something i noted and probably should have mentioned in the plugin post: when using the new post format, images that link to lightboxes are not actually inside link tags and because of it can’t be normally highlighted with default keyboard navigation.
edit(14/11/2018): i contacted them and they’re passing it along to the engineers so a fix should arrive in the near future
So my computer died dead 8) a new one is on its way within a wewk, but OW my wallet hurt. So. When I get the new one I’ll finally get around to start up more outlet of physical fanart&art pieces. Of which I have kilograms of by now. Prices depend on level of arting, ranging from 20-300sek plus shipping. If you know of pieces you’ll want your hands on, I’m amenable to put tabs on things already on beforehand.
Observe, gift art is reserved for the giftee, for the price of shipping, unless they told me otherwise.
If you missed out on backing the Year Four Kickstarter, don’t worry—Madisonwill be available for purchase in my DFTBA store and as a PDF when we’re done with fulfillment later this year.
Madison is a nsfw zine-length comic about Jack and Bitty’s first summer dating.
Hello, hi! I know I said I was going to have a new system set up for Twitch stream headshot requests tonight–a kind of waitlist system where people can sign up for a stream night a little in advance and I select from the list in order of people who have had fewest headshots drawn in the past, just to make sure newcomers get a chance–buuuut in spite of my best efforts, I have failed to do that in time. It’s getting there! But it is not ready for this stream. Sorry guys!
For tonight’s stream, I’ll do things the same as always, but going forward, we’ll be switching KO-FI REQUESTS ONLY to a new system (no change to Twitch sub requests or stream points requests!). I’ll post about it soon, thank you for your patience!
Anyone else having tablet issues because of the Windows update, or know how to fix it?
whether my tablet wants to work or not is seemingly chosen at random. Sometimes it’s fine, sometimes it does nothing despite the light registering that it’s on
I’ve been trying to work on commission and print stuff for weeks now but my tablet it being a huge pain. It’s a new tablet, too! I’ve only had it a few months.
for a limited time, like… until midnight 4/10 pt, feel free to send in some art-request asks. specifically of like, scenes or expressions or something; im trying to get used to drawing quick sketches again.
and for simple sake gonna limit it to just AUs I’ve interreacted/am familiar with, so: Cthulhu, Speakeasy, Flower Shop, Slime Rancher, Forrest Critter, Aquarium, Escape.
Things have been looking “wrong”, different, since I started messing with ts2 again recently. Couldn’t put my finger on what was different but there was definitely something. Went through all the troubleshooting, started to think something must have changed with my WINE profile again… Turns out my userstartup.cheat must have got overwritten at some point. No idea why! But everything is back to normal and long live uintProp lotSkirtSizeIncrease 120!
One day I will actually play rather than just finding more problems to fix.
First time I’ve opened the game in months…. And it’s not working again. It was working flawlessly last time I touched it!!! This is why I never actually get around to playing this stupid game .
(Also, hi, guys)
Oh it’s working now! And it only took me a day, haha. It seems that I’m getting better at this. And fixed the shadows again by switching @simnopke shadow fix to the “misty” one. No idea why that’s changed and I suddenly need a different mod but there were go.
First time I’ve opened the game in months…. And it’s not working again. It was working flawlessly last time I touched it!!! This is why I never actually get around to playing this stupid game .
MY SMOOTH EDGES ARE BACK! The Lutris developer and I spent practically the whole afternoon reinstalling and messing with it, but they are back and it’s beautiful!! He also says he’s found 2 bugs with Lutris while helping me, so now I don’t feel so guilty about wasting so much of his time haha.
Sorry, more troubleshooting. But I am completely lost and have no idea what else to try. Has anyone ever had smooth edges one moment and then experienced them randomly disappearing out of nowhere, when everything indicates they should be there?
I was so close to being ready to play. For a well over a month, smooth edges worked perfectly and I have no idea what suddenly caused them to stop working. I had changed nothing about my system the day they disappeared as far as I can tell. The setting is not greyed out, but if I drag the slider to “low” it looks exactly the same as “more”. I’ve tried multiple different Graphics Rules (which wouldn’t have made sense if that had been it anyway anyway, because the Graphics Rules I was using worked for over a month?), cheats in my usercheats, being in contact with the Lutris developer and trying different Linux stuff/wine prefixes, but he’s convinced it has to be do with the game settings itself, because according to everything else it should be working.
Sorry, everyone, I have another “is this normal for ts2, a 2004 game, or is this another Linux graphic glitch” question! Can anyone running ts2 on Windows (10, 8, 7, I don’t think it matters) check if their neighbourhood mountains in Riverblossom Hills look like this in snow if using the “uintProp lotSkirtSizeIncrease 120″ cheat in your usercheat.startup. I’ve tested in multiple households (Roth, for example) and this is how they look to me. Thank you! :)
Pictures below cut (and yes my smooth edges are broken in the second photo…they were working a day ago but they’re gone again now oops!) :
Look who got the Hack Conflict Detection Utility working, finally!! Yet again, Me/Linux 1, Windoze 0. Apparently, I was missing a wine/Windows dependency (wow, they are never ending).
