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setting up a cozy animal shelter in sims 2 🐶 | pet mods, gameplay ideas & more!

Antisocial Bunny

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So excited to be back with a fun and chill sims 2 video for you guys. Please remember to ⭐LIKE ⭐ and ⭐SUBSCRIBE⭐ for more of my sims 2 videos!

Today we will be setting up a functional animal shelter in an old house from start to finish. We will begin with a brief speed build, then move in a sim and some strays, set up the lot for the kind of gameplay we want, and also check out some sims 2 pet mods as well as other sims 2 mods I downloaded. We will experience the highs and lows of caring for a big gaggle of animals, including pets running away, peeing everywhere, being adorably evil, starting fights, and much more!

Feel free to use the timestamps to skip around!

0:00 intro and speedbuild
11:15 moving in sim, setting up traits/aspiration etc, moving in stray pets
18:31 gameplay begins, we start playing and exploring different mods
20:50 sim portraits w/ pet portraits added by treehawk & my ideas for how the shelter will work
23:30 mod intros: cats hunt roaches, random runaway pet pregnancy
25:14 gameplay, mod intro: pet try for offspring-run away, jacky93 dog bathtub
28:35 gameplay of first adoption, mod intro: tip anyone, mod intro: always accept pet
37:30 gameplay, mod in action: cats hunt roaches, mod in action: tip anyone
42:07 setting up an adoption photo, posing and picture taking tips
44:55 gameplay, will mips ever return?

⭐DOWNLOAD the animal shelter!⭐ CC is included, please read the post for important details.
https://antisocialbunnysims.tumblr.co...

Mods/Mod Objects in this video:

Cat Teleporter by Simlogical:
https://simlogical.com/sl/Sims2Pages/...

Changeable sim portraits for pets:
https://gardenofshadows.org.uk/garden...

Beautifulnerdkitty 4t2 ATS pet store conversions:
https://beautifulnerdkitty.tumblr.com...

Pet stories agility items:
https://gardenofshadows.org.uk/garden...

Cats hunt roaches:
https://modthesims.info/d/522150/cats...

Random runaway pet pregnancy:
https://midgethetree.tumblr.com/post/...

Pet try for offspring-runaway (lets you tell pets to run away)
https://midgethetree.tumblr.com/post/...

Jacky93 dog grooming bath:
https://jacky93sims.tumblr.com/post/7...

Tip anyone (mode globals linked at bottom of the page is REQUIRED!)
https://www.picknmixmods.com/Sims2/Do...

Epi’s party platter defaults
https://episims.tumblr.com/post/71224...

Squinge always accept pet
http://www.insimenator.org/index.php/...

Lamare’s edit of macrotastics (use this edit if you also use lamare’s gardening overhaul from mod the sims)
https://modthesims.info/showthread.ph...

Other:

You NEED this mod if you want pet eye and fur defaults to be separate:
https://magical-girl-sandbox.dreamwid...

Pet fur default replacement by strange_girl at mts:
https://modthesims.info/download.php?...

Pet eyes defaults by digi (og tumblr post is deleted, sfs link):
https://simfileshare.net/download/113...

Themalle recolor of aikea’s two tile wall writing
https://gardenofshadows.org.uk/garden...

funny cat face painting above the phone is from a wonderful recolor set by rockethorse:
https://rockethorse.tumblr.com/post/7...

green gigham curtain recolors by celebkiriedhel at leefish:
http://www.leefish.nl/mybb/showthread...

Mavis’ skirt by goat:
https://goatskickin.tumblr.com/post/7...

Mavis’ jacket by goat:
https://goatskickin.tumblr.com/post/7...

orange rug in the studio living room is by littlecarping:
https://littlecarping.com/mybb/showth...

3t2 traits project and trait randomizer by hexagonal-bipyramid:
https://hexagonal-bipyramid.tumblr.co...

recolor of maxis tibetan desk by rockethorse:
https://rockethorse.tumblr.com/post/7...

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Check out my pinterest to find other cc and recolors that I used throughout this build, as well as the poseboxes/storytelling items I used:
https://pin.it/5e2owgfNT

my reshade preset I posted on my tumblr!
https://antisocialbunnysims.tumblr.co...

I use lots of defaults by cluedosims for furniture and build:
https://www.tumblr.com/cluedosims

I use the maxis match lighting mod by dreadpirate:
https://dreadpirate.tumblr.com/mmligh...

I use shortcuts for game cheats in my userstartup cheat file, learn more here!
https://www.belladovah.com/post/every...

20 Comments

@kevsims 2 years ago Pinned

An hour long video???? ABSOLUTELY 😭

@azamor5961 2 years ago

Antisocial bunny: I need more space
Grim reaper: say no more

@torie8957 2 years ago

I think that in a vanilla game, sims will only ever want to get puppies or kittens. However, episims has a mod that changes the get a puppy want to get a dog, and get a kitten to get a cat.

@Stegosaurus234 2 years ago

Speedbuild, set-up of a new Morbury Bay household, and gameplay with pet mods, all resulting in more than 50 minutes of coziness? I love it! That was a really cool idea and I was glued to the screen for the whole time.

I was really happy to see some of the Asylum Series guest stars get a home! Turns out Daisy was right after all, a walk was indeed in her future.
But I was so sad about Forest! I definitely went back to the roach hunting scene to confirm that he was indeed an elder. At least Mips turned up again, I don’t think I could have taken it if two animals had been lost in one episode.

