Always - Pre
Like mentioned before I started working on short Pas/Ner story. :)
It'll be called "Always" and the general idea it's already drafted, so I know it'll have 5 main parts/chapters (maybe some of them would have two sub parts, depending on how long they get, tho).
It'd also be partly inspired by "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele, because there's something in that song that really makes me think on Pas and Nerv (Or at least, the version of them in my head), even tho the lyrics on the song wouldn't completely represent the plot in the actual story.
In general, it'll be all about Nervous and Pascal, but I want to keep it simple. I don't want to enter in much details of their pasts, or family backstories, or their relationships/stories with the neighbors, conspiracies, intrigues, etc, etc. so don't expect a full blown Strangetown story, because this won't be it. I don't want to add other hoods either (So I'm playing on STown only hood), but other hoods may be mentioned (as if they were part of the world) and I know for sure that at least one sim from another base hood will be included in the storyline.
Also, don't expect a happy rainbow story, and you may not agree with my take on Pascal for this. He's usually portrayed as a sweet and loving, family oriented bookworm, but my Pascal, ain't much of that. (I mean, really. For the way I see it, Pascal decided to get abducted for the experience, even if it meant getting pregnant on the process, and still flirts with anything that moves! It does NOT sound like your typical nerdy bookworm to me, despite appearances.)
One thing I'm doing for this story however, is creating some sort of "alternative" Strangetown, where everything is almost the same, but not completely, to vary a bit from the usual. I tend to be very picky about sims/lots original look when my stories include that part of the timeline, but for this story all of the sims, lots and hood itself will be different from their original/default looks. (and I'm putting a lot of work on this, because even if most of the town won't be included on this story, I may leave the hood as backup for future games.)
For the town I replaced the terrain for another Strangetown terrain with a few more streets. I'm not sure where I got the terrain (It was years ago, I think it's from tsr), but this time I used mootilda's Hood replacer (I did it with simpe once before) and worked almost perfectly. It kind of screwed up the street at the Curious household, and I can't move the lot to try fixing it, but it only looks wrong in the hood view, the actual lot is fine.
The extracted TS3 decor works wonders (I'm sure these are from someone around here, but can't remember who atm) and I added a trailer park ( Road to Nowhere Mobile Homes by lithium_lily/Ghanima Atreides) and two small apartment buildings ( Reservation Road by selenaq13) to add a few more faces in the hood. I'm also using Ghanima's makeovers of both community lots in the hood. ( Mall and Pool)
You don't see in the pictures much but there're two train rails at both end of the town. One is visible in some of the images above, and the other I added a bit later so it's not showing in all the shots, but it can be seen at distance here.
And for the families....(I didn't want to change the lots, or sims, much, jic, only try improving them)
(The lab and Nerv's room are missing, but not sure what will I do with that part yet, so consider it still under construction lol)
(Jic, I changed the tiles outside after taking this pic, so they look like in the pic above)
(no shot of Vid's room, but it's basically the same, just with a slightly different cover)
(I usually leave Rip downstairs, because of the computer, but after thinking about it better, it actually makes no sense! ROFL Buzz would never allow Ripp to sleep downstairs, so now HE is in the first floor, from where he has more control of who's in and out the house.)
(I'm missing shots for one of the rooms upstairs, and the gym, but you get the idea. They are all the same just with different decor.)
(Loner always lives in the yellow house, it's canon, ok! :P)
(A small house was added for the singles, it's close to Loner's)
(I didn't do much on their rooms yet, but here's the layout for now. They would need another bath, tho!)
Thinking more on the long run (meaning, not just for this story, but to play in the future), I've been wondering what other sims could be included in the hood. Cyd is always part of it, and I've seen a lot of people adding the Picaso to the hood too, which makes total sense. Maybe in the trailer park!?
So, out of the bin-sims, who else could live here? Julien? The Goodie? Or maybe someone from another hood who may fit better here? (I can always use clones if needed) I was thinking maybe Gieke, who usually ends up living in town anyways lol. Ideas!?? (Specially girls, I'd need more girls in here!! rofl)
And to finish, a quick look at the main characters as they would look on the first part of the story. (looks will change as time passes)
The story would be starting shortly after Pascal's abduction (so he's feeling like shit, hence the scruffy look), and Nervous is still a teen, very close to be adult, but still a teenager. I was thinking about using a light stubble on him to make him feel older, but I tend to see Nervous as a guy with very light body hair, so not only I took off the stubble on teen!Nerv but also created a very light facial hair and skin for adult!Nerv.
(I may try a version with hair on the chest and lower areas only, tho. This still feels a bit too hairy for what I have in mind)
Now, remember and keep in mind that I take FOR EVER to have any update done. lol
I have most of the picts for the first part taken, but the text is only a very rough draft, and that is always the part that takes me the longest, so it'll be a while before the first part is ready.
