The Belladonna Gulf Project

Played & written by Catra Melog. Find me on Mod The Sims and on Tumblr.

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Belladonna Gulf Project – Masterpost

This is the Belladonna Gulf Project, my NSFW UberHood storytelling project for The Sims 2. Posts are divided into four categories, each with its own hub:

Narrative (fiction / simlit)

Commentary (gameplay)

Lore / Worldbuilding (references)

In-Universe Media

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Chapter 1 - Cycle 1, round 1

There is noise all around Bella, light everywhere— then, suddenly, there is only silence. Not the usual kind, though — it’s as if all sound has been erased from existence.

Her skin burns with dryness, and unlike the heat prickling her arms, this dryness is everywhere — in her eyes, her nose, her mouth. And then she just knows: she’s back home. Or at least, as close to home as she’s ever been since she can remember.

She’s in Strangetown; she finally recognizes the place. She’s wearing the same clothes she had on that night at Don’s. She doesn’t know what happened — or how much time has passed.

But she wants to go home. She feels the urge to step inside those old, moldy walls she once learned to call home after marrying Mortimer. Surely, when she sees her husband and her children, everything will return to some kind of normalcy inside her head.

When she finally arrives, she knows things are… different. It’s hard to pinpoint what feels so wrong when all she can see is the gate and the front door of her house.

Then Mortimer walks past the window inside the house. Bella catches a glimpse of him — and he looks older. How long has she been gone?

And then she hears Don’s voice. Panic grips her instantly. What is he doing on her lawn? During her absence?! What is happening here?

Bella calls Mortimer’s name. Cassandra must be away — maybe college is in session — and Alexander is far too young to be opening the door on his own.

Mortimer appears in the doorway. He freezes when he sees her, his face livid. She stares at him, desperate to understand his reaction.

Then Alexander comes running from inside — but he’s no longer a little boy. How long has she been gone?!

He throws himself into her arms, and she hugs him tight, her baby boy who is no longer a baby.

“Cassie! Mother is here!” he shouts, over and over again.

Cassandra appears from the side lawn, followed closely by Don. Her daughter is now a grown woman. She comes to hug Bella too, while she’s still clinging to Alexander.

“Where have you been?” Cassandra asks. She would give anything to know how to answer that. But Cassandra doesn’t give her time. With a wide smile, she blurts out: “I’m getting married, Mom! You came just in time to see me marry Don!”

Bella raises her eyes and stares at him. Don. And Mortimer, too, has stepped closer. Both of them look older than she remembers.

“That…” she whispers, looking from one to the other. “What the—? Don? My daughter? What the hell is happening here?” she demands, exhausted by so much nonsense.

The weight of it all crashes down on Bella — the missing years, her children grown, Don by Cassandra’s side, Mortimer’s silence. And underneath it all, the gnawing sickness twisting in her stomach.

She barely makes it inside before she throws up violently into the toilet.

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The first couple of days were absolutely chaotic. Bella vomited constantly and spent most of her time lying in bed. Cassandra postponed her wedding until she felt better. Mortimer refused to share a bed with her — literally — because he said it wouldn’t be fair to “anyone” until “everyone” had a real, long talk about “everything.” Eventually, she learned that it had to do with Dina Caliente — her former sister-in-law, once married to her late brother, and now involved with her husband.

...with her ex-husband? She was considered dead, Cassandra told her, and even showed her the official documents. Bella didn’t exist anymore in SimNation.

She has to admit that felt very strange — but somehow liberating, too. Not that she could ever say that aloud — not to Cassandra, anyway. But it wasn’t like she was madly in love with Mortimer anymore. If Bella is honest with herself, she never really was, not even in the beginning. He’s an amazing man — distinguished, kind, handsome — and undoubtedly a very good marriage prospect when she was still single. It felt right to accept his courtship. (Yes, that sounds old-fashioned, but that is the right word — being with Mortimer always felt like living a hundred years ago.)

