frankie
Hello, hola, olá, bon jour, guten Tag! I'm Francisco, but I usually just go by Frankie or Frank (however, you can pick whichever one you prefer). I'm American of Puerto Rican heritage. I speak English and Spanish fluently, I speak lots of Portuguese, and I speak some French and German. I'd like to learn Italian, Latin, Dutch, and Arabic someday. I'm friendly, modern-minded, and a bit shy at first. I'm unique and creative with an edge. I'm quite fond of the Gothic/dark subculture. Being a creative writer, songwriter, and artist allows me to express my feelings and emotions through text and on paper, in story format, lyrics, and drawings. If you are interested in making conversation with me and/or forming a friendship overtime, please feel free to contact me. I'll talk to anyone regardless of age, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and the whole nine yards, provided that there be mutual respectful. Foreigners are a plus because I enjoy meeting people globally and learning about their culture. And you better believe that I will be curious about the language!
Posts by frankie
Gay Sims Club 2 Shuts Down
Oct 31st
Yet another Sims fansite will shut down forever. Gay Sims Club 2 will be offline November 29. I’ve known Scotty for quite a few years, and I can’t imagine how difficult this must be for him to make such a surprising decision, since his site was one of the largest LGBT fansites that I know of. I am just sad to witness plenty of fansites go in such a short amount of time. But I totally respect their decision, and they will be missed. Below is from the email that Scotty sent me:
“Dear GSC Member and friend,
It is with a heavy heart that I will be closing the Gay Sims Club. After nearly 6 years, it’s time to shut it’s doors, The GSC has been our home for a very long time, we’ve all become like Family. When I first opened the GSC all those years ago, I had no idea how it would take off, or what an impact it would have on the Sims Community.
This is very difficult for me, and I did not make this decision lightly. I’ve been agonizing over this for weeks, wondering what I was going to do with the forum. Finally reaching my decision to close down.
We have until November 29th until the servers shut down. If there is something you need or want, I highly suggest you come to the GSC and get it, whether it be a download, or to say goodbye to some friends. In the future, I may open another forum, if I do, I will be sure to let you all know. For now, you can find us at this site: http://www.ladymoiraine.com/forum/index.php?action=collapse;c=10;sa=expand;sesc=7c74af009d25cb56c8c5173d997e8970#10. The HoT covers a lot of games, and it has a section for the Sims. If I do create another forum, I will be announcing it there.
Thank you all for the past 6 years. For all the laughs, all the wonderful friendships, the tears, and even the drama! There are so many memories here, that its hard to just let go. Thank you. I love you all.
Scotty”
Staff Member Frankie’s Self-Sim
Jun 24th
Hey, there. Since Jud uploaded his self-Sim quite some time ago, I thought I’d finally upload mine to the official site. I’m a bit late with this, but, oh well. It was not easy to create myself. I used an EA Sim from the pre-made bin as a base and then took it from there. Love him, torture him, whatever… he’s in your hands now. Mwah-ha-ha-ha!
LINK: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=4253151
STATS:
Name: Frankie Feliciano
Gender: Male
Age: Young Adult
Fitness: None
Weight: Normal
Sub Type: Human
Traits: Artistic, Neurotic, Dramatic, Hot-Headed, Absent-Minded
Bio: Who could put up with such a lonely and difficult Sim that sweats the small stuff? Frankie is quite his own in various ways. Always artistically creative with an edge, he prefers to live in an avant-garde city full of like-minded Sims. He hopes to reach his lifelong passionate dream of becoming a best-selling novelist of the drama, romance, and/or trashy genres. Still… he hopes to share his life with that special Sim. Only time (and patience) would tell.
REQUIREMENTS: Ambitions EP for the hairstyle and dramatic trait; everything else is from the base game.
Exclusive Free Birthday Set from EA
May 31st
Since today’s my birthday, I received an email from EA about an exclusive free birthday set via the official site by a redeemable code. It was okay, but nothing too special. I like the funky-colored flowers in a vase. I could always use more flowers. There’s also a birthday-themed teddy bear to play with and some balloons in pots, or whatever those bottom objects are. There isn’t much in the set, to be honest. I am not sure if this is new, to coincide with today’s “Generations” U.S. release, or if some of you have received it before. Either way, I thought I’d post it.
