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Forum: Tutorials 2nd Feb 2015, 11:25 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 16,956
Posted By Samekh
create a sim image?

Hi Vampire_aninyosaloh, thank you for this tutorial. I have finally tweaked, out of long dormant Sims 2 modding, remembrance of how to edit and embed an operative alpha in Paint Shop Pro 7. Along...
Forum: Create a World 4th Jun 2011, 12:25 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,057
Posted By Samekh
Roads are twelve, paths are two, pixels wide in a...

Roads are twelve, paths are two, pixels wide in a graphics program. I love what is being attempted in this thread! I'm one of the ones who's been pottering, abandonning, pottering anew! I keep...
Forum: Create a World 24th May 2011, 10:11 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,717
Posted By Samekh
Import Mask - does nothing - help please.

Hi, I thought I had devised a cunning plan to get around the issue of 'jagging' of land and water (that problem where dark blue triangles appear). Importing a basic heightmap of land and water...
Forum: Create a World 6th Sep 2010, 1:44 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,983
Posted By Samekh
Thanks... Yes, I had a proper look at the...

Thanks... Yes, I had a proper look at the TerrainSculpt.ini and I've been experimenting for a couple of hours. With moderate success (creating a slope only seems to work effectively when the...
Forum: Create a World 6th Sep 2010, 10:59 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,983
Posted By Samekh
TerrainSculptBrushes and UserBrushes

Hi,

In the UserToolData folder their are two folders (TerrainSculptBrushes and UserBrushes). I read somewhere that we can amend these files to include the parameters for our own sculpting...
Forum: Create a World 6th Sep 2010, 10:20 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,671
Posted By Samekh
If you are working at the edge of the total...

If you are working at the edge of the total extent of your map (where the grid runs out) because CAW is temperamental with this. Try positioning the your camera viewpoint (which can be tricky when...
Forum: Create a World 6th Sep 2010, 9:26 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,859
Posted By Samekh
zaxis.. The freeware program (sorry I didn't see...

zaxis.. The freeware program (sorry I didn't see this thread earlier) I use is called Raw Therapee (spelled exactly like that). You start the program, find your 8bit (or whatever) png and then save...
Forum: Create a World 14th Jun 2010, 12:54 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,203
Posted By Samekh
Some graphics programs have problems with 16 bit...

Some graphics programs have problems with 16 bit pngs (Paint Shop Pro being one) I downloaded a free utility called "Raw Therapee" (you'll have to google - I don't have a link) and all I do is open...
Forum: Kitchen 28th Mar 2010, 3:47 AM
Replies: 155
Views: 238,307
Posted By Samekh
Haven't tried them yet, just downloading, but...

Haven't tried them yet, just downloading, but they look absolutely wonderful. Thanks for making something so modern and versatile.
Forum: Tutorials 20th Mar 2010, 6:43 PM
Replies: 150
Views: 73,555
Posted By Samekh
Please help with my home made patterns being in...

Please help with my home made patterns being in game okay but just completely blank. I'm using Paint Shop Pro 7.02 and trying to follow Delphy's simple method using Photoshop. I know I've got my...
Forum: Tutorials 10th May 2008, 12:50 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 80,131
Posted By Samekh
XSI export facility (latest SimPE) and XSI Softimage 6

Thanks, in no small part, to this tutorial and the associated questions I learned to use Softimage to modify exported smd files. SimPE 66.2.38582 can export meshes in the xsi format and it's...
Forum: Decorative 17th Jun 2006, 2:53 PM
Replies: 185
Views: 109,316
Posted By Samekh
I'm making sure I have all of your creations...

I'm making sure I have all of your creations today and you have a personal folder in my downloads! I already had one or two things that I set aside on the occasions that I needed to do a reload of...
Forum: Stairs 17th Jun 2006, 2:24 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 85,286
Posted By Samekh
Everything I've seen by you is top notch,...

