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Ballerina
This is my first new set for several months. I was playing Sims 2 recently and was frustrated by the poor selection of ballet outfits included with FreeTime. I've always had a thing about ballet, ever since I got my first ballerina Sindy one Christmas - do you remember ballerina Sindy? She had fishnet tights and a pink tutu with a velcro fastening - so I decided to create some re-colours of the Maxis FreeTime ballet mesh. I love the cute pointe ballet slippers. The colours I've used are my usual choices - pink, white, lilac and black. Two outfits come with fishnet tights, the rest have seamed tights. One outfit borrows the legwarmers from my Work That Body! aerobics set.
All outfits are for adults and young adults, are categorised under athletic/gym and require FreeTime.
Viktor Legacy
Started my legacy, finally, with the family that I've had branches of since Sims 2: The Viktors! :D
Here is Litia Viktor and her very tiny house that she apparently thinks needs flowers to spruce it up.
And theses windows have to go!
Here is Litia's first day on the job and first step to Celebrated Five-Star Chef. Too bad she can't afford a stove of her own yet :(
Luckily there are other ways to eat and a great way to get to know the locals!
Still Here, Still Learning
I'm just writing to let you know I am still here and still trying to learn new things so I can bring you some good downloads.
RL has been against me a bit and I haven't had much time for learning, so there hasn't been anything new in a while. I'm hoping I can get something to you this week, but time and RL will tell. Thanks so much to all of you who are patiently waiting.
Winnie the Pooh for Toddlers
Hi Everyone! I'd like to share my latest work with you. I am working on a toddlers room. Here are some pictures of my work.
cribs for toddlers...
winnie bear view from mesh.... winnie bear view from Workshop...
Something Always Goes Wrong
Oh my gosh!
If it's not one thing it's the other. I went to continue writing my stories the other day, so I tried to load sims 2 up. And that day of all days it decided it didn't want to work. I'll click on the icon and then the cursor will change to the spinning disc and then nothing. I watched the process of the game and just before it gets to 45,000K it just disappears.
Needless to say I was annoyed. I tried everything I knew to get it to try and work again, but nothing prevailed. My only option was to unistall the sims and then install it again and hope that that fixes everything. So I starting backing up my neighbourhoods which took 4 hours! Literally no over-exageration - my computer's slow - and I also moved all my custom content, which is easily in the thousands. And that took a while too. But I think I've found that it wasn't entirely the sims's fault, because my computer's been having problems and is extremely slow. So it's going to be wiped. All of it! Well except for some files that I'll put on an external hard-drive of some sort. But with all the frustration of this computer, (and the fact that it's shared) I'm going to buy my own computer. That will be all mine! I can't wait! My sims are going to look soo clear! Not to mention Call of Duty 5! I can't wait to play that game. Anyhoo with all the waffling stuff I mean to say that my stories are going to be delayed AGAIN! Until I get my new computer and install the sims 2 on it.
Anyhoo I hope you all are well,
Cya xox
Next set: castle-building!
I'm STILL making that dratted toilet! Well, I've finished it, sort of - in a way. It's finished, but not ready. It needs other stuff, and it needs looking at to see if it really IS worth uploading.
I still seem to be in a ratio of 1 success to 60 failures with Sims 3. Everything takes so long to perfect, but when you finally DO think you've made something good, it looks hideous in the game and you know you must do better - somehow (except it never happens). It's been like that for weeks now. My upload queue has remained empty whilst I toss mesh after mesh into the scrap folder. I have been meshing night after night after night. Nothing to show for it.
But I have finally made something that will soon be ready for release - and it's STILL not a toilet. It's a mega-set of 23 castle-building pieces including large and small crenelation walls (that's the up-and-down-thingy-whatnot wall to you), some stackable turrets (cloned columns that conceal the necessary floor tile to make them stack), gothic leaded windows, castle defence windows, cloister doors and arches, portcullis door and arch, and a few decorative banners and flags to finish it all off...
I had made some crumbly stone steps too, but they didn't want to work properly at all. Possibly a Workshop bug, but with recolourable stairs in the game, they're hardly essential now.
