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Recolor...what? o.0

That moment when you open SimPE, your graphics program, your file folders annnnd come to the stark realization that because you haven't recolored anything since 2018...you have to literally teach yourself how to recolor all over again. LMAO

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Cats To The Rescue! I think...

In this house, we have 4 cats (all rescues). Since I've been sick, all 4 of them have voluntarily taken on the rolls of 'helpers', trying to help me get well. That's nice, until one of them decides to lecture me for 5 minutes non-stop. One of them thinks I need a hat, so she sits on my head. One of them firmly believes my legs need serious perforation (blood letting, I'm assuming), and one of them decided that I no longer need my knees for anything important (like, oh, I don't know... walking perhaps?). My husband walked into the living room, saw this, and asked me what I'd done to deserve such treatment. I told him he'd have to speak to the management, who was currently lecturing me, so he'd have to wait his turn. This is said 'management':

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Yup....I'm sick. Husband is sick. Son is still not sick (hopefully, he'll stay that way...NOT sick). On antibiotics. Husband going on them tomorrow.

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WIPs

A Stitch In Time

The Tome Keeper (With special helpers to keep everything properly proofread)

The Apothecary

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a list of 100+ buildings to put in your fantasy town

academy

adventurer's guild

alchemist

apiary

apothecary

aquarium

armory

art gallery

bakery

bank

barber

barracks

bathhouse

blacksmith

boathouse

book store

bookbinder

botanical garden

brothel

butcher

carpenter

cartographer

casino

castle

cobbler

coffee shop

council chamber

court house

crypt for the noble family

dentist

distillery

docks

dovecot

dyer

embassy

farmer's market

fighting pit

fishmonger

fortune teller

gallows

gatehouse

general store

graveyard

greenhouses

guard post

guildhall

gymnasium

haberdashery

haunted house

hedge maze

herbalist

hospice

hospital

house for sale

inn

jail

jeweller

kindergarten

leatherworker

library

locksmith

mail courier

manor house

market

mayor's house

monastery

morgue

museum

music shop

observatory

orchard

orphanage

outhouse

paper maker

pawnshop

pet shop

potion shop

potter

printmaker

quest board

residence

restricted zone

sawmill

school

scribe

sewer entrance

sheriff's office

shrine

silversmith

spa

speakeasy

spice merchant

sports stadium

stables

street market

tailor

tannery

tavern

tax collector

tea house

temple

textile shop

theatre

thieves guild

thrift store

tinker's workshop

town crier post

town square

townhall

toy store

trinket shop

warehouse

watchtower

water mill

weaver

well

windmill

wishing well

wizard tower

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Walls For Your Sims :)

Most of my walls are up and ready for download. To navigate these wall pages, go HERE and then go to 'Build', and use the drop down menu next to 'Walls'. A few of my walls need new screen shots, so you'll see 'Coming Soon', under them. I also do not have my brick walls loaded in yet, so that entire section is noted as 'coming soon'. Hope you like the walls!

Carrie's TS2 Designs - WALLS DOWNLOADS

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New Links Page Up

Finally got the new links page set up. The rest of the site is a work in progress. Please let me know (msg, or response note) if there are any sites I should add. If you would like your site placed on my links page, also let me know. Thanks so much!

NEW LINKS PAGE

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Carrie's TS2 Designs Overhaul

The overhaul has begun. I finally got my graphics program up and running again. New look (but not too new), and a new navigation menu. Let's face it, the old one was more bonkers than I am. ALL of my creations (including my really, really old stuff) will be on this site now. Although you can still find my extremely old stuff on MTS2 (cnj6768), everything that is there, will also be on the upgraded TS2 Designs site. You can get a peek HERE.

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Please Be Safe!

If anyone of our fellow Simblrs lives in the path of Hurricane Helene, please, please, PLEASE...I urge you to be safe, and if there is a mandatory evacuation, please follow the evacuation orders. Family and pets first, and please get out while you can. Although it is not unusual for hurricanes to form in the area of the Gulf of Mexico, less than 25% of those tropical storms develop into 'monster hurricanes', such as Helene. Helene is due to make landfall in Florida by tonight (9/26).

Heavy rains have already started to hit the Southern areas of the U.S., that are in Helene's path. At least 4 states (Florida, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina) have already declared states of emergency. It is expected that Mississippi will also be declaring a state of emergency by this afternoon, as Helene makes landfall. Please stay safe! We're all praying for you. <3

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My TOU Update

Just updated my TOU page in case anyone needs to view it.

You can find it HERE. Thanks :)

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Sims 4T2 Conversions Index

This blog provides a catalogue of build/buy conversions from The Sims 4 to The Sims 2. If you’re looking for Create-a-Sim conversions, please refer to MDP’s amazing archive.

Pages marked with a green check mark (✔️) have had all their items converted to TS2 (not always including debug items).

