Already in Progress Birthday Special?

[esmeiolanthe]

Hi everyone! (waves)

So I've been having a blast building up my Downloads folder, but I know that's less than thrilling for anyone else. It also means I haven't really come up with a special feature for the fifth birthday special of Already in Progress, which is coming up on July 9. I'm thinking perhaps answering questions about anything you have -- the story, background, sims, writing, etc. -- but that of course requires people to be interested enough to have questions.

What would you like to see for a birthday special, bearing in mind that I don't have much time now? Let me know your suggestions and/or questions!

Comments

[katrisims.livejournal.com]

Hi Esme!

Building a new Downloads folder is surprisingly fun. :) Seeing it grow, being more organized, getting to have all those pretty things, getting rid of the not so pretty things that clog up the catalogs... There's something oddly satisfying about it!

Happy birthday to AiP! Five years is a long time to stick to a story, well done! *throws confetti*

As for questions, hmm... Well, I can think of one right now, a rather general question. That is: do you have a "system" or some "rules" for your playing, or do you rather do what feels best for each situation? I'm thinking about things like, determining aspirations, looks, turn ons and offs, or deciding who goes to college and what they might study, how many kids a family is going to have... Some people seem to have very detailed systems for these things, others less so. But in any case, reading about people's playstyles is quite interesting, at least to me.

If I can think of something else, I'll let you know. :)

[esmeiolanthe.livejournal.com]

You say that's one question, but I say there's more than one in there, and will answer more than one. They are all great questions, so thank you! :) I will answer them all on the 9th. (And if you think of any more, pass 'em along!)

I've almost got all my EAxis-made things put back (store content, preorder bonuses, items from the Stories games...) and I definitely have all the fixes in that I want. Next up is stairs and fences, I think, and some default replacements for those horrible basegame dreads and "tucked in" shorts that stop two inches above the belt, and then it's on to hairs made by friends, recolors by Michelle, and the cc I need to make certain sims look like themselves again. Then I can *really* get started on downloading! :P

[superfr0g.livejournal.com]

Do you have some way of documenting important details about your sims? For example, I have a spreadsheet filled with things like personalities, aspirations, etc.

Which sims have been your favourite over the last five years?


Happy birthday AiP! :D

[esmeiolanthe.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the great questions! :) I'm not going to answer them right this second of course, but I will definitely answer them on the 9th!