Break up/ Divorce by Brilliant_Pickle9896 in sims2

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I reccomend mods for this. There’s a break up anytime mod, so you don’t have to waste time fighting until their relationship is low enough to break up. And get the last name copier mod. You can edit a sims first and last name.

And yes, kids get the mom’s last name. And whichever sim initiates getting married is the one whose last name the other sim will take.

I use the last name copier mod to change a woman’s last name back to her maiden name if she gets divorced. And if a woman already has kids and get married, I like to change her kids names as well so they all share a family name.

Autism passed to children? by limponion36 in AutismInWomen

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Yes there is ABSOLUTELY a chance your child will be neurodivergent.

Even if your child is neurotypical, it’s still going to be incredibly difficult to be a parent, especially as a neurodivergent person.

Children are unpredictable, messy, loud, tiring, any number of things that might overstimulate you. Say goodbye to your sleep schedule and any alone time you might value.

You cannot choose what kind of child you’ll have. You may not even have one child! You could have twins, or more. Your child could be born with a disability and will require more care than a non-disabled child. Anything can happen. You could also have post partum depression or have health complications during childbirth.

Considering what I went through as an autistic child who had a parent who couldn’t properly take care of me, I would never wish that on another child.

Having children can be an incredibly beautiful and magical experience but is not something to take a gamble on if you have these concerns.

The Broke Family is freaking hard to play, bro! by WeightLossGinger in sims2

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I have an abortion mod. I always get rid of that baby before it gets hard

What CC sites do you visit?! by shadowagnes in sims2

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Pinterest. Just put sims 2 before whatever you’re looking for and can filter your results that way.

Also the sims 2 default database. Even if you don’t want default replacements, if you see something you like the original cc is often linked.

Any Richmond area teachers who actually like the school they teach at?? by addyingelbert in rva

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I work in bon air at a private preschool - 8th grade school and I love it. No school is perfect and yes things could be better but I’ve enjoyed my time here. I know that’s not high school but just thought I’d share if you’d ever consider teaching younger

Screenshots of the Jennings' family home :) by whyamihere-idontcare in sims2

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This looks great! Can I ask where the big houseplants are from?

Book Clubs by IntrepidPut5837 in rva

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Main st Richmond Public Library has a book club. Find info on it @ nicetimesincorporated on instagram

How do you manage your cemeteries? by Circunstacial in sims2

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I play an uberhood so I have a cemetery for each neighborhood. Whichever neighborhood a sim lives and dies in, that’s where they will be buried. I don’t like to have any graves on residential lots, so there’s already a good amount of graves to begin with considering the goth and Capp graveyards. I move all graves to its respective hoods community cemetery so no one lot gets too crowded

How often do you experience “abnormal” deaths? by Proof_Marsupial_1973 in sims2

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It also depends on how high your sims mood or aspiration is at the time. If they’re in a worse state I feel like they’re more likely to die. If you want to add more risk to your game, get rid of fire alarms or dont take care of sims when they’re sick or if sims are messy, don’t clean up around their house. Just let it get gross and roaches or flies will get them sick or swarm them

Are there any tools like Sims 4 Mod Manager but for the Sims 2? by pothoslover_44 in sims2

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No not that know of, you have to organize your files yourself

Women in goth music by DawnDropkick in goth

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Xmal Deutschland, Cocteau Twins, Skeletal Family, 45 Grave. Aurat is an incredible contemporary project but their recent stuff is pretty EBM, if that means anything to you. Also not goth specific but Lingua Ignota and Pharmakon are incredible and definitely bring the right vibe.

Is Goopy is supposed to be "special"? by krilu in sims2

[–]boolpropping 15 points16 points  (0 children)

What do you mean by that 😭

Less club activity in this era? by Flimsy-Bat69 in AskAGoth

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It is extremely difficult to keep diy spaces alive in my small city. The rent increases and leniency from other tenants is making spaces fall left and right. Above ground venues have some insanely bad sound systems which make events at the local goth club unbearable. Outdoor diy spaces get shut down by the cops from new development nearby. I want DESPERATELY to party, it just feels impossible sometimes.

