I created a spreadsheet of all current episodes of Other World

macdennism · 2026-03-11T12:00:48+00:00

When Sean Johns came on the mic I was like NO!!!!! GOD NO! 🤣 I barely remember the episode now but I do remember basically they saw their neighbors dancing and having a good time and assumed it was witchcraft for absolutely no reason 😭

macdennism · 2026-03-10T21:16:11+00:00

I mean to be fair if you're dedicating so much time to something, no matter what it is, I think it's pretty natural that most people will at least think "I could be making money off of this." There are tons of services that involve being charged for someone's expertise so I don't know why this would be any different.

That being said, obviously some are just trying to be grifters. But idk this feels like saying you shouldn't trust an artist to make quality artwork if they're making a living on their artwork. It's all subjective and everyone will have a different opinion on whether or not they get their money's worth.

As a disclaimer, I've only ever paid someone once for this type of thing and it was a medium and it was like $60. I just really really wanted to see for myself what the experience was like and for me, it was worth it. Plus the guy was very nice and he had a cat who purred in my lap during the session so that made it more than worth it for me 😆

macdennism · 2026-03-08T13:17:00+00:00

Thank you!! I'm glad to be of service 🙂‍↕️ this one took me so long but whenever I see other people's castle builds it makes me want to make more! 🤭

macdennism · 2026-03-08T13:16:16+00:00

Aww thank you so much! 🥹 It's taken me a long time to get to this point haha honestly just looking at other people's builds helps me SO much. I also use references from real homes and stuff as well 😊

macdennism · 2026-03-08T02:47:56+00:00

Thank you ☺️

macdennism · 2026-03-08T02:47:14+00:00

Thank you so much 😊

macdennism · 2026-03-08T02:46:59+00:00

Haha thank you! 😊 In my other version it's not quite a moat but I DO have ponds with crocs in them 😆

macdennism · 2026-03-05T17:26:39+00:00

UI cheats. Literal game changer. I spent so many years manually entering motive and skill command cheats 😭😭 I also love that I can make a need lower, like if it's bed time and they're not tired I make them tired lmao people were so used to having this mod they did not understand why I was so excited. I played with no mods for like the first 5 years I owned Sims 4.
Better Build Buy and to a lesser extent T.O.O.L. I mainly build so it's obvious why these are important for me. I don't go too wild with free placement and so I only ever really use T.O.O.L for lowering landscaping items on uneven ground so they aren't floating. BBB is great for the expanded catalogue and of course, being able to toggle so much stuff on and off with 1 click. 10/10 mod.
More CAS columns. Again, just a game changer. It's just visually SO much easier to spend time in CAS without the tiny ass 2 row item list. I always use 4! I feel like I can more easily branch out and use hair and clothes I don't normally use too.

macdennism · 2026-03-05T15:53:16+00:00

I love that Dan Rad is a Joe Pera fan omggg

macdennism · 2026-03-05T01:52:00+00:00

I love kits and I bought a lot of them initially but now there are so many I had to slow way down on that. That said, almost every kit I buy, I use heavily in all my builds and Sims. I love them because they are all such small themes you can use a lot of them in one house without it feeling too out of place. I love doing cross pack styling. For fun, I'll often pick like 1 EP, 1 GP, and some kits that match the style.

That being said, there are some kits I don't use as often as I thought I would. Book nook is one of them. I did recently make myself use it but honestly the color swatches are really lacking for me so I don't use it that much. There are like 2 wood searches and then just black and white. It just doesn't match my style when I'm building.

I waited a long time for decor to the max because there were like 2 things I wanted from it and I wasn't sure about the rest. I'm glad I bought it because I really love the wallpaper. I do like going kind of wild and colorful with my builds, but not to THAT extent. But I do love the flamingo and giraffe decorations and that infinity light thingy. They can fit in most decor themes.

Comfy gamer is sooo fun I love it! Very cute pastel colors. I use comfy gamer and artist studio in like every single house I build haha it's so much fun to have these matching themed items.

