This ain't your grandma's uberhood.
...because it's the third time I've tried to tell this story and i don't want to get overwhelmed again.
I'm playing a Sims 2 megahood, mostly focusing on an edited Strangetown, but with most of the Maxis premades, and a few added quirks.
Read the whole story from the beginning here.
More about the uberhood, and my goals for the story, under the cut.
HOODS
Here are the neighbourhoods I'm currently playing in the uberhood:
@chrisnewbie 's Strangeytown as the base hood, and the one that definitely gets played in full rotation.
Pleasantview (for Lilith and Dustin)
Veronaville (for Miranda/Hermia/Puck)
Desiderata Valley (for John Mole and Natasha Una)
@penig's Widespot (for the drama + Sky Weiss).
@jawusa's Aileen Landing (which I've never actually played before!)
@oceansmotion 's Natosi (for the spooky ghost town vibes)
@hoodbuildinggroup's Sedona, for the vibes
hoodbuildinggroup's Shady Shores, because I love those toddlers and I want them to grow up well
Maxis stealth hoods for the Ottomi, Newsons, Gavigans, etc.
As a downtown, I've added @aondaneedles 's Copperhead City.
For our universities, we've got penig's Land Grant University, Maxis' La Fiesta Tech, and aonda's Cactus Canyon University.
For our vacation destinations, we've got topp's Felicity Island, jawusa's Moonbase Apollo, and Maxis' Three Lakes.
I'm not adding Belladonna Cove, because I'm not a masochist. I'm not adding Riverblossom Hills, because most of it bores me. (I might change my mind about this and add Jules O'Mackey and the Roths...) I'd love to add Douglasville and Arkhelios, because they fit the vibes, but neither of them seems to have a subhood version :(
STORY
I want to at least start the story low-stakes and work up to the harder, more emotionally hefty stuff. Part of the reason I've been struggling so hard with the Uberhood is that writing... like... the Grunts... is a challenge.
This is why the first couple chapters center mostly around lone weirdoes who don't have any ties to a grander story. I want to introduce some metaplot eventually, but I want to do it slowly.
CREDITS
The way I tell this story is heavily influenced by @simhealing's Uberhood, and I probably borrowed a bunch of headcanons from her without realizing. If you like what I'm doing here, go check her out.
Most of the CC I use is from @withlovefromsimtown , @whattheskell/@ts2repositoryproject , @platinumaspiration and/or @lordcrumps. I'm WCIF friendly, but if you see something and you don't know what it is, the odds are that it's from one of those four creators.
Thanks for reading! Have fun!
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It’s a full house! Note Lucy happily mingling with the adults again, Jacob being glued to his games the entire time, and Peter & Sharon getting friendly in the background.
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forgot Natasha was heavily pregnant lol
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Almeric: I’m not against having fun! Academics can certainly be fun for students if presented in the right way. Did you ever read Wacky O’Mackey’s Grammar Book in Blacky? A staple when I was in school. It also came in brown.
Natasha: Nah, the only books I read are cookbooks on grilled cheese.
Almeric: Books, plural? As in, there’s more than one cookbook out there dedicated solely to a sandwich?
Natasha: Not just any sandwich, buddy. Grilled cheese sandwiches.
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Sim ages at the start of my Uberhood
I'm using a 2 days = 1 year age mod to play this new Uberhood I'm panning (and actually already started to play when I need pause from the Somersets) and with a really difficult algorithm I have calculated each Sim's age with the default aging system and translated it into their age with the mod, all with the help of SimPE (I have quite a lot of free time currently xD). So to keep track of everyone's start age, here's my masterpost, it's simply for my own convenience. I plan to make every name a link that leads you to the chronological tag (that didn't work, there seems to be a link-limit?).