A big and special thanks to Arenaria who found me the very site I needed to make my arches more gothic and less Lego! The doors and arches would not be anywhere near as great had it not been for the links she gave me, and it might have been another set joining my 'meh' pile.
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I also have coming your way a whole heap of updates. Hopefully, the site's automatic update alert system will kick in as the Colonial windows are updated so they display properly in neighbourhood view, the gravestones have improved sunshadows thanks to the wonder of the Workshop and its automatic shadows, and one lot that used the Colonials will also be uploaded with the revised windows. You WILL need to patch your game if you haven't done so already, otherwise any new or updated items will not show in your game.
And that toilet IS finished. It's in my game and working. It's just lonely without other items. Maybe I'll pop up a screenie so you can admire - or something.
Playing!
So happy to be getting the new expansion! Can't wait until finals are over and I can be more deticated to sims!
Shut Down
Thanks to a lovely virus on my main computer I temporarily cannot play The Sims 2, therefore I cannot create and summit any of my creations. As of now I have no idea when everything will be cleared up. Sorry if you were looking forward to new creations, hopefully things will be back and running ASAP.
Back & with a new story!
Hello everyone! Im back temporairly with a new sims3 story -"A troubled Marriage-Thornton & Morgana." I dont know why it hasnt posted up on the site link under 'stories'..? Maybe its something wrong with the site? But, Anyways just thought i'd share it here so anyone stopping by and interested will take a peak =) Im still fairly busy as the end of my college semester approches so i will update asap, promise! xoxo -Jari
Future projects
Now that i've finished the projects I initially wanted to do, I need to come up with a few new ideas. Suggestions are of course welcome. Although all I really have done is wall art and a t-shirt.
Not happy.......
Oh Noes, EA broke my game, after running the same istall of TS2 for years, yes years, with lots of cc and hacks and no problems, my TS3 game is a mess, some CC shows, some does not, mainly I miss Riverdale. I have done all I can, now I just wait for a patch to this last distastous patch and hopefully fix it.
Its Great
Well, after all my moaning and whinging, i finally got WA on the 20th, so i've been playing for just over a week...and all i can say is 'Wow'...its great. There's a few niggly things about it (of course ;-))..the personal inventory changes every time my sims go or come back from an adventure, so I can't sort it into any kind of order at all because it keeps moving everything (and i like to have order!)..but on the plus side there are now chests that you can buy and bring home that can be used to store anything, so i've removed most of my jewels, paintings and rocks and put them in there(and they don't change the order either)...the whole issue with cooking a meal and it going off in the fridge too quick is a little annoying too...they've definately made the sky's graphics softer too, which is nice but you don't get any intense colours anymore(or at least I'm still looking for them)...but all in all, the best game ever...i'm a bit of a tomb raider kind of girl anyway, love it all on playstation(lara, drake, indiana), so i love the concept of delving in tombs and i love the collecting element too. I'm glad I don't mod my game at all because everyone has seemed to have had a lot of problems when the game updates through the launcher :-( ....
And just in case you're interested its raining again,( i think its rained every time i've blogged), and i think it may continue til next year ;-) ....(no surprise there then)..roll on christmas (and summer)...hope everyone's having a great weekend :-D
Plan of action is...
...in a bid to try and get more of my CC working, I'm going to uninstall and reinstall both Sims 3 and World Adventures then put my mods in little by little (I'm going to save the family I am currently playing with as well, of course) and see whether that works. I'm absolutely desperate to get my slider hacks working again because I feel really lost with making Sims without them. It's just not right. LOL!
Really excited because tonight is the night that I am going to be seeing Alice Cooper in concert. I'm dressed and ready really early and now, I'm kind of twiddling my thumbs and waiting for the next 45 minutes or so to disappear because then the taxi will be picking me and my Mum up to go and see him! Will have to keep pinching myself to make sure it's real - I'm trying so hard not to have a complete girly freakout about it! LOL!
Btw, I haven't made any CC and been a little sluggish in updating at the moment because I've been having some personal problems which have really taken the strength and the creativity out of me and I just havent had the energy nor the desire to even attempt at making a Sim or any clothes lately. I'm hoping that this concert tonight will help me feel a lot better and hopefully, I can start making CC again within the next day or two. Please still keep checking back on the page to see what's happening-something will appear eventually! LOL!
