#sims 2 DV makeover

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Aspir House ReNOvation

Idk what to say other than I hate boxes and felt like redoing this particular house. I kept as much the same/similar as I could without the house remaining a gigantic box. The kitchen and dining room are generally the same location, but I shaved off a few tiles from the sides of the house and moved the bedrooms upstairs. The master bedroom is almost the exact same, bathroom included, while the rest of the upstairs is a playroom for Pauline, but I made sure to leave a lot of space to rearrange it for extra bedrooms. I didn't do a whole lot to the in-law suite. I took off 1 tile from the front as well as walled in the attic space so that it's a functional room. Otherwise, it just got some new paint and decorations. This lot is entirely CC free, though I did use 1 or 2 store items that aren't a big deal (the duckies and a bench in the bedroom). The yard is too iconic to me so it stayed generally the same. Don't ask me why I think a massive, empty porch is iconic, it just is.

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Working on 250 Main Street in Desiderata Valley that @laurieen-sims suggested. 😊

Pretty much done with the main house's interior. I added an attic for more space but I left it undecorated.

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I’m almost finished giving everyone in Belladonna Cove a medieval makeover!

The holdout is Jessica Peterson, because so far it has proven difficult to get her moved into the church properly, but I thiiiiink I got everyone else. Still slow going on building lots, but I’m alternating between lots and makeovers for maximum fun, so I’ll move on to dressing up everyone in Desiderata Valley while I’m still building homes in BDC.

First, Carlos Contender, who has moved in with his niece’s family. I’ll use his money to help make sure they can buy their hedge tavern, then send all the excess to the church.

Jason Cleveland. I think I’m going to have the Cleveland family own the local food market.

Marissa Cleveland. I could only do so much about her heavily-sculpted face, but I really like this vest matching her base game outfit.

And Justin Cleveland, looking rather dashing.

...I can never remember which Cordial sister is which, but I thiiiiiink this one is Kimberly. First in the sim list, and the one clearly set up to be an evil witch with her clothing.

The other Cordial sister, let’s call her Samantha. I’m planning to have the Cordial sisters officially run some kind of herbal tea shop, with a back room that sells magical ingredients and potions. Although I haven’t decided yet what happens if/when they both get married; maybe I’ll make sure one of them marries a nice college man and keep the family name.

Geoff Rutherford, a Gentry who is going to have to hustle to find a good wife among those available, not that he’s in any hurry to be tied down...

And Connor Weir, who definitely feels greater concern and responsibility regarding the whole “find a wife and start a family” matter. I’m planning to have Connor move out and have his own home, but I think I’ll sell off all the furnishings first just to maximize the funds to split.

I also built a Town Well lot, which might not have followed the guidelines exactly but I’m pretty happy with it. It features a functional well, fishing pond, toad and duck spawners, reeds, a beehive-spawning log, one Giving Tree, harvestable herbs, berries, and mushrooms, a bench for sims to relax, a chess table, a knife-throwing board, and a designated bathroom shrub in the far corner. It has not been tested, and I forgot to cover up the road and sidewalk, but I feel I did a fairly good job of sprinkling in some assorted harvestables and entertainment without going overboard.

I hope to place some sort of Meadows lot with lots of harvestables and spawners, and the village green next to it to get it looking a little less sparse around the edges; although Belladonna Cove is, according to my plan, heavier on flowers and herbs than trees anyway. 

I also think I’ve figured out what to do with Alexandra Teatherton--since she’s a peasant anyway, she didn’t have to be shipped off to the church immediately, and she’s welcome to fend for herself or get remarried as she pleases. However, if she really wants to be a pirate, she will have to 1. earn her freedom fees for the right to move to a port town, in this case Bluewater Village, 2. wait for her chosen port town to earn and place a dock community lot (which, in BWV, will NOT be among the last, maybe a level 2 or 3 lot), 3. either earn the value of a (downloaded) ship lot herself (...which might also require her to become a merchant), reach an agreement with a noble wherein they purchase a ship and she works on it and the noble keeps the profits, OR something something criminals I haven’t figured this out yet but I really need a less-than-legal route to a ship to really make proper pirates. Eh, I’ll think about it. Right now, I’m just excited that I’m almost ready to makeover Desiderata Valley--and after that, Pleasantview. 

(...I have a carefully planned play order designed to prevent long stretches of less-interesting hoods between the original three. It goes Belladonna Cove, Downtown (if any), Desiderata Valley, Pleasantview, Sim State University (if placed), Bluewater Village, Strangetown, La Fiesta Tech (if placed), Riverblossom Hills, Veronaville, Academie le Tour (if placed). I think the slightly shuffled around bin families, the theme in general, and the specialties I have planned for each subhood will go a long way toward making each subhood interesting in its own right, though. Especially rebuilding the lots in DV, those lots suck.)