But the truth is: there was almost nothing between Bella and Mortimer after Alexander was born. She was bored to death in that relationship, so Don’s charm fit her like a glove. He was fun, alluring, exciting. And honestly, most of their time together wasn’t even physical. She just liked his attention. She liked being desired. She liked the flirting and the casual, forbidden kisses.

It wasn’t even serious — but it was fun. He bought a telescope and told her all that Strangetown nonsense about aliens and conspiracies, so she went to his place just to hear him talk, just to be clandestinely adored. Maybe Cassandra would’ve been more interested in the stars than Bella ever was — she was always a nerdy kid, like her father. She could have gotten into Le Tour even if she hadn’t been a Goth. But not her.

Bella looked at the stars — and it felt like the stars looked back. Next thing she knows, she’s in Strangetown, four years later, her head full of jumbled memories: sounds, lights, flashes of pain, a sensation of floating in water, of lying on a fluffy mattress, of being touched by cold metal. And sometimes she thinks she remembers black almond eyes on light green skin — but the more she tries to make sense of it, the more confusing it becomes.

Now that the chaos has dulled, she’s had the chance to reconnect with Alexander — he’s obsessed with these old Goth tarot cards he found around the house. He’s a smart kid, with a huge heart. Not as bright as Cassandra was at his age, but definitely more talkative. He has such a vivid imagination, too — he’s been dreaming of green fields surrounded by fog, of the smell of apples and wood, of women sailing boats — and she envies him, just a little, for being able to make sense of dreams while she can’t remember the last four waking years of her life.

He insists she should see the huge statue Geoff Rutherford and Armand DeBateau built in her honor. Alexander tells her his father avoids looking at it when they go to Belladonna Cove, but both man made a very cool party in the park when they released it. Alexander thought it was very beautiful, but he says Bella in person is even prettier. Bella agrees to visit the thing with her son.

The statue is, indeed, impressive. At least they got her nose right. But the nausea worsens when she finally understands what that massive stone figure truly is: a monument of grief for a woman who is not dead at all — a tasteless display commissioned by people with too much money and too little heritage, trying to buy their way into Mortimer’s world.

This isn’t her. This is their idea of her.

Someone who never even bothered to ask how Bella wanted to be remembered.

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Bella’s gotten closer to Cassandra too. Cassandra graduated from Le Tour with honors, and Bella’s so proud of her. She loves Don — and that frightens Bella. She knows his type. He’s a cheap womanizer. She didn’t fall for him; she jumped — because she wanted something cheap and fun, and that is exactly what Don is: cheap and fun. But Cassandra? She’s young, naïve, and completely enraptured by him. That will only lead to heartbreak.

And now Bella’s in a position where no matter what she does, she’ll hurt her daughter: Either by telling her she cheated on her father with her fiancé, or by staying quiet and watching her get cheated on by Don Lothario. Cassandra deserves so much better.

Well,only one of those choices has a chance to spare Cassandra a lifetime of pain. So Bella decides to tell Cassie what happened between her and Don.

She doesn’t plan a speech or rehearse the words — she just asks her to sit with her in the garden, and she tells her the truth.

Cassandra doesn’t cry. She just looks at her with a face that reminds Bella of her grandmother — perfectly still, unreadable. Then she stands up and leaves.

Bella doesn’t know what will happen next. She imagines Cassandra will need time, and she intends to give her that. But she also knows she can’t keep living like this. She and Mortimer haven’t truly been married for years. And if she was declared dead, maybe that’s the clean slate she needs.

Maybe she can go back to her maiden name — legally, officially, and emotionally. Perhaps she can begin again, once more as Bella Bachelor.

Oh, and the vomiting? It wasn’t nerves. She’s pregnant with an alien baby.

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NOW I will begin

Cycle 0 is over

Phew!! I am finally done, and OMG it took me forever!

It was a lot of prep work, and this darn Obsidian vault is long and pristine, but hey, real life didn't help these past couple months either. Little time to play, a lot of preparation to do, so it took me this long. BUT HEY, I'M HERE NOW.