New
hey guys i'm new and was just wondering how do create items that are different to go on TSR.If you know how send me a comment.
New Updated stuff
I have finished the process of updating my stuff with older version of TSR Workshop, then you will not see the arms are ticked in the body in my creations.
The following updates are available for downloading and they are the last ones (I leave the links)
OSSA - Dress F041
OSSA- Dress F040
OSSA - Dress F039
OSSA - Dress F038
OSSA - Dress F037
OSSA - Dress F036
OSSA - Outfit 003 Harmony
OSSA - Lingerie 002
I hope you enjoy these fixed versions!!
Hughs,
Sandra
story
out of state with family have a crazy musing of sim-story goodness gonna start it soon as i get home ^_^ so excited i can't wait to get home havent played sims since last monday and all i can do is salivate over the new download updates I'M JONSIN!! lol
item
I know I said I have an MJ item coming, but now I'm not exactly sure about posting it. the thing is that I'm extremely proud of it, it's actually the item I'm most proud of making out of all of my items I've ever created, but I worry. I've had items stolen from me on the Exchange before and other calling my work their own (I've even seen them end up on youtube as well), so I had to remove them completely on there. and this particular item I worry so much about (I actually don't even want to say what it is), I really don't want stolen from me.
so I'm debating it.
Awaiting Approval
Just letting you all know I have a second version of both Winchester boys awaiting approval. I also redid my Jacob Black / Taylor Lautner. I hope you like them when they are published. I'm really happy with my Sam Winchester in particular, I just wish I could have found better hair for him!! :)
xo
Sorry
Sorry, but I need some time now. I write my diploma piece, I'm on practice-teaching, something's wrong with my game... aaand the Chistmas is coming. I need a little time. Sorry.
Mirror on Frontpage
Well, chapter four of The Face in the Mirror is obviously available... Seeing it featured on the frontpage is the best medicine for my bout of the flu! Thank you so much to the staff of TSR and all who have read, rated and commented on it! ~~Zen hugs to you all!
Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope you had a wonderful, blessed, and safe holiday!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Carolyn
Temple of the Dragon
After a long and sometimes tedious journey, Tom finally got to explore the Temple of the Dragon. I really enjoyed it, and Tom spent several days exploring the temple. This was the first time his moodlet manager really came in handy....it's awfully hard to find a place to put a tent up without backtracking too much in a tomb. :)
He got lots of loot and met up with his first mummies, which of course he fought and defeated. After completing the quest he was granted Visa level 3 and was able to buy his first vacation home. He purchased the West Temple House for now, until his new home can be completed (next mission for me....build a great China vacation home and submit it to TSR). The kitchen in the house only had access from the outside, had no lights, and contained a bathroom with no door. :) All that's fixed now. He just needs to have his dream vacation home built.
Next......a China vacation home.
FA?! Incredible ♥
Oh FA?! At best sims Site TSR? Incredible! It must be a dream! I can't believe it!
Thanks for your downloads, pageviews.... :) Helps!
♥♥♥ And Thanks TSR! I love this community =) ♥♥♥
xoxo♥
New nursery
It has been awhile since my last blogpost. But today i wanted to show you the new nursery i am working on.. i hope to be ready for release this weekend.. but here you can see the crib i made for it..
The monkey and plant are both Store content.
Thank you!
Thanks to all who have read The Face in the Mirror. Thanks even more to all who've commented and rated it. I'm so happy to see the final chapter featured on the frontpage of TSR! Even though I'm sick with the flu, I'm delighted! Thank you, it was just the medicine I needed!
Having Bench Issues
I was going to post a new The bench, but i tried and it got an error, so i gave up, but I may or may not make new ones.
Also, just a random note, i'm now a sub! YAY! But, I will keep all my submissions free download! :D
Also, Dreaming of life is on hiatus for now I guess, because my screenie folder is crowded, and i can't seem to find the screenshots! XoX
Now, I have also developed an interest in playable mummies, which are way easier to get then ghosts, so you'll see a lot of those. You may have seen my A day in the Life of a Mummy story! Or my, Kung Fu! (Egyptian Style!) screenie.