I’m sad that Romantic Standards seems to conflict with Same Sex Marriage though :’(
Now if I can just get sims2packs to open in Clean Installer, I’ll be sorted.
Has anyone ever had this problem with snow before? Just opened Riverblossom Hills and tried out snow for the first time and thought nope that’s not right. Lot view snow is absolutely perfect, outside the lot boundary is obviously not… It may be just one of those things I have to live with playing on a Linux installation (the other one being slightly funky reflections), but thought I’d check if it’s not something else that may or may not be an easy fix.
Had a response from the Lutris developer and he has this problem too and is currently looking for a solution. Great news because it means it’s not something I broke!! If he can’t find a solution (I have faith he will though…he seems to be a bit of a magician!) then I’m happy to play without winter/snow. Everything else runs like a dream!
I have successfuly installed The Sims 2 on my Linux laptop and got it fully working. An absolute miracle. I really just thought I was purposely wasting time and hadn’t really considered the possibility that it might actually work! It seems to be running smoothly and looks fine, although I am going to be very, very slowly adding in CC and play testing it properly, because I really don’t know if the game on Linux can handle heavy CC. Who knows, maybe I’ll be surprised again? And if not, maybe it’ll be good for me to go low CC.
I have also got Body Shop fully working, despite the creator of the Linux script apparently not knowing of its existence, and it also seems to be working, apart from an apparent glitch with the (original maxis) skintones not matching the head and body entirely. Some googling seems to suggest this a common glitch on Mac systems and some people fix it entirely by using custom skins, so maybe it won’t be problem when I put some defaults in.
The Compressorizor is also installed and working fine!
I have changed my blog theme (just spent way longer on this than I’d care to admit haha) and I have reogranised my tags page yet again. I seem to do this everytime I come back from a break.
Finally, I’ve created a new sideblog imi-reblogged for inspiration and CC finds, because the pinterest account I was using has become such a mess and I think I need the proper tagging system of tumblr. It’s not properly set up yet (still tweaking the theme!), but if you start seeing this account reblogging your stuff, now you know it’s me! I’m also going to try and keep this new resources page properly updated with what I actually have in my downloads folder (especially as I think I need to not let it grow too much, at least until I know if Linux can handle it).
What I hope to do next:
Install and get fully working CEP, Scriptorium, SimPE (oh boy, that could be fun), Sims2Pack Clean Installer, Mootilda’s Hood Checker.
Decide on my defaults. Especially important if I’m going to keep my Downloads folder small. I have so many favourite maxis match skin and eye sets that I can’t decide between and I think I need to go in game to compare. I am also so freaking excited that I now have the opportunity to have a tidy Hair folder. In my old downloads folder, I had about a million different maxis match textures in there with the odd non-maxis match texture getting lost in there too, but this time I will use one texture and it will Poppet’s V2 and it will all match and it will be beautiful.
Work out what basic mods I need to stop hood corruption etc.
Download and get camera and lighting mods fully working (so excited about the new lighting mods I have yet to try and fingers crossed they work in Linux!)
Actually play-test for a long period time, not just the few minutes here and there like I have been doing up to now, plus test each bit of CC after adding it to my downloads folder (because, again, unsupported operating system that not many people have tested…).
Some days, I actually feel like I have enough energy to start up my game and play (or maybe I don’t but I can’t help thinking I’d like to try it) but then I never do it.
And this is why:
185 pins currently on my to download Pinterest board! I see that number and my motivation dies. So I continue to lurk. And because I continue to lurk, that number keeps growing. It’s a never-ending cycle… Beginning to think I should try a CC-free (or CC-lite, I guess) save to try and get past this. But honestly I don’t think I’d ever do that .
Those days when you just miss playing the sims so badly, but can’t play the sims because it is as exhausting as hell, and I need to conserve energy so I can function to a minimal level, which I struggle to do most days even without playing any sims. One day, when I’ve got over this hurdle, I will have the energy that I can do more than one thing I enjoy in a day .
I just miss you, beautiful game . So I will continue to live vicariously through others’ games…
So, honestly, 2017 has not been the greatest of years for me personally. Those of you I’m following have probably noticed my lurking, as I like a million of your posts, even though I’m not posting at all myself right now. I do open ts2 every time I feel like it and am able to, but I’ve honestly not had the energy to complete any of my unfinished projects (including simply decorating my legacy house oops).