What does it mean that Cycle 0 is over? I played every household just to make sure everyone had Inteen's biological clock in their inventory, checked their sexual orientation after running ACR, catalogued everyone in Obsidian to create a sort of census tool, and played each household until in-game 10pm \~ 4am so the rounds will be aligned from now on. I planned to do nothing important during this single round of Cycle 0, and for the most part, I followed my plan.

As I said before, I did all of this while summoning a bunch of Sims to most households. I tried to bring different Sims each time, but I wasn't always successful. Some Sims may never have been summoned, while others were summoned many times. That's life, no stress about it.

And let's see a bit of…

… what happened during this round

First thing: woohoo. A lot of woohoo happened this round. Make-outs and first kisses also happened a lot. But flirts were the most common. Also, two (I think, but I played some of the time without sound, so I might have missed some chimes) female unplanned pregnancies. One failed resurrection (Noriko Aspir), which resulted in a zombie, also happened.

Some job promotions, a teenage runaway (Rick Contrary), a temporary resurrection (Skip Broke), two alien abductions, two male pregnancies, 1 baby birth (Lillandra Curious), and 3 rebuilt pregnancies (Sarah Crittur, Brandi Broke, and Samantha Ottomas).

you know that civilized scene in the prologue of a Le Tour concil dinner party? Here's its true behind the scenes: fighting and chaos

Also, I had to install one more unplanned mod: Simlogical's Prison Mod, because Nervous Subject is a very walky Sim and he is supposed to be captive. I'm using it on Skip Broke too, because all evidence suggests a dead father can be a perfectly adequate genetic father, but I'm keeping him locked in the house while I play outside his household. I'm also using the "pose… stand still" command so he stays put while I use Insimenator to keep his motives up for when I play his household, just to be safe. He will be appropriately killed and sent to a graveyard after the baby is born.

I also threw a Romance Sims party, summoning everyone I could remember was Romance (later I found out I left some university students out) and let ACR do its thing. I also introduced some rich Sims to Dina Caliente and Jessica Peterson, and Dina insisted on bedding good ol' Mortimer Goth. I will see what all of their wants are after that.

Prepping is over!!

The free-summoning season is over, and soon Chapter 1 will pop up around here, because I will start Cycle 1, Round 1.

See ya!

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Press Clippings Cycle 00 Round 1

The Pleasantview Observer

Will Cassandra tame the town’s casanova? Sources close to the couple claim she’s determined to “reform” him; but Pleasantview’s betting pool says otherwise.

It’s true! Bella Goth is indeed back in town after a four-year disappearance. Has she already seen the massive statue in Belladonna Cove?

Rumor has it that the Sim City Housing Program (SCHP) may open a branch in Pleasantview soon. Some residents fear “it’ll change the neighborhood,” while others call it a chance for second chances.

The Hills Herald

Is it possible to raise the dead? This may sound like a Strangetown Inquirer headline, but our team checked and it is, in fact, true: a woman bearing a faint resemblance to late Noriko Aspir has been seen living in the Aspir household. When approached by our reporters, she shoved them aside and limped away. As of press time, we could not reach her husband, Luis.

A new initiative from Sim City reaches even our quiet valley: the SCHP promises homes for orphans and jobs for the unemployed. But will our peaceful community be ready for such change?

The Idle Hour

SCHP opens in the Gulf — Two new orphanage buildings were completed and inaugurated this week in Desiderata Valley, marking the first expansion of the Sim City Housing Program outside the capital. Officials say the initiative aims to provide “safe, supervised environments” for children and elders while offering employment to adults within the same facilities.

Opal Contrary reported her teenage son missing to authorities. The boy was found later that evening. Neighbors say the family fights often, but this argument was unusually loud and vicious. The family declined to comment.

The Metropolitan Bulletin

SCHP inaugurates two residential facilities in Desiderata Valley. The Sim City Housing Program, a government initiative focused on transitional housing and social reintegration, expands its reach to the Gulf this week. Officials expect the new facilities to serve both orphaned minors and unemployed adults seeking on-site training.

