Facilitatingmyaddiction - BeliBunny CC

DEFAULT TAB CAMERA | file replacement

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❗info:

This is not a mod. I just changed the game file.

The camera moves slower and more carefully. Now you can take screenshots of your sims and other things very easy.

Base game compatibility

This file doesn't need special or frequent updates.

I changed the values for a more cinematic camera. If you don't like my values, there are plenty of tutorials on how to change them on the Internet. Use this opportunity.

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❗❗❗ If the "my camera" stops working after you update the game, just reinstall. ❗❗❗

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❗How to install:

Open C:\Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 4\Game\Bin\res

Copy the VideoCamera.ini file from the folder and put them in another folder on your computer. (This is to make it easy to change the file back to its original one if you don't like my file)

Place the download file into C:\Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 4\Game\Bin\res replacing the original VideoCamera.ini file

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❗How to uninstall:

Repair the game

OR

Do you remember you had to copy the original file and put it to another folder? Find this file and replace the VideoCamera.ini in your res folder with it.

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I made this file for MYSELF. Everything works for me and everything suits me. I decided to share it because it might be useful for those who suffered from a gaming camera like me.

please read and respect my tou

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The two things I really like about Lumax

Number 1) They broke up.

We see them as cute in s3, but is is a candy-coating. Underneath, the relationship is strained with unhealthy dynamics.

Max is too distrusting of men and takes to heart messages of playing hard to get- just waiting for Lucas to come crawling back after anythingnhe does displeases her instead of talking it out- to be able to support/understand Lucas properly.

Lucas is too invested in being a man- keeping his woman happy and viewing women as "other"- to open up to Max/how her he is a safe space to be vulnerable.

And then they break up. They grow and reflect. They start showing these missing characteristics- Max is there for his games (maybe not in the stadium, but she is there as much as she can be with the shit in her life). Lucas pleads with Max to talk with him; admits he didn't look hard enough.

So they start talking. Like really talking and beginning to be open and vulnerable.

I love that they did not officially fet back together yet (despite the very clear implications they both still love and care for one another and would consider another foray into the romantic) because we can clearly see Lucas has grown to be able to support Max and that Mac has grown to be open with Lucas, but we still don't see it fully reciprocated. Lucas keeps his insecurities so close to his chest. I really want him to find an ear in Max.

It is devastating that Max is killed before Lucas can really start leaning on her in return or see how much she wants to support him too.

I really hope Max is out of her coma in s5 to see some of this growth occur.

Number 2) The continued/potential growth into a healthy dynamic

Max is able to be fully open and vulnerable with a boy/man.

This is big for Max. We see a lot of Max's issues with how the men in her life have treated her (and presumably other women) and how that has effected her with how defensive she is with the boys.

Max was much more open and readily so with El. Max also jumps on the El needs independance train so quick.

It is obvious the girl is struggling with some things. Things that can be very hard to unlearn with the way we can assume she learned them.

And yet, she exposes her soft underbelly to Lucas. She apologizes to him. Something she doesn't do anyone else (outside of her letter to Billy). She decided to trust Lucas when he says she can talk to him; when he listens to her when she tells him she doesn't want empty reassurances.

She began trying to trust Lucas all the way back in s2, when she admitsbshe was mean and defensive to him and Lucas responds that she is nothing likenher brother even though she was being a dick. This is why she went to the Snowball with Lucas and not (sweet/good/happy) Dustin. That bus moment was defining, but it didn't fix their core issues. She kept pulling back and falling on her "madmax" persona; kept breaking up with him in s3. Even early s4 it was impossible for her to let him in, even though she wanted to: Lucas knew she needed help and begged her to reach out to him and while she didn't go to his game, she did listen to it.

And then she really does it. Her issues aren't resolved, but she is willing to finally open up with Lucas and trust him.

Max opening up to Lucas is part of what let her survive Vecna.

Number 2) Lucas has someone pick him as their first choice.

Lucas gets sidelined pretty hard by the party. Certaintly Mike, those two have the most actual fights/disagreements within the party. And even Will ccommits a pretty hard pass on him by not confiding in him.