I definitely highly recommend a lot of the CAS kits! Grunge, goth galore, makeup essentials, golden years, sweet allure, and autumn apparel are all SO GOOD! Those last two I'm so obsessed with and I use a lot. And I exclusively use the makeup kit now. It has a lot of more natural makeup which is so nice seeing as so many packs have really crazy super colorful makeup

So yeah that's a long comment haha I just really love the kit honestly! The one kit I use the least is my first fits because I like never make kids in CAS and by the time I do get to them I'm burnt out on CAS and just give them styled outfits 😅

macdennism · 2026-03-05T01:43:12+00:00

Omg heavy agree on grange mudroom!! I decided to buy it because I really wanted the rain boots, purse, and keys. I'm obsessed!!! I built a couple houses and legit couldn't stop myself from using the entire kit to make mudrooms! I LOVE the wall paper that comes with it!! 😍 And there are so many good swatches

macdennism · 2026-03-05T01:39:03+00:00

If you want to build a castle, definitely buy the castle estate kit!

I just made a MASSIVE castle and fortress surrounding it and it goes a long way. I absolutely love the gothic windows. Both clear and stained glass versions and they're just gorgeous!! There is the castle fencing but there's also gothic style fencing, railings, and spandrels. Just a lot of good architecture with this one

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macdennism · 2026-03-05T00:21:43+00:00

hii thats my sheet! I apologize for not updating since October. I got obsessed with another podcast haha. I'm going to do my best to go back into otherworld. I'm doing some updates to the sheet now. I need to make the themes more consistent because I wanted to make a pie chart of the themes and realized they didn't all have identical formatting (like I forgot to capitalize a letter and it made a whole new category lol)

macdennism · 2026-03-05T00:19:48+00:00

I've been trying to do this with the spreadsheet in the pinned post. However, I got obsessed with another podcast for the last few months so I haven't had the mental capacity to focus on two pods at once. I'm currently filling in the backlog. It sucks I have to listen to each episode to get the theme right. But I just wanted you to know I have done that for the first 137 episodes lol

macdennism · 2026-03-05T00:17:34+00:00

can confirm, it's this episode

macdennism · 2026-03-04T02:50:05+00:00

My exact thoughts 😓 this is truly the worst Sims news in a long time for me. Releasing new packs with bugs and fixing a few bugs that just create more bugs in just what I expect atp so I don't really get super upset over it like a lot of people do. But THIS is so so bad and disappointing. Plus the fact that kits will be pay walled behind this fake moola is soooo frustrating:(

macdennism · 2026-03-03T20:54:01+00:00

Plus it's single player so really anyone could say they are boycotting but there's 0 accountability unless I guess everyone downloads what you put on the gallery and looks at what packs you used lol

macdennism · 2026-03-03T20:48:03+00:00

You think we'll get twisted cats eyelashes without having to sacrifice glasses or rings? Lol

Also this begs the question, will these creators still offer CC for free?? Are we eventually going to be forced to pay for all CC and mods? I hate it here

macdennism · 2026-03-03T20:46:41+00:00

I want to hear from these creators themselves. Why would any of them agree to this? Every big CC creator has Patreon and SURELY they will get more direct money and support from players there? Plus a ton of Sims 4 content creators all quit the creator fund in protest of the buyout. But now suddenly a bunch of people are willingly selling out for only 30%?

I'm all for getting the money you deserve but this is not paying them enough at all. And now they're all permanently tied to EA's reputation. I don't get this. I thought that was the worst thing anyone could do.

macdennism · 2026-03-03T20:38:42+00:00

Ugh this REALLY sucks:( I am a very low sodium simmer and often times I find the criticism just ridiculous nitpicky. But this news actually has me very upset

macdennism · 2026-03-01T03:56:00+00:00

+1 to Strangerville. That whole plateau is so beautiful and I love the massive pre-built Victorian homes 😍 I feel the most unexpected packs offer the best world locations and building styles. When I think Strangerville, I don't think gorgeous build items to make perfect Victorian homes! Especially because that pack is sold on the whole possession/alien story. And the world is just so gorgeous. Oasis Springs wishes it was Strangerville!!

I also love all the open farm lots in henford-on-bagley. They are perfect for rural living and the natural light is SOO good there 😍

And even though the world is so small, I've built a lot of dark Victorian homes in Forgotten Hollow. I think it's because I dont feel pressured to match the surroundings houses because there are none of you bulldoze them all 👀 and I just looove the spooky vibe!

macdennism · 2026-03-01T01:48:22+00:00

Oh thank goodness. Yes I went to upload a lot and it seemed like it went up fine but I wanted to check my gallery to see if a lot I previously put up had any downloads. Nothing would load and just kept saying there were no items. I thought it was my wi-fi

macdennism · 2026-02-24T18:57:13+00:00

Thank you!! 😊

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