87: Luis Aspir
84: Carlos Contender
63: Olive Specter, Patrizio Monty
59: Dora Ottomas
58: Mortimer Goth
57: Herb Oldie
56: Consort Capp
55: Coral Oldie, Betty Goldstein, PT9 Smith, Isabella Monty
54: Denise Jacquet, Herbert Goodie, Faith Goodie, Catherine Viejo
49: Daniel Pleasant
47: Mary-Sue Pleasant
44: Jason Cleveland
43: Marissa Cleveland, Edward Contrary
42: Benjamin Baldwin, Albany Capp
41: Vivian Cho, Stephen Tinker, Morty Roth
39: Isabel Baldwin, Wanda Tinker, Opal Contrary, Marcel Jocque, Sophia Jocque, Stella Roth
36: Gilbert Jacquet, Darren Dreamer, Buzz Grunt
35: Leod McGreggor
34: Checo Ramirez
33: Florence Delarosa, Antonio Monty
32: Lisa Ramirez, Pascal Curious
31: Timothy Riley, Loki Beaker, Lola Curious, Cornwall Capp
30: Elizabeth Aspir, Issac Bell, Hannah Bell, John Burb, Jason Greenman, Goneril Capp, Peter Ottomas
29: Armand DeBateau, Jessica Peterson, Victor Aspir, Brandi Broke, Rose Greenman, Samantha Ottomas
28: Circe Beaker, Vidcund Curious, Ajay Loner, Erin Beaker, Bianca Monty
27: Sanjay Ramaswami, Priya Ramaswami
26: Ramir Patel, Jennifer Burb, Gabe O'Mackey, Alexandra O'Mackey
25: Gabriel Green, Ana Patel, Cassandra Goth, Patricia Wan, Kristen Loste, Regan Capp
24: Chastity Gere, Matthew Picaso, Andrew Martin, Nervous Subject, Oberon Summerdream
23: Geoff Rutherford, Sharon Wirth, Jessica Picaso, Dina Caliente, Nina Caliente, Don Lothario, Lazlo Curious, Chloe Curious, Titania Summerdream, Kent Capp
22: Samantha Cordial, Kimberly Cordial, Connor Weir, Malcolm Landgraab IV, Chester Gieke, Jason Larson, Jodie Larson, John Mole, Natasha Una, Trent Traveller, Trisha Traveller, Julien Cooke, Nathan Gavigan, Mary Gavigan, Cyd Roseland, Robert Kim, Cynthia Kim, Tara Kat, Cleo Shikibu
20: Gunnar Roque, Jane Stacks
19: Roxie Sharpe, Jonah Powers, Guy Wrightley, Mickey Dosser, Monica Bratford, Ashley Pitts, Brittany Upsnott
18: Mitch Indie, Max Flexor, Delilah O'Feefe, Edwin Sharpe, Marla Biggs, Phineaus Furley, Ellen Frost, Chaz Whippler, Emily Lee, Tom Freshe, Matthew Hart, DJ Verse, Sarah Love, Jessie Pilferson, Jasmine Rai, Zoe Zimmerman, Frances J. Worthington III, Aldric Davis, Almeric Davis, William Williamson, Blossom Moonbeam, Klara Vonderstein, Martin Ruben, Allegra Gorey, Joshua Ruben, Kevin Beare, Castor Nova, Tiffany Sampson, Heather Huffington, Sam Thomas, Jared Starchild, Ty Bubbler, Jimmy Phoenix, Erik Swain
17: Johnny Smith, Ophelia Nigmos,
15: Tank Grunt, Tybalt Capp
14: Mercutio Monty
13: Ripp Grunt, Juliette Capp, Romeo Monty, David Ottomas
12: Justin Cleveland, Angela Pleasant, Lilith Pleasant, Sandra Roth, Jacob Martin, Puck Summerdream
11: Rick Contrary, Violet Jocque, Dustin Broke, Dirk Dreamer, Jules O'Mackey, Hermia Capp, Miranda Capp
10: Tara DeBateau, Melody Tinker, Gavin Newson, Ginger Newson
08: Alexander Goth, Buck Grunt, Hal Capp, Beatrice Monty, Benedick Monty
07: Sofia Baldwin, Daniel Bell, Jill Smith, Bottom Summerdream, Desdemonda Capp, Sharla Ottomas
06: Sally Riley, Tessa Ramirez, Tina Traveller, Isaiah Gavigan, Gabrielle Newson, Gallagher Newson, Justin Kim, Xander Roth
03: Beau Broke
02: Markus Baldwin, Etsu Cho
01: Pauline Aspir, Garrett Newson, Georgia Newson, Daisy Greenman, Ariel Capp, Tommy Ottomas
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I really like your megahood gameplay. Which ts2 hoods are part of megahood? Do you have extra sims beside Perdita Monty & Beaker twins?
