#honeykiwis

[kbirbpods]

[drum roll] It's here! I have posted the first two chapters of my @clonebang 2023 podfic. I worked with the incredible @ahsokastechie as a team on this project! Much much much appreciation to our third team member, @honeykiwis, who beta'ed the fic as well.

The fic is rated Mature and the written work can be found here.

It features the relationship between Tech/Phee, with background Crosshair/Mayday, and a lot about the Bad Batch crew as a family.

It's a High School Teachers AU!

Summary:

Tech has just been assigned a collaboration partner for Pabu High’s Steam Literacy and Understanding Taskforce - another item piled on his plate by an incompetent administration. His partner? Phee Genoa, an unknown variable who challenges him to see the world differently.

High School Teachers AU with Demisexual Tech. Written & recorded for Clone Bang 2023.

I hope you enjoy the podfic and the fic itself, of course. So far, @ahsokastechie also has 2 chapters up and is posting every other day until all 11 chapters are posted! Within the official posting period for the bang, I will be posting just a small portion of the fic! I do intend to come back to it to record it all, but with other events/scheduling, I could only do 4 art pieces for this work (cover art + 1 hour of audio). The next chapter of the fic will be up tomorrow (January 16th) & the next chapter of the podfic will be up the following day (January 17th).

See below the cut for the other cover art pieces I created but ultimately decided not to use! Just as a little treat:

#learning curve #clone bang #clone bang 2023 #podfic #big bangs #the bad batch #tech x phee #phee genoa #tbb tech #clone trooper tech #tbb podfic #star wars tbb #teaching au #kbirb pods #ahsokastechie #shoutout to honeykiwis and ahsokastechie for being an awesome bb team :dc #honeykiwis

[whirliko]

Favorite makeup?

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✿ one ✿ two ✿ three ✿ four (project goose) ✿ five ✿

#honeykiwis #faves #ts4 #sims 4

[happy-lemon]

Since you now play both ts3 and ts4, what are your favorite and least favorite aspects of playing with each version?

Hi! Thanks for such an interesting question!

So, my favorite thing about ts4 is being able to quickly load the game and start playing without fear of Error 12 or unexpected crashing. I love being able to move art around on the walls. And the infants were what made me finally be able to connect with ts4. Although the building process is easier than in ts3, I'm not a huge fan of the houses and I really miss the ability to customize virtually everything.

My favorite thing about ts3 is my least favorite thing about ts4. I love having the color wheel and custom patterns to make things truly unique. I like the open worlds. I really enjoy the seasonal festivals. Having such a robust experience with babies and toddlers in ts4 makes me wish ts3 had something so good. Even with all the wonderful toddler mods, ts3 just can't compare when it comes to babies.

#my asks #honeykiwis

[simgerale]

Any tips on sticking with a legacy? It's amazing to me you have Sims from 2016!

ooh!! i know many people struggle with sticking to their sim families, but i will try to give my most relevant advice!

✨ miranda’s tips and tricks ✨

for me, I can only stick with sims that i am connected to. this means creating a backstory (or actively playing through a story i’ve made for them), giving them real personalities outside of sim traits, and figuring out what their favorite hobbies and interests are! it’s important to me that i don’t limit my creativity to in-game things, even if that means i can only imagine that a sim does a certain activity (or pose them doing it)! you’ll get bored real fast if you decide that they have to fit a mold.

with each generation, i’m trying to do something different and new. The easiest way to get lost in the motions is to do something repetitive! sure, there can be a lot of similarities from one gen to the next, but variation is key! [Ex #1: gen 1 had two kids, gen 2 had three kids, and now gen 3 has one kid] [Ex #2: vibes have been quite different. Gen 1 was more gameplay, gen 2 was full of spicy drama, gen 3 has been about finding oneself amidst relationships + enjoying the little things]

