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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

CANDY | Episode 2: Glitter and Guilt | Sims 4 VO Machinima Series Genre: mystery, drama, romance 🌆2000s/2010s nostalgia 🏳️‍🌈Queer-focused storytelling 🌸Sweet aesthetics + dark themes 🫧Chronic illness representation 💗Romance & heartbreak 🎬Watch here: youtu.be/h27DgD81_Uk #TheSims4 #SimsMachinima

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

CANDY | Episode 1: Candy Life | Sims 4 VO Machinima Series Genre: mystery, drama, romance 🌆2000s/2010s nostalgia 🏳️‍🌈Queer-focused storytelling 🌸Sweet aesthetics + dark themes 🫧Chronic illness representation 💗Romance & heartbreak 🎬Watch here: youtu.be/AT-X7-DqZ6w #TheSims4 #SimsMachinima

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Hi everyone! Today is the CANDY day! 🌸 However, not only my machinima is going to have its premiere – three other machinima masterpieces are going to be published! We are making a Machinima Marathon, and I hope you can join us! 💕💕💕 Here is the schedule: #TheSims4 #SimsMachinima

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

To celebrate our Sims Machinima Marathon, @izumini01.bsky.social and I created YouTube shorts in Blender! 💜Izumini's video: youtube.com/shorts/dQaau... 🩷My video: youtube.com/shorts/oR8lE... #TheSims4 #SimsMachinima

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

CANDY Episode 2 editing progress – 90% 💗💗💗 The episode premieres in a week! 🥳 #TheSims4 #SimsMachinima

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

The trailer for Episode 2 of CANDY is up! 🥳 The episode premieres on the 19th of July at 11.00 PM CET/2.00 PM PST/5.00 PM EST #TheSims4 #SimsMachinima youtu.be/8VGH9SVloDY

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CANDY | Episode 2: Glitter and Guilt | Sims 4 VO Machinima Series | Trailer

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Something new is coming... 🤭

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

It’s official! The premiere date for CANDY Episode 2 is finally here! 🎬✨ 🗓 Premieres: July 19th at 11 PM CET 🍿 It’s going to be a long one, so make sure to bring your favorite snacks and something to drink! Set your reminders and get ready for the drama! #TheSims4 #SimsMachinima

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

80s vibes!!! 💜💃🪩✨🌃 This clip is from my Sims 4 VO Machinima series — CANDY (episode 2). Coming on July 19! #TheSims4 #SimsMachinima

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Milo 🕺💃 @mgmilosh.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Hello everyone I went for a walk to touch some grass but in the meantime I released a collaboration with my friend Meti! go watch it and don't forget to check the other version on her channel ❤️🔥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW6y... #thesims3 #sims3 #ts3 #simsmachinima

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RED ROVER - YUQI | Sims 3 Machinima | cover by @mettie.mp3

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Flowers in my hair, I belong by the sea 🌺🏝️🐚🌊☀️⛱️✨🫧 #TheSims4 #SimsMachinima

My Sims 4 Machinima characters, Ji Eun and Candy, are standing in the sea holding hands with their arms raised up. Behind them is a lighthouse and some clouds spreading over the blue sky.

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Milo 🕺💃 @mgmilosh.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Get to know SASHA MORGAN from "MOVE ON"! 💛 #TheSims4 #Sims4 #ts4 #simsmachinima #MOVEONSims4

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

CANDY Episode 2 editing progress – 30% 💗💗💗 #TheSims4 #SimsMachinima

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Milo 🕺💃 @mgmilosh.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Happy Pride Month again! Get to know AUBREY BAKER from "MOVE ON"! 🩵 #Sims4 #TheSims4 #TS4 #SimsMachinima #MOVEONSims4

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

The main characters of my Sims Machinima CANDY for Pride Month! 🌈✨🩷 Episode 2 is coming this summer! 📢 #TheSims4 #SimsMachinima

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H a n n a 🗡️✨ @omniisim.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Something wicked comes this way 👀

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

CANDY Episode 2 editing progress – 15% 💗💗💗 #TheSims4 #SimsMachinima

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Sims Machinima propaganda I'm not falling for: -AI generated voices -creating good straight couples (I tried and failed miserably) -following all those fancy filmmaking rules -perfectionism -creating analogies/references that everyone (besides me) can get -consistent uploads #SimsMachinima #TheSims4

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Thank you for sharing! Feel free to ask any questions about my series. I will gladly answer them if they aren't too spoilery 💗🥰💞 #TheSims4 #SimsMachinima

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Today marks one year since the release of the very first episode of CANDY! 🩷🌸✨ #TheSims4 #SimsMachinima

Today marks one year since the release of the very first episode of CANDY! Exactly 357 days ago, I had no idea how this series would be received – or where it might lead. To my surprise, CANDY resonated with so many of you, even though the first episode only scratched the surface of the deeper themes I plan to explore. It means so much to know that even this small glimpse connected with people. Now, as I reflect on that day, I realize something else I never thought of: the premiere date I randomly chose, which is May 1st, would later reveal an unexpected layer of meaning. As it happens, May is Chronic Illness Awareness Month, and that’s a subject the series will touch on more as the story unfolds.

