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Functional Doorbell for The Sims 2

A few days ago I got the idea to make these two AroundTheSims Doorbells as functional ones. Sims can interact with them with a "ring bell" option. Children will gain a little bit of fun while doing it (you know, children likes pranks). However there will be no secondary effect, it is just for fun and decorative purpose :D Low Poly, you will find them in small electronics.

Single Doorbell has two subset so if you want you can recolor them and add your sims name on the target.

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4t2 - bella nara

all objects from the bella nara set (*cf warning) by kkb, converted to the sims 2.

dl: mediafire | simfileshare | simblr.cc (24 mb's)

(help) support me: ko-fi

lordcrump's shadow file required and not included. collection file included.

credits: @kkbsmm

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his tip is pink and he's really glad to meet you

Charles wears AxA Boytoy - an incredibly named pack by @aharris00britney & @ayoshi tbh. Each piece is absolutely going to be a staple on my male sims! Spectacular work as always.

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@anhedonicworm you are a genius

i was like there's no cc in this build wtf is that stereo i've never seen before?? 🤔🤔

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A little plaza.

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THE SIMS 2 - This is turning out cute. Happy weekend!

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shallow water fake pool tile

so, yeah... decorative pools that don't look like an entry into the abyss!

the mesh consists of two planes: floor tile and water tint. the water tint plane is above maxis water level; any higher and it would probably look unnatural, any lower and it would intersect with waves and lose color in places of intersection. the water texture isn't seamless all around; you might want to avoid combining darker tint shades with floors for which the rotation matters, because then the mismatch becomes more visible.

normally can only be placed in REAL pools (need moveobjects on for corner placement). ofc you can place it outside of pools as well, but the mesh is below ground level, and it doesn't look that good without real water.

can be placed in round pools, too, but watch out for weird shadows. I have some guesses as to why that might happen, but it doesn't bother me much.

both subsets are recolorable. available swatches are below.

found in Deco - Misc for 10 simoleons.

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and please tell me about any issues, I'm overwhelmed with trying to juggle a dozen things at once and my attention span is non-existent. much love to y'all.

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons fossils for TS2

Perfect for a museum! This is ALL the fossils converted from ACNH, the skeletons were in multiple parts, so I put them together and removed the bases. I sized these roughly to life size, so they are HUGE, ecspecially the Brachiosaurus and Diplodocus. The Brachiosaurus is about 3 stories high! They are also HIGH POLY - you have been warned! They each only have a one tile footprint though, for more flexibility with placing them. I used the texture from @shastakiss' Tyrannosaurus skeleton.

The smaller fossils each sit on one tile, and use the original textures from ACNH. All of the fossils are in Deco -> Sculptures, and are priced appropriately high - a dinosaur skeleton shouldn't be cheap!

Download them here!

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my hood's fish market!

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A few years ago while trying to find ways to commit suicide as painlessly as possible, I came across a PDF of Dr. Paul Quinnett's The Forever Decision. Thinking it might go into actual methods of suicide (I read an article once that actually did that and was trying to find it again) I started to read it, and I think I only got about two pages in before I was crying too much to actually see the words.

I downloaded the PDF to my hard drive and I open it again whenever I'm feeling too suicidal to do much else, but not enough to start booking a ride to the hospital. And every time without fail I only go up to a few pages before backing off and choosing to live another day just because suicide suddenly seems even more unbearable than whatever the hell upset me in the first place.

All the book really does is [I'm pulling a summary from GoodReads here as, again, I've read no more than 5 pages] "discusses the social aspects of suicide, the right to die, anger, loneliness, depression, stress, hopelessness, drug and alcohol abuse, the consequences of a suicide attempt, and how to get help."

But it also starts with the author kindly asking the reader to complete the book before going through with anything, and for some reason I'm compelled to really just try to read it all before finalizing everything. Despite not yet completing it (hopefully never will) I think I can safely say it's saved my life at least a few times now.

It's intentionally legal to copy and redistribute this book to keep it as accessible as possible, and it's very easy to find, but here's a link for it anyways.

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Come to think of it, Granny Frump as Morticia's mother had the most characterization changes throughout the Addams Family incarnations, cause at least Grandmama Addams was consistently frizzy white haired and shawled.

Anyway, here's Granny Hester Frump (1964) as a true frump, Granny Frump (1991-1993) as the bohemian witch, Griselda Frump (1998) as the campy cackler, and Grandmama Hester Frump (2025) as the sleek vamp

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I think it’s okay that Titania and Oberon are not with Puck and Bottom in the new TS4 EP, they were adopted in TS2 timeline after all. I think it’s neat how we know Mara was Oberon and Titania’s daughter before she became queen of the fae.

