Cyclonesue Blog The Sims Resource Blogs2008-08-01T12:03:10Zhttp://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cyclonesue/blogCyclonesuehttp://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cyclonesue/blog http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cyclonesue/comments/?blogID=8220 2008-08-01T12:03:10Z Who would have thought it?! Well, nobody actually, least of all me! Compared to a lot of artists, it's not a colossal number, but it is huge to me and it's you I thank for continuing to download from me despite my lack of taste and style. Even if you DO only download out of sympathy! Thank you everyone! And I hope you enjoy my latest pretty set of rowhouse doors and windows to mark the occasion!

Who would have thought it?! Well, nobody actually, least of all me! Compared to a lot of artists, it's not a colossal number, but it is huge to me and it's you I thank for continuing to download from me despite my lack of taste and style. Even if you DO only download out of sympathy! Thank you everyone! And I hope you enjoy my latest pretty set of rowhouse doors and windows to mark the occasion!

http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cyclonesue/comments/?blogID=8146 2008-07-22T21:32:10Z <image style="float:left;" src="http://isp.ibibi.com/images/scaled/w-250h-189-667934.jpg" vspace=5 hspace=10>Due to a problem with with a file on one of the TSR servers, some people were downloading a corrupted version of this swing which was crashing their games. This has been found and fixed, and if you were one of the unlucky ones, then you will be able to download the fixed version. The set is completely free from tomorrow (23rd July) so you won't lose out if your subscription has expired. <strong>Download from here:</strong> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/sims2/sets/objects/667934/">Weighing Hoist Swing</a> <strong>How do I know if the swing is causing my crashes?</strong> The crash occurs only when you select the game catalog's Miscellaneous/Children section (in the same place that the Maxis swing is located). If you try to select anything in this part of the catalog, the game crashes to desktop if the file you were unlucky enough to be served with the corrupted file. If you experience this crash, you need to redownload the swing. <strong>I'm getting this crash - how can I find the swing in my Downloads folder?</strong> The file is named 'cyclonesue_swing_weighingHoist_MESH.package'. Replace with an up-to-date version from the link above, or simply delete the swing from your Downloads folder. <strong>Do I have to redownload the recolours too?</strong> No, though it won't do any harm if you do by mistake. Only the mesh file was at fault. <strong>I have always been able to use the swing - do I have to redownload?</strong> No, if you can click on the swing in the catalog, then your version is fine. Nothing has changed with the file. I have simply reuploaded the same file to force the TSR servers to replace the corrupted version on one of our servers. <strong>So, who sorted out your mess THIS time?!</strong> Oh, so many to credit! Sceeters02, Figaro_black, MsBarrows, TabbyLou, swmeek, deagh - and lots of other people who willingly tested and reported a yay or nay on whether the swing caused a crash. A particularly special mention goes to MsBarrows who found the cause though. She noticed that the corrupt version was a larger file size and the internal coding was all gibberish. So if you happen to feel at all grateful for this piece of tat I made, DO please thank her for saving the day! <strong>Why has the name changed - is this a different swing?!</strong> No, I just got it all wrong as usual. The filename hasn't changed, so redownloading will overwrite the corrupted version properly, but I've changed its name on the screen. <strong>Why?</strong> Because it's not a weighing hoist. It's a crane. <strong>So why did you call it a Weighing Hoist?</strong> I DON'T KNOW!!!!!! Probably just to make you ask questions! <strong>I want to rank you as the worst-ever Sims creator. How do I go about that?</strong> Go away.

