Cerulean Talon / Content / Tutorials / Sims 2

Author: Cerulean Talon | Posted Nov 13, 2008

Do you want to build a domed pavilion, but they look to daunting? I believe I have the solution. This method has quite a few steps, but they are not complicated and the results are very worth the effort.

Author: Cerulean Talon | Posted Apr 17, 2008

This tutorial will show you how easy it is to organize those special downloaded sets &/or meshes so that it is easy to find each item in a particular set without having to look through dozens and dozens of individual objects, walls, floors, etc

Author: Cerulean Talon | Posted Mar 16, 2008

Tired of your old CAS house's look? Want your Sims to be created in a beautiful -- or ugly room? Note: If you have Seasons you may end up with sick Sims. "One way around this is to use the Base Game Starter Pro (free) from MTS2 and create your new CAS without the Seasons EP loaded," Moonlitmaiden

Author: Cerulean Talon | Posted Jan 30, 2008

You have worked hard on your custom ‘Hood and it looks nothing like that original, featureless screenshot. Why should that beautiful neighborhood not look like it currently does? I am going to show you how to that can be changed in this 7-step tutorial.

Author: Cerulean Talon | Posted Dec 17, 2007

Whether you wish to build a community or residential lot by making an addition to an elegant mansion or for those community park cookouts, this tutorial will aid in building an attractive pavilion, atrium, lobby, foyer, reception area, vestibule or porch.

Author: Cerulean Talon | Posted Oct 26, 2007

Several wonderful neighborhoods come with your game and are picturesque, but possibly none of them fit what you truly want or need for your Sims’ city life -- or maybe you, like me,have filled them up and don’t want to delete your existing homes. Here you will learn to make your own neighborhood.

Author: Cerulean Talon | Posted Oct 12, 2007

Learn, in a very few steps, to play your TheSims™2 game in a window on your desktop. No more wasting time minimizing and maximizing. Chat, download, and play at the same time. Set your desktop icon to window and play full screen through your Start/Programs listing - or the other way around.

Author: Cerulean Talon | Posted Aug 20, 2007

This tutorial will teach you 2 easy methods for lowering walls to any height desired whether for a unique or realistic look in your building project. For this tutorial we are making a gazebo-styled building, but the logistics work the same with normal buildings simply by not adding the decking foundation to the top of each wall (level). I figure there are never too many ways offered to do any given project.

Author: Cerulean Talon | Posted Jun 22, 2007

Making multi-level basements is quick, easy and adds a lot more living and space to your residential and community lots

Author: Cerulean Talon | Posted May 5, 2007

Personalizing your Collections folders can make finding object-sets so much easier. Here I will give you what I think is a fairly simple method.

Author: Cerulean Talon | Posted Mar 27, 2007

Building an attached garage onto a home with a foundation or basement makes most houses look more realistic. **Note: In step 5 you will be using the leveling tool to drag from the foundation to the farthest corner of the garage wall (see picture).

Author: Cerulean Talon | Posted Dec 15, 2006

Make lovely buildings and features on your Sims’ lots by using the lattice foundation tools.

Author: Cerulean Talon | Posted Nov 26, 2006

In as little as 7 steps you can build a beautiful basement of any size with walls that you can wallpaper and hang decorative items. (NO tricky cheats involved.)

Author: Cerulean Talon | Posted Nov 7, 2006

This updated/revised tutorial will take you through the step-by-step means by which your will be able to make your very own live-in Sims maid and/or butler.

Author: Cerulean Talon | Posted Oct 25, 2006

Whether room on your lot is at a premium, or for just a style feature, having an underground garage with attached basement is totally and complete radical. I’ve found a fun and easy way to make one. You can always change the garage doors and wallpaper.

Author: Cerulean Talon | Posted Oct 13, 2006

Make a Grand Staircase entrance (or a way to get to the second floor) of your mansion something spectacular. You can even change the wallpaper, steps and rails at any time on your staircase. **NOTE: STEP 7 SHOULD READ "EXACTLY 8 clicks".***

Author: Cerulean Talon | Posted Oct 9, 2006

*WORKS BEST WITH JUST THE SIMS2 - NO EXPANSIONS* This tutorial will take you through the step-by-step means by which your will be able to make your very own live-in Sims maid and/or butler. (You can actually have both.)