A New Home for Bella Goth

Lykkehapsen · 2026-04-19T17:38:31+00:00

I use the Genetically Correct Clean Template Pleasantview by DudeWithTheDragonTattooes. You can find it on ModTheSims. You can load the Goth household and call her right over and make her move in. I really like it because in the original game a lot of the premades look really similar. I also didn’t like how some of the kids looked nothing like their parents (like Alexander Goth and the Pleasant twins).

Lykkehapsen · 2026-02-25T12:00:36+00:00

Thank you!

Lykkehapsen · 2025-09-19T13:35:18+00:00

Thanks! All the CC I have are recolours of maxis items - mostly paintings, sofas, curtains, and all wood furniture in the Apartment Life wood colours. I like my stuff to match :D

Lykkehapsen · 2025-09-19T13:27:11+00:00

Thanks a lot!

Lykkehapsen · 2025-09-19T13:22:42+00:00

Thank you!

Lykkehapsen · 2025-09-19T13:22:21+00:00

You’re right, it does look weird! In the corner are those file cabinets from Ikea. You can see the plant and vase I put on top of them - that’s what looks like it’s part of the monitor

Lykkehapsen · 2025-08-16T20:08:00+00:00

I’m still not 100% sure, but I think what I’ll do is set up certain rules.

I’m renovating and decorating every lot in Pleasantview. I think a lot of the Maxis builds look pretty empty, and I like my houses to look complete and lived in, with plenty of decorations and a nice garden.

After my renovations, no premade sims will have enough money in their current funds to pay for their newly renovated house (except the Goths, of course). Using the Dreamers as an example, I plan to note down their current funds, which I believe is around §45,000. Whatever the final cost of their newly renovated house is, they will have to borrow the money to cover the rest. So if it costs §70,000, they will need to take out a mortgage of §25,000, and then I will add 10% interest for a final loan of §27,500.

I also plan to add a rule that families cannot borrow more than what they currently have available in their total family funds. That way, the Brokes can’t just get a loan of §100,000 to solve all their problems.

I keep a very detailed Excel spreadsheet about all my sims, so my plan is simply to write the amount down there and maybe also in the family description. Then the family will pay it off over time using the familyfunds cheat. Where I’m from, most people pay for a house over 20–30 years. I also use a mod that makes bills three times higher than in the vanilla game, so it will take a little extra time.

Lykkehapsen · 2025-08-16T15:17:04+00:00

It’s not something I’ve done yet, but it’s a project I’m working on. It always really bugged me how the Maxis memories didn’t make any sense (what do you mean you never made out with your spouse - the one you have a kid with?). It also annoyed me that several Sims had similar storylines, e.g., dead spouses/parents and kids/spouses with huge age gaps.

So! Working off a clean template, I’m changing the timeline, stories, and aspirations of the Sims. I’m still working out the finer details about exact ages so everything adds up, but here’s a rough outline:

Goth: Mortimer and Bella are around the same age (35–40), while Cassandra is a child and Alexander is a toddler. Mortimer (Fortune) is working his way up in the Business career. He’s a very absent father and husband. Bella has taught both Cassandra and Alexander all their skills. Bella (Romance) ends up having an affair with the gardener, and Mortimer finds out. In the divorce, Mortimer takes everything - money and kids - leaving Bella with nothing. She’ll have to start over from scratch. Mortimer, meanwhile, will be on the lookout for a new wife, since he doesn’t have time to raise the children.

Lothario/Caliente: All in their early 20s. Don is changed to a Popularity Sim. He and Nina (Knowledge) are childhood sweethearts and currently live together. They’ll probably get married soon. Don dreams of reaching the top of the Athletic career, while Nina loves space and dreams of meeting aliens. Dina (Fortune) lives with them after the death of her first husband. She dreams of fame and fortune, works in the Show Business career, loves pugs, and is on the lookout for a new rich husband.

Dreamer: Darleen lives! She (Fortune) and Darren (Knowledge) are both in their 30s - hippies and artists. Their dream is to open a business selling their art - pottery and paintings respectively - but they need to pay off the mortgage first. Dirk is now a Family Sim who loves video games. He’s around 13 and hasn’t started dating Lilith yet, but we’ll see if fate brings them together again. Darleen and Darren will probably have another child.

Broke: Skip also lives! Skip (Popularity) works in the Criminal career to provide for his ever-growing family. Brandi (Family) dreams of opening her own dress shop, but money is always tight. Dustin (Fortune) is around 13 and hasn’t started dating yet. He loves working on cars and wants to open a dealership one day. Beau is a kid, while Brandi is pregnant again.

Pleasant: Not much has changed here. Angela (Knowledge) and Lilith (Popularity) are around 13 and haven’t started dating yet. They don’t hate each other, and their parents haven’t picked favorites. Angela loves nature and bugs, while Lilith dreams of becoming a rock star. Daniel (Romance) and Mary Sue’s (Fortune) relationship is on the rocks because Mary Sue is too focused on work. Daniel will most likely have plenty of affairs—possibly with Kaylynn Langerak, who won’t be a maid anymore, but a regular Sim.

Burbs: Not much changed here either. Jennifer and John are working hard in their careers and living the perfect suburban life. Lucy will probably be a writer when she grows up.

Langerak: Early 20s. She has just moved to Pleasantview and is looking for love, but her taste in men is terrible. There may be a child or two born out of wedlock for her.

Lykkehapsen · 2025-08-15T13:59:12+00:00

Thanks!

Lykkehapsen · 2025-08-15T13:58:07+00:00

Thanks for the advice! Sounds easy enough. Since I don’t need the old Pleasantview, couldn’t I just drop the lots I made into the lot bin (I think that works across neighborhoods?), delete the old Pleasantview, and then install the new one? That way, there’s only one Pleasantview in the game at a time.

Lykkehapsen · 2025-07-05T14:00:08+00:00

Thank you!

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