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It's time to announce our next batch of artists. Please welcome the following amazing talents to our team.

Sims 3 Featured Artist:

- autaki

Sims 3 Select Artists:

- D3VV
- altea127
- asia2
- Precious Sims
- tehmango
- Takdis
- pyszny16
- Bloomblurr
- ShojoAngel
- plamc0

Sims 2 Select Artists:

- Screaming_Mustard
- LolaG123
- Em Emz Emmy
- CarpeDiem_90

It's been a while. This time we've cleared out a lot of inactive artists to make room for new talents. As usual we have added quite a few names to our teams as well, here they are:

Sims 3 Featured Artists:

- Flinn
- Pralinesims
- ernhn
- _kriss

Sims 3 Select Artists:

- punie
- mimetic
- julianafraga29
- irishstardesigns
- orlov
- Daftalan
- LilyOfTheValley
- yu618lin

Sims 2 Select Artists:

- asimfreakkk
- Adexinium

If you want to become a prominent artist on our site yourself, simply submit your creations here and we will take notice of you :)

A new version of workshop is available, 2.0.15.

This new version has support for the latest stuff pack, added support for floormasks and "levelbelow".

Also added support for FBX-export/import. FBX is technology and a file format (.fbx) owned and developed by Autodesk. It is used to provide interoperability between digital content creation applications. Check out the Wikipedia Page

For a full list of changes, checkout the Workshop Trac

Simspiration Issue 3 is here and it's bigger and better than ever! And now, your favourite Sims Lifestyle Magazine will be published online for FREE for the enjoyment of the entire community. The previous printed Issues seem to be cherished by those that bought them and to whom we are very grateful for helping us get this project off the ground, but the huge work effort that goes into this premium publication deserves maximum publicity so we have decided to make them free for the entire Sims playing community!

All three issues are now available in the Simspiration Magazine Rack here on TSR or from Issuu if you already subscribe to magazines there. If you didn't catch Issues 1 and 2 then you now have over 200 pages of reading to do, so jump to it... your Sims will be eternally grateful for the design and style techniques you are sure to pick up!

Our magazine reader allows you to easily pop the magazine out to full screen where you can view all the details in high resolution, clicking on creator names and download links to pop open web pages that you might be interested in. Future issues and maybe some other publications will appear on Issuu as well, so if you are a member there be sure to subscribe to thesimsresource to be the first to know when new content becomes available.

In Issue 3:

• Spa Oasis: Find your favourite bathroom
• Medieval for the Masses: Build your own medieval historic centre with exclusive TSR Theme content
• Recolourable Glass: Gosik shows you how to create recolourable glass using TSR-Workshop
• China: Be inspired by our big travel article and china furniture by angela
• PLUS MORE in this 88 page issue!

Head over to Simspiration Issue 3 now and be sure to use the Full Screen option to see the juicy details. Check out the Index button too, or use the scrolling preview bar at the bottom to get an overview of the sheer size and quality of this very latest issue. Click a link in the magazine to see the Artist or Creation open up in a new TSR window. Ah what the heck.. just go and explore!

If you would like to receive Issue 1 or 2 in Glossy Print we still have limited supply available in the TSR Shop at a newly reduced rate, while stock lasts.

We are proud to introduce a long awaited and exciting new Artist Level here at TSR: "Composer". If you love to tell a good story, enjoy creating screen shots with all the goodies you've downloaded from TSR, can make us laugh with a funny comic strip or are a budding video producer (yes, we are introducing video to TSR too), then we have some great news for you!

Read more here: http://www.thesimsresource.com/resources/318

TSR's Sims 3 Wiki has been updated to include all of the new content from the latest Stuff Pack: 'Outdoor Living'.

The Object Catalog now includes the 43 new items, which can also be seen on one convenient page of Outdoor Living Objects.

Some of you are already aware that we had a bug in our Kudos Lottery system, allowing people to buy infinite tickets without costing any Kudos. We know many of you are aware because we sold 10 times more tickets for the last Lottery than usual :)

As a result we have to discount the last Lottery. Looking at our system, nobody has had Kudos deducted for buying any of the tickets anyway, so nobody has lost out on Kudos as a result of this.

As soon as we get the bug fixed we will open up the Lottery again. Sorry for the inconvenience.

It's been a while, thus this update is extra large. Please welcome the following additions to our teams:

Sims 3 Featured Artist:

- Icia23

Sims 3 Select Artists:

- MsBarrows
- esinturgay
- ES3C
- Meronin
- Cleotopia
- ILikeMusic640
- LJgaming
- Devirose
- Wannabee16
- Demented Designs
- magicdawn
- modern_designs

Sims 2 Select Artists:

- Lulu265
- drouinr
- micamariani
- PureElements
- SimDetails
- terraNATURii

If you would like to become an artist here on our site, start submitting your work today!

Due to popular demand and increased popularity (no surprise there) we have decided to set the entire Mirror Floors set free for good. You are welcome to use them in any house creations you upload anywhere in the community (they are TSRAA as well of course). These are the original and best versions of reflective floors you will find. Shameless copies have started to emerge around the community and the choice is now yours.

We are very glad to announce a new feature on TSR: Sims Comic Strips.

At the moment it's limited to the Medieval Theme for a selected number of submitters, but we will soon announce the terms on how to submit your own Comics.... so get started with them.

PS! A tip is to start with your own Medieval Comics.

View the Comic Strips here: http://www.thesimsresource.com/themes/medieval/comics/list

We are now re-launching our Twitter page (which has been a bit inactive lately), so make sure you follow us there: http://twitter.com/TheSimsResource

Also use the Tweet button for the downloads that you fancy. As we do on Facebook, we will run random giveaways on Twitter as well: so Tweet your favorite creations, and make sure you keep the #thesimsresource hash tag, and you may become the lucky winner.

TSR will soon be invaded by Medieval stuff, follow the development here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/TSR-Medieval-Theme/177502532289913

One day ahead of time we'd like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and hope you'll continue to enjoy the holidays. December has been a fantastic month in terms of custom content with an unmatched bombardment of quality creations coming from all of our artists. We look forward to another successful year together with you all and hope you will continue enjoying our site :)

We here at TSR would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! We have lots of plans for the coming year and can't wait to reveal them, including the next version TSR that we hope to finish sometime next year. Enjoy the fabulous content from both our free and Featured Artists and have a great holiday with your family and your Sims!

Using Facebook? Check our Rhyme/song/jingle competion out, the submitters of the top entries will get some really nice prizes, namely Certicates for TSR Subscriptions (to use for themselves or give to a friend).

Participate here:

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=475951384651

We are pleased to announce our new TSR Shop in which you can purchase Gift Certificates (there will be themed alternatives depending on the holiday season), Simspiration bundles and subscriptions with extras (such as Simspiration). No registration is required to buy a Gift Certificate or Simspiration product.

Te celebrate the Holiday Season we are offering a 20% discount up until December 31 on all 6 and 12 month purchases (this includes gift certificates). Happy holidays and enjoy the new shop!

Our 24th Kudos Lottery Draw took place today with 3 lucky winners being duckeggpie who wins their choice of any Sims 1, 2 or 3 Expansion or Stuff Pack, gothbunnie who wins one of our increasingly popular TSR 2Gb USB Flash Drives (great for storing Sims downloads on), and AudreyCober who get a free 2 months of TSR Subscriber access.

Thanks to everyone that bought a ticket (or many tickets), and you'll be pleased to know that a new Kudos Lottery has already been posted for you to spend some of your hard earned Kudos points on. You might be able to pick up one of those "money can't buy" USB Sticks!

Codename Future and EA Netherlands will be starting a pilot program of the National Nature and Environmental Education on October 21 with 'The Sims ™ 3 in the class " The pilot will start with 5 schools in the Netherlands. It’s also a First that a well known videogame, not specifically designed as educational material, is used in education.

The learning environment Codename Future is a series of lessons built on sustainability based on The Sims ™ 3. Young people in year 2 and 3 of VMBO / HAVO / VWO, aged 13 and 16 years old, will study the nature and environmental themes of water, energy, green, waste, CO2 and their interrelatedness. With the purchase of sustainable products in The Sims ™ 3 for the students to a global balance between energy, water, and green waste.

With the project 'The Sims ™ 3 in the class' Codename Future brings a creative, innovative and fun way to NME to offer. Games play an important factor in the lives of 13 to 16 year olds, The Sims ™ 3 offers excellent opportunities for deployment in education. The Sims ™ 3 is a popular video game that allows players to create an environment and life therein can control.

Our 4 FA’s, Kyta, Mutske, AnoeskaB and Angela have contributed to this project by making a number of Objects to add to the game in order for the students to be able to place this into their game and hopefully help them choose the way to be “green”.

The first set has been published today by Angela. The remaining two sets will go up during the weekend.

Our friends over at Sims3Niews who also participated has published their creations here: http://www.sims3nieuws.nl/de-sims-3-in-de-klas-alles-op-een-rijtje/

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Now linking to the Second Set, and Third Set. The Forth Set is hosted externally here.

Please welcome the following new artists to the team!

Sims 3 Featured Artists:

- Estatica
- Miraminkova
- ShakeProductions

Sims 3 Select Artists:

- CaliDea
- Janthie78
- linegud
- Weeky
- Zamok

Sims 2 Featured Artists:

- Cleotopia
- Simsimay

Sims 2 Select Artists:

- irene_busy
- tigergirl131
- Wannabee16
- salixlikescake

Check out their creations and give them a warm welcome in their guestbooks! :)

We are proud to deliver the second Simspiration Magazine, this time with over 120 exclusive creations produced solely by our Featured Artists for distribution with the magazine.

In this combined fall/winter issue you will find Simspiration Exclusive articles from a Gypsy Camp, a Goth Wedding and various Christmas and Holiday related articles. Mixed with this we have two massive tutorials for housebuilders, the first taking you through the steps of creating tombs and the second a massive roof tutorial for the advanced architects out there. To top things off we have our standard features with the "unbiased" reviews from Cyclonesue, interior articles, Cazarupt's Adventures and much more!

Only with Simspiration you also get a serial code to unlock all custom content used in the magazine - In total several hundred high quality creations!

Take this opportunity now and buy your own copy directly on the site. You can pay through Paypal using any major creditcard. Shipping costs will be added on the final price before you complete your order.

Enjoy the second issue!

Go straight to Simspiration.com and follow updates on our Facebook site.

The TSR Sims 3 Wiki is starting to fill with new info for the Late Night Expansion Pack. The first updates include the entire catalogue of Buy and Build Mode objects and the samples of all new Music in the game (some of the wiki's most popular pages).

Watch the Wiki for more exciting updates and strategy tips and tricks!

We hope you are having a great Halloween this weekend. Don't forget that we have a dedicated index page for all major holidays, such as Halloween, Christmas, New Years Eve and more. In those index pages you will find direct links to for example Halloween-only downloads, screenshots, stories etc. To help you find your way, here are the direct shortcuts:

• Index page
• Sims 3 downloads
• Sims 2 downloads
• Sims 1 downloads

In case you've missed out we've had a Halloween competition running for the last 2 weeks, meaning there is lots of new content added to the database. More information and competition winners can be found here. Enjoy!

It's been a while but rest assured we've not been sleeping! Here are the latest artist additions to our teams:

Sims 3 Featured Artists:

- sims2fanbg
- Kyta1702

Sims 3 Select Artists:

- deeiutza
- DT456
- simmothy
- juzhitu
- jomsims
- ernhn
- sandrinha
- lolie2

Welcome onboard guys!

For all those of you out there aspiring for a position - don't give up! We are always keeping an eye out for new talent and Workshop is constantly being improved to make things easier and better for you. Next batch we will clear out all inactive artists and make plenty of room for new additions, both for Sims 2 and Sims 3.

Poke one of the Artist Panel members if you want to get access to our ongoing Skype chat for Workshop - the best way to improve is to learn from the pro's and we have plenty of those in Skype!

Enjoy and have fun!

Coming soon to TSR - Theme Weeks! Dream, Live, Play, Create. Want to live the Spooky life? Need that farm space? Is your Sim living in a Purple world? Want to participate in a Theme with a chance to win nice prizes? The sky's the limit as TSR brings you themed weeks on a regular basis every second week. Those theme weeks will be announced here on the site and on our Facebook event page. In fact the first theme week and competition has already been announced - check it out!

We are happy to report that work has begun since some time back on developing TSR version 8. The main objectives with the new site are:

Embrace modern technologies
We will use CSS3, HTML5 and Javascript to enhance the visual feel of the site while at the same time making it faster, smoother and more convenient to use. Transparency and subtle graphical effects without using images or flash are just a few features we will use.

Put focus on content
With larger preview images and less "clutter". This involves cleaning up the overall navigation of the site with a minimalistic top menu. We also have a brand new frontpage layout (see picture) and a new clean/modern look and feel to the standard content pages throughout.

Improved minisites
The minisite structure will be redesigned to allow for better customization (background patterns, fonts etc) and more personalization (less intrusive TSR menu). This time you will be able to make your minisite feel more yours and less ours. With our social network integration you will also be able to have live Twitter and Facebook feeds on your minisite index.

Section hubs/index pages
There will be index pages for each major section of the site, such as the download pages (sims 1, 2 and 3) and community page. By having section hubs we can more easily promote a lot of content without messing up the frontpage.

Improved reliability and stability
Hosting as we know it has evolved a lot the last few years with cloud hosting as a prime example. Testing has already begun to improve our site infrastructure and move the resource heavy parts (such as images) of the site into "the cloud".

Social Networking built in
We believe the future of the web goes hand in hand with social networking. We are integrating Facebook, Twitter and other social networks into your minisites and your account. You can sign in with any of your social network accounts and even sign up with one of them (for new users). Promotion of content will be easy to use and streamlined, making it a natural part of using the site both when submitting and downloading.

Those are just a few of the ideas we have in mind. But wait there's more - we want YOUR input as well! What features would you like to see on TSR v8? Toplists, Fansites, Weekly competitions - let us know! The top 3 suggestions will be awarded a free 12 month subscription upon the release of version 8 (currently estimated at spring 2011).

Leave your feedback in this thread here: http://forums.thesimsresource.com/showthread.php?t=386250

New index preview

This image illustrates the new index layout (a work in progress) and includes several of the new site elements. Note that this is a screenshot taken from a live page, not a Photoshop mockup.

In preparation of our Winter Issue we are sponsoring a lot challenge for one lucky winner to have their lot as a feature article in TSR's Simspiration Magazine. You can enter here or follow us on Facebook. This contest is open to all TSR members. Have Fun and good luck!

Our 24th Kudos Lottery Draw took place today with 3 lucky winners being Biffa who wins their choice of any Sims 1, 2 or 3 Expansion or Stuff Pack, Galloandre who wins one of our increasingly popular TSR 2Gb USB Flash Drives (great for storing Sims downloads on), and ahundley who is now the proud owner of a TSR Coffee Mug!

Thanks to everyone that bought a ticket (or many tickets), and you'll be pleased to know that a new Kudos Lottery has already been posted for you to spend some of your hard earned Kudos points on. You might be able to pick up one of those "money can't buy" TSR memory sticks or a free subscription!

Here are the winners for August:

1st prize $50 Amazon gift certificate goes to autaki
2nd prize $40 Amazon gift certificate goes to estatica
3rd prize $30 Amazon gift certificate goes to ShakeProductions

Great work everyone! PM Thomas and state the e-mail where the certificate should be sent and if you would prefer an Amazon in a different country.

The TSR Sims 3 Wiki has been updated to include all of the content from the Fast Lane Stuff Pack including all the cars, buy mode and build mode objects. Start with Cars but be sure to check out all the other items too, all listed in the Object Catalog.

After having sent off a large batch of magazines we have successfully negotiated a new shipping price with our postal service. The new shipping cost of $2 should be much more affordable for everyone interested in the Simspiration Magazine! Head on over to the order page and get your copy today!

Today we have a truly massive update! New talent keep appearing on TSR regularly, others loose interest and fall off the map. So, without further delay here are the latest artist news:

Sims 3 Featured Artists:

- denizzo_ist
- saliwa
- Lisa 86
- Steadyaccess
- Djehmli

Sims 3 Select Artists:

- wolfspryte
- Icia23
- tinkerbellgirly
- moieem
- eddielle
- drib_ydal
- Umbra_Sims
- trunksgirl101
- Cbon73
- tenshiak
- Kyta1702

Sims 2 Select Artists:

- vidia
- Haiduong
- TheNinthWave
- La_Vanilla

This got drowned in our busy schedule with Simspiration, FA's coming to sweden and other stuff. So without further delay, here are the winners for July:

• 1st prize $50 Amazon gift certificate goes to cazarupt
  
• 2nd prize $40 Amazon gift certificate goes to jla43
  
• 3rd prize $30 Amazon gift certificate goes to tdyannd
  

Well done everyone!

Send a PM to Thomas with e-mail address the certificate should be sent to.

Finally - after a delay due to unforseen family issues (newborn arriving early) and holidays - Simspiration issue #1 (Summer Edition 2010) is finally here. Go here to order your copy now and look out for subscription bundles to be announced shortly! Check here to see all content you unlock on TSR with the included serial key (for non-subscribers). To see what you can only get with your copy of Simspiration, see the pre-order page linked above. The shipments will begin next week - enjoy the first issue of Simspiration!

Today we are proud to present the first creation in an upcoming category: tombs! Our talented estatica has created the first of several to come. So what is a tomb yhou might ask? A tomb is a type of lot available in World Adventures Expansion Pack that your sims can explore while they're on vacation. They can access new rooms, discover secrets, solve riddles and earn lots of treasure! Once inside a tomb your sims will face new challenges, so you make sure they're prepared with the necessary provisions so they are not forced to go back to camp! Enjoy the first tomb: Kahotep Ruins!

Huge update today. Several inactive artists has been retired and many new faces have been added. Here are the new artists on TSR:

Sims 3 Featured Artists:

- gissence
- natef005
- LorandiaSims3

Sims 3 Select Artists:

- Autaki
- Cerulean Talon
- estatica
- Lilliebou
- Marcorse
- Miraminkova
- Nygirl08
- PatternWitch
- Sugar-Baby756
- tomf60

Sims 2 Featured Artist:

- ebony01

TSR staffer SWW logged and cleaned up the Twitter interview with Sims 3 EP Producer Grant Rodiek which took place last night. Check it out for the latest of the juicy info that we are *allowed* to share ;-)

While I was at EA almost a year ago I was invited to a very small and very private focus group about a new Sims game which was being developed. I was of course bound by Non Disclosure Agreements disallowing me from talking about the discussions (and still am), but I'm happy to see that what we discussed has made it to a full release to be called 'The Sims: Medieval'. It seems that not very much has been released about the game yet so this may be the first you hear of it, but it certainly won't be the last!

The Sims: Medieval is not an expansion or stuff pack, it's a standalone game more along the lines of The Sims: Life Stories, but a major departure from The Sims 3 and the way of life we have come to know in our beloved games. The Sims: Medieval is played more like an RPG than a simulator, with players choosing from one of ten 'hero' characters which they will control as they play out quests to further themselves in the game. The professions include Blacksmith, Bard, Knight, Merchant, Monarch, Physician, Priests, Spy and even Wizard.

There will be no build mode as we know it, but players will be able to expand their castles, houses etc by adding modules. The Create a Sim that we all know and love remains in a basic form for setting up your characters but the game is far removed the modern day worlds we play out today in Sims 3. All the technology you know is gone. Food prep is back to basics and even carrier pigeons are used as your only form of communication.

So The Sims: Medieval is then, very much not just The Sims 3 with old world objects and styles, it's a completely new way to play the game, focussed on quests and objectives in a way not seen in the franchise to date.

According to Rod Humble, Executive VP of EA Play, this will be the first of a series of similar releases which sees The Sims explore "themes, space and time".

The Sims: Medieval is set in a period of time which allows for rich and varied stories to evolve, many of which will be either based on or heavily influenced by the religions of the time (as it was in real life). You will be able to choose to not have any religious influence, or to experience Jacoban or  Peteran Churches (or both). This will greatly affect the way your kingdom operates and is one for the more RTS like elements of the game.

Information is sketchy at the moment and the images I have found so far are courtesy of magazine scans from PC Format, but I am hoping to get the very latest info and screens from EA some time soon. Maybe we will even get the chance to do a full preview, so let's keep our fingers crossed for that.

/Steve

Bit late to the party again (sorry it's holidays here!). Here are the Select Artist winners for June:

• 1st prize $50 Amazon gift certificate goes to gissence
  
• 2nd prize $40 Amazon gift certificate goes to natef005
  
• 3rd prize $30 Amazon gift certificate goes to mensure
  

Well done everyone!

Send a PM to Thomas with e-mail address the certificate should be sent to.