do not forget the patron saint of these weeks that we celebrate ourselves proudly and openly in the streets
her name was Marsha P Johnson, and we have her to thank for so much.
remember, the first Pride was a riot, and she was one of the brave souls who endured it to help carve the path which so many of us walk today. she helped found several activist groups regarding LGBT safety and wellbeing. and she was absolutely radiant, too.
The amount of customization is amazing! Sliders are a little confusing when you first hop into it and def need some rework on some of them but otherwise, its amazing
I do hope they add more accessibility tools and devices for disabled paras! They currently only have a hearing aid, mask, and prosthetic leg (that doesn’t work currently when applying, at least for me)
THE BLACK HAIR SELECTION IS AMAZING! I do hope they add way more in the future but there was definitely more than 6 of them! (They even included them damn kilmongers)
You can tuck in SOME shirts and layer them with different tops. However, you can’t tuck in pants to boots currently and there is some major clipping.
Patterns are not added with the clothes so if I wanted a funky texture, not possible but THERES A COLOR WHEEL
Tattoo choices are shitty booty right now but with future updates ( and mods), it works perfectly with free placements.
The UI is clear but its also way too big and takes up some of the screen, I would prefer a more minimalist look to the UI.
There are bugs in gameplay, thats to be expected, it just came out.
The FPS rate is pisspoor and laggy in some aspects and def needs work but I am sure devs will get it!
The way relationships work in the game is an amazing concept as well as leveling up in a career! It makes things way more complex and you are not guaranteed a negative or positive relationship! Plus the fact that your para may like another one, but that para may not like yours. Vice versa and etc
I appreciate being able to edit the story telling settings! Being able to slow down time gives space for so much more work to be done!
No traditional loading screens! There is a pop up that says “loading lot” but it opens up immediately
YOU CAN GO SHOPPING AND BUY STUFF IN PERSON
There is a hospital if your para gets sick!
Build/Buy mode is CHEFS kiss! The customization of everything is absolutely beautiful and wonderful! The free placement, resizing! Only downside is there dan be clipping within interactions (like placing a pillow on the bed)
There are 8 life stages: Newborn, toddler, child, pre-teen, teenager, young adult, adult, and elder. AND there is gradual growth so your newborns-teen gets taller as they get closer to the next life stage.
No pets currently
Caring for the newborn paras is HARD and glitchy in alot of ways
Overall:
If you are thinking about getting paralives, I say get it now while its $35-$39.
Because the price will go up in the future!
For a brand new simulaton game from a small indie team: 10/10
But with actual critiques to what it is currently 6-7/10
(Reminder the game just dropped and its to be expected to have issues!)
There was a time when games went into depth with minor details, the things you wouldn't think about with other games. If a game was more than $20 it was because the gameplay, the story and more made it worth that price.
Now days games just throw a "heres realistic graphics oh and AI for you to fill in where we fall short" at us and then charge $70. People pay that price because there no other game to make you go there.
Paralives is a reminder that games don't have to cut corners. And I know its not the teams working on these games that want it that way, they are likely fans themselves. Its the business and big corps.
I hope that now that paralives and Inzoi (not favored by me personally) are out in the life simulation realm, it helps with people to stop letting EA play in our faces with the way they are doing the sims 4.
As I always say: The sims 4 isn't a boring game without mods, the issue is they are charging people $1000+ to get all the content needed to make the game worth playing without mods.
when you compete with games like Paralives that charges you $39 for a game that will have free updates even when its completed and they already provide you with enough that you can play for about 100 hours.
Ea can't even argue about the bugs Paralives will have at launch because their recent update already reqired a hotfix because they just broke more and more shit.
it's a few build/buy cc creators that make their cc and even the graphics for their cc previews so similar i'm like... ik y'all the same person i just can't prove it
(this list is mainly ways non-locals can donate but by extension offers a lot of resources and places to volunteer in the Twin Cities + there are specific ways to donate time under the cut which can be adjusted to your local neighborhood)
Memorial Blood Center declared a blood emergency on Tuesday, Jan 13. MBC is the blood supplier for both tier 1 trauma hospitals in the metro area (Hennepin County Medical Center and North Memorial Health).
Reach out to your neighbors – especially if you know they are staying home right now – and ask if they need groceries or toiletry items. Offer to pick up prescriptions, give rides, or shovel their driveway. If you know them well, bring them a treat that you know they'll enjoy. Or just ask them how they're doing and let them know you are there to support.
Connect with any of the orgs above and see if they are looking for volunteers.
Connect with a church or mosque in your area. From u/MuddieMaeSuggins: "I know a lot of regular Redditors are not religious (myself included) but like it or not this is a where a lot of community organizing happens, especially in immigrant communities."
Connect with your local school's admin office and/or their PTA. It's ok to reach out even if you don't have kids at the school. PTAs are organizing mutual aid for school families, safe rides, school observers.
Find an official protest or other event via Indivisible, 50501, FREE AMERICA, or MIRAC. Students at many high schools are staging walk-outs; if your local school is doing this, reach out to school leadership or the PTA and ask how you can support as a community member.
Join the effort to stop Hilton from housing ICEÂ by booking hotel rooms and then cancelling at the last minute. This action can be done from home! The effort is being organized by Sunrise Movement, who are telling activists to target specific hotels one-by-one. More info:Â SHUT DOWN HILTON
Find people in your area who are actively monitoring ICEÂ and/or stationing themselves in high-traffic areas and ask how you can help. Check for local FB events where people are organizing and just show up.
At minimum, read the COPAL Handbook before you go out to observe. The DFL, Monarca, and other orgs have been hosting online trainings for constitutional observers (though these fill up quickly).
When you see ICE in action, start recording. Be as loud and as disruptive as possible: honk your horn, set off your car alarm, blow your whistle. Let people know that ICE is in the area. If you see someone being detained, try to get their name and a phone number to call their emergency contact.
If you do not feel comfortable observing ICE in person, there are ways you can support from home. Just ask the people who are organizing in your area. I have social anxiety, and I had never participated in any kind of political action before this past Saturday. If I can do it, you can!
Local organizers are requesting that people who help monitor ICE DO NOT participate in 1-to-1 mutual aid efforts, as these can put the families you are helping at risk.
If you have friends/acquaintances who are sympathetic but not politically active, reach out to them. Show them that they're not alone in feeling helpless. Pick a few low-commitment actions from this list and do them together.
MINORS DNI - I cannot stress this enough. My blog is not for anyone under the age of 18. I will have no other choice but to block you and please don't immediately create a new profile when you can't see my shit anymore. Just come back when you're 18. Its obvious, and not a good use of our time, no shade.
The primary purpose of this blog is to share my sims story which is definitely TV-MA. Not only is 18+ in my bio, but its also in the pinned post that you literally cannot miss if you're trying to read Things Fall Apart.
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