i got super carried away creating lore in my save file

alternatively: how im setting up lore in my save file! this video is kind of a weird one, I'm not sure how fun this was to watch but it sure made setting it all up a lot more fun! :) i've been loving creating sims with such detailed story lines for my save!
anyways i have a feeling this video will do less well. but if you watch this i really appreciate it :)

[@nohtopia]

i did NOT know people played the sims like this. this is awesome

[@silleepigeon]

ah thanks!!

[@jimjimjimmy7793]

Yeah many people are low key writers who play this game and don’t even notice. I have sims from past games still kicking in the sims 4

[@evl952]

Honestly, creating sims in the same household to move later so you don’t have to cheat the relationship is smart. I’m gonna start doing that for my save file

[@silleepigeon]

it saves a lot of time!

[@arthurkellermann7492]

pls don´t stop with these savefile videos, i found all of this so interesting

[@silleepigeon]

good to know!!! i will certainly do more :)

[@aureleaparker9019]

I've just came across this and I agree, please make this a series!

[@silleepigeon]

@@aureleaparker9019 it is a series! check my channel playlists :)

[@presleysheffield4469]

filming this is so genius because it makes the most tedious part of making a save file fun

[@silleepigeon]

that’s true!!

[@xyz1087]

omg i play the sims the same way (i love setting up save files) and you finally convinced me to install posepacks. the idea of filling their houses with photos of younger them is BRILIANT i don't know why i never bothered!!! wow!!!!

[@silleepigeon]

it’s so much fun!!! i’m glad to give you more ideas!!

[@samanthagriffiths7498]

If sims dont do what you'd like turn off the sims autonomy while taking the photos so they only do what you tell them too. It means no inturuptions or them deciding to do something else half way through. This was a great video though. It was really interesting to watch

[@silleepigeon]

yes autonomy will be off in the future lol! thank you !

[@Ellieinthecity]

this is one of the most entertaining sims videos ive ever seen please make more

[@silleepigeon]

the MOST entertaining?? i cannot believe that!! but i will certainly make more of these!!

[@LolliMolly09]

i love watching these savefile setup vids. there are so many savefile showcases, but not many showing the actual process. i love this kind of bhind the scenes stuff

[@silleepigeon]

ooooh are other people doing videos setting up saves? you said not many but if you have recommendations please lmk bc im curious!

[@biancabfaa]

You can use ravasheen's mod 'ISO love photos'. It would make a lot easier to take photos. ps.: maybe the old photos that you don't have use can be in the safekeep box, or in the attic

[@silleepigeon]

thank you for that suggestion!!! i read the mod description and that actually sounds super helpful!! i’m also planning on adding in ravasheen’s journal mod as well to add even more lore… i’m really falling down a rabbit hole!!

[@LolliMolly09]

@@silleepigeon ravasheen and littlemssam mods are SO AMAZING for mods. they both have so many small yet HUGE gameplay things like this

[@lionheart3896]

Came here to say exactly this!! They have awesome mods for photographs and memories!!

[@LuciaSims745]

I use a lot of Mods by Ravasheen, the Photographic Memory, the journal, the photo maker, all of her cameras and her Painting Sketchbook. I'm learning Phyton, I want to make Mods too❣

[@silleepigeon]

hope you enjoyed this one! i know it’s different than what i normally upload

[@kuryprocedury5987]

I WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THE LONG FAMILY, PLEASE MAKE MORE

[@silleepigeon]

I WILL MAKE MORE!

[@JoAnna_Walker]

I loved this, i LOVE the sims but none of the Sims youtubers scratch my brain right like this!

[@silleepigeon]

ah thank you :)

[@yumimigaming]

You are so real for showing all the parts where the mic wasn't turned on, it creates a very unique video style and I absolutely love it! It IS interesting, so please we need more vids like this 🥹🍓🍓

[@BladeDaBunny]

Love this so much! For the keepsake box you can add their wedding certificate maybe? Just thinking of things you can add. I believe you can request one through the phone, not sure if widows can but might be able to with the younger versions of them. Anyway, this is great, I love taking the time for details like photos and memories, the wedding topper is such a cute idea!

