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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!
The Face In The Mirror
Hurray! Chapter Three has been approved! I hope everyone enjoys it as much as the first two chapters. Thanks to all who have taken the time to read, rate and comment on them! I truly appreciate it!
I'm back!
You may have noticed that I've been absent for a while. I do apologise for the extended break in submissions. Now I am back, and I look forward to creating and submitting more lots for you to enjoy! :)
Updated Items
Thankyou to TSR for creating the 'Updated Items' section on the dashboard. What a wonderful tool. :rah: (only shows if you have items that need updating)
Hushed will not be continued.... :/
Yes its true.
You may now start throwing tomatoes at me in disgust.
I'm sorry :(
I wish I could continue it though, but there is so much downloaded content on my Sims 2 game that it is nearly impossible to get on anymore. I could, but lets just say that it would probably take around a half hour to be able to get on, and by that time my inspiration for the story is extinguished. :(
I've heard several people talk about a program that allows you to see all of your content without actually going into the game so you can delete it, and possible, if I can get this, I will restart the series. But until then it is just too much of a hassel(I think I spelled that wrong 0_o)
I do have the sims 3, and I have thought about taking the series over to that, heck I've even tried it a few times, but I just do not have the content nor the things I need to make it the way I want it.
Though I have been toying around with the idea of starting a story on sims 3 as something to pass the time with, Hushed will not be able to be finished until further notice.
I'm sorry :(
klc0000
New Lane
I've submitted another New Lane house, it should be avaible soon. If you like the furnished editions more please tell me, so I can make them that way.
Next Designs
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New Top
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xoxo
What to create?
Hi, I'm new at this, but am learning and wanted to know what would you like me to do. Soooooooooo...............
Please PM me with the desired creation, and i'll make everything i can to create it.
Thanks and see ya!
B's Studio
soooo....ummmm yea...
so my first house that i have submitted to this site is gonna be up tomorrow....its not very good...i didnt have enough....ummmm whats the word.....ummmmm time...yea thats it to do it so its pretty basic...between the kids yelling "MOMMY IM HUNGRY!!" and the boyfriend being to lazy to do anything i'm gonna try and get more BETTER ones up here....but....im gonna do my best to get good ones up....and TRY to make them affordable...just got one question how do u guys make the houses free??? cuz that would be pretty spiffy for me to know that....cuz the one i just did was round about like 43,000....lemme know ok??
'The Arizona' coming to TSR soon!
Hi everyone
To keep you posted on what's happening in my corner, I'm re-cloning the Arizona with the updated Workshop tool and will be uploading the new version on Holy Simoly, then after a few days of testing and feedback, I will update it to TSR shortly after! Hooray!
The dear old Arizona was the first mesh we did, and began it's life here on TSR. It is only fitting that it returns for Sims 3!
Other than that, I'm playing World Adventures any spare moment I can get, and I'm planning on some WA-inspired objects as well as continuing with converting our Sims 2 meshes. Next in line for converting is The Adelle dining chair. :)
Hope you're all having some fabulous adventures! There's so many awesome screenshots here on TSR.
~Shtinky
Computer Problem Will Keep Me Away For a While...
I wrote about it here: http://forums.thesimsresource.com/showthread.php?t=377251
I can't play Sims 'til this is fixed...but I'll be back ASAP. Pissed that I can't play WA! I just got it a day ago! ARG!
WA Lots in the Base Game?
I've been conducting a little research with the help of a good friend and here are the findings:
Lots that have been built and packaged using the game update will not install into an unpatched base game. You will get an error message that an update is required before the lot can be installed. This is a good thing really as the lot won't install it won't case any problems with your game.
Lots built and packaged with WA installed can be installed into a patched base game and they work just fine. However, any items used that are specific to WA (roof recolours, plants/trees - build/buy items) will be replaced with base game items. Things like fence and stair recolours will make the transition just fine.
Just in case you're not sure of which patch/update I'm referring too it's the game update 1.5/1.6. I'd also strongly recommend the game update 1.7/2.2 also to avoid any game save issues caused by the previous patch.
So yay! WA lots in the base game! woohoo! Kudos to EA and a huge hug to Debra for testing this for me!
The Face in the Mirror
Thank you so much to all who have commented on my second story, The Face in the Mirror. I am truly flattered by the response. Chapter Two has just been approved. I hope you enjoy this installment as much as the first! Again, thank you all!
Lots
Between real life stuff and creating The Face in the Mirror, my lot creation took a long hiatus. That should be rectified soon. I'm currently working on a couple of lots for uploading. Hopefully, they'll be up and ready by the end of the week.
Free Download - The Pierina
My house The Pierina will be free to download from November 25, 2009 to December 23, 2009. :)
SIMposium - Sims 3 World Adventures
As some of you may know, I was fortunate enough to be invited to attend the SIMposium at EA Games in San Francisco on the 29th & 30th of October. I had the most amazing time & I got to meet creators from around the world, as well as the Sims design team. I even got to meet the infamous Steve Bonham & the wonderful Cedric from here at TSR! There were 23 people from 10 countries & I'm proud to say that 3 of us were from Australia.
I got a tour of EA Games, a preview of the new expansion pack & I also got to have a play of the new Sims 3 Create a World Tool!
