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v7 Development Blog

Since launching Version 7 of TSR on January 7th we have been following user feedback closely. As we continue to improve the site and fix peoples concerns we have decided to post about the changes we make here, so that hopefully you can see for yourself how the site is evolving based on what our users are telling us.

Here you will see posts made by our developers, Johan, Per and Pommes, and by myself and Tom as we do feature changes and graphical improvements.

I'd like to start the ball rolling by outlining the biggest change we have made today, based on feedback that the download pages were too "cluttered" and the preview images were too small.

We have redesigned the use of the downloads pages, increasing the preview image size by around 50%, reducing the columns from 3 to 2 in normal view, and adding the download buttons to the browse page to reduce the 'work' involved in grabbing the content that appeals to you. The image still open in a lightbox, so if you want to see the full size view of any item, just click the preview image.

The downside to this change is that all the images need to be regenerated at this new size, and that's done when its fetched from the database for the first time. The result will be a slower website again this evening as all the images are regenerated on demand. It's a short term problem though, and worth it in the long run.

This change has added more "white space" to the page also, making it easier on the eyes! While I'm writing this the download boxes are moving from above each box to inside it, so it will improve even greater. This might take a couple of hours to replicate across the servers though.

You also have the option once you have completed your searching and filtering to turn off the side bars and view 3 columns instead of 2 for faster browsing, switching the category filter and search back with a single click. See this screen for an example (as anywhere on the new site, click the image to open a full size lightbox view). The tab to do this it on the far right above the right search column.

Just a note on the use of the category tree. It's been reported that certain types of download are hard to find, one example being tiled floors. On v7, simply click the Downloads Tab, then Sims 2. Then in the left category tree, Floors, then Tiled. You are simply 4 clicks away from 752 tiles floor patterns! I'm sure you will soon find your way around the site and appreciate the speed at which it can be used with a little bit of use.

OK, have a look at those updates and we will post with more very soon.

Enjoy!

My first blog: And Polls? How do I use them?

Hi everyone, this is my very first blog for this site. It's actually the first time I have been able to have it. I wanted it before but I think you had to be a subscriber. I am so happy that everyone can have it now, yah!:) Too bad we don't get smilies as well, but I am happy anyway.  I am kind of excited in my real life because I am moving.:) And we are going far, all the way to North Carolina. That's where I lived before I moved to Colorado. We have decided to go back. I am happy about it.!:) I kind of like the new TSR site, the changes, it was a little weird at first but I think it is better than before. Today I saw that I could use my Kudos for a poll thing on my page..Yes! I have been wanting that as well. But I can't figure out how to use it. If anyone out there could help out that would be awsome. So if you know how to do the polls please send me a message and explain to me how to do it, thanks so much!:)

Rules/ Regulamin

I have a blog!

HI EVERYBODY! :D

It's great to have a blog now, so I don't have to write everything in 'About me'... thanks to TSR v7 :DD BTW the AUREA house has come! I'm very sorry for the house coming this late, but the waiting was worth it! ;) It is my birthday coming soon (Jan 16th) and I've planned to make something nice and submit it here. And last but not least; I will also try to submit apartments soon, because I get the AL expansion as a birthday gift. *YAY*

Have a nice day, and thanks for your nice comments and everything this far! Most downloaded creation of mine is the '29 house' (over 700 dl's) and all downloads (total) is over 30,000 now!

-  jonzku/(my real name is Joni, but it's a bit distruptive or smth 'cause it's women's name in some countries, but men's name in Finland...) :P

Wow! I have a voice!

Well hello all,

I do so love the new look of the site. I have wanted a Minisite for so long, and this new style page is so much like one. I really need to get my act together and start uploading my creations for you all to share. I have always been busy building since The Sims 1. Then out came The Sims 2 and i'm busy building again. I have so much saved to disks, yetI have never uploaded anything to anywhere, I always mean to, but something always seems to crop up.

I'm the one in my family who is the mommy type. I am usually looking after someone in the family, running errands or minding neices and nephews. (I don't have any kids). At the moment though, I have more time on my hands, so I am hoping to upload some stuff for you all soon.

Bye for now.

SimonettaC.x

New Banner!

I want to say a huuuuge THANK YOU! to Saoz for making my banner.  I suck at this kind of thing, so when she graciously offered to do it, I took her up on it so fast it made her head spin.

