I took some time to color-coordinate the house in red and pink, Kevin’s and Zelda’s favorite colors, respectively. I then expanded the house, making sure to have enough room for an addition to the family. The incoming kid would get its own room; the addition of a dining room enabled Continue Reading
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The MacEpic Legacy: Wedding Belle
While watching the first live action Death Note movie (and the first half of the second), I worked on the MacEpic Legacy. He received two promotions in quick order, thanks to some opportunities and the fact that his Lifetime Wish and job requirements work together well. With Kevin making more Continue Reading
The MacEpic Legacy: The Jolly Green Hobo
Having created my Sims 3 Legacy Challenge Scorecard, I’ve started a legacy of my own. The family name is MacEpic, and I’ve dubbed the founder, Kevin, the Jolly Green Hobo. Name: Kevin MacEpic Favorite Food: PancakesFavorite Music: Kids’ MusicFavorite Color: Red Traits: Bookworm, computer Whiz, Family-Oriented, Lucky, Good Sense of Continue Reading
Sims 3 Legacy Challenge Scorecard Spreadsheet
I recently acquired The Sims 3. A friend of mine then introduced me to the Sims Legacy Challenge, which was originally conceptualized for The Sims 2. The goal is to start a new game with one impoverished Sim owning a large plot of land with no house on it and Continue Reading
Making the Best Use of Recount, Part 6: Healing Done
This is the sixth in a series of posts about Recount, an add-on for World of Warcraft. It gathers and reports on data taken during combat. The Introduction Display Window Basics Damage Done Details The DPS Report Damage Taken and Friendly Fire Healing Done Healing Done The Healing Done summary Continue Reading
Showing Up to a Raid is Good Etiquette
Some World of Warcraft players have a chronic problem with accepting raid invitations and failing to show up to them. It’s a problem I’ve seen before in Dungeons & Dragons, as well. The player is of the “it’s only a game” mentality — since it’s only a game, it doesn’t Continue Reading
Making the Best Use of Recount, Part 5: Damage Taken and Friendly Fire
This is the fifth in a series of posts about Recount, an add-on for World of Warcraft. It gathers and reports on data taken during combat. The next two reports I cover, again clicking to the right in Recount, are not complicated. Their formats are similar to those of reports Continue Reading
Making the Best Use of Recount, Part 4: The DPS Report
This is the fourth in a series of posts about Recount, an add-on for World of Warcraft. It gathers and reports on data taken during combat. A Quick Note In my last installment I overlooked the most obvious part of the Damage Done window, which is the summary chart. It’s Continue Reading
Making the Best Use of Recount, Part 3: Damage Done Details
This is the third in a series of posts about Recount, an add-on for World of Warcraft. It gathers and reports on data taken during combat. Individual Player Data – Mouse Over In the last installment, I introduced the basics of the Recount window you see by default. If you Continue Reading
Making the Best Use of Recount, Part 2: Display Window Basics
This is the second in a series of posts about Recount, an add-on for World of Warcraft. It gathers and reports on data taken during combat. Display Window Basics The main window is the only one you’ll ever see if you don’t play around with the addon much. It gives Continue Reading