Thank you! I'm glad you like it! Since this megahood was just for gameplay, I only put in it Pleasantview, Strangetown and Veronaville. I added the Greenman family, the O'Mackeys, Florence Delarosa, Natasha Una and John Mole. Plus a bunch of townies from ts2, I think :)
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dina/cassandra, sandra roth/jules o'mackey, connor weir/geoff rutherford, kimberly cordial/chastity gere, natasha una/sharon wirth and sorry if that's a lot
Dina/Cassandra: 10/10
BUT only if it’s part of Dina’s masterplan to secure the rest of the inheritance once Mort bites the dust 💀 otherwise in what world??
Sandra/Jules: 4/10
im getting aggressively str8 vibes from Sandra, i think it’d take someone way hotter than poor Jules to turn her?? i can see it under extreme circumstances, as in every dude in riverblossom has died, which u kno, not that extreme, there are like 2 of them
Connor/Geoff: 10/10
need i say more!! here for it
Kim/Chastity: 10/10
oh yea i can def see it! Chastity’s partying ways help Kim remove that sibling-envy stick from her ass and Kim puts a spell on all the creditors hunting Chas down. love it
Natasha/Sharon: 5/10
hmmmm. conflicted. i 100% get the appeal but i dont see it working longterm, more like a very hot month b4 Sharon got bored of all the grilled cheese foreplay
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I love your uberhood so much and can't wait to see the next Pleasantview developments. If it's not too much trouble, could you list which households live in which subhood? I'm tracking certain stories and am a bit confused as to who lives where. Thanks!
Thanks for your kind words!
Because I’m a nerd, I happen to have this already, so here you go! It falls in the order I usually play the hoods (households within always at random).
Headcount: 157 playable sims
* = already expecting a baby
- = pending graduates (the real reason I keep this, ie where can I fit them all in the main hoods!)
La Fiesta Tech:
Sorority (Jessie, Sarah, Angela)–Fraternity (Mickey, Matthew)–Jocque (Violet, Jules)Nigmos (Ophelia, Ripp)Worthington (Frances J)-Dorm 1 - (Jane, Dirk, Allegra, Justin, Brittany)-Dorm 2 - (Dustin, Jacob, Heather, David)Dorm 3 - (Tank, Ty, Sandra, Stella, Melody)Shifting Paradymes (Jasmine, Johnny)–Pleasant (Lilith, Rick)Verse (DJ)-
Pleasantview:
Goth (Mortimer, Bella, Alexander)Bachelor (Michael, Dina)*Lothario (Don, Cassandra, Maya, Aimee)Pleasant (Daniel)Oldie (Coral, Mary-Sue)Loner (Ajay, Sharon, Henry)Bell (Hannah, Issac, Daniel, Amanda)Bratford (Monica)Gavigan (Mary, Nathan, Isaiah, Ethan, Joel)Broke (Brandi, Beau, Charmaine)Dreamer (Darren, Samantha, Kimberly’s ghost)DeBateau (Armand, Tara)Cleveland (Marissa)Langerak (Parker)
Bluewater Village:
Tinker (Stephen, Wanda)Landgraab (Malcolm, Patricia)*Ramirez (Checo, Lisa, Tessa, Gus)Jacquet (Gilbert)Zimmerman (Zoe)Roque (Gunnar)Peterson (Jessica)Weir (Connor, Elle)*
Downtown:
Caliente (Nina)Gere (Chastity)Wrightley (Guy)
Riverblossom Hills:
O'Mackey (Gabe, Allyn)McGreggor (Leod, Jodie)*Viejo (Catherine, Gabriel, Lana, Raymond)Newson (Ginger, Gavin, Gabriella, Gallagher, Garrett, Georgia)Baldwin (Isabel, Benjamin, Sofia, Marcus, Faye)Contrary (Opal, Edward)Burb (John)Burb (Jennifer, Lucy)Delarosa (Florence)Riley (Timothy, Vivian, Sally, Etsu, Mia)Teatherton (Alexandra, Matthew)*Ottomas (Peter, Samantha, Sharla, Tommy)Aspir (Luis, Denise, Victor, Elizabeth, Pauline, Caitlin)Shikibu (Cleo, Kristen)Roth (Morty, Stella, Xander, Will)Martin (Andrew)
Strangetown:
Singles (Lola, Chloe, Clark)Smith (PT, Jenny, Jill, Buck, James)Beaker (Circe, Loki, Kaylynn)Specter (Olive, Nervous, Consort)Una (Natasha, Trevor, Colbie, Jack)Curious (Pascal, Lilly, Lazlo, Cosmo, Marvin)Curious (Vidcund)Mole (John, Jason)Rutherford (Erin, Geoff)*
