Sipping Tea...

[Lapaige46]

Well then I have a different kind of challenge for you.   I can't find this. Sorry. These are the best picture I can find in my screensaves.

[MrsFlynn]

The cabinets are from:

Edwardian Expression Kitchen Set
https://store.thesims3.com/setsProductListing.html?scategoryId=13324

Sharing the store link so you can see photos of each of the objects in the set, and below is from the Sims forum where some screenshots were shared of the set

Edwardian Expression Kitchen Set
https://forums.thesims.com/en_us/discussion/486189/pics-of-edwardian-expression-kitchen-set

[MrsFlynn]

I wanted my Sim Aria to paint the SV lighthouse and no matter what I tried I couldn't get it to work using memorize scene or paint still-life. With some help troubleshooting with MrsG. lol We figured out a way to get the perfect shot.

I took notes and made a how-to on it.

Memorize Scene and Paint Still-Life How-To (Painting Sunset Valley's Lighthouse)

I did notice some of Aria's paintings of the lighthouse would come out blotchy or blurry. This might be because of her artistic trait.

I've been having Aria painting a lot in my test-save, now it's time to try it out in my play-save.

[Lapaige46]

That's so cool!

[MrsFlynn]

As I was playing a test game without mods, I noticed that paparazzi actually were following my Sim. I didn't think that would happen unless the Sim was at least a 1 star celebrity. 

Now that I think on it more, I even have celebrities turned off in the options. That makes it even more strange.  Though that doesn't turn off the paparazzi.  In previous saves where I didn't have mods in them, paparazzi were still there, but they didn't do anything.

Nindigo, I remember you mentioning you play without mods sometimes. Do you ever experience that?

I usually play with at least a few Nraas Mods installed including Register that you can turn off Paparazzi with.

[Nindigo]

Paps are not scripted, as far as I know, to take pictures and write down gossip about non-celebs. However, they do still interact normally with non-celeb Sims - you know, chit-chatting about weather and such.

[MrsFlynn]

They weren't snapping photos/writing gossip that I remember I just remember random Sims coming up to my Sim and I'd mouse over them and it would show their name and that they were paparazzi.

I have the yard fenced off (the gate is not locked) and the paparazzi just walked right into the back yard where my Sim was and started talking to them.

It was a odd experience.

Thank you for the info!!

[Nindigo]

Hmm. Perhaps paparazzis are scripted to be unpolite regardless of who they approach?

[Lapaige46]

The few times I've been in live to test something, there have been papparazzi hanging around. Isn't there a mod that stops them? I thought I saw one. One of these days I'll get back into the game and sort it out. I'm almost done fixing but then I have several more houses I want to build so it could be a while. 

[Nindigo]

NRaas Register has the option to disable paparazzis, but MrsFlynn already knows that. She is playing a save without mods, I believe.


I have kinda sorta started a new Alvi "dynasty" in Sunset Valley for giggles. Here is VJ and Miraj's first engineered nugget:


Her name is Sofia. It's not difficult to see who her parents are.

She has the Libra sign, and she likes Latin music like grandpa Iqbal, Goopy Carbonara, and the color Sea Foam like dad Miraj.
She was born a Virtuoso like dad VJ and athletic. I picked the Angler trait for her in honor of her grandpa Iqbal.