Mod The Sims; https://modthesims.info ================================================================================ : Were Back!! : 25th Dec 2017 at 10:06 PM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=7554 ================================================================================ After a much longer time away on hiatus then I would like were finally back and we bring to you a Sims 4 UK Lee Jean fresh out of our DAE Firms Labs. We will be starting submission for approval today and hopefully this new addition will be available for us very soon. We already have another addition in the works that will follow soon after and a third submission on our drawing board. :bunny: ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : Its Been Too Long . . .. . . : 10th Jul 2015 at 3:00 PM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=7255 ================================================================================ :report: It has been a while. Went back to school well precisely University of Phoenix in February and been dealing with the workload which keeps me occupied and away from my creations. We have a few things in the oven but have been stalled due to time. Will be accelerating production and resuming on the Sims 3 Lee Jeans products we have been working on. Expect to see something within the month. ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : OS Change Up : 3rd Dec 2014 at 7:13 AM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=7120 ================================================================================ Well, our developers submitted to the power of Windows once more. It seems the complications around adapting our systems to a pure Linux were too much to deal with right now. I'm not saying I am not dissapointed which I am. Still the main goal is getting our projects complete and out to the public. Speaking of which our projects should be complete just in time for the season. Purely coincidental I assure you of that. Now that we have a more cooperative OS running for us were moving ahead with our Sims 3 Lee Jeans Projects. Yes, I am aware Sims 4 is out and rolling. Were completely aware of that. It seems like it was only last year 3 was just coming out, Time goes fast. Were not sure if were going to take on 4 just yet but that doesn't mean its not on the drawing board. Let me know what you think. You guys want us to work on some Lee Jeans for Sims 4? Let us know and we will think about it some more. Catch yall later and take care. Laserai out ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : Project Ongoing : 5th Oct 2014 at 7:43 AM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=7053 ================================================================================ Greetings everybody. Obviously plans push out production quality Lee jeans for Sims 3 were delayed. Our plans to utilize a Linux environment have met with turbulence. So we have reluctantly switched at least our production pcs to Windows 8. I just pray to God that it doesn't try to slay my hard drives like Windows 7 tried to do. So far so good. Final touches on the first line are being made as we speak. I'm hoping to have something for submission to the mods late October or early November. So far I'm loving the way my Sims look in them. They are rocking these jeans in the trials we have been running. :cool: ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : Lee Jeans for Sims 3 Status : 18th Jul 2014 at 2:12 AM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6991 ================================================================================ I am pleased to report our R&D Department has just completed three prototypes for our Lee Jeans for Sims 3. We are running them through trials at the moment to see how they look in game. If all goes according to plan we should be taking in game pictures today. Hopefully I can have materials ready for submission today or tomorrow. ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : Were Back Well Sort Of! : 23rd Jun 2014 at 2:57 AM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6974 ================================================================================ We intended to come back sooner but it appears our OS that we have been using (Windows 7) sabatoged our Hard Drives forcing a system wide crash. We have since given Microsoft their walking papers and have joined the Linux republic. We now run Zorin OS on all PCs and our IT Department is all over trying to get the hang of it. Already I like what I see and my PCs and Hard Drives are much happier. Microsoft it was fun being your slave while it lasted but ignorance is bliss. I now see the light of Linux and its bright. Anyway, we will be resuming operations on designing new Lee jeans sets for Sims 3 soon. For now were getting the hang of operations in a totally Linux environment. So far so good! ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : Sims 3 or Not TO Be? That is the Question : 11th Jul 2013 at 12:33 AM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6697 ================================================================================ Well, our focus in the early part of the year was to continue our drive on creating a Lee Jeans presence for Sims 3 players. No actual releases have been made yet due to personal and business problems that have come up. Also I have been hearing of the release of Sims 4. Granted it will be a little while before its release but we can't help but wonder if we should continue trying to develop for 3 when 4 will draw away traffic to it. So polling the question out there: Should we continue to run prototype tests for Sims 3 Lee Jeans or should we just wait for Sims 4 and try our luck there? :report: Now is your time for opinions. Just leave a comment and we will consider it. We will check back to see what everything thinks in a few weeks. Lets set a sensible deadline for about the middle of August 2013. Laserai out. ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : MTS Contest Over and Other Affairs : 9th Dec 2012 at 8:41 PM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6453 ================================================================================ Well, the MTS Design this Contest is over. How we did only time will tell. Overall I think my sister put a lot of effort into it. She worked hard and says she hasn't spent this much time in designing in quite a while. I can tell she had fun so you may see our name show up in an MTS Designer contest again sometime. I was also surprised to hear it was ReyaD's first contest. It didn't seem like it though as she handled everything "like a boss". I hope she keeps working on new contests as she seems to be a natural at hosting them. Lasira is also not giving up on getting our name changed and has posted a true amusing story on the threads. You better check it out because you won't believe it. Believe me when I first did I couldn't believe it either but its all true. Well, work continues in development though I am not sure if we will get another three projects done in time for the new year. We will see. As we don't want to be inactive for too long. Stay frosty and don't forget to check out Lasira's funny story here: http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?p=4025731#post4025731 Laserai out! ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : Name Change Request : 6th Dec 2012 at 2:17 AM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6450 ================================================================================ I have recently submitted a brave attempt at getting our profile changed to DAE Firms. I used a classic story I once heard from a friend who in town visiting a few days. My other friends and I thought it was totally hilarious. Since humor is purely subjective I hope it goes over well. Anyway, I am more of a action, romance writer so humor is a bit difficult for me. I can make some pretty convincing voice overs and probably could have a promising career there and can voice over Dr. Claw from Inspector Gadget the cartoon series perfectly. Yeah, thats right Dr. Claw! Its quite hilarious to my wife. Anyway, well see what happens. If not, I may try again with some other story I may hear from one of my globe trotting friends. Also on a more serious note, we will be wrapping up our final entry into the MTS Design this contest tonight. I will say me and my sister were both severely humbled by the level of skill shown by the many other veteran contestants. It looks like we have quite a ways to go before we can even resemble anything pro. I am also seriously looking into trying to develop a BootyGal mesh for Sims 3 though its tough going so far. I am not one to give up so we will keep at it. That is all, Stay Frosty Laserai out. ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : Nihao Everybody! : 24th Nov 2012 at 4:29 AM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6442 ================================================================================ Laserai here and good day to all! Just a notice that the DAE Firms Inc is currently out on break until 12/01/2012. All projects in development and otherwise are currently on hold except MTS contests. We will get back to work after the 1st of December. Here is a list of the little projects were hoping to take care of before the end of this fiscal year 2012. 1. BootyGal Swimsuit Collection 2. BootyGal Lingerie Collection 3. Maxis DAE Lee Jeans Final Collection 4. Warrlokk DAE Lee Jeans Final Collection 5. DAE Lee Jeans for Sims 3 (Ages Teen thru Elder) This is our current focus of projects we are planning to complete before the end of 2012 so look forward to their release throughout December. Hope everyone hasn't eaten too much. Till next time from all your friends at DAE Firms, Stay Frosty! Laserai out. ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : DAE Firms Research and Development LABS : 7th Nov 2012 at 11:17 PM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6421 ================================================================================ Well, hello everybody. Laserai here and letting everyone know we haven't forgotten about our fans. We are still working on our many projects we have on our agenda. Encountered some problems with our first jeans shorts submissions but it all worked out in the end. Our attention is currently locked on the Sims 3 and making a presence with our signature DAE Lee Jeans there. I have also been informed we will be making several types of jeans rather then our usual one type. Thanks to some very nice custom meshes we have discovered we hope to provide a normal, skinny jean and boot-cut jean to our MTS simmers very soon. Thanks to the TSR program we are making great strides towards our goals. Were optimistic we will have at least one submission ready before this month is over. Till then, thanks for stopping and checking with us. Stay frosty, Laserai out. ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : Design This - MTS Round Three Submission : 7th Nov 2012 at 11:10 PM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6420 ================================================================================ Lasira: So, I have submitted my pictures for round three and I put all of my heart into these. Check them out on the Design This Contest Thread. I really took everyone's advice and tapped into my childhood as a little girl and tried to picture what an ideal nursery for me and my twin brother would have looked like. Circumstances didn't allow us to share one but I think it would have looked something like this. Anyway, here is a picture in case you don't make it to the contest thread. http://thumbs2.modthesims.info/img/6/9/9/8/0/4/6/MTS_Laserai-1332876-nursery001.jpg Hope everyone enjoys it. I spent a great deal of time on this one and I actually worked on this one during the day rather then the dead of night. :) ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : Design This - MTS Contest - Round 3 Development : 7th Nov 2012 at 2:23 AM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6419 ================================================================================ Laserai: Greetings All! Just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for their support! My sis was quite depressed for a lil while about the latest results but now she is back on track. I have managed to get a sneak peek of her work with the nursery and I must say she is taking everyone's advice as her color scheme appears to be solid this time. You guys are the best! Anyway, were hoping to put far better numbers up. Lasira: Yes, I agree. However, even if I encounter a not so elated response I can honestly stand behind this latest submission that I really did put my heart into it. I will admit with the absence of multiple expansion packs and stuff packs like in Sims 2, my options are kinda limited. Perhaps that is part of what is making this so difficult. Still, I think this next one will be the best of my work so far. Laserai: Well, there you have it. My sis is back in action and hoping to bring forth her best work thus far. Feel free to drop in on the contest and let us know what you think by commenting here. Advice is welcome but no flames please. Stay frosty. ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : Design This - MTS Contest - Epic Fail : 6th Nov 2012 at 1:49 PM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6418 ================================================================================ Lasira's Design Corner Well, round 2 is over and my attempt to break out of my box of spartan safe design ended in a catastrophic fail. My use of a bold red color had an unfortunate back-firing effect causing my score to actually be lower then the previous round. Unbelievable, but it looks to me as though either my friends have been lying to me about my interior design skills or they have tastes that are messed up as mine. :| I am not sure wth I am going to do about tactics since everything I seem to know is amounting to practically nothing at all. You can't really have a foot stand on with a number rank from the bottom. Seems in my efforts to move forward, I ended up in the exact spot where I don't want to be. Plus looking at the other contestants, especially in the latest round 3, I will be lucky to place at all. It would seem my dream to one day be an interior designer was nothing more then a silly dream of a girl that needs to grow up. Well, life can be a real b***h sometimes I suppose. Either way I don't intend to give up till its over. Looking over the assessments given by the judges, I don't really have anything to say. The other contestants look semi-pro to me. Its starting to look pretty obvious that I am a frickin amateur at best compared to them. :| Damn, why the hell did I put a god-d***n mirror in the kitchen anyway. Nobody does something like that. And the red though bold is impractical. Its illogical as I don't think I have ever seen a red cabinet before. And the walls had a marble pattern? I don't even remember selecting that. I must have been tired as hell that day. :faceslap: In all honesty, looking back at that kitchen I am reminded of the inside of a poorly designed frickin fast food restaurant. :cry: Well, the next round is a nursery. Pray that I don't do any worse then my last attempt. Because I am not sure this contest as a whole for me is going to leave me in high spirits. :| ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : Lasira's Challenge - Design This MTS Contest - Development : 27th Oct 2012 at 6:12 PM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6403 ================================================================================ :cry: Well, I will admit I was a bit disappointed where we ranked on round one. I really thought we were going to put up some big numbers on the board but after looking at the other entries I can see that mine was more hotel suite then welcoming living room. :!!: I can see where I can make changes and can hopefully bring my score up. At least get the heck out of the bottom five. This isn't my first time decorating after all and my pride refuses to settle for that. I wonder where I sucked the most at. :( The score I got is kind of unclear. I suppose it had something to do with our color scheme. I think I am going to be shooting