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New Graphics *updated*
Hello...Well its just a random little word from me..which I will probably delete. I just wanted to say I got a new graphics card...a Geforce9600. and another gig of ram....I swear I just had a sims playing session and I have never ever EVER had the game run so smoothly. Its insane. Even when it rains it doesnt slow it down...and when I am on lots I can see the neighbouring lots. I know alot of you probably going whatever...thats old news..well NOT FOR ME!!!! I finally can experience sims 2 the way it was meant to be. Im so excited. NOt to mention the graphics are like wow...Something about it adds depth to the screen and ilove it:!!!!I also forget to mention that I feel terrible. Now that my graphics is right up I think it automatically enables bumpmapping..I maybe wrong.. But thats what I thikn it is, more details and In some of my items the Bump part is horrid. like I didnt make it right for each individual item. So I am naughty and this will be fixed in my new items:)
My Halloween theme is free for one week
Halloween is coming, so I think this is a good occasion to set my most creepy lots for free for one week (Oct 29 - Nov 5). I hope you enjoy playing them! You can check them outHappy Halloween, everyone! :[
Renovation
I've been looking back at the 1st apartment lot I created, namely Chantilly Row and realised it's not quite perfect. As I was still fumbling my way around Apartment Life as I was building I guess I still had much to learn. Perhaps I should have looked for an apartment building tutorial...anyone know where I can find one?!Now being a little older and wiser, I have put right the wrongs of the past so look out for a new and improved version of Chantilly Row coming soon.
Episode 7!
It might be time to reduce my five-episode head start to four, considering how much work I've had lately. Summer is definitely over! So maybe the next episode will be out sooner? We'll see... Episode 7 is a Big One. This is where it all really starts to get going. Remember in the first series where they met the Sisters for the first time? We're there. After 6 long gruelling episodes, we're there!! So now you can really get to know the characters, and watch as they go through... [can I have a 'dun dun DUUH'?] ...Trials! So here's what to look out for in Episode 7: *It's called 'Bushwhacked'. *Several familiar faces will return. *Atra makes a big decision. *Poetry. Oh yeah. And here's my preview picture for the week. Looks like Murk didn't come off too well...
Creations I'm a'making
I created an animated Avatar just to see if I could do it. Wait for it to lay through once. It looks better on the second run.
Tell me what you think.
I might make one that I will actually use as an avatar but I don't know what subject I should make it of.
Obviously it will consist creations that I have made but as for the poses??
I don't know
October 28th, Vintage Charm Floral
Vintage Charm Floral Part I is scheduled for publication on October 28th. Part I features new meshes, 3 bed meshes, a 3-tile wall unit, 2 globe table lamp and wall sconce. The Vintage Charm collection features sunny floral print and oak wood furniture.The new bed frame meshes are linked to in game Maxis and custom bedding. VC Floral wall unit is 3-tiles and has 7 coffee table slots for decorative objects. The 2 globe table lamp is a master file and linked to the 2-globe wall sconce, the wall sconce will use all of the table lamp's recolors.
Stay Tuned for Part II...
Take Care,
Carolyn
Free Items Band Wagon
I've set several old sets to free forever. I hope they are enjoyed. I'm not able to create anything right now, but hopefully will be back up and running in the next couple of weeks. Cheers!On Vacation
I am on vacation for awhile so I will upload new art as soon as I get back home and settled. I hope everyone enjoys my Halloween sets!Sims Families
For anyone who's ever wanted to replay any of the Maxis sims, without reloading the whole hood... or just wants to mix a few of them up in the same hood... TSR now bring you cleaned up packages of the Maxis families. No extra character files tagging along, just the files needed for that family.I haven't packaged up the bin families, as the regenerate for each new hood, unless you have a clean template installed.
The only other ones missing are the Apartment Life families, as you can't package them in the apartments!
They can be found here, and are free to download.
Enjoy!
'My Little Puppy Bedroom' - Preview!
Hey! You've had Kitties, Penguins, Wildlife, Bees, Unicorns, Space, Aliens, so now it's time for cute little Puppies! Thought I'd post a little teaser of my new bedroom - just to give you something to look forward to! The Mad Cow proudly presents: 'My Little Puppy Bedroom'
Includes:
Bedding x2, End Table, Dresser, Desk, Chair, Bookcase, Curtains, Rug, Paintings x4, Computer, Walls x2 and Carpets x4, all in shades of white, cream and tan.
