Riverblossom Hills

Played in Sims 2 today--in Riverblossom Hills. It was fun, like a blast to the past! I won't be spending too much time in Sims 2, but just thought I'd check it out again. Some things I remembered; other things I didn't. I'm still trying to work out camera angles and graphics stuff. I think I used some mods when I played the first time. SimPE (?) for one. The default camera doesn't tilt, which bugs me! And of course, you're limited to playing one lot at a time--no open world, but it was nice to be able to easily go from one family to another. Playing multiple households in Sims 3 requires a lot more planning.

I started with the O'Mackey family, then went to the Greenmans. Here are a some screenshots from the Greenman household.

PlantSims are a lot easier to take care of. All they need is sunshine, water, and a little bit of love!  Toddler Daisy asks her mom Rose for attention while visitors play nearby. Rose is in her swimsuit because she was just swimming.


Rose bathes her daughter to refresh her water needs.


The tree was "sickly," so Rose sprays it with whatever she's got in that can! Hope it's natural.  BTW, I had to turn sim shadows off in the config file. I was getting black boxes under them indoors, and changing in-game settings didn't help. Other shadows are on medium here--for now. Still tweaking graphics.


In Sims 2, when someone serves a meal, they really serve the food, placing a dish for each person down on the table. Neat.


A kiss at the foot of the stairs. "Welcome home!" ...I noticed that he apparently wasn't allowed to use the restroom at work!  We got that taken care of quickly when he got home.


Then a smustle dance autonomously broke out in the bathroom! At least they're happy. 


I'm using Fraps for the screenshots, and I remembered how to get rid of the main UI for the pics (Tab key). Daisy is learning a nursery rhyme. That was one of her wishes. Toddlers get wishes and gain skills like the adults do.


Sims 2 woohoo. There were fireworks instead of falling hearts. 


After woohoo cuddling and sleep. Very tender interaction.


But this was the best! 


And one last pic of Daisy chasing butterflies. So sweet!