[@silleepigeon]

oooh thats a great idea!! I'll see if i can order it. thats a great thing to keep in mind for the future. I had no idea they could order it! and thank you for the kind words :)

[@LuciaSims745]

Ravasheen also has a Birth certificate Mod, about a Wedding certificate I'm unsure, if she has it. LittleMsSam also has some Certificate Mods, but idk if she has the wedding certificate as a Mod. But with UI cheats and MCCC you should be able to get the Wedding Certificate.

[@silleepigeon]

@@LuciaSims745I’ll look into it! if i just remember to do it BEFORE killing sims we might be good too lol

[@mistyamarch]

as someone whos been roleplaying with my best friend for almost 10 years, and a sims player i absolutely LOVE this type of video, and think theres way too few of em! im 100% here to watch every single one of these you make, i love hearing others talk about their sims lore and storybuilding💗💗💗

[@silleepigeon]

omg thank you!!! i appreciate it :)

[@NaluhCastro]

this is so fun to watch! I'm a very casual sims player so I've never put much effort into a save file, this inspires me to try stuff out in my game as well. I like the little lore details!

[@insearchof__]

I love how much detail you’re putting into your save! I also love your sim style! Glad I discovered your channel!

[@silleepigeon]

omg ty !! glad you are here

[@kimosumiko]

Love love love love love this! I've been slowly, so slowly, working on making a save file from scratch and have been interested in watching other Simmers' save file content, so I'm just thrilled finding this. The note taking for every little detail you can think of is so real; I've got a spreadsheet to help me keep track of things. I also love decorating my Sim's homes with family photos, it makes the save and homes feel more lived in and thought out. My usual approach is to make a temporary 'save as' save purely for photo creation for this as I find having a separate temp. save helps with all those little details like changing the Sims' ages for different life stage photos to add more lore, and not have any potential mistakes or changes to the family tree impact my main save file. Or those silly moments where other Sims get in the way to ruin the photos lmao. I'll then save all the photos, various sizes of each, on a wall and save the wall as a 'room' to my library for easy access from my main save. Downside to this method is pulling the photos into a save from the gallery loses the 'photo taken by...' info, but whatever you named the photo is retained. I'm also making community lots to take my Sims to for making those photos so they're not all completely isolated to their house lot or neighborhood. Having those community lots for different background settings makes the photos, and by extension the Sims and worlds themselves, feel more alive I think. Sorry that this is already so long, but I just have to say again that I loved watching this. I agree with other commenters that you made this very entertaining. I already feel invested in your savefile and your Sims just watching you talk about them and being so attached you try not to get choked up over them, I feel that strongly. Watching the thought process in action of creating lore is I think a pretty special thing, so thank you for sharing this with us! You helped me discover new ideas too, your idea of giving Edna the easter egg lore of a maiden name in the keepsake box is so cool, like I love that. I'll try not to make such long comments going forward lol, but I'm excited to see where you take this save! Oh! In going through my own photo walls I remembered that any Highschool Years photobooth pictures you use will show up as blank outside of your save, at least when trying to save to the gallery (idk if sharing the savefile will still black them out or retain the photo). So any of the photobooth pictures you want to save, it's a good idea to have a Sim take a zoomed in photo of that picture so you'll have a regular camera photo copy of it that will not error out.

[@qetsiyah1766]

Please make more of these videos. I loved this so much.

[@silleepigeon]

i’m on it!!

[@InvisebleDork]

love this! This is so interesting to watch, it's inspiring me to start going more in-depth with my save files, I never thought to take the time to do all of this and get pictures and just have to imagine my sims background stories. It's so nice to see your process. Looking forward to more

[@silleepigeon]

thank you!! it’s good to hear it’s inspiring. i know i would always love more lore heavy saves to explore!!