Hope you like it!
Barking Mad Cow! 
Tranquility Abyss
Fighting a really bad cold, I did manage to finish this lot. It is an underwater palace It comes with shipswreck and everything.
Boys from the Dwarf
I made some "Red Dwarf" outfits ages ago, but since I've got a lot better in recent times (I can but hope) I've re-done a couple of them (Kryten and Rimmer), as well as a Starbug lot for them to live in - designed to be affordable for 4 sims as long as you make them individually and combine their funds (or just use the Motherlode cheat, of course ;) ). I may also make new outfits for Lister and Cat, if I can find decent pictures to base them on.Busy, busy...
Man! I have so many comments to catch up on. Sorry all! I am a naughty FA. :( Work schedule this week is crazy, but will get to them ASAP. Thank you for your kind comments, and I will talk to you all soon!Love and hugs -
Illiana
Poured Floor Driveway Set
I have created a new set of driveways to match my Poured Floor set. I really liked the textures in that set and wanted to use them again. I hope you like them too :)New Poll
As you have probably already seen, I've set up a new poll that will run during November. It's addressed specifically to non-subscribers and it's meant as a Christmas gift for you: I'd like you to choose the sets that will be free during December. The choice that gets most votes will be set free the next month. If you're a subscriber, and you want to vote for kudos' sake, please select the last option I've added and let non-subscribers choose their favourite freebie. I've already made a selection of the most popular stuff I've released, but if you'd like to have something different free, you only need to write it here. Just remember that I cannot set free the creations that have been published lately (for example the new Winding Staircase for AL or the Brick Patio). Anyway, I'll take your choices in consideration for the future schedule too. Here are the small previews of the poll alternatives; since I have more creations available this year, I've included three sets in each choice (and I may also add a bonus, but I'll see afterwards). Winding Staircase set & Modern Balustrade set & Modern Floors set
More Grille Half Walls Set & Ambra Staircase Set & Novara Terrain Paint set
Secure Sentinel Outdoor Lamps & Blazin Buckaroos Outdoor Lamps & Homespun Banner...less Outdoor Lamps
Stare Stepper Staircase Add-Ons & Grille Half Wall set & Cielo Outdoor Lights
Glass Half Walls Set & Retro Plastic Hallway & Retro Walls and Floors Set
Malva Fences&Gates Set 1 & Malva Fences&Gates Set 2 & NH Ancient Buildings - Set 2
'Hotels' do you know?
If you have Bon Voyage do you know that you can place a Hotel on any neighbourhood, not just a holiday neighbourhood? You can even drive them there and book in and stay as long as you like, and book out when you want to take your sims home, but you will not get the extra wants panel that is the only difference I can see.Vegetarian non replacement set
The lunch set of the non-replacements will be back tomorrow, all fixed up!Many apologies to those who have downloaded them, you should redownload the fixed version tomorrow so they all work nicely :)
Thanks to lisa626 for pointing this error out and estatica and sim_man123 for testing them for me.
Families at TSR - YAY!
Hi guys! My feeble attempts at being mysterious have finally come to an end and I can stop pretending I'm doing something spectacular. Truth is I was out playing the game and having fun and creating new families to be uploaded to a new section of TSR. Suffice to say this is what I always wanted!You can check the new section
So far I have three families waiting to be published. I hope you guys like them :)
Getting Groovy (again!)
Good morning everyone :o) I must be spoiling you this week becasue there is another decorating set due out on Sunday, yay!!!!!! I decided to do another fun, groovy retro inspired set. This set also seems to have a bit of a Tikki feel to it.
**RELEASE DATE - Sunday 26th October**
Yay! I am an SA!
I've just logged at TSR and thought: "Something is going on, my gb is full of messages..." I read first entry and understand why - I am an SA! Gosh, I can't belive it! I am speechless, but I want to say a HUGE thank you to all my friends here at TSR, for your kind words and support, you guys rock:D!, Especially my dear Sarah (you always belive in me!), Marina (you are the one who told me to belive in myself) and BBKZ (zwlaszcza za te nasze 'rozmowy'). Thanks to all people who ever downloaded my stuff, even if it was only one file. And thank you TSR staff for giving me an opportunity fo share my work with the others.Hope that I won't disappoint you and you will enjoy my little Sim creations in your games:).
