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#1
18th Jul 2017 at 1:37 AM
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Community Spirit Contest - The Continuing Story
Oh dear! The Community Contest thread is closed and I still have stuff to post in it! I thought of PM-ing Jo and asking her to re-open it for a few days, but I created a new neighbourhood for it, and when I start a 'hood, I play it for years, not days. I'm sure other people created 'hoods for the contest too. And proper community spirit can take a long, long time to build. So I was thinking anyway about starting a continuation thread where we could post on the continuing adventures of the Sims we created for the contest. The idea is may be a little bit like the "What did you do with the XXXXX Sims?" threads, since we've all got the Sims that Jo specified for us to make.Anyway my first post in this thread was really intended as a reply to the nice comments that Jo made about my community lot in Round 5. It's actually a little off-topic as I was comparing that lot with the very first community lot I made back in 2012 when I had just started to play. (Yes it is odd to start of a new thread with an off-topic post, but I was going to post this as a reply in the original thread, but when I clicked on "Preview Post", I got the message that the thread was no longer accepting new posts.)
Quote: Originally posted by joandsarah77
I feel this is your best lot yet, it’s very visually interesting. It also looks like loads of fun. I like how the walkway wraps around. I notice you took the tips and built the kids a sandpit there as well. |
I suppose I've been building community lots for longer than I've been building houses. Right at the very start of my game I wanted my Sims to go swimming, but I had chosen Veronaville, and Veronaville, as shipped, doesn't have a swimming pool. So the Veronaville Swim Centre was my very first attempt at building. This is what it looks like today:
Comparing it to my contest lot here, I wonder how much (if any) I've really improved.
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Somebody please reply so I can post my house for Jim Evans the Olympian athlete without a double post! I've got about 20 pictures selected for it, and I was about to start uploading them and writing my post when I realised the contest thread had closed.
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#2
18th Jul 2017 at 1:51 AM
I'll reply. I'm chuffed you want to make a continuation thread for my contest Andrew. :D
"I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives." - Unknown
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20th Jul 2017 at 1:09 PM
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Jim Evans's House
There was a bit of a discussion in the Jones & Moltke design office about this job, especially about Mr. Evans wanting a modern house. Andrew's first response was, "I can't do modern."I said, "You're still a teenager. If you can't do modern, who can?"
Andrew retorted, "That just shows how old-fashioned you are. 'Modern' went out in the 1980s!"
"I've got an idea," I said. I showed him the picture @Justpetro posted back in May of a modern hippie house with a Cape Dutch gable. "If they can do that," I said, "Maybe we could include a Veronavillesque gable in a modern house."
Andrew looked at the picture and thought for a minute. "Go for it!" he said. "Just let me see the final design before we actually build it."
This is the result:
Fortunately James Evans, better known to his public as Jim, is a very outgoing sort and doesn't mind being in the public eye. In this house only the bedrooms have curtains. The time when Olympian athletes were Corinthian amateurs, who had to scrimp to save up the fare to get to the hosting city, is long gone. Jim has ample funding both from public and private sources, and it has paid most of the costs of his lavish dwelling. The house includes a spacious well-equipped modern gym, and there is a large swimming pool in the garden with a running track round it. I think Jim's sport must be a triathlon of some sort; he keeps a BMX bike at the end of the house. He has named his residence Olympia House.
It's the first time I've used CFE (except for working through tutorials). I used it for the roof.
Evans House viewed from the rear
The swimming pool with the running track round it can be clearly seen.
Price
This is a bit of a sore point. The first problem was anticipated. Originally the house was to have cost §128,271, and the guest en-suite bathroom attached to the guest bedroom was to have had the §1,500 Maxis shower in the corner furthest from the door. I was always a bit dubious if this would work, so I got Jim to test it as soon as he moved in. He couldn't reach it, so I replaced the shower with a §25 slightly naughty CC one by Numenor from our sister site. I moved the sink into the corner and put the new shower where the sink had been. Now Jim could use everything in the room, so I retook the price picture showing the price as §126,796 as shown in the picture.
The second problem was definitely not anticipated, and Andrew is quite angry with me about it. When I was selecting the pictures for this post, I noticed that the downstairs bathroom was dark -- I had forgotten to fit a ceiling light! Well, I immediately added a Lighting Effects Ceiling Lamp, as fitted in all the other bathrooms in the house. This added §65 to the price of the house bringing it to §126,861. Of course we waived the charge for Jim, since it clearly wasn't his fault, and it should have been spotted much earlier. (I reimbursed him with the FamilyFunds cheat.) Andrew says it's gross negligence, if not incompetence on my part, to miss out something as basic as a bathroom light fitting, and in a job for the firm's best paying client too. He is minded to deal with me under the firm's disciplinary procedure. He says at the very least the §65 should come out of my pocket, and he would dock my wages -- if he paid me any!
Anyway, the house price should really be §126,861.
Foundation View
I suppose this isn't really necessary, since I'm not using one of Jo's foundations, but it does show a foundation more typical of how I usually build (if it's not usually so symmetrical). The little bit added on for the back door steps is a common feature of my building style, and I missed not being able to add such little extensions in the contest entries.
