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The Crazy Boycott of The Sims 3

Hannah — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:32:53 +0000

We have some new drama in our community: the boycott of The Sims 3.

So, apparently some folks have become full of the glitches in The Sims 3 and have decided to boycott the game. They won’t buy any expansion packs or stuff packs, they won’t support the game in any way and they want EA Games to act–now! They also encourage others to write a few nice words to EA Games about how their games are full of crap.

Honestly, I get the point but it seems somewhat meaningless to me. Don’t get me wrong, I get a lot of bugs, too, but I don’t think that this kind of attitude will change something–if anything–for better.

As for me, I’m not joining. Are you?

Living Sims Issue 25 / December 2011

Hannah — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:14:57 +0000

Read the new issue now!

Your Sims Will Get Ready for Holiday Season with Hot New Stuff by Femme Fatale!

Hannah — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:40:07 +0000

My dearest The Sims 2 players, I have some great news for you! One of my favorite sites Femme Fatale, which makes a lot of nice designer clothes and accessories, is preparing a big surprise for you starting December 1st.

New skins, makeup and accessories await for you this holiday season. You will find a new update every day for 24 days. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about right now… All that shiny stuff will also be linked right from Spring4Sims. Sounds great, right? Are you excited?

Living Sims Issue 24 Is Here!

Hannah — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:05:44 +0000

Read now!

LsExtra, New LivingSims Magazine

Hannah — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:09:59 +0000

While LivingSims focuses on the design and life aspect of the Sims games, LS Extra will focus on the more technical side of the games. We will mainly focus on tutorials, how-to articles and design guides.

This is a great addition to the original magazine. I love how much work these guys put into this.

Read now!

Living Sims Donation Drive

Hannah — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:05:00 +0000

Living Sims is one of my favorite (in fact the most favorite) magazine and although I’m not an active member at their formus, I still think that this is the site worth donating because these guys put so much work into the magazine and they simply make the community breath with inspiration!

I don’t usually donate, but I’ve decided to do so this time. Even though my donation was small, I believe it was helpful–and so can be yours. Donating is, of course, optional, but if you consider donating, I think even the smallest amount of money can be a huge help.

We still have a little left from your generous donations last year, but nowhere near enough. So we ask you for help. We need to raise between $300-$600 $ (200-400€/180-350£) in order to have our site hosted for one year on the new server. We will start out with the cheaper service they offer there but we might need to upgrade due to our busy forum. We also have other expenses during the year.

Donate now!

Stained – Spring Issue 5 Out Now!

Hannah — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:33:20 +0000

Read now!

Living Sims Issue 23 Is Out!

Hannah — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:15:42 +0000

Read the new issue now!

Parsimonious Needs Your Help!

Hannah — Sun, 15 May 2011 17:07:59 +0000

From Parsimonious:

In addition to a lot of administrative chaos, I’m now faced with a big financial problem which only YOU can solve (yes you…). I shan’t bore you with the specific details here (you can read those in our Support pages) but I am now begging each and every one of you to give up a minute of your life to fill in this survey.

I’m a big fan of this site so helping out as little as filling in one survey is really not much I could do for the site. Please, help if you like Parsimonious by filling in the survey, too!

The Goth Household Makeover (Non-Download)

Hannah — Wed, 04 May 2011 07:26:43 +0000

This cannot be downloaded, but I sincerely love this makeover! It’s so inspiring and makes me want to play Sunset Valley again. You can find more pictures at Six AM Sims.

Living Sims Issue 22 Is Out!

Hannah — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:30:30 +0000

Read now!

New Living Sims Issue for February 2011 Is Out!

Hannah — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:05:40 +0000

Start reading now!

Living Sims Issue 20, December 2010

Hannah — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:47:21 +0000

Read now!

Living Sims Issue 19 Is Here!

Hannah — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 18:47:40 +0000

Read now!

Living Sims September 2010 Issue

Hannah — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:05:58 +0000

I have totally forgot to post a link for the new issue of Living Sims. I’m ashamed to say I didn’t even had time to browse it, but I’m sure it’s worth for you to do so!

Read the new issue now!

Strawberry Mousse Closing

Hannah — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:08:05 +0000

Here comes another site that’s going to be inactive, how sad. Mimi owner has just lost all her files and doesn’t feel like playing anymore at all.

I think this happened to many people already and there were some that managed to get back. We’ll see if this will be the case, I really hope so.

TS3 Interior Design Inspiration: Mackat’s French Cottage

Hannah — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:02:28 +0000

Mackat was challenged to decorate a house in shabby chic style. What a perfect idea to try it in France! She did a great job, make sure you check out the rest of the house.

Living Sims #17: From Office Finds & Beach Huts to Twinbrook

Hannah — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:01:58 +0000

Read the new issue now!

