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Author: sim_man123 | Posted Dec 23, 2009 | 1 comments

He everyone. I haven't had too many reports of content mysteriously going missing from the game so far - but now they are starting to come in more frequently. This issue is because of the latest EA patch, in their attempt to.. do whatever it is they were trying to do. Supposedly there was speculation they were trying to disable any non-store content. Anyways, there is currently no solution to this - at least, no solution that we creators can implement - to make the content show up again.

I do not have this patch installed, and am using a previous version of Workshop, so my game is still functioning and I do intend on continuing to create content, just not quite at the same rate - seeing as apparently half the people who download something won't be able to see it in game. Please be patient, we just need to wait for EA to fix it!

Author: sim_man123 | Posted Dec 20, 2009 | 0 comments

Hi everyone! Decided to try my first kitchen (well, it's a kitchen and dinning room combo) for TS3 - I'm extremely happy with how it's turning out. Slightly different colors than my normal taste, but I think it's a nice change!

Author: sim_man123 | Posted Dec 9, 2009 | 0 comments

Hi everyone! I hope you all are enjoying the Holiday season so far!

To start with, I'm sure most of you have seen "TSR XMas Market" sets/items appearing on the site. So far my contribution to it has been a set of pine trees to help decorate around the market and add a little scenery. I am, however, also working on some of the stalls to be part of the main market - at the moment the two I'm doing are Christmas Stocking Stall, and a normal decorated Christmas Tree Stall (Decorated trees as well as plain ones, ornaments etc). The set of trees that I have so far has been marked as a free item, as will be the two stalls I just mentioned (and everything that goes with them), in addition to everything else that other artists are making for this massive set. The set in its entirety will be free - from the point of publishing until, well, forever - every part by every artist as sort of a "gift" to all of you.

On a slightly more personal note - I have chosen to mark a few of my sets as free for the Holiday season as a gift to you all. Since I thought that my Dead Trees from Halloween match rather well with my Christmas Trees, I have set them to free until January 2nd. Think of them as sort of an extension onto my XMas Market Trees. I've also set my Christmas Wreaths as free until January 6th.

Lastly, while looking over some of comments I have recieved - specifically on my Pulled Back Ponytail - almost 1/3rd of the comments on there are in regards to it being a subscriber item rather than being free. These kinds of comments are tiresome and really quite annoying for me to have to waste my time reading, and not to mention - they are against the rules. As of now I just ignore them, in the future though I will simply delete them. I'm sorry that it upsets you that it is a subscriber item - but it IS a subscriber item, plain and simple. If you are too young to subscribe, do not wish to subscribe, can't afford it, or whatever your reason is - there is an alternative: Kudos. Some people seem to think they are lame and stupid, but for ever 7500 of these "lame and stupid" points, you can trade them in for a free subscriber day - 24 hours of completely unlimited downloading of ANY and EVERYTHING on TSR in that time. At any rate though, because it is the Holidays after all, I have set that hair to free until January 6th as well.

A HUGE thank-you to all of you who do leave me comments (of the not-free-complaint variety), I really do enjoy reading them and find them very inspiring to keep creating - even if I don't have time to respond to all of them, know that your comments are appreciated!

Kris

Author: sim_man123 | Posted Nov 22, 2009 | 4 comments

Hi everyone! I was recently presented with some information about making hair for TS3, so I decided to give it a go! It's not the best, but I'm quite happy with the way that it turned out for my first Sims 3 Hair! :D The clip is redesignable, and the hair has working highlights/roots/tips etc, and it's fully animated.

Author: sim_man123 | Posted Nov 13, 2009 | 4 comments

Hi everyone!

Been working on this for the past few days, and it's slowly coming together. There is still another dresser and a mirror that I would like add to the set, and then all that's left is the random deco stuff.

Author: sim_man123 | Posted Nov 4, 2009 | 3 comments

Hi everyone!

Update on my newest set, my first bedroom for TS3. So far I've only made the bed, I'll update with more pictures as I make more parts of the set!

Author: sim_man123 | Posted Nov 1, 2009 | 4 comments

In response to a few requests I've gotten, I've converted a number of flowers from TS2 over to TS3. This set wasn't in response to my poll (as it's still going to be open for a while), but I figured I'd go ahead and knock this set out of the way while I wait.

Includes Bromeliad, Bird of Paradise, Marigold, Peruvian Lillies, Zinnia, Racaria Flower, and Windflower. All the flowers are recolorable.

• The marigolds have two palletes that can be changed, but because of the way I had to blend the mask together to get that effect, the colors you select with the design tool are NOT going to be the color that appears on the flower. For the default of yellow and orange, in design tool, it's red and an odd shade of brown. Most color combinations can be achevied, you'll just have to mess with the colors in game and see what looks right.
• The yellow part on top of the Bird of Paradise is recolorable
• Some plants have recolorable foliage as well, if you want to make them brown or some such to make them look dead. (Random idea, but I figured someone might make use of that ability)
  

Author: sim_man123 | Posted Oct 27, 2009 | 1 comments

Hi everyone!

I've posted a new poll regarding your preferences about content for TS2 or TS3. I myself still have TS2 as well as TS3 - I'm sure some other people still have both as well. I know there are some people who have moved on from TS2 completely and only play TS3 now, and people who have stayed with TS2 rather than moving on to TS3.

In regards to this, kind of unsure what game I should be making content for! I have no preference, seeing as I play neither game - I'm asking for your opinion instead.

Based on download numbers, it seems the majority of people are downloading content for TS3, as content for TS2 is rapidly declining. Everyone, please vote!

If results show that TS3 is the most dominant, as I think it is - I will continue on the way I am. Making sets for TS3 and converting some of them to TS2 based on difficulty and how much time I have. If results show that there are still a lot of people who want new, exclusive content for TS2, I'll make a few sets that are just for TS2.

As I get results, I'll update you all with what my plans are!

Author: sim_man123 | Posted Oct 25, 2009 | 2 comments

Quick update on my current set, Dead Trees. I have 4 meshes done, and (for now, at least) plan on stopping the set here. I have other ideas I want to work on! Anyways, I'm not really sure how to describe the trees... they are all dead and...twig-ish? Anyways, here is the image I currently plan on using for the set preview.

Author: sim_man123 | Posted Oct 22, 2009 | 5 comments

Hi everyone!

My latest, incredibly random project: dead trees! I had an urge to make some more plants, but I wasn't sure what plants to make. I figured I'd try something that I haven't done yet, and make some creepy, nasty, old looking trees. Since Halloween is soon coming up, I find it a rather suiting idea!