The Bluewater Ledger

Malcolm Landgraab IV hosted a private dinner for friends and Le Tour associates this weekend. Sources say several lucrative partnerships were discussed over dessert.

With the inauguration of two SCHP facilities in Desiderata Valley, demand for low-end furniture and construction materials is expected to rise — a welcome boost for local suppliers and contractors. Opportunity knocks once again for Bluewater’s enterprising merchants.

The Strangetown Inquirer

BELLA IS BACK! The Pleasantview socialite was delivered home to Strangetown late last night. Witnesses spotted her wandering near the Beaker residence, appearing dazed and confused. Specialist Dr. Lazlo Curious gave us an exclusive interview, claiming this case is unprecedented — “The aliens NEVER hold anyone this long,” he said. “And I can prove it!” Read more on page 3.

Government project or alien cover-up? Residents question why SCHP buildings use the same blue-tinted glass seen in Area 51 facilities. Coincidence? We think not.

The Verona Chronicle

New drama brews over the Le Tour council chair. Now that Antonio and Bianca have betrayed their parents and moved outside Veronaville, who will sit at the Monty chair when Patrizio’s time comes? Will the Montys lose this battle against the Capps?

Kent, Regan, or Goneril: who will succeed Consort?

Rumors spread that the Capps plan to sponsor a scholarship for SCHP orphans entering Academie Le Tour: a subtle move to win public favor before the next council vote.

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University Rules

Global Rules

ADMISSION & STRUCTURE

Each university has its own specific entry requirements.

ROTATION SYSTEM

While main hoods: 1 day = 1 year

University subhoods: 6 days = 1 year (two 3-day semesters)

Full degree = 4 years = 24 days

LIFESPAN COMPENSATION

Sims who skip university gain +4 days in adult stage.

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Académie Le Tour

ADMISSION

Legacy Lineage

Sims with traditional surnames (Landgraab, Goth, Capp, Monty, Roth, DeBateau, Rutherford) are automatically admitted but must pay §5,000 donation to enter (in-game that means giving a gift of 5k to any college professor).

Scholarship Prodigies

Sims without elite surnames must have 4 skill scholarships (or 3 + 1 hidden).

Exclusion Criteria

Aliens and supernaturals never admitted.

Teen jobs may count against admission (exceptions possible).

ACADEMIC FAILURE

Dropping below grade B twice in a row = expulsion.

SOCIAL RULES

Legacy students must join the Secret Society (refusal = ostracism).

To graduate, a student must be friends with at least 3 members of traditional families.

Tuition represented by high household bills (regular in-game expensive houses — no mod here) + tuition mod applied only to Le Tour students.

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La Fiesta Tech

ADMISSION

Must qualify for a Grades Scholarship.

Must qualify for at least 1 Skill Scholarship in Logic or Mechanical.

ACADEMIC FAILURE

Failure to complete a Final Project (see below).

SOCIAL & CREATIVE GOALS

Before graduation, each student must complete a personal invention or high-skill creation (e.g., Servo, robotics badge, rare flower arrangement, tinkering badge, etc.).

Students are encouraged to live in themed dorms: Science House or Hacker House.

Dorms compete in coding contests, prank wars, and invention expos.

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Sim State University

ADMISSION

Requires Grade A- + 8 points in Charisma or Creativity.

Alternative: GPA B or higher + Popularity Aspiration OR 15+ friends OR strong personal network (3+ townie/teacher/faculty friends).

ACADEMIC & SOCIAL STANDARDS

Losing popularity (friends or fraternity/sorority membership) may count as failing the social requirement.

CAMPUS LIFE

Must join a fraternity/sorority OR attend at least 5 campus parties.

Must gain at least 5 enthusiasm points in one hobby before final semester.

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BTS 01 - a bunch of ramblings

This is the first unplanned rant I’ve ever posted, because I actually have a shit ton of planned stuff to post, but they all only make sense when I can actually sit down and play. I have a job, I’m in college, and I’m almost 40 — so sadly I don’t have all the time I wish I had to play The Sims 2.

And I really want to write things as I play, because every time I play, a whole bunch of complex stories start forming in my mind. This time, I decided I want to document everything that pops up in my brain during gameplay, so here I am.

I already have a lot of things written down, like adapted versions of EAxis neighborhood descriptions, some rotation rules; but I’m a bit self-conscious about posting everything at once now and turning this blog into something way too meta instead of the gameplay-inspired narrative I want it to be.

So, where things are right now: I’m playing 1 sim-day (1 round) in each household while doing stuff like deciding where the bin sims will live, running ACR to assign sexual orientations, deciding who went to college (and where), and batboxing them to have extra want slots. I’m writing down all the relevant things in my Obsidian notes, plotting some stuff, writing prologue, rules, behind-the-scenes notes, creating blogs, testing lighting mods, camera mods, writing a bit more, and cleaning up an Obsidian vault that turned out to be very, very, very complex.

For almost every household in this first cycle — which I’m calling “Cycle 0,” since it’s more about setting the megahood up than actually playing — I use a mod teleporter (I’m an old girl on an old laptop playing this old game on an old Windows, so I use InSIMenator) to invite some random playable sims over, so they can get to know each other, fight each other, kiss each other, f-ck each other; because if they’re supposed to be interconnected as a megahood assumes they are, I want them to actually know each other to some degree.

When I reach Cycle 1, I’ll let the game run with fewer interventions like that. So if I want two sims to meet, I’ll take one to a community lot and pray the other one shows up, or find a mutual acquaintance to introduce them (that’s always been part of my gameplay, even before the Belladonna Gulf Project).

I will, in fact, write sims gameplay and gameplay-inspired narratives and post them all here soon. For now, I just have a big bunch of meta texts, two maps, and some ramblings. Don’t give up on BGP lol

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Prologue

"Once upon a time," parents across the Gulf will say while tucking in their kids, "what we now call the Belladonna Gulf went by many other names. 'The Gulf' isn't even the real name of the place, did you know that? It's just a nickname people started using in recent decades to describe all those cities and towns. Do you know which cities are part of the Gulf?"

And the children will answer, with varying degrees of accuracy, listing names like Veronaville, Desiderata Valley, Pleasantview, Strangetown, Riverblossom Hills, Bluewater Village, Belladonna Cove, and maybe even Downtown.

The story goes on, as the children drift from alertness to sleepiness, and their parents recite from memory or read from a book: "But it wasn't always so. Long before these lands were grouped under a single nickname — even before the Montys and the Capps brought their feud to Veronaville — they sheltered other peoples, sustained other cultures, and answered to other names."

"It is said that once, especially in the places we now call Desiderata Valley and Riverblossom Hills, there lived matrilineal clans who followed ancient customs. They lived from the land, with the land: raising children in community, taking no more than they needed, sharing everything they built. Some even whisper that plant-like people once walked among them."

By this time, many children are already fast asleep. The most curious, or the older ones, usually listen more attentively to this part: "Among them — so the story goes — walked priests and priestesses who claimed a closer bond to the spirit of the earth itself. They listened to what the soil required, to what their people yearned for, and they helped keep the community in balance with nature — with powers that came from the Unknown and revealed themselves in extraordinary, sometimes supernatural ways."

That is guaranteed to make any child sleep tight. Their parents, or whoever is caring for them, heard that story before, when they were the sleepy children. Most of them see these stories as just bedtime nonsense, tales repeated to lull children to sleep. Some still believe, but they are usually the mocked ones, the conspiracy theorists, the fools who believe in everything.

The less talked-about part, the one usually found only in forgotten books—last borrowed from the library more than ten years ago—is that the world changed drastically since those fairytale times. New faiths and new powers spread across the land. With the rise of patriarchal religions came stricter hierarchies—and with them, the first whispers of hunger for property and profit. Slowly, the ancient ways were pushed aside.

What had once been strong circles of kinship began to fragment. The old clans scattered, their rituals silenced, their sacred knowledge fading into secrecy and rumor. Where there had once been abundance shared in common, now there were fences, titles, and the weighing of things in coin.