Also, my ghost tutorial is taking forever to get accepted, so i may or may not have one.
You also seem to like my new story, Children of the Sea! I'm glad you enjoy it, and I'll post a new chp today! :D
Also may post a Waydei.
Alright, thats it for today, but boy do i have a lot of updates!
Signed, Elzi
SIMposium - Create A World Tool
When creating a new world, you can now select from 4 different size worlds (Sim City 4 only allowed you to use one size). The smallest world is 256x256 & the largest is 2048x2048. You can choose from Lush or Desert & you can also set the maximum height of the world (100,200 or 300), to allow for huge mountains or a more modest height elevation.
You can also select from a range of Pre-made Terrains as your base or you can import an image to use as a texture map. The tech team showed us an image of a flower which they then turned into a terrain. You could use this option to build on a face or a favourite painting – you’re only limited by your imagination!
TERRAIN EDITING TOOLS
*PAINT*
Select a paint colour to automatically shade hills & mountains
Beaches can be painted along any shoreline, so you no longer have to worry about getting the exact height right for the beaches to show up. BUT... at this stage you can't build along the beach, so lots can’t be built on the water’s edge.
You can now Import paints & textures, so you could have dirt or cobblestone roads if you want a themed neighbourood.
*SCULPT*
Allows you to change the shape of the terrain (similar to"God Mode" in Sim City 4). Unlike SC4, you can vary the strength & intensity of the "Brush" while using the following Modifiers:
- Flatten - Gentle
- Flatten Terrain
- Hill – Steep
- Hill – Gentle
- Mountain
- Smooth
- Smooth – Gentle
- Sheer Cliff
- Valley – Steep
- Valley – Gentle
*ROUTING*
- Where the camera can see – so you can hide the edges of the map if you want to
- Determines where your Sims can go/walk
- Although you can place lots anywhere, the tech team recommended making the lots near roads, as sims will have to walk to a road in order to get into their car. They also recommended making the lots flat so that if they are shared, they won’t distorting the surrounding terrain.
*EFFECTS*
-birdsflock
-geeseflying
-hotairballoon
-jettrailfx
-meteorshower
-oceansurf
-oceansurfreduced
-oceansurfsimple
-oceansurfsplash
-oceansurfsplashsmall
-rainbow
-rapidsnorock
-rapidsrock
-rapidswaternarrow
-rapidswaterwide
-sailboat
-seagullsfx
-waterbuoy
-waterfall_1_med
-waterfall_1_medsplash
-waterfall_1_short
-waterfall_1_shortsplash
-waterfall_1_tall
-waterfall_1_tallsplash
-waterfall_1_med
-waterfall_2_med
-waterfall_2_medsplash
-waterfall_2_short
-waterfall_2_shortsplash
-waterfall_2_tall
-waterfall_2_tallsplash
-waterfall_2_med
-waterfall_3_med
-waterfall_3_medsplash
-waterfall_3_short
-waterfall_3_shortsplash
-waterfall_3_tall
-waterfall_3_tallsplash
-waterfall_3_med
*TREES*
When placing Trees & other objects like rocks, it’s important to create individual layers, so all the trees are placed on one layer. This enables the game to run much faster as you can "cache the trees" together.
I placed trees on "Layer 1" & the rocks on "Layer 2"
*OBJECTS*
You can move objects once placed along their axis, which means you can turn them in their current position. This is very useful for placing intersections on curved roads! This feature also enables you to move objects up in the air, so you could have a group of floating rocks, if you wanted to build an alien world. You can also bury rocks or other objects in the landscape so they blend in with the environment for a realistic feel.
You will need to place the objects – like trees & rocks – on the one layer
Spawn collectibles – fish in ocean/river, seeds etc.
*LOTS*
Lot size – max 64x64
Lots can be placed anywhere – but it's best to place them near the road, as sims will have to walk to a road in order to get into their car.