BUT, even when I feel completely wiped out, just opening the tumblr app on my phone and scrolling through all your posts cheers me up so much. I am so grateful this community is still here after all these years, for all the sims games but particurly ts2 (a game that’s over 10 years old, may I add!). It’s amazing that CC creators are still adding to and improving the game, and that so many players are still being inspired to play. I never expected this game to have such longevity and I love it! :’) I just wanted to thank you for contining to share your beautiful games.
Hopefully, I’ll perk up soon and get a chance to explore more of the game myself, but until then I’ll still be here lurking and enjoying everyone else’s games. Keep simming, guys!
Figured this gives me something to post… I haven’t opened ts2 since my queue last ran out oops. But I promised myself, when I reinstalled the game, that I wasn’t going to put any pressure on myself to play or post regularly, especially with my current health issues. I definitely enjoy the game more taking it at a slower pace. Also, I’m really enjoying simply lurking my dash again and seeing all your lovely games! So thank you for that, guys.
Also, today is my birthday! I’m alone most of today and just trying to rest up, as this evening I’m going out for a meal with my family. This is actually the first time I’ve done any “activity” in the evening since before Christmas, because of how my condition works. I have most energy first thing in the morning, and then that energy rapidly evaporates as the day goes on. Sometimes I’m completely immobile by evening, even if I was good when I first woke up ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. So I’ve been slightly nervous about today for that reason, but of course I want to make the most of today and I’ve been doing better with pacing etc. recently so hopefully it’ll be fine. My family understands anyway. If I’m unconscious by the end of the meal, they won’t hold it against me.
OK, enough of that and onto the meme.
1) Rules: Tag 9 people who you would like to know better.
I have no clue who hasn’t been tagged yet haha. So feel free to ignore especially if you’ve already been tagged.
Relationship Status:single Last Song I Listened To: Flaws by Litany Last Book Read/Listened To: Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan by Ruth Gilligan (highly recommended, guys!) Favorite Color: blue Top Three Shows: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (great mini-series adaptation of one of my favourite books! Just received the dvd as a bday present, so going to rewatch it soon), The Bridge (Swedish/Danish crime series), Broadchurch (I was super late on this one, only just watched series 1 and 2 before the last series. Loved it!) Top Three Characters: I’m sure there are others but right now - Iris from Margaret Atwood’s The Blind Assassin (recently re-read this, so that’s why she came to mind so quickly!), Ellie from Broadchurch (going to miss her so much now the show is over *sobs*), Harry from, well, Harry Potter heheh Top Three Ships: eh, I don’t really know? I never really “ship” characters (and especially not real people, yuck haha). Some recent fictional romantic relationships that I liked then: Hoonie/Yangjin from Pachinko (the book I’m currently reading and actually most of the couples so far I really like), Laura and Kit from Erin Kelly’s He Said/She Said.. can’t think of any others right now!
2) Rules: BOLD the statements that are true for you!
APPEARANCE: I am 5'7" or taller I wear glasses I have at least one tattoo I have at least one piercing I have blonde hair I have brown eyes I have short hair My abs are at least somewhat defined I have or have had braces
PERSONALITY: I love meeting new people People tell me that I’m funny Helping others with their problems is a big priority for me I enjoy physical challenges I enjoy mental challenges I’m playfully rude with people I know well I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it There is something I would change about my personality
ABILITY: I can sing well I can play an instrument I can do over 30 pushups without stopping I’m a fast runner I can draw well I have a good memory (well I do usually, not with my current health issues though..) I’m good at doing math in my head I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute I have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling I know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch I know how to throw a proper punch
HOBBIES: I enjoy playing sports I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else I have learned a new song in the past week I work out at least once a week (depends what we’re counting as a “work out” but yeah haha) I’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months I have drawn something in the past month I enjoy writing FANDOMS ARE MY #1 PASSION I do or have done martial arts
EXPERIENCES: I have had my first kiss I have had alcohol I have scored the winning goal in a sports game I have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting I have been at an overnight event I have been in a taxi I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year I have beaten a video game in one day I have visited another country I have been to one of my favorite band’s concerts
RELATIONSHIPS: I’m in a relationship I have a crush on a celebrity I have a crush on someone I know I have been in at least 3 relationships I have never been in a relationship I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them I get crushes easily I have had a crush on someone for over a year I have been in a relationship for at least a year I have had feelings for a friend
MY LIFE: I have at least one person I consider a “best friend” I live close to my school My parents are still together I have at least one sibling I live in the united states There is snow right now where I live I have hung out with a friend in the past month I have a smartphone I have at least 15 CD’s I share my room with someone
RANDOM SHIT: I have breakdanced I know a person named Jamie I have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce I have dyed my hair I’m listening to one song on repeat right now I have punched someone in the past week I know someone who has gone to jail