far out of the box on my round 2 entry. :wtf: I am fired up to be even more bolder about my design ideas on this one. No more holding back. Then we shall see what they say. :rofl: ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : Latest Challenge of the Design This : 25th Oct 2012 at 11:46 PM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6401 ================================================================================ Laserai: Looks like the contest has moved on to the kitchen section. Why don't I turn it over to Lasira who will explain her strategy for this next leg of the challenge. Lasira: Well, I thought about doing a complete 180 and trying something totally new and exciting. With the contest now in full swing we now have a full 20 contestants. Also I have notes right away some of them are site-recognized stone-cold decorating veterans. I am not quite sure how my skills will match up. I have some skill but looking at some of the entries before and after me have me just a little apprehensive about what I will actually rate in this contest. If I can at least be in the middle of the pack I will be happy. I don't want to rank last and I am not realistically expecting to be a top contender. At any rate, I will just let my creativity guide me where it will and we will see where it ends up taking me. Laserai: Well, there you have it. My sister is still taking on the challenge of getting our round 2 submission to the contest on time which if I recall is November 3rd, 2012. Not one to procrastinate, I hear she intends to have the work done by October 31st, 2012. This time around she doesn't want to power through it too quickly but take her time on it. I think its wise since she is going to have to analyze every design decision carefully all while staying within the rules. Well, check up on the Design This MTS Contest and see whats new and coming and be sure to look for our submission and let us know what you think. Stay frosty, Laserai out. ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : Policy Sharing Changes : 19th Oct 2012 at 6:41 AM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6397 ================================================================================ This change sort of came to me as inspiration as I was looking over our main page with a critical eye as I asked alot of why questions. One of my why questions addressed why we were heavily restricting the use of our creations. Specifically the one that once said sims created using any of our creations required permission first. I couldn't come up with a reason why I originally made up that policy requirement. So I had it axed. As of now here is the official DAE Firms Policy low down as it were on our creations here on MTS. :alarm: :!!: Creations are not to be shared with other sites at this time. When we are ready, we hope to eventually introduce our creative works ourselves to other sites. Thanks for the help but, we got that. This covers both other free sites and especially pay sites. :!!: Second, of all the DAE Firms wants everyone to enjoy our creations here on MTS. There is no reason you can't submit a custom sim you have created wearing our signature DAE Lee Brand UK Jeans. Just please make sure to give us proper credit and a working link back to our main page. It does us no good if the link you use doesn't work. :faceslap: :!!: Finally, if you decide you want to recolor our creations further or more radically then we already have I suppose I don't see a problem with it. However, please keep these self revisions offline and not submit to MTS or anywhere else. If at some point, we decide to add recolors or some other revision to the MTS, please allow us to do that. If you have some good ideas or even a custom revision you have made that you would like us to submit, please pm us anytime. I will look it over and if all are in agreement, we will happily submit a co-op submission indicating the custom revision by "insert name here" on the mts. Were not above recognizing our creations could still be improved upon. Well. that's the new DAE MTS Sharing Policy from this point on. If you have any questions, once again feel free to shoot me a pm and I will see what I can do. Thanks and stay frosty, simmers. Laserai out. ;) ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : Contest Attempt - Design This Approved : 14th Oct 2012 at 11:38 PM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6389 ================================================================================ Greetings simmers, I was pleased to hear my sister Lasira wanted to enter into an MTS contest called Design This which pits other designers in a contest of their skills each round apparently targeting a specific room. Here is a taste of what she has cooked up so far. http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/6/9/9/8/0/4/6/MTS_Laserai-1328883-roundone-screenshot3.jpg If this is only just the start of this contest I hope to see her do remarkably well. I know we have never entered one of these contests before but if we win I would be quite thrilled. Even if we don't I can't say were not going to have some fun all the same. Till then catch ya later MTS simmers, Laserai out. ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : Back to Business (Continued) : 13th Oct 2012 at 4:19 PM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6388 ================================================================================ http://imageshack.us/a/img823/3637/laseraiavatar.jpg And just like that we have clearance and approval of our latest submissions lee jeans for elders and lee jeans for teen both sims 2. It appears zoom could have been better on our front pictures rather then their being a lack of them. That's understandable as were still trying to figure out a company standard for our submissions in the future. Aka what all of our submissions will look like in the future giving a streamlined effect if you will. Now that we know what went wrong we intend to implement the suggestions we received on our next submissions. Our next focus before we jump head first into sims 3 is our bootygal collections of everyday, lingerie and sleepwear respectively. These will be released separately to minimize the overall size of the rar file. Were currently going over quality control of these submissions before we submit to mts. That and were trying to break past the 10 upload barrier with the stratosphere of the net as the limit. :beer: Once that is done however were likely going to switch over to sims 3 as we are seeing all kinds of different projects we can get involved in. :anime: ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : Back to Business : 13th Oct 2012 at 4:54 AM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6387 ================================================================================ http://imageshack.us/a/img823/3637/laseraiavatar.jpg Our work continues and our experimentation with creating jeans in sims 3 goes surprisingly well. Research has located some custom jean meshes which look especially promising as well as some EA jeans and we hope to start texture conversions soon. We are not confident with initial prototypes yet though as it appears the textures in sims 3 truly look their best in a 3D form. Were working to perfect our skill in this area before a working prototype will be formed. Unsurprisingly this means our ambitious plans for some UK Jeans for Sims 3 will be delayed. For how long? Not sure yet. :rolleyes: Art never did do well on a time schedule. In the meantime, we will continue to crank out our completed sims 2 projects as their accepted. Two projects, one for teen and the other for elder is in moderation for review. Both were flagged for missing front pictures. On one instance, that is correct. On the other, the front picture is clearly there and visibly shows the jeans front and shoes. :faceslap: Were kinda stumped on why this one wasn't cleared as we nailed all requirements on the first shot but hopefully someone will fix the problem. Anyway, while were waiting on what we hope to be a successful submission, our next release quota is some Lee Jeans for Maxis AF Sims and a final version of our UK Lee Jeans for Warlokk AF Sims which is a refined remake of the Beta line we released some many weeks ago. R and D has told me they have also managed to make some jeans using a SSBB mesh for AM or adult males. It surprisingly looks rather well and we will be working to bring this to the MTS server soon. We have also managed to stumble upon a fat sim mesh for males and have created a pair of Lee Jeans using them and will make it available for use also some time this year. After that our focus will likely shift completely to sims 3 in its entirety. That is all :turtle: Laserai out. ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : Research and Development : 3rd Oct 2012 at 12:55 AM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6366 ================================================================================ http://imageshack.us/a/img823/3637/laseraiavatar.jpg Hello again simmers, It seems that I underestimated just how popular the BootyGal series really is. Surprisingly the line we made for fun is becoming more popular then all of our other downloads to date put together. This surprising turn of events means according to some members of our Research team that future BootyGal releases will be moving up in priority. Here is our current priority agenda for the next few months: UK Lee Jeans for Maxis Women *Sims 2 (Ready) :bunny: UK Lee Jeans for Women *Sims 3 (Ready) :bunny: UK Lee Jeans for Teen *Sims 3 (Development) :new: UK Lee Jeans for Girls *Sims 3 (Planning) :new: Warlokk BootyGal Lingerie Collection *Sims 2 (Planning) :call: Warlokk BootyGal Swimsuit Collection *Sims 2 (Planning) :call: Warlokk BootyGal Everyday Collection*Sims 2 (Planning) :call: Warlokk BootyGal Sleepwear Collection *Sims 2 (Planning) :call: :report: Well that is all I have to report for now. Please check back again for any new information we may have on up and coming projects. Intel is also toying around with the idea on creating a Levis Jeans line but feel free to send PMs on what you think about that. Levis jeans is also a favorite for my sister aside from her imported European Lee Jeans. Till next time simmers, Stay frosty. Laserai out ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : Changes in Public Relations : 30th Sep 2012 at 5:42 PM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6361 ================================================================================ Greetings Simmers, http://imageshack.us/a/img196/5682/lasirabannerrevised.jpg Some of you may have already seen this banner on my main site and also the change of the avatar. Research and Development and some words from my sensei helped me to make a few decisions as of late. Because of the type of clothing we