Due to a problem with with a file on one of the TSR servers, some people were downloading a corrupted version of this swing which was crashing their games. This has been found and fixed, and if you were one of the unlucky ones, then you will be able to download the fixed version. The set is completely free from tomorrow (23rd July) so you won't lose out if your subscription has expired. Download from here: Weighing Hoist Swing How do I know if the swing is causing my crashes? The crash occurs only when you select the game catalog's Miscellaneous/Children section (in the same place that the Maxis swing is located). If you try to select anything in this part of the catalog, the game crashes to desktop if the file you were unlucky enough to be served with the corrupted file. If you experience this crash, you need to redownload the swing. I'm getting this crash - how can I find the swing in my Downloads folder? The file is named 'cyclonesue_swing_weighingHoist_MESH.package'. Replace with an up-to-date version from the link above, or simply delete the swing from your Downloads folder. Do I have to redownload the recolours too? No, though it won't do any harm if you do by mistake. Only the mesh file was at fault. I have always been able to use the swing - do I have to redownload? No, if you can click on the swing in the catalog, then your version is fine. Nothing has changed with the file. I have simply reuploaded the same file to force the TSR servers to replace the corrupted version on one of our servers. So, who sorted out your mess THIS time?! Oh, so many to credit! Sceeters02, Figaro_black, MsBarrows, TabbyLou, swmeek, deagh - and lots of other people who willingly tested and reported a yay or nay on whether the swing caused a crash. A particularly special mention goes to MsBarrows who found the cause though. She noticed that the corrupt version was a larger file size and the internal coding was all gibberish. So if you happen to feel at all grateful for this piece of tat I made, DO please thank her for saving the day! Why has the name changed - is this a different swing?! No, I just got it all wrong as usual. The filename hasn't changed, so redownloading will overwrite the corrupted version properly, but I've changed its name on the screen. Why? Because it's not a weighing hoist. It's a crane. So why did you call it a Weighing Hoist? I DON'T KNOW!!!!!! Probably just to make you ask questions! I want to rank you as the worst-ever Sims creator. How do I go about that? Go away.

http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cyclonesue/comments/?blogID=7863 2008-06-19T01:08:51Z Yes, I'm sorry. The pointless-tat-machine (that's me, by the way) has not been outputting the usual quantity of late. Other than some not-me-at-all pretty lots, I've been unable to produce that much due to real-life time-hogs (like work - booooo, hiss). I have some lovely slum windows that I'm dying to submit, but that set is not quite finished yet. I will do as soon as I have more time. Of course, if there is anyone out there who can pay me stupidly huge amounts of money for sitting on my posterior all day instead of joining in the grind and toil of work, please do reply! You have NO idea how much I'm longing to hear from you!!!

Yes, I'm sorry. The pointless-tat-machine (that's me, by the way) has not been outputting the usual quantity of late. Other than some not-me-at-all pretty lots, I've been unable to produce that much due to real-life time-hogs (like work - booooo, hiss). I have some lovely slum windows that I'm dying to submit, but that set is not quite finished yet. I will do as soon as I have more time. Of course, if there is anyone out there who can pay me stupidly huge amounts of money for sitting on my posterior all day instead of joining in the grind and toil of work, please do reply! You have NO idea how much I'm longing to hear from you!!!

http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cyclonesue/comments/?blogID=7573 2008-06-01T02:56:55Z Yep, I finally got off my butt and uploaded the set! And sure, I'll see about uploading the pictured house too for those who'd like it. I'm glad that it IS a house this time - I'm rather good at building front walls and that's it when it comes to taking screenshots for meshes! Thanks again for your comments - hope you enjoy the arches! :-D

Yep, I finally got off my butt and uploaded the set! And sure, I'll see about uploading the pictured house too for those who'd like it. I'm glad that it IS a house this time - I'm rather good at building front walls and that's it when it comes to taking screenshots for meshes! Thanks again for your comments - hope you enjoy the arches! :-D

http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cyclonesue/comments/?blogID=7552 2008-05-18T04:06:48Z The arches are very nearly ready at last! As usual, my previous blog entry is the cyclonesue-classic example of over-promising and under-delivering. Anyway, just the narrowest 1-tile arch to sort out (it's a tad too wide for the tile still), and then I'm ready to upload! Anyway, I'm very sorry about the delay <strong>and a huge thank-you for the fabulous comments you've left!</strong> <center> <img src="http://isc.thesimsresource.com/images/misc/blogImages_7075.jpg" width=400 /><br><b>More testing!</b></center> Unfortunately, I wasted a couple of extra weeks remaking the meshes from scratch when I realised I was going to have a wall-alignment problem (I want the arches to fit into flat walls seamlessly too). But all my remakes proved unnecessary (and wrong too!) - but had I kept a backup of the old?! Oh no, of COURSE not... <center> <img src="http://isc.thesimsresource.com/images/misc/blogImages_7076.jpg" width=400 /><br><b>Use alone, or seamless join with neighbouring walls</b></center> Anyway, I've found a good way of making the arches suitable for both stand-alone and blending into a wall, so all is well once again. An upload will follow as soon as I finish the screenshots!

