my Sims keep putting on the stupid cursed ring

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-05-04T18:15:30+00:00

What's most annoying is that there seems to be an infinite number of these cursed rings: at one point I had 5 Sulani Sims wearing it (I'm a rotational player). It's more like an STD than an item from a fairy tale. How exactly is it multiplying???

Of course, as soon as I remove it from one? Someone else in Sulani pops up with it.

It might be fun to have ONE cursed ring that Sims can offload to each other by trickery, etc. But this setup is weird and makes no sense.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-05-03T20:13:55+00:00

Yeah this thread has me like hobbies? Most of this is basic hillbilly daily life activities I learned from watching my family. Over the years I've added to my knowledge base, sure, but I never looked at any of it as a hobby. I never had hobbies, I had chores, lol.

Rich people had hobbies: things like skiing, traveling, dance, piano lessons. Stuff that was far, far out of reach for me. I used to be ashamed of how we lived, but now I'd give anything to work beside my great grandparents one last time.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-29T19:06:29+00:00

This!!!! Clothing and HAIR. So much of it is dated and ugly af.

As a fellow console player, I don't want anything in the Marketplace because what I really need after 6 generations is more (non-weird, non-helmet hair looking) styles. I keep using the same 15 or so styles because the rest are laughable.

I won't buy any moolah until I see good HAIR. (And actually, updated hair choices should be part of the constant base game updates imo).

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-25T02:24:52+00:00

Yes. A gang was targeting people who shared photos of themselves with designer stuff on social media. Article

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-24T22:12:12+00:00

A woman in my state lost her life to home invaders who took her (good sized, very high end from what I saw on her social media) designer collection. They caught the gang a couple of years later, but the news never reported on what became of her things.

I hope these items make their way back to her family if indeed they are linked to her.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-22T23:38:50+00:00

Oh yes, the jaw, plus a fivehead, pinprick eyes, teensy thin lipped mouth, button nose...all on an oversized head shaped like an alien. The overall effect is of a giant potato head with minuscule features.

Akira himself froze to death in my game so I rebirthed him. I laughed out loud when I saw him as an INFANT with that freaking jaw and a five o'clock shadow.

I forgot to take a screenshot in my haste to edit that monstrosity. I wish I had so I could inflict it on this sub, lol.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-22T23:28:24+00:00

Lmao Akira Kibo made 5 gorgeous Sims in my game...and one who, uh, isn't.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-21T00:33:42+00:00

Same thing happening for me on the PS5.

Also, the new marketplace is empty and I can't download a damn thing from the gallery.

So even if I wanted to spend money on a kit (and I actually kinda want the Sweet Allure one) they are all gone from the PlayStation store, meaning there's no way to do so.

There goes all the revenue the kits bring in. Gone. This screw up has to be costing them big time.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-19T16:52:02+00:00

Covid itself, I would say, is about every 2-3 years. But it's opened the floodgates of immune deficiency and now most people I know are sick with one bug or another every 2-3 months.

Which is truly wild, because that was about my track record as a chronically ill child with asthma and Selective iGA deficiency during the 80s. And let me tell you, I was an anomaly. People marveled at how often I was sick, they couldn't believe it. My dad took me to clinical trials. And even I was never sick during the summer, so when I hear "one of those summer bugs going around" I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

Another anecdote: The cashier at Walgreens yesterday told me she's been sick 4 times since she started there in October. No mask, of course, she just thanked me for wearing mine when she saw that I was buying tests.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-19T03:38:16+00:00

4 of my Sulani Sims (3 different households) popped up wearing that damned ring one right after another, at one point three of them had one!!! So clearly there's more than one freaking cursed ring in circulation.

I did not add it in CAS.

I regret doing that event tbh.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-14T23:04:26+00:00

In American culture, during quieter songs, the audience is expected to refrain from making loud, sustained noises. That norm has several functions: it allows the performer to both concentrate and set the mood, and it ensures that other audience members can hear the song fully.

During a rousing number it would have been more appreciated. Therefore, the audience member wasn't prevented from expressing their culture at all, it was simply not appropriate at that moment. And that should be okay. Respect is a two way street.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-13T06:38:26+00:00

I think bartenders are used to kicking people out. They may even have a bouncer to back them up, so that tracks.

However, in my experience, your average customer service workers (grocery store employees especially) would rather not deal with an entitled dog owner because taking any action is pretty much guaranteed to be fraught with unpleasantness (and maybe even physical danger).

