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Forum: Sims 2 21st Mar 2013, 10:06 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,119
Posted By SimMegaptera
I've just started playing them myself for the...

I've just started playing them myself for the sake of variety. I have a little girl who lives in a big creepy house with her grandparents, and I figured the grandparents should be creepy too. Now...
Forum: Sims 2 21st Mar 2013, 2:05 PM
Replies: 24,977
Views: 1,287,128
Posted By SimMegaptera
You could also turn off aging when you're using...

You could also turn off aging when you're using your test family. Or use a mod to age them down repeatedly -- SimBlender has a "reset max days" option. If your dog is an elder that option would...
Forum: Sims 2 21st Mar 2013, 5:10 AM
Replies: 24,977
Views: 1,287,128
Posted By SimMegaptera
I know that the appearance changes when I move in...

I know that the appearance changes when I move in in or outside, yeah. I was hoping that somehow the urn/stone was moved automatically to a graveyard if the family moved out and "sold" all their...
Forum: Sims 2 21st Mar 2013, 3:20 AM
Replies: 24,977
Views: 1,287,128
Posted By SimMegaptera
If a family has a stone or urn on their lot and...

If a family has a stone or urn on their lot and they move out, does the grave get deleted in this corruption-causing way?
Forum: Sims 2 19th Mar 2013, 2:40 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 6,287
Posted By SimMegaptera
Oh man, I totally need to have a nighttime-only...

Oh man, I totally need to have a nighttime-only restaurant staffed by vampires.
Forum: Closed Contests 19th Mar 2013, 1:54 AM
Replies: 802
Views: 98,250
Posted By SimMegaptera
Regarding screencaps: I'm using GIMP, with TS2 in...

Regarding screencaps: I'm using GIMP, with TS2 in windowed mode. In camera mode I can't leave the TS2 screen and have the POV stay the same, so here are my steps.

1) In GIMP's File menu there's an...
Forum: Closed Contests 18th Mar 2013, 11:26 PM
Replies: 802
Views: 98,250
Posted By SimMegaptera
Villa di Toscana

Here's my application. I turned it into a little Italian villa like the one I stayed in outside of Siena a few years ago. Aside from the fact that it has two storeys.

1. Stucco, terra cotta roof,...
Forum: Sims 2 18th Mar 2013, 8:42 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 10,881
Posted By SimMegaptera
I've never had anyone able to stop panicking long...

I've never had anyone able to stop panicking long enough to put a fire out. I'll check out the Pescado mod, though. I haven't done historical hoods in that much depth that I want them to avoid fire...
Forum: Sims 2 18th Mar 2013, 8:30 PM
Replies: 9,068
Views: 688,043
Posted By SimMegaptera
@ansleon, Nouk here at MTS has the most gorgeous...

@ansleon, Nouk here at MTS has the most gorgeous hair for black women. https://www.modthesims.info/member.php?u=23182
Forum: Sims 2 18th Mar 2013, 8:27 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,447
Posted By SimMegaptera
I like the scenery, it's a change from the...

I like the scenery, it's a change from the regular town. I haven't yet been able to take advantage of all the different unique vacation things. One of my poorer sims went digging for treasure in her...
Forum: Sims 2 18th Mar 2013, 12:32 AM
Replies: 15,460
Views: 1,373,813
Posted By SimMegaptera
Further to the mousewheel discussion -- I had to...

Further to the mousewheel discussion -- I had to google it but I rediscovered camera mode. Hit Tab and you'll get the camera-snapshot interface. Use the mouse to rotate the view and use Q/E, A/D, and...
Forum: Walls and Floors 17th Mar 2013, 7:52 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 23,236
Posted By SimMegaptera
I loooooove tin stamped ceilings. <3 These are...

I loooooove tin stamped ceilings. <3 These are so perfect.
Forum: Sims 2 17th Mar 2013, 4:32 PM
Replies: 24,977
Views: 1,287,128
Posted By SimMegaptera
I have the sneaky feeling that deleting the...