The arches are very nearly ready at last! As usual, my previous blog entry is the cyclonesue-classic example of over-promising and under-delivering. Anyway, just the narrowest 1-tile arch to sort out (it's a tad too wide for the tile still), and then I'm ready to upload! Anyway, I'm very sorry about the delay and a huge thank-you for the fabulous comments you've left! More testing! Unfortunately, I wasted a couple of extra weeks remaking the meshes from scratch when I realised I was going to have a wall-alignment problem (I want the arches to fit into flat walls seamlessly too). But all my remakes proved unnecessary (and wrong too!) - but had I kept a backup of the old?! Oh no, of COURSE not... Use alone, or seamless join with neighbouring walls Anyway, I've found a good way of making the arches suitable for both stand-alone and blending into a wall, so all is well once again. An upload will follow as soon as I finish the screenshots!

http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cyclonesue/comments/?blogID=7421 2008-05-06T02:45:13Z I've made some arches [insert-bored-applause-here] that actually aren't arches. Well, they ARE, but just decorative objects (not doorways). Because they're decorative, they can be lined up with or without building walls, and can be used to make tunnels and walkways, and Sims can still walk beneath them... <center> <img src="http://isc.thesimsresource.com/images/misc/blogImages_6992.jpg" /></center> I send huge thanks to AnoeskaB who rescued these arches (and me) from my Recycle Bin. I had spent a couple of weeks trying to find out how to prevent the arches being plunged in dark shadow when a floor tile was placed above them. Naturally, I did not solve this at all, but Anoeska did - and I'm very, very grateful indeed!

I've made some arches [insert-bored-applause-here] that actually aren't arches. Well, they ARE, but just decorative objects (not doorways). Because they're decorative, they can be lined up with or without building walls, and can be used to make tunnels and walkways, and Sims can still walk beneath them... I send huge thanks to AnoeskaB who rescued these arches (and me) from my Recycle Bin. I had spent a couple of weeks trying to find out how to prevent the arches being plunged in dark shadow when a floor tile was placed above them. Naturally, I did not solve this at all, but Anoeska did - and I'm very, very grateful indeed!

http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cyclonesue/comments/?blogID=7170 2008-04-16T01:13:21Z One change I was admittedly totally negative about at TSR was the fact that builders who used FA creations in their submitted lots were suddenly having their lots locked as subscriber-only. That sucked; as one of the founders of TSRAA, the whole point was that lot builders could use TSRAA-marked work without worry or concern, without having to worry about giving credit and all that tosh... Well, a huge, huge thanks to TSR who've given this a rethink and will no longer be locking your lots if you should ever use TSRAA items made by FAs. <strong>And ALL my stuff is TSRAA - even if I've forgotten to mark it as TSRAA.</strong> Use it freely in your lots - no need to ask first. Recolour my rubbishy meshes too, again, no need to ask. Please do as you like. That means you have NO excuse now not to use my reinforced steel girders and my dirty toilets sets! There'll be none of this pitiful "Oh Sue, you know I WOULD, but my lot would be subscriber-only..." nonsense any longer! Ha! You're cornered now, and I will be watching! You have been warned!

One change I was admittedly totally negative about at TSR was the fact that builders who used FA creations in their submitted lots were suddenly having their lots locked as subscriber-only. That sucked; as one of the founders of TSRAA, the whole point was that lot builders could use TSRAA-marked work without worry or concern, without having to worry about giving credit and all that tosh... Well, a huge, huge thanks to TSR who've given this a rethink and will no longer be locking your lots if you should ever use TSRAA items made by FAs. And ALL my stuff is TSRAA - even if I've forgotten to mark it as TSRAA. Use it freely in your lots - no need to ask first. Recolour my rubbishy meshes too, again, no need to ask. Please do as you like. That means you have NO excuse now not to use my reinforced steel girders and my dirty toilets sets! There'll be none of this pitiful "Oh Sue, you know I WOULD, but my lot would be subscriber-only..." nonsense any longer! Ha! You're cornered now, and I will be watching! You have been warned!

http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cyclonesue/comments/?blogID=7171 2008-04-15T00:35:08Z Yes, I know. I KNOW ALREADY! I will empty my PM In-box shortly. I promise! Sorry!

