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19 Sep 2024 - 15:18
Important upcoming changes regarding SimsNetwork

Because I have so much to say about why I'm changing things, I shared the above images on socials. There is no way I could have really explained all of this in just a tweet, toot, thread or post. However, for the visually impaired, alt text is really important, and this would also be too long for that. So I decided to add everything I had to say in the images to this blog post, so everyone can read it. Furthermore I added a list of current, recently changed and future socials for SimsNetwork below.

I changed my Twitch username from SNWgames to RosieSoCosy in 2022. No regrets there. Best choice ever. I've had countless compliments about the name. And I am in love with the name too, which is very important.

I've been on the fence about a few things since though. The first thing was my Sims 4 gallery name, which I've since changed to match my Twitch name. I wondered if that was the right thing to do, wouldn't people be confused? But this way it matches my Twitch name. It's better this way.

Some time ago I had the opportunity to join the affiliate program, so I also got my own creator code, which is RosieSoCosy! I haven't had time to celebrate and share this yet, but you can already use it during checkout on the EA app.

But now I'm struggling with a new dilemma...

I haven't uploaded to my SimsNetwork YouTube channel in years. And even when I tried, my channel remained at < 1500 subscribers. Which is a lot if you don't have any, but if you have 1500 and only a few watch, and you don't really seem to grow the channel, would it be so weird to want to start over using the new name?

I can't change the old channel to RosieSoCosy, as I've already set up a YT account with this (user)name back in 2022. So I'm thinking about making Sims content on my RosieSoCosy channel in the future. The SimsNetwork channel will continue to exist, but it's unlikely I'll upload new things to that one. Problem solved?

Now the next dilemma:

I haven't uploaded any new custom content in ages on the SimsNetwork site. Not just because of time and health issues. But because somehow the name doesn't feel right anymore. I've been RosieSoCosy for a while now and it's the first name I really love. It's not based on my site's name, but rather on me and what I like; cosy stuff! But I'm not willing to let go of the SimsNetwork (domain) name, content and history entirely. There is 20+ years of history there! So I should go about this differently.

I don't want to move all my Sims stuff to my RosieSoCosy blog, as I already have so many projects on there. I prefer my Sims stuff on its own site. Later this year I'm going to re-work the SimsNetwork site and change it to RosieSoCosy's SimsNetwork. Don't worry, it'll look nice! It will still have my old content. I'll update old files, and upload new creations using my RosieSoCosy name.

This will also make more sense to visitors when I use my own RosieSoCosy illustrations and patterns on SimsNetwork.

I hope you all understand these upcoming changes. I hope whoever still follows me here and reads this is with me on this. I think it'll be a good change!

This might actually be what I need to finally get back into creating and uploading my Sims CC again. I miss creating and sharing it!

On the socials I will continue to use my SNW and SimsNetwork accounts to share news, custom content and Sims videos. In that sense, nothing will change for you. But you'll just be seeing a lot more RosieSoCosy!

My Sims socials/sites are and will be:

SimsNetwork website

The website will stay on the domain name(s) people are used to now. I will give it a huge makeover/facelift and I will rename it to RosieSoCosy's SimsNetwork.

SNW on Twitter/X

This will remain SNW, because I can't change it to SimsNetwork without paying Elon Musk. I also already have SimsNetwork on another account, so that would be another issue. I have the most followers on this account, so I don't want to start over. However:

SimsNetwork on Twitter/X

I also have SimsNetwork here, and I will try to focus on updates only on this account. So basically Sims news and custom content, video's. But no conversational stuff like I do on SNW.

SimsNetwork on Instagram

I've changed the name from SNWgames to SimsNetwork some time ago. Will continue to use this properly. Or I'll try.

SimsNetwork on Threads

I will treat Threads much like I do Instagram. I'll share updates and check some other Simmers' stuff too. But I won't be using it much for conversation like I do on Twitter.

SimsNetwork on Bluesky

Same as Threads, will be using it for updates. Not really to have a lot of deep conversations. Might change in the future though, who knows?

SimsNetwork on Mastodon

This week I migrated from my SNW account to SimsNetwork.