Base Game

Base Game Index

Holiday Celebration Free Pack Conversions

Expansion Packs

Get to Work

Get Together

City Living

Cats & Dogs

Seasons

Get Famous

Island Living

Discover University

Eco Lifestyle

Snowy Escape

Cottage Living

High School Years

Growing Together

Horse Ranch

For Rent

Lovestruck

Game Packs

Outdoor Retreat

Spa Day

Dine Out

Vampires

Parenthood

Jungle Adventure

Strangerville

Realm of Magic

Journey to Batuu

Dream Home Decorator

My Wedding Stories

Werewolves

Stuff Packs

Luxury Party ✔️

Perfect Patio

Cool Kitchen

Spooky ✔️

Movie Hangout

Romantic Garden

Kids Room ✔️

Backyard Stuff

Vintage Glamour

Bowling Night

Fitness

Toddler

Laundry Day

My First Pet

Moschino ✔️

Tiny Living ✔️

Nifty Knitting ✔️

Paranormal  ✔️

Home Chef Hustle

Crystal Creations ✔️

Kits

Bust the Dust ✔️

Country Kitchen ✔️

Courtyard Oasis

Industrial Loft ✔️

Blooming Rooms ✔️

Décor to the Max

Little Campers ✔️

Desert Luxe

Pastel Pop ✔️

Everyday Clutter ✔️

Bathroom Clutter ✔️

Greenhouse Haven

Basement Treasures ✔️

Book Nook ✔️

Modern Luxe

Castle Estate ✔️

Party Essentials ✔️

Riviera Retreat

Cozy Bistro ✔️

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if you're still struggling with pink flashing, read this!

GCKP's skylines are also victim to the texture size issue. the texture size cut off point for ts2 is usually 1024px, however these are 2048px. i will be resizing these but this is just a discovery i made and felt the need to let community know as EVERYONE uses these

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LE TEMPS DES CATHEDRALES

The set of hood deco cathedrals for TS2.

I have always admired gothic architecture. For a long time I was looking for models of gothic cathedrals that would look good enough in The Sims 2, and one day I saw the beautiful Cologne Cathedral in the game “Emergency 2016��. Of course I had to convert it! I’ve spent quite a bit of time and effort to optimize it for the game. And I thought it wouldn’t be enough to create just one specific cathedral. I got the idea to create a series of typical gothic cathedrals in different shapes based on this beautiful 3D model. So I made this set, and I’m happy to share it with you!

DOWNLOAD FOLDER

Download the full archive

Mirror link for the full archive + bonus (yandex disk)

The set inqludes:

- Sancta Maria Magdalena (original Cologne Cathedral), polys: 31 247; - Sancta Agatha, polys: 19 502; - Sancta Lucia, polys: 16 410; - Sancta Agnes, polys: 31 247; - Sancta Catharina, polys: 31 115; - Sancta Caecilia - polys, polys: 31 115; - Sancta Anastasia (aka St. Langerak Church from Feverfew), polys: 19 012;

All items are lit up at night. 

All files repisitored to Lowedeus-CologneDom-textures.package - this is  package with common material resources only. You can download as many files as you need: install all cathedrals or only one you plan to use in your hood, but you have to download the master file for any of them. Packages are compressed!

Category: Stone.

Requerements:

- Criquette’s Better Nightlife shader

Credits:

Sixteen Tons Entertainment (Emergency 2016 and Emergency 2012) for the models of the Cologne Dom, and @criquette-was-here​​ for the beautiful screenshots for this post!

References:

The set named after the song from “Notre-Dame-de-Paris” musical, and the items in the set (cathedrals) named after the christian holy virgins, listed in the Litany of the Saints, the latin prayer of the Roman Catholic Church.

…and some more screenshots of St. Langerak Church in Feverfew (thanks @criquette-was-here​​ for it!)

BONUS: Destroyed Cologne Cathedral from Emergency 2012. 36K polygons and no lights. This model was used in one of my screenshots, and was converted only for this project. So, the model has flaws and holes, but I still decided to share it. I hope someone finds it useful and relevant for their own projects or setting.

Omnes sanctae virgines, et viduae, orate pro nobis. 

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WCIF?

I have this also posted at Sim Pearls forum, but we've had little luck in finding these items. The two I am most interested in finding is the spindle back chair, and the round mirror. A note about the mirror. The dragon design around the mirror is mine (A wall tattoo). It's the actual round mirror I'm looking for. Thanks tons in advance for any help!

Also, I have checked Pocci's, Windkeeper, Nanu, Sunni, Michelle, Padre, Shakeshaft, Riekus 13, 13Pumpkin31, Deatherella, Blacky's Sims Zoo, Cradle of Darkness and Oh Behave's Junk Trunk. I've also checked Buggybooz, Veranka and the entirety of chairs on MTS2. I'm still hunting this chair and mirror down, but no luck. Oh, and I also searched Adele. o.0

I've found the books. I still do not have the 3 tiered pictures, not the pots deco. I'm not worried about either of those, because I have several other items I can use to replace them. Thank you so much in advance for any help! <3

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hi, i just want to let everyone know, if any of you are frustrated with the state of TS4, i've compiled several different tutorials and made an all-in-one guide for playing TS2 on modern computers. it has all the fixes necessary to prevent crashes + pink flashing, and tips to make the game look just as nice as TS4, if not better!

please let me know if this guide is useful for you, or if anything needs to be changed/added/removed. i've tested it myself on multiple computers, and, while it works for me, there are many possibilities for error, considering that everyone's computer is different.

thank you for reading! i hope you like it :]

last updated: september 18, 2024