The first thing I've done with this game was to get all my default replacements in order and try to get some of my Sims recreated. I had an easier time with some of them than others.
shenanigans in the valley
Just some initial thoughts and discussion, now that I've had the game about a week.
The first thing I've done with this game was to get all my default replacements in order and try to get some of my Sims recreated. I had an easier time with some of them than others.
You guys can guess who these Sims are, right!?! ;)
The first thing I've done with this game was to get all my default replacements in order and try to get some of my Sims recreated. I had an easier time with some of them than others.
Summer in the Valley, v.2
valley girl for a day
No, really, guess! Because I don't think she looks much like her TS2 counterpart at all, lol! Or at least not as much as I'd like. I need to find some better hacked sliders or something. The only CC I've got so far is eyes and skins, and I'm sure some better makeup and clothing would make a world of difference as well.
So I did it, people! I finally bit the bullet and bought TS3!!! I have Ambitions installed so far, and have Late Night waiting to install next, but I'm worried it'll blow my laptop. I'm quite surprised my laptop is running this game at all, because I honestly didn't think it would. I was supposed to wait until I bought a new computer, but you know... I didn't, lol!
how to read the history of the entire universe...?
Topped off my story pics yesterday, and the first draft of the story. Should be able to start polishing it up tonight! :)
Also author's note and newbie's guide are updated! I also numbered up the seasons on the round pages. We're currently working through season 12! Lot of story here! :o
And on the topic of all that story... I've been doing a lot of thinking about the story archives lately. And when I have a little more free time this summer, I think I'd like to finally finish cleaning up the older posts, fixing the compressed pictures, maybe rewriting some of the very old stuff. And I was also considering maybe moving all of my gameplay stuff over to this blog.
The reason being, soon enough people aren't going to be playing TS2 anymore. (I know, I know, we all swear we're going to love it forever, lol!) But the point is that some day those gameplay notes aren't going to mean much to anyone anymore. And also, I think all the gameplay notes probably scare off some more mainstream readers (meaning people who don't play Sims) - when really, this story isn't even about the gameplay anymore anyway. So in short, I'd still like the story to stand on its own, and to be readable as a story for a long time to come! As long as I'm around to pay my hosting fees! ;)
So I have a few questions for you (mostly for people who *haven't* followed the story from the beginning):
- When you first started reading, how did you catch up on the story? Did you use the "newer post" links on the bottom? (Those are kind of hard to see, underneath the comments like they are.) Or did you use the story links on the round page? Did you just drop straight in and read backwards as necessary? Or some other means of catching up?
- As you were catching up, did you read the comments, or did you just skip straight to the next story?
- Are the round pages useful at all?
- Do you think a new reader would prefer a "next chapter" link in a more obvious place, like at the end of the post, before the comments? (OMG, that would be a lot of work, lol! But I would do it if I knew people would actually use them.)
- If you were just reading for story, did you find the gameplay notes, author's notes, or outtakes annoying or cluttery? And if so, how did you navigate around them?
And finally - do you think it's easy enough for a new reader to navigate through this story? And is there anything I can do to make it easier?
Also author's note and newbie's guide are updated! I also numbered up the seasons on the round pages. We're currently working through season 12! Lot of story here! :o
And on the topic of all that story... I've been doing a lot of thinking about the story archives lately. And when I have a little more free time this summer, I think I'd like to finally finish cleaning up the older posts, fixing the compressed pictures, maybe rewriting some of the very old stuff. And I was also considering maybe moving all of my gameplay stuff over to this blog.
The reason being, soon enough people aren't going to be playing TS2 anymore. (I know, I know, we all swear we're going to love it forever, lol!) But the point is that some day those gameplay notes aren't going to mean much to anyone anymore. And also, I think all the gameplay notes probably scare off some more mainstream readers (meaning people who don't play Sims) - when really, this story isn't even about the gameplay anymore anyway. So in short, I'd still like the story to stand on its own, and to be readable as a story for a long time to come! As long as I'm around to pay my hosting fees! ;)
So I have a few questions for you (mostly for people who *haven't* followed the story from the beginning):
- When you first started reading, how did you catch up on the story? Did you use the "newer post" links on the bottom? (Those are kind of hard to see, underneath the comments like they are.) Or did you use the story links on the round page? Did you just drop straight in and read backwards as necessary? Or some other means of catching up?
- As you were catching up, did you read the comments, or did you just skip straight to the next story?
- Are the round pages useful at all?
- Do you think a new reader would prefer a "next chapter" link in a more obvious place, like at the end of the post, before the comments? (OMG, that would be a lot of work, lol! But I would do it if I knew people would actually use them.)
- If you were just reading for story, did you find the gameplay notes, author's notes, or outtakes annoying or cluttery? And if so, how did you navigate around them?
And finally - do you think it's easy enough for a new reader to navigate through this story? And is there anything I can do to make it easier?
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