Although I've yet to find a bigger group of Simmers on Mastodon (where are you, Simmers?) I do engage more in conversations here.

SNW on Tumblr

I would love nothing more than changing my username to SimsNetwork. The whole reason I started using SNW and SNWgames as usernames is because sometimes someone would scrape usernames like SimsNetwork to make money, making them unavailable. No way am I going to pay shady people for grabbing names. So SNW it is.

SimsNetwork on YouTube

While this channel will continue to exist, my plans are to keep it as an archive, and I don't really plan on uploading anything anymore in the future. Instead I'll be using:

RosieSoCosy on YouTube

This will not just be a Sims channel. I will share a bunch of other things (other games, vlogs, art videos) here. But I prefer to keep it all in one place, and save myself a lot of work with a lot of different channels.

RosieSoCosy on Twitch

While this won't be a Twitch channel that exclusively streams Sims, I will be streaming lots of Sims on there, but also other games and art. I changed my username from SNWgames to RosieSoCosy in 2022 and I really like the change.

RosieSoCosy on TikTok

Someone else already claimed simsnetwork, so I can't have a SimsTok account. Instead I'll be sharing my Sims related content (as well as art, other games and Twitch clips) on my RosieSoCosy TikTok account.

SNW (snwgames) on Facebook

This is my biggest Facebook page and because of that, probably the one with the biggest reach. I will occasionally use it. However, I now prefer:

SimsNetwork on Facebook

To claim my SimsNetwork username and for future plans, I decided to create the SimsNetwork page on Facebook. I will try to update this one more in the future with news, custom content, videos et cetera.

RosieSoCosy & SimsNetwork (group)

This is the group I've used on Facebook to share my Sims content with people, as well as see other people's Sims content. I will continue to do so in the future.

Cosy Corner on Discord

The Discord used to be SNW, but I changed that in 2022 when I changed my Twitch username. It's now just Cosy Corner, but there is a lot of Sims content there.

I'd like to welcome my fellow Simmers into my cosy corner!

Thank you so much for reading!

xoxo Rosie

6 Oct 2022 - 17:22
Goodbye SNWgames, hello RosieSoCosy!

For those of you following me on Twitch, I recently made some changes to my Twitch channel. The biggest and most obvious one being, my new name! Which is RosieSoCosy. ๐Ÿ˜

I used to be SNWgames on Twitch, but I decided to switch things up. I was unhappy with the name. For starters because streamers would always call me โ€œsnowโ€ ๐Ÿ˜’ which is really not what it stood for to begin with. But I used to stream as SNWgames with hubby (Cheetah) who has expressed he isnโ€™t going to stream alongside me on every occassion anymore. He always told me itโ€™s my channel. So yeah, new name!

When I finally get back to streaming I will still stream Sims games every now and then, as well as other classics such as SimCity, Spore and MySims. But as the name suggests, I will also play (other) cosy games. Not exclusively EA games anymore.

To read more about the history of SNWgames and why I changed it to RosieSoCosy, you can read this in depth article on my RosieSoCosy blog!

To clarify, this is simply about the derived name SNWgames. I will still run the SNW sites. Those are not going anywhere. However the SNWgames (non Sims/Spore) game content will be transferred to RosieSoCosy eventually.

19 May 2022 - 23:54
The Sims 4: Little Campers Kit Screenshots, The Sims 4: Little Campers Kit Screenshots

Today The Sims announced 2 new kits, one of which is The Sims 4: Little Campers. Two new screenshots of the new kit have been released since!

19 May 2022 - 23:52
The Sims 4: Moonlight Chic Kit, The Sims 4: Moonlight Chic Kit

Today The Sims announced their 2 new upcoming kits, one of which is The Sims 4: Moonlight Chic. These are 2 new screenshots from the new kit!

19 May 2022 - 23:41
The Sims 4: Moonlight Chic Kit, The Sims 4: Little Campers Kit

The Sims announced 2 new kits on their socials today!