Hugs!
Ola
Saturday Morning Sets
I had a request from a good friend, Hiedibear75, here at TSR to make my Saturday Morning sets for Elder and Adult Male. So, I did. You're welcome, Hiedi! They're pending; here's a sneak peek. ;)
A Poll!
I've added my first poll. Because I've got limited time at the moment to build houses, I decided to ask the few of you who visit here regularly what sort of thing you download the most.I usually try and build starter to family sized homes but I'm wondering if I should have a go at turning my hand to some larger mansion sized houses with four or more bedrooms and loads of entertaining space.
Featured Screenshot
Huzzah! My screenshot was featured on the first page! I know some of you are like, "Yeah, so what?" Well, it's a big deal for me. I called my whole family to the computer to show them, seriously, I did. Anyways though, in other news: I just hit 300,000 downloads! Heck yes! I couldn't have done it without you!So, in real life, I've been pretty busy. This week all my teachers have released all their pent-up homework on us poor unsuspecting students. Right now, I'm avoiding my lovely pre-calulus homework! Then in band (yes I'm in band!), we're winding down our marching season. Our last competition is this weekend, so maybe after that I'll have more free time for Sims. I'll most likely start taking requests again for band shirts. Coming up right now are some Fall Out Boy shirts and more Jonas Brothers.
Wait, let me brag about band for a sec. We won our class at our biggest competition and received a banner! Okay, I just had to say that. Now I'm done.
~Claire
More about me... future creations
I have recently upgraded my page to a minisite so my page looks more organized and clean. I personally prefer it better and have been saving kudos for quite some time for it =) I recently started my senior year in Uni and it's not easy to balance school, freelanced art and other graphics projects but I'm trying my best to find the time for new creations. I have a major problem with my keyboard not taking screenshots, the printscreen button just won't work so I have to borrow my mom's once a week in weekends for screenshots on all the items created throughout the week. Now I'm very curious what people would like to see me create more. Hmm... I should make a poll. And for curious eyes... The image used in my banner in full size:
Poll
I've been watching the poll results so far and am surprised that rooms are at the top of the list. I'm working on a new bathroom recolor for you, but it is slow going. Will have it done in a bit. In the meantime, I decided to do something a bit different and have recolored some cars. I haven't done that before, so I thought I'd see if anyone likes them. In the meantime, I'm still trying to learn enough to get you some decent meshes and still trying to put together other rooms. And I have 3 or 4 more 20-color sets already completed. So for a couple of weeks anyway, your needs should be met. I'll keep on trying. Things in RL just keep cropping up. I'm having fun in spite of the set-backs though. Keep on playing!Getting Gothic
Greetings all I have another decorating set due to be released this week, Gothic Class. A set of walls & floors in a red, black and gold theme.
**RELEASE DATE - Fri 24th October**
Good news for the fans of my Groovy Retro sets, there are 2 new sets being released very soon. The first is another flowery theme while the second is, well, furrylicious!! ;o)
MY POLİCY
If you want you may recolour on my meshes for your own textures,you can include my meshes with your upload but add a link back to here (if you send it on TSR you write enough my name..)And you can use my clothes in stories, movies, preview pics, no credit needed.
Thanks.
Qaen
Getting Spooky
Greetings all Today I have uploaded a new Halloween themed decorating set, comprising of four walls and four matching floors.
**RELEASE DATE - Thurs 23rd October**
The other news I have is that I'm currently unable to recolour any objects at the moment due to a SimPE RAM related problem. I have been intouch with Inge and she's trying to find a way around this for me, but until then I will only be able to produce new decorating sets :o(
Thank you to everyone who has left me feedback over the past few months, I am responding to you at the moment as I work my way down the list.
Have a great week!
Confused yet?
Hi, My appologies if you are. I've always been Missy07 (TSR main site) & Sceeter02 (in the forums), and the duality was a bit confusing to some. Soooo, I thought I'd confuse everyone a little more by changing it! lol. Now it's missy_sceeter for both. :)The name might be slightly different, but it's still me and I'll still be making homes for our Simmies. If you bookmarked me as Missy07, check it to make sure it updated ok, I'm sorry. Hopefully, we'll all (me too!) get used to the updated name. ;) Thanks for taking the time to read this.