Floor-plan - Ground Floor
This is the picture I had to retake at five to six on Sunday morning, after Jim had been living in the house for nearly a week, when we noticed there was no light in the bathroom. That's the reason why it's dark outside. In Elswyn even the streetlights are switched off at 2 a.m. With the exception of the bedrooms upstairs, the house is entirely open plan.
Floor-plan - 1st Floor
If you look carefully you may be able to see Numenor's shower in the guest en-suite bathroom. All there is to see is the cream coloured shower head and a little square drain in the floor tiling. I see I've taken this picture with internal walls down, but I don't suppose that matters at this stage.
Jim Evans's 'Olympia House by Night
By night it is even more obvious that he is living in a goldfish bowl - albeit a big expensive fancy one. But Jim reckons he needs public support to succeed in his goals, and he has no intention of hiding from his public. Fortunately he has quite an outgoing personality. This picture shows the property in its original state. Two lights beside his bicycle parking place had to be moved to let him use the bike. See below.
James Studying Cooking
Like most of my new Sims, one of the first things that James (Jim) did was study some recipes, so he had some idea what to do when the expected 'Welcome Wagon' arrived. The kitchen behind him is partially separated from the main eating area by some blue-tinted glass partitions (Numenor's Wall-Windows).
The Welcome Wagon arrives
Sure enough, just about half past twelve they did arrive. They came from the houses nearest to his. Jim is greeting Amy Kraemer. The Kraemers are his nearest neighbours. Amy is the mother of 4 children and lives with them and her husband in a very basic 2 storey house, which is hidden from Jim's view by the woods behind his house. Further back along the sidewalk in the blue top and pink slacks is Gwen Geachie, the village robot maker. With his back to the camera in the short leather shorts and torn top, is Stefan Rodney, who is already known to us . In the Sims world the Welcome Wagon is quite an institution, and a very important one when it comes to building a sense of community spirit.
The Welcome Wagon eating
Left to right they are Amy Kraemer, Jim Evans, Gwen Geachie and Stefan Rodney. Jim got on really well with Gwen and quite well with Amy, but failed to find any rapport with Stefan. Like most new Sims, Jim served up lunch meat sandwiches to his guests.
The Kitchen
Jim is washing up after the meal. The glass partitions can be seen behind him. Those window frames are actually white. The green tinge comes from the green "cube" side table next door, shining through the blue-tinted glass.
The Gym
After the meal everyone made their way upstairs to try out the equipment in Jim's Gym. The blue tinted glass round the showers and toilet are visible. This has been used for all the bathrooms in the house. In this one there are semi-opaque panes on either side of the toilet. The idea was that Sims would shower together using knightguy82's communal beach shower where Sims shower together in their swimwear, but for some reason, they won't use the showers if another Sim, of either sex, is already using them. This is really a bit surprising, especially since I have christianlov's No Bathroom Privacy, but I see that those showers really are supposed to be used outdoors. (They work ok at the poolside in my Round 5 community lot.) I may just have to replace them with ordinary Maxis communal showers, and let them shower naked. This may be a bit odd if I keep the clear glass walls, but a little nudity never really hurt anyone.
The Guest Bedroom
When the other Welcome Wagon guests went home, Gwen, quite uninvited, went to bed in the guest bedroom. The glass wall of her bathroom is visible on the left. Subsequently she has spent several more nights in this bed, when Jim has asked her to stay the night. They have become very good friends, but their relationship has remained entirely platonic and chaste; they don't share a bed.
Main Bedroom
This is Jim's own bedroom. Like other rooms in the house, it has big full height windows overlooking the street, but at least this one has curtains (which Jim never bothers to draw). In the picture he is just coming out of his en-suite bathroom; the semi-opaque glass wall is clearly visible.
Recreation Area 1 - Electric Guitar
The recreation area downstairs has several items to help Jim and his guests relax. Here he is playing his electric guitar, which has also proved popular with some guests.
Swimming Pool
On one of her visits Gwen Geachie asked if she could bring a friend with her. The friend turned out to be Bernard Kraemer, the Kraemers' teenage son (Romance). Jim and Bernard quickly hit it off, and Gwen and Bernard have become Jim's two best friends, regularly visiting the house. Again the relationship is completely platonic and above board, but Bernard's parents do appear to have their concerns. Here Jim and Bernard are swimming in the pool with Jim in front. Bernard's mum Amy is treading water in the background and watching. Gwen is bouncing on the trampoline.
Recreation Area 2 - Chess and TV
After the swim they ate and Gwen went home. Jim and Bernard played chess until well into the night. Bernard does live nearby. Amy Kraemer is ostensibly watching TV (she keeps turning it on and off) but really she's clearly keeping an eye on her son.
The blue shape in the foreground isn't a puddle (though there was one there for a while after Jim's work colleague Kirby Finnegan played a prank on Henry Lambert, the father of that numerous family; Bernard says Jim is better to make friends with real teens than with adults who behave like teens!). The blue thing is the back of Jim's AOD Disco Dining Chair, where he sits when he's using his computer.
BMX Bike
Jim and Gwen are just leaving to go on an outing to buy clothes and eat out at the Community Park restaurant. The streetlight and the "City Dwellers 'Dims'" bollard-type light behind the hedge were originally placed on the invisible driveway, as you can see in the earlier picture of the house at night, but they had to be moved to the right as shown to enable Jim to actually use the bike. The "required object", the Measure of a Sim artist's lay figure, is clearly visible through the window next to the easel.