specialize in we decided to make some changes to our public image. My sister Lasira will be taking over public relations such as contacting MTS, simmers, board chat, chatroom and other company announcements. I will continue to head up the Research and Development team and be in charge of journal entries. I will also continue to handle private messaging unless it is of a general nature. Research and Development Upcoming Projects I have given the go ahead to start production on a UK Lee Jean for Women for the Sims 3. Our prototype appears to be ready and I am not seeing any issues. I expect a release sometime in the month of October. We will still continue to release future creations for Sims 2 but our central focus will eventually shift to the Sims 3. We will also be making Sims 3 avatar pictures of myself and my sister in the future to this effect. ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : Were Back : 26th Sep 2012 at 7:10 PM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6360 ================================================================================ Sorry but we were offline making some changed to the hardware we have been using. Needless to say regarding details all I have to say is that our development systems our working 6x faster then before. Also due in part to our much needed upgrades we have been able to get Sims 3 up and running. R and D can't wait to get started working on projects for the Sims 3 game but I have the wheels on lock until they gather some additional intel. Just the little I have read concerning Sims 3 means some significant changes will need to be made to make our jean creations available to Sims 3 simmers as well. Still with these latest developments, Sims 3 players can now eventually look forward to some Lee Jeans for their Sims at some point. I am not going to try to humor you with any kind of time frame at this point. Only that it is now on the table for planning stages. :up: As for our up and coming Sims 2 creations I am happy to find our BootyGal project was a complete success. :bunny: R and D has also expressed gratitude and is moving on with plans for the eventual release of some UK Jeans for the Elderly and another release for Teens. Once that is complete we will then toss around ideas about either continuing more sims 2 creations or making the transition to sims 3. Some of the R and D team has also recently started showing interest in mesh development and modding but no promises on that front. :report: ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : R&D Progress Report : 8th Sep 2012 at 10:18 PM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6335 ================================================================================ Well, were able to complete the required changes to the UK Lee Jeans for Girls last night but I was to tired and opted to submit them today. However, it looks like the 72 hour requirement was oddly enforced this time causing the project to be summarily scrapped requiring a complete re-submission. I am arguing with R&D at this time to just process another re-submission request as they have reached a point where they would rather just abort the completed project altogether. Part of their frustration seems to be coming from a unusual lag time occurring with the BootyGal project we submitted back on August 25th in compliance with some changes that were requested. Some of the team has even stated that if some more changes are requested they may abort on that project as well. :faceslap: Seems I may need to come up with a quality control team to ensure submissions go through the first time rather then get held up by simple corrections and missed errors. Just something else to add to the long laundry list of tasks to get done. Its kind of amazing I am doing all this work for free but life is kinda weird like that. :wtf: That and after 31 years of strange occurrences, I am starting to get used to being life's doormat even if I don't necessarily like it. :cry: Well at any rate, assuming my R&D department doesn't pack it up and leave I should be expecting the elderly uk jeans set and the re-submission of the uk jeans for girls real soon. We also have the uk jeans for teens ready for deployment. The Hourglass UK jeans we were attempting to submit ran into all kinds of odd mesh issues and R&D has finally decided to scrap the project. Comparisons also revealed the waist measurements for the hourglass shape were already comparable to the uk jean beta submission we made earlier so its not that much of a loss. :| :alarm: it seems my R&D team is refusing to move forward until we receive a green light on the pending BootyGal project. I sure hope I get clearance soon because a restless R&D team is never a good thing. :jest: ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : UK Lee Jeans Sims 2 Campaign (Continued) : 3rd Sep 2012 at 4:46 AM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6322 ================================================================================ I made a declaration early in the year that I would be putting forth a concentrated effort to produce UK style lee jeans from child thru elderly for sims male and female. However, mesh selection difficulties with the male sims has put an indefinite hold on their selection. The maxis meshes I did locate for men were insufficient or simply did not look good with my custom alterations. On the other hand, my campaign of the development of lee