phoenix_phaerie Blog The Sims Resource Blogs2008-08-27T06:31:37Zhttp://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/phoenix_phaerie/blogphoenix_phaeriehttp://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/phoenix_phaerie/blog http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/phoenix_phaerie/comments/?blogID=8420 2008-08-27T06:31:37Z School just started up again this Monday and I also am in the process of moving into my new apartment (there are no words in the English language to describe how truly horrendous moving by yourself is). Updates to come once things settle down.

School just started up again this Monday and I also am in the process of moving into my new apartment (there are no words in the English language to describe how truly horrendous moving by yourself is). Updates to come once things settle down.

http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/phoenix_phaerie/comments/?blogID=8342 2008-08-18T01:07:12Z A new recolor of the Manor House Washroom will be up tomorrow. It's totally different from what I normally do and features grungy and cracked textures for all the Washroom pieces. I hope everyone enjoys it. The MH Garden will be coming shortly =]

A new recolor of the Manor House Washroom will be up tomorrow. It's totally different from what I normally do and features grungy and cracked textures for all the Washroom pieces. I hope everyone enjoys it. The MH Garden will be coming shortly =]

http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/phoenix_phaerie/comments/?blogID=8318 2008-08-14T07:25:54Z It's a little after 12pm where I live, which means it is officially the 14th day of the 8th month of the year which means I am officially <strong>old</strong>--er, I mean, I'm officially 24 years old. Happy Birthday to me. And now I must take my teeth out and enjoy some pureed vegetables. Mmm, fiber.

It's a little after 12pm where I live, which means it is officially the 14th day of the 8th month of the year which means I am officially old--er, I mean, I'm officially 24 years old. Happy Birthday to me. And now I must take my teeth out and enjoy some pureed vegetables. Mmm, fiber.

http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/phoenix_phaerie/comments/?blogID=8285 2008-08-09T00:40:15Z I'm rubbish at accepting praise, so I'd just like to say 'Thank You' to everyone congratulating me on getting the SA prize this month. It was a nice surprise! <strong>Manor House Collection news:</strong> The next MH set, the Garden set, is completed--shadows, textures, testing, even catalog descriptions. I haven't uploaded it yet only because I'm spacing out the set releases. If I release them too quickly, I won't have time to finish the other coming MH sets. A lot of people have expressed interest in the Kitchen set, so the good news is that it will be released after parts I and II of the Garden. It's not <em>quite</em> finished yet, but I'm 95% done with it. I might post a brand new preview screen of it. Much like the Washroom set, it's changed a bit from the earlier screenshots I posted. Watch out for that =]

I'm rubbish at accepting praise, so I'd just like to say 'Thank You' to everyone congratulating me on getting the SA prize this month. It was a nice surprise! Manor House Collection news: The next MH set, the Garden set, is completed--shadows, textures, testing, even catalog descriptions. I haven't uploaded it yet only because I'm spacing out the set releases. If I release them too quickly, I won't have time to finish the other coming MH sets. A lot of people have expressed interest in the Kitchen set, so the good news is that it will be released after parts I and II of the Garden. It's not quite finished yet, but I'm 95% done with it. I might post a brand new preview screen of it. Much like the Washroom set, it's changed a bit from the earlier screenshots I posted. Watch out for that =]

http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/phoenix_phaerie/comments/?blogID=8095 2008-07-26T05:07:39Z I know I promised to upload the second part of the Washroom set this weekend, but I've been working some extra hours since I'll be moving at the end of this month. The MH Washroom will be up sometime around mid-week. I <em>promise</em>.

