind'.

Some yumminess



A friendly, intimate game of chess



Hallie is currently a Judge and I believe Zane is a Protector of Whales (don't quote me on his).
I'm about to load up my game. I first need to create a future mate for Paige.
Then, I am going to work on Paige's new abode at some point. It needs to be gutted and cleared out, then redone.
In addition to giving Paige's home a makeover and creating a love interest for her, I am going to return to Hallie and Zane's to have them begin a little family.

So, stay tuned, my friends...

What's going on in your game lately???

That is the cutest little house EVER!

AND your walls and art inside are just exquisite Sugah.

I've been doing that a long time with the separate log-ins - I'd die without doing that. I know what you mean about how quickly the game fires up.

on the house - I SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO want it!!!

WOW! I LOVE IT!!!

My dear Sugah, I definitely like this home a lot more than the previous one, and even though is compact it has everything they need, love that and the roof!!

Your decor looks AWESOME! LOVE the wallpaper in the bathroom!! I actually think the pictures in the kitchen look GREAT they give it just a little 'kick' but still manage to maintain the overall feel! The ones in the bedroom go so well with the floor plant and the wall color, I LIKE IT as is!

CONGRATULATIONS Zane & Calista on your engagement!!! Their 'intimitate' chess game was very cute my friend, lol!

I wasn't gonna say anything but now I can't resist since Z brought it up.

That chess game looks VERY FAMILIAR to me!

Zane and Paige are cute sims. I love their eyes and coloration. That's neat that you made them total opposites. How has that been working out?

Cute houses! The one with the wavy roof is neat. I wonder how they did that.

I don't know about the funny thing with her pant legs. You could try filling in the alpha and see if that makes a difference. It might not, because it might be a problem with the mesh, but I wouldn't think there would be actual legs under the pant mesh if that was the case. Do you know what I mean?

I'd say that's an intimate game. They must be playing strip chess.

There's nothing happening in my game lately. I don't remember when I last had a chance to load it up. I've never tried the separate log ins. I don't think my laptop has the space for that. I've considered using the anygame starter for that, but I'm not sure I'm up to the task of sorting all the downloads I need or would want in each version of the game.

I appreciate you three taking the time to stop by this thread and make comments. Thank you all, kindly.

Hunter, I will try to find out where I downloaded the house from when I load up my game in a bit. Remember, it probably won't look TOO much like the one you see here, except for the exterior shape of it. I always repaint/repaper, gut some of the walls out and renovate the homes I download to my liking. It's very rare I keep them "as is" upon downloading.

Thank you for your compliments on my walls & art. Except for the bathroom wall (which is part of my "Neutralized" set here), the rest were spawned from Acorn Hollow (part of my "Sensational Stripes" set here). I took the wall and plucked misc. colors out of it, to create both striped and solid walls that'd coordinate with it (which you see in the living area, rec room and bedroom).

Incidently, I wasn't going to bring it up, but since you and Z BOTH mentioned it, when I posted that screenshot of Zane and Hallie in their skivvies playing an intimate game of chess, I thought IMMEDIATELY of you and The Krautinator. Great minds and all that, dahling.

Z, I definitely like this little abode better than their original one, too. It was not only too small, but I didn't like the floor plan and it was NOT navigator friendly.
If a house isn't practical, fuggedaboutit!!! I prefer smaller, more modest homes, actually. My Sims don't normally require much more than what you see here ... or perhaps a wee bit bigger.

Thank you for your compliments on my decor. I might change out the pics just to see how the new one I created looks. You're right though. The current ones do add a little splash of color to the bedroom and kitchen.

Em, it was actually quite fun watching the Sims, opposite as they are, get on eachother's nerves more often than not. They FINALLY found some common ground (interests: food, travel, politics & entertainment). It took them awhile to find things they shared a love for...plus they're so dang different from one another.

I have no idea how they did the wavy roof. It seems rather complex, just by the way the roof goes back on (after being pulled down) & how the paint goes on different portions of the abode (hard to explain). I'd have to take several screenshots in a row of what I'm talking about to show you.
Anyhoo...I noticed in Paige's ensemble that not only are there holes in the back of her legs when she is NOT standing straight up, but also, in her shirt when she is sitting as well.
I took some pics a couple of nights ago and will post them soon. It's too bad, cause it's a cute outfit. I'll check out the ALPHA when next in BodyShop, like you suggested, just in case.

Again, I thank you, my friends, for your positive feedback and compliments. They are ALWAYS appreciated.

Will post more soon, with updates of what's going on in Paige's life these days...

The little house is SOOO cute! I love wallpaper in the bathroom. And that chess game - ooh la la!

I actually played recently. I loved my Azura Topaz so much that I built her a little house on the beach. I've never had a beach lot before and thought I'd try it out. And you read right - I built and decorated a house!! I was too dumb to take pictures, of course, and now that my dang disc is cracked, I don't know how long it will be before I can play again :(

Here's the only snapshot I have, of Azura's first baby, a little boy named Azuron. That's her handsome hubby in the background, Chase. His name was originally Abijheet - but that was NOT gonna do it! So I stole Em's baby's name, lol, because I like it. :)

What a pretty little family, Ari. That skintone is so neat, especially how it looks on the baby. I think the name Chase suits him better. He's to cute to be an Abijheet (which I can't even spell on the first try.) Not that I've ever met an Abijheet before, but the name just makes me think of the default townie who is not that cute.

One night last week, I was able to play for awhile. I found a Sim in my CAS bin that I have liked since I first "met" him. In his previous life, this was Zac Primo of our WNW Project over at PTS...a Pleasure Sim & a Sagittarius, I believe.

Now, in my Moonlit Island hood, he is Fox Donovan...a Family Sim & a Cancer.



Yummy, isn't he? Wears that Aerosmith shirt well ... the gray goes with his eyes nicely, I think.
He's in the Architectural Career while Paige excels in Intelligence.

I was please when Paige was one of the locals who came to meet him the first day he moved in.
They hit it off right away.



Fox tried to impress her with a batch of burned grilled cheese sandwiches. Paige doesn't seem to mind and the constant dialog between them continues. (Check out that dang gap in the back of her jeans. Sigh)



Inevitably, over a period of a few days, handsome Fox makes his move.
Paige has goosebumps from her head down to her toes.





I played a bit last night, before I practically fell asleep at the puter (again).
Fox and Paige are now engaged & will be wed next time I load up my game.
I would like them to start a family soon, so stay tuned, my friends...