jeans for women proceeds rather well. We have already completed two successful submissions towards this campaign. We have also made an ambitious push for three other submissions. R&D Details on Upcoming Projects I have had some R&D issues which are currently on the table for resolution with three related projects. BootyGal Lee Jeans R&D has just completed moderator requirements on the BootyGal line up recently and were hoping to see a green flag on that project real soon. Hourglass Lee Jeans The hourglass submission had a slim chance of clearance and as expected was given the yellow caution flag. Seems as expected the issues with the alpha design conflict were too severe. R&D fears we may need to do some major changes to the mesh and texture mapping. Since this was meant to be a simple job a full abort is on the table. We may convert this project from a full outfit into a bottom jean submission with a comparable waist size of the hourglass shape as a more feasible alternative. That would be the best we could do. Mesh skills are still in development stages and a ways off from being able to do repairs to existing meshes or perform advanced texture mapping repair tasks as of yet. Lee Jeans for Kids (Girls) The project for the Girls is on the submission table as well but was held up due to a minor issue with the shoes. R&D expects to have this problem ironed out some time tonight though it will require the entire project to be redone from scratch. R&D has decided to alter the colors to better reflect the maxis colors available. Lee Jeans for Elderly Women This project is complete and pictures have also been completed. This project will not be submitted until we have the green flag and the above projects however. I don't want to have more then 3 projects in the MTS submission que at the same time waiting for approval or being working on. Where will we go from here? I intend to make a more comprehensive set using maxis meshes for those simmers who don't want to use custom body shapes. The shorts line for teen and adult has also been completed and pictures are being compiled at this time. ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : Research and Development : 28th Aug 2012 at 11:37 PM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6313 ================================================================================ Aside from my UK Lee Jeans goals, I have decided to introduce a brand new career that up until now has not been explored. :report: Details will be kept on the hush for now but all I can say is that their currently is no instance of it on the MTS servers at this time. I will be gathering additional intel for the moment and looking into vehicle modding as I will need get some work done their. Either that I will likely request the services of someone from the MTS community to craft something for me. :help: At this stage I will be simply looking at additional information and anything else I can use for this career path. For the record, this is for the Sims 2 game as my PC doesn't have the ram and video capacity to handle the full power of Sims 3 just yet. A few upgrades in the future I hope will change that reality. Other then that development on my UK jeans proceeds rather well. As you may have noticed, I have been making small refinements to my jeans with each upload. I am also noticing the low rise jean look of my jeans though sexy could use a little more refinement. I will be doing extensive testing as I continue to improve. The shorts prototypes are really starting to look up and I hope to have a working line out soon on these. Also of note my elderly women jean line is nearly complete and will be submitted soon. Both will utilize the maxis shape though I may adapt the elderly line for firmer derriers. Not all elderly women need to have the sag issues back there. Your elderly sims could be atlanteans or some other hybrid human race who age gracefully or don't age at all aside from hair color. Heck, they could even be goddesses and be immortal for all I know. Your call. My BootyGal jeans submissions I hope will be cleared soon. :bunny: Its a project I picked up on the side and recently completed. It has been recently submitted to moderation for approval. If it is approved you will be happy to know, some sexy lingerie and swimsuits have also been included. Just a spur of the moment decision when I noticed their were virtually no lingerie or swimsuits for the bodyshape:cry:. I must say I was rather surprised how well these turned out and will likely be crafting a full line of lingerie and swimsuits for this body shape in the future. My prototypes with male sims is not going that well and I am likely not going to be submitting anything to the MTS for this category. :blink: Probably has something to do with the fact that I don't really care to stare at a guy's arse all day sim or not. :faceslap: You kinda have to get past that if your going to make clothes for em. :lol: ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : MTS Goals for the Future : 19th Aug 2012 at 4:36 AM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6298 ================================================================================ MTS Goal 1: 3 to 5 Posts Daily :lol: I am trying to make more of a presence on MTS since I am working an active creator. It would be nice if you simmers know a lil about me. I have had an active share on boards before so this isn't going to be too hard. Just have