#simming goals

I'm literally the WORST with keeping these types of resolutions, but I like making lists (and I need one more post to round out my new years eve queue, so let's go)

- finish my Sims in Bloom Challenge.

Ever since I started sharing my game, in 2012, I finished exactly 1 gameplay challenge. And that challenge was just 1 generation 😂 So my track record is not exactly encouraging.

- finish a season of Angler's Bay.

I actually have the first family rotation mostly shot and edited, but I think I'll sit on it until I finish SiB. I can't focus on 2 things at the same time anyway

- share more of the CC I make.

it's been a good year back for me, and i'm ready to spend as much of 2024 simming as i can. thanks to those who've stuck with me through the hiatuses; to those whose encouragement, examples, and support have helped me grow as both a modder and a player; and to everyone who helped make the pink flashing survey circulate as widely as it did. this is a wonderful community and every day i am thankful to be part of it.

now, the goals!

the pink flashing survey report is still on track for a (mid-to-late) january release. i've done about as much coding and data validation as i can with the responses (thanks SO MUCH to everyone who was so receptive to my follow up DMs!) and there have been some promising tweaks and fixes and best practices coming out of the guinea pig testing group. we may not eradicate pink flashing forever but we can substantially work around it in most instances.

2. i'm collaborating with @cityof2morrow on a big traits expansion project, which you may already know something about if you saw the poll for the nudist icon. work is chugging along; all the new traits packages have been created and i've started on the actual modding work as of this week. take a peek at our planning spreadsheet if you want to see the scope of work. i have no firm estimate of when this will be out but i really want to use it in my new hood, and i really want to play kinda asap, so, asap.

3. playing in mount topazos. enough said. before that can happen i am going to

3b. finish paring down my downloads folder. i have like, just so much crap, including waaaaay more duplicates than i expected. currently this project means using my testing hood to open one catalogue section at a time, writing on a legal pad any object that needs to be cut or recatagorized/repriced. i've done windows, doors, deco paintings, and deco misc so far. i also packaged all my decorated MT lots, then faux-installed them in a desktop folder so i could see which cc is actually in use, allowing me to sequester items from bigger sets that aren't actively in use to a holding folder on my hard drive.

4. hunting update as part of the sun&moon team. honestly, this is long overdue. i made a prototype update of the huntable deer in 2021 and have hardly touched it since, and there's a lot more functionality we've been chatting about in that time. and i just need to buckle down and get on it. after the traits update is released that is absolutely my next priority.

5. that is it for goals. i think all of these are doable and achievable and honestly i really want to play and screenshot and share the mount topazos hood, so once i get the report and mod work out of the way that's really what i want my focus to be.

I didn't bother to make any simming goals last year, because I knew life would be to hectic to even try. However, in 2024, I aspire to do the following:

○ create a cc-free vacation subhood

i've always wanted to build a cc-free/minimal cc neighborhood to test my creativity skills. it seems apealing in theory, we'll see how it goes in practice.

○ play 2 rounds of my medieval-themed neighboorhood

i started playing my medieval themed neighborhood of Pleasantview, and it's been so much fun!

○ complete gen 3 of my ISBI challenge

I'm starting to lose steam with this challenge, but I'm hoping to reignite the spark to keep playing and enjoying this gameplay.

○ start my random legacy challenge

2023 Simming Goals Gen 7 of MCLC - we made it to Gen 4, not complete Round 3 of Edirann - I didn't play for several months sooo Nope Complete ULU Challenge - HA HA HA HA All Videos Subtitled starting January 1st - Yes! Make 15 Dog Breeds - I completely forgot about this goal O.O Make 15 Pieces of CC - Yes.. I think. I did a lot of personal use only recolors for clothing. Finish DF Challenge - Yes! See if I can Save Hreinndal - Yes!

2024 Simming Goals Finish Round 3 of Edirann Finish Breeds for All Needs Not So Berry Gen 4 Unlock at Least Two Neighborhoods/Subhoods for UTU Challenge Gen 6 for MCLC Finish 2 Disney Princesses for Different Faces Disney Start Sims Medieval Playthrough

Honestly, I shouldn't make them and just copy-paste last year's because I absolutely did nothing 😆 But, I'll humor myself with a fresh list.

Finish that blasted updated 4t2 clothing tutorial!

Finish the very last chapter of S2BO because for real. Last. Chapter.

Make custom maps for Arda, Lushland, and Misplaced Stream.

Make Tips and Tricks #2 video.

I don't want to put wild stuff here, my main goal is mostly not to disappear from the face of the earth every few months :') But, today i feel weirdly motivated, so I thought I'd gather a few things here:

Continue playing Northshore. I am really fond of this BaCC and I don't want to abandon it

Finish default replacing all the hairs in the game. This is a massive project that I knew would burn me out of the game but I started anyways, and I plan to finish it. :')

Make videos again. This has been on my mind for MONTHS but I'm always too insecure to actually start making them again.

Maybe learn something new regarding CC creation, but this is just an extra :)

Keep it simple:

Build some half-timbered lots for the main street (old town) in Veronaville

Trying to finish the Windenburg road layout | version 1 done

Spend more time on Sims character design drawing

Packing my Sims and some simple recolors to share my CCs here