TS3 Interior Design Inspiration: Beatdoc16′s Dream House and Garden

Hannah — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:54:59 +0000

Just in case you haven’t seen the latest Beatdoc’s creation, take a look now. The girl can pick hell of a good colors and textures for everything. It’s really great for those of us who need some inspiration.

BTW any idea where are the giraffes and the purple drink from? Thanks!

Beatdoc’s School, Pt. 2

Hannah — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:24:55 +0000

Just because I love her decorating skills so much, I have to go and share with you. You have to check out Beatdoc’s finished school for The Sims 3. It’s just amazing, beautiful and realistically-looking, but still something that matches the game’s environment. So, go and take a look!

Living Sims–Issue 16 Out Now!

Hannah — Sat, 08 May 2010 20:25:27 +0000

I haven’t had the time to read the new issue yet but I hope at least you do. Let me know if you like it! Well, I’m sure you will.

Read the new issue now!

Garden of Shadows Is Back!

Hannah — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:02:58 +0000

… so go ahead and have fun again!

TSR Contacts Garden of Shadows’ Host, Takes the Site Down

Hannah — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:56:20 +0000

Here we go! Like we havn’t really had too much drama in the community already, right? The Sims Resource strikes again, contacts GoDaddy, which is the host of GOS and takes the site down. Because they are “redistributing copyrighted content”.

I’m not a hater of TSR although I don’t usually download CC from there but this is ridiculous. A big “company” like this should know that making other people angry won’t help their renown. Well, TSR never learns. Too bad for them, too bad.

Obsessing: Beatdoc’s Private School for Sunset Valley

Hannah — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:03:19 +0000

I think I’m slightly obsessed with Beatdoc’s lots and skills. She does such amazing buildings and they look so real! Her last project is a Private School for Sunset Valley. It’s not available for download, but check it out, it’s really amazing.

Site in the Spotlight: Sims2Code

Hannah — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:50:48 +0000

Yes, once again I’m being lazy (and tired). I couldn’t really decide on what to post today, so I’ve decided to post only this. Do you know Sims2Code? It’s an old site that’s been inactive for a very long time (see the counter saying “The Sims 3 is coming in 322 days and 6 hours ago” — it still hasn’t been removed even after almost a year).

Anyways, I used to love this site. I think I had pretty much everything I could download and it was all worth it. I’m so sorry to see it all dusted and rusty. I know the creator was also at The Sims Resource under the nickname NoFrills. Well, it seems like she’s a retired artist. Too bad, I used to love her creations.

Hopefully you still haven’t heard of it and you’ll go on the download spree. It seems like the download links are still working, so I’d hurry up if I were you.

New Forum–Cherryblossom Sims

Hannah — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:03:43 +0000

New forum has been opened! Do you remember SerenitySims? If you liked their site, you sure will like their new forums!

Visit the forum!

WLSE Studios–The Storm

Hannah — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:26:41 +0000

When the power goes out, L saves the day and comes up with a new way to get electricity into the screen!

I’ve always loved their videos! It’s so amazing how good only Maxis content can look in the game.

Living Sims Issue 15 Is Out!

Hannah — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:04:12 +0000

Just as always, this is another great issue worth your attention! I enjoyed article about photographing, stripes, I found a great new site BYHSD. And I truly love this garden house. Oh, and let’s not forget about some nice storage. And a great interview with Malle. (There’s a special gift, too, don’t miss it!)

Now I feel like I need to book one whole day for downloading new stuff. Yeah, that happens to me a lot.

BTW I’ve been redecorating the house of the Wollfs, I hope to finish it sometimes soon and post some pictures. I think I’m still far from being done with that huge house, but so far I like it. It’s big and modern, but somehow I managed to keep it cozy… But this is definitely what the house lacks. *sigh*

Start reading Living Sims now!

Lady Gaga Bad Romance Video in The Sims 2

Hannah — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:45:08 +0000

I have already mentioned one Alexandre’s video here at S4S, now he’s asked me to mention his latest creation: Bad Romance music video made in The Sims 2. As I’ve already said, I’m not a huge fan of Lady Gaga, but I have to admit that Bad Romance has really grown on me.

After two months or more work on this is my video of Bad Romance. Each scene is thought to detail closely. I’m really proud of this video. I made accessories, objects, poses and more.

Now look at the The Sims 2 version, it’s really fantastic!

Artist in the Spotlight: lemoncandy

Hannah — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:05:40 +0000

I’m so glad we have this artist at MTS. She’s made so many amazing downloads for TS3. Here are a few of my favorites:

In case you still haven’t heard of this artist, you’d better go check out her downloads!

