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Objecting to no objects?

I know.  No objects yet.   STILL no objects!!!  That's because there's no objects-ready Workshop released yet, and no discovery on the cause of those scaling textures either.  The wait is killing me (and I hope no-one just said 'good!'...)

The texture problem is a nuisance.  We don't yet know WHY some (most?) but not all objects are scaling their textures.  In the picture above, my oil drum tables have mapped perfectly (both shading and textures are just where they're meant to be) but the radio (I know - exactly the sort of crud I'd make!) has the texture scaling problem where the wood and circular speaker texture has stretched too far down and too far to the right. Same with windows.  A few are absolutely fine, but one or two in the set have their shading falling in the wrong places, giving window frames the appearance of inexplicable bruises! The only items that have been totally fault free to date are the stairs.

And an absent Workshop means that I cannot make Sims3Pack objects.  This is ultra-important.  Any creation you install as a basic package file (including patterns) will not package with any lots you intend to upload.  As a builder myself, I know what a pain in a certain rear part of the anatomy THAT is!  Given that when we install patterns as Sims3Pack files they DO upload with lots, I'm hoping like heck that the same will hold true for objects too.

And no, I DON'T know what I was thinking when I made that radio.  I had a collection of knobs and grids to play with so they were slapped together to make a box that looked like it should DO something - so a radio was born - badly mapped!

Clothing are coming!

Hello cuties,

Today I've submitted two clothing types : dress (new mesh) and shoes (new mesh too!) and it'll be posted soon (I hope).

Just wait! I hope all of you like it.

Bye!

A Few Issues

Hi Everyone

I am currently experiencing issues with the following:

- Uploading Screenshots to TSR (Not my Profile)

- Entries in Guestbook

I like to keep things organised and in order and my Guestbook is now driving me mad as it says i still have entries in it regardless of me deleting them all at one stage ? ? ?

Unsure whether its me doing something wrong with uploading my Screenshots to TSR. I don't have issues uploading the screenshots to my Profile? Am i doing something wrong? Do i need to download a Wizard or Package for this to take effect?

I have posted the Screenshot issue and Guestbook issue in the Forums but only really had responses in respect of the Guestbook as i am not the only person having this issue.

I have submitted to Support issues to TSR Help Centre and both of them have a status as Unhandled? What does that mean?

Can anyone help me... please...

Cherrybooboo :(

Thank you all!

I just wanted to express my thanks to everyone who downloaded my creations and wrote such nice comments about them. I’m so thrilled to be a Select Artist now and it wouldn’t be possible without all of you.

25,000+ DOWNLOADS!!

Wooo! Thanks you guys for downloading my creations and showing your support! It means so much to me. It's awesome to see that I have so many downloads in such a short time span! ;]

Thank You and New Sims 3 uploads

I'd like to thank everyone for their lovely comments!I'd also like to let everyone know that I've uploaded the garden cottage and my twilight sims. For now, you can view them in my photos. They will be published on 8/20.Thanks again everyone and happy simming!

Gone Again

I'm off on holiday for another few days and will be back on monday. Meanwhile my new lot: Wallaby Residence has just been published, so check it out. I'm proud to say that it's featured!

See you all on monday,

Alasdair

Thank you, thank you!

I just wanted to say a big thank you to all the artists that are creating for the Sims 3. I went on a little downloading spree last night and some of the creations are just amazing! Clothing wow! Lots wow! The game really is so much better with all the custom content. And I know it's only going to get better and better further down the track. I think we (and our simmies) are truly spoilt here at TSR. ;)

Contrary to popular belief...I am NOT dead!

Hi there all you simmers out there! *Waves spastically* I just wanted to drop you a note to let you know that I have NOT fallen off the face of the earth (as some have so fervantly hoped), but am merely dealing with "Real Life". ;)

For those who don't care. Stop here, and continue enjoying the site! Thank you.

For those that do, I have two children I am VERY fond and proud of. My oldest is 19 years old, and this week is his last week home before returning to college, so things have been a bit hectic. *Sigh* How DARE they grow up and move out on mama! :P My youngest is 4 years old...and he is ALL daddy. (Which means I have 2 four year olds running around the house. Hehehe!) So if I'm not taking my eldest out for college shopping and doing last minute checks and laundry...yes, the neverending job...then I am chasing after one energetic 4 year old and following the trail of clothing to my husband. ACK! Plus there's that real life job and all...man! I remember the days when I used to say, "Hey! I can be on the site all the time because I don't have a life!" Bah! Life-Schmife. I'd rather be building than going to work. LOL!

Anyhoo, what this means to YOU is that I have not forgotten that I owe a lot of people a HUGE thank you for so many wonderful comments on my lots, beautiful notes in my guestbook, PMs, and requests for assistance in my Cave Thread. (Yes, arwensmom, I am going to take a good look at your pictures and see what I can figure out...) I have just finished testing, pond stocking, and garden growing a new lot that will be available soon, and got it uploaded tonight. Now, I am just beat. So, if it's ok with you...or not, hehehe...I will be answering everyone tomorrow when I actually have a day off of work. YAY! Thank you ALL for your patience, and your encouragement! Without you...well, then there's really no point to me! (((Hugs!)))

Love and hugs -
Illiana

Back in the saddle

Ok, so it wasn't that much of a break but the last few weeks spent not creating that much seems to have done the trick and I'm now feeling refreshed and inspired to create once more.  Along with a new look I now have a series of new lots in progress.  Whether they'll all get finished is another question, I'm still waiting for someone to invent that 48 hour day!

I have been playing Sims 3 a lot more too and dare I say it but I actually went back and fired up my Sims 2 game and revisited some of my old pixilated friends.  I now find myself torn between the 2 games and enjoy playing them both almost equally despite Sims 2 loading times.  (I always make sure I have a good book at the ready while it loads up!)

One of the things I have noticed since I've been building for Sims 3 is that lots take so much longer to complete so I don't expect to be quite as prolific as before.  I've always been a firm believer in quality over quantity and I take pride in adding detail to my lots both inside and out and all that takes time!  If it's not good enough for my game then you won't be getting to play it, and I do play many of the lots that I publish here.

So, I'll be hanging around TSR for a while longer yet (sorry!) and now that I've bored you all to death I'm heading back to the building site!  Keep on simmin'!