My banner features a selection of my boys.  I'm very proud of them. :) Now, who are those boys, anyway?  From right to left we have:

General Buzz Grunt: Yep, the Maxis sim.  Give him a bit of a makeover and he's mighty hot.  He is the star of my forum story Sound Decision, which can be found here: http://forums.thesimsresource.com/showthread.php?t=354989

Next we have Lhuwhon Yij Jipak - he is an alien.  He is the star of my "Catch a Falling Star" series of site stories - most easily found here - http://v7.thesimsresource.com/staff/deagh/stories/browse/

To Lhuwhon's right is Iram Sharpe, who is modeling one of my Gel Rock Recolors.  Iram is one of my legacy sims, and a mighty handsome one at that.  He is currently still living in my legacy neighborhood, although he is now well into his 80's.

After Iram we have Jachin.  He is my 10th Generation legacy co-heir, along with his wife Jordan.  Jachin is also still living in my legacy neighborhood, along with his wife, children, and grandchildren.

To Jachin's right is Diarmuid McEwan.  He is a clone of Octavian Wallace, who is one of MsBarrows' sims...and if you don't know who he is, go read her Soup legacy and find out!  Diarmuid lives in my legacy neighborhood - he's a Selkie in-story.  He and his wife Rowena have two children and 1 grandchild with one on the way.  Their grandson Linus has gone to live in the Dunstan legacy, by ECFanaticDoodle (which you slhould also go read).

And finally....Dathan.  What can I say about Dathan?  He is my favorite sim ever.  Dathan was actually an accident.  His parents had the want to woohoo in the hot tub, so I indulged it - his mother didn't have her LTW yet, and it was a quick 3000 points.  His father had just gone elder and his mother was about 10 days off, and they already had two kids - I had my heir - no plans for more.  Well, apparently if you are just a pixel or two off when you click on woohoo....you end up having "try for baby" highlighted instead.  That's right, folks, Dathan wasn't planned.  He lived a long happy life in my legacy neighborhood - he was 155 days old when he died.  I think that just about all of my sims are descended from him, one way or another.  Him or his clones, anyway.  He's always been fun to play, and oh so cooperative for whatever I choose to do to him...and he makes the best looking babies ever!  I'm just glad he's willing to let me keep breeding him. :D

Anyway, there are my boys, or some of them, anyway.  Thank you again, Saoz, for doing the banner for me!

Current Projects and More

First off, I would like to say the new TSR looks great!  I love the look of the new profile pages and everything!

Next, I would like to say that I will be getting ready shortly to submit a new set soon.  It is once again, another Maxis Match Set.  This time, it matches the Open For Business counter.  I know there are set out there that matches it, but I think you'll find this set a bit unique in some of the objects that I created

I will also be working on soon a new recolor set as well as a couple of more Maxis Match Sets.

Well, that's it for now!

Happy simming!

~simmyfan2852~

new tsr

yeah so i logged in this am, like usual and viola! new tsr. it looks nice, its just going to take a little adjustment and getting used to. the one thing that im upset about is that my lovely avatar is now gone. and not just gone from the site, but gone forever. the screenshot used to make my pretty avatar has long since disappeared in the great uninstall of this summer/fall/again this winter. now i have to go make another one...only with what time? i still have to pack for my trip and do a million other errands. so i guess youll just have to look at the thrilling standard generic female representation. on a happy note i can now write awesome blogs...not that anyone will ever read them, but i still like to write them and make snarky comments. peace out and happy simming...see you when i return from my swimming fun in the sun adventure!

My journey in learning the know-how of Sim creation.

The Beginning...

Hello! I'm Angelsim, rather new to this site, but having the time of my life! I'm a 32 year old mother of two awesome kids and live in Illinois, USA!!..lol  I spend most of my time daydreaming up new ideas and then typing them down. I'm disabled and am unable to work, so my dream to become a novelist. I have only published two poems, being rather slow at writing my ideas down. I get writers block frequantly and it's annoying. Finaly I've found an outlet, a way to help with my creativity and allow me to visualize an idea and enable me to write it down the way it is in my head. I'm excited to get started and hope I can have things to share with the people on here soon.

I love the creative aspect of The Sims. I remember the first game I played, Sim City, on Nintendo 64..lol It got so boring tho, only seeing black and white squares with the letters I, C or R on them. Then The Sims came out and I fell in love with the third dementional graphics of the game. I loved making my own floors and walls, and feeling the idea of" The Skies the Limit" aspect of the game. I made my own clothing and faces, but not having internet,I couldn't share my creations. Now I hope to learn all I need to to start an exciting hobby of creating stories and objects and take my place on TSR.