25th Issue of The Sims Spanish Magazine
Oct 28th
JamiePG, the admin of ExtraSims recently published a post about their 25th issue of The Sims Spanish magazine, along with screen shots. The issue includes quick tips, hints, ideas, and news about other Sims games such as The Sims for console and The Sims Medieval. It also has more on Late Night and some answered questions. It provides as much information that you can possibly know. There are also 42 Halloween creations. Unfortunately, the magazine itself is in Spanish, and while I do understand the language, I couldn’t possibly translate the entire amount of pages, word for word. There is no way to use a translator, I don’t think. Either way, I provided a Google translation of the post for those of you curious to read the gist of it but who cannot understand Spanish. One thing that I like about this magazine is that the staff still doesn’t forget about the classic Sims games (Sims 2, mostly) and provide tips and what not about them.
Thank you, Jud, for having me post about this. And thank you, JamiePG, for informing us about the magazine. :)
Source: http://www.extrasims.es/web/noticias/ya-en-los-kioscos-el-n%C2%BA25-de-la-revista-oficial/
“Champ les Sims” as Base World
Oct 13th
Stw402 at the official site created a base world version of Champ les Sims from World Adventures. It’s called Champ Les Sims Deluxe. This is something that I’ve been waiting for since I first played WA. I’m not sure if you need WA since it doesn’t seem to say. I would assume so for the special patterns and nectar-making skill, etc. It’s been revised to add all of the rabbit holes, so it may look slightly different. But overall, it looks pretty much like the destination world. You can download it here: http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=3218005#
More details and screen shots here: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/273938.page
Serious CAW Issue Still Not Fixed
Jul 7th
First of all, I want to apologize for not posting about this issue, since it’s been over a month now. Apparently (and I just discovered this today) there is a very serious bug with the latest patch and with Ambitions installed in relation to CAW (Create-A-World). CAW now won’t start. I captured a screen shot of my desktop with an example down below. This issue was discovered around early June as far as I have noticed. CAW simply won’t load and it gives you an error message as evident from the screen shot below, but your game still should function as normally (other than the bugs that came with the EP). This may not seem like an issue for non-CAW users but for those of you who want to download new worlds, you may have to wait a while before they appear, unless the creator uses CAW without the latest patch and/or Ambitions. I’ve noticed that this issue is causing an uproar, and that is also why I wanted to bring it to the attention of those who weren’t aware. I was finally going to create my first official world earlier today until I discovered the error. It is very frustrating but we just have to wait until EA fixes the issue.
Here is a link to the official statement by SimGuruHydra: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/227444.page
Lucky Duckie Jr.
May 25th
From the latest email by EA (newsletter), EA released the child version of the Lucky Duckie that recently was released for adults, only that it’s available via Shop Mode (through your game). My guess is that they figured that more people would prefer this item on children rather than adults, and what better way than to make it available via Shop Mode? Either way, I thought it was newsworthy for those of you who actually prefer the item on children (like myself). Oh, and it’s a T-shirt with the lifesaver wrapped around the waist in the Everyday and Swim categories (I forgot to check the other categories). I was hoping that it was an accessory. Oh well. I took a couple of screen shots. Enjoy!
Magic Now in the Sims 3 / New Custom Skill
Mar 11th
At MTS, Kolipoki created a new, non-core-mod custom skill titled “Magic” and you get to use a wand and the whole nine yards. Eighteen new interractions are available along with the old animations that are appropriate (such as throwing a ball but instead you are casting a spell with the wand). I’m not a magic lover but this was too good not to post because it means that new skills are actually possible and that we could see more in the future. I believe this is the first custom skill, but please correct me if I’m wrong. I’m beyond impressed and words can’t describe how amazing this is, especially for free! Click here to get it and to see screen shots!
The Wand:
The wand can be found under Hobbies/Skills. The wand cost $100. As of now, the mesh is not recolor able, but hopefully that will change in the near future. The mesh was created by Flabaliki.The Skill:
To obtain a skill in magic one must A) Buy a wand and B) Put the wand in your Inventory and then C) Use the practice magic interaction on any mirror. The skill comes with two statistics and two challengesStatistics:
- Good Spells Cast
- Evil Spells Cast
Challenges:
- Master Wizard
- Master Wizards are fond of friendship and can help all of their friends in their needs. 50 spells devoted to friends help one along the way to become a Master Wizard. Master Wizards obtain the power of resurrection.
- Warlock
- Warlocks choose the way of the dark arts. They specialize in casting dark and evil spells. They have dedicated at least 50 spells to such arts. Warlocks obtain the power of Mind Control.