On that same note, I want romance in each generation. And as a hopeless romantic, i have used a different trope every time! It keeps things interesting while also playing to cheesy cliches that everyone can’t help but enjoy. you could also have the ‘no romance but sleeps around’ generation to shake things up [gen 1: forbidden love except not forbidden, just frowned upon at the time] [gen 2: best friends become lovers but with a SLOW burn] [gen 3: fake lovers to real lovers]

using gameplay outcomes to help further your legacy helps. i know the game is lacking…. Take it from me as someone who owns only 10% of the packs lol. but I try my best to let the game decide on some things while guiding it in other areas! your sim is actually bad at something you thought they’d be good at? cool that could change their career! your sim suddenly wants to have another baby and it isn’t planned? up to you, but it could open up lots of opportunities! your game killed off a parent too soon? rip but maybe you can use that for your heir’s personality development lol

if you’re intimidated by following certain guidelines, you don’t have to! I’ve set my own (can’t age up the heirs to see what they’ll look like, can’t travel to worlds that would realistically be too far away for every day activities, try your best to have family events/holidays)

my final tips go hand in hand: take your time and only play when it’s enjoyable. if the fact that i still have a sim from late 2016 isn’t hint enough, i can tell you that I’ve only played my legacy when I absolutely wanted to. if i wasn’t feeling it, i didn’t bother because i wouldn’t have enjoyed myself! this meant that i would go periods without playing (and posting), but i can speak from experience when I say that it has been for the best!!!

all of this is to say… everybody is different! what works for me may not work for you. overall, do what makes you have fun. as long as it is isn’t hurting other people, you’re doing great 😌

#ask #honeykiwis #i felt all shy when i realized that you must have read my entire thing about roma then #sometimes i feel like no one will read what i #type so I can write literally anything and just ramble away #but you’ve proven me wrong!!!!

[shrimpin-aint-easy]

@honeykiwis HERE SHE IS, THE GAL

She is quite rotund. She is mostly blind (she can see light and shadows) and deaf now though as she’s approaching 2 🥺

Also bonus Peet Pic

@snuffgurll here are some more pics of Queen Doily. She is the ruler of the household and I love her so much. And YES SAND BOAS ARE SO GOOFY LOOKING particularly regular ones, KSBs are super cute

#replies #snuffgurll #honeykiwis #not shrimp related

[bastardtrait]

Your legacy is so good! Keep up the great work!

😢 thank you so much for reading, and leaving this message. I appreciate it! hope you have a great rest of your day!

#ask #honeykiwis

[simlicious]

I sent you some money. Thank you so much for everything you do for the game. I use your stuff constantly

This means so much to me, both your kind words and your generous donation. You have a big heart 💜 Thank you!

#ask #thank you! #honeykiwis

[mrswhymrhow]

if we were mutuals in highschool that to me means we've been mutuals for centuries

#highschool meaning everything before junior year since i didnt do senior year #some of you if you were there for honeykiwi then itd be middleschool which is (whistle blow noise)

[milkcioccolato]

Delightful little commission requested by the lovely @honeykiwis 🥺💖

I love this so much, thank you for paying me to draw my fave babies💖💖💖💖🥺

#being paid to draw my babies is A DREAM! #I love them so much!🥺 #star wars #milks artsies #darth maul #maul #jedi obimaul au #Ahsoka #ahsoka tano

[maryjanesims3]

Two non-default hairstyles

Kijiko "SelkirkRex" Dreads for males as requested by @honeykiwis Poly: 10k Retextured with shock and shame texture

Download

Notes:

Retextured & added a scalp texture because that looked nicer imo

Nightcrawler Aurora as requested by Anon Poly: 13k or 22k Ifcasims textures

Download 13k | Download 22k

Notes:

Edited the mesh to reduce the polycount, so the 22k version isn't decimated.

#sims3cc #s3cc #ts3cc #thesims3 #sims3 #ndhair #ts3 hair

[almostlifesize]

I have a backlog of photos to share, whoops! My friend @honeykiwis VERY GENEROUSLY gave me this Nina's Doll Saejin, and she's SO beautiful. Here are the pics I took when she arrived!

I love her so much, y'all. I decided to name her Natsumi, because she was originally "born" in summer and also the name just felt Right for her. I'm SO impressed with her default faceup, the lines are so delicate and pretty. ♥ Later on I'll post a lineup of all my mature 1/6 BJDs so you can see how she is size-wise compared to the rest.

She does NOT fit any Azone clothes smaller than M size, especially in the hips, but she fits stretchy things just fine and also I have such a large collection of 1/6 clothes this is not an issue for me, haha. Shoes seem fine. Phew!

One day I'll get her different eyes--the ones she came with I thought looked too big for my taste, and these are slightly too small (they're Granado eyes). She also needs another wig--the one she came with doesn't sit quite right to me (although it's really pretty). But these are projects for another day.

#bjd #nina's dolls #my dolls #mature tiny bjd

[silverdragonoid]

Don't mind me shadow dropping the first chapter of my first fic for the @clonebang ! This is a collaborative work with @honeykiwis as beta and @mandalorianbrainweasel as artist about my clone OCs Commander Silver and Captain Rate.