My Favorite ‘New’ Creator at MTS: treeag

Hannah — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:58:34 +0000

In case you still haven’t stumbled upon her downloads, take a look at her profile. She has some awesome hacks for you! And not only for TS3 players, but also for TS2 (I posted quite many of them long time ago). I haven’t tried all of them yet, but they’re pretty useful.

My favorites for TS3:

My favorites for TS2:

Do you have your favorites by treeag?

Luse Tiles — Fixed

a Hydroxide Studio Representative — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:03:32 +0000

Thank you everybody for waiting for us to fix our website link to the Luse Tiles download page.

The website designers overlooked this error in the log and weren’t too quick to rectify this problem. Hydroxide has personally checked over the entire website and has assured me that the website is now 100% correct and all links work.

Because of this the Luse Tiles download page was not accessible, so now we’re reposting to let you know that this has been fixed!

Download here | A popular download also on MTSi!

By The Way – A Change is Coming to Hydroxide Studio!

Living Sims: December 2009 Issue

Hannah — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:52:12 +0000

Another great issue of Living Sims is out and it tells you about combining colors of red, green, yellow for your houses, new custom content ideas, it has some great tips for TS3 players and much more! I also enjoyed article about furnishing a bedroom for twins and decorating in French style. There’s also a small gift for TS2 players on page 66 (or 130).

This is a truly inspiring issue for me and it makes me want to play the game right away! Can’t wait for the next one.

Liquid Magma Membership Drive!

a Hydroxide Studio Representative — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:34:40 +0000

Liquid Magma is getting itself off the ground so we’re looking for people to boost our numbers and help contribute to our forum.

We understand that new forums can be a bit tedious but we have many pans to make sure we transform our site into something everybody wants to get involved in and make better.

Liquid Magma is one of the newest communities around the Sims community and is home to many of the communities most known people.

Ashina; a fantastic artist who has created many things for us; Hydroxide; creator of the Aroda Dining, Baq’e Office and Cinq Entrance – These sets are mentioned on many, many finds sites including Spring4Sims.com. We also have community personalities, LoveCatey for example, one of the most beloved members (known as Catey) on Black Pearl Sims.

So, we have a lot to offer and are asking you! – To help us!

Thank you for reading, we hope to see you soon.

http://liquid-magma.hydroxide-studio.com/

EDIT: Sorry for the inconvenience. The link has been added.

Liquid Magma @ Hydroxide Studio

a Hydroxide Studio Representative — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:14:38 +0000

Liquid Magma is the newest addition to the ever growing branch of Hydroxide Studio sites which were sadly closed earlier this year.

Hydroxide Studio has reopened and with much community support. Their exposure has never been higher and now, they are adding more to the site again.

After the addition of creative artists, the creative Hydroxide and the Head Moderator/Administrator of Forums, LoveCatey, have opened the second Liquid Magma forums.

We want more members, please register at Liquid Magma to support this free of charge, free of ads site!

Lady GaGa’s Paparazzi Music Video in The Sims 2

Hannah — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:01:33 +0000

This is seriously crazy. As much as I’m not a fan of Lady GaGa (gosh, am I really writing about her right now?), I have to admit this video is perfect — at least for the reason that it’s made in The Sims 2.

It’s really epic. I can’t imagine how much work it had to take to make a video like this in The Sims 2. From the costumes to chracters, sets, poses… wow!

Check out more music video in The Sims 2 at AleXJiR’s channel on YouTube!

Living Sims Issue 13 Is Out!

Hannah — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:33:35 +0000

Hurray for Living Sims, our favorite magazine about interior and exterior design. There’s not a single issue I have not liked.

My favorite article is definitely the interview with Numenor, everyone should read that one if you feel like a real Simmer. Otherwise you can find there a tutorial about making TS3 patterns and as usal, tons of inspiratioinal photos for decorating in TS2 and TS3

Happy reading!

La Pink on Hiatus

Hannah — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:20:20 +0000

In case you’ve been wondering what’s up with Magda from La Pink, she’s on “personal” hiatus and should get back by the beginning of the next year. Meanwhile, you can always download some of her older content and wait till she brings something new.

New Sites Added to My List

Hannah — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:57:23 +0000

This is just a quick list of sites that I have either added to My Top Free Sites List or they just changed their URL, so I updated them. If you sent me an email to add your site and it’s not here, please, write a comment and I’ll add it as soon as possible. I keep so many bookmarks for The Sims 2 that I might have forgotten about something.

Interior Design Inspiration by Pink Rabbit

Hannah — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:33:00 +0000

I’ve been playing The Sims 2 past few days a little and now I see how much I miss the great graphics of The Sims 3. And most of all, the new Create-a-Style tool, which lets you create incredible designs.

If you’re out of inspiration and ideas, I highly suggest visiting Pink Rabbit. Nice patterns, mixed styles and useful interior design. I really love this site for this kind of pictures. Gives a whole new perspective on your creativity!