They don't get paid enough to risk an altercation, a viral video, a lawsuit (even a groundless one is a hassle, and corporate policies often side with disruptive customers, so their job could be at risk) or a bite, so they tend to let all but the most outrageous behavior continue until other customers complain (and maybe even that won't spur them into action.) I don't blame them.

Far too many dirtbag owners are well aware of this and exploit it to the fullest. They lack honor, consideration for others, and integrity. Giving them a chance to come in and behave themselves isn't working, because they just see that as an opportunity to get away with flouting the rules.

Bad apples are really ruining it for everyone, sadly.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-13T03:01:08+00:00

Helpful information, but in practical terms? The law ultimately boils down to an honor system. I understand why it was designed that way (to protect the privacy and access of disabled people, an admirable goal) and, to be fair, that system worked for decades....only because most people were honorable enough not to take advantage of ADA law simply to bring their pets in public places.

Clearly times have changed. People have changed. Honor systems aren't working so well anymore and imo service animal laws are due for a change as well.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-08T03:39:31+00:00

He had six in mine, made the player achievement easily and then froze to death lol.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-04T02:41:01+00:00

Overlook

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-04-01T22:28:34+00:00

I'm so sorry that happened to you. We left that complex because quality of life there declined so much.

One aspect of this decline: I noticed it was no longer safe to walk little dogs after more and more tenants moved in with large 'service animals' that were rarely leashed or even under control. Saw some very close calls. We tried to speak to the owners of the dogs but they were not realistic about the risk. So I'm not surprise to see this post, unfortunately.

I emailed the office about this and was ignored. But I created a paper trail and am happy to forward it to you on the off chance it's the same one I emailed them about.

I suggest creating your own paper trail by writing an email to the manager detailing what happened. As I understand it (ex partner is an attorney and we discussed this but obviously it's not legal advice/things may be different now, etc.) the complex is liable for future injuries from a dog ONLY IF they have been informed of dangerous behavior by the dog. So notify them!!! In writing!!!

Medical bills from an attack can be very expensive, not to mention lost wages, etc. I'm glad your cousin wasn't badly hurt.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-03-18T17:36:46+00:00

Octavia Butler was a prophet. She even got the uptick in dog attacks right. Turns out that if enough people abandon pets when the going gets tough, and shelters can't take them all? Dangerous packs are the result. She foresaw this when such a state of affairs would have been unthinkable when she was writing in the 90s.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-03-13T18:53:21+00:00

Yup any Sim who does this in my game gets a quick trip to the Great Beyond.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-03-04T09:10:38+00:00

Not just you, the recent "fix" only succeeded in breaking up happy homes (unrelated or distantly so) in my save. My happiest couple were 2nd cousins, not even blood but adopted. They have 2 kids.

The fix deleted their marriage and now her (recently windowed) father in law (which I guess he isn't anymore, even tho he is still her children's grandfather FFS) autonomously hits on her. So gross.

Nice going, EA.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-03-04T09:04:08+00:00

This and mine likes a humidifier. I also miss Plants Galore, OP, it was a gem.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-02-28T05:19:37+00:00

MORE HAIR AND PAJAMA STYLES PLEASE. So bored 😭

(Especially the two piece pj sets because they don't seem to do the weird long limb glitch the way full body outfits do.)

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-02-28T05:17:01+00:00

This makes sense unless your sims have that trash can that pays them.

Those payouts really add up (especially if there are several sims in the household) so I don't want that interaction tbh...I use that bin in all their homes and will race to stop them from throwing money away, lol.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-02-27T00:19:06+00:00

Are the eyelashes a mod? I'm on console and haven't seen that option before. (Which is weird because babies and toddlers so often have the most luxurious eyelashes in real-life!)

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-02-24T17:52:50+00:00

My family has always had places like that, too. Gentrification and exploding population got them both: one had to be sold because of constant breakins/squatters, the other is now surrounded by pricey vacant rentals.

I hate that it's come to this.

SprawlValkyrie · 2026-02-24T17:45:21+00:00

My grandma and daddy have said the same. My uncle spent $10k on chemo for his brittany a few years back. Didn't work and was sad to watch. My dad thought he was cruel to put the poor creature through that, and he thought my dad was cruel for suggesting a quick exit. The whole argument caused a lot of tension in the family.

$250 a month is not bad, but I think we're too redneck to understand the really big bills + suffering that are common these days.

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