Op Simsnetwerk heb ik afscheid genomen van mijn hippie Walker Oostveen, een Sim die gemaakt was voor de Hippie Legacy op het forum. Met Sims 2 nog steeds in de doosjes en een gecrashte Windows ziet het er even niet naar uit, dat Walker weer tot leven komt.
Voordat ik begon met de legacy was ik begonnen aan een project, genaamd River’s Hill. In het kort had dit project als belangrijkste doel alle Sims families in het spel onder te brengen in één grote stad met de benodigde buurten, een universiteit en vakantiegebieden. Meer hierover vindt je op River’s Hill, een Sims 2 stad.
Wie Facebook volgt, heeft hem waarschijnlijk al ontmoet. Corosben Mini’Mata, mijn kleine Spore kapitein, met zijn eigen Twitter, Facebook en weblog. Door alle nieuwe mogelijkheden van Spore Ruimteavonturen is deze een beetje uitgegroeid tot mijn Spore alter-ego. Ook een leuk project om te doen. Helaas ligt ook dit project even stil, Spore is helaas niet op Linux te spelen en mijn laptop gebruik ik alleen om wezens e.d. te ontwerpen en uploaden onder mijn tweede Spore profiel (PaulV).
Het grootste project moet nog van start gaan. Simsnetwerk gaat dit jaar de nodige veranderingen ondergaan, daar zullen ook nog wel wat verloren (vrije) minuten in gaan.
Naast mijn hobbies moet ik ook zo af en toe nog eens werken. Vandaag is duidelijk gemaakt aan het team wat mijn taak binnen het geheel wordt. Op zich wordt dit voor mij ook een soort project, waarin ik op sommige momenten een andere kant van mijzelf moet laten zien. Een kant, die ik tot nu toe redelijk goed onderdrukt wist te houden, maar helaas past bij mijn Steenbok karakter. Daarnaast moet ik door deze taak gaan leren zaken te delegeren en niet zelf alles in de hand nemen, als er wat fout loopt.
Al met al gaat dit dus een leuk jaar worden. Mijn hobby-projecten geven me wat rust en zullen mijn aandacht af en toe afleiden van de nieuwe druk op het werk. 2010 gaat misschien toch nog wat worden…
Some months ago I decided to empty my Dutch weblog River’s Hill. Even wanted to delete it, but thanks to the legacies on SNW River’s Hill stayed alive.
A new idea sprouted on my mind, I have to renew River’s Hill.
No longer a newspaper image, no … River’s Hill is about the people living in this neighbourhood, in all the subs and telling you about their life. However … in Dutch.
Soon to be launched …. River’s Hill, een Simsstad.
Shame, shame, shame on me … the last post was on septembre 30th … shame.
Normally I try to write some posts on different blogs, but work and family took some extra time the last months. And, biggest problem of all, when I tried to get in … my password was incorrect.
This morning I was twittering and clicked on my SNWeblog. Just for fun I opened the Dashboard and … BANG, back again!
The last months were hectic. Big announcements from EA, The Sims 3 is due some days from now. I follow the news, the articles, the critics and still I am not in a Sims 3 mood. I am a Sims-fanatic since the first Sims ever made, but withThe Sims 3 my heart doesn’t tremble.
Deep in my heart I am content with The Sims 2 and all the expancions/accessories I bought the last years. And when everybody is exploring the new Sims, and the critics are getting better, maybe ….
In the meanwhile Spore became second on my gamelist, just behind my number one The Sims 2.
So nowadays I sit behind my desktop with a coin. And when it hits Head, I play the Sims that day.
No, I’m kidding, it’s just like moods. Somedays I like to play The Sims, work on my Hippie Legacy or just run through my main-neighbourhood River’s Hill. On the other days, I explore the galactic Spore-space….
SNW is going to change. Big plans, new look, new forum. I saw some previews and I’m excited. Still working on new legacies or translations of excisting Dutch legacies.
Ah … doesn’t matter, the main thing is … I’m back …
Translating some legacies which are published on the Dutch SNW, exploring Spore, starting with The Sims 2 Apartment Life and nightshift at my work… it’s a very busy schedule.
But I have to update you all. At this moment the Hippie Legacy is translated for almost 80%. There are some parts of the original text, that require some knowledge of the game play in English. I normally play it in Dutch, like most of the Dutch Sims 2 gamers.
I already examined some of the other legacies to translate them very soon.
Spore … I am addicted already. My eldest son and I play it on one account, so in no-time we created all kinds of strange-looking carnivores, omnivores or herbivores.
When I first heard about Spore, I reacted a little timid. I wasn’t ready for an another Wright invention. I hardly could manage to play Simscity or The Sims, my favourite genre (Fantasy Role Playing Games) was put in a very far away corner. But … after the first pictures and the Demo Creature Creator, I fell in love with this new Maxis/EA product.
Apartment Life … Yes, I bought this one too. I finally had the time to install it, and some days ago I build my first apartments. It’s certainly an improvement, but my town River’s Hill is getting to small for my little Sims. So, last week the mayor of my Sims City decided that it was allowed to build in the new Sunny Valley. 
Finally, work. One of my co-workers had to go to the hospital, so we had to rearrange the rosters. So now I’m in my second row of nightshifts. For me it’s not a problem, but considering all the things I wanted to do this month, it’s a busy time …. But, no sweat, tomorrow starts October ….. a new month, why complaining …. 
Some days ago, after reading Rosana’s preview, I decided to buy the latest expansion, Apartment Life. Shame on me, I still haven’t got the time to install it. But, with six days off, I think I can manage to do this very soon.
The nicest thing I read, was the returning of magic in my Sims neighborhoods. Years ago, with The Sims, I created witches and magicians with Abracadabra. So now …. OMG … they are back!!!!
Not even played the new expansion, but my mind is going crazy. This will be just a perfect start for a new Legacy on SNW Int (and on the Dutch SNW too).
At this moment I am translating the Hippie Legacy, which is a hit on the Dutch SNW. During the pauses in translating, I am thinking about a new Legacy, called Bewitched.
The last one is about the new magical part of The Sims 2. And, it will be available on both forums. That means I am thinking and creating this legacy in my mother-language Dutch, as in English as well.
The main part is almost ready, but I have to install Apartment Life first to get the specifics. And there are more legacies on the Dutch SNW I would like to translate or publish on the International SNW. So be patient, they are coming…
More info SOON!
On the Dutch SNW legacies are a new, fast growing item. Some days ago I opened a forum on SNW International for those who like to join these story-contests. The first legacy is already published, not all the rules are made, but there is a start.
And Mogway, one of the SNW mods already published the first part of a thrilling story.
On the Dutch SNW I joined the Hippie Legacy. I never expected, that I would like to make a photo story, and play it by the rules. Most of the time, when I want something to happen quickly with my Sims, I cheat. Why … well they make cheats to make it easy, don’t they???
But now. with my special hippie Sim Walker Oostveen, I do not press CTRL-SHIFT C. And merely, it’s fun too.
Soon I will translate (and maybe Rosana already has a translation) the Hippie Legacy to use it on SNW International. So people, visit our International site/forum and join our legacies.
More info SOON!