While I love the original Bigfoot, I always felt he was just a little underwhelming, like Maxis didn’t go far enough from just a regular Sim. So I set out to fix that using @synapticsim‘s Beast Mesh, which is a similar to the HBB shape, but broader & with the added bonus of claws! Because who doesn’t love claws? Now Bigfoot can feel less like some dude, & more like a Cryptid, who could lift you without a thought.
For Bigfoot’s work-wear, I took the jeans off Syn’s Store Vest conversion, for something not so far from the original look. But if you’re after something a little more dapper, I made an alternate version, with Syn’s conversion of MDP’s Corporate Supervisor suit instead.
(Pictured with NekoSurge’s Face Default)
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Beastly Bigfoot Default with Vest
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Sims Trivia: According to Lyndsey Pearson way back in the late 2010s, the ‘Bella Goth story’ was inspired by Dynasty in the 1980s.
Stay with me here, this is going to be pretty in depth and may just blow some of your minds.
So Lynsey Pearson did a Q&A session on a fan site named Sim Media way back in 2008. The interview wasn’t very insightful, but she did share some details about the inspiration behind the storylines in The Sims 2.
She explained (when asked what was the inspiration for the storylines in TS2) that pleasant view was this huge tribute to 80s soap operas, with affairs, dramatic encounters and mysteries that were left unresolved.
Bella Goth’s story was inspired by Fallon Carrington in the original Dynasty series. If you’re unaware, dynasty was a true 80s soap and it followed a rich family known as the carrington’s.
So let me explain what happened to Fallon. Fallon was this mysterious, femme fatal character that was seen in the title credits wearing a red dress. She eventually goes missing from the show following a proposition from a guy and the family spend an entire season on the hunt for her. She is abducted by aliens, and she’s plagued by amnesia and can’t remember her family beforehand, or her children. Following her being ‘missing’, she’s replaced by a new actress who is visually different to the character beforehand, but still is seen in the credits wearing that iconic red dress. To add to this, a painted photograph remains inside the family home of the character after she’s been presumed dead following her absence.
Also lets not forget that Mortimer is an old man in the sims 2, who happens to be pursuing and being pursued by a younger blonde female who isn’t wealthy, but the game sets up this marriage. This is the same story as Blake and Crystal in Dynasty.
There are more instances where the soap opera aspect comes into play here, but I found this super interesting and hadn’t heard it mentioned since. Granted, the fan site isn’t around any more, but I was a member at the time. I’d love if she could shed some fresh light on this as the 80s soap opera aspect of Pleasantview has always made it my favourite of all the sims ‘hoods.
So yeah, I thought I’d share this trivia with you guys 🤣
The "Подслушано ФТС2" community went into more detail about the parallels between the plot of Dynasty and the story of The Sims 2.
Recently I came across an interesting post on Reddit that made me look at Bella Goth’s story from a new angle.
The author of the post says that in 2008, Lyndsay Pearson (a producer on The Sims 2) gave an interview to the now-deleted website Sim Media, where she said that Pleasantview was inspired by 1980s soap operas, including Dynasty. Since I love the modern version of Dynasty, I wanted to check out the original and understand what really connects it to my favorite game. Let me share, in a bit more detail than the original post, what interesting things I noticed in the show’s storyline and what parallels can be drawn between the show’s most iconic character, Fallon Carrington, and Bella Goth.
Status and personality: Fallon is the wealthy heiress to her father’s oil empire, a mysterious, intelligent, and sarcastic young woman. Like Bella, Fallon lives in a golden cage and cheats on her partners out of boredom.
Signature color: Like Bella, Fallon is a striking brunette who often appears in red dresses throughout the series, including in the opening sequence, credits, and promotional posters.
Mysterious disappearance: In season 4, Fallon runs away from her own wedding and gets into a car accident. For a time, her family considers her missing, just like Bella. Later, the wreckage of her car is found, and everyone assumes she died.
Amnesia and a different life: In season 5, it turns out that Fallon is alive. She does not remember who she was before the accident or her family, and she is living in another city under a different name, which resembles Bella’s life in Strangetown. In this state, Fallon marries another man, but soon meets her former fiancé and begins to recover some of her memories.
Alien abduction: At the same time as Dynasty, the spin-off The Colbys was launched (a funny coincidence of surnames). In the second season of the spin-off, Fallon, torn between her former fiancé and her husband, goes for a drive alone. In the middle of the desert (again, very Strangetown), her car breaks down and the electronics start behaving strangely. A bright light appears in the sky, an alien ship lands nearby, and Fallon, seemingly entranced, leaves the car and enters the spacecraft through a hatch. The ship then vanishes instantly. The show was canceled after this episode, leaving viewers without answers for some time.