I have the sneaky feeling that deleting the burglar would corrupt something. But I find that the burglar alarm really does the trick -- as soon as he steps into the house the thing goes off and the...
Forum: Sims 2 17th Mar 2013, 4:30 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 9,118
Posted By SimMegaptera
DITTO. Sunbee, can you please make a post showing...

DITTO. Sunbee, can you please make a post showing some of your secret rooms?

The closest I've got to a secret room was that I used the swiveling bookshelf as the only door to a room that held...
Forum: Decorative 17th Mar 2013, 5:33 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,968
Posted By SimMegaptera
Pecorino! Thanks for having an Italian one, I...

Pecorino! Thanks for having an Italian one, I need it for a kitchen I'm doing. :)
Forum: Closed Contests 17th Mar 2013, 2:02 AM
Replies: 802
Views: 98,250
Posted By SimMegaptera
So I'm a little confused about how many houses a...

So I'm a little confused about how many houses a person will be doing in the course of this contest. We do a generic house first, followed by the four specific families' houses, one for each round?...
Forum: Sims 2 17th Mar 2013, 1:30 AM
Replies: 15,460
Views: 1,373,813
Posted By SimMegaptera
Heh, I bought the Percivals a cash register for...

Heh, I bought the Percivals a cash register for their home business and it spawned a cashier. o.o I couldn't seem to dismiss her. Persephone (the business owner) could only talk or shoo her, and...
Forum: Sims 2 16th Mar 2013, 9:13 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 9,118
Posted By SimMegaptera
Strength: resident-friendly layouts. I can make...

Strength: resident-friendly layouts. I can make huge houses or tiny ones, with lots of people or just a few, and not have people spending too much time getting from one place to another or too many...
Forum: Sims 2 16th Mar 2013, 2:53 PM
Replies: 9,068
Views: 688,043
Posted By SimMegaptera
The last Ottomas baby has been born. (THE LAST,...

The last Ottomas baby has been born. (THE LAST, says Sam.) Even though the other four still-at-home kids are in school all day and Peter's at work, Sam's enjoying looking after little Garth because...
Forum: Sims 2 16th Mar 2013, 2:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,930
Posted By SimMegaptera
True, true... I didn't change them radically,...

True, true... I didn't change them radically, just moved a few things around, but I'll see how they turn out as adults. Ultimately I still want them to have the Ottomas look.
Forum: Sims 2 16th Mar 2013, 4:22 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,930
Posted By SimMegaptera
Genetics talk

I can't find the thread now but someone was talking about how plastic surgerizing a sim's face doesn't affect their genetics. Correct? Or only sometimes?

I'm thinking about getting the Ottomas twins...
Forum: Sims 2 16th Mar 2013, 12:32 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,062
Posted By SimMegaptera
Amazon, not Ebay, because you'll be less likely...

Amazon, not Ebay, because you'll be less likely to get ripped discs.
Forum: Sims 2 15th Mar 2013, 3:40 PM
Replies: 9,068
Views: 688,043
Posted By SimMegaptera
Chaos rules in the Ottomas household. I forgot...

Chaos rules in the Ottomas household.

I forgot that I'd left them in such bad shape the last time I played. Samantha was hungry and filthy and fun-deprived from taking care of the twin toddlers,...
Forum: Sims 2 Where can I find...? 14th Mar 2013, 7:02 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 870
Posted By SimMegaptera
... Why did I never figure that one out for...

... Why did I never figure that one out for myself? Thanks. :)
Forum: Sims 2 14th Mar 2013, 2:10 PM
Replies: 1,432
Views: 211,514
Posted By SimMegaptera
Nice. I don't plan to leave the dorm empty, I'm...

Nice. I don't plan to leave the dorm empty, I'm making a point of always having playables in it. There are six there right now, two of my families' kids (Noah and David) and two created students...
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