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Finally!
I finally resolved my technical issues with the game and found some time to get some shots of my newest lot, Ayesleigh. It's due out tomorrow. Woot!
Ayesleigh is considered Gothic Revival style. At least that's what the floorplan it's based off of says. It's not my usual style so I thought I'd go outside the proverbial box and push myself. Even though the roof was a pain in the arse the outcome was worth it. The kitchen and family room layout work really well for sims. You know how they all like to huddle together and be in the same place more than you want them to. Normally I would not build more than a 2-car garage, but this plan had one for 3 and since driveway restrictions are a thing of the past I went for it. If you don't need it for a garage, put all that unsightly hobby crap the sims want and need in there. I can't think of a better place for the sculpting thing or inventor bench. Anyway, the lot turned out pretty nice. The sim I have in it seems happy enough. He hasn't got the family thing goin' on yet but the house is ready for it.
I uploaded a few of my screenshots from Sims 3 recently. Just some goofy stuff I caught on "film". Take a look if you want a giggle. Laughter is the best medicine.
With the long weekend, I was hoping to get my next lot done, but we'll see. With the endless decorating options in Sims 3 it takes me considerably longer to get a lot done to my liking. I have a lot of fun in the process though. Having my woodwork match throughout an entire lot gives me warm fuzzies. It's a disease, what can I say?
And just so I don't forget, everyone have a safe and happy Independence Day!
Modern Residential Lot - Tomorrow
This time I've created another Modern Residential Lot for Free downloading. Your comments are considered and appreciated, thanks :D
Modern Door Set to be published 2010-07-06
Life has been a circus for a while but I have finally managed to create a set of scandinavian contemporary doors that will be published next week. A sneak preview of the set:
Sorry for the misspellings
Hey!
I wanted to apologize for my spelling mistakes in my stories, I tend to write really fast and don't usually notice the mistakes as on my PC almost every word is underlined (probably because I write in a different language than the computer is "running" in).Sometimes I also write at night and am a bit tired. So once again, I'm very sorry and hope my misspellings won't disturb you to enjoy my stories ;)
Best wishes!
Birthdays and Other Stuff
hello again
It was my little sister's birthday on the 5 of June. YAY!!! She turned ten and had a really good birthday party. We even hired a bouncy castle!
Also we had a half term. It was a lot of fun, and we swam a nearly all the time (we always spend most of our holidays in Holland).
I had both of my violin and piano exams. They went really well.
There was also the Summer Fair, which was a lot of fun, even though I burnt my fingers.
Today we're having sports day.
I hope you enjoyed this short post.
XxX
FantasyPearl
Is it a bird, is it a plane?...
Is it Superman?! NO!
It's just me, I'm afraid. Sorry to disappoint you all, but I have this tendency to make dramatic entrances when I'm about to make small announcements that no one reads.
After a year of inactivity at TSR, and after reading this awesome review Strawbz made of Sims 3 Ambitions (http://technology.iafrica.com/games/pc/2471620.htm), I have resumed my gaming activities. You can expect to see this minisite being updated frequently with new stuff, so stay tuned! :)
Upcoming Stuff
I am going to be creating sports-themed painting collections for The Sims 3. I am going to start my life and my passion: lacrosse. After that, I'll do Football (American), Football (Soccer), and Basketball. Then, depending on demand and requests, I might do some more. Expect the first one (lacrosse) to come out by the 4th.
Recolor Poll Results
Poll # 1: 102 participants
Question: Do you recolor items you have downloaded? Yes: 31% No: 69%
Question: What program do you use? Windows/Mac paint: 4%
Other Free Program: 7%
Photoshop: 27%
Other Purchased Program: 6%
None (I don't recolor): 50%
( I'm surprised I thought more people did do recolors at least for personal use. Dose this also mean that there is a 50/50 proportion of artists / non-artists as a whole using this web site???) I use Photoshop pro but was debating on purchasing "Eyecandy" (which looks totally awesome but is expensive), Not 1 person surveyed uses it so I guess it's not worth the $, I'll stick to what I have.