------ oooooooo ------
Andrew let me off with a verbal reprimand. He said he'd regard it as "negligence" rather than "incompetence", because "incompetence" would imply that I couldn't do better, whereas he knows, and I know, that I can do a lot better if I only pull myself together and get myself properly organised. It would be a good start if I made a point of making my bed as soon as I get up every morning like he does.
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Well I'm sorry that took me so long. The weather here was beautiful for a few days. In Scotland when the temperature gets into the 20's Centigrade/Celsius (the 70's Fahrenheit) you really don't want to spend the day sitting at the computer! Once the official contest thread was closed, I felt I could go out and enjoy the sunshine, and post when the weather returned to its usual cool mediocrity. @CatherineTCJD , I'm sure it's very different to Florida, but possibly (at least on the east coast) a little drier than Seattle. Last month was the wettest June on record, so not really typical.
I'd love to know what the rest of you think of Jim's new house. It's by far the biggest and most expensive Sims' residence that I've tried to build.
I wonder if I'm the only one continuing to play the contest 'hood. I made it a new 'hood rather than a sub-hood of Veronaville mainly because I know my Veronavillians already have a strong sense of civic pride, and I wanted to see if we could develop community spirit somewhere new.
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20th Jul 2017 at 5:53 PM
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Andrew, I am glad that pic inspired you ! This is as interesting as that old-fashioned gable on the modern house
I have added the families I built for to my existing hood, but in a subhood I named Jo's village. The Walters and the Rodneys have twins, so they had to change their houses a bit
Windows 10 and the Ultimate Collection
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=568275
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=614833
I have added the families I built for to my existing hood, but in a subhood I named Jo's village. The Walters and the Rodneys have twins, so they had to change their houses a bit
Windows 10 and the Ultimate Collection
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=568275
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=614833
#5
21st Jul 2017 at 4:04 PM
Quote: Originally posted by AndrewGloria
...The weather here was beautiful for a few days. In Scotland when the temperature gets into the 20's Centigrade/Celsius (the 70's Fahrenheit) you really don't want to spend the day sitting at the computer! Once the official contest thread was closed, I felt I could go out and enjoy the sunshine, and post when the weather returned to its usual cool mediocrity... |
That sounds perfect to me! It was sooooo HOT yesterday - and we were out in it all day. UGH! It was my Mom's 77th birthday, and she wanted to eat dinner in Germany at EPCOT - so that's where we spent the day. (Hubster is a cast member, so we get in for free - YAY ) ...anywho - it rained in the evening, and when it stopped it was down to 71F. It was glorious!!! We drove home with the windows down and almost got chilly. Perfect!
Now (11:00 am) it's hot again (94F so far for today) *sigh*
This build is quite interesting; thank you for sharing it with us! It's a Verona-esque Falling Water It looks like a very accessible lot to play too. Good job!
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#6
22nd Jul 2017 at 6:02 PM
Haha, I love that you made a thread for the contest, AndrewGloria. I'm sure many families were made (if not only for testing purposes) and are still being played. I have a hard decision with my families. I made them in a whole new CC-free game, and so I'm not sure I will take the time to play them, but I would love to integrate them into my CC filled game. Since I'm 99.9% sure there is no way to move them, I would have to remake them and I'm just not sure I want to take the time to do that (right now), so that makes me sad.
I like that your Evans home has that HUGE pool on it. I also think it's kind of neat how it looks like they kept the entryway of the home, but tore down the rest to make it modern. Like house fusion instead of food fusion, ya know? I also see you're a fan of big spaces and bold colors. Makes it a good party pad!
I like that your Evans home has that HUGE pool on it. I also think it's kind of neat how it looks like they kept the entryway of the home, but tore down the rest to make it modern. Like house fusion instead of food fusion, ya know? I also see you're a fan of big spaces and bold colors. Makes it a good party pad!
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22nd Jul 2017 at 11:34 PM
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Ohh ... and I can copy and paste the list of tips we learned from that contest (provided I can find the post number). Hold one ...
This is a WIP, since I'll have to re copy-and -paste, and I'm in-between doing things at the moment. The post numbers refer to the posts in the contest.
FINISHED! I hope!
As for the lots, I was so happy with my community art center until I realized that it was too large for the space where it was supposed to go! I'll have to build something else. Oops. But my Sims do like the lot ... unfortunately, though, sans toddlers and pets. Sorry, jo!
I still wish I could put my hippies in my good hood (cloned Sims, of course ... not the originals!), but when I posted a question about how to do them thoroughly correctly here, I was told that I should have made them in a fresh hood. Or something? I am a little confused. I thought I was doing things correctly. So for now, my Rhodes clones are packaged somewhere.
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RIP Sunni ... truly a ray of light.
This is a WIP, since I'll have to re copy-and -paste, and I'm in-between doing things at the moment. The post numbers refer to the posts in the contest.
- Getting pictures to show up in the first place ... joandsarah77, post #27.
- Photobucket can shrink pics ... maxon, post #67 (Note ... apparently, it also gets rid of pics! This was done before the PB nonsense occurred.
