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Forum: Sims 2 8th Dec 2013, 5:26 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,137
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
Right now, my only neighbourhood with a...

Right now, my only neighbourhood with a non-predetermined story is my medieval neighbourhood, and I've tried to ensure that marriages and romance there reflect what marriage and romance were in the...
Forum: Sims 2 27th May 2013, 4:54 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 13,164
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
In my medieval neighbourhood, I tend to change...

In my medieval neighbourhood, I tend to change hair at the transition from teen-adult. Men tend to have the same hairstyle until they turn into adults and then it's off to the mirror to decide...
Forum: Sims 2 16th Feb 2013, 9:48 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,136
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
Oh, nothing from real life, but in the course of...

Oh, nothing from real life, but in the course of recreating plots from various book series (particularly Wicked and Harry Potter) I've gone as far back as three generations from the current canonical...
Forum: Sims 2 17th Dec 2012, 1:23 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 7,937
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
My pregnant Sims are never in any danger of...

My pregnant Sims are never in any danger of dying--it's miscarriage (thanks to Inteen) that's the real danger, and that can happen when their energy or hunger are low. I've noticed that some Sims...
Forum: Sims 2 17th Oct 2012, 6:09 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 6,081
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
Sims' preferences are fluid and they will do...

Sims' preferences are fluid and they will do whatever you tell them to; to my knowledge, the only thing affected by gender preference in a vanilla game is the attraction bolts. If you wanted to, it...
Forum: Sims 2 28th Aug 2012, 6:13 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 15,679
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
I have ACR, and when my Sims age up to Teen, I...

I have ACR, and when my Sims age up to Teen, I roll a die to set their Ideal Family Size. Obviously the limit is 6. Since it's a medieval neighbourhood and every family I play is a noble, they all...
Forum: Sims 2 13th Aug 2012, 1:06 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 9,896
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
These are my top noble families in my medieval...

These are my top noble families in my medieval neighbourhood (there are four other noble families beneath these):

http://www.mytribe101.com/crest/cache/xxzBq4NkZluL0VZcEyr3TQ.jpg

House Devon, the...
Forum: Sims 2 20th Jun 2012, 11:39 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,456
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
I try to give every Sim a distinguishing feature...

I try to give every Sim a distinguishing feature or facial structure, shared by all of their relatives. That way, mixing two families produces interesting results, and I get to see which families'...
Forum: Sims 2 18th Jun 2012, 6:18 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 16,058
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
Unless I'm playing out (Simming out?) some sort...

Unless I'm playing out (Simming out?) some sort of fiction remake that calls for certain characters to have daughters or sons, I let the game give me what it gives me. This leads to interesting...
Forum: Sims 2 13th Jun 2012, 7:09 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,717
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
I have strict rotations, but I only like to play...

I have strict rotations, but I only like to play one child from each family. I keep the heir in his/her family's house, and if I can't marry their siblings into other families, I'll put said siblings...
Forum: Sims 2 13th May 2012, 8:31 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,562
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
If you have Nightlife, subfolders work like a...

If you have Nightlife, subfolders work like a charm for this. I have a "medieval" subfolder that goes in when I want to play Rivervale, my medieval neighbourhood, and comes out whenever I want to...
Forum: Sims 2 Help 30th Apr 2012, 5:41 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 8,061
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
I don't think the age of the card matters. My...

I don't think the age of the card matters. My NVIDIA card is newer than Sims 2, but it runs the game (by default) on high settings with smooth edges.
Forum: Sims 2 29th Apr 2012, 12:14 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,247
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
When I built my Potterverse, I found it was much...

When I built my Potterverse, I found it was much more straightforward to download the individual lots from those collections and construct the neighborhoods fresh from them. I have one big central...
Forum: Sims 2 1st Jan 2012, 2:52 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 32,471
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
I used to have a limit of 1 per family per...

I used to have a limit of 1 per family per generation, so that the single child could inherit the family home and I didn't have a ton of families to go through.

However, now I'm playing a medieval...
Forum: Archive 28th Nov 2011, 5:49 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,486
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
The budget is $1,000, and no more. I'm not a...

The budget is $1,000, and no more.

I'm not a completist for Sims 3, really, and I'd be perfectly happy with a laptop that could play Sims 2 and the EPs I have for that on high and work well. Sims 3...
Forum: Archive 23rd Nov 2011, 5:40 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,486
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
ASUS N53SV-B1--a good choice?

Hi guys,

I'm about to make the switch from a Mac to a Windows laptop so that I can play games again. I really like the Mac for internet purposes, but I desperately miss my games (especially the...
Forum: Residential 20th Nov 2011, 4:03 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 28,280
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
Hi Steph, This lot is lovely! Thank you for...

Hi Steph,

This lot is lovely! Thank you for offering it to us. I have one question, though: I have all of the expansion packs except for Bon Voyage. If I download this and run the Clean Installer on...
Forum: Sims 2 28th Jul 2011, 5:47 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,813
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
I don't know about scariest, but the most...

I don't know about scariest, but the most annoying one for me occurred when my Young Adult Sim came home from her first final exam and wouldn't move. Actions appeared in her action bar when directed...
Forum: Sims 2 14th Jun 2011, 3:26 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,901
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
@AlexandraSpears-- I used agesimscheat, which I...

@AlexandraSpears-- I used agesimscheat, which I imagine is much the same as boolpropping, and yep, they ended up with an F. Not a massive deal for teens, but for kids, well...
Forum: Sims 2 11th Jun 2011, 10:08 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,901
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
1. I'm almost certain that you have to install...

1. I'm almost certain that you have to install the game before Windows will recognize the Program Files for it.

2. In my experience, aging Sims down from Adult to Teen sets their grade to F....
Forum: Sims 2 8th Jun 2011, 6:40 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 29,001
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
In my in-game marriages, Sims take whichever name...

In my in-game marriages, Sims take whichever name I prefer. For example, if Victoire Weasley and Teddy Lupin get married one day, they'll probably end up being the Lupins; however, Jackie Smith and...
Forum: Sims 2 10th Feb 2011, 5:22 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 10,381
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
I have a basic neighborhood, called Random, that...

I have a basic neighborhood, called Random, that houses all of the Sims that suit my fancy, with various themes for each family (or sets of families, if their stories are interconnected). However,...
Forum: Sims 2 8th Feb 2011, 12:14 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,412
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
I always use premade or downloaded houses (I've...

I always use premade or downloaded houses (I've only built two houses and an apartment complex from scratch, and while I'm pleased with all three, they take up too much time) for my Sims. In the...
Forum: Sims 2 5th Feb 2011, 11:01 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,528
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
I think that mixes of extreme facial features can...

I think that mixes of extreme facial features can cause those bizarre faces you're getting. Also, downloaded Sims--especially "celebrity" Sims--seem to be more prone to giving birth to monsters than...
Forum: Sims 2 4th Feb 2011, 11:55 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 8,713
Posted By HaunterMooneyes
Ah, yes, I had forgotten about babies and...

Ah, yes, I had forgotten about babies and toddlers; I have Inge's hack to stop them waking up, so I forgot that they tend to do that...
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