Fallon’s “clone”: After the character returned to the series, the actress who originally played Fallon, Pamela Sue Martin, was replaced by Emma Samms, who looked noticeably different. This was a forced move by the writers, but fans built theories about Fallon being replaced, because a similar twist had already been used in the show (which I’ll describe below). At the same time, footage of the original actress continued to appear in flashbacks, and a portrait of the “old” Fallon still hung in the mansion, much like the portrait of Bella’s original version in the Goth house.
Aliens and experiments: Fallon’s husband finds her terrified in the desert. She claims that she was abducted by “people from the stars” who performed experiments on her. She also describes the spacecraft and a constant sensation of weightlessness. Her loved ones do not believe her story and dismiss it as hallucinations caused by a nervous breakdown and the desert heat, while doctors try to convince her that no abduction ever took place.
The UFO storyline in an otherwise realistic soap opera became quite scandalous and widely discussed, so the writers did not dare develop it further. Most likely, they were afraid of low ratings and the possible cancellation of the main series.
According to the post’s author, another storyline in the show also resembles the Goth family, namely Mortimer and Dina compared to Blake and Krystle. In season 1, Blake Carrington, a wealthy older man, marries Krystle, a poor but beautiful blonde woman. Unlike Dina, Krystle is a modest and kind woman who is not after money and sincerely loves her husband. Their marriage is quite happy, despite the fact that they come from very different worlds. In season 6, Krystle’s niece arranges her kidnapping and replaces her with a clone, Rita Krystle, in order to gain access to the Carrington trust fund. Rita is a former diner waitress who looks very similar to Krystle but is her complete opposite in personality.
Rita is repulsed by intimacy with the older Blake and often behaves in a crude and vulgar way. Her task is to slowly poison Blake, trigger a heart attack, and make him sign documents transferring his fortune to the niece, but their plan falls apart when the real Krystle escapes. In my opinion, this parallel with the Goths feels a bit forced, but at the very least the trope of an old rich man and a beautiful gold digger is there.
What do you think: could Fallon really have been a prototype for Bella, or are these just coincidences? I’d be very interested to hear your thoughts on this. And if you know of any other shows with storylines similar to The Sims 2, definitely leave them in the comments 💚
Оригинальный пост на русском / The original post in Russian:
Недавно я наткнулась на интересный пост на Reddit, который заставил меня взглянуть на историю Беллы Гот с новой стороны.
Автор поста пишет, что Линдси Пирсон (продюсер Sims 2) в 2008 году дала интервью ныне удалённому сайту Sim Media, где рассказала, что вдохновением в создании Новосельска послужили мыльные оперы 80-х годов и сериал "Династия" в том числе.
Поскольку я обожаю современную версию "Династии", мне захотелось ознакомиться с оригиналом и понять, что в действительности связывает его с любимой игрой. Расскажу вам чуть более развернуто, чем автор поста, что интересного мне удалось обнаружить в сюжете сериала и какие параллели можно провести между самым ярким персонажем сериала Фэллон Кэррингтон и Беллой Гот.
Статус и характер: Фэллон богатая наследница нефтяной империи отца, загадочная, умная и саркастичная девушка. Как и Белла Феллон живёт в золотой клетке и изменяет своим партнёрам из-за скуки.
Фирменный цвет: Фэллон как и Белла - жгучая брюнетка, которая часто появляется в сериале в красных платьях, включая заставки сериала, титры и постеры.
Таинственное изчесновение: в четвёртом сезоне Фэллон сбегает с собственной свадьбы и попадает в автокатастрофу. Для своей семьи она какое-то время считается попавшей без вести, как и Белла. Через время обнаруживаются обломки её автомобиля и все решают, что она погибла.
Амнезия и чужая жизнь: в пятом сезоне оказывается, что Фэллон жива. Она не помнит кем была до аварии и свою семью, живёт в другом городе под чужим именем, что похоже на жизнь Беллы в Китежграде. В этом состоянии Фэллон выходит замуж за другого мужчину, но вскоре она встречает своего бывшего жениха и частично восстанавливает воспоминания.
Похищение НЛО: одновременно с "Династией" запускают спин-офф сериала "Семья Колби" (забавное совпадение фамилий). Во втором сезоне спин-оффа Фэллон запутавшись в выборе между бывшим женихом и мужем катается в одиночестве на машине. Среди пустыни (снова Китежград) авто глохнет, а электроника начинает жить своей жизнью. В небе появляется яркий свет, рядом приземляется инопланетный корабль и Фэллон словно завороженная покидает машину и заходит в люк космического корабля, а затем тарелка мгновенно улетает. Сериал закрывают после этого эпизода, оставив зрителей на время без ответов.