Summary: Commander Silver was taught all the tactical and leadership skills a CC requires but has always struggled to connect with the other clones. When he meets Rate, the first person to try to befriend him, Silver is challenged to look inside and open up to new perspectives, individuality, and connection. He has a long way to go, but he doesn't have to walk it alone.

#star wars fanfiction #commander silver (oc) #captain rate (oc) #clone bang 2023 #star wars: the clone wars #tcw #fanfic

[happy-lemon]

Do you mind if I try your no rules legacy challenge?

I don't mind at all! It's very loose-y goose-y everyone can play!

#my asks #honeykiwis #happy-lemon no rules legacy

[magnoliapromenadegalleria]

                             Magnolia Archives: Simchella

Venue: @catsaar

Event Creators: @sea-cross @thecollectivesims

QA/Assistant Extraordinaire : @honeykiwis

Creators content featured: @sentate @serenity-cc @sifix @ice-creamforbreakfast @madlensims @candysims4 @greenllamas @simcelebrity00 @crypticsim @tekri @daylifesims @rustys-cc @okruee @simstrouble @simandy @aharris00britney @qicc @casteru @someone-elsa @ceeproductions @regina-raven @clumsyalienn @nucrests @arethabee @manul-sul-sul @glitterberrysims @aanhamdan93​ @dogsill​

@plumbobsnfries @belaloallure3 @ebonixsims @xldkx @sheabuttyr​ @evellsims​ @johnnysimmer​

@mmoutfitters

#ts4cc finds #s4cc finds #ts4mm #maxis match #i'm late to post this but *gestures vaguely at June* life #simchella #i usually link all items but I didn't have the energy this time around #wcif friendly

[whataframeup]

got tagged by @froggychairr to share top 5 songs ive been listening to lately. i dont listen to as much music as id like to but some of the No Skip ones currently are as follow

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id like to tag @mymycorrhizae @00vi @panncakes @honeykiwis @noir-pixels @minsugg if youd like to do it, or not, thats cool!

#tag game #this took longer than i thought it would omg #i swapped so many out. i started out with 4 red songs lmao #not that i was using the colors as a guide. i couldve but. i didnt. #i just could not decide #i think im gonna settle here ive swapped enough songs for one evening #i even got logged out while having this draft open so that was fun.

[trumpets0ng]

191 - “The Dozens”

Beginning / Previously / Next

(( I Ain’t No Joke- Eric B. & Rakim ))

For easier reading, please see transcript below:

*laughter*

Vanessa: What did you—

Kareem: Damn, Em! D, you ain’t never lie! She is a quick study.

Dirk: *Emilie opens her mouth to speak* I told you, this crew was born for the dozens. But we don’t dare play with Nessa.

Vanessa: Excuse me?!

Kareem: Relax... You just caught a stray. *winks at Emilie*

Whit: Reem’s teaching the new crew the ropes. Care to join? We all know you’re a natural.

*Vanessa scowls before walking away*

Whit: *calling after her* C’mon Nessie! Don’t be like that! *laughter*

Devon: Why—

Dirk: *subtly shakes head in warning* We’ll pick this game up later. I wanna see what Arun brings to the table.

Arun: You do know, I grew up in San My? Trust me, y’all don’t want this. *laughter*

Matteo: Hey everyone! So, I didn’t get to mention it this morning, but there’s a slight change of plans.

Dirk: I already hate the sound of that…

Matteo: Oh, relax! There was a last-minute change up in staff at the house.  Alika wants to do additional checks and a sweep before we get there. *Dirk starts to protest* It’s fine. We’ll send the luggage straight to the house and hang at Abel’s—

Kareem: But—

Matteo: I let them know and they’re good. It’s better; trust me. This way, when we get to the house, we can chill until beach day, and we’ll be done early enough that the singles can hit Ohan’ali Town tonight if they want.

Devon: Why just the singles?

Kareem: You fittin’ to party with us Dev?

Dirk: Calm down, now. We’ll see, we’ll see…

#always walker #devon lane #Dirk Dreamer #emilie noriega #Vance & Vanessa Monahan #Whit & Daphne Howe #kareem mccain #arun bheeda #jesminder bheeda #matteo duque rojas #obie tremblay #Penny Pizzazz #honeykiwis #haziesims #Trumpets0ng