#open beta 2

[ciancyan]

[S] Bro: Strife U!

In honor of the revival of homestuck have the Ultimate Striders

[just-ornstein]

WHAT THE FUCK IS THE BEAKER CASTLE EVEN - A SimPE Deep Dive

Alright, so after stumbling upon some of the Beta pics on the Russian TheSims.cc site and this analysis post about the Beaker mansion, I became deeply curious if some of this would be reflected in the lot relationships. After all, some characters like Viola, Kelly, on top of several others could be found when digging through the raw and somewhat encrypted code of lots.

By now it's pretty clear that the Beaker home once belonged to this dude and his army of girlfriends (definitely check out the post I mentioned earlier). On top of that Loki (and possibly Circe) seems to have gone through at least two iterations before eventually settling on their final forms.

And on top of that whenever you scan the mansion in a completely new game, you will find fingerprints of primarily deceased Sims everywhere!

Now to get to the Sim relationships on the lot...

712 freaking Sim Relationships, all of which are unknown. Some of which still have stats set such as married, friends, relationship scores, etc. I tried comparing this to other lots in their neighborhood and NONE even come close. Both Olive and the Smiths have around 400. The other lots have below. And the only lots that are even a tad higher in this number are the Capps and the Summerdreams which makes sense when you realise that hood went through at least one other iteration before turning into Veronaville.

Now I wondered if the encrypted code (despite being very hard to read due to being partially encrypted) had any old Sim remnants left in there. And yep, several even. Many of which even have information such as their gender, hair, clothes and age in there. So lemme go over some of them:

1. First one, a guy who's name is partially encrypted so it will never fully be visible. It's not Johnny cause Johnny also has his character file on this lot.

A male teen with brown hair who used to wear the "tmbodyhoodedsweatshirtboardshorts" + the "tmhairhatcap" hairstyle.

2. Second is another teen, this time by the name of Zeeshan. He had black hair, the bucket hat hairstyle and wore the hooded sweatshirt, except with pants this time around (and grey apparently?).

3. The third was an adult male Sim by the name of Kenneth with black hair. Based on his info he was likely meant to be a Gardener Sim.

4. The fourth was one named Kana... Possibly a longer name cause once again the code becomes a bit shambled here. She too was meant to be a Gardener as seen by her outfit and hair data. Her hair would have been brown.

5. Elle, another female Gardener Sim, this one having red hair.

6. Vasyl, an adult male Sim who wore the busdriver outfit. Sadly his hair data seems to be blocked behind the code. For funsies I like to give the name to Bald Beta Loki, since he gives off that vibe. BUT, I think this was an NPC busdriver due to the outfit.

7. Joanne, an adult female Sim with an unknown hair colour in corn rows style and the classy afbodyjacketturtlesweaterdressboots. Sadly her ID is hidden behind the encrypted code, so it's hard to fully make out.

All of these Sims appear to be NPC/Townie Sims. None of them match ANYONE in the Beta pictures. And the current Townies/NPCs seem to have replaced them. Interestingly enough, those that were NPCs are still NPCs and those that were Townies are still Townies. Making me wonder if this is a thing that translates to other Sim IDs too. That Sims that were Townies in earlier iterations are still Townies in their new form. Same for NPCs and yep, Playables. This is merely an assumption I'm making on what I'm finding here, but if anyone can help research this further, that would be greatly appreciated, especially as this could mean the Viola ID may not belong to Viola Monty.

Viola is an odd case cause no outfit, hair or other data can be found in the lot file and she's only ever mentioned once in the context of lines filled with "sleep in pyjamas". But for now I cannot say anything with certainty unless more remnants of these old Sims could be found somewhere. OR, if these files could be read in its entirety which is quite difficult.

It's very hard to get a Sim ID attached to a lot (believe me I tried) and often times seems to rather happen accidentally than intentionally. Moving a Sim out or having a Sim die usually removes the data they once held to that lot. Good example is Loki in my current Strangetown who lived on this lot all of his life and when he died he had no remnants left on this lot.

REGARDLESS! The Beaker lot is ancient and seems to have been ground for a ton of testing, Sims and many more things. No wonder the Beakers got this home with its incredibly shady history. Half of the beta town was partying here!

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Felber FF Lancia Spider, 1977. Designed by Giovanni Michelotti using the Lancia Beta Spider's drivetrain and platform. Swiss coachbuilder Felber built 6 of these retro-style roadsters, the bodies were hand made from aluminium and the cars cost three times the price of the Lancia Beta Spider they were based on.

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[utane]

So... how we doing girlies? We gonna have another game with hot people in it 👀👀

[bunnimarae]

Bahari at night

[karmaisntab]

It was dark.

Too dark.

Crowley took a deep breath.

In, then out.

Breathe.

Okay.

He opened his eyes.

And there was Aziraphale, with harsh purple eyes instead of a soft blue, holding a sword that flames like anything.

He looked beautiful.

Even as the sword came closer to his neck, he still thought exactly that.