Will has always supported Lucas, which is made clear even with the very little screentime the two share (Going with fireball s1, venkman argument s2, laughing at his jokes opening mall scene s3, and the fireworks against the mindflaesher s3). So even though Will supports Lucas, he still doesn't chose Lucas as his confidant (that role- so far-goes to Jonathan or Mike or even no one before Lucas).

Lucas is always coming in clutch. And that is part of the issue. Most of the time, Lucas is given no option but to make a save at the last minute because he didn't get enough support initially. Even his younger sister is presented as more together and capable. I adore their scene in s4, but she is still operating as his guide here. Lucas' popularity arc in s4 is so painful because he wants to be a protector/rock for the party (someone) but no one gives him the time of day.

Except Max. As s4 progresses, Max really does treat Lucas as that person for her. She is depending on him to keep her safe while she acts as bait for Vecna. She discusses her real fears and wants with him. She looks to Lucas. Even when he has no big plans, no part in the major action (that goes to Dustin and the older kids), not even his popularity, Max wants Lucas, the dork, by her side. She trusts that he will let her go through with her plan (acting as bait because she doesn't want anyone else to be in her place) and work to support her. Her memory with him is her happiest (and then the Snowball is no longer a happy memory and Lucas' promise to put her headphones is dashed to pieces and Caleb is spitting out ominous lines about things not working out as we hope... I want Max to wake up and chose Lucas again, despite him failing for the first time- failing whatbhe must feel was his most important task...)

And Lucas steps up. He faces down a greif-maddened Jason, who has both a gun and phsycial prowess over Lucas, to keep Max safe. He is there with her at the end.

And, while Lucas really needs more screentime for himself and with a partner that supports him, we do see Max trying to reciprocate this role. Lucas is very vulnerable when talking about Patrick. Lucas normally gets angry/confident/defiant when he is vulnerable with others, not reflective. Max lets him talk and Lucas feels comfortable enough to be vulnerable. Something we haven't seen with anyone else, except a bit with Erica.

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Oooh this is inspiring me to write some poetry about Mike's love for Will and how El feels like a momentary placeholder after Will disappeared

The Cyrano Trope & Byler

The byler painting lie is such a clear example of a literary trope where a character receives some form of courtship that makes them feel "in love", however the character does not know the true identity of WHO they got it from. 

This trope has a full fledged name called "Playing Cyrano". It comes from a famous french play from 1897 about a character named Cyrano, who felt that the love of his life, Roxane, would never love him back because he was not good looking enough. Still, he tries to find the courage to convey his love to Roxane through a love letter (think~ painting) and this is what happens: 

(link to full article)

Will is the one "playing Cyrano" here for El, as a means to make Mike happy, help Mike and El's relationship, and also to secretly convey his own feelings for Mike in the process. 

This trope very obviously ends with Roxane (Mike) falling for Cyrano (Will) upon learning the true identity behind the letters (painting/van speech). 

And it's also precisely why Mike makes the expressions he makes at Will in the van; why his eyes shine with awe, why he takes breathless gulps as Will speaks, the whole nine yards. 

I've spent a long time wondering why Finn Wolfhard acted the way he did in the van scene (the expressions he makes are VERY distinct and emotive, he was given clear acting directions for it), and this is the most concrete reason why: The writers/directors here were trying to show us how Mike is perceiving Will's gift and words, and what it's making Mike feel. The van scene is not ONLY about Will, but about Mike's feelings too!!!

Mike's expressions in the van scene clearly tell the audience that he feels like he's falling in love all over again. It's giving him hope for his relationship with El. It's making him forget about his insecurities with her, and making him feel needed and loved. 

And the obvious catch here is that it's all Will doing that. Not El. And that's the missing piece to how they're going to segue into byler in season 5. 

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Beyond Stranger Things, obviously the idea of 'Playing Cyrano' has been adapted for literally over a hundred of years, into hundreds of stories, cementing it as a trope in romance plotlines. Here are just a few other examples:

Ben and Beverly from It

Ben gives Beverly a poem, but she thinks it's from Bill and ends up with Bill in the first movie. In the second movie she learns who the poem is really from and rightfully ends up with Ben.