You can increase an area's property value – so they show up with a "beautiful vista" moodlet
*ROADS & SIDEWALKS*
Unlike The Sims 2, sidewalks are not automatically placed along the roads, however this tool allows you to place them wherever you like. You can link communities with intersecting sidewalks & that should make for some great visuals, as sims hike across the landscape.
Roads can now be curved & can be moved after placing them, as can sidewalks & if placed over a hill, the hill can be flattened to stop their being unrealistic road angles.
Can add "Sidewalks" now as a separate way of linking lots. Like the roads, they can be curved & can moved after placing them.
"Intersections" can be placed on connecting roads
As you can Import terrain paints & textures – you could have dirt or cobblestone roads – perfect for themed worlds, such as a Medieval Village
*OTHER*
Available to download for FREE in December from TheSims.com
Can upload/share via the exchange
Has an "Undo" option which was not available when creating neighbourhoods in Sims City 4
Downside – Bridges must be place in the Sims 3 – can’t automatically stretch a road over a body of water to create a bridge.
Able to move between Sims 3 & Create a World to make changes (no more having to make .png or .sc4 files to import into game)
*CONCLUSION*
Tutorials will definitely be needed, as the Beta Version we tested was tricky to use. Although the actual sculpting of the terrain was pretty straight forward, I wouldn’t recommend this tool for beginners – at least not until tutorials become available. I admit I found moving roads after placing them & getting intersections lined up correctly a finicky task. For those who love to spend time making sure every detail is just right, there is lots to love...
Up for a Challenge?
If you're looking for a gaming challenge, the SimShack started it's first ever 'Monthly Challenge' yesterday. Head over to thesimshack.com to take a look.
The objective is just to see how many parties you can throw! You can play TS3 or TS2. Check it out to see the rules and point-system. If you participate and keep a tally of your points, you'll win a certain amount of simoleans (part of a reward system on the site) that you can spend in the simolean shop! Sign up now to take part!!!! And don't forget to stick around for the January challenge!
My first object set ever! + preview
Never made an object set before so this was extremely exciting for me. I had some serious problems with my patience, but I finished it in the end. I made part od the creations like a week and something ago, but I wasn't motivated enough to make the whole set, so it took me many days to finish this. Today, after days and days of searching for an sort of inspiration it's finally done! Can't belive that it would be soon out and ready for you to download it! Hurray! :)
However ... I must thank my today illness(high temperature) for three new plants and all the previews (19!), because I was all day home and I had plenty of time to play out with all the creations. Thanks god ...
The set contains 8 creations: three plants, painting, sofa, living chair, end table and a coffee table. All the creations are recolorable and have their variations ( three ) except the two tables.
Hope you'll enjoy this set as I did! I still need to decide the date of the realese, but it would be uploaded up tomorrow anyway. Have a great time!
UM
Preview:
Nasty Update!
Well, unfortunate news...the Eco house I had intended to upload is gone, along with all my houses. They are empty and now the town is littered with blue holes where the lots used to be. >:(
I'll get back to work whenever EA fixes this fix for a fix. Really, how did they manage this?
World Adventures and New Lots
It's been a while since I've posted anything. So I'm going to talk to you about World Adventures and new lots from me.
Lots created with World Adventures can be used with the base game only. Any World Adventures items (objects, build features, roof patterns etc) will be replaced with base game items, just like when you download a lot with store items. However, you will need to have the latest patch installed with your base game, otherwise you will not be able to install the lot at all.
If I don't use a specific World Adventures theme in my lot, or if the items arn't necessery for the lot to function and look good, I'll try to keep at least some of my new lots Base Game Only.
At the moment, I'm working on a bit of preperation for the release of the World Builder (released in december). This'll let us create entire new neigbourhoods, and I've already got detailed plans for what I'm going to create. I am also working on a working tomb and Nectary for your residential neigbourhoods (not vacation destinations) so your sims can have all the exploring fun even when at home.
Upcomng Fence Set
My new Harley Privacy Fence set requires you to have the Base Game fully patched for these fences to work in your game, they have been tested in just the base game and they do not show up, but work perfectly fine in a fully patched game and with World Adventures installed. This will also be the same for future object meshes so please ensure your game is fully up to date with the EA patches.
