Play Style: The Nitty Gritty
syberspunk:
Quote from: Hecubus on 2007 July 18, 01:01:49
Invisigoth and I were talking this evening about play style...and we realized that this discussion would make an interesting topic. Now IG suggested I start the thread, although, as she says, "since it was my idea I want you to credit me and never post it on the exchange or a paysite. And also no changing my idea, recoloring, alpha edits...And you must link back to my profile whenever you mention this idea to anyone. Including IRL."
Foul! I cry! Scoundrel! Sheister! Where is the link to Invisigoth's profile? :P
Quote from: Hecubus on 2007 July 18, 01:01:49
So with that in mind....
How do you play? Please include details such as:
- are you more into building lots, decorating lots, creating sims, or playing families?
Well... seeing as I suck at building, and I did not get the decorating gay gene ;) I prefer playing more so than creating. I'm pretty crappy at the creating aspect. I suppose I am more into the game modding and playing aspect. Modding only because it affects my playing. I will play for a while, and if I notice something that annoys me, which seems to be quite often, I will attempt to figure out if there is a way to change it (assuming that a mod already doesn't exist to fix the things I have issues with).
Quote from: Hecubus on 2007 July 18, 01:01:49
- lots: do you play highly decorated, with walls up/cutaway, with a focus on 'whoever has the most toys wins"? Or do you play barely decorated, walls down, with a focus on interractions/spawning?
As Pes says, a bit of column A, a bit of column B. I focus mostly on the "stories" I'm trying to tell. Not that I'm actually doing stories per se, since that requires effort. In my main game, I have pretty much re-created my family, and added my close friends, and some of my sister's friends, and maybe a few friends of friends. I play them, mostly trying to re-create their real life stories in game, as best as I can. But of course, if certain things happen differently, like say... due to ACR or what not, well that's just how the game goes. Hehe. :D
I probably mostly focus on the interactions, and I play really, really, really... slooooooooooooooowwwwly. So... in my game, I have pretty much only had one in-game birth so far. I have yet to even get past the 1st/2nd generation of sims. :P
Lots/houses tend to get decorated on the fly, as a sim earns money, and/or rolls up wants for objects. I try to make things as aesthetically pleasing as possible, but I tend to let sim's wants overrun everything else, including good taste :P for the sake of fulfilling wants. Needless to say, Fortune sims tend to have the ugliest houses ever, cuz their lots tend to end up full of a lot of crap. ::)
Quote from: Hecubus on 2007 July 18, 01:01:49
- is genetics your thing? Do you like watching spawns, and spawns of spawns for how they turn out? Or do you barely get through one generation before you're off to the next family?
It might be... if I ever get around to the next generation. Probably the latter... but not necessarily cuz I intentionally play tons of families due to boredom. Rather, it's cause I put so many sims of my own, in addition to all the Maxis EA playables (which I have yet to even play :P), that I am kind of forced to play sims households for a certain length of time, so I can get my game to have some kind of resemblance to IRL.
Quote from: Hecubus on 2007 July 18, 01:01:49
- do you build lots of hoods, or have you been playing one or two hoods forever?
If by 'hood, you mean complete Neighborhood, including all attached sub-hoods, then it would be the latter. I am overwhelmed by the number of playable sims I have in my game as it is. And thanks to SaraMK's templates, I have a combined Pleasantview with Strangetown and Veronaville sub-hoods. I have plans to further add Riverblossom Hills to my main game as well. But I have no plans of ever creating a custom 'hood. Again, that requires creativity that I apparently seem to be lacking. :P I am even considering adding cwykes other custom hoods as subhoods, just cause I like the idea of having sims with pre-built history.
Quote from: Hecubus on 2007 July 18, 01:01:49
- in terms of what your sims do: are you into relationships and interractions, or are you more into how they skill and climb the corporate ladders?
Again, a bit of column A and a bit of column B. I am mostly a benevolent sim-god/oversoul whatever you wanna call it. I have a tendency, for the most part, to want to see my sims "happy" and thus, I tend to fulfill their Wants as best as possible, and attempt to achieve their respective LTWs, as long as they fall in line with my overall "master" plan, whatever that may be. lol. :D Still figuring things out as I go, but some sims already have their fates pre-determined (death for some, asp failure for some, long life and happiness for others), while some sims lives are pretty much "controlled" by their wants. Ask and they shall receive.
Quote from: Hecubus on 2007 July 18, 01:01:49
- do you play lots of community lots, or are your sims homebodies?
Mostly homebodies, but in some cases, I will have sims go to comm lots for dates, shopping, if their wants revolve around comm lotty type things, or if by whim I just feel like it.
Quote from: Hecubus on 2007 July 18, 01:01:49
-city/country/suburban?
I suppose I have all in my game, depending on how you classify the different 'hoods (Pleasantview, Strangetown, Veronaville, Bluewater Village, and Downtown). If I had a preference, it would probably be Downtown/city, just cause I live in one.
