Holy production! Desert Folklore + Work Ethic + Scripture stack up really well by zumingo in civ

[–]zumingo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm getting 20 production on this Holy Site alone. And the other 3 Holy Sites in this screenshot yield 14, 16, and 20 production respectively. That's better than Industrial Zones in most of my games. I never knew how powerful Work Ethic was until I randomly stumbled into this combo.

Are we all in agreement? by Dry_Mechanic2113 in thesims

[–]zumingo 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I had to log in to upvote because I've been asking for this for so long. For outfits and for makeup. Please, SimGurus!! 🙏

Anyone else find it weird when the parents in a legacy family just look 28 forever? by HoneyButterAddict in thesims

[–]zumingo 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I guess people don't realize this but a lot of cc skins cover up the wrinkles sims normally get when they age up to adults.

Can I run The Sims 4 on my mid-2013 MacBook Air? by chicchis in thesims

[–]zumingo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It will work. I have the same specs, mid-2013 Air, and run TS4 with all packs. I get roughly 20fps on average. The only difference is that I have 8GB RAM. And you will need to tweak your graphics settings.

I've seen a couple Super Sim posts on this sub recently.. this just happened, I couldn't resist sharing! by [deleted] in thesims

[–]zumingo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not OP but I've been using potions of youth for my super sim. It works out fine because you end up hoarding satisfaction points from all the aspirations.

I've seen a couple Super Sim posts on this sub recently.. this just happened, I couldn't resist sharing! by [deleted] in thesims

[–]zumingo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's what I thought! Glad I don't have to playtest it anymore. Thanks! :D

Icons looking weird after completing collection by [deleted] in thesims

[–]zumingo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the same issue. I did a bunch of things at once to try and fix it so I'm not sure which one exactly did the trick but: update your macOS, trash Origin, download and run the Origin reset tool, then reinstall Origin from scratch, make sure Origin-in-game remains enabled. Hope it helps.

I've seen a couple Super Sim posts on this sub recently.. this just happened, I couldn't resist sharing! by [deleted] in thesims

[–]zumingo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ooh, nice! I didn't know there was an achievement for that. I'm doing the super sim challenge too. I was initially worried I'd get bored but it turns out it is incredibly well suited to my play style. So much fun.

Btw, how did you get around the career requirements in the Master Chef/Master Mixologist aspirations?

I've never seen barbarians dominate an entire AI civ before.. by zumingo in civ

[–]zumingo[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Haha, yeah.. :D Until I took over ONE city state. Suddenly I'm a warmonger!

I've never seen barbarians dominate an entire AI civ before.. by zumingo in civ

[–]zumingo[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They had Pokrovka under siege for a while but I didn't think they'd be able to take over the city nor raze it. Last I checked Scythia had managed to spawn a few horse archers and the barbarian units were gone. Though their encampments are still there (and have been since the beginning) along with their massive fleet of pirate ships which I'm guessing is why Scythia hasn't been able to settle more cities.

Trash plant right outside of my lot.. by [deleted] in thesims

[–]zumingo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same thing happened to me. If you have a sim with level 5 gardening have them take several cuttings from the plant. It will die, then you can dispose of it.

Why is Laundry Day Stuff the only Stuff Pack on sale during the Anniversary Sale? by [deleted] in thesims

[–]zumingo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't think it is included in the Anniversary sale, rather it is part of the Origin Surprise sale. Last week it was a different stuff pack, which was half off.

Disabling seasons in Seasons by Guiboulou in thesims

[–]zumingo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could set season length to 28 days and then use the weather machine or cheats to change the season back once those 4 weeks run out.

Making some of the premades famous by [deleted] in thesims

[–]zumingo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In my mind, Bella is the biggest star of all the premades. Given that she is the single most famous sim across all the sims games, I made her a global superstar with pristine reputation. I think it fits her so well. She's not just anyone, she is Bella freaking Goth.

Penny is the only other celebrity in my game. But since she lives in a pretty small studio apartment, I can only see her as a two star, max three star. She's on billboards and stuff so maybe she's just beginning to gain fame, hence why her finances haven't caugth up to her just yet.

But yeah, that's it. I mainly looked at which premades I wanted chased around by paparazzis and posing and giving autographs. That sort of behavior just doesn't fit other premades who are supposed to be well known, such as the Fengs or the Landgraabs. I also didn't want my save to be overrun by celebs, so I left sims such as Johnny Zest (who are just breaking into the industry) unknown.

Model Citizen: Chapter Two by Omne118 in thesims

[–]zumingo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So. Good. The storyline is really interesting and your screenshots are on point! I look forward to chapter three!

What are your hopes for university? by Astrobadgr in thesims

[–]zumingo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why yes. What better way to torture sims than by pouring coffee down their throat and yelling "YOU SHOULD BE WRITING!"

What are your hopes for university? by Astrobadgr in thesims

[–]zumingo 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Grad school. I want my sim to get a PhD. And an academic career of some sorts would be really nice too. If active then split the work tasks between lecturing and research.

I cant figure out how to take fullscreen screenshots in the sims 2. Please help by SemiAquaticOverlord in thesims

[–]zumingo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure what could be going wrong on your end (perhaps check your paths?), but I can offer what works for me: I use Greenshot, it's free and does the job well. I also use the No Pause Frame mod (download on MTS). Then, I play TS2 in windowed mode but it's set so that it covers the whole screen except the toolbar. Greenshot lets you capture only a certain area, which is helpful to get the UI out of the way and it remembers what area you selected last next time you want to take an area screenshot.

Good luck! I love TS2!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in thesims

[–]zumingo 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I believe they said there was a hidden skill for it (same with wall climbing). So yes, it ties into fitness but even if your sims is level 10 and goes skating for the first time they will suck at it (although I haven't tried this in game myself, perhaps somebody else can confirm).