Waffle

[dicreasy2]

Yeah I feel like waffling on about what I've been doing in game lately, so bear with me.

Where to start?  Well I guess the first thing I've been doing is faffing.  I've got a few things I want to do with regards to downtown.  For ease I used the normal downtown template when I rebuilt, and although I've altered a few lots, I've not really done much there at all.  I'm getting fed up with going to the same community lots so I'm working on making the other lots fit into the era.  I'm also working on the look of downtown as a whole.  My idea is that this is Simdon, the major city so I'm rearranging it all to look like a city.  I've also built the first of several facade lots which will hopefully give the impression of a busy and crowded city. 

One of the big things I've been doing with all lots is replacing the ceilings.  For months I've been using JG White's ceiling tiles, but with AL and the new ceiling feature, I've extracted the textures for the tiles I use most often and made them into floors using Homecrafter.  I'm now putting in these ceilings.  There's some clipping of curtain meshes, but the colours are lighter and they are easy to place, so It's not that bad a task actually.

I've also been doing some research on the Bastardy Laws of the nineteenth century as preparation for part of my plan for Joe.  To me they are fascinating because they say so much about society's attitudes at the time, especially since they seem to have been aimed at the poor and not the rich.  For example as part of the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 all responsibility for bringing up the child, financially or otherwise, was placed on the mother.  Partly this was because the Act was passed to decrease the amount of money the rich were paying in poor relief and so by removing the father from the equation and placing all blame on the mother the theory was the shame would reduce the number of illegitimate children and thus the amount of money paid out. Partly is was because both the mother and child were thought of as being morally deficient, the father not so much.  This is why I'm afraid that Joe's parents probably won't want to get to know their grandchildren.  I see Maria as a Hyacinth Bucket, always trying to move up socially, and so she would not be happy that a 'little slut' had given birth to Joe's bastard children.  What can I say?  She's a bitch and I think you can see why Joe was motivated to act as he did trying to make a good marriage.  She's great to have in the story in order to explain some things, but I don't like her as a character very much.

Speaking of Joe's punishment I want to see if I can get some of the short term bits done this weekend. It should be fun to do, but I do need to build something for part of it

The urge to open up PSP and do some mucking about has also struck me.  As you can see I've made a new avi for here and Boolprop.  Actually I've made several for here:

    

I've got plans to make more once I find the pictures I want.  Oh and I've made my new banner for Boolprop.  I'll put it up once I've uploaded the first chapter with Eddie at the helm.

 

The thing I've been doing most of though is just playing.  I've finished the rotation in the main house, and I have to say that Eddie is a fantastic father.



This picture just makes me squee.  Beth and William are also fantastic grandparents.  I've caught Beth tucking Bertie in and William is always the first one there to feed him or change his nappy.  I know I shouldn't be surprised, but it is so nice to see.  As for Marielle...well she was the worst pregnant sim ever and she is the worst mother I've had in game too.  I know Bertie isn't very old, but she has not been in contact with him since he was born.  Honestly, she has not even walked into the nursery, she'd rather play the piano or read.  Now part of me is doing a dance of joy about this because it is as if she has read the script and is on the same page as me.  The other part would quite like her to at least make the effort.  Especially since she will soon have two kiddies.   Ho hum.

Another picture that makes me squee is this one:



Totally autonomous whilst they were visitors.  They are so happy, I love it.  I just need to shoot a few scenes with these two and then I will have everything I need for the next update.  I'm still thinking about doing a recap chapter first though, so I've got plenty of time to get what I need.  I was rather sad to finish this rotation in the main house since the next couple of rotations I've got to get plotty and start putting things into motion.  This one was nice and relaxing: just playing and getting the next generation on its way.

With the main house hold done I popped over to the Skinners where Harold and Emmy got old, and their youngest left for uni, before going to the Harrisons.

I'm thinking about putting up pictures of Theo and Doc's honeymoon here, because I doubt they will all make the update and I have some beautiful or funny ones I want to share.



Once they were back a sad event did occur.  Thomas didn't get to meet his great grandchildren I'm afraid.  I did think about speeding up Doc's pregnancy to get round this, but the Harrison houshold is one of the ones I play the full 5 days in rather than using InSim to change the ages, and I like the fact the twins are the same age exactly as Bertie.

SimNerd gave birth to two boys Andrew:



and Peter:



It looks like the tattoo skin lives on and I can't wait to see the boys grow up.

The last family whose rotation I've finished is Charlotta's.  Elle moved back from the Acadamie and married Joshua Ruben. 



As you can see the gardener managed to change into her formal wear but Elle's mother didn't.  It's  a good job I love Charlotta.

A few days later Elle gave birth to Helen.  I did try to upload a picture, but Photobucket now keeps crashing Firefox, and all babies look alike, so I'll just tell you that she has black hair, brown eyes and S3 skin.  I cannot wait to play the next rotation when these babies, and probably more that aren't even born yet, will grow up

I'm now playing Anne's house and I do have a ways to go, but this rotation is going well.  Not sure when the next update will be, I want to get this rotation done and Joe's ST punishment finished too before the next proper chapter.  If I do a recap then that might be out sooner.  I will probabaly keep you up to date with what's going on here though.

Comments

[dicreasy.livejournal.com]

Yeah Eddie is just fantastic. The more I play him, the more I love him. It's the opposite with Marielle. She has not rolled a single want for Eddie since they got married.

Thanks. I knew you would like the Eddie one, and I actually can't wait to get to use the new banner.