It was in this breach that the first great surnames appeared. Families who claimed land not as a trust, but as an inheritance; who built power not in harmony with the earth, but in dominion over it. They took from the soil more than it could give, and from their neighbors more than they could spare. And when they stood tall and named themselves rulers, they finished unraveling what little remained of the old ways.

But this is all ancient history now. Fairytales, as mentioned before. Nowadays, kids in their schools are taught about progress: how the Gulf grew from modest villages into a network of prosperous cities, thanks to hardworking families and good institutions.

Younger children hear simplified tales: how Strangetown’s deserts hold curious alien species, how Veronaville’s vineyards once fed the whole region, how Riverblossom Hills provides food for all, and how Belladonna Cove stands as a shining example of modernity. They color pictures of factories and farms, repeating lessons about order, discipline, and the importance of family names.

As they grow, the stories become more complex. Older kids are taught about the great alliances of the last century: how Landgraab Market brought prosperity to merchants across Bluewater Village (and how, somehow, the Landgraabs seem to have been here forever), how the partnership between Consort Capp and Patrizio Monty stabilized Veronaville after centuries of feud (only to make it all fall apart soon after), how the Goths always supported knowledge and culture as pillars of society, how the DeBateau and Rutherford families developed Belladonna Cove into the Gulf’s proud capital. They learn, too, that real power lies in education.

Every teenager knows the rules: if you aspire to join the elite, you must enter the right university. Le Tour for the heirs and prodigies, La Fiesta Tech for inventors and scholars, Sim State for those who shine in art or popularity. The lessons are clear: wealth and power flow to those who follow the system. Everyone else is told to be content as useful citizens.

That ancient history — of clans, earth, and wyrd — has no place in the schoolbooks of modern children. There’s a saying that history is written by the winners, and here it’s taught by them too.

And yet… there are whispers. The wind carries fragments of forgotten songs. Dreams play out behind closed eyelids, offering glimpses of things no textbook mentions. A few Sims know it in their bones: those who tend to the dying, those who command the dead, those who stir cauldrons in solitude, those who still listen to the earth until it blooms spores in their hands. They sense that the past was never truly gone — only hidden. Behind the mist, something waits. And it will not wait quietly forever.

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BTS 00 - Intro and NSFW warnings

The Belladonna Gulf Project is the name of my UberHood in The Sims 2. I’ll be writing down the story as I play. This is both a way to document my gameplay and to create a long-running story world.

My main hood is Belladonna Cove. The project’s name comes from the idea that this world is bigger than a cove — even bigger than a bay — so I call it a gulf. All other neighborhoods are connected to it as subhoods.

Important warnings

The Sims 2 is technically a SFW game, but my gameplay is not. My gameplay and much of this blog are NSFW.

Technical & mod-related

I use a no-censor blur mod, maxis-match, realistic skintones with anatomical details (nipples, pubic hair), male parts, and other NSFW content.

My Sims do a lot of woohoo. Romance Sims will usually woohoo around a lot.

Family Sims trying for a baby will actually try and enjoy the process.

I use Inteenimater: teen Sims can woohoo (with teens, young adults, or adults) and get pregnant.

I use ACR: every time Sims get together, someone will at least end up making out.

Narrative & story-related

Other sensitive topics may appear: miscarriage, abortion, cheating, polyamory, and more. Some characters will be portrayed in unpleasant ways — for example:

Consort Capp will remain the conservative jerk EAxis intended.

The Beakers will still torment Nervous Subject.

Brandi Broke may come across as a somewhat neglectful parent.

Even if I “rescue” characters and give them happy lives, bad things will still happen — whether suggested by EAxis or added by me — whenever it makes the story more interesting.

You’re welcome to follow along, but be warned: a lot of my gameplay would likely get flagged on Instagram or most mainstream platforms. (This is probably the only place where I’ll try to avoid swearing and use euphemisms like “male parts.”)