I know I promised to upload the second part of the Washroom set this weekend, but I've been working some extra hours since I'll be moving at the end of this month. The MH Washroom will be up sometime around mid-week. I promise.

http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/phoenix_phaerie/comments/?blogID=7913 2008-06-25T02:36:28Z I will be uploading the Manor House Washroom Pt I set tonight. The only reason I didn't upload it sooner is because I wanted to finish another project before releasing the set. For those who don't know, I also write albums and I had been working on one particular album and wanted to see it through before focusing my energies on the release of the first MH sets (my simpage in case anyone wants to check out my stories: http://thesims2.ea.com/mysimpage/pod.php?user_id=2329813) Anyway, now that that's done, I can shift back to object mode. The MH washroom will be released this Friday. Get your download folders ready!

I will be uploading the Manor House Washroom Pt I set tonight. The only reason I didn't upload it sooner is because I wanted to finish another project before releasing the set. For those who don't know, I also write albums and I had been working on one particular album and wanted to see it through before focusing my energies on the release of the first MH sets (my simpage in case anyone wants to check out my stories: http://thesims2.ea.com/mysimpage/pod.php?user_id=2329813) Anyway, now that that's done, I can shift back to object mode. The MH washroom will be released this Friday. Get your download folders ready!

http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/phoenix_phaerie/comments/?blogID=7855 2008-06-18T09:23:33Z I'm preparing to release the first of the Manor House sets. I know that many have been eagerly anticipating this date, and it's finally here! Some things to know: 1. Most of the MH sets will be released in <em>parts</em> due to the large number of pieces and various recolors (the Washroom actually has 40 mesh and recolor files!) I apologize, but I'm not going to spend 6 hours uploading 40-60 pieces at a time, so each set will be broken up into at least 2 or 3 parts. The <strong>Washroom</strong> will be uploaded as follows: Part I: Plumbing fixtures (toilet, bidet, sink, tub) + recolors. Part II: Everything else + recolors 2. The release of these sets will be s-l-o-w. Only the Garden and Washroom sets are completely, 100% finished. The other sets still have pieces that need to be tweaked and some pieces that need to be scrapped and/or redone completely. And there is at least one MH set that I haven't even started on yet =/ 3. EVERYTHING in the Manor House Collection is high-poly. The ornate look I was going for can't really be faked with texture mapping--it demands polygons. Sorry to those with slow computers =[

I'm preparing to release the first of the Manor House sets. I know that many have been eagerly anticipating this date, and it's finally here! Some things to know: 1. Most of the MH sets will be released in parts due to the large number of pieces and various recolors (the Washroom actually has 40 mesh and recolor files!) I apologize, but I'm not going to spend 6 hours uploading 40-60 pieces at a time, so each set will be broken up into at least 2 or 3 parts. The Washroom will be uploaded as follows: Part I: Plumbing fixtures (toilet, bidet, sink, tub) + recolors. Part II: Everything else + recolors 2. The release of these sets will be s-l-o-w. Only the Garden and Washroom sets are completely, 100% finished. The other sets still have pieces that need to be tweaked and some pieces that need to be scrapped and/or redone completely. And there is at least one MH set that I haven't even started on yet =/ 3. EVERYTHING in the Manor House Collection is high-poly. The ornate look I was going for can't really be faked with texture mapping--it demands polygons. Sorry to those with slow computers =[

http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/phoenix_phaerie/comments/?blogID=7721 2008-06-05T19:20:52Z The first of the subway tile walls has been uploaded. The entire set is broken into 3 parts because there are so many walls (37 I believe). Part 1 - Neutral and Monochromatic Part 2 - Green, Blue & Purle (my favorite color) Part 3 - Red, Orange, Yellow & Brown After these three sets comes *drumroll* the MH Washroom set!! w00t! yay! yippee-skippe! hooray! There are a few finishing touches left on the Washroom (object descriptions, preview images), but the objects themselves are completely done, AND I made recolors of <em>everything</em>, so look forward to those, as well.