Olivia and Sebastian from She's the Man

Olivia quickly falls for Sebastian while reading a sheet of song lyrics he wrote. But she thinks the lyrics are written by his twin who is disguised as Sebastian at the time. She spends most of the movie chasing after his twin, but eventually finds out the truth and ends up with Sebastian. 

Ellie and Aster from The Half Of It

Ellie agrees to help a jock named Paul write letters to his crush Aster. Ellie is in love with Aster and communicates it through the letters under Paul's name. This helps Paul and Aster's relationship a lot and they begin to date. Eventually Aster finds out the real person behind the letters, which leads to Ellie and Aster ending up together.

I especially love how the Cyrano trope is used in this story, because it shows how easily the trope can be molded to fit the queer perspective: in the original, Cyrano believes his love will never be reciprocated because he's not attractive enough. While in the Half of It, Ellie believes her love will never be reciprocated because of her gender.

Otis and Maeve from Sex Education 

Otis plays Cyrano for Jackson who is hooking up with Maeve at the time. Otis is in love with Maeve and knows everything about her, and essentially meshes with her perfectly. But he's too insecure to confess to her. Meanwhile, Jackson doesn't mesh with Maeve super well, and gets Otis to play Cyrano (eg. Otis telling Jackson Maeve's favourite books) . Maeve and Jackson end things when she finds out the truth about Otis's involvement, and her/Otis are the main couple of this series. 

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Overall the moral behind Cyrano's story is about how love at first sight is foolish and that appearances are not the basis of true love. 

Reading about this trope struck me with the thought that maybe this is why the writers forcibly shoved El and Mike into the love at first sight trope— even when it doesn't totally fit Mike's behaviour or words in S1E2 (after he sees El the first time, he does not behave like someone "in love" at all and plans to send her away). 

In most cases of the Cyrano trope, the love that exists between the "wrong" pairing is mainly based off of physical appearance and cyrano's masked courtship. There is little else holding them together. So by writing Mike declare that it was "love at first sight", it makes me question the whole basis of his love for El and how superficial it might be. I mean sorry Mike, how did you know you loved her the moment you saw her? You didn't even know anything about her. Meanwhile there's an undeniable depth to byler's bond— their friendship deepened and evolved over the course of many years, and it's anything but superficial.

(Side note: this trope sometimes involves Cyrano actively aiding the other love interest -Christian/El- but sometimes does not. In byler's case it does not. Will does not directly plan with El to woo Mike, and instead uses her name to an unknowing Mike to help their relationship. This trope can be executed a million different ways, but the main point is: the one in Roxane's role doesn't know who is causing their feelings of love)

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MONSTER HIGH SET - Frankie, Draculaura and Clawdeen

Finally, here is the Monster High Hair set! I could manage to make a twotone colour accessory without sacrificing the texture quality ^^

I hope you enjoy this cc a lot and I will make Cleo and Lagoona hairstyles next month to complete the set :)

Please read my TOU before download.

New meshes

Base game compatible

24 EA colours

Hat compatible

Draculaura V1 (hair in front) - Draculaura V2 (hair back)

All LODs

Custom Thumbnail

DOWNLOAD (Patreon Early Access) free on April 7

First Look: Music Corner |Sims4CC|

Create the ultimate music listening corner with Bauhaus-inspired Music Corner Mini Pack, where form meets function. At the heart of this stylish set are Spotify-inspired posters showcasing your Sim’s favorite tracks, adding a personal and modern touch.

Perfect for Sims who appreciate good simple design as much as good music!

The pack also includes a minimalist armchair for ultimate relaxation, a geometric bookshelf, modern stereo system for a clean and functional vibe, stylish lighting elements and more.

This set is now available on Early Access.

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Bergie Save File | San Myshuno

I proudly present what will [hopefully] be the first of many iterations of the Bergie Save File!

I started this about a year and a half ago as an outlet during a rather rough time, and I must say, I am very proud of how far I've come since then, as a builder, content creator and as a general human. I hope you enjoy and have lots of fun exploring San Myshuno and getting to know the city's inhabitants!

The Arts Quarter

The Spice Market

The Fashion District

Uptown

Myshuno Meadows

Thank you, Simblrverse, for the all of the likes and encouragement along the way - you're all amazing!!!

(Save File download link is below the break.)

Save File: Google Drive