Quote from: Hecubus on 2007 July 18, 01:01:49
- do you do themes? (aliens, medieval, Victorian)
Nope. Too much effort. :P
Quote from: Hecubus on 2007 July 18, 01:01:49
- do you play with pets?
Yep. I have a few. Thus far, only three households have pets. Two have dogs and a Uni lot has a parrot. I have Maxis EA playables with pets, but I have yet to get around to playing them.
Quote from: Hecubus on 2007 July 18, 01:01:49
- do you do the vamp/werewolf/alien/zombie thing, or are you more a 'real person' player?
I like 'em all. I have made a couple of townie zombies. I have yet to get a vamp, wolf, or play an alien yet. But I have no qualms about doing so. It's just a silly game. :D
Quote from: Hecubus on 2007 July 18, 01:01:49
- hacks: do you like to make life simpler or harder? insim? inteen?
A bit of both as well. Ones that make my life simpler, actually playing the game, and ones that make sim life harder for my sims. ;D I do have InSim. I have not yet used InTeen, but I might do it whenever I get around to restarting my legacy-ish game. I originally had a separate account for a legacy challenge-ish type game, where I only used hacks that were essential (fixes for bugs and annoyances), but it was annoying to maintain separate hacks. I may start over again, and use InTeen for a change of pace.
Quote from: Hecubus on 2007 July 18, 01:01:49
-custom content: lots or a little? what do you have the most of?
Little. Clothes mostly. Assuming we do not consider hacks as custom content (otherwise hacks probably outnumber everything else). I used to want better clothing, but now, I don't care so much, since I tend to be a completist and I will buy SPs (but only when they are on sale). And at least with those, I can (almost :P) trust that the meshes and the textures are somewhat up to par with the rest of the game. Even if they might be ugly, at least their won't be other issues (i.e. dresses that don't bend at the knee, visible seams and/or weird bumps, etc.).
Quote from: Hecubus on 2007 July 18, 01:01:49
- and finally, if you share your creations...what do you create?
I do share my hacks. Duh. ;) Other than that, I lack the skills of an artist, and thus, I do not create.
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Quote from: Hecubus on 2007 July 18, 01:01:49
Invisigoth and I were talking this evening about play style...and we realized that this discussion would make an interesting topic. Now IG suggested I start the thread, although, as she says, "since it was my idea I want you to credit me and never post it on the exchange or a paysite. And also no changing my idea, recoloring, alpha edits...And you must link back to my profile whenever you mention this idea to anyone. Including IRL."
OK
Submit :D
- are you more into building lots, decorating lots, creating sims, or playing families?
Alternate between building and playing, I only create or modify sims to fit themes generally. I rarely bother changing clothes once a sim has an outfit for a life stage, although the weather in Seasons has made me a bit more flexible. The exception is the adult stage, they usually get a middle-age make-over half way through, once the kids turn adult. I don't play to the skilling, aspiration, influence or wants much, maybe a general aim for a life-time want, but mostly I play out the stories in my head and enjoy the random things that throw that off course. Building and decorating kind of go together for me, but I have many sim houses my sims have never used because they can't afford them. :D
I play walls cutaway and the residents improve the home as they can afford it. I tend to stay focused quite a way out so I can all that's happening and there's usually one or two views of the lot used most commonly, I can't really be bothered swinging the camera all the time. I do use the preset camera when I remember.
- is genetics your thing? Do you like watching spawns, and spawns of spawns for how they turn out? Or do you barely get through one generation before you're off to the next family?
I wish! I really, really want to see down through the generations spawning, that was one of the most exciting things about the sims for me. Unfortunately I often; a) modify the hood so much it becomes unstable, b) put so many starter sims in I get sick of playing it, c) want to try new hood mods and get hooked on that hood. I don't think I've got past gen 3 yet. ::)
- do you build lots of hoods, or have you been playing one or two hoods forever?
*sigh* Lots.
- in terms of what your sims do: are you into relationships and interractions, or are you more into how they skill and climb the corporate ladders?
Relationships, stories and interractions. Skilling is a boring chore for me and I want to have fun with the game. I hated/loathed/despised Sims Online.
- do you play lots of community lots, or are your sims homebodies?
Sometimes they get a brief fling in their youths, but mostly homebodies. OFB has opened up that area of gameplay for me, the aim is that all goods and services are supplied by my playables, so that provides more incentive to go and get stuff at community lots.
-city/country/suburban?
Mostly country, suburban.
- do you do themes? (aliens, medieval, Victorian)
Currently developing a Cyberpunk hood with all sorts of zombies, vamps, werewolves, aliens etc; plus I'm thinking about turning RiverBlossom Hills into a real 50's hood.
- do you play with pets?
Not the parrot or the womrat, some families have one or two pets. I wanted a breeding business but firstly they're difficult to sell in a shop and secondly the genetics were all messed up when Pets was released. Very disappointing.