[@cortneerose-bp5vh]

i love how real u made this feel i’m binging all of ur save file videos rn do not stop 🙏🙏

[@silleepigeon]

luckily there’s a lot now i think⁉️ but thank you this is very sweet!!

[@fvcket]

Oh girl I scowl too when I'm super focused 😂 I love the behind the scenes insight on how people do all this stuff. It's really amazing and makes me feel a little less insane for the lengths us simmers go to when creating our own worlds ❤

[@silleepigeon]

honestly we are all a lil crazy for going this hard for our sims but it’s what i love about the sims community tbh! and the scowling… now i know why i am developing lines between my eyebrows i literally do it ALL the time while playing 😅

[@fvcket]

@@silleepigeon Even with glasses we stay scowling 😂 Can't wait to see more BTS!!

[@whimsywitchh]

another fun kind of photo to take would be like “fake school photos!” find some sort of CC backdrop that look like the blue backdrops schools always use!

[@taeoppa04]

Im obsessed with this video concept ! You make the game sound 1000x times more fun! Immediately subscribed ! :))

[@silleepigeon]

thank you!! :) hopefully my save will add things to make the game feel more full and bring out all the fun gameplay.. ofc mods help with that as well

[@t-helen-price]

Wow this was super creative! I'm enjoying it! Just found your channel today! Please keep the lore going!

[@silleepigeon]

ty!! that is the plan :)

[@najeeamurray323]

I love watching the behind the scenes process of creating save files. So many good tips! It looks like a lot of work, but all the cool details you're putting in will make it it seem so alive!

[@silleepigeon]

yes i definitely am being SUPER extra but i’m having fun!!! i think it’ll be super cool to see the end result even if it takes five years LMAO

[@yellowllamaco]

I love how much thought you put into this save file's story and creating the photo memories for the family. 💛

[@silleepigeon]

thank you!!!

[@CuppaSimsnStuff]

this was really interesting!!!! and i LOVE how you put layers of meaning into each family and even the places they live!!!

[@mossyrocks3967]

I loved this video! I love seeing other peoples' creative process when it comes to making a save file ❤

[@silleepigeon]

omg ty !!

[@AmethystBee]

YES! I’ve been trying to find you again after watching this video when you first posted. I love creating lore in my game and it’s refreshing to see someone going to this length to give their sims a backstory

[@silleepigeon]

omg i can’t believe you found me again!!! i’m glad you enjoyed it so much

[@raulguerrero8056]

This video is such a slay, hope you keep doing this type of vids

[@silleepigeon]

def going to do more !!

[@Chaoticsims]

this gives me so many ideas for my sims gameplays. i had no idea some people play this way. im def implimenting this.

[@silleepigeon]

glad to provide inspiration!! :)

[@nobodyjames5804]

i’ve just discovered your channel and i’m enjoying it so much. i love how u show your thought and design process. i too put a whole lot of thought into my game and i love seeing others do so as well! i’m currently working on redoing all the worlds with lot of lore and detail, and tidbits/ families from previous sims games too. anyways, going to binge all your videos now!

[@silleepigeon]

tidbits from old sims games is going to be so sooo fun. thank you for the nice words!!

[@larawinters5864]

i LOVE this, i play the sims the same way you do and the setup is so much work but it’s def worth it

[@townie-trait]

Videos like this make me so inspired. Especially watching you add little details like family photos. Love it

[@silleepigeon]

ahh thank you !!

[@bug9040]

this is really interesting to watch! i also like to play with complex family relationships and this is an awesome way to set up that ive never thought about. im gonna try being more detailed in the future, youve made me super excited for my next gameplay!!