Question: Do you Prefer: separate mesh with multiple individual recolor file options: 23%
All in 1 file: Mesh and multiple color options: 69%
(Cool, that's how I like doing them. recolor packages are good too but more than 1 option per file helps keep the file list small.)
Question: Which is more critical to you: Low memory usage (Less detailed - refined textures): 25%
High quality detailed textures (requires more memory): 72%
(Cool, I definitely prefer doing quality work. Although I also try to keep memory in mind, quality always wins out for me.)
Mostly that question was posted to determine whether or not I should use raw 24 / 32 or DXT1,2, or 3 for the image format in SimPE. Raw gives much better quality but the DXT options reduce memory)
Question: what do you think of the texture repository method (AKA: Master/Slave mesh system):
I Love it: 25% (x4 pnts) = 100 pnts
I Like it: 17% (x2 pnt) = 34 pnts
it's OK: 45% (x1) = 45 pnts
I don't like it: 6% (x2 pnt) = 12 pnts
I Hate it: 2% (x4 pnts) = 8 pnts
Positive: 134 points Neutral: 45 points Negative: 20 points
Overwhelmingly in favor of the master / slave system :( (personally I don't like it for most applications)
NEW SIMS 3 SITE COMING!
In October 2010 a new site will be created with Sims 3 screenshots and videos. I will publish its name. Go and see my screenshots!
( I did this because I have 900 screenshots and 300 videos. It's hard to put them to this site, so I will put them to a site I will make)
PROBLEM!
Please answer! I downloaded The Sims 3 World Tool and when I install it is says that I should update The Sims 3.
When I try to find an update to download, I realise that noone of the updates could update my game, because the updates start from a higher version of the Sims 3. I don't know what to do! Please someone answer! I really need your help!
News;)
These are my new created dresses with quality mesh!
I also changed my mini-site) I love Some Like it Hot with Marilyn Monroe;)
Home sweet home
So, now I'm back at my computer again (...Noone had any idea i was gone, right?)
I have been out sailing with my cousins for almost two weeks, the weather has been amazing; sun, sun and more sun.
We havent really done much, just laying around being lazy, reading (Lord of the rings!), bathing, watching some movies and... eating! I don't think I went more then 1 hour without putting something in my mouth xD I must have gained atleast 4 kilos... :(
Well now I'm just babbling on about things noone will ever read, again. I just wanna say I'm back, and now I'm gonna go check out all the gorgeous things I have missed here on TSR while I was gone :D
bye bye, have a nice day (=
Melana's Darcys Farm & Ectoplasm Hall
I have no Simpoints atm at the Sims Store, so I really can't get this right now, although I really want to. So, Here I will just give myself a semi-peram link until I can get it. Kinda like my WishList of stuff to get here
PineCats' PCh Cedar Creek Cabin
and
I also want Shakeshaft's LeMaison Avornalino
New mesh
Not enough time, not enough motivation but its almost finished....my new bathroom.
at the moment the summer is hot....very hot.have to do one exam before my holidays.2 weeks full of meshes:).
2 New story ideas plotted.
I have successfully finished one chapter of my Star-Trek story to be posted soon. And, my next story, violin, will be coming out shortly as well (this is a short story). I have decided not to release them at the same time, though. Violin will be coming out first.
Thanks!
Thank you
Thank you, all of you for your support and encouragement. And thank you TSR for the honor of being chosen as a Select Artist, I am over joyed to be part of such wonderful group of artists.
Most of all I thank my Niece Kalikins, she was the one that introduced me to the sims originally (thank goodness! That was alot of xmas and birthday gifts covered!) and it was her encouragement to submit my first patterns that got me addicted to creating for others as well as myself.