I was given lots of free time to explore each of the worlds (China, France & Egypt) & I had a lovely time oohing & aahing at all of the amazing new objects & build tools. There are 3 new pagoda style roofs from China, lots of new trees & plants for those who love landscaping & an amazing array of new themed objects for your sims to fill their homes. Exploring the worlds brings you into contact with a huge range of collectables which your sim can display at home, much as they did with Bon Voyage. You can even build & buy holiday homes in each of the worlds!
I spent most of my free time testing out the new Sims 3 Create a World Tool which the design team used to create all of these wonderful new worlds. The program will be made available to everyone to download for free from the Sims 3 website in December - so you too can create your own unique world! I will be posting another blog with more detail on this amazing new program, so stay tuned!
I want to send a huge thank you to Steve Bonham for nominating me to attend the SIMposium & to EA for providing me with an amazing World Adventure which I will never forget.
Love & Hugs to all,
Shaz
change of plan
my saves messed up... DX now all my stories are stopping. Luckily, I hadn't started to be a princess yet, and i will make replacement stories- Cam Triompe is one, Always Will is the other. Also I will make random nonseries comedies, like Stodola Pumpa.(barn pump)
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!! May each of you enjoy the blessings of good food, family and friends on this wonderful day of thanksgiving.
Lighthouse Island
Yesterday I have submitted part 10 of Another Point Of View. I hope you will enjoy it. Part 11 will be the finale one, I think that everybody must be fed up with her bad luck and her misbehaviour.
The Blue Screen of Death
Believe it or not, on Friday the 13th my PC got hit by *dum dum duuum* thebluescreenofdeath! Aaargh! I coaxed it back to life, but it finally went belly-up after the weekend - and, you guessed it, just out of warranty :( You can imagine my dismay - 100 Gb of files in limbo! The horror! Not to mention a severed umbilical cord to the net! Luckily I have my laptop, but that poor thing can't take all the slack, so I had to find a solution. Thanks to some (other) nerdy friends who gave me the idea to get a HDD docking base and a pc taken back from the attic, I already recovered the data, but I'm still on slowtime. That attic pc only has a quarter of the memory of the old one (so no Sims3 playing on that one - boohooh!) and I immediately remembered why it went to the attic - it makes more noise than my Dyson! So now I'm left pondering - do I save for a totally new pc or do I upgrade the attic one with an extra fan and memory - if that's at all possible, it is after all already 6 years old, that's practically ancient :P
So now my TSR exploits are put to the back burner (pleh!) as I can't really try everything out properly which makes me grumpy, but hopefully we'll find a solution soon. Again, we'll keep you posted ;)
World Adventure Thoughts
Okay, I've finally decided to start a blog. Not sure how entertaining it will be, but that probably doesn't much matter since my proifile page doesn't get a low of views......but here we are. :)
Stereos: Every time my travleing sim returns home , his stereo is very loud. I enjoy the music, just at a lower volume, so I usually have my stereos set on low. I can now change the stereo to medium, and it get's quieter.....then adjust to low volume and it's fine until he comes home again.
Regfrigerators: Having the same problem as everyone else. There's now absolutely no reason for my single sim to serve a group meal, since it will be spoiled by the next morning. Aggravating!
Cars: I am currently taking my sim to China just as soon as he can recover from his last trip. Almost to the final visa level, I think he's on his 5th trip, hopefully he will be able to buy a home on his next trip. He had a car during his first 3 trips, but didn't take the car with him. It sure does take a while to travel from locations on foot and bicycle. Then he got an adventure which required him to go to France. Before he left, he got a new car (not sure if that matters, but it's either that or a patch made them able to take cars on trips). He took his new car to France and that made traveling so much faster. Also I believe I'm addicted to the moodlet from new car smell.........I use money cheats anyway and I just seem to always have to have a car that is very fast and gives that moodlet. :) Luckily, he took the car on his next trip to China....made traveling so much faster!
I am mostly concentrating on completing the China adventures, but did enjoy the short trip to France. I love tomb exploring, but it does seem like it takes a while to get to that point. After Tom returned from France, I thought I was going to finally get to explore the Temple of the Dragon, but no......I have to reach martial arts level 10 first. Since Tom's at level 7, that is going to take up most of this 8 day vacation. Oh well, he is doing martial arts until he gets fatiqued, then excavating anywhere I can find a place to excavate. :)
Next trip, the Temple of the Dragon!
My Creations
Unfortunitly someone broke into my house last night and stole my computer and world adventures amoung other things, I am very upset and angry and at this time am unable to make any new creations.
Sims 3 WA
Well I have just downloaded WA I was very excited but it took an entire night to download. The next day I tried to play but it took my sim 20 minutes just to walk to base camp. Thank goodness for the TSR forum I read you neede to get rid of the Mod file from outside CC I did that and my game run's like a dream. The only fallback is that all of my CC of hair is gone and I have to use hair from the game or TSR only. Well all I half to say is bask to basics. I am still striving to become a SA at TSR and hopefully that will happen.
Shang Simla second trip is posted.
I have posted more pictures of Skye and Abby's second trip to Shang Simla. They got to stay longer this time and found treasure and gained skills in martial arts. I found the Terra Cotta (sp?) interesting looking. But finally gaining some visa points let Skye buy some good items for camping out in the old tombs. The next adventure up is going to be France. Skye's latest adventure request from one of the Shang Simla Sims is a bottle of Nectar so now they are off to France.
Is Love Enough? The final chapter
Just in case any of you are wondering where my last chapter has disappeared, your guess is as good as mine! It seems to think it is being edited for some bizarre reason.
I have logged the issue with TSR and hopefully it will be available again soon.
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