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Does anyone still remember my sims 2 to sims 4 uberhood project from like a lifetime ago? Well I’ve been going back to in since like a month. I finished Veronaville/Oasis Springs and Desiderata Valley/Newcrest in the meantime. I’ve also remade the premade sims to make them look more accurate to their sims 2  originals and to match their traits even more to their personalities. I own more packs now so the builds look way better (though I didn’t revised the Pleasantview/Willow Creek lots). My goal is to finish and really play this save! I always wanted to play an Uberhood in the sims 2 but I don’t have the nerves to do so. But with the Story Progression of MCCC I might be able to skip households that aren’t interesting to me. We’ll see how this works out in the end. There is still a lot of work ahead of me. Let me know if you are interested in pics! Under the cut some notes to which world will be which ‘hood and some thoughts about them and my system for giving sims 2 premades sims 4 traits (mainly for my own reference when I’m not on my usual device).

Oasis Springs -> Veronaville -> Done Might be a funny decision, I was even asked before why I decided to do so. I stated that Veronaville always gave me Mediterranean vibes, I never gave Veronaville a winter season in sims 2. And I mean climate change is real you guys! This is probably what a Mediterranean area looks like today.

Willow Creek -> Pleasantview -> Done This is the obvious choice I guess. All makeovers can be found in the tag above. Sims have been remade.

Newcrest -> Desiderata Valley -> WIP Desiderata Valley has quite the suburban vibe to me, with the skyscapers in the background of Newcrest I thought that was really fitting. The lots are a bit small (as are a lot of lots in sims 4) but I made it work. Currently recreating the sims. I always had a soft spot for DV and I missed playing them. Some lots are really hideous!

Granite Falls -> Three Lakes I don’t own Outdoor Retreat but I plan to build the lots I planned for it anyway and save them to the gallery (if I ever get the GP).

Magnolia Promenade -> Bluewater Village (partial) In Magnolia Promenade I’ll build the own businesses by the Ramirez, Jacquet and Landgraab family.

Windenburg -> Bluewater Village I know that a lot of players see Windenburg more like Veronaville but I thought the whole setting with the big urban part would be more fitting to a Shopping District. Still don’t know who to handle home businesses...

San Myshuno -> Downtown (partial) and Belladonna Cove (partial) It makes sense to turn San Myshuno into Downtown. The Apartments will be filled with Belladonna Residents though.

Forgotten Hollow -> Downtown (partial) The vampire parts of Downtown would go to Forgotten Hollow. I don’t own the Vampires GP though. I’ll still build the lots and to the same as with the Three Lakes lots. Might get Vampires in the future...

Brindleton Bay -> Riverblossom Hills Those two ‘hood just give me the same vibes, idk...

Selvadorada No changes to the hood. I don’t own the pack, I don’t plan on getting it and even if I would, I’d have no idea what else to turn it into.

Del Sol Valley -> Belladonna Cove (partial) This would be like the uptown part of Belladonna Cove. I don’t own the pack so same as for Granite Falls and Forgotton Hollow applies.

Strangerville -> Strangetown Do I really need to elaborate this? I don’t think so. The lots in this world are really small and the Strangetown lots tend to be huge so I gotta improvise, but I’ll make it work!

Sulani -> Twikki Island This is pretty obvious too I think. With the possibility to have rental homes in residential worlds I could turn Sulani de facto into a vacation hood. Yet I don’t own the EP so same as above applies.

Glimmerbrook -> Magic and Belladonna Cove (partial) Glimmerbrook will be the homes to all thise magical beings from apartment live (and a not so magical neighbor of the Cordial sisters).

Britechester -> SSU, LFT, ALT This one is really giving me a headarche. I’ll include one residential lot from each S2 University and merge the Sororities and Fraternities of the SSU and LFT. They’ll move into Dorms I think. Don’t know what to do with the rest of the students yet.

Evergreen Harbor -> Belladonna Cove (partial) Probably just made this decision because there are apartments in Evergreen Harbor too. Will turn it into the low and middle class part of Belladonna Cove. I really don’t like this world, guys it’ll probably be a lot of community lots.

Mt. Komorebi -> Takemizu Village Guessed it, right? xD See Sulani on the how to. Mt. Komorebi will see a special inhabitant as it has one lot more than Takemizu.

On Traits:

I take Sims Personality, Hobby, Aspiration and Secondary Aspiration to calculate their traits. I use my own playing preferences and experiences on what Sims 2nd Aspirations and Hobbies are.