As I head out the door to start my holiday vacation, this was a wonderful gift to receive from all of you. Thank you again, and may you all have a safe and wonderful weekend!
<hugs all around>
Why can't real life come with cheats?
I mean seriously, I wouldn't mind a bit more money in my bank, instant weight loss, being able to delete items I don't want (such as landfills, hurtful people, ect...ect...ect) Wow just had a King and I moment there. My life is pretty good, I have a loving family and I know that which does not kill me makes me stronger but right now I think I'm strong enough and don't want no more... Oh well that's life. We whine and move on.... Moving on, I think I shall f=go have some of the cake I made Monday night.
My Kudos
OMG! i have like only 1300 Kudos, and i am trying, every way to get more but this is not fair, because i have creations, and this thingy wont let me upload! grrrrr!, anyways, i hope you all enjoy my new DP and would like to say that if i had enough KUDOS i would buy that Profile banner thing, and i have already GOT a banner, just need the OPTION! urrg, TSR is a lot of work! its me who needs the stuff! lol
Retirement
Hello everyone,
I have retired as a Featured Artist. It was a privilege to be an SA and an FA, and I've thoroughly enjoyed my time here! Thankyou very much to everyone for being so encouraging in their comments and for downloading my creations! I've really appreciated it, more than I can say. :)
I will probably still visit the site, and I may even submit more creations occasionally. All of my creations are now free to download. I hope you continue to enjoy them!
Laivine :)
Knot Glass
I'm back with my TF fashion set series =)
Today I searched the web for cool pics and got some inspiration for upcoming creations!Stay tuned =)
P.S. Object meshing is now my fave type of meshing,it seems to be the simplest one;)
My first House
Hi Guys. The uploader of TSR has problems. I cant upload. I dont know why.
So I post here my first creation called "Jaded", a full furnished House.
Sorry for my bad english because im from Switzerland.
Here is the Link to the Youtubeclip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC1ZVo0AQp4
Downloadlink is in the description.
or here: http://x7.to/dprptn
Cappuccino Reading Corner Set
I have a new set to share with you. Cappuccino Reading Corner Set.
You can find a reading chair, cushions (To put on a chair, "moveObjects on" cheat needed.) two shelves with new slots, a bookshelf (working), end table, decoratives, different size books and a cup of coffee.
I would like to say big thanks to everyone who help me, while I was working on slots and bookshelf. And, big thanks to Murano for his great tutorial, " How do I edit the slots of an object?".
Summertime
I ralised I havn't written anything in a long time. I guess studying takes up a lot of time. But now it summer break, and no studying for almost 10 weeks. But since we're moving in october, I have a lot to do anyway. And we are going to paint our house to, and it's big!
Yes, I almost forgot, I've got angaged since my last post! On the morning of the 18th of april, my boyfriend fell down on one knee by my bed and asked my to marry him, and of course I said yes!
So now I'm also planning our wedding. The big day is planned to the 18th of june 2011.
Have a great summer!
The Goth Sr. Family
Gunther Goth brought his family--his wife Cornelia and their son Mortimer--from the old country. After a bit of hard work and a bit of good fortune, he founded--with a bit of assistance from the Landgraabs--what would one day become Old Town.
Eventually, as is the natural progression of things, Mortimer left to strike out on his own, leaving behind a gracefully aging Gunther and Cornelia. With only each other and their cats, Hecuba and Menelaus, for company, Gunther left the life of a professor emeritus and became a College Dean. Cornelia focused on Society (with a capital S) and, given her wealth and her family connections, became the focal point of what was developing into a rather elite and exclusive grapevine.
When Mortimer moved back into the neighborhood with his new bride, Bella, Gunther and Cornelia couldn't be happier...at least not until their first grandchild, Cassandra was born. Glad to take a backseat to their son, Gunther and Cornelia became the Goth Srs., allowing Mortimer to step forward as a new player in Society.