The first one is kit #12 and is called The Sims 4: Moonlight Chic.ย 

Inspired by the Parisian creator, Paola Locatelli, swoon over sophisticated sets ๐Ÿ˜ flowing shirts ๐Ÿ‘• & a slinky dress๐Ÿ’ƒ that can help your Sim find that spark with fashions built to last - even if the romance doesn't ๐Ÿ˜ - in the MoonlightChicKit ๐ŸŒ

The second one is kit #13 and is called The Sims 4: Little Campers.

Calling all night owls ๐Ÿฆ‰ Whether out on the town๐Ÿ’ƒor enjoying time in your backyardโ›บ๏ธ spend the night under the stars with the new The Sims 4 #MoonlightChicKit or The Sims 4 LittleCampersKit! ๐Ÿ˜Ž

What do you think? Are you excited?

I'm personally really excited about the Little Campers kit! But I am curious about Moonlight Chic as well.

Both kits will be released on May 26, 2022.

19 May 2022 - 23:41
The Sims 4: Moonlight Chic Kit, The Sims 4: Little Campers Kit

The Sims announced 2 new kits on their socials today!

The first one is kit #12 and is called The Sims 4: Moonlight Chic.ย 

Inspired by the Parisian creator, Paola Locatelli, swoon over sophisticated sets ๐Ÿ˜ flowing shirts ๐Ÿ‘• & a slinky dress๐Ÿ’ƒ that can help your Sim find that spark with fashions built to last - even if the romance doesn't ๐Ÿ˜ - in the MoonlightChicKit ๐ŸŒ

The second one is kit #13 and is called The Sims 4: Little Campers.

Calling all night owls ๐Ÿฆ‰ Whether out on the town๐Ÿ’ƒor enjoying time in your backyardโ›บ๏ธ spend the night under the stars with the new The Sims 4 #MoonlightChicKit or The Sims 4 LittleCampersKit! ๐Ÿ˜Ž

What do you think? Are you excited?

I'm personally really excited about the Little Campers kit! But I am curious about Moonlight Chic as well.

Both kits will be released on May 26, 2022.

4 May 2022 - 11:25
STAY UP in The Sims - Television test card, STAY UP in The Sims - Kids in backyard, sitting and laughing, STAY UP in The Sims - Lady blowing a kiss, STAY UP in The Sims - Moonlight landscape with howling in the background, STAY UP in The Sims - Alley, STAY UP in The Sims - Announcement - New gamepack and two kits

Yesterday I posted about "THIS SEASON IT'S LIGHTS OUT"

We finally know what it means and what's going to happen!

The Sims shared a new teaser video on both Twitter and Facebook with the caption "The fun starts when the sun goes down, so seize the night this season ๐ŸŒ‡"

In the teaser video we see a Sim watching television. The Sim is flipping through the channels it seems. First there's a scene with kids sitting on chairs outside, then a female Sim blowing a kiss to the camera, followed by a landscape with rocks, water and the moon shining in the sky, and we can hear howling in the background/ And finally we can see some kind of alley with a shadow moving. At the end there is a test card with Simlish text on it. Then the text "STAY UP" with "IN THE SIMS" below appears on TV. And the thing we really wanted to know "WITH 1 GAME PACK AND 2 KITS" and "COMING MAY/JUNE 2022"

So there you have it. Watch the video yourself below:

What do you think? Was this what you expected? Or did you think it was something else?

I don't know what to make of the scene with the kids. But the one with the lady blowing a kiss reminded me of the matchmaker feature we had in the past somehow. Like a dating service for Sims maybe? I don't know. But I just wouldn't know what else it could refer to. Then the moonlight scene with the howling sounds in the background really made me think of werewolves. And finally the alley? No idea what that means. Also, it clearly says at the end there's going to be one new gamepack and two new kits. Looking at the speculations I would say werewolves would come in a gamepack, like witches in Realm of Magic, which was also a gamepack. And the matchmaker feature could be in a kit, perhaps?

3 May 2022 - 09:53
The Sims teaser "THIS SEASON IT'S LIGHTS OUT", The Sims teaser "THIS SEASON IT'S LIGHTS OUT"

This morning I woke up to The Sims having a new profile pic and cover photo on both Twitter and Facebook. The profile pic has a neon like plumbob, and in between "The" and "Sims" on the cover photo is the same plumbob (but lit up). Below The Sims it says "THIS SEASON IT'S LIGHTS OUT"

I wonder what that's all about?

