The Sims http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916 Atom_Bunny I love The Sims. I have 1, 2 and 3 installed on my computer, although I don't play 1 at all. I'm getting to like Sims 3 more since they made it easier to use Custom Content, but I still love Sims 2. I have also managed to adapt Sims 3 more to my style of play - which is to have a neighbourhood full of nothing but Anime and Gaming characters then watch to see what they get up to. So what about the rest of you? How do you play your game? Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:40:56 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_2128 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_2128 Nightfoot Whenever I describe how I play Sims I always end up getting terrified looks from my friends and family. My current project in Sims 3 is a man who is going to max out every skill possible. He's going to become the best possible Sim. And then I'm trying to get a ghost of every colour as well as a wide selection of children to choose from to be his heir. So basically I'm having him kidnap random women (through the use of cheats), bring them home and have a baby with them (or triplets), and then kill them off in various ways and set up a graveyard in my front yard. The children I don't need get automatically aged up into teenagers (through cheats) in order to become slaves and do all the housework. I do have some normal families though. But I haven't played in a while because I loaded the game one day and suddenly my 3 generation, celebrity, incredibly wealthy family all left the house, got in a taxi, and drove away, never to be seen again. My friend thinks they found out what I was doing with the other guy and fled from me in terror. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:39:18 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_7598 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_7598 Haly I love the Sims3! My friend got me hooked on it! I have gone through a few families. I currently have a 2 parent 6 kid family. They are mega wealth. I am LOVING Hidden Springs as a town, it has many different sized plots, different venues to buy. Really am enjoying it. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:36:07 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_8493 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_8493 lost in reverie I've been playing Sims since the days of Sims 1! I had almost all the EPs for Sims 1 too. During the Sims 2 era, I owned all of those EPs. And now I am a fervent player of Sims 3, with all the EPs out so far. Sadly, I haven't played a whole lot lately, but when I do I love doing different sorts of challenges, especially legacies. I love playing a single family through the ages, marrying them off and making them have babies. Love teh babiez! XD Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:26:07 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_11373 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_11373 bassair I love the Sims so much. I used to love Sims 2 but I've gone off it a bit since Sims 3 came out... the whole open neighbourhood thing makes it more appealing to me. Idk why. I like telling stories on the Sims and making movies, although I'm yet to successfully complete anything -_- I can't wait for Sims 3 Pets. The demo borked my game though :( Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:54:36 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_11915 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_11915 Shadd I play like you Nightfoot xD Now I'm on The Sims 3 but I miss the Sims 2, I wanna kill my sims by codes again > Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:03:44 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_12081 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_12081 ClueBadger24601 Addicted to Sims 3, mostly because for some reason my computer won't run any other versions... lol it barely runs 3. I'm also on Sims Social on Facebook. Kind of lame compared to the legit version, but it's nice for a quick Sims experience without getting sucked in for hours at a time (Please tell me I'm not the only one that happens to! XD). Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:23:39 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_16867 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_16867 Syrina Oh I get sucked in so fast! I actually tend to go through phases where I don't play for a while because I do get sucked in and I won't have that much time to play at once. I'm really looking forward to Pets, though. That was always my favorite expansion. Now I just have to see if I have the money for it after I get all my NaNo gear :D Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:40:03 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_21844 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_21844 Kiiouex I still play Sims 2 the most, actually xD I had so much custom content on it, that the whole game was tailored to exactly how I like it. I just don't have the energy to try and do that all over again for Sims 3. I keep trying to do legacies, but get distracted too easily. I just like making and decorating tiny houses for couples (and then have all the furniture messed up when they have babies) Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:55:37 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_22051 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_22051 Haly I find there is so much do to in Sims3 that time just gets away from me. Especially love designing my house. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:36:58 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_23140 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_23140 MysteriousFlower I am a Sims addict! I play sims 2 on my laptop for hours. I am almost more of a designer than a player. I spend ages working on the right setting for stuff. I have most EP's though don't use all of them as my laptop seems to struggle when I do. At the moment just using Sims 2 and University, I use a lot of costum content and make stories that I post online because I just have nothing better to do, Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:26:06 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_23939 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_23939 Lalatin Oh god, SIMS! Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:31:22 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_30468 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_30468 krudyard I love Sims 2! I can't play it at the moment though because the computer's out of action! Perhaps that's a good thing cos I won't want to be distracted next month. I dislike Sims 3 though - especially babies and toddlers. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:37:19 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_36236 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_36236 MysteriousFlower I keep being drawn back to it after days of "rehab", I come up with something else and I want to make/create/play it Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:50:49 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_40686 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_40686 Tsuki64 Sims! Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:46:01 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_42464 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_42464 Kerantli I am a firm Sims 2 player, have been since it first came out. I have played on 3, but it just didn't capture my attention like Sims 2 has. Though, my CD is in a hiding place until Jan at the earliest, lest I get too caught up in it and not make my NaNo target next month! Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:00:11 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_45950 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_45950 IsBreaLiomCaife I have Sims 1 Complete Collection and Sims 2 with all expansion and stuff packs, but I haven't gotten 3. (It doesn't look that good to me, and the bug reports I've seen? Oof!) I play heavily themed neighborhoods. I use almost no Maxis content in either game, and I hoard my Sims 1 downloads because most of the sites are long-since closed. (The last time I checked, Comhair, Persimmon Grove, and Parsimonious are still open, and I was able to get SimGoth stuff through the Internet Archive.) I do have a neighborhood for my novel series, which is non-modern. I also have a few other themes. The one theme I seem to be lacking is a normal, modern, realistic, mainstream neighborhood. (Too boring! Cannot play!) Is anyone going to force their Sims 2 Sims to write a novel during NaNoWriMo? (SimNoWriMo?) Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:04:40 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_53331 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_53331 Tsuki64 I check back and the site destroyed my post ): Ah well, what that post was MEANT to say was this: I love combining Sims with writing, as it really helps if you're in a pinch. Can't think of a good appearance for your character? Make them on Sims. Introduced a new character, but don't know a good basic personality for them? Hit the randomize button in Create-A-Sims. Don't know what a character wants in life? Look at their wishes. Want to plan out your character's house for reference? Make it on Sims! Sims 3 can be wonderful when used with writing. It sure helps me sometimes. Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:38:33 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_71518 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_71518 Living Words Alchemist Oh, I love the Sims! I have only played the 3rd one, which I own, but it is incredibly addicting. I find I don't play the game as much as I design characters. One actually became the main protagonist in a novel I am writing with my boyfriend, which we are very close to finishing and possibly publishing! :3 I also love making houses. <3 Such a good game! Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:13:34 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_73890 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_73890 AlyRuth I'm so looking forward to the Sims 3 Pets! They've got HORSES AND CHINCHILLAS! How could anyone not be excited for it? It's marked on my calendar for Tuesday. I'm on a Sims obsession right now. :) Apparently the infamous Womrat returns and is vaccinated from the deadly Guinea Pig disease again. Can't wait! Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:25:01 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_77389 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_77389 Banderwocky I have the Sims 2 and 3, but I only ever use the Sims 3. I love making my characters- as well as my friend's characters- on it... I like to try and stay at just one house I don't care much for and leave the free will high so that when I check back on my other houses crazy things will have happened. Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:11:18 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_77857 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_77857 jesusfreakhobbit I love Sims! I have 2 and 3, but I have all the expansions for 2 and only a few for 3 (some from doing a playtest @ EA. The benefits of living in the Silicon Valley). I switch between which one I play more often, because I love different things about both of them. I feel like I need to be able to combine my favorite aspects from both versions into one, shining example of perfection. Does anyone also have Medieval? I like it because its different... As for the regular games, I usually play families normally. I focus a lot on skill building, and big families. Love big families. For some reason most of my players become novelists... Not sure how that happens ;) Also, I'm kinda ADD, so if I see go to a neighborhood and don't see anything special I want to do with a family, I'll just create a new one. Sun, 16 Oct 2011 17:51:48 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_86814 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_86814 Fiery_Sapphire I have the Sims 2. My sister has Sims 3 and I played it a few times, but...I don't know. I guess there were just too many changes for me or something. I prefer to play Sims 2. Granted, I like all the updates with Sims 3. They have more jobs, different expansions, more life goals, etc. But I like the way Sims 2 is set up better. I like the graphics better. If Sims 3 had the same graphics as Sims 2, I would totally be all over it! Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:26:35 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_95410 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_95410 JayElleBee I adore The Sims 3. I've played all of them but the third one is by far my favourite. In fact, I'm playing with the create-a-pet demo right now. :D I rarely ever actually play the game itself. I mostly just make sims who resemble my characters and build settings from my stories and stuff like that. c: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:42:06 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_97486 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_97486 lemonpopsical I play sims 2 and sims medieval. I love both (sims 2 a teensy bit more), and I have a few of the sims 2 expansions, but I can't get anymore because my graphics card is pathetic, need a new one. Usually I either play sims from way in the past or the future of my characters, so same locations, but different times. I tend to go onto bodyshop and try and make my actual characters though. My parents always comment that I'm such a bloodthirsty person, I kill off that many sims. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:51:21 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_110040 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_110040 Saah I loooove the Sims, but it gets kind of boring when I play alone... My favorite is Sims 2 for the computer... But I still love all of the Sims for the PlayStation 2 (Except Castaway. I refuse to enjoy playing Castaway.) I tried the Sims 3 a few times and just couldn't get into it. Eventually I plan on making the switch, but by then they might as well be selling Sims 4 (I'm always so behind anyway...) I've played all of the expansion packs, I'm pretty sure... (Two separate computers, two different locations... Hard to keep track of which games are on which...) but I'm still missing a few stuff packs... :( It's some sort of ultimate goal for me to put all of the games onto one computer, so I can play with all of the stuff... But the computer I have now would crash and fail miserably if I tried it... I do sometimes just play following the normal rules of the game.. (Like the time that I wrote the story of Captain Hero... x_x) But usually I play the game with my best friend, and we just do horrible things to the Sims to amuse ourselves. (Back on the PS2, we played to beat the games... But it's somewhat hard to define "winning" when you play on the computer.... And we also didn't know about cheat codes, so there was much less temptation and opportunity.) Oooh, and I also sometimes enjoy watching the videos people make on YouTube with the Sims... Anyone else here enjoy that? Sometimes I can't get into the mood for that kind of stuff (they're generally weird...) but sometimes if I don't have time to actually play, watching a "movie" of it helps to curb the craving to waste time. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:58:09 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_208748 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_208748 ladyaibrean I like it so much I made a site (sims2hut.com). I just got Pets and I'm having a hard time managing the sim's job and playing the pet. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:00:28 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_228897 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_228897 aizjanika I played Sims 1 & 2 (plus expansions), but my true love now is Sims 3. I have all the EPs and Stuff Packs and it's my current favorite hobby. I'm hoping my Sims obsession won't interfere too much with my NaNo goal. I think maybe if I write first and reward myself with Sims play after, it might work out. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:08:24 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_277450 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_277450 Chelle the Cat I adore the Sims, been playing since Sims 1. I currently have a copy of Pets waiting for me to pick it up from Gamestop (don't drive, have to be shuttled around) but I can't play until my computer gets a new video card which is going to suck, having the game sitting there and NOT being able to play it. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:15:12 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_278171 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_278171 rainstorm. I have Sims 2... I've been spending all day making my NaNo characters on it. xD It's so cool! Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:12:12 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_286403 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_286403 lifelessmind Hi my name is Katie and I'm a sim-o-holic. Seriously. I own every.single.Sims game ever released for computers (I never liked the console versions so I skip those). Many of them I've bought on release date. It's almost embarrassing. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:48:26 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_287044 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_287044 starlitdown I'm another "been playing Sims since the first one" addict. My older brother got us the original Sims when I was 11... I'm 25 now. Ha ha ha! I got every expansion for every game as they came out all the way until Fast Lane Stuff with Sims 3. It's the first (and only) one I skipped because it seemed lame. Loving Pets so far, but I love the weather, werewolves, zombies, apartments and plant people of Sims 2. And I do still play Sims 1 actually. Magic Town is AWESOME! Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:04:14 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_342435 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_342435 Kerynean The Sims is my guilty-pleasure-game. I grew up on it, and I have bought nearly every game they have ever released. I do love it, and sometimes it gets boring after a while (I notice I tend to go through phases of playing excessively, and then not at all). I told myself this year, that I needed to wean myself off it, since it was taking so much space up on my PC (needing OS HD expanded), and that they have enough of my money by now. And then they released pets. With horses. THEY FOUND MY KRYPTONITE. D: (Now, if only I had money that wasn't reserved for Skyrim ...) Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:31:41 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_348790 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_348790 jaetwee I'm a Sims addict. I play in phases. I love it and hate it when all of a sudden I go cold turkey. I've played since sims 1. I've got all of the 1 games, sims 2 double delux and all of sims 3 san Fast Lane and Town life 'cause they suck. Sims 2 pets and sims bustin out on ps2. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:57:49 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_384984 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_384984 writergirlj I love Sims 1 and 2 about equally but for very different reasons. And I play them very differently too. I was one of those Simgeeks who posted stories on the Sims 1 BBS. There was something about the cartoonish nature of TS1 Sims that made it easy for me to let go and just make up stories. Plus the sheer variety of objects from TS1 without the need for custom content really sparked my imagination. As for Sims 2, I get so involved in their lives because of the way they look and live more like humans do. So I play them more as if they were real people. In TS1, I'm a crazed serial killer. In TS2, I feel sick little pangs when I remember letting the Cow Plant eat even the most annoying Sims (like, say, uh, the stupid Cow Mascot)! I loved building in TS1 but OMG!!! Building in TS2 is HEAVEN! I often spend more time building than playing. In fact, my first building uploaded to the TS2 site was given a trophy and made a featured asset. I built it just for myself. The only reason I even uploaded it was because I had asked my Simming friends for so many building tips and tricks, I thought it only fair they get to see the final product. I was going to take it down after a week or so. Imagine my surprise when the very next day, I get a message from a Maxoid stating they've made it a featured asset! As far as using Sims for NaNo, in years past, each NaNo I planned to use it as a tool but never got around to it! I think for plotting, I would use Sims 1 because it is sooooo much easier to control TS1 Sims (just when I get a TS2 Sim positioned, they pull a funky face or look over their shoulder or some other nutty thing, even with Free Will off). Not only are TS1 Sims easier to control, the cheats used to block scenes are easier and far less risky than in TS2. But, as far as scene or building descriptions, TS2 would be the only way for me to go. I *still* need to go into TS2 and design last year's NaNo MC's bedroom just so I know how to describe it in the book. I can see it so clearly in my head, but have no idea how to put it into words. Once I've built it in TS2, I know I'll be able to verbally describe it. As far as TS3... Uh, I would have been on board from the beginning but for the very creepy look of those Sims. To me, they are the exact blend of doll and human as to make them the stuff of nightmares. I just can't get past it. If they were more doll-like, fine. If they were more human-like, fine. But EA managed to get the exact blend that sends my psyche running into a corner, drooling and mumbling for help. Sims Medieval looks awesome, but when EA started treating its loyal fan base like a bunch of pirating hooligans, and cranked out glitchy, system-crashing products on top of that, I vowed to never give them another cent. When I can find a used copy on eBay, I'll probably become addicted to that! Like a lot of others here, it's feast or famine with me and the Sims. :) In TS2, I rely heavily on the Elixir of Life and try as hard as I can to give my Sims perfect lives. Even Sims I intend to torture from the start get to me and I develop a soft spot for them. Does anyone have any of the other Sim games (SimCity, etc)? I have SimCity3000 but can't find a reliable user-guide. I can get my cities to a certain thriving point but then inexplicably, everything bottoms out and the citizens flee the city. I also have Sid Meier's SimGolf. I was surprised to discover how much I love it. I have no interest in golf whatsoever, but I really love building up and playing the golf courses. My friend has SimAnt!! It's circa 1990 or some crazy thing. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:09:48 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_395532 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_395532 squeek And, you're welcome. :-) Holli Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:43:21 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_417426 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_417426 IndySwift99 I love sims! Sims 2 had a wider range of things to do, but sims 3 has some nice points. I used to play it when I was a lot younger and ended up starving my big sim familys. this was before I discovered cheats. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:55:25 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_591228 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_591228 writergirlj I just started playing Sims 1 again. Oh, Goths, how I've missed you! I redecorated their home and reoutfitted them in all Victorian-era gar. Mortimer quit his job in Science and they are dedicated to their nectar making home business and, of course, magic. I do miss some of the capabilities of Sims 2, but I love the simplicity of Sims 1, just for fun. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:58:52 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_647432 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_647432 Mikiki My sister and I are both insane Simmers! It all started when my cousin played the first one, then we got hooked when the second one came out, and then the Sims 3! I think the 3rd one is the best so far. I just recently got the Sims 3 Pets expansion pack and I'm loving it! I've got a main family who has a horse farm. Started out with a woman with a horse and a dog in a really small house, and now she's married and has six horses (one foal) and even a little kid! (And I only used a few cheats to buy the horse farm!) I'll be a Simmer forever <3 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:43:01 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1060027 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1060027 Earthsick I like playing the sims from time to time ... it's kind of like a hype for me for a while before settling down and becoming uninteresting again for some time. xD Also, my PC takes sooo long to load Sims 3 now because of all the imported stuff. D': Btw, so funny if you create all your nano characters as sims (in Sims 3) and then leave them alone for a while just so see how the game develops their story. Sudden marriages, deaths and other weird things! (Playing it since Sims 1 though. Lol, all the awesome houses with gardens I made in Sims 1 ... I miss them!) Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:42:32 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1064133 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1064133 aaalllyyysssaaaaa Anyone else make their nano characters into sims as part of their pre novel ritual? Cause I do :P and their houses too Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:29:24 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=3#forum_thread_comment_1064380 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=3#forum_thread_comment_1064380 Ladybirdy I laughed aloud, while feeling slightly ashamed. Those poor pixelated souls! Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:19:30 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_306529 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_306529 writergirlj Nightfoot, it's taken me a long time to come to terms with the fact that non-Simmers just don't "get" Simming psychology. LOL I'm one of the most compassionate, non-violent people you could ever meet in RL but when it comes to Simming? Let's just say that I COMPLETELY understand where you're coming from. :-D Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:16:36 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_393888 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_393888 Lalatin Seriously again? It messed up my comment. :/ I love the Sims though. 3 is amazing :D I love creating houses from my stories to really help visualize the places they go ect. It makes me happy to see it in semi- reality. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:32:34 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_30491 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_30491 writergirlj [quote=IsBreaLiomCaife] I hoard my Sims 1 downloads because most of the sites are long-since closed. Is anyone going to force their Sims 2 Sims to write a novel during NaNoWriMo? (SimNoWriMo?) [/quote] Oh, can we NaNoMail each other about your Sims 1 custom content? I've lost so much through all the computer swaps I've done. As to SimNoWriMo? LOL I did that two years ago when I was playing a University challenge from my favorite Sims fan site (The Guid Morrow Club with old Sims 1 BBS heroes like MacBraveheart and Trollie and Loflyh). I'm usually a harsh task master as it is (it's rare a Sim that gets "Free Will" for long) but during this challenge, my domineering side came out with a vengeance. The entire school year was set to "Fall" (thank the Sim gods for Seasons) and each student was constantly kept in the gold or platinum so that they could use Energizers and Thinking Caps non-stop. :-P I had several of the students do "NaNo" and successfully complete it! LOL Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:28:00 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_394248 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_394248 talia522 I do the same thing! I create Sims to match my characters (so much better with Sims 3) and if they are going to have a kid, I use whatever Sims comes up with to describe their appearance. It feels more realistic than deciding on how they would blend myself. Otherwise, I like to create societies and see how they develop. On Sims 2, I started with 10 sims and ended up with a society of 280. Sims 3 makes that harder because the people either all age together or don't age when I want them to. Wish I could still isolate a house to age without the entire neighborhood aging. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:21:25 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_268263 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_268263 jedishan Ditto!! I like to use Sims 2 to create my environments, like houses/rooms, etc. I find it to be a great visual tool! I've yet to experience Sims 3, mostly because I don't think my computer can handle it. Plus, like someone else said, I've invested SOOOO much time, effort, and hard drive space to downloading custom content, I'd go mental if I had to do it all over again! I like to make movies, though I've really only finished and posted one. If you're interested, here it is ;) http://youtu.be/7w3SRAZ9v8U Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:03:46 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_314348 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_314348 brwneyedgal307 I've always thought about doing that--basing a novel on the lives of the sims. I think it's awesome that you've actually done it! Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:49:34 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_266747 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_266747 brwneyedgal307 I know exactly what you mean! When I first got Pets, I played around with one of the sims who had a horse and it really bothered me that she wanted to become this musician because I just wanted her to take care of the horse! :) Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:51:42 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_266796 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_266796 Itlandm Awesomemod from More Awesome Than You has Sims 2 aging as one of the options, although I don't use it myself. I still have The Sims 2 for those projects, although it goes mighty slow now. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:32:05 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_316031 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_316031 starlitdown I built my new computer because of Sims 3 Pets, lol. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:05:50 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_342470 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_342470 starlitdown There is no shame in that. NO SHAME! I also skip the console ones. To me they don't really count. (Apologies to those that play, I feel you miss out on so much that way.) Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:07:54 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_342501 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_342501 mandiiminx Sims 3 actually runs better on my PC than Sims 2 did. It's so so badly programmed. Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:41:00 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_671990 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_671990 Chelle the Cat Well, I have to admit the video card I've picked out to replace the dead one I choose partly because of how much better it will handle Pets hehe The other part of the reason is to support my artwork. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:19:54 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_420616 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_420616 squeek [quote=writergirlj] Does anyone have any of the other Sim games (SimCity, etc)? I have SimCity3000 but can't find a reliable user-guide. I can get my cities to a certain thriving point but then inexplicably, everything bottoms out and the citizens flee the city. [/quote] I don't know if it will help, but I found a website that has replacement user guides for many games. I went looking for a replacement for my sims 2 manual as I got the game used and it has *something* stuck to it and found the user guide on that site. I found a manual for SimCity 3000 Unlimited for download there. http://www.replacementdocs.com/download.php?view.1116 This link should take you directly to the manual. Holli Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:02:58 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_397172 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_397172 writergirlj [quote=squeek] [quote=writergirlj] Does anyone have any of the other Sim games (SimCity, etc)? I have SimCity3000 but can't find a reliable user-guide. I can get my cities to a certain thriving point but then inexplicably, everything bottoms out and the citizens flee the city. [/quote] I don't know if it will help, but I found a website that has replacement user guides for many games. I went looking for a replacement for my sims 2 manual as I got the game used and it has *something* stuck to it and found the user guide on that site. I found a manual for SimCity 3000 Unlimited for download there. http://www.replacementdocs.com/download.php?view.1116 This link should take you directly to the manual. Holli [/quote] Thank you!! They ask for a credit card to verify country. Have you had any troubles giving them your cc info? My cc company has really good security but I don't like risking it. :) Thanks again! Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:08:35 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_410232 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_410232 squeek [quote=writergirlj] [quote=squeek] [quote=writergirlj] Does anyone have any of the other Sim games (SimCity, etc)? I have SimCity3000 but can't find a reliable user-guide. I can get my cities to a certain thriving point but then inexplicably, everything bottoms out and the citizens flee the city. [/quote] I don't know if it will help, but I found a website that has replacement user guides for many games. I went looking for a replacement for my sims 2 manual as I got the game used and it has *something* stuck to it and found the user guide on that site. I found a manual for SimCity 3000 Unlimited for download there. http://www.replacementdocs.com/download.php?view.1116 This link should take you directly to the manual. Holli [/quote] Thank you!! They ask for a credit card to verify country. Have you had any troubles giving them your cc info? My cc company has really good security but I don't like risking it. :) Thanks again! [/quote] I haven't had that come up. I've only downloaded the manuals I needed from there, definitely nothing that should require a credit card number. I wouldn't give them your credit card number for any reason if you don't need to. You don't need an account there to download anything. At least you shouldn't from my own experience, it doesn't appear to be needed. Hope that helps. Holli Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:42:54 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_417415 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_417415 writergirlj [quote=squeek] I haven't had that come up. I've only downloaded the manuals I needed from there, definitely nothing that should require a credit card number. I wouldn't give them your credit card number for any reason if you don't need to. You don't need an account there to download anything. At least you shouldn't from my own experience, it doesn't appear to be needed. Hope that helps. Holli [/quote] That answers my question because it did require a credit card just to download the manual. I'll try again and see what happens. :) Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:42:20 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_422240 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_422240 writergirlj Oh, geez, don't I feel silly. I clicked the wrong download button! LOL I clicked the one to DL the game not the manual... :-P Have the manual now. Thank you squeek!! Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:45:19 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_422286 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_422286 squeek [quote=writergirlj] Oh, geez, don't I feel silly. I clicked the wrong download button! LOL I clicked the one to DL the game not the manual... :-P Have the manual now. Thank you squeek!! [/quote] Glad I could be of help. Holli Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:37:47 -0500 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_430037 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=2#forum_thread_comment_430037 mandiiminx *Not so badly programmed* >: Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:41:15 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_671994 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_671994 Rebka I do! Usually to help me find inspiration and figure out exactly what they (and their homes) look like. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:02:47 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=3#forum_thread_comment_1066861 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/virtual-worlds/threads/916?page=3#forum_thread_comment_1066861