The first of the subway tile walls has been uploaded. The entire set is broken into 3 parts because there are so many walls (37 I believe). Part 1 - Neutral and Monochromatic Part 2 - Green, Blue & Purle (my favorite color) Part 3 - Red, Orange, Yellow & Brown After these three sets comes *drumroll* the MH Washroom set!! w00t! yay! yippee-skippe! hooray! There are a few finishing touches left on the Washroom (object descriptions, preview images), but the objects themselves are completely done, AND I made recolors of everything, so look forward to those, as well.

http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/phoenix_phaerie/comments/?blogID=7709 2008-06-04T00:42:35Z <strong>Misc. Info:</strong> I'm finally back in my own place (yay!) with a <em>functioning</em> internet connection (double yay!). I'm currently working on releasing a wall pack. Much like the Serendipity Living set, it's a set that wasn't supposed to exist. Basically, I created a couple of different subway tile walls to go with the MH Kitchen and Washroom sets, aaaaaannnnddd, I got a BIT carried away with the colors. I kept coming up with all these awesome color names and I just couldn't stop. All told I think I now have something like 36 different color walls. The pack will be assembled and ready to go probably by tomorrow morning. <center> <img src="http://isc.thesimsresource.com/images/misc/blogImages_7214.jpg" /><img src="http://isc.thesimsresource.com/images/misc/blogImages_7216.jpg" /><img src="http://isc.thesimsresource.com/images/misc/blogImages_7217.jpg" /> </center> <strong>Manor House info: </strong> With my internet issues, I had time to make some substantial progress on the MH sets. The Washroom was <strong>supposed</strong> to be the second set uploaded (after the Garden set), but I've decided that with all these setbacks, I'm going to upload it first so that all those who have been waiting (so very patiently) will get a much more substantial set to start off with. The Washroom set is quite different from the early teaser screenshots I uploaded. I've added a few pieces and completely rehauled a couple of others. The MH Washroom is going to be released <em>immediately</em> after the wall pack, so get ready!

Misc. Info: I'm finally back in my own place (yay!) with a functioning internet connection (double yay!). I'm currently working on releasing a wall pack. Much like the Serendipity Living set, it's a set that wasn't supposed to exist. Basically, I created a couple of different subway tile walls to go with the MH Kitchen and Washroom sets, aaaaaannnnddd, I got a BIT carried away with the colors. I kept coming up with all these awesome color names and I just couldn't stop. All told I think I now have something like 36 different color walls. The pack will be assembled and ready to go probably by tomorrow morning. Manor House info: With my internet issues, I had time to make some substantial progress on the MH sets. The Washroom was supposed to be the second set uploaded (after the Garden set), but I've decided that with all these setbacks, I'm going to upload it first so that all those who have been waiting (so very patiently) will get a much more substantial set to start off with. The Washroom set is quite different from the early teaser screenshots I uploaded. I've added a few pieces and completely rehauled a couple of others. The MH Washroom is going to be released immediately after the wall pack, so get ready!

http://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/phoenix_phaerie/comments/?blogID=7674 2008-05-30T22:14:49Z *Sigh* So far, my summer break has been off to a crappy start. First, my London trip is canceled (thanks, mom!), and then my apartment complex, in its infinite wisdom, decided to that the way to fix the daily internet outages we residents have been suffering was to take the entire network down for one week. That one week turned into <strong>3 weeks</strong> without internet. And even after all that rigmarole, there are STILL problems with the network. For now, I am at my parents' home, only to visit with them and not to take advantage of their fully functioning high-speed internet connection. *cough* Updates on downloads coming soon.

*Sigh* So far, my summer break has been off to a crappy start. First, my London trip is canceled (thanks, mom!), and then my apartment complex, in its infinite wisdom, decided to that the way to fix the daily internet outages we residents have been suffering was to take the entire network down for one week. That one week turned into 3 weeks without internet. And even after all that rigmarole, there are STILL problems with the network. For now, I am at my parents' home, only to visit with them and not to take advantage of their fully functioning high-speed internet connection. *cough* Updates on downloads coming soon.