After incorporation into Old Town, the Goth Srs. led a more reclusive life than before. Gunther continued on as College Dean, and Cornelia continued with the Sim City Bridge Society, continued hosting high teas, and continued studying the shapes of people's heads. Cassandra didn't come over as often (Bella was working to bond with her strange, unusual daughter), saddening both Gunther and Cornelia. All that changed when a certain woman--two or three years older than Mortimer--arrived in Old Town and calmly told Gunther that she was his daughter. This news stunned Gunther and Cornelia and Mortimer, certainly, but also all of Old Town as scandal seemed to raise its ugly head. However, the young woman's story quickly proved that there had been no wrong-doing at all, just a bit of pre-marital hanky-panky.
Before Gunther and Cornelia moved from the old country--indeed, before Gunther and Cornelia even met--Gunther had served in the military. While on a week's leave with his friends, they did a bit of traveling and wound up in a Danish tavern. After becoming rather intoxicated, Gunther wound up in bed with a beautiful, blonde-haired, blue-eyed, buxom Scandinavian girl. As they had to return to their unit, Gunther and his friends left the next morning. What Gunther didn't know was that the one-night stand was sufficient to result in a pregnancy and, later, a baby girl, whom her mother named Hildegaard...or Hildy for short. Gunther finished his term, went home, met and married Cornelia, and had a son with her: Mortimer. He had no idea that he also had a daughter.
Hildy, upon her mother's death, gathered up her belongings and moved into Old Town. She hadn't planned on settling there--or even meeting Gunther. But, upon learning that the man who might be her father was the town patriarch, she naturally had some questions...questions that her mother had never bothered to answer (or known the answer to).
Cornelia, naturally, became a bit upset that her husband had kept a secret from her all those years, but after getting to know Hildy, accepted that it hadn't been a secret so much as an unknown truth. She graciously invited Hildy to stay with them until she found a place of her own.
Hildy, however, upon discovering that much of the family's wealth had been passed along to Mortimer and that Gunther and Cornelia were surviving--not living, but surviving--on his meager salary as College Dean, decided that she couldn't simply abandon the father she was just getting to know and the woman she was quickly becoming good friends with. She began working as a Department Store Clerk, and--capitalizing on her striking Scandinavian features--became a much sought-after model. In no time at all she became a Fashion Columnist. But the income wasn't enough...not yet.
Around this time, Hildy met and fell in love with a struggling Subway Musician named Charles. With her support and the permission of Gunther and Cornelia--who allowed them to marry and move in with them permanently--Charles worked his way through the industry, finally becoming a Rock Star. Now, with a substantially improved financial situation, Hildy was ready to settle into her career, let Charles settle into his, and allow Gunther and Cornelia to retire completely and not worry about anything.
Gunther, however, refused to retire and Cornelia--with the finances no longer in dire-straits--resumed her high teas and bridge games. Moreover, Hildy had to go on maternity leave, not once but twice, thanks to her loving, virile, vigorous husband. Now, with two children--Emily and Arthur--to take care of and whose needs (and wants) needed to be met, Gunther had more reason to remain at the college.
Fortunately, though, Cornelia is happy to have the chance to spend time with her step-grandchildren (her own grandchildren are infrequent visitors after all) and help raise them while Hildy and Charles work. She has even taken it onto herself to find ways to earn additional money to provide the children with allowances. At a suggestion from Mama Hick, whom she knew through a mutual acquaintance, she looked into crafting Garden Gnomes or carving Stone Gargoyles. The work was a bit much for an elderly woman, though, so she also looked at making homemade butter, canning preserves, and harvesting honey. It isn't much, but she makes enough on the side to keep the children happy and contribute a bit to the family budget.
Hecuba and Menelaus, who only had the other for entertainment and society, now enjoyed the petting and hugging and games they play with Emily and Arthur. They find the two children a welcome change from Cassandra, who always made them uncomfortable with the intensity of her observations of them.
