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Tanic's Pleasantview

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[ Sky: The Great Sky of Totalitarianism by lowedeus  (Day) / Skyline: Skylines by greatcheesecakepersona  (Green Hills) ] A lot has happened in 25 years, but some new faces in town are stirring up rivalries and creating tension for the once happy families. Can anything be done to get the neighborhood feeling good again? Subhoods: Sim State University ( University ) Downtown ( Downtown ) Bluewater Village ( Shopping ) Twikkii Island ( Vacation ) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So - thanks to lockdown, I have done nothing but play TS2 all day every day. As a result, I am now on round 6 of Pleasantview (as of 30/08/2020), and I think I would like to document what's going on in my game since I'm having a lot of fun. Not that anyone else besides me cares much if at all, of course; this just gives me something to do.  Each family will get their own dedicated blog posts, however this is ...

My Gameplay Rules

Ever since I was inspired by Pleasant Sims to regress  revisit my childhood and play TS2 again a few months back, I have been playing the game quite... seriously? I guess you could say. The months I have spent in front of my laptop controlling these little pixelated people have led to me establishing my own gameplay 'rules', many of which are stolen from  inspired by Pleasant Sims. Currently, I am enjoying a rotational, wants-based gameplay with the premade hoods, namely Pleasantview and Strangetown. Here is a full list of how I play and the rules I follow (sometimes rather liberally) which may be subject to change as I continue playing. Where necessary I will credit Pleasant Sims as many of my gameplay ideas stem from her blog and YouTube Let's Plays. Ageing  | As stated in my  Favourite Mods post , I currently use  Mertikora's 1 day = 1 year lifespan . I don't really have many 'rules' around ageing; everyone ages up when they're supposed to and I d...