- Kanzen's basic contest hacks (post #403)
- Myst Angel's contest hacks (post #537)
- How to keep the lights on when the Mootilda mod doesn't work ... Sweet Mystre (post #551)
- Joandsarah77's advice on screenshots (post #564)
- Voeille's guide to keys (post #590)
- Mordant17 - the G Key and grid lines (post #629)
- Rosebine shows how to get different wording on the SPOILER button and other neat things (#717 ... also, http://modthesims.info/misc.php?do=...styleid=67#size)
- Phantomknight ... < and > on floors (#805 also, Greenplumbbob, #809). Also in #805 ... you can change the mailbox colors without CC.
- Huge Lunatic on changing sun direction (#806; also, http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/s...pic,8076.0.html)
- Gazania finds out what you can try if CC will not show up, whatever you attempt (editing user.Props file ... #906; also http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:GCCTSU3)
- Invisible fences ... yavannatw, Phaenoh, Rosebine ... Posts #1008 - 1010; also http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=593337 and http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=219292
- Sunflowers and Lupins don't attract butterflies ... Post #1176 (Peni Griffin)
- Using Criquette's hood deco shrubby hedge as a fence, Post # 1178 (Voielle)
- Butterflies and bees (Post #1210, Peni Griffin). May not see them at end of summer (gazania, post #1225) Note ... I've played in many hoods since, and never saw such a scarcity of butterflies than in that one hood! I still have no idea why so few came around.
- CFE arch problems (Posts #1271-1277. Gazania, MystAngel, Voeille, joandsarah77. Fixing weather issues ... MystAngel, Post #1275. How to get around the weirdness when taking pictures ... joandsarah77, Post #1277. Temporarily fixing them for pictures ... CatherineTCJD, Post #1283)
- Ramps for wheelchair access in Sim builds. Gazania, Post #1294, https://www.thesimsresource.com/dow...amp/id/812418// . Justpetro came up with a MUCH better one in Post #1295: http://www.all4sims.de/board/fileba...leid=5701&lim=0 . These, though, might be decorative. Phaenoh mentioned you can also use CFE to make a ramp: Post #1299. Be gentle while using CFE!
- Some plant CC. Gazania, Post #1314
- Cape Dutch styles. Justpetro, Post #1341 and 1344
- Some MTS lot upload tips ... Justpetro, Post #1399
- TheFlyingRacoon offers some tips about diapers and changing tables ... Post #1424
- Simfreq tips on interior and exterior design .. Post #1430
- Clicking on swatch tool in buy mode can also get rid of grid lines. Yavannatw, post #1439
- Peni Griffin offers some good tips re rejection. Post #1454
- Voeille offers some great gardening tips. Post #1521and #1534
- Or dark dirt under plants? You decide! Joandsarah77, scottiedaug, Voeille. Posts #1535-1538
- Some community lot tips (gazania) ... Post #1562
- Rotating floor tiles using . and ,keys (simsfreq) ... Post #1585. Also Voielle ... Post #1588. And size matters, at least in floor tiles. (simsfreq ... Post #1601)
- Whoward69 describes how to do a rooftop pool ... Post #1663. Phaenoh also gave some good info ... Post #1666X
- CatherineTCJD mentions how to build a base-game yurt ... Post #1691
- Peni Griffin's tips on lot budgets ... Post #1709
- Watch out for borders around sunflowers if you don't have Perfect Plants or equivalent ... gardeners can get huffy . Post #1755 (gazania)
- If Perfect Plants aren't your thing, there is this mod: http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=288772 . (Phaenoh ... Post #1757)
- Planters and accessibility. Joandsarah77 and SweetMystre (Post #1767)
- Stairs meeting in a corner (Glad to find THIS one again!) ... http://modthesims.info/t/357099. Thank you, whoward69, Post #1773
- Cool MystAngel building tips ... Post #1777
- Basic CFE: curved bridge. Joandsarah77, Post #1793. http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title...ridge_Tutorials
- KarenLorraine on userstartupcheat files ... Post #1794 (http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?tit...erstartup.cheat)
- Test diagonal objects to make sure they'll work. Some might not ... justpetro and joandsarah77, Post #1797 and Post #1798
- Simsfreq ... MikeInside tutorials (Post #1799, http://mikeinside.modthesims2.com/tutorials.html). Also more info by Phaenoh, Post #1808. Link to no-slope basement by V1nd1care, http://www.modthesims.info/m/journa...howentry&e=2662 . Lots of other tutorials in #1808 as well.
- More on userstartup cheats ... Voielle (Post #1806)
- Greenhouse walls are great for conservatories ... Voielle, Post #1813
- Three types of split-level houses. Gazania, Post #1826. One link for one type: http://carizzo08.livejournal.com/53004.html. The remaining picture was Photobucketed, unfortunately. I copied the picture ... the alternate split-level is in the picture below. Unfortunately, the Jonesi simple split link does not work on Simpearls. I'm not sure it's right to enclose the tutorial here, though. I managed to download it before BPS went belly-up, but doing something other than replacing Photobucketed pictures might be crossing the line.