“Aziraphale,” Crowley choked out, “Angel, please.”

But Aziraphale couldn’t hear him. He was drowning.

And there was nothing Crowley could do to help.

No. Maybe. But-

He moved his left hand to cup his cheek, and the other to stop the sword from getting any closer.

“Aziraphale,” Crowley breathed the Angel’s name, whispered it, like it was something to be cherished. “Please.”

He leant in, and pressed his lips against Aziraphale’s unmoving ones.

He held his breath, and let go of Aziraphale’s arm once he felt it go lax.

The Angel began to tremble.

“Crowley,” Aziraphale gasped, tearing himself away from him. “I-”

“It’s alright,” Crowley said, smiling and holding back tears. His Angel looked almost human, with the way his face looked conflicted. And as though he was about to cry, as if he was furious with himself, as well.

Then, with abstract horror, he watched as his beloved’s face went lax.

At least he was able to see his Angel again, Crowley thought, unable to close his eyes as the sword came down, down, and then-

It was dark.

So Crowley opened his eyes.

If anyone’s willing to make some artwork of this or an animation, please let me know! I’m really bored rn but ah well *le shrug*

[toasterdrake]

palia is great except i cannot for the life of me grow star quality potatoes

[thequeenofmyownscreen]

they're so guiddy in the session 0 Daggerheart Characters Creation video. I love them.

[sharky857]

You can pinpoint the moment when the whole server instance probably stopped on their tracks what they were doing, with the sudden & awkward silence filled only by Ye Olde Crickets Sound Effect™ in those long, uncomfortable seconds.

[sorbetkisses]

"i'm sorry for what i said to you last night , alright ? you can't stay mad at me forever ."

[marshmallowgoop]

My name is Conan Edogawa, or it is now thanks to some poison slipped to me by a secret crime organization. Now I’ve gotta solve crimes as a kid while trying to get my real body back. The clues are many and suspects abound, but I’ve always believed that with a keen eye for details, one truth will prevail.

[tearfest]

open to: m/f/nb! plot: roommate comforts u after a shitty night at work kinda vibe? im thinking a love-hate relationship with secret feelings!

          the day had been long and full of gore, the blood splatters from the crime scene still staining the insides of her eyelids whenever she dared to close them for any longer than a second. which renders sleeping useless. working nights and trying to sleep during the day was hard enough with roommates and daylight seeping through every crack without the added bonus of nightmares. whilst she can stomach a solid ninety percent of crime scenes, there were a few that proved to be just too much.            and so she’s dragged herself into the kitchen, feet stuffed into comically fuzzy bunny slippers as she pours herself a coffee — bumping into her roommate as they rose and she sank. hands wrap around the mug, absorbing the heat that radiates through her palms whilst blowing at the steam to cool it as she watches them in silence.  “ have you got plans today? ”  she finally pipes up, clearing her throat before taking a small sip — hissing at the temperature.  “ not to trauma dump, but i probably won’t be able to sleep because of work so i was going to binge watch some movies and order take out and, as annoying as you are, i’d appreciate your company for once. i need the distraction. ”

[ebonytails]

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[trainingdummyrabbit]

anyway besties uhhhh if ur kickin round there, im on sheezy now too :] im having a lot of fun adn shrimply messing around <333

[tesserox]

A different update!

Because I'm still in recovery for my right hand, I haven't been able to stream. I'm hoping to be able to do something by Friday but no guarantees! However, if you'd like to see some older content and comment on your favorite bits of my nonsense here is my youtube page! Had to save my streams somehow!

[prismit]

couldn't find any documentation on how many cells you get from boss rush, so i worked it out myself! (to the best of my abilities anyway lol, also if this info is out there already then i must have missed it in my search 😅 sorry)

quick note: this might not be 100% accurate, since i mostly used math instead of fighting every boss 6 times lol. but i definitely gathered enough data to find a consistent pattern, so if these numbers are off at all, they should at least be VERY close, and at least 0bc and 5bc are definitely correct.

so, here's the numbers for each difficulty!

Concierge: 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 30

Conjunctivius: 40 / 42 / 44 / 46 / 48 / 50

Mama Tick: 32 / 33 / 35 / 36 / 38 / 40

Death: 80 / 84 / 88 / 92 / 96 / 100

Time Keeper: 40 / 42 / 44 / 46 / 48 / 50

Giant: 60 / 63 / 66 / 69 / 72 / 75

Scarecrow: 50 / 52 / 55 / 57 / 60 / 62

Dracula: 80 / 84 / 88 / 92 / 96 / 100

Hand of the King: 80 / 84 / 88 / 92 / 96 / 100

Servants: 47 / 49 / 51 / 54 / 56 / 60

Queen: 80 / 84 / 88 / 92 / 96 / 100

Dracula Final Form: 40 on all difficulties

ALSO: you don't get any more cells than normal from modified bosses or flawless wins. the 4 trials give the same amount as DIY mode, so there's no bonus there as far as cells go.