I remember being so happy already when treeag released the pet portrait edit over at GoS. Now that I know it inspired this video I’m even more grateful.

I’m a big fan of goat’s creations and I downloaded almost all of their elder clothing because Maxis really didn’t give us many elder options. And I have to say those textures fit Mavis and her house very well!

Oh and every time you zoomed in on the phone the painting of the blurry cat above it cracked me up so much! I was really happy that the phone was such vital part of the video.

@pixelprowlerplus 2 years ago

Loving the wholesome idea and retired rehabilitator vibe for all those neighborhood strays 💙

@averyrealghost 2 years ago

the cat cafe build was the first video i watched of yours and i’ve watched it so many times since. seeing this in my feed was therefore a total delight!! i cannot wait for asylum s3. evil mips gang 😈

@nervosims 2 years ago

omg bunny!!! i'm super excited for this video. this seems like such a cool concept

@BellaDovah 2 years ago

Loved this! Turned out so wholesome🥰 I'd recommend using a larger households mod and also the uintProp maxTotalSims X & uintProp maxTotalPets X cheats in your user startup so you can have more pets in the household! (this is the 2nd time I'm writing this comment because I stupidly put the . and cheat all as one word in the filename so it got deleted thinking it was a link ugh) Some other mods I'd recommend are Pick N Mix's No Bad Photos, and Epi's Kitten and Puppy want replaces so they're just cat and dog since those wants don't otherwise exist, but the puppy OR kitten one still will ☺

@AniBats 2 years ago

This was such a cute and enjoyable video 🥰wow, I've missed your content so much it's insane. This was an adorable idea for an active career. At first I thought you would make it into a home business, but I have to say that your way of playing it was far more organic and realistic than a home busieness would have been. Having had random "shoppers" show up all the time would have removed from the cozy vibe for sure, and the way you instead found people in your hood who made sense to want to come over to adopt, or work, was so satisfying to watch ❤

There were some really cool mods displayed here that I hadn't heard of before, that's really cool. I adore the mod to let cats hunt roaches - it reminds me of how they would hunt mice and fight with gophers in ts1. The pet can get pregnant if running away was also genious, but I feel like 15% chance is far too low. I mean, if a male sim gets alien abducted, it's a 100% chance that he gets pregnant, and I feel like it would be fair for the same thing to happen to the pets 🤔Being abducted/running away in the first place is a low chance, and then it's also about 50% that the sim/pet has the relevant gender. But I'm sure the mod can be tweaked!

I don't often have my pets run away either, but it happened recently out of nowhere in a household where a tree was hit by lightning and caught fire. The cat (also collarless) got frightened by the fire and ran away, and it took me like a whole sim week to get her back 😅So I definitely felt your pain when Mips wouldn't return at first.

As always I loved your commentary throughout the video, the way you edited it - combining a speed build with game play/mod testing is such a great concept, you do it really well ❤Also, I love those little moments when you are in the middle of explaining something and get distracted for a split second, it's super adorable. Like when you went "aww" at the snowglobe suddenly, or when you got at first horrified then super excited that the trashpile was stinky 🥰 Looking forward to more videos! Thank you for sharing this one too, I feel inspired after watching it ✨

@phusanhthachthao2440 3 months ago

Thank you, your vidoes are always so helpful ❤

@atticwindowcc 2 years ago

omg yaaay, I missed your videos so much ♥ this idea is soooo cool, your videos always inspire me to be creative in my own game and to think outside of the box! I was genuinely so happy when that lady called to bring back Mips lmao x) the build is so unique and shabby and adorable, perfect for an older lady who loves animals ♥I'm definitely trying this out in my game, thank you for this wonderful idea _

@marynenene 2 years ago

Omg I'm so glad you're back! I've missed your videos 🥹🥹

@Crystalct_ 2 years ago

Omg yay! I missed you!

@100simcats 2 years ago

oh my GOSH I haven’t even watched yet but i know i will adore this!! missed you so much antisocialbunny!!

@hibiscusbear 2 years ago

aw yesss i missed ur vids! so excited 😸🩷🩷

@The101Rurple 2 years ago

Good to see you again! This was a great idea and, as always, eventful! 😂😂😂

@katatty 2 years ago

So happy to see a video from you! I have missed this channel so much <3 And the new neighborhood Morbury Bay is looking lovely, I can't wait to see and learn more about it! So many little tips and gameplay ideas I will remember for sure - the tire tracks is a cool trick and I love the idea of using no-cutaway walls, I've never tried them. omg, poor Forrest! It's so hard to tell if a pet is elderly - I'm forever adopting pets then having them die that same week 💀💀 it's so sad!

@aleyna5358 2 years ago

I love this lot 🥺 ur builds are always so cozy

@mountainshade1 2 years ago

Loved this! Cute little animal shelter, with some Sims 2 chaos thrown in. chef's kiss
Also, you know we now HAVE to see some Mips [space] [space] [space] puppies in a future episode. 😁

@indyavonside207 2 years ago

OOh man I missed you, but I know you were working on some amazing stuff for us. This shelter is totally adorable and I love the ideas and possibilities. Can't wait to see what you been up to. Thanks for sharing. Missed you loads