[@silleepigeon]

omg thank you!! glad it has inspired you :)

[@Kate09090]

I found your channel yesterday and absolutely love it! This video is so informative; I have always wanted to set up a save file but it’s always so overwhelming that I give up within a couple hours. This has really inspired me, so thank you! I hope you will continue to make content like this (although your gameplay content is great, too). 😁

[@silleepigeon]

It’s still super overwhelming just because there’s so much to do!! but i’m glad that it inspired you!! :) i certainly will continue to make more content like this :)

[@kennbeans]

honestly thank you so much for making something like this, i get stuck in a rut a lot while making sims/constantly starting new save files. this is rad!

[@silleepigeon]

omg thank you!! :)

[@evanle24]

This is exactly what I envision doing and then in reality, I don’t even make my sims extended family or friends 🥲 I just found your channel a couple days ago and you’re so underrated!! Your gameplay videos are so fun and have me wanting to try out rotational gameplay

[@silleepigeon]

i feel you- it’s a lot to make that many sims!! and thank you so much!!! so happy to hear you are enjoying my channel!! i love rotational gameplay, it’s a really fun way to play imo !

[@eviekerrr]

i cannot stop watching your lore videos i’m obsessed.

[@silleepigeon]

@@eviekerrr ahh ty!!

[@jennaanot.-]

This video has inspired me to continue with my save file!! Such smart idea for the relationship thingy keep those coming

[@yourejealousofthesecargosh3955]

I appreciate this level of attention and dedication to detail so much, It's inspiring.

[@silleepigeon]

i appreciate that :)

[@diseasedluigi9217]

bro please keep posting your setup videos like this i will watch a million times each

[@silleepigeon]

i will! i have one other one on my channel but hoping to upload another this week :)

[@diseasedluigi9217]

@@silleepigeon subscribed love u

[@CieloSims]

I just discovered your channel. I love this video and all the details that go into it, would love to see more like this!

[@Gleamiarts]

i'm obsessed with all your lore :0 like this is so indepth i love it

[@silleepigeon]

omg thank you!!!

[@annikaraealbertforyou00847]

I love how you build the world, and the characters so realistically! there is so much variety of sims and personalities

[@silleepigeon]

omg thank you!!

[@annikaraealbertforyou00847]

@@silleepigeon ofc! ^^

[@myahinabox]

I loved this so so much! Your story-telling style is amazing, please do more of these!!!

[@silleepigeon]

definitely doing more! i have one other like this on my channel and hoping to get another out this week :)

[@liene4619]

I love this level of detail!

[@rachelfart]

im obsessed with how you play the sims, it's so similar to my style, just found ur channel but I luuurrrrvvveee ittttt

[@silleepigeon]

thank youuu!!!

[@rhysjam6637]

I love how passionate you are at this. I hope you eventually upload this save when you finish it.

[@silleepigeon]

i plan on it!! it might take FOREVER tho :,) there’s a lot to do

[@calistoaris]

I just found your channel. So inspirational for making a save file. Also, I wouldn't worry about the 50s fashion. Trends can take some time to evolve and be adopted by everyone. The time frame still works I think.

[@silleepigeon]

thank you!! I'll def try and be more accurate going forward just because I love history and fashion like that but i will not worry too much about exacts. it is sims after all!

[@IvyClayton-zi7dr]

This is definitely a cool video I love to see how your ideas came to life. I've gotten so many ideas for my own gameplay :)

[@silleepigeon]

ahh always happy to give ppl ideas for their games

[@Ozzan]

just found your channel through this video and i love the way you go about explaining the lore, and im hooked!

[@silleepigeon]

omg welcome!! thank you, im glad you are enjoying it :)

[@MareeLunah]

Your content is so refreshing

[@silleepigeon]

ty!!

[@BaronAzazel]

oh my god, this video made me so happy! I always wanted to do this crazy thing like ur doing rn, but I was feeling little weird that maybe im over doing it. I am so glad to see the posibilities I can do for this game, it made me so insipired. as I want to do this with my own characters and everything

[@silleepigeon]

omg do it!! if you’re having fun you’re having fun!! i’m known to get a little bit too invested in my game, obviously, but if you’re having a good time why not!!

