Winterose, the Sims 2 neighborhood

This character was created by @nappe-plays-the-sims

"The Wolff family are newly moved in. Will this town be the cure to their wild lifestyle or will they infect Winterose with it?"

Varg Wolff

"Forlon and withdraw, Varg moved to Winterose to get away from themodenist neoretic developments in Sumerfell. To him, it was more fun to grown fruit in his hydroponic garden and blow bubbles in the alleyways than ride from market to market to buy the latest electronics. While he pines for his role as brooding star of the circus, he still does his best to play the clown"

Bora Wolff

Maladroit and lethargic are two words that suit Bora like a glove. She despises sports and all athletes. It isn't the Spartan competition that she has a problem with, it's the brash boasting and pitiful self-importance. Born into a well to do family in the upper echelons of society, she spent her formative years in the finest (and most expensive) schools in city, only to be expelled for not doing her homework.

Eun - Yeong's

Eun - Yeong's is a stormy child often roistering about, unambiguous in her determination to follow her own way. She is an embodiment of fiery rebellion and determination. When not busy flexing her artistc talents or sweaping, she looking trouble, strirring up dust and and provoking conflicts.

Love your take on them, and the photo editing is chef's kiss

Vera Lövin has been in love with Zayn Abdullah all her life, and the other romances were meant to distract her from him. In my game, she randomly got delivered a genie lamp after having her Doe baby, so she brought Zayn back ... but he bolted right out of town, undercover, after impregnating her as a thank you. As if running from someone... He now lives in a suburb, lets his hair grow out and tries his luck as a musician.

I've been thinking about Ville's motives a lot. Maybe he's just an incel pervert (as the shape of his house would suggest, lol). Maybe he hates cheaters? Or people who are getting some in general? He (presumably) killed Nanami, who cheated on Min Su and left him at the altar. He hated Zayn after he had his thing with Vera, although that could have been for cheating on Lian in particular. Jane Doe *hates his guts*. Did he kill Yetunde because she refused him, thinking she was Yewande? Jane was in love with Yetunde, anyway ... Maybe killing her "awakened his appetites", so to speak. But then, why would anyone of the BFFs have wanted Yetunde gone? Was it because she was an obstacle to Inga and Yewande's relationship? (So was Tomoko though...) Is Yewande hiding from Ville, who thinks she's dead - and did she orchestrate Yetunde being killed by him so she could hide away? Is that why Jane wrote her that book?

I'm still very, very confused about Yonah Salomon. Tomoko was married to him, even took his name. He believes to be Yetunde's father, but not Yewande's, although they are (presumably) twins ... Pelle believes to have fathered both of them, and so do the girls. Did Tomoko keep Yewande a secret from Yonah? Did she give her to Pelle to hide her away, telling Yonah she had only had one daughter? Were the two of them only reunited after Yonah's death, and constantly fought about who got to go outside as "the one daughter" every day, with most of their friends not knowing there were actually two of them?

Then again, I'm thinking Sonya is the key somehow. Her bio says something about someone new tormenting her, which could be Tanya ... or someone else. She had recurring flings with Mikel Dell Levi and Nanami (the latter maybe only because she wanted to steal Min Su's girlfriend ^^), and both of them were presumably killed by Ville. However, I still kind of think her bio is about Tanya ... who maybe got inspired by the whole Yetunde-Yewande-thing and now tries to do the same to her lol. She already woohoo'd with Sky, despite him not having any feelings towards her, presumably pretending to be Sonya.

So ... The sims are pretty now? :D I liked the idea of the very unique faces (and did in fact import some of the old townies for those Thora Bush genetics), but the new ones look *very* good!

All in all I feel like the "story" is much more present. There are scripted events commented on by the same character who would before only speak to us/threaten us (and Yewande) via the means of crafted item descriptions, and not only has she turned more vocal, but also more... eager to reproduce. Which might be @nappe-plays-the-sims way to mess up the overall genetics for the next gen at least :D

The whole AI thing is a lot more obvious, where I only thought it could be an element of the story in the old version... I mean, this girl is literally called Ai and lives with a robot :D

Other things I've noticed (no part. order):

- Everyone is pregnant

- Everyone is sick

-The Abandoned Fishing Spot is gone

- More dead sims are pregnant: Nanami and Xue in addition to Hui.

- H-has Ville's house always had this shape? ... Yes, I noticed the terrain paint at the far end. Goddammit, Nappe. XD

-Ji-Yu and Pelle are playable now

- Some Bogomolovs are vamps instead of zombies - also Dulce is back and Purnima is not happy.

