Valentine & Rhiannon

Today I'd like you to meet the Dae Sisters, Valentine and Rhiannon.    

An Introduction.. of Sorts

Several weeks ago for my birthday, I ordered ram for my computer.  However, it appears that one of the ram slots isn't working and now I need to take my computer in to the repair shop.  I was able to install one of the ram sticks though.  Which allowed me to go from two gigs to four gigs, effectively doubling what I did  had.  For the first time since installing Sims 3, I turned shadows and super water on.  Not only that, but my sims didn't lag.  I have render lag because I do need a new graphics card.  Which is next on the list of updates for my computer.  When I take it into the repair shop, I plan on asking the technician how big a card I can install and if I need to upgrade my power supply while I am at it. 

Summerset Bay History

Today I want to share a little history regarding Summerset Bay.  The founding of Summerset Bay actually began in TS1.  When I played TS1 I played a collection of sims who were unrelated and I played them fairly independently of each other with a few exceptions.  The concept of families didn't figure into my game play style at the time.  However, when it was announced that with TS2 we had generations where sims knew their spouses, siblings, grandparents, and could distinguish them from other sims that were merely friends, I became excited.

A World of Ideas

So many random thoughts floating around in my mind that I want to share regarding my sims.  Hopefully to avoid large walls of text, I will split them up into several different posts.   First before I start on any tangents  I want to say that Summerset Bay plays beautifully. I've done moderate tweaking, which I will show off another day, perhaps tomorrow.  Today though, I'd like to talk about other worlds.  As I have been playing Summerset Bay I've been thinking, (I know, don't hurt myself) but, I have been thinking on other worlds. I really don't have any intention of starting new world projects soon.  Though, I've come to realize that for most simmers a large part of our fun is the creating of new anythings.  Which leads me to Hidden Springs.

New Summerset Bay

Baring any unforeseen major glitches or forgotten items, I want to say the New Summerset Bay is complete. In some ways this I feel this project progressed quickly and in some ways I feel as though I've been working on this world much longer. There were times I had a ton of fun sculpting and there were times I just felt as though I was beating my head against a brick wall.

Bug Testing... Literally

The last few days I've been playtesting and bug fixing my new world.  Bug fixing literally.  As I have played Maggie, my play test sim, I noticed a problem in her rounds to collect gems to fund her equestrian dreams. I have seen absolutely no butterflies. None, not even one. That is strange, that's more than strange.  I did notice I had an inordinate amount of small animals.

Character Inspiration

Several posts ago I went on a rant concerning the differences between personality in the Sims 2 vs Sims 3. Creating unique and interesting to play sims has always posed a challenge for me. I always tend to either create the same character over and over again. Such as a family oriented, green thumb sim who's a natural cook with a husband that's athletic and handy. Or I make someone so completely boring to play it becomes a chore to load that family. So, I've worked on developing a system that works for me in regards to creating fun and interesting sims.