- Maxon on OMSP's. http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=317716
- Phaenoh mentions Convert-a-Wall. (RIP, Mootilda). Post #1872. http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=327132
- Bathrooms. Many posters. Posts #1887-2902
- Whoward69 on recliners working on angles ... they don't. Post #1937. Most of the time they don't, anyway (CatherineTCJD, Post #1939)
- Justpetro gives link for recolored Maxis playground items, Post #1989. http://modthesims.info/d/562045
- Phanthomknight ... link to extracted sandpile. http://modthesims.info/d/499189. Post #2003
- Or ... playable sandbox, as mentioned by Phaenoh. Post #2005, http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=289853
- Or ... simsfreq mentions a whole bunch of links. Post #2008, http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=51438 . http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=362815 , http://modthesims.info/d/412635, http://decatsims2.blogspot.de/2016/...santa-2015.html , http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=327949
- Phantomknight's wavy roof ... Entry is Post #2024. method is Post #2026
- Joandsarah77 provides a link to parenting rooms for those who are clueless as to just what those are ... http://www.weekendnotes.com/top-par...th-river-perth/ (Post #2078)
- How to be able to put a roof on a 4th-floor room when you can't see any grids, Phaenoh, Post #2098
- CFE and windows. Phaenoh, Post #2161. Fix with unlevel walls ... CatherineTCJD, Post #2165
- Why are Maxis lot sizes different from the Info button lot sizes? Whoward69, Post #2208
- When expanding in Lot Adjuster, smooth and flatten edges, Peni Griffin, Post #2218. Phaenoh adds more info: Post #2231
- Too many plants can lag lots ... gazania, Post #2247
- How to keep Sims away from toddlers before they're scheduled to leave for a community lot ... notoddlerharrassment (Voielle ... Post #2261, keep the motives up, walk to lot, direct toddler to play and don't let them get too tired (Joandsarah77 ... Post #2263). Oh, and freewill=off. (whoward69, Post #2257)
- Scottiedoag succinctly describes how to make objects limited to residential lots available on community lots (Post #2265). Open Sim PE, look for OBJD data, open plug-in view, click raw data tab, find decimal, select community sort, change from 0 to 128. Or change lotzoning from residential to community and change back, but NOT if a lot is in live mode with Sims on the lot. (Joandsarah77, Post #2266)
- Non-gendered bathroom swing doors (Whoward69, Post #2274, http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=565785 and http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=592426). Non-gendered bathroom sign, plus elevator sign (Aysarth, Post #2280, http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=237108)
- OMSP Controller, (Whoward, Post #2292), http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=324383
- Be careful using LotAdjuster with a pool on the lot (simsfreq, Post #2309)
- Binning prototypes of lots before using Lot Adjuster (Joandsarah77, Post #2311), and/or packaging them first (gazania, Post #2312)
- Dummy walls. Joandsarah77, Post #2370. "A dummy level is a wall at 4 clicks high. So you draw it out and lower it with CFE. I find the simplest method for that is simply cover with floor tile,place modular stairs on top so it lowers that floor then smooth level with the terrain tool. Place and smooth until it's the 4 clicks height. (That is foundation or stage tool height) "
- Getting the camera to Sim Eye level. Joandsarah77, Post #2370. Whoward69, Post #2371, http://modthesims.info/showthread.p...410#post5118410 (Charmful).
- Covering a lattice foundation: Using a cornice (Voveille, Post #2381, using two M&G items) or Buggybooz CC from Nook Folly Flower (Garden) Border and the master from Nooks and Niches (gazania, Post #2389, 2392). Both will need some cheats, such as move_objects. Two different effects. Other uses from the BB sets.
- Whoward69 ... vertical blind link, Post #2395, http://modthesims.info/d/47208
- More on camera angles. Yavannatw, Post #2404, Voeille, Post #2407
- How to transport toddlers to lot if you can't use the dickhurt mod. AndrewGloria, Post #2434.
- Making one fountain with multiple Maxis small fountains, Voeille, Post #2439.
FINISHED! I hope!
As for the lots, I was so happy with my community art center until I realized that it was too large for the space where it was supposed to go! I'll have to build something else. Oops. But my Sims do like the lot ... unfortunately, though, sans toddlers and pets. Sorry, jo!
I still wish I could put my hippies in my good hood (cloned Sims, of course ... not the originals!), but when I posted a question about how to do them thoroughly correctly here, I was told that I should have made them in a fresh hood. Or something? I am a little confused. I thought I was doing things correctly. So for now, my Rhodes clones are packaged somewhere.
Thanks to ALL free-site creators, admins and mods.
RIP Sunni ... truly a ray of light.
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23rd Jul 2017 at 12:04 AM
Jo's village. Thanks petro. :D
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23rd Jul 2017 at 12:54 AM
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Gazania, all you have to do is run the clones through bodyshop before placing them in another neighborhood.
If you look at the SimPE clone file and the bodyshop clone file, you'll see that the first is much larger than the second. This is because there's more information in the SimPE package. What is this information? Well, if you put the SimPE clone into CAS, you'll find that it remembers all the outfits you chose for them when first creating them. If you put the bodyshop file into CAS, it will only remember the clothes the sim had on when you saved the package. Otherwise - we're not sure. And I believe there's anecdotal evidence that neighborhoods with SimPE clones in them show signs of corruption fairly soon. So it's best practices to place bodyshop clones rather than SimPE ones, to be sure that no unwanted data accompany it. You should never share a clone that hasn't been through bodyshop. If you want to use one yourself, well, that's personal choice and you do it at your own risk.
