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#13026
19th May 2024 at 4:59 AM
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I'd love to participate in a contest!!! Count me in.
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#13027
19th May 2024 at 7:49 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by Zarathustra
@simsample , @Charity , @Justpetro , (and also anyone else who's interested, the four of us just seemed to be the ones mentioning it above) do we want to chat about contest ideas at some point? I'm not sure I've got the mental bandwidth to design and host one all on my lonesome again, but I'd certainly love to be a judge or help get something figured out, and hopefully if it's a smaller or more low-key contest it might revitalize people's interest in that kind of community activity! |
I would love to talk about contest ideas. And I think some others may want to chat as well
Windows 10 and the Ultimate Collection
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=568275
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=614833
#13028
19th May 2024 at 7:52 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by Justpetro
I would love to talk about contest ideas. And I think some others may want to chat as well |
Edit: Shall I start a thread? Give me until tomorrow
Windows 10 and the Ultimate Collection
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=568275
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=614833
#13029
19th May 2024 at 9:27 AM
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At an apartment building party, two townies got into a slapfest and then one of them proceeded to autonomously give a present to the other one.
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#13030
19th May 2024 at 9:38 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by Bulbizarre
At an apartment building party, two townies got into a slapfest and then one of them proceeded to autonomously give a present to the other one. |
Oh.
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#13031
19th May 2024 at 10:03 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by AndrewGloria
When I left school in 1969, I just left. I was 17, a few months away from my 18th birthday. The idea of a graduation from school would have seemed odd to us. If I had stayed on till the end of the term there would have been a brief leaving ceremony of sorts, but I preferred to leave as soon as my exams were finished, and get a job, thus earning money for first time in my life. (The job paid just over £7 a week, for a 40 hour week.) Actually my reason for leaving was because I refused to get my hair cut. A teacher told me to get my hair cut, and I replied that "I'm leaving at the end of next week." I used that week to say goodbye to all my school friends. With total hypocrisy I did get my hair cut as soon as I left. I got it cut to improve my chances of getting that job. Once I got the job, I started growing my hair again, and I've pretty well kept it quite long ever since. I still wear my hair in more or less the same style ever since, though I have to admit it's turned white now. Come to think of it, nearly all the male Sims in my game, especially the younger ones, wear their hair quite long. I think a boy's hair really ought to cover his ears. I'm quite sure the Veronaville teachers don't order the boys to cut their hair. In fact nobody ever seems to have told Julian to wear a shirt to school -- he's never worn one to school in all the time I've known him! So, in view of the informal way in which I left school myself, I'm not surprised that my teens don't get a graduation ceremony at the end of school. In fact my teen Sims seem to stop going to school when they feel they've learned enough. Attendance at school in Veronaville appears to be optional above the age of 12 or so. My teens don't actually grow up to adults, they just stop going to school! |
It must be a US thing. We don't have high school graduation with gowns and diplomas and ceremonies here either.
Quote: Originally posted by Bulbizarre
Oh. |
Are those the same two townies lol?
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#13032
19th May 2024 at 10:36 AM
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Is the "gift" a baby? Lol.
I love reading contests and sometimes following along. I am a bit reluctant to take a spot from someone who will be a committed participant, because my enthusiasm for sims waxes and wanes so much in an unpredictable manner. I don't think I've ever actually managed to finish one
I use the sims as a psychology simulator...
I love reading contests and sometimes following along. I am a bit reluctant to take a spot from someone who will be a committed participant, because my enthusiasm for sims waxes and wanes so much in an unpredictable manner. I don't think I've ever actually managed to finish one
I use the sims as a psychology simulator...
#13033
19th May 2024 at 12:48 PM
Posts: 6,292
I view graduation ceremonies as a way to keep everyone quiet about the school itself. "See, your kid actually learned something! What it was, we don't know but here's a paper saying they did!"
As for me, I'm just puzzled about how things like cleanbots other bots work-I'm lazy and downloaded a couple of them but they don't work-is it that the pixels have to actually make them to initiate them or what?