[@gr1mreap3rz15]

i am so unreasonably invested in this, holy moly

[@savythatsimmer]

New to your channel. I’m SO excited!!! 🥰🥰 I love your dedication and passion into creating thick back stories and lore!

[@silleepigeon]

omg thank you so much!! glad you are enjoying it

[@savythatsimmer]

@@silleepigeon you’re so welcome! Your channel is so cute.

[@catsinmugs]

i love everything about this omg

[@silleepigeon]

ty omg!!

[@LunarsimmerYT]

Loveee this!! The detail is perfect 💕

[@silleepigeon]

ty

[@alamaaya2335]

your videos are so comforting

[@silleepigeon]

ahh i’m so glad!!

[@niahniah123]

I have been wanting to create a save file and this is everything! It inspires me for when I make my Sims. Do I have the patience to go this in depth? I don't know.... But I hope so.... I'm going to follow along, this is great!!

[@LuciaSims745]

Wow, that's awesome. I want to do the same but with the default Maxis Sims on the gallery and the Maxis Sims that already live in the worlds. I want to play with every precreated household and making more lore to it. Congratulations on your 500 subs, your videos are wonderful, keep the great work, you deserve it 🎉 I'll be tuning in to your channel more often. I'd love to see more of this videos and maybe Tutorials on that. 😊❤

[@silleepigeon]

the maxis sims and townies are so near to my heart that sounds so fun!! thank you so much!! that means a lot :) i will be uploading more on this for sure.

[@fyshwick6032]

For the photos, since you can adjust the height and direction with the arrow buttons clicking those will basically reset your ability to move the photo around freely. Then you don't have to click out of the picture

[@YAMAIHIME]

this was actually very interesting and i enjoyed learning about all the lore!!! I hope to see the continuation of this series.

[@silleepigeon]

I will def be making more :)

[@silleepigeon]

AND THANK YOU!!

[@kaitlinnfruechte9022]

Your level of lore intensity is the level we deserve, thank you for your service.

[@silleepigeon]

🫡

[@ocameong]

this so good ily

[@chibixsama883]

really enjoying your thought process and gameplay style! please don't feel bad about rambling ever!

[@silleepigeon]

omg ty!! i will try to be less worried about the rambling

[@ShadyMilksYoutube]

i loved this so much omg. also u should fully disable autonomy while ur working on savefile stuff, makes it sm easier!

[@silleepigeon]

i cannot believe i didnt think to disable autonomy. omg. ty for the kind words & suggestion!!

[@mrlsoarezz]

Whenever my Sim moves to a new house and he wasn't previously established there (like he's literally moving in to a new place), i like to make the house super messy with a bunch of boxes and unarranged furniture to make it look like he's still setting up the house and packing up stuff, then i slowly start to organize it in each 'Sim day'. Just an idea to make gameplay more immersive, i find it super fun ;)

[@silleepigeon]

that sounds fun!

[@jadenalexzandria8840]

wow i’m so glad this video was suggested to me. i loved this so much

[@silleepigeon]

i’m so glad that you liked it :)

[@celestialtay]

I loveeee finding simmers that are passionate like I am. I LOVE your save file 🥰, I’m currently revamping mine at the moment.

[@silleepigeon]

ahh yay!! is your save file a public one? if so what’s the name??!! :)

[@celestialtay]

@@silleepigeon my save file name right now is “It takes a village”. It’s not public, but I’ve been very keen on making it public very soon. I love family gameplay, so it has a lot of different storylines depending on which household it is 🥰

[@sellingshells]

Really love your gameplay style--nice to see someone who gets into storytelling like I do! Subscribed!

[@silleepigeon]

thank you!!!

