Mod The Sims - Invisible Speaker Recolours

Astrognash

Instructor

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#2

18th Oct 2009 at 2:45 AM

Very nice. I don't have a use for it now, but I could see this being extremely handy, especially for movies!

joninmobile

Banned

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#3

18th Oct 2009 at 6:10 AM

Wow now this is great! I had some doubts about the usefulness of invisible recolors of things, but this makes perfect sense actually. The other things are pretty much useless. Great job on this, hope to see more from you!

Psychosim

Top Secret Researcher

#4

18th Oct 2009 at 3:20 PM

yeah, it makes so much sense, I wonder why noone else had this idea before! Thanks for thinking of it and sharing!

PS: Maybe you could add a tipp to your post in case one is totally lost where the invisible speakers have been placed: Starting the game with you recolors removed from the downloads folder will make them visible.

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ilikefishfood

Field Researcher

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#5

18th Oct 2009 at 5:09 PM

Great idea! Thanks.

Almighty Hat

Lab Assistant

#6

18th Oct 2009 at 6:31 PM

Normally I just hide 'em behind pillars or in trees, but now I'll only have to do that with the non-recolorable ones! Thanks!

NixNivis

Gone Fishin'

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#7

18th Oct 2009 at 6:31 PM

Brilliant idea! I try to put the speakers when I don't want them to be visible, but this is of course much, much better.

I can't believe nobody has though of this before - it's a good thing you did!

psychosim0, you can always aim for the blue music effect if you've lost your speakers...

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jennelle970

Test Subject

#8

18th Oct 2009 at 8:24 PM

Great Idea!! Thank you

Sophie-David

Theorist

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#9

19th Oct 2009 at 1:01 AM

Thank you all for the encouragement!

Yes, the visual effects are a dead giveway to where the speakers actually are.

Guardgian

Mad Poster

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#10

19th Oct 2009 at 7:09 AM

Fantastic and so useful idea ! Thanks a ton for sharing

WooT, I love it !

Claeric

Banned

#11

19th Oct 2009 at 6:51 PM

It always blows my mind when someone manages something so simple. That is to say that it's such an amazingly basic idea, but the rest of us were too stupid to think of it!

Hell, I only JUST realized that the radio and these speakers can be used to create constant atmospheric noise/music.

Psychosim

Top Secret Researcher

#12

20th Oct 2009 at 1:56 PM

You're not wrong, but nontheless the blue music effect isn't a giveaway if one has Numenors effect remover mod...

Though of course your tip could as well be "start the game without numenors mod" instead of what I suggested first.

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Sophie-David

Theorist

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#13

20th Oct 2009 at 4:39 PM

Guardgian and Claeric - I'm pleased you will find this project useful.

psychosim0 - yes, either method would work if you got stuck, wouldn't it? Otherwise I have a mental image of clicking all over the place trying to find that annoying speaker!

Sophie-David

Theorist

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#14

11th Jan 2010 at 11:37 PM

Invisible Speaker Recolours: Smaller Filesize Update

I have now reposted these recolours with a saving of about 30% in filesize. Since they were already very small this really is a trivial update, but I thought I'd better confess to my obsessiveness!

asphirty

Lab Assistant

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#15

9th May 2010 at 2:47 PM

Thank you... these will come in handy =) I hated those ugly speakers but my Sims world will be a better place thanks to you!!!

Sophie-David

Theorist

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#16

9th May 2010 at 6:31 PM

Thank you, that's very encouraging!

mari jo

Test Subject

#17

4th Aug 2010 at 8:34 PM

How come there aren't any invisible recolors for the BV speakers?

Sophie-David

Theorist

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#18

5th Aug 2010 at 3:32 PM

Quote: Originally posted by mari jo

How come there aren't any invisible recolors for the BV speakers?

From Post #1:

Quote:

The remaining wall speakers were either not recolourable or had portions that were not recolourable and therefore could not be made invisible in this way.

xmgirl

Field Researcher

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#19

23rd Aug 2010 at 8:58 PM

thanks sophie

xmgirl

Field Researcher

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#20

23rd Aug 2010 at 9:05 PM

i always wondered when on university why there was music out of walls! you gave me a answer

Sophie-David

Theorist

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#21

23rd Aug 2010 at 9:51 PM

You're welcome, xmgirl.

haphazard helena

Lab Assistant

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#22

29th Nov 2010 at 1:08 PM

Wow, this is a wonderful idea! Thanks so much, Sophie-David! I've only just discovered the custom radio ability on Sims 2 (ahem, for providing atmospheric Andrew Lloyd Webberness for my Phantom Sims). Now my Sims can listen to the 'Music of the Night' without appearing as though the mysterious Opera Ghost has a part-time spot on 'Pimp My Lair'...;P

Sophie-David

Theorist

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#23

30th Nov 2010 at 12:53 AM

Quote: Originally posted by haphazard helena

Wow, this is a wonderful idea! Thanks so much, Sophie-David! I've only just discovered the custom radio ability on Sims 2 (ahem, for providing atmospheric Andrew Lloyd Webberness for my Phantom Sims). Now my Sims can listen to the 'Music of the Night' without appearing as though the mysterious Opera Ghost has a part-time spot on 'Pimp My Lair'...;P