The wholesome side

That said, I’m not aiming for gore. I also love the wholesome parts of the game — like toddlers hugging dogs, or old couples cuddling on a bench by the beach at night.

But I’ll also play with assholes — because the ugly parts of life exist too, and they make narratives more interesting.

Extra notes

If you know The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, I will eventually recreate its “old religion” in my UberHood, just because I love that book. Expect non-Christian elements, deliberate historical inaccuracies, and a mix of Wicca and The Sims 2 witchcraft — plus a bit more of woohoo.

Featuring

Belladonna Cove as the main neighborhood;

Downtown as Downtown;

Pleasantview, Strangetown, Veronaville, Riverblossom Hills, and Desiderata Valley as shopping districts;

Bluewater Village as a shopping district;

La Fiesta Tech, Académie Le Tour, and Sim State University as university campuses;

Avalon (the only custom hood) as a shopping district.

All premade hoods were downloaded from meetme2theriver. I chose the Downtown with Tricou teens version and the Strangetown without Bella Goth version (so I had just one Bella Goth).

As for Avalon, I could not, for the life of me, create the SC4 terrain I wanted. I couldn’t find anything I truly loved. So, I downloaded this beautiful hood (it doesn’t have a Glastonbury Tor as I wished, but it is beautiful) and made that my Avalon: Wanmami Island.

About the posts

All posts fall into one of four categories: narrative, commentary, lore, or in-universe media. Some have subtypes, but everything can be found through one of the four hubs linked in the Masterpost.

About the education system

Education is what holds society together — the good, the bad, and the ugly. Smarter people than me have said that, like Émile Durkheim, for example. Paulo Freire also: if you were treated like shit, you will treat others like shit. It’s no coincidence that powerful families and institutions tend to control educational systems.

So, by the lore EAxis built for the premade Sims, and by my own desire to stir shit in my gameplay, I created a whole section dedicated to higher education in the Belladonna Gulf Project. Shitty people control a shitty education system, which creates more shitty people. Rinse and repeat.

To reinforce this, I’ll also be using a mod that limits career progression for Sims without a major (Doctors need degrees - ModTheSims). Yeah, status quo sucks — but as I warned before, ugly real-life dynamics will be present in my game.

My playstyle

My gameplay is more narrative-driven than wants or free will driven. I say it’s inspired by wants, fears, and free will — but in the end, I always put narrative intentions or my last-minute whims first.

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Media Hub

In-Universe Media (also expanded universe)

Posts where I bring in-world texts such as news articles, Public Notices, in-game blogs, social media posts, etc. Tags: #inuniverse #worldbuilding #simmedia

Public Notice

SCHP - Sim City Housing Program

Intelligence reports

Strangetown - Dossier 47

News Clippings

Local Newspapers Cycle 0 - Round 1

Local Newspapers Cycle 1 - Round 2

Local Newspapers Cycle 2 - Round 1

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References Hub

Lore / Wiki (expanded universe)

Posts that explain or develop the internal logic, politics, history, or rules of the Belladonna Gulf world. Kind of a wiki. Tags: #lore #worldbuilding #reference

About the Gulf

[Belladonna Gulf]

[Timeline and general History]

About the neighborhoods

[Belladona Cove]

[Bluewater Village]

About University campuses

[La Fiesta Tech]

About families

[Goth]

About sims

[A-G sims names

[H-Z sims names

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Devlogs Hub

Commentary (gameplay)

Posts where I talk directly about my gameplay — devlogs, household rotation updates, behind-the-scenes mechanics, or just screaming into the void. Tags: #gameplay #commentary #devlog

Behind-the-scenes

BTS 00 - Intro and NSFW warnings

BTS 01 - a bunch of ramblings

BTS 02 - NOW I will begin

Rules

University rules

SCHP rules

Custom Content

CC list and credits

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Chapters Hub

Narrative (fiction / simlit)

Posts that tell my Sims’ story through scenes, chapters, and acts. Tags: #simlit #storytelling #chapter

Prologue

Prologue

Act I

Chapter 1

Chapter 2 – Title

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