Family base income: $2850 (College Dean-$700, Fashion Columnist-$1050, Rock Star-$1100)
***Update: 18 August 2010***
Despite Cornelia's contributions to the household income through selling Garden Gnomes, churning butter, spinning gold thread, and making preserves, Charles and Hildy felt it better if one or the other of them could earn more money. So, Charles left the Music Industry and instead worked hard to become a Venture Capitalist. It's only $200 more, but every little bit helps. So, the income changes as follows:
Family base income: $3050 (College Dean-$700; Fashion Columnist-$1050; Venture Capitalist-$1300)
Unnecessary info ^^ *yaaaaay* ;P
Hi everybody around the world.. my name is Mikaela and i'm from Sweden ^^'.I don't have so much to write..
About me:I live in a small town in Sweden,i'm blonde,short, thin..And i have very boring right now (that's why i write alot of unnecessary info about me).When i grow up i wanna live in California (all Americans that's reading this.. I WANT TO LIVE IN USA ^^) anyway i don't know what i'm going to work with..i love to dance Hip Hop,street dance etc.I'm 13 years old,But in November i will be 14 ;)
My music right now:
Lil Wayne <3-Knockout
Jay Kay-Princess
Livvi Franc ft.pitbull-now i'm that bitch
Usher ft.Will.i.am-Omg
Bye Bye! <3 :)
kind of happy
i been in a good mood 3 of my sims are coming on here 2day at some point cant wat to see ppl comments
Stories of Mara Grimmer #5
Hello everyone,
the 5th Part of my Story is ready and submitted. I hope you will like it.
Nice day, Guslucky
I'm back .... had no Internet for 7 days
I am finally back online & on TSR after a week of not having a Internet Connection.
I've spent 2 hours last Thursday to my internet provider which didn't resolve the issue. I went and bought a new router today however, I had to ring them as I still wasn't connecting.
Hey presto ... within 20 minutes of sorting out the settings on the router .... i jumped for joy because i was re-connected to the Internet.
I have missed being on TSR & submitting my walls and floors
Having no Internet is not good for me as I don't watch TV.
Anyway, I am back now so watch out for my new items coming soon. :)
Another Lot Soon
As I mentioned in my prior entry, I did get a lot done this weekend. I repeat, A lot. One. Uno. I'm so disappointed. I thought surely I could get two done. The one I did do is bigger than my last two and frustrated me to no end with roof issues. But I got it done to my liking and it's fully furnished and decorated, ready for sims. All that is left is to snag some photos of it, do the techie stuff, and upload it. That should only take me three more days. LOL I didn't play at all this weekend so I still want to put some sims in the house and let them run around for a bit before uploading it. My simmies always try out my lots for me, and if I can happen to catch them in a shot or two, even better.
I also had to run my game with custom content disabled. Darn thing won't uninstall a piece of CC and I get an error message and the game won't run. Hmph. Yeah, yeah, I read up on a few things in the forums and I'll mess with that before gutting the whole thing and reinstalling. It's a little soon for me to reinstall. Sheesh. I just need to get the bad file out of the game somehow and I'm sure it will be fine. Maybe I broke it. I dunno. I won't think too hard on it since it's easier to just reinstall than troubleshoot for 6 weeks THEN reinstall anyway. I contacted EA but they just said they got my email and asked if I had tried troubleshooting measures before contacting them. Um, not to be too picky, but... read my email guys. All the questions they listed for me to answer were already covered. Duh. Whatever guys. I'll figure it out. I always do.
