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Date Posted: 22nd Dec 2011 at 3:56 AM

I can't believe that both Simbology and Crazy Town are closing:
http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=464164

Guess I'll have to find some time to do some downloading over the holidays.

Date Posted: 28th Nov 2011 at 2:13 AM

I just had this thought...

To create the nice smooth curves in the flooring that you see in the Shell House, I just set the elevation (z) at each vertex. If the elevations are precise enough, the game seems to be able to extrapolate from the vertexes to create a smooth curve.

In the same way, wall locations (x,y) are floating point numbers. Now, I've never seen a wall which didn't have endpoints exactly on a vertex, but there's nothing in the data structure to say that it isn't possible.

So, I wonder whether it's possible to set the x,y coordinates of a wall to be "off the grid"? If so, it might be possible to create coordinates which are precise enough to convince the game to create a nice smooth curve.

As far as I know, no one has ever tried wall location modding before. But, (if it doesn't crash the game) it might be possible to create no-CC curved walls, as opposed to the no-CC curved floors that we can currently generate using the GridAdjuster.

Of course, off the grid walls probably wouldn't be able to take doors or windows. But, it still sounds like something interesting to try. What's the worst that can happen?

[Update:]

It works! I was able to move a wall off of the grid without crashing the game.

Since this now looks like a reality, rather than a wonderful fantasy, I've created a new thread to discuss the creation of a new WallAdjuster tool. If you are interesting in following this topic, please post in the new thread, rather than in this journal:
http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=462289

Date Posted: 27th Nov 2011 at 6:05 PM

I found this rather funny:
http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/The_Sims

Favorite quote:

Date Posted: 25th Nov 2011 at 5:50 AM

Here's an interesting site. Looks like someone was playing with their Spirograph:
http://holistichouseplans.com/index...e=index&cPath=1

Almost every detail page starts with a concept picture that looks like it came out of a Spirograph, followed by floor plan pictures which show how the concept was morphed into a real house plan.

Fascinating idea.

Date Posted: 17th Nov 2011 at 11:15 PM

I love it when architects are free to go to the extreme. There's a wonderful thread at Simtropolis:
http://www.simtropolis.com/forum/to...s-in-the-world/

which seems to have a lot of the buildings from this site:
http://villageofjoy.com/50-strange-...s-of-the-world/
http://villageofjoy.com/50-strange-...-world-part-ii/
http://villageofjoy.com/50-strange-...world-part-iii/

I also like this site:
http://www.trendir.com/house-design/tag/unusual-homes

Unique homes currently for sale:
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2012...home/index.html

Another great source of inspiration is the show "Extreme Homes", which plays on HGTV (Home and Gardens).

It's really easy to see how the Sims 2 falls down as a building tool when you think about how to recreate some of these homes in the game, especially if you want inexpensive livable weather-proof spaces with a minimum of CC. Yet, these are my favorite types of buildings. I love things that are twisted, curved, crumpled, organic, and otherwise non-linear.