- hacks: do you like to make life simpler or harder? insim? inteen?
Harder. Well, harder for sims, easier for me, anything that helps with mindless repetitive clicking is very high in my list.
-custom content: lots or a little? what do you have the most of?
Lots - too much of everything. Must pop in and see how JFade's Wrangler is doing. :D
- and finally, if you share your creations...what do you create?
Lots - www.laverwinklesims.com Look in Witch's Haunt
Kala:
How do you play? Please include details such as:
- are you more into building lots, decorating lots, creating sims, or playing families?
creating sims, amd playing families
- lots: do you play highly decorated, with walls up/cutaway, with a focus on 'whoever has the most toys wins"? Or do you play barely decorated, walls down, with a focus on interractions/spawning?
Even though I focus on family play, I like well decorated and furnished lots.
- is genetics your thing? Do you like watching spawns, and spawns of spawns for how they turn out? Or do you barely get through one generation before you're off to the next family?
I like watching how spawns turn out. I like to use genetics to make sims in CAS.
- do you build lots of hoods, or have you been playing one or two hoods forever?
I play one custome hood that is made to look like the upper middle class section of my city.
- in terms of what your sims do: are you into relationships and interractions, or are you more into how they skill and climb the corporate ladders?
I put an equal focus on skill building and personal relations.
- do you play lots of community lots, or are your sims homebodies?
My sims are homebodies because it's easier to control them at home.
-city/country/suburban?
suburban
- do you do themes? (aliens, medieval, Victorian)
Nope, just a hodge podge of different styles.
- do you play with pets?
I just started to play pets.
- do you do the vamp/werewolf/alien/zombie thing, or are you more a 'real person' player?
I'm a real person player, but the real people can be real...umm...
- hacks: do you like to make life simpler or harder? insim? inteen?
I have a bunch of hacks in my game to cut down on anoyences(sp?)
-custom content: lots or a little? what do you have the most of?
I can't imagine my game without CC. My CC ratio is pretty even.
- and finally, if you share your creations...what do you create
I'm the 1,562,356,162,813th person that creates womens' clothes. I like to play fashion designer, so I tend to create what I'd like women to wear insted of what women actualy wear. I also recolor hair. I'd like to recolor objects, but I'm still tramatized from Sims 1.
Kittylynn:
How do you play? Please include details such as:
Are you more into building lots, decorating lots, creating sims, or playing families?
I think I pretty much play families and build lots equally. I'm really a big sucker for challenges!
Lots: do you play highly decorated, with walls up/cutaway, with a focus on 'whoever has the most toys wins"? Or do you play barely decorated, walls down, with a focus on interractions/spawning?
I play mostly medium sized lots, moderately decorated. I like my Sims to have a nice environment, but I don't like to clutter the lot up with too much stuff. I like the cut-out wall, dollhouse style and try to just let my Sims live their lives, usually according to the rules of whatever challenge I happen to be playing at the moment.
is genetics your thing? Do you like watching spawns, and spawns of spawns for how they turn out? Or do you barely get through one generation before you're off to the next family?
I do enjoy playing with genetics. I am in the 6th generation of a Legacy right now and there have been a few genetic surprises. Of course this is the first time I have played a single family for so long.
Do you build lots of hoods, or have you been playing one or two hoods forever?
I have 5 neighborhoods, 3 of them custom. One is my short challenge hood, One is my story telling hood, and the other is my Legacy hood which started as an apocalypse.
In terms of what your sims do: are you into relationships and interractions, or are you more into how they skill and climb the corporate ladders?
I try to balance as much as possible. Of course it depends on their aspirations and I randomly generate all aspirations in my game regardless of challenge or free play.
Do you play lots of community lots, or are your sims homebodies?
My Sims have a tendency to be a lot like me and are very much homebodies!
City/country/suburban?
Country with some suburban, basically just like where I am in RL. I live in a farming community at the edge of a larger suburban area.
Do you do themes? (aliens, medieval, Victorian)
I don't think I have any set theme. My building and decorating style is very country and shabby chic.
Do you play with pets?
I don't play with pets too much because of lot lag. I have started to play with them more.
Do you do the vamp/werewolf/alien/zombie thing, or are you more a 'real person' player?
I play with the real people for the most part, though the odd alien, vamp and more recently plantsim are a refreshing change.
Hacks: do you like to make life simpler or harder? insim? inteen?
I have the director's cut for Seasons, plus a small number of random hacks from other places. Most of them are annoyance fixes, a few make things harder. I do use InSim mostly in storytelling situations.
Custom content: lots or a little? what do you have the most of?
I have tons of CC. Mostly for the body, clothing, accessories and hair. Some of it is my own.
And finally, if you share your creations...what do you create?
I do share my creations, I recolor just about anything. I don't mesh yet, but I'm trying to learn. I am a Featured Artist on the Spiffy Sims Forum, so that is where my recolors can be downloaded.
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