Time for randomness! So, can anyone tell me why babies have favorites? I mean seriously, how does a baby know what falafel is? How does it differentiate between the music genres at such a young age? It can't even talk yet but somehow it knows it likes Roots best? And turquoise. Turquoise? Really? Red, yellow, blue, maybe green and the others, but turquoise? What? How does a baby know? Get a clue EA. I'd like to see the favorites change with every age, not some stupid reward thing. Just make it part of aging. C'mon, not every little girl loves pink until she's old and gray. I dunno. It just seems like a really unnecessary thing when a sim is born. "WAIT! It doesn't have its favorites assigned! You CAN'T take it home yet!" I will add though that the little blankie bundle of joy is much better than the poor naked things we got in the Sims 2. Poor naked babies freezing to death on the kitchen floor.
I still find the social worker coming to take them away, ha ha, from child abuse amusing. It doesn't happen to my families but it still amuses me. Wow. I was a kid in the 80s and man, nobody gave a rat's hindquarters if you were starving or getting beaten. Mommy was too busy with her new job to bother with you and don't ever ask Dad for anything or you'll get smacked because he's overtired, overworked, and underpaid. Babysitter? What's that? I tell ya what, a sim kid wouldn't last a day in my life. Why when I was a kid, I had a key to my house, a bike, some money from mowing the lawn burning a hole in my pocket, I could cook, clean, watch other kids be miserable, feed myself, bathe myself, and by gum I got that homework done by myself every night too. Who the heck needs a babysitter or parents? LOL Ah, the 80s. Good times.
Kelly Glass/ Life is Good
I had to discontinue these storie much to my displeasure. My computer crashed resulting in losing everything (sims, cc, stories themselves). I am sorry and I hope to not disappoint any of my readers, and I hope that you read my next story that is coming out in the near future. Thanks for understanding.
Not Sure what to do now?
I've enjoyed starting to create houses, which isn't my speciality, but I take pride in producing extravigant or cute little wonders that your sims and yourself will enjoy living in. I try hard to find a layout that people will love, and wont have to change. Of course I'm not one to create my own personalised wall paper or flooring, which takes out the fun of something new! Then again, I do create something that uses base game products for you to enjoy. I'm aiming to create starter house packages, that are under 20,000 that your sim starts with. But have done more bigger homes, for your more well developed sim family... As for my sims clothing, I have 2 things to upload soon, a wedding party which is a red/black theme. Then a recolour of one of my dresses I did early on last year. Something different. Now, when they are all uploaded, I am stuck on what to do next, I attempted another swimsuit, but quickly became frustrated! I wana try and do something else, that people will want!! But I need some inspiration, I'll have to start taking pictures of my clothes again to get some textures... Thats a task and a half, lol... Anyway, lets just enjoy the fact that I have 211,700 downloads.... YAY!! take it all in... breathe... such a good feelin, remember to leave me lovely comments, hints and suggestions one my creations, they are a wonderful suprise and much appreciatesd!!! Thanks ((hugs)) Twin2162Country Style Loves - now Sims 3 House of Character
Attention Country Style Lovers : After the download success I received with the Sims 2 HOC creation, I decided to create one for the Sims 3. The profile picture gives the impression that it is an ordinary looking house although one might get a second opinion when taking a look at the other photos attached to the download. I hope this creation will be as successful as my Sims 2 one was ! Enjoy for free :D
Thats it!
As many may know. When having the speed at maximum the game may freeze. Plumbob, tree and other objects may still animate. It happend to me 4 times in a single hour. It's so annoying. I will start playing again when EA/Maxis fix it.
I am at Twitter!
Just forget to say that i am at Twitter.. would be nice if you follow me there :)
When you are on Twitter, too i follow you too :D
My name is : GusluckyTSR
Nice day.
Free Schedule - 4 sets set as FREE
I set 4 of my sets as free for a week. Enjoy!
*Not myself tonight
*Reloaded!
*Summer Love
*Amnesia
New Chapter in the next time + No Award
Hey everyone,
First, I'm working at a new chapter for my story.. It will be the Final chapter about Dollface, i think.
The award show i have planned with a friend will not be hold, because my friend doesnt want to make it anymore. Sorry!
Nice day, Guslucky!
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