Like I wonder how she became queen, as I thought her parents might be fae royalty. But judging how they were homeless young adults in TS3, yeah, maybe they aren’t! Or perhaps, they’re on the run from the magical world.

I suppose Titania and Oberon might have given up their right to rule to live among the mortals and so they let Mara be the queen. They can’t have any more children lest they want to disturb Mara’s rule, so that’s probably why they adopted Puck and Bottom. They really are immortal tho and the OLDEST Sims alive in canon 🤭

Also, Apothecary Todd has a surname! Attenberry! And he’s gay! And dating a hot fairy guy! And nice to see the origin of Plantsims, Fairies, and Gnomes. I always kinda felt Plantsims and fairies were related. Looking forward on more lore!

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TS4 to TS2 RoM Deco

Found some stuff that had yet to be converted(afaik) + included some of my personal edits.

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How to play TS2 with Longer Days (50% Slower Time) without going crazy

I don't think I've ever mentioned it here, but I like to play TS2 in a slow mode, to enjoy more time with my sims. This means time runs 50% slower (heavily inspired by @anibats).

But anyone who has tried playing with time at 50% slower knows there are 3 main problems: (1) time control clock in every lot, (2) need decay and (3) relatioship decay. So how do you get around this?

1. Time 50% slower

For me, the first issue is making the day slower. I'm too lazy to place a time control clock in every single household. That's why I use CJH_TimeController, the global version of the mod, that you can download here.

2. Need decay

Now that your day is 50% slower, your Sims' needs decay at the normal rate—meaning, effectively 50% faster. To prevent that, I use Lazy Duchess Motive Decay mod. You set a divider for the hood (mine is 17), and that's it! You can delete the flamingo (mod setup) and never worry about it again. Obs: this link contains the relativity mod. It would solve all our problems, but personally it never worked for me, with it the pregnancies didn't progress.

3. Relantionship decay

In an unmodded game, a Sim's relationship with another Sim drops by 2 points every afternoon. However, with longer days, the relationship drops much more—up to 12 points. Here are two alternatives:

a. For me, the solution is a mod where relationship decay only happens once a week, dropping 12 points all at once. This mod is LessRelDecay, which makes relationships decay only on Fridays.

b. Other alternative is Monique's Relationship (STR) Decay Hack. With this mod, decay is based on STR points and skips some days depending on the relationship strength. However, the total decay will still be 12 points instead of the intended 2.

Other useful mods:

Slower fitness decay

Slower fitness gain

Slower Skill and Badge Gain

Slower LTA Gain

Mods that would be very useful, but that I don't know if exists:

Slower/harder hobby enthusiasm gain (I'm aware of the mod by Tunaisafish, but I don’t notice a difference in-game)

If anyone has any more tips, please, let me know <3

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This time, let's take a quick tour of the busiest streets of SIMWOOD. The movie industry has already seen its Golden Age, when the most creative directors and sims lived here, creating breathtaking machinimas. Today, it’s mostly a tourist city, and our lovely reporter, Melanie Melansky, will guide us on a quick tour! 🎬

Our first destination on the journey will be Studio STV, the home of live broadcasts, talk shows, and news. It used to be a very busy place, not open to everyone. The view from the top floor was astonishing—you could see a huge city sign right through the window! 😲

Last but not least, we visited one of the movie sets located in a special area of the city. If you're lucky, you might catch a production in progress or spot some actors in their special wardrobe trucks. Rumor has it that tonight, we might even get a premiere of a new episode of Esoteric Relation - the horror series! 👻

I had to check if that was true. Today, we have to wrap up our tour, but the movie at the end of the day was definitely something interesting to watch—very spooky! Do you like scary movies? 🔪🍿

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Hello, The Sims lovers 🥰 After almost 6 months of work, I’ve finally wrapped up the last episode of my The Sims 2 horror series. It’s been a long, long journey that actually began 15 years ago, back when Sims machinima was still hugely popular.

These days, I find making these videos really relaxing — it’s also been a great way to develop some new skills, from building simple sets to creating unique animations and special effects. And this final episode is packed with all of that!

I’d be super grateful if you decided to take a quick look, leave a little comment, or to help nudge the YouTube algorithm — just so these 6 months of work don’t go unnoticed 🥰

Thank you in advance ❤️