Because otherwise I'm not putting my pixels through that torture otherwise. I have a couple of hacked ones in my game that work but the other bots just are useless.
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As for me, I'm just puzzled about how things like cleanbots other bots work-I'm lazy and downloaded a couple of them but they don't work-is it that the pixels have to actually make them to initiate them or what?
Because otherwise I'm not putting my pixels through that torture otherwise. I have a couple of hacked ones in my game that work but the other bots just are useless.
Receptacle Refugee & Resident Polar Bear
"Get out of my way, young'un, I'm a ninja!"
Grave Matters: The funeral podium is available here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/e6tj...albits.zip/file
My other downloads are here: https://app.mediafire.com/myfiles
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#13034
19th May 2024 at 1:56 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by Zarathustra
@simsample , @Charity , @Justpetro , (and also anyone else who's interested, the four of us just seemed to be the ones mentioning it above) do we want to chat about contest ideas at some point? I'm not sure I've got the mental bandwidth to design and host one all on my lonesome again, but I'd certainly love to be a judge or help get something figured out, and hopefully if it's a smaller or more low-key contest it might revitalize people's interest in that kind of community activity! |
Depending on the scheduling that is something I'd be interested in.
#13035
19th May 2024 at 6:13 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by Yvelotic2001
Depending on the scheduling that is something I'd be interested in. |
Awesome. I would love to see you active there again.
Windows 10 and the Ultimate Collection
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=568275
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=614833
#13036
19th May 2024 at 6:14 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by Charity
Are those the same two townies lol? |
Hehe, no -- I was playing the Ramaswamis, and partway through their party they decide to start canoodling a bit. Cue one of the guests deciding it's the perfect time to give their host a gift.
There were also two fistfights at the party. Ended up a Good Time, lol.
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#13037
19th May 2024 at 6:43 PM
Quote: Originally posted by FranH
I'm just puzzled about how things like cleanbots other bots work-I'm lazy and downloaded a couple of them but they don't work-is it that the pixels have to actually make them to initiate them or what? |
An active sim needs to switch them on, then they will do any work that needs doing and return to the charging station once done (just like a Roomba). There is a small chance that they will malfunction, upon which they need to be switched off then repaired. Really fun because, sometimes a broken bot can turn itself back on and cause havoc!
Re: contest- Yes count me in, but I will be away from keyboard for much of next week. I am going to be doing a marathon machete battle as I tightrope walk across the Red Sea. Up for any type of contest and I can judge or whatever, but not sure I'm imaginative enough to run it!
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#13038
19th May 2024 at 7:19 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by simsample
There is a small chance that they will malfunction, upon which they need to be switched off then repaired. Really fun because, sometimes a broken bot can turn itself back on and cause havoc! |
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#13039
19th May 2024 at 7:31 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by Bulbizarre
There were also two fistfights at the party. Ended up a Good Time, lol. |
This song was also playing during one of the fistfights. It was a surprisingly fitting soundtrack.
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#13040
19th May 2024 at 7:44 PM
Quote: Originally posted by Bulbizarre
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I've posted several malfunction events here:
https://modthesims.info/showthread....225#post5948225
https://modthesims.info/showthread....584#post5740584
https://modthesims.info/showthread....025#post5671025
https://modthesims.info/showthread....276#post5669276
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Simpeople and Me Archive- 11Dots Archive- My Sims World Archive- Sims 1 Archive
Angel Classic Rock Mix!
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#13041
19th May 2024 at 8:32 PM
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Thanks: 3128 in 87 Posts
Quote: Originally posted by Bulbizarre
This song was also playing during one of the fistfights. It was a surprisingly fitting soundtrack. |
I had fist fights at parties that ended in roof raisers! Guess it depends on whether the guests like watching a good old fight
Windows 10 and the Ultimate Collection
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=568275
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=614833
#13042
19th May 2024 at 11:01 PM
Posts: 6,292
Yes, but none of them are enabled to be started. I'm guessing they're deco, because "No actions" shows up on the items when hovering over them.