Updated stuff
I´m in process of updating my stuff with older version of TSR, then you will not see the arms are ticked in the body in my creations.
Since today, the following updates are available for downloading (I leave the links)
OSSA - Dress F046 - http://www.thesimsresource.com/members/SandraR/downloads/details/category/sims3-clothing-female/title/OSSA%20-%20Dress%20F046/id/928404/
OSSA - Outfit 005 Calvin Klein - http://www.thesimsresource.com/members/SandraR/downloads/details/category/sims3-clothing-female/title/OSSA%20-%20Outfit%20005%20Calvin%20Klein/id/927939/
OSSA - Dress F045 - http://www.thesimsresource.com/members/SandraR/downloads/details/category/sims3-clothing-female/title/OSSA%20-%20Dress%20F045/id/927908/
OSSA - Dress F044 - http://www.thesimsresource.com/members/SandraR/downloads/details/category/sims3-clothing-female/title/OSSA%20-%20Dress%20F044/id/927905/
OSSA - Outfit 004 Calvin Klein - http://www.thesimsresource.com/members/SandraR/downloads/details/category/sims3-clothing-female/title/OSSA%20-%20Outfit%20004%20Calvin%20Klein/id/927587/
OSSA - Dress F043 - http://www.thesimsresource.com/members/SandraR/downloads/details/category/sims3-clothing-female/title/OSSA%20-%20Dress%20F043/id/927550/
OSSA - Dress F042 - http://www.thesimsresource.com/members/SandraR/downloads/details/category/sims3-clothing-female/title/OSSA%20-%20Dress%20F042/id/927356/
I will go on updating, so you will be informed by my blog.
Thanks!!
My Jacob Black sim's tattoo - uploaded
Ok, so guys, I received complaints about the tattoo I created for Jacob - people say it doesn't show up in the game - that's why I uploaded it on depositfiles, it's a package file, the old school one, made it before I discovered the wonderful Workshop here!!
Here it goes, guys, please, let me know if you have any problems with the link or the file itself! Enjoy!
http://depositfiles.com/files/7zynmd3yg
If someone finds it interesting, I can add the Cullen crest and the Volturi crest tattoos on TSR, you can see them among my screenshots. Let me know if you like it, cause I really have no intentions to edit em and to add em here.
Best, BlackSweety
New Story Published - My French Adventure Pt1
The first of my three short stories in celebration of the new Sims 3 expansion pack World Adventures has been published. It's called My French Adventure. The second part will hopefully be published by the weekend. Happy reading & simming!
IF YOU KNOW HOW TO GET ALL CC WORKING, INCLUDING HACKS AND HAIRS, PLEASE REPLY!
Just tried that idea that I found on the forum and it didn't make the faintest inch of a difference. Game ended up freezing at the loading screen as usual. Now that I know that idea doesn't work, it's royally starting to bug me now, so if anyone has had any success at all with getting all of their custom content back in working order, please, please, PLEASE reply under this post and tell me what to do!
Just installed World Adventures...
...and like many of you here, some of my custom content works and some of it doesn't...ie: hair, slider hacks, most stuff from sites other than TSR DOESN'T work. Stuff from TSR seems to work absolutely fine. For the moment, I am fine with this because I just want to explore WA a bit before I worry about custom content and, just in case, I have found a solution for how to get all of the CC working from the forums here. Haven't tried it out yet, but will do during the next few days and will report back for those who are still stuck about whether it works or not.
What it says to do is:
Copy the entire Mod folder and Resource.cfg file to where WA is installed and to also copy d3dx9_31.dll into the Game/Bin folder.
The only problem I have with this solution is that I have already tried putting my Mod folder and my Resource.cfg file over to WA, but it is the .cfg file that makes everything freeze up. Saying that, I have tried this without putting over the .dll file, so maybe it is something as simple as that which is making everything freeze up.
If anyone has heard any other way for how to get the complete lot of CC working on WA, please, please, PLEASE would you comment under this blog entry and whether you have tried the method and whether it works or not, please? I'll be fine without my hair mods and slider hacks for a little while, but give it about a week and I'll be going stir crazy without them. LOL!
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