Adele’s Undead Episode 3 Now Available!

Hannah — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:50:10 +0000

This is really good news to share with you: Adele has posted a new episode of Undead. One of the voice actors is “out of the game”, so Adele now makes voice for two characters, but I believe it doesn’t change anything at all. The second episode ended with a twist, so I’m looking forward to see what’s happening next.

But I’m sure it will wait till tomorrow, because I barely keep my eyes open as I’m writing this. I thought that first week of university would be the worse, but now I think it’s the second one, lol. But I’m sure you’ve already felt this way.

LivingSims: Issue 12

Hannah — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:06:40 +0000

Using of modern furniture, colors in TS3, flowers, benches. Add some more of interior design, precious finds (I know what I’m talking about, haha) and some ideas for your gardens–all of this can be found at Living Sims!

And the best part? The tips can be useful not only for your Sims, but for yourself as well.

Read the new issue!

Wicked Nouk Family Needs Your Help

Hannah — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:05:42 +0000

Maybe you’ve noticed that WNF sites has been down couple of weeks ago. They were having some troubles with their servers and hosting, which never makes anyone happy. The transfer is done, but some more help never hurts, right?

I’d like to draw some of your attention to WNF, because they’ve made a long way hosting various Sims sites and providing really nice free content for the whole community. I think they all deserve our big thankyou and not only for hosting new sites with new content, but also for hosting Sims2Graveyard, where you can find pretty much of all content from dead and closed The Sims 2 sites.

Nothing is truly for free, though. Their fees for hosting are much lower now, but bills always need to get paid. If you think that you could donate, then please do. It doesn’t have to be a big sum of money, because you know that every little bit counts.

Visit Wicked Nouk Fa mily!

Adele’s Back & Brings New Set of Floors

Hannah — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:18:53 +0000

You may have noticed that Wicked Nouk Family has been down for a while. But this was just one of the many reasons why Adele has opened her new site – AdeleVK. All her custom content should be there, even sets featured at MTS. Yay, are you as happy for her as I am? Sure you are.

What’s more, she brings a new set of floor tiles called SIBILLA TILE SET. And this might not be really fresh (in fact, I don’t know), but her TS2 movie Undead now has been updated with the second part. I still haven’t had time to watch it, but I’m sure it’s a blast!

Serenity Sims Closing

Hannah — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:23:05 +0000

Serenity Sims used to have one of the best recolors around. It will be a shame to see the site go.

Simgaroop’s Own Website!

Katu — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:31:08 +0000

I’ve long been a fan of simgaroop on livejournal, I have most of her hair retextures in my game.

Well, she now has her own website at Dreamwidth, where you can find all of her creations neatly tagged and organised! Go ahead and check it out!

SimGuy’s Back!

Hannah — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:02:33 +0000

Good news, everyone! The site of SimGuys is now back and you’re finally able to go for a download spree. Maybe you’ve missed something or you’re just new to the whole The Sims 2 madness — both ways, the site is worth wisiting for its high-quality clothes that are made not only for guys.

Donation Drive for Cool Sims

Hannah — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:52:21 +0000

You might have noticed that Cool Sims is havnig problems with their hosting at the moment. Antonio is a great mesher and he creates one of the most perfect hairstyles in the community (if not the most perfect, that is) and his creations have always been free.

I wouldn’t ask for money for somebody else, but I would be very sad to see his site and forum go, because he loves to do what he does and he also shares everything for free. If you can help him out, I’m sure he’d be very thankful if you could help him out a little. Thank you.

Hydroxide Studio & Mirraaj.com: New site – Victor Code!

a Hydroxide Studio Representative — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:00:24 +0000

Hydroxide Studio, in conjunction with Mirraaj.com, are offering a subdomain of Hydroxide Studio for you to publish your favourite lots on as your own website!

To apply; submit a screenshot of your favourite and best house to admin@hydroxide-studio.com and you will be instantly in the running for your very own website; Victor Code.

At the moment, we are only offering a website for HOUSES! Not patterns or sims.

Good luck!

Hydroxide Studio | Mirraaj.com

Victor Code is an amazing opportunity for all people interested in starting a website but do not want the responsibility of running one!

Apply now!

70 Subscribers & SimGuy’s Back!

Hannah — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:07:32 +0000

First of all, I have great news that one of our favorite sites — SimGuys — is back. I’m so happy for Dave, I know he had hard time putting everything together after his host expired. The downloads are not up yet, but should be soon.

Another great news is that now I have 70 subscribers. I really thought that there would be many people unsubscribing after The Sims 3 was released (and a few unsubscribed, that’s true), but I see that there are still people interested in playing the game. Thank’s for your support!

If you don’t know anything abour RSS feeds/readers and subscribers, please, read this post.