Creativity Returns as Does SoM :D

Into the Darkness

If you're going to summon a siren onto a lot, try to remember to make her selectable before she can do something autonomous. However, the funnest part of this is the action square is for Lessa and it said "Disgusted." LOL

Apparently, I took too long setting up this shot.

Thank you for reading!

Take care,
Lachesis

The Patient Updated

I know I don't usually post my simfic50 updates here, but since this is most likely the final chapter in the Guardian Angel story, I wanted to make sure anyone following it is aware it's been posted.

Take care,
Lachesis

Another Addition to Sireta's Blog

Part 5 has been added. The picture above is not included in the update because I took it in the Riverview neighborhood not Sireta's. But I thought it was cool you could see the plane flying by and wanted to share it. Too bad Sims2 doesn't have similar because it would have been great in a scene for Out of Touch. :D

Thank you for reading.

Take care,
Lachesis

CupofPoses Added

Cup of Poses added to catalog.

If anyone's interested, we've completed 53 boxes, however, that's only a little more than half of what's left and more are being added all the time.

Take care,
Lachesis

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Thank you.

More Sims 3

Sireta's Blog, Part 4

Despite the fact I should be working on finishing up a set for Sunday's update which I'm having nothing but one problem after another getting what I want, I decided to procrastinate one more day and get this up instead.

Procrastination is bad, must move forward...

Take Care,
Lachesis

SoM is Back!

Finally, after more than a month SoM returns with Pollux, Part 9, Plans.

A couple of other things:

1. At Sim Haven I've posted a story called What's Behind Door #2? It's for the June 2009 Challenge "Starting Over."

I want to give credit for this wonderful Sim: He's Marcus "Marco Polo" Giovanni from GoS. I always make my own Sims, but he's just too perfect to pass up, so I want to give Simsun the proper credit for him.

2. Besides Sireta's Blog, I've set up a character in the free Riverview neighborhood in TS3. However, this is strictly a play neighborhood for when I'm too tired to do anything else. :)

Nick above wants to go into music profession, so, of course, he needs to know how to play the guitar. This is for Gayl, I wanted you to see how it's done now. Not bad really. As you can see, it's an acoustic guitar - no amplifier, no stomp box. While learning, he takes it slow, and actually looks at his hands. There are none of the spastic seizure-like movements and I've actually seen what could be him making C, D and E cords. Sorry, still no strap and he still can't sit down, but there is an improvement in the overall movements of the action. :D

Thank you everyone for reading!

Take care,
Lachesis

Sireta Updated!

Sireta's Blog has been updated.

Take care,
Lachesis

Finally New Pose Boxes!

Finally after almost a month, I've added:

RayE_Scape ShuYeHime Posebox
Amber Posebox 3 (the lover man)
CatdogII Sit Posebox
Ballet Box
Amber LifeTime Box4 v2

to the pose box catalog. Thankfully Goodbye_sun has her shit together much better than I do. :D There's at least one entry in every category.

Also, just a reminder, since more and more people are finding their way to this site. Goodbye_sun's been working off and on getting her face overlay pictures posted; she's adding to it all the time. I know I harp on this all the time (and I promise this will be my last time :D), but seriously, for any storyteller wanting to create that "how?" picture, face overlays are great. Yes, they take a little more effort than just posing and taking the picture, but if you all like Goodbye_sun's stories and the look, this is a big part of how she makes those stunning pictures of hers. I remember when I first read 100 Days, I sat with my mouth open a good portion of the time wondering how the hell she did what she did with Sims. Fortunately, I've been able to learn from her, and so can you.

The above picture was achieved with the right combination of pose box and face overlays. (Of course, the fact that with the right cc, this guy turned out really nice doesn't hurt. :D I want to see someone achieve this with TS3. LOL)

Oh, and her stories? They're 100 Days of Sorrow and her simfic50 work. I will state that if you're offended by homosexual themes, then the simfic50 work is not for you, beautifully written as it is. 100 Days is for anyone who loves a well-told vampire tale. :D

Take care,
Lachesis

New Sireta's Blog

The Start of Better Things was posted at Lachesis Presents. Yesterday. Sorry, I forgot to post it here. :p

After spending all day yesterday playing, I have to say, to some extent I'm hooked. There are a lot of things to do when you don't know anything. I'm sure over time, I'll become familiar with everything, but for now, I'm not bored. Because you have less time in a day to things, it takes longer to accomplish even simple goals to advance at work. The reason for having less time is simple, you can't go downtown, spend eight hours, and then come home and spend those same eight hours over again doing something else. Twenty-four hours is twenty-four hours and everything has to be accomplished during that time frame.

This is not to say I've abandoned my play neighborhood at Sims 2. I haven't, there's still way more to do in Sims 2, but for now, this is just one more Sims neighborhood to play, and I'm actually enjoying it. I wish the characters looked better, but they are what they are. If I want better looking characters, I'll go back to Sims 2. :D I also wish I could play it so all the graphic features were utilized. There's one setting that I can use, the game runs fine, and everything looks so much better, even the landscape, but it causes my fan to run all the time, and the sound of that drives me crazy, so I settle for less. :(

My 2-cents on Sims 3: If EA tries, eventually it'll be a good game, and, of course, the community will eventually be able to make it even better.

There're lots more pictures for Sireta's blog taken, lots more story scribbled down, so I'll be following her for some time to come.

Take care,
Lachesis

Lachesis Presents - New Blog

Hey everyone, I've started a new blog, Lachesis Presents to tell the story of Sireta Aren who lives on the world of Dagon. But unlike our Sea of Moons characters, she lives on the continent of Tyr, which is to the east of Neith.

A while back, I mentioned a new project, this is it. My desire is to showcase Sims 3 in the way I know best - storytelling. This is not meant to be a review, for that there are many on the web, just look around. For those who are not sure about the game, or who just like to follow characters along on their journey, that's what this is.

This is Sireta Aren's blog, a daily, or not so daily depending on how it works out, account of starting out in a new home far from where she grew up.

It's a case where I play the game and tell the story, so I have no idea whatsoever what's going to happen. So, if you're interested in storytelling, the Sims 3 or both, follow along with Sireta and me as we check out what EA has given us.

I'm using no cc, no pose boxes, no preplanned story. I haven't turned off the plumbbob, headers or balloons. It's just what comes out of the box. I'm even using the in-game camera. :D

Take care,
Lachesis

Sea of Moons One Year Old!

Sea of Moons started out sometime in mid to late May of last year (I've forgotten the actual date). However, that first attempt was very quickly scrapped, and all that remains of it are a very few posts in the Prologue.

Since A Vampire's Tale, first posted June 1, 2008, is truly the birth of what the story is today and in the future, it's the official opening of Sea of Moons.

So, Happy Birthday Sea of Moons! I can't believe I've been at this only a year, sometimes it seems so much longer. I've learned so much, and met so many wonderful people in the past year. Thank you all so terribly much, and may the next year be even better.

Take care,
Lachesis