Yes, I know. I KNOW ALREADY! I will empty my PM In-box shortly. I promise! Sorry!

http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cyclonesue/comments/?blogID=6832 2008-03-15T01:15:13Z <div style="float:left"><center><a href="http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cyclonesue/downloads/sims2/sets/objects/676747/" target="_blank"><img src="http://isp.ibibi.com/images/scaled/w-250h-194-676747.jpg" border=0 vspace=10 hspace=10><br><b>Alpine Windows</b></a></center></div>The Alpine Windows are out! I'll now leave a suitable pause in case you wanted to applaude or anything...... Now, PLEASE NOTE that you need to use a special building technique (otherwise known as 'cheat') to place them directly under roof gables as pictured on the set preview picture. And the reason why I'm mentioning this here (as well as littering the window set with various mentions) is that the accompanying tutorial felt a little bit shy this morning and chose to remain invisible to the masses, and so some downloaders might be thinking those windows automatically place beneath a gable when they need a bit of a helping hand (as we now know: (otherwise known as 'cheat'). The 'cheat' is actually very easy, but if you've never dared use a building cheat before, then this tutorial shows you exactly what you need to do. <div style="float:right"><center><a href="http://s245.photobucket.com/albums/gg44/Illianatgd/RoseVersion/CycloneMountain/" target="_blank"><img title="Click to see Illiana's screenshots..." src="http://isc.thesimsresource.com/images/misc/blogImages_6516.jpg" width=250 border=0 vspace=10 hspace=10/><br><b>Illiana's Photos</b></a></center></div>The tutorial IS most simple, and I thank <b>Illiana</b> for both mentioning the method AND allowing me to write the tutorial so you can know about it too. And if you like mountain abodes, Swiss homes, log cabins and such, then you're going to adore Illiana's finished home - soon to be uploaded here at TSR. What's so incredible (to me, at least) is that Illiana's home is pretty much all Maxis content - except for the occasional window or two! ;-) Maxis content (how on EARTH do people manage that with such good results???) However, DO NOTE that you need the <b>Nightlife or later</b> expansion pack for this building cheat; the cheat doesn't exist in the base game, nor in University. If you have any later expansion pack though, then you're in luck! All is not lost if you don't have any expansion packs though, because the windows themselves work in any version of the game and you can do lots of different things with them - you just won't be able to place them under roof gables. <img style="float:right;" width=170 src="http://isc.thesimsresource.com/images/misc/blogImages_6510.jpg" /><div style="float: left" > <center> <a href="http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cyclonesue/downloads/articles/sims2/tutorials/houses/679686/" target="_blank"><img src="http://isp.thesimsresource.com/images/679/679686.jpg" border=0 width=350 border=0><br><br><b>Simple Tutorial: Adding Windows Beneath Roof Gables</b></a></center></div>

Alpine WindowsThe Alpine Windows are out! I'll now leave a suitable pause in case you wanted to applaude or anything...... Now, PLEASE NOTE that you need to use a special building technique (otherwise known as 'cheat') to place them directly under roof gables as pictured on the set preview picture. And the reason why I'm mentioning this here (as well as littering the window set with various mentions) is that the accompanying tutorial felt a little bit shy this morning and chose to remain invisible to the masses, and so some downloaders might be thinking those windows automatically place beneath a gable when they need a bit of a helping hand (as we now know: (otherwise known as 'cheat'). The 'cheat' is actually very easy, but if you've never dared use a building cheat before, then this tutorial shows you exactly what you need to do. Illiana's PhotosThe tutorial IS most simple, and I thank Illiana for both mentioning the method AND allowing me to write the tutorial so you can know about it too. And if you like mountain abodes, Swiss homes, log cabins and such, then you're going to adore Illiana's finished home - soon to be uploaded here at TSR. What's so incredible (to me, at least) is that Illiana's home is pretty much all Maxis content - except for the occasional window or two! ;-) Maxis content (how on EARTH do people manage that with such good results???) However, DO NOTE that you need the Nightlife or later expansion pack for this building cheat; the cheat doesn't exist in the base game, nor in University. If you have any later expansion pack though, then you're in luck! All is not lost if you don't have any expansion packs though, because the windows themselves work in any version of the game and you can do lots of different things with them - you just won't be able to place them under roof gables. Simple Tutorial: Adding Windows Beneath Roof Gables