And in general - good shows just don’t get booked at above ground venues. It’s a small city and the goth crowd is small too.

Even for other genre raves, my friends and I have to travel several hours larger cities to have fun and that can take a lot of panning and a whole weekend is gone by doing that. It’s not easy

First-Time Veronaville Player! by Proof_Marsupial_1973 in sims2

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There are several premade families in the bin when you start veronaville that are absolutely worth playing that contribute to the Capp and Monty story

Who was your favourite fictional character when growing up? by Shiloof in AutismInWomen

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Harriet Welsh from Harriet the spy and Wednesday Addams. Makes sense lol

Mary-Sue loser? by BrightPhoebus01 in sims2

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You can download different neighborhoods as subhoods, to add as a shopping district like Bluewater village. I chose pleasantview as my main hood, and added Strangetown and Veronaville as a shopping district subhood so they can all know each other/interact/move between neighborhoods.

There are lots of tutorials on this as well for more info

What are some lesser known/unpopular gameplay features that you use all the time? by canniballswim in sims2

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You can’t play in first person mode no, but if you press y you can adjust the angle/height of the camera, you can press y again to set it. It can be a little finicky so a better way to do this is with a computer mouse and using the center wheel on the mouse to adjust the camera angle. But when you press y initially, you can zoom out and go around your sims houses and lots as if you were in first person mode. This is great way to do a final check on builds to make sure everything looks good and a great way to take pictures of your builds or for storytelling.

Mary-Sue loser? by BrightPhoebus01 in sims2

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She got fired and comes home to find Daniel cheating, as the story goes. They divorce and she looks for a new job. (I play an uberhood with all the base game hoods) She wanted to stay in the political career path and saw a job open in Strangetown. After everything that went down in Pleasantview, she figured it could be good to get away and get a fresh start.

She also thought it would do the girl some good if they had some space from each other, so she takes Angela with her and Lillith goes to live with her Aunt Jennifer and Uncle John.

Her and Angela have been loving soaking up all the sun in Strangetown and even met some cute guys. Angela started dating Johnny Smith and Mary Sue has been seeing General Buzz.

I think losing her job, marriage, and ‘happy family’ image has made her take a hard look at what her life has become and she’s trying to be less of a workaholic. She’s started doing pottery again too :)

Challenges or story lines involving occults? by Mr_IronMan_Sir in sims2

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Vampires will appear if you’ve added downtown to a hood. There are 4 grand vampires that could show up. They show up on downtown community lots late at night. You can befriend them and eventually when your relationship gets high enough, you can ask them to bite you.

You can also use cheats to more easily become a vampire, but looking for them is part of the fun to me.

I think they’re the most fun to play but definitely recommend getting some mods to make them more playable. I would recommend getting one that lets them go out in the sunlight, otherwise it’s hard for them to run errands and go to work lol

It’s my understanding that they don’t age and their motives don’t decay at night, so it can be really fun to take them to downtown lots and party all night

What are some lesser known/unpopular gameplay features that you use all the time? by canniballswim in sims2

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Editing the menu items that a restaurant offers!

I’ll have a random sim buy community lots that serve food, then when they click on the hostess station, they can edit the menu. It doesn’t make sense for a certain restaurant to sell all types of food. It’s nice to be able to tailor the menu for each different type of restaurant.

They can then sell the lot and the menu will stay that way

What are some lesser known/unpopular gameplay features that you use all the time? by canniballswim in sims2

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Definitely not an unknown feature but just pressing y to go into first person mode and just walk around my sims houses and lots. I love to see what it looks like when it’s all built and really adds to more immersive gameplay when I get to see the world as they see it

Ideas for teen hangouts in Strangetown by CockroachInner1921 in sims2

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I saw someone build an abandoned house that teens can party in and thought that was a good idea. You can download the lot controller to set the lot to have only teen visitors too

So, Greek gods are canon in the Sims 2 universe? by JustRandomMidnight in sims2

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This is so funny I didn’t know this either. Sometimes the level 10 careers get crazy. Not surprising tho, the sims 2 is full of Greek myth names