to remember to check the boards daily and remember to make an active share. :bunny: MTS Goal 2: New Tutorial Database Format :call: I am also working on a MTS Creator's Guide Encyclopedia making use of the various tutorials that are on MTS. What will make this unique is how they will be formatted. This is still in R and D stages so I will not reveal much about that until after the first release. Lets just say I think it will receive a warm reception when complete. I hope. Its certainly time consuming work and reminds me of administrative office work. :faceslap: MTS Goal 3: Stay Focused on my UK Lee Jeans Line I will admit I have an overwhelming level of creativity which means I have the potential to start multiple operations simultaneously then suddenly lose interest in them all for some new thing I am suddenly inspired to work on. Instead of allowing myself to fall into this trap I will try to focus my skills. :report: ================================================================================ ================================================================================ : R & D on UK Lee Brand Jeans Line for Women : 16th Jul 2012 at 7:35 AM : https://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6231 ================================================================================ Today I was finally able to crack the line as a first time creator with my Alpha Line of UK style Lee Brand Jeans for Women. The patch design was borrowed from the UK Leola Patch Style. For an american reference, Brittney Spears once wore them which helped their popularity. I insisted on staying focused on the Lee UK style as you will quickly notice something. A short range comparison with the USA style will reveal a drastic change in the line. The UK style is more sexy in my opinion and flaunts a woman's natural curves. The USA style seems to be more conservative and doesn't really have much that stands out about it. The men's line has also recently taking this conservative approach. Side by side comparison should reveal the obvious. Moving on with my decision set on the UK style, I needed to determine the mesh template I was going to use. Initial assessment proved that the Maxis template of jean was simply not going to work and copied the too conservative approach. Aside from that and base observations of the UK Lee Jean models revealed that some "rear" definition was going to be needed if my jean line was going to shine. Most of these female models are very gifted in the rear for obvious reasons. Sadly, that quality was severely lacking with Maxis. My solution was found after locating custom body shape meshes by the acclaimed designer and my self-proclaimed sensei Warrlokk. I haven't been able to meet him yet but it would be a real honor. Im a huge fan of this person's work! :bunny: Anyway, Warlokk-sensei apparently already created multiple bottom size meshes for Women based of the Maxis original jeans. Upon comparison I determined the best option was to go with either 34 or 36. Any size smaller or larger would render the pocket designs to small or stretched to deformity. As can be seen in my first release, I made use of the actual back pockets themselves. I will not reveal my secret how but I will say it was a lot of work. It seemed easy in planning stages but actual application forced me to break open a number of tuts on this site from recoloring to advanced meshing. I also had to become intimately familiar with my graphics program "scalpel" of choice, Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8. The tools packed in this lil bobble of a program was invaluable. Now that my first line has been published, I will now utilize the back pocket patch design without use of the patches directly. With this new process, I will be able to complete solve the texture issues I have been having with my old method. Based on my initial tests, I am pleased that the new design will be even more of a hit then my first line. And since I will be making these available as a bottom separate, I am sure their usefulness will be much appreciated. Rest assured, this will not be a minor mod. In fact, their won't be anything minor about it. Actual R&D time required to reach this point in my new design process: January 2012 till 07/15/2012 (Release of First Line). It has been a heck of a long run and I am so happy I am finally a recognized creator, now its time to really shine! :rofl: Eventually I hope to release some Lee Jean shorts for Women in various lengths then I will start moving down the age bracket stopping at child. Once I am satisfied with my jean line for Women I will focus attention on a Men's line. It will not be as extensive and will be based on the early 90's to 2000 Lee USA classic style before the conservative shift was made in the product line. The shield shaped pockets will be utilized with emphasis on the boot cut fit and look. I am not much of a fan of the oversized baggy look. I will loosely quote Sylvia Stingray from Bubblegum Crisis 2040 with a phrase I think applies to both men and women: "It simply will not do for someone with a great body to hide it under a bunch of floppy rags." (Well, that not her words exactly but I think anyone who recalls this scene knows what I mean. I like clothes that fit not over sized or extra baggy. Might as well be wearing pajamas while your at it. :faceslap: ================================================================================ : ---End File---