People in the comments/replies section are speculating it's going to be another refresh, for packs like Outdoor Retreat, Realm of Magic and Get Together. What do you think this is all about?

Here's a little teaser video!

Update! STAY UP in The Sims, an announcement!

9 Dec 2020 - 18:00
Ho Ho Ho

Ho Ho Ho! ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ… I'll be participating along with 6 others in a Christmas collab on Sunday December 13, 2020! We'll stream for 14 hours straight, and we'll build a Christmas house in The Sims 4. The streams will all be in Dutch, but you're always free to watch. This is the schedule!

Follow all of us if you haven't already!

๐Ÿ“ท Illustrations by Rosie / SimsNetwork.
๐Ÿ”  Layout by Jessie / TessellateGames.

23 Sep 2019 - 18:38
The Sims 2 Collections

So this may seem like a really random post. It's not. I've been part of the EA Game Changer program for a few years now. I am proud to be in that program. Because I've always worked hard on my site and its content. But there are people out there who feel that Game Changers are only saying what EA wants us to say (not true), and that we never criticise the game or suggest "things that people really want" (also not true). Today I am going to write about a feature from The Sims 2 (and also kinda from The Sims 3) that I really miss in The Sims 4.

I'm also hopeful that at the end of this post, you will consider sharing it via social media (the more people share this, the better), and that The Sims studio will hopefully see this post/the collage and consider putting this feature in The Sims 4 in the future.

The Sims 4 has a lot of features we didn't have before. But there are obviously also things missing. Sometimes that's okay. It might be something we don't really miss. But sometimes it's something that we really DO miss. I'm sure a lot of people have forgotten about or don't even know about the existence of COLLECTIONS in The Sims 2 (and later also The Sims 3). So I'm here to remind you: WE HAD COLLECTIONS AND THEY WERE AWESOME!

I've made a collage of screencaps of the Sims 2 UI as you can see above.

Collections in The Sims 2 were both used to group items from packs, as well as themed items. So you would have items from Apartment Life, but also items in the Metro, Gearhead, Bohemian, Socialite, Groovy, Asian, Medieval, Mission, Colonial, Atomic collections et cetera. I know we have categories in The Sims 4, quite a few. And that is awesome and really helpful too. But you can't make your own category in The Sims 4. You can't create your own collection of favourite items in The Sims 4. It would be incredibly helpful if we could!

Think about it.

What if you have a Challenge where Sims players are only allowed to use very specific items? A collection would be so convenient!

For custom content creators and users it would also be such an awesome idea. I personally create a lot of CC items, and many of those items belong to a collection. Wouldn't it be nice if we could have those items together in a collection?

I also feel that the colour filter in The Sims 4 is pretty useful at times. And sometimes it's completely useless because it's lacking specific colours. (Where is aqua/turquoise, teal, mint etc? Those colours aren't blue nor green!) With Collections we could group our own favourite items together, and find them back in one location every time we need them.

Preferably Collections would be added for Build/Buy items (including wallpapers/floors!) but it would also be great for CAS.

In The Sims 2, we could create our own custom Collection icons, which we could then load in the game and use for our custom collections. I really encourage The Sims studio to not only bring back Collections, but to also allow us to load our own external images for it.

I'd also like to see the option to share our collections. I understand the Gallery might not be the best place to share them, especially if we are using custom icons. But it would be great if we could copy the Collection file and put it on our fansites and Tumblrs. That way, we could share Collections for challenges and custom content.

In The Sims 2:

  • You can use the existing Collections from Maxis.
  • You are also able to edit or delete those if you want.
  • You can create new Collections.
  • You can also edit and delete those Collections.
  • You can add more items to Collections.
  • You are able to use icons which came with the game itself.
  • You can also create your own icons and use those in the game.
  • You can share your collections with an audience.

To this day, I use Collections when I play The Sims 2. It is incredibly useful and I'm not sure why this isn't in The Sims 4.

This feature would make the game SO much better. Please consider implementing this back into the game EA/The Sims Studio!

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