New Name

I've renamed my blog to "Clio's Games". I'll still be posting Sims stuff here, and the web address will remain the same (since it would be a pain to port everything to a new, re-named blog), but I'll be covering all sorts of computer and video games here. I'll have short reviews, screenshots, hints, etc., along with mods and stories.

Some Dragon Age 2 mods

I've made a few things. Some staves, new skill tables for your companions at the start, some aesthetic changes. Unzip into your Documents/Bioware/Dragon Age 2/packages/core/override folder. I've made them all as compatible as possible with other mods. They're after the cut.

Dragon Age 2

It is not as good as Dragon Age: Origins. Not by a long shot. Later edit: I take this back. It's not as good as Origins in many ways, but now that I've played more, I would say it's not quite as good as Origins, but it does some things better, and some of the things it does better are pretty important. For instance, I have some massive slowdowns in Origins, especially during the final battle, even with no mods installed, though my computer is well over the recommended specs. I have none during DA2 -- zip, zilch, zero. DA2's gameplay is perfectly smooth.

However, in my opinion it is as good as Knights of the Old Republic. DA2 has better graphics and voice acting than KotOR, but the music isn't as good (for obvious reasons). I think it's better than KotOR now. The gameplay's better, imo, and so are the characters. I also like Anders much more than Carth, though I did like Carth. Aveline, Isabela and Merrill are also all WAY better than Bastila (I couldn't stand that woman), and I look forward to seeing the romances with the female characters in DA2. I'm not going to pretend that romances in Bioware games are unimportant. They're central.

As the FoobSims Turn

I haven't even moved everyone into town yet and already my For Better or For Worse Sims have decided to recreate a soap opera. That, or Mad Men with Weed in the role of Don Draper.

Carpet Patterns for Sims 3

I converted some of my Shaw carpet patterns for use in Sims 3. Unfortunately some of my favorites from Sims 2 don't look good in Sims 3, but these all work well. (If anyone can get Solvay to look nice in Sims 3, please send me a link!) Please go to modthesims.info for instructions on how to install .package files.

My Sims 3 mods

I made a few .xml mods for Sims 3. I've uploaded the ones I've tested to my satisfaction, and they all work with AwesomeMod and NRaas mods. They were made with Generations and patch 1.24. Please go to modthesims.info for information on how to install them.

Caine Residence

As narrated by my thought process while looking at these horrible strips and trying to build this annoying place.

Some Sims 2 carpets by me

I've uploaded some Sims 2 carpets I made. They used to be on Illusions of Grandeur, but the site has gone poof since I was last active in the community in 2008. (Wow, it's been a long time.)

"This Is Me Leaving You"

I had to go over the latter-day Anthony strips in order to get some hints as to what his house was supposed to look like. Now I have an eye twitch. The human brain is not equipped to deal with so much horror in so little time.

Foobsims: The first day

As soon as I moved Michael's branch of the Pattersons into the Pattermanse, Meredith started playing peek-a-boo with Robin.

Pattermanse

Building the FBofW Pattermanse felt like it took forever. I've spent longer on Sim houses, but those were all to my taste. This one... not so much. Click "read more" for pictures.

Meet the Foobsims

Here are the Patterson Foobsims:

In the Tiny Train House:

Elly Patterson

Traits: Neat, Frugal, Neurotic, Technophobe, Grumpy.
Lifetime Wish: Professional author.
Favorites: Cobbler, pop music, aqua.
Astrological Sign: Virgo
Note: There are no nightgowns in the game that are frumpy enough for Elly or Deanna. I'm going to have to try to find a Victorian one.

Various Stuffs

I have three herniated disks, two of which are pressing into my spinal cord. This, in conjunction with the pain pills I'm taking, makes me muzzy-headed. I can't write what I usually write or play the games I usually play. However, Sims games are perfect -- I can still create for them and tell little stories, and they're easy. Plus I have a whole lot of time on my hands, at least until I get surgery.

I was planning to put my stories on LiveJournal, but unfortunately it's down again. I'm sure it will be up -- in a few minutes, or hours, or days. I feel bad that LJ is the victim of an apparent government-mafia conspiracy in Russia (someone needs to make a movie out of this), and I'm not going to leave it. At the same time, I want to write my Simstuff when I want to. I'd forgotten I'd set up this blog, but luckily the bookmark was still on my computer. As you can see, I uploaded a couple chapters of my Sims 2 legacy before I got bored. I'll upload the rest of what I've finished of that one another time, but for now, I'm more interested in Sims 3. I'll also throw the stuff I made for Sims 2 on 4shared soon and put links here to it.

Onward to Sims based on Lynn Johnston's comic For Better or For Worse, in the next post.