Armande - Modern family Home
Busy, busy, busy...can you tell I like to build? LOL! Anyway, I enjoyed creating the Contemporary lot so much, that I just had to keep going to the extreme. And so was born...Armande, a modern home! ARMANDE - 3 Bed Modern Home This lot is set for release on Nov. 3rd.
Thank You!!!
Let's Party! I now have over 12 million downloads of my Sims 2 creations and October 24th is my 4 year anniversary with The Sims Resource. I owe it all to you!!! Thank-you!Carolyn
Queens Court Hotel - the player friendly version
In between replying to all the sweet people who have left me comments in my guestbook, I am working on my first lot as an SA. Some might recognize it, it is a boiled down, play friendly version of the �Queens Court Hotel�. I hope to get it finished within this week, as I have a lot of other things on my Sims to do list.
Sorry!
Hello, my dear friends! I'm writing here to all of you who are waiting for newest stuff from me. Believe me, I don't forget about you and Sims, I'm just stuck with my real life and I do think that it is much more important than internet. BUT! I spent my free time for creations! I have soe new male stuff and ladies too, I just need time to make the preview and upload it. I'll try to do all my best and do it this weekend. So - stay tuned!KateK
Free set Oct 21-Nov 18
The Village women set is going to be free for four weeks from tomorrow.Frankly this is one of my favourite creations, it's simple, but very cool clothes for artistic sims. Hope some of you will enjoy!
Kate
FAQ
First of all I must say that I'm very sorry that I haven't been able to answer back to all of your guestbook entries and PM's. But I wan't to thank you all for all the lovely comments I've received, I really appreciate it although I can't always write back :)But I decided to make a Frequently Asked Questions post here so that you can try to find answers to your questions here.
Do you take requests?
- I'm sorry but I can't take requests, I just don't have the time since I'd like to keep making sims that I feel like making.
What is your creator policy like?
- My policy has been so that it is ok to do what ever you want with my content for personal use and it's fine to include content made by me with your sims if credit is given. But for example you can not use my "Angelina Jolie-skintone" for your own version of Angelina. But I have preferred if people didn't redistribute edited versions of my skintones or didn't use my work as a base anyway. You can also use my work in your screenshots, stories, etc.
What programmes do you use to make sims?
- I use the Body Shop and Photoshop to edit custom content.
Can you make a tutorial on how to make realistic sims?
- I personally believe that best work is made when you come up with your own style of making things. I don't have a certain list of things I do when making sims, every sim is built in a different way. Just have fun, experiment and do your own thing :)
Where can I find the girl from your previous banner?
- You can download her from this link http://www.mediafire.com/?x0gjhtzmbqs
Will Glance come back?
- Unfortunately Glance is unlikely to return.
House Crashes ?
Hi!Recently, a few of you complained about house crashes.But you didn't say which of my houses crashes your game.
So I think you can say which of my creations crash your game.Hope we can find a solution :)
Newtlco
I'm an SA! YAY
I'm so excited to be an SA on TSR. I have loved this site since I first started Simming and now I am one of the crew! Unfortunately I had surgery on my shoulder last week and it will be a bit of time before I can get back to my usual routine so no lots for a week or so but then it will be gung-ho as I have several weeks off work to do nothing but relax and play!Good Bye
Thank you Spaik for helping me make my decision.POLL RESULTS
Time to take this poll down, has been up for a few months, EA better start worrying a little, over 65% said NO to the Sims 3 or they haven't decided...only 36% said they would be there first day, not exactly a ringing endorsement.You can officially play taps over the Sims 1, over 81% said the discs are collecting dust on their shelves.
It was a pretty even split over how big your downloads folder is, with 34% approx going to each, 1-3GB, 3-7GB and Over 7.
How long does it take your game to load? If you are like me, I pluck my eyebrows and file my nails while it loads, 68% said 1-15 minutes,
18% said 15-30 minutes, and some poor dears, 13%-wait over 30 minutes. Gracious, you could bake some cookies in that time!
Thanks to the over 230 people who participated, it was fun!!
Cheers!!
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