- Yonah Salomon seems to have been a thing now for more Sims than Yonah Salomon. Tomoko remembers to have married him and even took his name. Yetunde still thinks Pelle is her father. (Did Pelle switch out/steal some babies at some point? Being an elf and all...)

- The Grey family are now not actually a family but a bunch of randomly selected Sixamese people pretending to be one and failing. The twins aren't even Joffrey's.

- I still think Merry/Sky (can never remember) didn't woohoo with Tanya on purpose but thought that she was Sonya.

-Also I think Ville (and most of their Friends) believed that Yetunde and Yewande were the same person.

-Min-Su is no longer adopted

- Jimmy and Mariann Ackerson are dead and I think their son killed them with a bunch of witnesses present ... Which is why some townies are now missing bodyparts.

- Was Yetunde homophobic? Jane wouldn't have been happy about that ...

- The Wolffs do no longer own their lot ... Apparently. Lian is next. BFFs wanted her gone.

What is Winterose?

Winterose is a small town in the northern outskirts of SimNation. It was known to have colder weather due to the natural climate, but one day winter arrived and just refused to leave! Scientists are baffled as to how this occurred. Can you bring spring to Winterose or will the inhabitants forever be stuck in the cold?

Intricate family trees and close connections between neighbors make this town what it is. Be careful and look at what you are removing, because secrets are hiding in every corner of this town.

Requirements

Winterose was built with all expansion and stuff packs, so it is very likely those are required.

Possible bugs

Community lots will sometimes not have snow, but it’s still very much winter! Townies and deceased sims will not always have all their memories intact, even with mods, but it shouldn’t be noticeable. Worst case scenario there are always other ways to explain these things.

Wants and fears have a tendency to reroll and change to something I did not intend. Such is life.

As always, recommended but not required: HoodChecker and No Unlink on Delete! New neighborhoods sometimes decide out of nowhere that gravestones should be deleted, and these two mods can be used to prevent it and/or fix when it has already occurred.

Playtesting did not reveal any other possible bugs, if you find more, send them to my askbox.

Some aspects of this neighborhood are a bit creepy. If you have mental health issues it may be unpleasant to stumble upon one of those easter eggs if you’re not feeling well. So bear that in mind when playing- if you’re having a bad mental health day, Winterose can wait!

DOWNLOAD LINK (SFS)

🛑 DO NOT DOWNLOAD WINTEROSE! 🛑

We regret to inform you that someone, we cannot ascertain who, has taken it upon themselves to tamper with the very fabric of our once familiar neighborhood, even altering the download link!

Who knows what motives lie behind this peculiar phenomenon?

As such we must caution you against downloading Winterose at this moment as it has been mysteriously altered.

⚠️ DO NOT embrace the enigmatic changes to the Winterose Sims’ lives! ⚠️

We regret to inform you there has been a normalizing of faces and unexpected alterations to personalities. Resist the temptation to dive into a neighborhood filled with unsettling modifications.

🚨 DO NOT engage with the uncanny scripts causing unpredictable events! 🚨

Winterose appears to now include some perplexing scripts á la Arkhelios that we do not know how to get rid of. Your Sims might face peculiar challenges they never signed up for. These are luckily not in all families of the neighborhood, so there is still hope for some peace!

🚧 DO NOT jeopardize the order of the Winterose Sims’ universe! 🚧

This update will disrupt the serene flow of the existence of the inhabitants of Winterose. You don’t want to reset the clock and have your sims’ lives thrown into chaos after all this time!

So, in the best interest of your Sims and the tranquil neighborhood they once knew, we encourage you to refrain from downloading Winterose at this moment.

Many different characters seem to be liked. Good! But there were a few who I think may not have received enough backstory to be appreciated by the player. Taking note of that.

There is a huge amount of love for Trinidad.

Vast majority agreed the number of families (11 families) was good. A few thought it was too many, a few thought it wasn’t enough. Playstyles vary.

Almost everyone were happy with the diversity!

Some were bothered by my creativity with the faces. 😂 Even if it was not a majority, I will take this into account. I do think I went overboard on a few of them myself. I want unique faces and all but there’s unique and then there’s unique.

Prequel and sequel both hold interest, approximately the same level of interest too. Noted.

Anagrams are rough.

The round ended with Yewande getting a promotion and bringing Varg from work

And now, another mystery I found! WARNING, SPOILERS BELOW THE CUT!

Amrita, on the other hand, asked Trinidad on date, and he showed up asap!