Landgraab Family Makeover (WIP) (Patreon)

Hi everybody!

I hope you’re well. 

After spending a few hours in CAS, I’m happy to share a WIP of my reimagined Landgraab family. I wanted their appearance and clothing to reflect their class and personalities, because I think the original ones are okay but could be much better. I also gave them more skills so it’s consistent with their careers, and promoted them. In the end, I just changed them so they are more interesting when I play the game, and I plan to create relationships with the rest of my new Sims while progressing on my save file.

Geoffrey Landgraab

For Geoffrey, it seemed important to improve his appearance a little bit. Given his job and personality, I wanted him to look like a kind and gentle soul, and also to be more fit because his job is quite physical. I think he is the one I revamped the least, even if I did edit some of his physical traits. But I mostly spent time updating his wardrobe so he could look more like a dapper spy and gentleman, since he’s a secret agent. Geoffrey is trying to be a good guy overall, even if he’s married to a questionable woman and is part of a questionable family. I think he is quite naive, always seeing the good in people, and some tend to take advantage of that.

Nancy Landgraab

For Nancy, I have to be honest, I kind of hate the original version of the game. So the physical transformation is more visible than Geoffrey’s. In my mind, given her status and the role she plays in society (both as the descendant of a wealthy family and a criminal), she would be really mindful of her looks and what people think of her. She appears to me like a fashionable woman, always wearing designer clothes and all that. I tried to make her ambiguous, cold and welcoming at the same time, kind of intimidating in some way. I want her to be an evil genius of some sorts. (For fun, I think I might add two Siamese cats for Nancy in the household too. It just makes sense to me, haha.)

Malcolm Landgraab

Finally, for Malcom, compared to the original one, I completely went with my feelings. And for his personality, since he didn’t have one… I used my imagination!

I think growing up in the Landgraab family (as a rich kid and the heir of generational wealth) would greatly impact the way he sees the world and his place in it. Like his mother, I wanted him to be into fashion, and also more of a superficial Sim so it would be consistent with his traits. Originally, Malcolm’s not a really well-rounded character, so I gave him a backstory. In my save, he’s a gamer and wannabe influencer. Finally, I changed a little detail: he has blue eyes because I want to add some DRAMA in the neighborhood. He’s not Geoffrey’s kid, and the man is totally oblivious of the situation.

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What do you think? Any ideas? It’s not finished and I really want to perfect my makeover, but I thought it could be cool to share my WIP with you. Also, I was considering adding a butler in the household. I’m not sure yet. Should I do it?

(Btw, I’m also working on a new version of their house! It’s quite big, so I think I only be able to share it with you in January (along with the household). I’ll post some images of my WIP before though.)

Take care and stay safe. 💜