[@babymackmeal]

this is insane in such a good way

[@silleepigeon]

this is my new favorite comment

[@umbellicalchick5635]

Love the details

[@Auxrxlia]

This feels like im hanging out with my best friend, it's so interesting!

[@TheSecretBudgeter]

I hope you make more of these videos! I’ve been looking for videos like this!!

[@silleepigeon]

yes there’s more to come !! :)

[@AngelicaNightgrove]

omg i love when people put their own lore into the sims - it makes it so much more interesting! (as someone who plays the sims religiously)

[@silleepigeon]

yesss it definitely does!! with a few mods and some lore this game is honestly so fun imo

[@AngelicaNightgrove]

@@silleepigeon for REALL. idk how i ever played w/o mods though haha. theres just not as much to do but i still love the game no matter what.

[@sophiacrandall3678]

This is so awesome!! I've been working on a similar project for almost a year now and from my experience you NEED the ISO Love Photo camera mod. It makes taking family photos SOOO much easier.

[@silleepigeon]

yes i have since downloaded this & the photographic memories & ink for yourself!! so so so essential and perfect for lore.

[@livcanning]

i LOVE this. just subscribed!!! ur sims are beautiful btw, do u think u could eventually make a video showing ur defaults and such?

[@silleepigeon]

yes for sure!! ty!!

[@sleepycozygamer]

I love your sim vids so so much !🩷

[@silleepigeon]

omg thank you for watching!!!

[@artisticanna5275]

This was so much fun to watch 😊

[@silleepigeon]

i’m glad! :)

[@fumixox8388]

really enjoyed the vid i hope you continue doing videos like this

[@silleepigeon]

ty!! that is the plan ! :)

[@tim99999]

First time on your channel this is goooood. I have so many ideas now!

[@silleepigeon]

ahh i’m so glad :)

[@amandarose2091]

As someone who loves lore in the sims, creating it too, this was a great video to watch while downloading cc! Loved it :)

[@silleepigeon]

yay!! thank you for watching :)

[@jazminfredericksen4162]

I thoroughly enjoyed this please do more💞

[@silleepigeon]

i will do more!

[@rain8635]

this is so interesting! I have a tip :D I think the more columns mod might be super helpful, at least for me it was really life changing :)

[@silleepigeon]

ty! :) i will try it

[@areeeka8916]

i highly recommend the ravasheen camera mod! cheap and high quality camera :)

[@mariia2843]

You are very very cool I love your obsession with creating lore!!! I feel like I’m watching myself play, honestly 😅

[@silleepigeon]

omg ty!!it’s always nice to find people with pkaystyles just like yours!!

[@Ardo2327]

This is exactly how I play my game! Also, love the ghost t-shirt

[@silleepigeon]

omg thanks! they’re one of my favorites

[@megansarah3805]

Ghost is soo good

[@Theluckwehave]

Loved this! I am working on something similar. I’ve had a lot of fun creating stories/ relationships for each family member

[@silleepigeon]

it’s so fun! but a lot of work!! keep motivated :)

[@kendradarling5405]

This is so cool and soooo impressive

[@haechqn]

i absolutely loved this video omg

[@silleepigeon]

i’m so glad you liked it!! ty! :)

[@ultimatequeenofdeath666]

how do you get the sims to have that shading effect over them?

[@lacrimae_o9095]

This is awesome! I need more videos like these!!! 😍

[@silleepigeon]

new one is coming out in an hour !! :) ♡ and ty!

[@maria-bq9vz]

I love this! I can also be used as a tutorial for many😊

[@Stonewall-br4cz]

Can you link your CC lighting and CAS background? They look awesome and I’d love to have them in my game

[@ameliakoperska6086]

as a sims 3 player, I'm shocked with the amount of work just to make the game playable wow

[@simgraze]

lovee this

[@dorcam233]

❤❤❤❤ love these videos

[@pinktonightt]

this is so fun it feels like a new game omgg

[@silleepigeon]

ty :)