Personality Traits: Neat, Proper (Neat), Slob (Sloppy), Self Assured, Outgoing, Self Absorbed*, Charmer** (Outgoing), Gloomy, Unflirty, Loner, Independent** (Shy), Active, Adventurous, Wild ** (Active), Lazy, Squeamish, Clingy** (Lazy), Goofball, Childish, Clumsy, Erratic, Kleptomaniac, Chief of Mischief Aspiration, Silly** (Playful), Inquisitive** (Serious), Cheerful, Good, Angelic** (Nice), Hot Headed, Evil, Mean, Fussy** (Grumpy)

Hobby Traits: Foodie, Glutton, Vegetarian, Master Chef Aspiration, Master Mixologist Aspiration, Whiz Kid Aspiration (Cuisine) Perfectionist, Artistic Prodigy Aspiration (Tinkering) Music Lover, Dance Machine, Music Genius Aspiration, Social Butterfly Aspiration (Music and Dance) Creative, Art Lover, Maker, Painter Extraordinaire Aspiration, Master Maker Aspiration, Lord/Lady of the Knits Aspiration, Artistic Prodigy Aspiration (Arts and Craft) Geek, Whiz kid Aspiration (Games) Extreme Sports Enthusiast Aspiration, Mt. Komorebi Sightseer Aspiration, Rambunctious Scamp Aspiration (Sports) Child of the Ocean, Bodybuilder Aspiration, Rambunctious Scamp Aspiration (Fitness) Bookworm, Bestselling Author Aspiration, Master Actor Aspiration, Social Butterfly (Film and Literature) Child of the Island, Freegan, Green Fiend, Loves Outdoors, Recycle Discipline, Beach Life Aspiration, Freelance Botanist Aspiration, The Curator Aspiration, Angling Ace Aspiration, Outdoor Enthusiast Aspiration, Jungle Explorer Aspiration, Purveyor of Potions Aspiration, Eco Innovator Aspiration, Eco Innovator Aspiration, Rambunctious Scamp Aspiration (Nature) Paranoid, Whiz Kid Aspiration (Science)

Aspiration Traits: City Native Aspiration, Good Vampire Aspiration, Worldfamous Celebrity Aspiration (Pleasure) Family Oriented, Jealous, Successful Lineage Aspiration, Big Happy Family Aspiration, Vampire Family, Super Parent Aspiration, Soulmate Aspiration (Family) Romantic, Hates Children, Noncommittal, Serial Romantic Aspiration (Romance) Genius, Renaissance Sim Aspiration, Nerd Brain Aspiration, Computer Whiz Aspiration, Master Vampire Aspiration, Archaeology Scholar Aspiration, Spellcraft and Sorcery Aspiration, Academic Aspiration, Strangerville Mystery Aspiration (Knowledge) Ambitious, Materialistic, Snob, Fabulously Wealthy Aspiration, Mansion Baron Aspiration (Fortune) Cat Lover, Dog Lover, Bro, Insider, Friend of the Animals Aspiration, Joke Star Aspiration, Party Animal Aspiration, Friend of the World Aspiration, Leader of the Pack (Popularity)

*Don't own the Pack of Traits in Italics ** Toddler Traits

Okay that turned out really long xD If anybody read this, thank you! If you want to know something, just let me know, I love to ramble about my projects xD

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Sapphos Drive Plans

For Sapphos Drive, I move in sims to the hood (either to fill spaces in one of the 8 bachelorette pads or as townies) once sims get married and the dating pool dries up. This is my prioritization order for this moving in process.

1. Living sims from the Base Game hoods (everyone’s here so we move to the next one)

2. Living sims from the EP hoods (there are some sims from DV and BDC that are not in the hood yet, but they will be in at least as townies by the second half of summer)

3. Sims from the bin (which hood they belong to depends of which EP they came with. Priya Ramaswami and Samantha Ottomas will be considered as RBH sims and Mary Gavigan as a BDC sim, for example. Trisha Traveller would be a Sim from a unique hood.)

4. Sims from the BG and EP hoods who died as adults. The dead VV adults fall in this category. As do the Tricous (who will be considered as Downtown sims like Rainelle Neengia)

5. Sims from custom hoods like Widespot, or crossovers from other Sims games like Life Stories.

The premade Uni sims will be played when I establish Sapphos Drive’s Uni subhood (which will either be an empty version of @penig’s Land Grant University or @katatty ‘s ALT makeover which I will rename as Athena University).

But this won’t be until the first batch of Gen 2 moves for College. In this case, these would be the Capp cousins and Etsu Cho.

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250 Main Street (Desiderata Valley) - Before & After

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250 MAIN STREET (DV) | CC-FREE ✅

Requires: All EPs and SPs Cost: $226,826

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