I don't usually play with pets in The Sims, mainly because in The Sims 2, you cannot control them. So I thought it would be a good idea to come out of my comfort zone and create a little cottage that is pet friendly and move in a Sim with her cat.
At one point in real life, I had six cats. Yes, you read that right - I had six cats. I love cats. I just don't usually play with them in The Sims.
I used to have a ginger tom named Rhubarb and he was absolutely beautiful but unfortunately, he has now passed away. He was very friendly and wanted lots of cuddles, rather like a little dog.
So I decided to create him in The Sims 2 for my Sim. So here is Rhubarb and he lives with Jane in Rose Cottage. He seems very happy there and Jane adores him, giving him lots of cuddles and treats.
If you would like to have Rose Cottage in your game, you can download it from the link in the video. Unfortunately, it doesn't come with Jane and Rhubarb but it does have furniture and a brand new car in the garage.
And, if you'd like to see a few of Rhubarb's antics, check out this short video:
Whenever I start a new game in The Sims 2, I like to start with young adults at University. I feel that this gives my Sims a good start in life by learning skills and meeting their lifetime partners.
When doing this, I enjoy making a Greek House for the boys and another for the girls. I do this separately to allow more Sims to go to Uni in my hometown, such as sons and daughters of my Legacy family and their grandchildren and cousins. I then create a partner for Sims that have been born to families and they all join the Greek House that my original Sims have made.
These Greek Houses become bigger and better as time goes on, with families contributing items such as televisions, pool tables and anything else that the Greek Houses may need, including career reward items that families have two or more of.
I tend to cheat a bit when I first make the Greek Houses, such as taking items from the dorm to place inside the house, just to start them off. However, I only do this once and then either delete the old dorm or replace everything in build/buy mode.
So, for posterity, I decided to create a video on how I do this, using my Sim that has just gained access to the Secret Society.
If you would like to see how I create a Greek House in The Sims 2, or if you ever wanted to create a Greek House but wasn't sure how to do it, then hopefully this video will help you or at least give you an idea. Of course, you can cheat some Simoleons to build the house but I just prefer to take the stuff from the dorm, as my Sim has already paid for it in rent 😃
Even though The Sims 2 is an old game, I think the graphics are pretty good and the gameplay is amazing. Sims in The Sims 2 seem more "real" and have great personalities. To me, they are smarter than the so-called "smart Sims" that EA made out The Sims 4 to be.
Obviously, things change over the years as far as the look and feel of video games and The Sims are no exception.
Building houses and lots in The Sims 2 is harder than it is in The Sims 4. Regardless of what anyone says about this latest iteration of The Sims, TS4 build mode is very advanced, allowing the player to push and pull walls, laying foundations after the house has been built - I could go on. I do not consider myself a builder but I enjoy building and I do find The Sims 2 a lot harder to build in than The Sims 4.
I tend to have a lot of trouble with roofing in The Sims 2 but admit that I am getting better and I do accomplish it in the end.
When you look at Sims 4 builds, they are quite modern and "up to date" and doing this in The Sims 2 is a little harder but not entirely impossible.
Thanks to all of those wonderful custom content creators that are still out there, creating new stuff for The Sims 2, you can make your Sims 2 build look more modern for your Sims and allow you, the player, to play this great game with a new, modern look.
Apart from mods to make the water look more sparkly, the grass greener and the world more open, new and colourful UI and a host of other stuff, creators are converting Sims 4 objects to Sims 2, allowing the player to have the expansion pack objects from The Sims 4 into The Sims 2. It's like having extra expansion packs, game packs and stuff packs for a game that, unfortunately, EA no longer supports.
There is now a conversion database for Sims 2 content that has been converted from The Sims 4 and a hashtag of "4t2" on Tumblr to find this content a lot easier.
I think my Sims in The Sims 2 deserve better so I tend to use a lot of custom content in my game and in the more modern builds that I place for download.
When I was scouring the internet for ideas on my next build, I came across a really modern home that I wanted to re-create in The Sims 2 and came up with 1571 Melody Drive.
This home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a study and a kitchen/diner/lounge with a garage that houses a brand-new sparkling Mercedes which I downloaded from Mod the Sims a while back.
I also created a speed-build video for YouTube and as you will see at the end of the video, my Sims tested out the home and seemed very happy with it!
Here's the video if you want to check it out and if you would like to download this lot for your game, the link is pinned to the comments section.