I just wish those creators who 'made' them would make sure they described them as deco, not functional for those of us who can't read minds properly.
Such as this one. I should have realized all of the set was deco, not just part of it.
https://modthesims.info/d/507924/of...n-buy-mode.html
I'm just plain lazy and so are my pixels.
Receptacle Refugee & Resident Polar Bear
"Get out of my way, young'un, I'm a ninja!"
Grave Matters: The funeral podium is available here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/e6tj...albits.zip/file
My other downloads are here: https://app.mediafire.com/myfiles
I just wish those creators who 'made' them would make sure they described them as deco, not functional for those of us who can't read minds properly.
Such as this one. I should have realized all of the set was deco, not just part of it.
https://modthesims.info/d/507924/of...n-buy-mode.html
I'm just plain lazy and so are my pixels.
Receptacle Refugee & Resident Polar Bear
"Get out of my way, young'un, I'm a ninja!"
Grave Matters: The funeral podium is available here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/e6tj...albits.zip/file
My other downloads are here: https://app.mediafire.com/myfiles
#13043
Yesterday at 9:57 AM
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Started a contest discussion thread here!
https://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=684681
Windows 10 and the Ultimate Collection
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=568275
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=614833
https://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=684681
Windows 10 and the Ultimate Collection
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=568275
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=614833
#13044
Yesterday at 1:15 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by FranH
Yes, but none of them are enabled to be started. I'm guessing they're deco, because "No actions" shows up on the items when hovering over them. I just wish those creators who 'made' them would make sure they described them as deco, not functional for those of us who can't read minds properly. Such as this one. I should have realized all of the set was deco, not just part of it. https://modthesims.info/d/507924/of...n-buy-mode.html I'm just plain lazy and so are my pixels. |
If your pixels want to be lazy, there are the robots fromSim Wardrobe, which are functional. Or they could get off their butts and make MOAR robots!
#13045
Yesterday at 1:18 PM
Posts: 6,292
Quote: Originally posted by Charity
If your pixels want to be lazy, there are the robots fromSim Wardrobe, which are functional. Or they could get off their butts and make MOAR robots! |
I have the Sim Wardrobe ones..they are cute. I might have to install them because there are some really lazy people in the Duma Key neighborhood.
Receptacle Refugee & Resident Polar Bear
"Get out of my way, young'un, I'm a ninja!"
Grave Matters: The funeral podium is available here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/e6tj...albits.zip/file
My other downloads are here: https://app.mediafire.com/myfiles
#13046
Yesterday at 1:48 PM
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All you need is one non lazy sim to make the robots and then you can sell them to the rest. XD
#13047
Today at 3:10 AM
Quote: Originally posted by Charity
All you need is one non lazy sim to make the robots and then you can sell them to the rest. XD |
That could actually be an interesting idea for a long-term story arc... gradually shifting things so that all "work" gets done by robots, to the point where eventually you could even just have Servos making the other robots (including additional servos) as needed, and the 'normal' Sims not really contributing to society anymore, just being managed by their inorganic overlords, like in The Matrix... or WALL-E
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#13048
Today at 11:05 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by Zarathustra
That could actually be an interesting idea for a long-term story arc... gradually shifting things so that all "work" gets done by robots, to the point where eventually you could even just have Servos making the other robots (including additional servos) as needed, and the 'normal' Sims not really contributing to society anymore, just being managed by their inorganic overlords, like in The Matrix... or WALL-E |
Actually, the thought had occurred to me that a story line could be that one Servo could be the 'historian' of a neighborhood, being passed on from family to family, recording their history with successive generations.
Or else have every family have one and eventually they will all take care of the family. Servos are immortal, after all...
EA had the AI/Robot concept down a whole lot earlier than we did.
Another section of life that art is no longer imitating...
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My other downloads are here: https://app.mediafire.com/myfiles
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