http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cyclonesue/comments/?blogID=6655 2008-02-23T20:41:49Z <img style="float:right;" src="http://isc.thesimsresource.com/images/misc/blogImages_6375.jpg" hspace=5 vspace=5 width="250" />When I start swapping featured content around my minisite page, it's usually a sign of something else gone wrong: either a distinct lack of creating ideas, or lack of a creating PC! This time it's the latter. My PC has disappeared for a little upgrading holiday (it's innards are being transferred to a new case approximately the size of my 'Terbaine Towers' high-rise block of flats so that the searing-hot graphics card can stop being so asphyxiated by all the stupid wires entwined around it (and for anyone thinking of buying a PC where the power supply sits at the BOTTOM of the case, be warned)! So, now that I cannot play The Sims, create for The Sims or do anything else Sim-related (I can't even download anything on this donkey of a PC I'm using now because there is no writable media drive - bah). I'm hanging on in miserable desperation to TSR to at least feel close to Sim things. And yes, you may well think this is very sad. So do I, and there we all are. But I DO have new things coming your way soon (March). The swings (mentioned in my last novella) have been fully tested with a perfect result (and yes, the Maxis swings are still in the game too), so they're queued up for release, but I also have, by request, four new <strong>ceiling tiles</strong> for our very own <a href="http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/jsf/" target="_blank">Judi (JSF Designs)</a> to match some very lovely wallpapers she's made. <img style="float:left;" width="250" vspace=5 hspace=5 src="http://isc.thesimsresource.com/images/misc/blogImages_6376.jpg" />And a brand new set of <strong>Alpine Windows</strong> - made for Illiana who needs some suitably triangular windows for her spectaular mountain lodge so I decided to give those a shot. The whole set will allow triangles of any size, with even and odd-numbered window widths possible - totally versatile in a range of colours (and with matching doors and rectangular windows too). There will also be a <strong>very short and easy tutorial</strong> for those of you wondering how windows have been placed directly under that gabled roof! Illiana already knew how to do this, but in the hope that I am not the ONLY person in the world who didn't know how, this beginner's tutorial will show you how. Note that the technique doesn't work in the base game only though, so if you can, grab an expansion pack if you want to use windows directly under roofs!

When I start swapping featured content around my minisite page, it's usually a sign of something else gone wrong: either a distinct lack of creating ideas, or lack of a creating PC! This time it's the latter. My PC has disappeared for a little upgrading holiday (it's innards are being transferred to a new case approximately the size of my 'Terbaine Towers' high-rise block of flats so that the searing-hot graphics card can stop being so asphyxiated by all the stupid wires entwined around it (and for anyone thinking of buying a PC where the power supply sits at the BOTTOM of the case, be warned)! So, now that I cannot play The Sims, create for The Sims or do anything else Sim-related (I can't even download anything on this donkey of a PC I'm using now because there is no writable media drive - bah). I'm hanging on in miserable desperation to TSR to at least feel close to Sim things. And yes, you may well think this is very sad. So do I, and there we all are. But I DO have new things coming your way soon (March). The swings (mentioned in my last novella) have been fully tested with a perfect result (and yes, the Maxis swings are still in the game too), so they're queued up for release, but I also have, by request, four new ceiling tiles for our very own Judi (JSF Designs) to match some very lovely wallpapers she's made. And a brand new set of Alpine Windows - made for Illiana who needs some suitably triangular windows for her spectaular mountain lodge so I decided to give those a shot. The whole set will allow triangles of any size, with even and odd-numbered window widths possible - totally versatile in a range of colours (and with matching doors and rectangular windows too). There will also be a very short and easy tutorial for those of you wondering how windows have been placed directly under that gabled roof! Illiana already knew how to do this, but in the hope that I am not the ONLY person in the world who didn't know how, this beginner's tutorial will show you how. Note that the technique doesn't work in the base game only though, so if you can, grab an expansion pack if you want to use windows directly under roofs!