The Animation:
As custom animations are not really possible yet, this is not a new animation. However it is pretty close to looking like the real thing. Sorry for the hand grip being a little off, but it is unavoidable because it is not a new animation.Interactions:
Mischief…
- Dirty Object: Level 1
- Set Fire: Level 2 (can only occur on current household’s lot)
- Delete Object: Level 3
Bless With…
- Creativity: Level 4
- Irresistability: Level 5
- Fast Learning: Level 6
- Observance: Level 7
- Fertitility: Level 8
- Long Life: Level 9
Kill by…
- Electricution: Level 10
- Old Age: Level 10
- Fire: Level 10
- Starvation: Level 10
Master Wizard Interactions
- Resurrect (can either resurrect ghosts that are visible, or click on their urn stones to resurrect. Resurrected Sims will return their previous household, unless it not longer exists in which case a new one will be created and they will move to a random lot. Sometimes, if the original household does not exists they will be stuck there and be homeless. Twallan’s Story Progression mod should help)
Warlock Interactions
Mind Control…
- Get Raise
- Make Friends (and of course you cannot make anyone like yourself)
- Make Enemies (and of course you cannot make anyone enemies of yourself)
Is this/Does it require a Core Mod?
Absolutely Not! I do my best to stay away from them so that everyone is able to download and enjoy it!Help! I can’t get it into my Inventory or something else doesn’t work!
This mod has been tested by at least 5 different people with all different versions and expansions with the game. This mod should not conflict with anything so it most likely is a problem in your framework. If you do all of the following and then delete your caches and restart the game and it still doesn’t work then you are aloud to post.
My Desktop is Back Up and Running
Jan 10th
After just under two months, I finally have my desktop back from BestBuy and it’s good to go. Apparently, it was the video card that needed to be replaced (duh, what else was it that made the screen shut off with the monitor and PC still on?). They are not that reliable and I wish I learned that before I purchased both my desktop and laptop from there. Regardless, my one-year warranty still covered it and they even installed Windows 7 on it for free, so I didn’t have to pay a cent (other than for Windows 7 since that was my choice). So, now my desktop is good as new, with Windows 7 permanently in it, and clean with no crapware or other bloatware, etc.
Wow, I forgot how fast The Sims 3 is on it! I can now play more frequently since it ran a little choppy on my laptop. And this is on max settings (except that the lot detail section is set to 3 instead of 16 but only because I need a better video card). Now I just need an HD monitor (I still have a CRT) and I’m all set.
However, I am not patching my game to 1.8/2.3 for obvious reasons. I will wait for a fix for that. I still recommend for others to do the same if they have issues with the latest patch. And the speed issue is indeed package-format-CC-related because my game is just as fast with WA installed than without it (for those who said otherwise). There is not even the slightest difference, so that’s good. But of course, that’s old news. I just can’t wait for the next fix, though. Happy Simming! 
For Those of You Unable to Install Store Content…
Dec 26th
Over in the official forums, there have been numerous complaints about Simmers unable to install Store content to the point of the download status showing as a red circle slash and/or refusing to show the actual download in the queue. I, too, was one who was unable to install my Store CC. And this was after installing the latest patch (which I DO NOT recommend to do at the moment; just untick the “auto updates” box in the launcher to avoid any updates). So, several people with Windows 7 and Vista (not sure about XP or Mac) posted a very good workaround for the time being until EA (hopefully) fixes this issue. Right-click on the game application icon (shortcut or the original). I would do this with the launcher, not the actual game. Then select properties from the right-click menu and a window will pop up. Then select the compatibility tab and tick the box next to “Run this program as an administrator.” Apply the changes and exit. Do this with the EA Download Manager as well. Now when you run the launcher, it will obviously go through the UAC process and what have you. Accept it to open the launcher. The next time you install Store CC, it should work, as reported by some people. However, for others, it still didn’t work, such as myself. So, what I did was completely wiped the game out of my system and then reinstall it all back WITHOUT installing the latest patch, only the ones before that. Then I did the above process. That finally worked! Regardless, this process is quite a pain and it’s not even a guarantee. But it doesn’t hurt to try. I still did not install the latest patch, though, since I would rather wait for a fix. So who knows if that is why it worked for me. This is beyond ridiculous, but what can we do? Good luck for those of you who try this! Let me know if it worked for you! I do not take credit for this workaround, but I do not know who originally posted it since there were a few people suggesting it.
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