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If you look at the SimPE clone file and the bodyshop clone file, you'll see that the first is much larger than the second. This is because there's more information in the SimPE package. What is this information? Well, if you put the SimPE clone into CAS, you'll find that it remembers all the outfits you chose for them when first creating them. If you put the bodyshop file into CAS, it will only remember the clothes the sim had on when you saved the package. Otherwise - we're not sure. And I believe there's anecdotal evidence that neighborhoods with SimPE clones in them show signs of corruption fairly soon. So it's best practices to place bodyshop clones rather than SimPE ones, to be sure that no unwanted data accompany it. You should never share a clone that hasn't been through bodyshop. If you want to use one yourself, well, that's personal choice and you do it at your own risk.
Ugly is in the heart of the beholder.
(My simblr isSim Media Res . Widespot,Widespot RFD: The Subhood, and Land Grant University are all available here. In case you care.)
#10
23rd Jul 2017 at 1:52 AM
That's fine gazania, not everyone is as crazy about toddlers as I am.
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#11
23rd Jul 2017 at 8:06 AM
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Thank you, gazania, for that handy list
I have found that contests are often about helping each other; of sharing tips, and meeting new simmers!
Something special about this one though: there may have been one winner, but several stars were born. I really enjoy seeing the new creators uploading.
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http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=568275
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I have found that contests are often about helping each other; of sharing tips, and meeting new simmers!
Something special about this one though: there may have been one winner, but several stars were born. I really enjoy seeing the new creators uploading.
Windows 10 and the Ultimate Collection
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=568275
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=614833
#12
23rd Jul 2017 at 6:56 PM
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I'm still working on it. For some reason, there seems to be a traffic jam at the computer where I normally play my game! I fixed the links in the ones I posted, though.
I did like the newcomers' efforts as well. All of them were pretty darn good! And if my SDHB tests continue to prove fruitful, maybe I can finally join them. I admit to taking a break from testing. I actually wanted to ... err ... play my Sims 2 and 3 games and NOT think about building. That's pretty normal after one of my building frenzies.
Thanks to ALL free-site creators, admins and mods.
RIP Sunni ... truly a ray of light.
I did like the newcomers' efforts as well. All of them were pretty darn good! And if my SDHB tests continue to prove fruitful, maybe I can finally join them. I admit to taking a break from testing. I actually wanted to ... err ... play my Sims 2 and 3 games and NOT think about building. That's pretty normal after one of my building frenzies.
Thanks to ALL free-site creators, admins and mods.
RIP Sunni ... truly a ray of light.
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25th Jul 2017 at 3:48 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by AndrewGloria
There was a bit of a discussion in the Jones & Moltke design office about this job, especially about Mr. Evans wanting a modern house. Andrew's first response was, "I can't do modern." I said, "You're still a teenager. If you can't do modern, who can?" |
I love your house! I still can't get my game working properly so I can't finish my Elliot house.
Yours looks so cool. My Dayfdd Evans wants one (he's so fickle! lol)
Thanks for making the thread it should be interesting to see what folks are up to.
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25th Jul 2017 at 6:36 AM
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While I did make some Sims to go with the houses in the contest, I can't bear to move them in as the neighbourhood is a building one, so I'll have to copy the houses into another new neighbourhood and move them in (when I feel like playing Sims other than my regulars).
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Postscript: As a consequence of entering this contest I'm finding that my decorating skills have improved and when I enter the houses of old families I'm appalled at my previously lazy decorating - some sparsely decorated, some with mismatching walls, floors and furniture. I have a lot to do...
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Postscript: As a consequence of entering this contest I'm finding that my decorating skills have improved and when I enter the houses of old families I'm appalled at my previously lazy decorating - some sparsely decorated, some with mismatching walls, floors and furniture. I have a lot to do...
#15
31st Jul 2017 at 10:37 PM
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Sorry, folks. Real life absorbed me for a while, then for the fun of it, I did a kind of play-along and tried my hand at a small dance studio for the MTS theme just for fun the other day. More of an "How would I handle this?" than a serious upload. I just finished it yesterday, it's CC-d to the hilt, I playtested it for only one real-life day, and today is the last day to submit something and I would have no time to make any corrections (just made one when I last loaded the game, and am pretty darn sure I've missed some), and it's pretty simple in design. It was inspired by Sophie-David's Flamingo of Dance. Why, that Flamingo of Dance was screaming for a dance studio to put it in! While I know I won't get a badge, I found it fun to try to make a lot on my own to match the theme. I wouldn't be surprised if next month's theme provides fresh ideas. Maybe if I actually get myself together sometime and DON'T decide to do things at the last minute ...
