I love name replacement mods. I have a medieval one in my medieval game - sure makes the experience more immersing without Goopys and Ivy Copurs running around.

And the guy in my 'hood, Goopy, looks, well.. Goopy! Actually, most of the guys do look goopy. I've incorporated a few of the NPC women who walk by - a little eye makeup and hairdo can make quite a difference. (E.g. Nerissa on pg 9 of my hood)

I somehow overlooked this post. Yes, I tend to grab passersby and give them a quick hair fix, at the very least.

Thanks to Ari for pointing out this thread again. See my post in Mac's hood page 20 regarding fighting burglars. A sim with body of 2 beat up a burglar and got him to give up his loot. Apparently a low body sim can (at least sometimes) succeed. Don't mess with dancing girls!

Ha ha ha, that's great news. And I agree with that - now that I'm a dancin' girl, myself.

i would like to let everyone know that Paegin Sims now has a Facebook Fan Page. Check us out here: http://www.facebook.com/PaeginSims It's a little slow right now but should pick up soon.

and

I haven't checked out all the features, and I usually don't do community lots too much, but this one might be fun

VERY COOL, Mac! I love it!!!
What a fabulous, fun Wet n Wicked water park!
Thank you for sharing this with us.

I just had to share this on the last Wednesday of the summer that I had Bay.

My grandgirl saw a pic of Sage Shanti, our Miss July 2012 that I'd taken in game.
(For those interested, you can find her HERE).
Well, she was instantly smitten with my yoga lovin' Sim and immediately started asking questions about Sims 2 (Is it hard to play? What do you do? etc., etc).
I answered her as best I could, then asked her aunt what SHE thought as well.
Auntie decided to fire up her Sims so Bay could see for herself and ...
What fun we had today!
Bay was mesmerized by all the possibilities as she watched her aunt play.
Baylee directed her as to what she wanted the Sim (Poppie Flowers ) to do & how she wanted her to look and how to redecorate Poppie's house.

This was such a joy for me to watch as my granddaughter is an exuberant child ... very animated and full of joie de vivre.
After a time, Bay was able to play by herself and was tickled pink.
I think she is going to encourage her mom when she gets home to install the Sims 2 in the laptop Bay uses. She loves it THAT MUCH!

As Daughter #2 played, I also got to see some things I've never witnessed before:
(I do not play with Seasons or Uni, OFB or Pets)

Rain & the sound it makes
A tree catching on fire
Butterflies fluttering about in the yard
The Bubble Blower
The Wishing Well

All were waaaay cool!

AND ...

It'd been a long time since I'd seen Pets in game.
Baylee directed Auntie to adopt a kitten, some sort of furry rat and a bird.
Poppie Flowers already had a big old pooch named Pablo.

It was a LOT of fun seeing Bay so engrossed in the game and enjoying it so much.

Anyway, I just had to share that with all of you.
Gonna make some dinner now and continue my downloading spree for my new beach hood game!!!

Happy Simming, my friends!

UPDATE on August 29:

It's official. My grandgirl is addicted to the Sims.
Her mom installed Sims 3 (couldn't find her Sims 2 disk) on the laptop she lets Bay use.
Ever since, Bay can't wait to get to her puter to play.
She is totally into it ... Loves creating Sims, decorating houses, having them interact, just having them do mundane things, etc., etc.
At six years old she is REALLY learning her way around the game (though all of the sexy stuff - makin' out, woohoo, etc - has alluded her so far, lol).

I will post a pic of her playing soon. Isn't this cool, though?
I love that my grandgirl loves this game we all adore so much, too!



Added later on September 4, 2012:



Baylee playing Sims 3 - Age 6

How fun! I bet the three of you enjoyed yourselves that day! But I've got to say, The Sims 3?

Just kidding.

Very cute pic of her so engrossed in her game.

Sugah, that is adorable!



I think we all recognise that look of intense concerntration!

I would love to have discovered such a great game at Bay's age. I can just imagine how she loves decorating for Poppie!

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As Daughter #2 played, I also got to see some things I've never witnessed before: (I do not play with Seasons or Uni, OFB or Pets) Rain & the sound it makes A tree catching on fire Butterflies fluttering about in the yard The Bubble Blower The Wishing Well All were waaaay cool!

I couldn't live without Seasons!

Mac summed it perfectly...

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Maikki plays it differently from the way I do - probably no two people approach the game the same way. It's a blank slate with paper dolls for grownups. We tend to each of us create our own structures and impose our own ideas on the game. I think that one of the reasons (other than the puddin' faces) that I disliked Sims 3 was that it imposed so much more structure on the game.

I could never warm to Sims 3, either. Apart from them being unlikeable to look at (those eyes...shudder), they were really difficult to bond with. A lack of "humanity" (simanity?) I guess is the way I'd describe it.

Just knowing the delight Bay is getting from creating her own little world... :dancinkitty1: