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Author: Kyleman1990 | Posted Aug 19, 2009

Hello today I will show you a Very Easy Way to Make Road-Side BillBoards. You Can Get Some...

Author: Illiana | Posted Jul 21, 2009

So you want to build a house where the door opens to a choice of upstairs or downstairs, but you aren’t sure where to start? This tutorial should help you build that Split Entry home, and you may learn some CFE tricks while you’re at it!

*NOTE – Some experience with CFE is helpful, but not necessary (if you’re brave!). I consider this tutorial to be intermediate – expert level.

REQUIREMENTS: This tutorial can be used without any EPs whatsoever; in fact I am only using the Base Game to create it! :D

Getting Started: Before we begin, choose a lot size a little larger than you think you will need. So, if you want a small house, choose a MEDIUM sized lot. The reason you will be doing this is because using the CFE will take up quite a bit more space in your home than you think. You don’t want to get half way through a build only to find you won’t have enough room for the house you had planned. I am using a 3x4 Lot for this Tutorial.

Author: *Bunny* | Posted Jul 8, 2009

A comprehensive guide to planning the perfect Sims 2 wedding.

Author: ticticc13 | Posted Jan 6, 2009

A basic guide on editing or enhancing your Sims 2 In-Game pictures using Photoimpact

Author: mpg2003 | Posted Dec 25, 2008

A comprehensive guide to all of the beings, creatures and supernatural forces in the world of the Sims 2. Covers the paranormal elements of all expansion packs.

Author: kissme87 | Posted Dec 16, 2008

How to remove Residential Mailbox in an Apartment Lot

Author: Murano | Posted Nov 15, 2008

This tutorial describes how to use the DDS plugins for Photoshop and the setting up of DXT files.

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: mpg2003 | Posted Oct 31, 2008

A complete list of all the spells for The Sims 2: Apartment Life expansion pack. The guide lists the spells, the reagents needed to cast the spells and a description of what each spell does. The guide is 100% accurate, tried and tested.

Author: Moza | Posted Oct 21, 2008

This is a quick guide and introduction for newcomers wanting to join, people who’ve been away for a while and want an update, or simply anyone who’s curious what it’s all about.

Author: hatshepsut | Posted Oct 6, 2008

A helping hand through some of the mysteries and frustrations that come with building multiple housing in Apartment Life.

Author: Murano | Posted Sep 29, 2008

Learn how to texture professionally rocks. The techniques shown can also be adopted to any other texturing tasks.

Author: clairepitts1994 | Posted Sep 26, 2008

Whilst reading a tsr story, have you ever saw something in the screenshot, that you wondered how they did that? That's what my article is about :) I may write more if i found out some more things, as i'm still new to the story writing xD I hope this is helpful to you.

Author: deagh | Posted Sep 20, 2008

Creating Sim Family Trees using The Gimp - This is a basic tutorial covering creating and a sim family tree using layers for easier editing later. I also discuss how to extract useful icons from the game...and there's a bonus included for anyone who manages to make it all the way to the end. :)

Author: Murano | Posted Sep 2, 2008

Stop your Sims from walking through your custom objects.

Author: ScoobySnax | Posted Jul 28, 2008

A basic snapshot editing tutorial for story telling.

Author: sww | Posted Jul 22, 2008

Masks are a very useful feature of Photoshop, it allows you to hide parts of a layer without deleting anything.

This tutorial is written with object creating in mind, but it can easily be applied to clothes, walls, floors or fancying up preview images.

Author: ad27 | Posted Jul 19, 2008

This tutorial explains how to create the coolest pools and waterslides. These waterslides and pools will look great in community lots, or even in any Sim’s backyard. It also explains how to make rooftop pools.

Author: AnoeskaB | Posted Jul 16, 2008

This tutorial will explain what slots are, how to move them to another position, how to rotate them and how to change the type of slot. This is an advanced tutorial. It is assumed you already know how to mesh and know how to work with SimPe.

Author: mianatw1 | Posted Jul 14, 2008

Do you want your Sims to be able to enjoy nice outdoor areas without having to worry about the rain or snow disturbing their fun? This tutorial will show you how to make covered porches for their enjoyment. Base Game compatible and no hacks needed. This is a basic level tutorial.

Author: tdyannd | Posted Jul 13, 2008

A simple guide to building a simple family tree using Paint.

Author: enchantmentsisters | Posted Jul 4, 2008

This tutorial will show you how to create custom title pages for your stories. You will need a photo editing program, such as Paint.

Author: Illiana | Posted Jun 13, 2008

    Beach lots are abeautiful addition to your Sims game, but if you...

Author: rose-maman | Posted May 24, 2008

Meshing is fun, texturing is easy, learn my tricks and be happy

Author: sim_man123 | Posted May 20, 2008

A basic level tutorial that covers the entire process of recoloring, from making the file in SimPE, to making the texture using simple image adjustments like hue/saturation and color balance, as well as several others. Background knowledge not needed, but helpful.

Author: Spaik | Posted May 17, 2008

This tutorial will teach you how to add a slave group (or subset) to objects. It only covers updating the package in Simpe and not all the process of cloning. You will also find useful my first tutorial on adding subsets. Level: Advanced.

Author: whitefolks | Posted May 4, 2008

The basic guide to creating the glass walled pool of your dreams. Turn any plain old pool into a masterpiece. Transform your house into the custom dream home your sims would die for. This tutorial covers the basics of creating pools with glass walls. Master the basics and begin making spectacular pools.

Author: rose-maman | Posted Apr 30, 2008

Create your very own Invisible CAS kit, so you won't have to deal with those anoying objects in your decor anymore !
Weither you want to make them invisible, or edit them to create something new, this tutorial will show you step by step how to proceed, along with some useful pictures...without tears !

Author: sim_man123 | Posted Apr 29, 2008

An advanced level tutorial that covers the process of making a custom pose for you sim in Milkshape and then importing it into the game. Assumes previous knowlege of making custom objects and being comfortable working in SimPE, and not afraid to break things!

Author: MsBarrows | Posted Apr 23, 2008

A walkthrough of how to manually change the eye colours of your sims in SimPE, without using the Sim Surgery tool or requiring template sims.

Author: sim_man123 | Posted Apr 22, 2008

A intermediate tutorial that walks you though the process of UV Mapping a simple cabinet and then properly applying and shading the texture with shadows. Based loosely on method rather than direct instructions, so previous knowledge of meshing and texturing, as well as how to get meshes into the game is needed.

Author: Illiana | Posted Apr 19, 2008

This tutorial will walk you through creating an interesting kitchen island block using certain cheats that come in the game, but don’t let that limit your imagination! Once you get the hang of it, you can create built-in bookshelves, beautiful baths, and many other fabulous architectural features!

Author: MsBarrows | Posted Apr 18, 2008

simple walkthrough of how to locate and extract the textures of your custom in-game paintings and photographs, for backup and reuse.

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: ScoobySnax | Posted Apr 8, 2008

A tutorial on how to build conical roof’s with a difference.

Author: Spaik | Posted Apr 4, 2008

This tutorial will teach you how to add a group (or subset), recolourable or not, to objects. It only covers the updating of the package in Simpe and not all the process of cloning. Level: Intermediate.

Author: sim_man123 | Posted Mar 27, 2008

Article about my method for making plants. Includes a fairly basic guide to making the mesh and texture (nothing that is program-specific though), and a few things about optimizing the appearance of how it looks in the game. Not for brand-new creators, basic knowledge of making a mesh and importing it into SimPE is required.

Author: mistresscris | Posted Mar 25, 2008

This tutorial will show you how to create a brand new work of art by recoloring an existing painting. Basic knowledge of SimPe would be helpful, but is not required, as I will try to be as thorough as possible.

Author: tdyannd | Posted Mar 20, 2008

Want to dabble where many others have dabbled and excelled before?! Maybe you're dabbling but can't quite excel?! Here is a easy to understand, goof proof tutorial on how to recolor Single Frame Wall Hangings.

Author: Strawbz | Posted Mar 18, 2008

In this tutorial I will show you how to build a basic, 1 bedroom, A-frame cottage that can be used either as a holiday home or a starter home.