First and foremost, BIG THANKS to the incredible voice actors who’ve brought my characters to life. I only hope you enjoy it so far and that the rest of the experience will be somewhat exciting for you.

Thank you to the animators for your dedication and hard work! I would be soooo lost without you.

To my friends – thank you for your constant support, encouragement, and creative ideas.

To the viewers: your insights, your theories (which I love reading!), and your continued interest mean the world to me!

To my fellow machinima creators: thank you for every thoughtful comment left under the videos. I know I haven’t been as active in the comments section myself lately – but that’s something I plan to change. You inspire me more than you know!

I wish I could be releasing Episode 2 today, but unfortunately, some setbacks delayed production. The good news is: I’m now about 90% through filming, and I’m aiming to release the episode by the end of June at the latest. Thank you so much for your continued patience and support!

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April

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

May is Chronic Illness Awareness Month! Retweet with your sim wearing purple 💜💜💜 #TheSims4

My sim Candy is in a purple outfit, wearing a cardigan, a silver, shimmery necklace with letters forming "princess", long holo nails, and glittery/metallic purple/magenta makeup. She does a Korean ♥ gesture. Her hair is styled in two high ponytails.

Candy poses with her hands on her hips, with a subtle smile. She wears the same outfit as before, however, now we get to see the rest of it - a denim skirt and big ass white boots. She's here to slay and she knows it very well.

Candy poses with her arm on her hip, staring straight at the camera. My sim Candy is in a purple outfit, wearing a cardigan, a silver, shimmery necklace with letters forming "princess", long holo nails, and glittery/metallic purple/magenta makeup.

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Milo 🕺💃 @mgmilosh.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

the best detective duo doesn't exis---- #thesims3 #sims3 #ts3 #simsmachinima

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Milo 🕺💃 @mgmilosh.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Let me introduce to these Sims kings and queens in their Sims 3 version! 💗 It was so much fun, I tried my best and I hope you all will like them 🥺💖

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

I'm sweet and I'm icy and strange Indecisive, obsessive, I crave A glass of ice-cold champagne Smoke a Vogue out in the rain 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷 #TheSims4 #SimsMachinima

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Salma Hayek in the sun Louise and Thelma on the run Your ex is hitting you up But you no longer give a fuck #TheSims4 #SimsMachinima

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CherryPawSims @cherrypawsims.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Follow my Odysee channel where all my contents will be uploaded #simsmachinima odysee.com/@CherryPawSi...

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ValiantShadow Sims @valiantshadowsims.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Here’s a couple of preview shots from Hardcase & Vixen, my upcoming #SimsMachinima. A fusion of many genres, including film noir, romance, martial arts, and magical realism!

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

The third preview of CANDY Episode 2: Candy Secrets is now my top 5 of the newest released videos. Thank you so much! 💖💖💖 #TheSims4 #SimsMachinima

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Star Shuz @starshuz.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

🎉10,000 VIEWS!!!????? 😭😭 #simsmachinima #sims4 Thank you to everyone who watched, theorised & screamed at their screens you're all LEGENDS. To my cast & animators… you ATE 🔥🎭 More drama is coming 😏 Drop your fave moment below! 🎬✨ youtu.be/UPUmIdK3zgQ?...

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Losing Bella: A Sims 4 True Crime Mystery - Bella Goth & Sims Lore (Part 1)

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Happy Marchinima everyone! 🥳 This year, I decided to celebrate with uploading the third preview of CANDY Episode 2: Candy Secrets (my Sims 4 VO Machinima Series). Here's the link if you want to watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaaL...

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CANDY | Episode 2: Candy Secrets | Sims 4 VO Machinima Series | Preview #3

YouTube video by April Dark

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April Dark @aprildark.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

A new day unfolds at West Deltown High–the place of Ji Eun’s internship. But the students there? Definitely not the kind you’d want to mess with! ✊💥 Check out a freshly released preview of my Sims 4 Machinima Series CANDY Episode 2: Candy Secrets! 📽️: youtu.be/JaaLvl0W8UI #Sims4 #SimsMachinima

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Star Shuz @starshuz.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Losing Bella : The True Crime Mystery has just hit over 1k views #thesims #thesims4 #simsmachinima I am literally speechless, and I need a moment to process. Thankyou to everyone who showed their support. I love you guys www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPUm...

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Losing Bella: A Sims 4 True Crime Mystery - Bella Goth & Sims Lore (Part 1)

YouTube video by Star Fall Sims

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