Everything I've seen by you is top notch, carefully made and perfectly fills a gap in the design that comes with the game and expansion packs. This staircase appears to be very similar to my...
Forum: Site News 1st Jun 2006, 2:00 AM
Replies: 171
Views: 148,387
Posted By Samekh
I'd be delighted if my earliest stuff (i.e. the...

I'd be delighted if my earliest stuff (i.e. the maxis recolours) were removed. I would delete them myself but I don't know if that wouldn't leave some stranded responses. Nobody should be upset by...
Forum: Body Shop - Recolouring 21st May 2006, 6:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,238
Posted By Samekh
It might also be a Maxis issue. Has anyone...

It might also be a Maxis issue. Has anyone noticed that the short cute hairstyle is messed up? Just me? Short cute is possibly a bad name, it was the original messy short hairstyle for the sims 2....
Forum: Body Shop - Meshing 19th May 2006, 1:26 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 24,429
Posted By Samekh
I have another question about a certain operation...

I have another question about a certain operation in XSI! I managed to find the 'relax' operand (finally) in simulate/modify deform. In GMAX it's fairly straightforward, there are two settings -...
Forum: Body Shop - Meshing 15th May 2006, 5:14 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 24,429
Posted By Samekh
Hello peeps. Someone might be able to quickly...

Hello peeps. Someone might be able to quickly resolve a problem for me. In the XSI Mod Tool (working with a maxis mesh) I export a SMD ('optimize chains and compensate', 'remove top level bone on...
Forum: Body Shop - Meshing 15th May 2006, 9:39 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,088
Posted By Samekh
:). Hooray for the site being back! Thanks. I...

:). Hooray for the site being back! Thanks. I will start a new thread. I found out how to merge different parts of the mesh in XSI (and retain only one skeleton), and it's so simple! You just...
Forum: Body Shop - Meshing 12th May 2006, 1:12 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,088
Posted By Samekh
Funnily enough. I started testing out the XSI...

Funnily enough. I started testing out the XSI modtool yesterday! Thanks for the tut Tigger. Also funny (but rather pathetic) is the fact that I just noticed, with the new SimPE, there are a whole...
Forum: Tutorials 11th May 2006, 2:40 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 80,131
Posted By Samekh
I had to ask a friend to download the xsi mod...

I had to ask a friend to download the xsi mod tool and the other bits and pieces. I've activated my registration but I had the ValveSource.0105.01.xsiaddon in a folder called...
Forum: Body Shop - Meshing 9th May 2006, 6:46 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,088
Posted By Samekh
Ah well, then I'm off to Turbosquid to see if...

Ah well, then I'm off to Turbosquid to see if there is such a plugin for GMAX. Do you think it would be possible to do the meshing in GMAX and then export it as an object file for Milkshape to...
Forum: Body Shop - Meshing 8th May 2006, 2:44 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,088
Posted By Samekh
Settings? I didn't alter anything. I imported...

Settings? I didn't alter anything. I imported from the plugin view of the geometric data container. The only boxed ticked, in the Mesh Group Importer, was 'use in bounding mesh'. The action is set...
Forum: Body Shop - Meshing 8th May 2006, 2:20 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,088
Posted By Samekh
Ah, sorry. I posted something earlier with...

Ah, sorry. I posted something earlier with exactly the same issue. I ran an experiment (it was going to be a series of experiments but the first one failed). I tried exporting the object from...
Forum: Object Creation Workshop & Repair Center 23rd Apr 2006, 7:58 PM
Replies: 1,478
Views: 294,213
Posted By Samekh
I found anything above six pixels within the...

I found anything above six pixels within the border can resolve the bleeding issue. It's sad though, when you spend so long carefully mapping something.
Forum: Body Shop - Recolouring 16th Apr 2006, 10:44 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,238
Posted By Samekh
It looks exactly like what happens when the...

It looks exactly like what happens when the

body~stdMatNormalMapTextureName.bmp

has some colour in it. The clothing that you have this problem with - are they bumpmapped? If they are bumpmapped...
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