Клон Фэллон: после возвращения персонажа в сериал актрису игравшую Фэллон - Памелу Сью Мартин заменяет Эмма Сэммс, непохожая на неё внешне девушка. Это вынужденный ход сценаристов, но фанаты строят теории о подмене Фэллон потому что такой ход уже применялся в сериале (опишу ниже). В это же время кадры с оригинальной актрисой продолжают использовать во флэшбеках, а в особняке продолжает висеть портрет "старой" Фэллон, прямо как портрет первоначальной версии Беллы в особняке Готов.
Инопланетяне и опыты: муж находит напуганную Фэллон среди пустыни, она утверждает, что её похитили "люди со звёзд" и проводили над ней опыты, Фэллон также описывает космический корабль и постоянное ощущение невесомости. Близкие не верят в её историю и считают это всё галлюцинациями из-за нервного срыва и жары в пустыне, врачи пытаются убедить её, что никакого похищения не было.
Сюжетная арка с НЛО в реалистичном сериале стала довольно скандальной и обсуждаемой, поэтому сценаристы не решились дальше развивать историю в этом направлении, скорее всего боясь низких рейтингов и закрытия основного сериала.
Другая сюжетная линия сериала по словам автора поста тоже имеет сходства с Готами, а именно пара Мортимера и Дины с парой Блейка и Кристал. В первом сезоне Блэйк Кэррингтон - богатый мужчина в возрасте, женится на бедной красивой блондинке Кристал. В отличии от Дины, Кристал - скромная, добрая девушка, которая не стремится к деньгам и искренне любит мужа. Их брак довольно счастливый, несмотря на то, что они из разных миров.
В 6 сезоне племянница Кристал организует её похищение и подменяет на клона - Риту-Кристал, чтобы заполучить деньги с трастового фонда Кэррингтонов. Рита - бывшая официантка из забегаловки, внешне очень похожая на Кристал, но полная противоположность по характеру.
When I saw @pinka-style's 4t2 facades conversion I immediately downloaded it, because I wanted parasteps and paraslides in my game for so long.
Unfortunately, I found out the facades don't fit TS2 roofs. So I created additional objects to match TS2 roofs. They are thicker (about half a tile thick), leaving no gaps between the roof and the facade. :)
I also made 4-tile and 6-tile wide parasteps for more options. My thicker parasilde comes only in the standard 5-tile wide size, because I wasn't sure how to scale it nicely to still fit TS2 roofs without losing the shape.
Facades are repositoried to Pinka's original conversion, so be sure to keep it in your downloads.
They can be found next to Pinka's conversions, i.e. in the Deco / Misc category for $22.
Credits: @pinka-style
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MorePopcorn's 4t2 canal house facades additions
I also downloaded @morepopcorn's 4t2 conversion of facades. As it also didn't fit TS2 roofs, I made additions for MorePopcorn's conversion too. :)
Similarly to my additions to Pinka's conversion, my additions to MorePopcorn's conversion are also thicker to fit TS2 roofs. Paraslide come only in a 5-tile version, while parasteps come in 4-tiles, 5-tiles and 6-tiles versions. :)
Like original MorePopcorn's conversion, my additions are repositoried to BB’s niche and to MorePopcorn's original parasteps conversion, so be sure to have them in your downloads folder.
They can be found next to MorePopcorn's conversions, i.e. in the Build / Architecture category for $550.
Credits: @morepopcorn
Download at SFS | alt
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Placement tip for my additions (both to Pinka's and MorePopcorn's):
For 4-tile and 6-tile wide parasteps you might also need to use the quarter tile cheat.
LordCrump's TS4 Business and Hobbies stuccos as BB niche textures
Last but not least, I recolored BB nooks and niches using @lordcrumps's TS4 Business and Hobbies stucco walls conversions.
My recolors are texture-referenced to LordCrump's walls to save space. However, if you don't want LordCrump's walls, but want my BB niche recolors, I extracted textures and put them in the file txtr_Meduza_LC_EP18_StuckosStucco_BBniche_textures (included with upload). You don't need the texture file if you have LordCrump's walls (filename: LC_EP18_StuckosStucco).
I don't know why, but the textures look a bit darker on facades than the wallpaint even though they are the same exact textures. 🤷
Credits: BuggyBooz, @lordcrumps
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