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Which premade households are the least inspiring/favourite etc to you? Which are the most? And why? :) If you want, you could go hood by hood. And 2nd - what is the LTW of Oberon in your Pleasantview Plus - I just don't know, what suits him
Ooooh, I love asks like this, thank you!
In Pleasantview, it's gotta be the Brokes for me. I just find them so fun to play, especially since they're one of the more challenging households? Love the Calientes and the Pleasants, too. And least inspiring would be the Oldies I guess, partly because they're elders but party they just don't have much connecting them to the neighbourhood story, yknow?
In Strangetown I think my favourite is the Specter household, it's just so iconic with so much story potential!! I also really enjoy the Singles. Least favourite/inspiring I guess would be the Loner household, for obvious reasons I guess. But I also struggle with the Beakers, the whoile scenario with Nervous is one I find difficult to actually play out in regualr gamepaly and storywise it feels too dark for me sometimes? idk
As for Veronaville, gosh, I really like all of the households actually, but I think maybe my favourite is the main branch of the Capps, just for all the teen drama potential (plus I love Consort!). As for least favourite... maybe Bianca Monty? Or maybe the Kent-Regan-Cornwall Capp house? I never know what to do with those ones, I prefer having Kent be gay but I can never find a sim I actually like as a match for him, and I have similar problems with finding things for Bianca Monty to do. Maybe in a future playthough I'd give her a business or something. I struggle with the Summerdreams a little too, I can never figure out where to fit them in with everything...
Riverblossom Hills my favourite household is the O'Mackeys, lots of story potential there, and I love all their faces and find them all likable! Least favourite would be the Greenmans, the novelty of plantsims are cool and all but idk, again, I can never think of anything for them to do...
Then in Desiderata Valley I think my favourite is Natasha Una, and least favourite is, hm, maybe the Bells or Jocques? None of the Desiderata families are super interesting, but I've spent enough time trying to think up more spicy headcanons/takes on them that they all inspire me at least a little!
In Belladonna Cove I think my favourite household is the DeBateaus, I just find the single dad adopting a kid thing cute, I like the "millionaire business tycoon is actually a softie family man" vibe... there are a lot of families in Belladonna that I've never really played though, the Patels, Clevelands, Baldwins & the Cordials all kinda bore me. But then again I've never really played much with them, so I could probably change my mind.
Anyway, Oberon's LTW in Pleasantview Plus is Become Professional Party Guest - just since his bio mentioned he'd been busy trying to "master" his job. I like the idea of the faries being immortal, so I imagine they dabble for a while in a thing before perfecting it and eventually moving on to some new hobby a few decades down the line.
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Yet again did one of @grimbunnies Premade Sorting test, this time the EP edition and this is the top 10 (No big surprises here):
1 Natasha Una
2 Rick Contrary
3 Jules O'Mackey
4 Florence Delarosa
5 Daisy Greenman
6 Samantha Cordial
7 Kimberly Cordial
8 Tara DeBateau
9 John Mole
10 Violet Jocque
Thanks for keeping me entertained while waiting for my client to call...
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