's Blog

Gray is beautiful!

With Bon Voyage, EA/Maxis has once again given woefully short shrift to our elder Sims, and it's about time we fought back!

Many people don't realize that meshes that work for adult Sims will also work very well for elders. Using SimPE, you can take any adult clothing and add elders to the age groups that can wear them. The possibilities are almost endless for expanding (not to mention improving) your elder Sims' wardrobes.

An added benefit is that your older Sims no longer have to look like droopy, dumpy fashion victims. They'll still walk like elders, but their bodies will be firm and slender and your female elders will finally look like they're wearing proper support garments! I don't know about you, but I see plenty of older people all the time who are fit and trim and very fashionable. (I'm not one of them, but that's another story...)

My first project along these lines is a series of outfits from Bon Voyage recategorized for elders. Eventually I plan to go through the entire catalog from the base game on up. Anyone who wants a particular outfit is welcome to contact me, but in lieu of special requests I'll be doing only those outfits I want to make available for my own game.

Note that I'm not creating any meshes or even creating recolors, and there are no hacks or mods involved. If you want the Bon Voyage kimonos, for example, you're going to have to have Bon Voyage. If you want outfits from Nightlife or University, you likewise have to have those EPs installed.

Please, don't ask me to recategorize custom clothing for you! It's easily done in SimPE, or you can contact the original creator and ask them to do it for you.

Update to Roselynde Rose Mesh & Recol

I just updated the Roselynde Rose Mesh and the Roselynde Roses Recol packages. While creating additional recolors of the rose mesh package I discovered a slight problem with how the original package was created. That problem is now corrected, so please download the updated files for the cash_vic_maplerose_roses_mesh.package and cash_vic_maplerose_roses_recol.package. Thanks!

Roselynde Rose Mesh

cash_vic_maplerose_roses_mesh.package

Roselynde Rose Recol

cash_vic_maplerose_roses_recol.package

FREEBIES: September and October

Since I've become an FA (not so long ago), I've scheduled some of my creations free. Now I guess you may want to know which sets will be free and when, so that if you want to grab them, you know when they are available.

From August, 30 to September, 27 the free sets will be:
Walnut set
Ennui Enhanced - Set

From September, 28 to October, 26 the free sets will be:
Easy Stairway to Eleven - Set
Towel Warmer

I've set free a bit of this and that; all the needed meshes are in the free sets. Hope you like them.

Update: for some reason the main page of my minisite doesn't show the free sets, but if you follows the links (that I have now fixed) you'll be able to download them.

First, a word of thanks

I think it's only right that my first blog entry on my shiny new minisite should be a big THANK YOU to Thomas and to Anita (Atwa) for granting me this privilege, and especially to the incomparable Lola (with sister Gabi, the team you know as Sims2Sisters). Lola, you know how special you are, my friend.

I also want to thank my buddies and fellow Simaholics on the TSR forums who take the time to help me figure out the nuts-and-bolts of creating and submitting work to TSR. Special kudos to Cindy (Wildstar24) for asking me to be a beta tester. Cindy, it's still fun and still an honor!

Big hugs and thanks to Cyclonesue, Madisim, Pinecat, Tigerblue, Cashcraft, Spaik and all the other FAs whose work I've been privileged to beta test, for inspiring me, encouraging me and for putting up with my nitpicking and occasional faux pas. Gang, no matter what, you know I think you're all the cream of the crop.

And finally, thanks to all the people who've downloaded my creations. Nothing makes me smile wider than visiting my submissions page and seeing how many people liked my work enough to give it a place in their own games.

You have all made my life richer. My deepest thanks!

Gina

Tokyo Bed updated

The Tokyo bed has been updated due to a very low comfort and engery level. Comfort has now been set to 9 and energy to 10. I hope you agree with me. :P You can find the updated bed here.

Magic!!!

I'd just like to say thank you for all the fantastic support, messages & Congratulations I've received from so many here at TSR since becoming an SA.

It still hasn't quite sunk in yet, i've been like a witch on a hot broomstick ever since, just flitting about and getting nowhere lol!
But will definitely calm down soon and get back to finishing off some creations that I had lined up, mostly with Halloween in mind.

Best Wishes to all
Welshy
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Series of Starter Homes

Since I am creating a new neighbourhood from scratch, I figured it would be nice to have starter homes that matched and looked good next to each other.

So far, I've come up with 2 styles:

1- Rustic homes:



2- Traditional homes:



I'll start uploading more homes that matches these series, but if you guys have any other suggestions, let me know! :)

EDITED ----

So far the poll results show that you would also like a 3rd series, so I'm more than happy to make this one as well.

3- Modern lots:

Welcome to my New Mini Site

Hi, just thought I would welcome all those who have come to my new Mini site. As you can see I build and creat lots. I am new at this but rapidly improving...

I have all the EP's and stuff packs and can build using specific EP via the Base Game Starter pro program..

I do take requests, so if you have a request please feel free to PM.
In the PM I will need to know the following

Picture of house you are interested in
Number of bedrooms, bathrooms wanted.
Number of stories
Can CC be used from TSR ( meaning you have a Subscription)
The number of EP's you have installed
Any other specific information you want me to know.

I also am working on a custom hood called Beach Haven Gardens and Resorts.. so you will see many lots with the initials BHG in the title.. this means this lot was built for this hood..

Again thanks for visiting my Mini site.

~Redo Queen~

Yep, that is definitely me. Not only have I added colors, but I have been unhappy with some of my creations. Especially the exteriors. So, I am in the process of re-creating them. Although, I don't think that the "Plinth" series went over to well. So, I won't be redo'ing those. Be on the lookout for the new and improved versions of Stucco, Wide Wood, etc....

Becoming an SA

Wow, well today I got a big surprise when I logged on, and a nice surprise it was too! I'm really honoured to have been chosen, and I'd like to thank all of you who have congratulated me and welcomed me on my guestbook.
Anyway, expect to see lots more downloads from me over the coming weeks, as I've made a promise to myself to submit at least 3 times a week, and every other day when I can. Thankyou to everyone who has downloaded, thanked, and commented on my work, and thankyou to TSR for letting me have this lovely minisite!