's Blog

Suburban Dream and BV Price Glitch

First off, my apologies for releasing the "Suburban Dream" lot with the Aging Off cheat still active. This actually started out as a bare bones beta testing lot and I didn't want my resident Sims growing out of the age stages I needed them to be. Thanks to Pinecat I now know that the Aging Off code stays with a lot when it gets packaged.

I've fixed that little problem and taken care of a couple of other minor tweaks that became evident. The revised lot has been uploaded and you can either redownload or (much easier, especially if you've been playing the lot and have a family living there), just open your cheat window (Shift + CTRL + C) and type in "Aging On" (without quotes). Then press ENTER.

BON VOYAGE PLAYERS may see a few other oddities, as described in my previous entry. Nothing major and nothing that can't be fixed in the game, but BV does seem to wreak a bit of havoc in pre-BV lots. Some other builders have come forth to describe similar incidents. However, the biggest glitch appears to be a substantial increase in the lot price when pre-BV lots are installed in Bon Voyage. The lot will install at the stated price but as soon as you enter the lot, with or without Sims, the price zooms. This may rankle with purists who don't want to use cheats to increase their Sims' funds, and as the value of a Sim lot is figured into a Sim's total assets, this would increase their worth quite a bit. Wish it were that way in real life!

Anyway, I don't know as yet whether this is being addressed by EA/Maxis and will be taken care of with the upcoming patches. I'll post more as I get more information. In the meantime, if anyone has any more problems with my lots, using Bon Voyage or only up to Seasons, let me know, preferably by PM. I'll do whatever I can to fix the problem immediately.

Dinner Parties - Thanksgiving

If you own the Celebrations! SP, you can now enjoy some festive additions to the fancy dining tables, chair and buffet objects. Unfortunately the UV maps for these objects are not very good for patterned textures but after quite a bit of tweaking and fudging, I think I've settled on something that works quite well without looking overly silly - hopefully you agree. :)

This first Thanksgiving set features an olive green leaf-patterned base linen cloth with colourful gourds (small pumpkins & squashes) for accent runners and linens and bright orange bows for the chairs. Since Thanksgiving is already upon us this weekend, I've set it to publish tomorrow, Sat., Oct. 6'07.

Now, if I can get my pumpkin pies and potatoe casserole baked this afternoon in preparation for hosting my own family's Thanksgiving dinner, I'll see about making another one or two additional Thanksgiving-themed recolours for this set to release over the weekend. Wish me luck! :P

Hidden Shelves

I thank all of you who welcomed me back! Your comments and well wishes are greatly appreciated! :)

Coming next week: one of my weird projects hehe - hidden shelves. I've created a bunch of simple shelves based on an endtable. Each shelf is of different height, starting at about coffee table level and all the way up almost to the ceiling. The shelves are numbered from 5 to 28 for easy handling. The idea is to help you stick objects into unlikely places lol! You place a shelf, put an object on it, then move the shelf with cheat codes if needed, and change its color to glass (for decoration) or invisible (to hide it). This will allow you to place the objects on window sill or piano top for example. This set is similar to my Spacesavers - Dresser Top Shelves one but more versatile. In fact, collection files that come with the new set will include both sets. If later on you decide that you need another shelf, 11.5 perhaps, let me know and I will add it to the set.

What Next?

So, what are my next projects?

Well, first I will be releasing a series of Bon Voyage Set 1s. Instead of releasing one set for Bon Voyage recolor sets, I will be breaking these sets up by object types/room types and miscellaneous set.

Following that set, I will be releasing "The Simplistic End Table" Set, featuring a new mesh I created and several recolors.

Along with these, I will be finishing up the Summertime Room Sets. All that is left are the bathroom and entrance sets.

Finally, I will continue to release walls and floors set.

So, you can expect a lot more stuff from me soon!

That's it for now!
Happy simming!
~simmyfan2852~

PS: I may make a new tutorial/article soon ;-)

Sleepy Hollow: Boleyn Manor

Bit of a rambling house. Only 2 bedrooms (good-sized ones), and one bath, but there is room to add on for a growing family. Oh, and there is an attic for those that have been bad! If you happen to be following this series (Sleepy Hollow) .... I am not following any particular guidelines in terms of design. I'm just trying to make the lots suitably old and creepy. Boleyn Manor ...

Exclusive to TSR

Hey Everyone,

I've decided I need to simplify my life & I'm starting by only having my creations here at TSR. I love this site & it gives me the ability to modify the information & images at anytime so I have more control over my creations.

I'm want to send a big THANK YOU to Modthesims, InSimentator, Simtation Estates & Simaholics R Us for hosting my creations in the past & I wish them all well in the future.

Love & Hugs to all,

Shaz

Pedimentary, My Dear! Pt III has been uploaded!

The third part of the Pedimentary, My Dear! Collection has been uploaded and will be available for download on the 6th :)

Working Armoire! =D

Well I thought I'd finally be brave and have a go at making a working armoire. I spent all of this afternoon working on it, I think I must be getting the hang of all this meshing thing now as this one worked first time!!! :D I usually end up with something not quite right and then it takes ages for me to fix it! Anyway it's going to be part of a new bedroom set I'm working on, here's a little preview of the armoire I made today...

The first small steps

Real life has decided to interfere with my leisure time this week so I have not been able to develop the site as I would have liked. However I have managed to make a few small changes.

I am also getting very close to releasing work from my latest project
Cutters Pass Mountain retreat. This project includes everything you will need for a complete mountain getaway, Lodges, Hotels, shopping centers, Holiday and normal homes and more all with a rustic mountain theme. I am currently in the process of play testing before i finally release....... so watch this space :)

Bunnies set FREE!

I bet they're happy about that! On October, 6th minsmusic's cashcraft nursery will be published. It's exquiste! You must run and get it. I am proud to say she used my Bunny walls in making this fantastic set. She was kind enough to even include the nursery kitchenette for me. Please be sure to thank her and sign her guestbook. She worked hard to make this set perfection. Thanks so much, min.