Sara Hammerzmith

What has become of your Goths in your game?

Good question. Like, a really good question.

In fact, I don’t think I’ve touched a Goth family for about 10 years. Not Goth, not Goth the Elder, not The Sims 2, nowhere. The only thing I usually do is that I go into the Elder and remove them from the house because I want the house.

However, speaking of Goth, I might as well tell you about one of my “major” memories, which terrified me, but also made me stop downloading things to the game. Except the Magic Mirror. I don’t remember how I managed this game before Magic Mirror.

Anyway, it was probably 10-12 years ago, and I thought it could be cool to try out guns.

Yes, you heard that right. I downloaded rifles, guns, you name it. I had read about it in a The Sims magazine that came out that year, as well seen pictures on the internet, and I figured I should try. So I got them in the game, and then I was in Goth the Elder family when I tried it…

And he died on the spot.

Of course, this shouldn’t surprise me, and I guess it didn’t surprise me, but it TERRIFIED me. How quick my sim just died. After that, I re-installed the entire The Sims game and deleted the guns away from my computer. And since then, I haven’t downloaded anything that isn’t directly from the official The Sims pages. Not because I don’t trust them, but before I know it I’ll have imported guns or whatever again…

And it makes me nauseous knowing there are nations in the world who are so reckless with gun laws that this is basically a fucking reality.

// Sara

Who is your favourite Maxis-made family?

This was a tough one. I never really cared a lot for the pre-made families, I always made my own. But I guess Robert and his girl is a classic, as well as Ghost, both of these from The Sims 1.

For The Sims 2 on the other hand, I always had a thing for the Caliante girls. You know, the two roommates?

But really, this was a tough one. I don’t fancy playing major families at all, Cullens is really the only exception, I always grow bored once I start building families and stuff so I stay away as far as possible from families.

But yes. Ghost, Robert + his woman and Caliante girls.

// Sara

The full question is:

“Did you start out with The Sims or did you get The Sims 2 first? Do you have Sims 3? Why/why not?”

And yes. I started out with The Sims. I was given The Sims and the expansion pack “Livin’ It Up” by my mother about 15 years ago now, and I’ve basically played it ever since.

Do I have The Sims 3? Can birds fly? Of course I have The Sims 3, and The Sims 4 for that matter too. (I’m noticing the questions are a bit outdated)

Why? Well, The Sims is a big part of my life, or you know, it’s a huge interest for me, so to NOT have all the games just.. it’s like NOT having the complete discography of a band you claim to be your favorite, and not because the CD’s are sold out but because you are lazy. I can’t just go there and be like “Nah man, no The Sims 3”. I need to try it of course.

However, so far, The Sims 3 is the one where I have the most expansionpacks UNINSTALLED. For The Sims, I have all in. For The Sims 2, I’ve taken away Seasons and Bon Voyage. Not because I don’t like either of them – especially Bon Voyage, but it was running so slow, that I never actually used it. And I didn’t see the point to have it, if I didn’t use it. Seasons annoyed me with the weather after a while.

For The Sims 3, I have Fast Lane, Pets, Diesel and Supernatural uninstalled. The first three are uninstalled mainly because I currently host The Sims 3 on my laptop, and figured I’d take away the expansions I found unnecessary to keep some space. Pets… I love the horses, but if I’m not ACTUALLY playing a horses family, it’s just annoying having the animals run around all over.

Supernatural… is an expansion that I’ll probably never install again. I played it for a while, with my Sim Katie who was a witch… And considering that, despite turning off the moon cycle, I would have the entire neighbourhood to zombies… kinda made it boring you know? So it’s gone. And will be so.

I don’t have Movie stuff nor Into The Future installed as well, but that’s not because they are annoying in anyway, it’s because I wanna be “done” with Island Paradise before I get started.

// Sara

Well okay, I thought it could be time to start up yet another challenge, and what would be more fitting than a The Sims Challenge?

So here I am on the first day without being able to post anything. I haven’t made a Simself in forever. I think I did, about 14 years ago together with a few friends, but that family, and pictures of it, are gone since long. But, hey, don’t be sad, let me introduce you to someone who’s at least a little closer to be a Simself.

This is Rose Hale, my first sim ever in The Sims 4, and I’d say she’s probably the closest that I’ve ever come to make a Simself. I don’t remember all too much about her right now, the only thing I DO know is that I originally planned for her to have made ALL the careers possible to unlock all the items, but somewhere in the middle I changed the focus and made her have a baby, and ever since they became three in the household (her husband as well you know) I lost interest in the family.

It’s fun, most people see The Sims as a game where you make a sim, get a job, build a house, get married, have kids and that’s the game. For me, it’s game over as soon as they move in with a boyfriend/girlfriend, because all of a sudden I need to take care of more sims than her.

Which is interesting, given my first family in both The Sims 1 and The Sims 3 where families with eight sims in them, and the The Sims 3 one, Cullens, is a family I still (try) to play these days. It’s still bugged, so I need to resurrect a really old version of them…

But yes! There it is!

// Sara