Sims 2 Spam

Alright, so basically my current goal in Simworld is to recreate the characters from this story I am writing/putting off writing as Sims. I'm not really going to attempt to imitate the plot completely because a. without giving away anything, it just simply ends way too sadly for me to put my precious Simmies through that and b. I've kind of come up with a gazillion alternate endings in my head (though I'm sticking with the original one if I ever do finish the actual story) so I'm going to try to work some of those into the Sim version. This isn't really meant to be taken seriously as, in my opinion, it's really hard to make something serious when it revolves around the fucking Sims, for Christ's sake. It's just something fun for me to do so that I don't get bored and stick to the same generic "get married, have lots of babies" route that I always go down in the game.

So! With that being said... here's my plan. I am moving each of the main five characters into the neighborhood one at a time, as toddlers (except Ollie, who is starting as a child just so that he and Daniel have an age difference; I briefly considered making them twins for the Sim version but decided against it) with their parents and letting them grow up into teens (while taking plenty of screen captures, of course) before moving onto the next character. That way, I won't get overwhelmed by trying to sync up a million houses on the same schedule or anything. Then once they're all nearly out of their teen years, I will move them to college where the real fun will ensue, yay! I've tried to model their looks and personalities after they are in the story as much as possible; I even downloaded a shit ton of new clothes, hairs, etc. just so that they would be perfectly represented. I am so lame, I know.

Anyway, first up is Andy because he's my favorite and the most accurate representation looks-wise, I think. He's just so cute and friendly-looking, which is perfect. (Also, as far as looks go, I made all of the characters as adults and then aged them down to toddlers and they all are surprisingly adorable still, which I was afraid they wouldn't be.) Also, his Sim family is the most genuine because, honestly, his parents were the only family members I really had completely fleshed out and they turned out just perfect; the others are all quite "meh". So, I present to you a few highlights from Andy's childhood. All of the pictures with short explanatory captions can be found here.

( Andy Cartwright: The Early Years )

Not very eventful so far, I know, but I told you - the real fun won't happen until college. Until then, they are just basically living normal kid lives. At the moment, he is a teen and I am planning a little bit of fun so hopefully things will be more interesting soon.

However, right now, I am totally enamored by these two other Sims. Their names are Ruby and Will and I originally planned to make them solely to serve as some non-townie friends for Andy but they have stolen my heart! They are the most adorable Sims to ever exist, I do believe. I felt bad about abandoning the Rileys before they ever had a chance to get started so partly as an ode to them and partly because I'm lazy, Ruby and Will ended up being slightly tweaked and teen-ified clones of them. I already thought Annie Riley was uber-adorable but somehow my slight changes made Ruby even cuter. Seriously. I spent way too much time taking pictures of her every facial expression. And Will is nearly as cute as well so they're perfect for each other.

( Let the picspam ensue! )

Also, Will's lifetime want is to send three children to college and Ruby's is to have six grandchildren, so they can be my couple who has a gazillion adorable kids! Yay yay yay! Seriously. Their cuteness kills me. And to think, they were just supposed to be background characters...

Anyway, that's all for now. Much more to come, you can be sure of it. (No, I am not embarrassed by my obsession, should I be?)