Anywaaaay ... I've decided to try completing the "things we learned" list. I've passed Post #2000. I was looking for one of the tips for the dance studio, went to the list, and realized, "Crud. I didn't finish the list!" The last tip ended around post #2439, so I have a little more to go. I've had to fix a couple of links that aren't showing up for some reason, and re-post a Photobucketed picture. It was on another site, and I hope that the creator won't mind. I referenced the thread, and claim no involvement in this tutorial. It was just that all the other pictures had long disappeared, and I didn't want to lose the one that was left. I THINK I tried Wayback for the other pictures, but they didn't show up. If they did, I'll repost them. If Carizzo8 raises any objections, I will remove these pictures.
As for trying to recreate clones of my favorite older couple ... I thought I did it correctly the first time, but now, I'm not so sure. I absolutely didn't simply use the Sim PE info ... well, I did to make their clones in Body Shop, but I didn't simply plop the Sim PE files in the Saved Sims folder. Maybe I DID do it correctly. But when I read the bit about creating them in a fresh hood, I hesitated. I haven't done that in all the times I've cloned Sims, but I'm certainly no authority on non-corruptive measures. And with my proclivity for finding weird, little-known and even new ways to corrupt a hood, I MEAN I'm no authority. Many of the things I know are either in the Sims Wiki or things I found out the hard way!
I don't see lazy decorating when I see my older buildings, but I do smile at some of the things I did. I'll still use these buildings, but may revamp a couple. For instance, when I did a farmhouse some time ago (yes, I did one a while ago and forgot about it, but that particular contestant in this contest still did a better job!), I never knew the spiral stairs didn't have the routing issues that the straight ones did. As a result I'd .... errrr ... quietly stick a Targas elevation stair in there, thinking my Sims would get stuck. While I'll probably still use the Targas elevation stairs in a pinch, it appears I won't need them as much if I use a spiral staircase. That is nice to know. That might help me with a couple of other awkward stair situations in my buildings.
EDIT ... I finished that list! I think, anyway. I still assert that I've never seen so many tips from so many people in a contest. Wow.
Thanks to ALL free-site creators, admins and mods.
RIP Sunni ... truly a ray of light.
Anywaaaay ... I've decided to try completing the "things we learned" list. I've passed Post #2000. I was looking for one of the tips for the dance studio, went to the list, and realized, "Crud. I didn't finish the list!" The last tip ended around post #2439, so I have a little more to go. I've had to fix a couple of links that aren't showing up for some reason, and re-post a Photobucketed picture. It was on another site, and I hope that the creator won't mind. I referenced the thread, and claim no involvement in this tutorial. It was just that all the other pictures had long disappeared, and I didn't want to lose the one that was left. I THINK I tried Wayback for the other pictures, but they didn't show up. If they did, I'll repost them. If Carizzo8 raises any objections, I will remove these pictures.
As for trying to recreate clones of my favorite older couple ... I thought I did it correctly the first time, but now, I'm not so sure. I absolutely didn't simply use the Sim PE info ... well, I did to make their clones in Body Shop, but I didn't simply plop the Sim PE files in the Saved Sims folder. Maybe I DID do it correctly. But when I read the bit about creating them in a fresh hood, I hesitated. I haven't done that in all the times I've cloned Sims, but I'm certainly no authority on non-corruptive measures. And with my proclivity for finding weird, little-known and even new ways to corrupt a hood, I MEAN I'm no authority. Many of the things I know are either in the Sims Wiki or things I found out the hard way!
I don't see lazy decorating when I see my older buildings, but I do smile at some of the things I did. I'll still use these buildings, but may revamp a couple. For instance, when I did a farmhouse some time ago (yes, I did one a while ago and forgot about it, but that particular contestant in this contest still did a better job!), I never knew the spiral stairs didn't have the routing issues that the straight ones did. As a result I'd .... errrr ... quietly stick a Targas elevation stair in there, thinking my Sims would get stuck. While I'll probably still use the Targas elevation stairs in a pinch, it appears I won't need them as much if I use a spiral staircase. That is nice to know. That might help me with a couple of other awkward stair situations in my buildings.
EDIT ... I finished that list! I think, anyway. I still assert that I've never seen so many tips from so many people in a contest. Wow.
Thanks to ALL free-site creators, admins and mods.
RIP Sunni ... truly a ray of light.
#16
31st Jul 2017 at 11:48 PM
Talking of babies and toddlers, we are about to have a new theme go up. Hint-hint.
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~Call me Jo~
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31st Jul 2017 at 11:52 PM
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I somehow make nicer roofs now Not the type that will get everyone cheering, but they really look better than before Seems as if I am mastering the art of the mix and match roof. I have tried it before - often - so apparently one needs practice - it really seems to be easier now, and I am sure this contest helped a lot!
Windows 10 and the Ultimate Collection
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=568275
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=614833
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http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=568275
http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=614833
#18
31st Jul 2017 at 11:57 PM
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A toddler lot? (Remembers parenting rooms .... )
I considered for five minutes transforming my tiny dancing studio into a toddler dance studio, but I think that's really stretching it! The Flamingo does allow toddlers to get dance skills. Still stretching things. If I need a parenting room, though, I could make a really huge one if I remove one bathroom, enlarge the other, change the dressing rooms into the main parenting room, make the waiting area more toddler-friendly ....
NO, gazania! You CANNOT do this! No no no ....
But, but ... I could arrange the Flamingo to do a Mommy/Daddy and me session in the morning, and then parents could use it by themselves in the evening, and ... all I would have to do is fix a couple of rooms, and .... and ... I know what parenting rooms look like now, and ...