For now ... enjoy the tease and have a great week! :D
(I won't be making more random posts so often, I promise, ROFL I just had a lot of simming time during the weekend! XD)
//TEASE
//END TEASE
CHEERS!! <3
It'll be called "Always" and the general idea it's already drafted, so I know it'll have 5 main parts/chapters (maybe some of them would have two sub parts, depending on how long they get, tho).
It'd also be partly inspired by "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele, because there's something in that song that really makes me think on Pas and Nerv (Or at least, the version of them in my head), even tho the lyrics on the song wouldn't completely represent the plot in the actual story.
In general, it'll be all about Nervous and Pascal, but I want to keep it simple. I don't want to enter in much details of their pasts, or family backstories, or their relationships/stories with the neighbors, conspiracies, intrigues, etc, etc. so don't expect a full blown Strangetown story, because this won't be it. I don't want to add other hoods either (So I'm playing on STown only hood), but other hoods may be mentioned (as if they were part of the world) and I know for sure that at least one sim from another base hood will be included in the storyline.
Also, don't expect a happy rainbow story, and you may not agree with my take on Pascal for this. He's usually portrayed as a sweet and loving, family oriented bookworm, but my Pascal, ain't much of that. (I mean, really. For the way I see it, Pascal decided to get abducted for the experience, even if it meant getting pregnant on the process, and still flirts with anything that moves! It does NOT sound like your typical nerdy bookworm to me, despite appearances.)
One thing I'm doing for this story however, is creating some sort of "alternative" Strangetown, where everything is almost the same, but not completely, to vary a bit from the usual. I tend to be very picky about sims/lots original look when my stories include that part of the timeline, but for this story all of the sims, lots and hood itself will be different from their original/default looks. (and I'm putting a lot of work on this, because even if most of the town won't be included on this story, I may leave the hood as backup for future games.)
For the town I replaced the terrain for another Strangetown terrain with a few more streets. I'm not sure where I got the terrain (It was years ago, I think it's from tsr), but this time I used mootilda's Hood replacer (I did it with simpe once before) and worked almost perfectly. It kind of screwed up the street at the Curious household, and I can't move the lot to try fixing it, but it only looks wrong in the hood view, the actual lot is fine.
The extracted TS3 decor works wonders (I'm sure these are from someone around here, but can't remember who atm) and I added a trailer park ( Road to Nowhere Mobile Homes by lithium_lily/Ghanima Atreides) and two small apartment buildings ( Reservation Road by selenaq13) to add a few more faces in the hood. I'm also using Ghanima's makeovers of both community lots in the hood. ( Mall and Pool)
You don't see in the pictures much but there're two train rails at both end of the town. One is visible in some of the images above, and the other I added a bit later so it's not showing in all the shots, but it can be seen at distance here.
And for the families....(I didn't want to change the lots, or sims, much, jic, only try improving them)
(The lab and Nerv's room are missing, but not sure what will I do with that part yet, so consider it still under construction lol)
(Jic, I changed the tiles outside after taking this pic, so they look like in the pic above)
(no shot of Vid's room, but it's basically the same, just with a slightly different cover)
(I usually leave Rip downstairs, because of the computer, but after thinking about it better, it actually makes no sense! ROFL Buzz would never allow Ripp to sleep downstairs, so now HE is in the first floor, from where he has more control of who's in and out the house.)
(I'm missing shots for one of the rooms upstairs, and the gym, but you get the idea. They are all the same just with different decor.)
(Loner always lives in the yellow house, it's canon, ok! :P)
(A small house was added for the singles, it's close to Loner's)
(I didn't do much on their rooms yet, but here's the layout for now. They would need another bath, tho!)
Thinking more on the long run (meaning, not just for this story, but to play in the future), I've been wondering what other sims could be included in the hood. Cyd is always part of it, and I've seen a lot of people adding the Picaso to the hood too, which makes total sense. Maybe in the trailer park!?
So, out of the bin-sims, who else could live here? Julien? The Goodie? Or maybe someone from another hood who may fit better here? (I can always use clones if needed) I was thinking maybe Gieke, who usually ends up living in town anyways lol. Ideas!?? (Specially girls, I'd need more girls in here!! rofl)
And to finish, a quick look at the main characters as they would look on the first part of the story. (looks will change as time passes)
The story would be starting shortly after Pascal's abduction (so he's feeling like shit, hence the scruffy look), and Nervous is still a teen, very close to be adult, but still a teenager. I was thinking about using a light stubble on him to make him feel older, but I tend to see Nervous as a guy with very light body hair, so not only I took off the stubble on teen!Nerv but also created a very light facial hair and skin for adult!Nerv.
(I may try a version with hair on the chest and lower areas only, tho. This still feels a bit too hairy for what I have in mind)
Now, remember and keep in mind that I take FOR EVER to have any update done. lol
I have most of the picts for the first part taken, but the text is only a very rough draft, and that is always the part that takes me the longest, so it'll be a while before the first part is ready.
For now ... enjoy the tease and have a great week! :D
(I won't be making more random posts so often, I promise, ROFL I just had a lot of simming time during the weekend! XD)
//TEASE
//END TEASE
CHEERS!! <3