Slaps mind. NO!
Or ... maybe? I'd have to strip more CC, but if I opened it in a vanilla hood ...
Sorry. I like lot building, and other than a day care center or playground, a toddler lot is drawing a blank.
Thanks to ALL free-site creators, admins and mods.
RIP Sunni ... truly a ray of light.
I considered for five minutes transforming my tiny dancing studio into a toddler dance studio, but I think that's really stretching it! The Flamingo does allow toddlers to get dance skills. Still stretching things. If I need a parenting room, though, I could make a really huge one if I remove one bathroom, enlarge the other, change the dressing rooms into the main parenting room, make the waiting area more toddler-friendly ....
NO, gazania! You CANNOT do this! No no no ....
But, but ... I could arrange the Flamingo to do a Mommy/Daddy and me session in the morning, and then parents could use it by themselves in the evening, and ... all I would have to do is fix a couple of rooms, and .... and ... I know what parenting rooms look like now, and ...
Slaps mind. NO!
Or ... maybe? I'd have to strip more CC, but if I opened it in a vanilla hood ...
Sorry. I like lot building, and other than a day care center or playground, a toddler lot is drawing a blank.
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RIP Sunni ... truly a ray of light.
#19
1st Aug 2017 at 12:22 AM
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I can imagine a row of dancing toddlers Lovely.
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#20
1st Aug 2017 at 12:26 AM
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And with a bit of work, it could have the flexibility I crave when building lots. All ages could use it, but with a re-working or two, it could include toddlers as well, though I'm not sure how I can close everyone but toddlers and parents out of a room ... I would have to use Visitor Controller for that one.
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RIP Sunni ... truly a ray of light.
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RIP Sunni ... truly a ray of light.
#21
1st Aug 2017 at 2:02 AM
I am currently building a day care centre, but more wouldn't hurt. There are currently none uploaded in the sims 2 section!
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#22
1st Aug 2017 at 3:04 AM
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Ganzia, thank you for the list of things you all learned. It will be a great reference post for newbies like me.
I am a TERRIBLE builder. Seriously, I am a *gag that is soooo boring* type of builder. Admittedly, watching you all build such beautiful, creative and elaborate structures was really intimidating. But it also spurred me into wanting to learn how to do better with my own homes. I'd better learn quick, 'cause pretty soon my Sims are going to get tired of sleeping in a lean-to or tent, or on a log, hammock or cot under the stars and are gonna start wishing they had walls and a roof.
So many things to learn; so few brain cells to process the info needed to learn things!
Shipwreck Island
I am a TERRIBLE builder. Seriously, I am a *gag that is soooo boring* type of builder. Admittedly, watching you all build such beautiful, creative and elaborate structures was really intimidating. But it also spurred me into wanting to learn how to do better with my own homes. I'd better learn quick, 'cause pretty soon my Sims are going to get tired of sleeping in a lean-to or tent, or on a log, hammock or cot under the stars and are gonna start wishing they had walls and a roof.
So many things to learn; so few brain cells to process the info needed to learn things!
Shipwreck Island
#23
1st Aug 2017 at 4:00 AM
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Hmmm .... thinking about this, I dunno. I might pass on this.
Simply converting the dance studio to include toddlers is probably not going to be enough to satisfy the theme. I don't want to compete with joandsarah77. While I can think of other activities, no matter how I slice things, there is going to be a heap of CC, even if I go Maxis-only on the structure.
I might do another play-along with the intent to convert it to a child's lot once the theme is done. It's not that there isn't stuff for toddlers to do. It's just that unless I use a lot of CC, I doubt I can make something a little more unusual. I could try for a limited list, I guess. And who knows ... this contest has taught me that sometimes, you can come up with some unusual ideas! I'm deleting the dance studio pictures for now on this thread.
Thanks to ALL free-site creators, admins and mods.
RIP Sunni ... truly a ray of light.
Simply converting the dance studio to include toddlers is probably not going to be enough to satisfy the theme. I don't want to compete with joandsarah77. While I can think of other activities, no matter how I slice things, there is going to be a heap of CC, even if I go Maxis-only on the structure.
I might do another play-along with the intent to convert it to a child's lot once the theme is done. It's not that there isn't stuff for toddlers to do. It's just that unless I use a lot of CC, I doubt I can make something a little more unusual. I could try for a limited list, I guess. And who knows ... this contest has taught me that sometimes, you can come up with some unusual ideas! I'm deleting the dance studio pictures for now on this thread.
Thanks to ALL free-site creators, admins and mods.
RIP Sunni ... truly a ray of light.
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1st Aug 2017 at 8:57 AM
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Has the theme been published yet, for I can't seem to find it? And it is not a competition, @gazania - monthly themes are not judged or anything, it does, however, motivate creators to create something.
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http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=614833
#25
1st Aug 2017 at 9:34 AM
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"Competition" is the wrong word. I'd just rather not do something if I know someone else is going to do it.
And I'm sure we'll be seeing something soon!
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RIP Sunni ... truly a ray of light.
And I'm sure we'll be seeing something soon!
Thanks to ALL free-site creators, admins and mods.
RIP Sunni ... truly a ray of light.
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