#jerryrigged

[abyssalzones]

eclipse today

[creampuffqueen]

baby fever got so bad that i made a baby sling out of a scarf to carry around a weighted stuffed animal 😭 what the actual fuck is going on

[daenystheedreamer]

[krshush]

As soon as it dips below 70f I'm planning how to wear my thigh high boots. I'm literally thinking abt it Right Now for grocery shopping Friday.

...problem being, I DO need much better arch support than these alone give, but also putting in my usual insoles are too thick in the heel which makes my heel slide out from the boots. Hmmm. Much to consider.

[yurideification]

moments like this are where a karma system like the earlier games would be pretty neat but instead either option kinda just feels meaningless. which is a bit of a shame honestly

[desert-rat]

blew a damn coolant line in my heater core and leaked out all my coolant. i wasn't far from home so i limped back okay but now i gotta spend my last day with dorie here fixing the damn thing 😑 thank you ford for using dogshit plastic connectors for a hose that gets to like 400 degrees. what a cool and well thought out idea 👍

[digiships]

love astarion very much. but halsin has kind of captured my heart .

[lo-sulci]

only current comment on new pokemon: so they got rid of the pixelated menu sprites, huh?

[likethecities]

the only reason forgetfulness is relatively low is that I managed to break through the Sufficient Chaos barrier to the point where I had to write all of the events down or I would double book them

Whenever I start to fall down the doubt spiral of ADHD doom (“but what if I don’t have ADHD, what if I’m actually just a terrible person who doesn’t try hard enough and who somehow accidentally managed to manipulate a specialist into thinking I have ADHD?”) I like to take ADHD “tests” to remind myself that yeah, actually, my brain is 13 trash fires masquerading as 12 feral cats in a trench coat and that actually, my ADHD is both

a) pretty severe and

b) entirely unmedicated due to my physical health being the equivalent of a meteor strike masquerading as 13 trash fires.

Anyway, this one has a cool pie chart with colors which I found quite helpful compared to the usual number scales. But also, lmao, help...

Edit: link for anyone that wants it. (This is obviously not a complete or comprehensive diagnostic tool. I just thought the way it was laid out was cool and way more accessible compared to others I’ve seen in the past.)

[sinisterhanded]

Found my candle snuffer and my pieces of sunstone and bloodstone while unpacking some stuff earlier, so I felt obligated to light some stuff to recharge them.

[canadianno]

Alright so with the Aeldarie and Orks topic closed and with that the War in the Sky

I want you to take out a comfortable position and get your snacks

Because it is time to talk about

The Rise of Humanity

-alz

Already here bbg

[lesbospirk]

Broke all my tablet pen nibs. Booooooooo

[fernrisulfr]

Juryrigg

This one was fairly recent. Sadly the game got cancelled the day before as the DM was experiencing some personal complications. It was for the new Dragonlance Campaign. 

Concept: Tabaxi - Artificer/Cleric (Forge)/Wizard - Juryrigg - Smuggler/Shipwright/Sage

Used: Juryrigg - Tabaxi - Cleric (Forge Domain) - Knight of Solamnia

Backstory Used (First Try, Closed due to DM Personal Complications): Juryrigg was born into a simple life in the countryside, son and apprentice to the local blacksmith, promised to a life of modest means and obscurity. At least...until the horde attacked. He never actually learned who they were, be they bandit, or some armed scourge. One of the few in the village with any martial prowess, he was given the opportunity for courage and sacrifice, to protect others at the possible cost of his own life. He didn't take it. Tail tucked between his legs, breeches stained yellow, he fled as fast as his legs would carry him...and straight into the chest of a well groomed stallion. Though late, knights of Solamnia had come to their aid. With a great deal of persistence and pleading, he swore himself in penance to service of the very knight who had come to their rescue, eventually reaching the fabled rank of Knight himself. Nevertheless he remained one unsuited for the battlefield, instead travelling to villages that had been attacked, providing aid in the rebuilding, and warding off any cutthroats who may view an already damaged village as easy pickings.

Backstory Used (Second Attempt): (Ispin Greenshield part of level 1 story hook.) Juryrigg was born into a simple life in the countryside, son and apprentice to the local blacksmith, promised to a life of modest means and obscurity. At least...until the horde attacked. He never actually learned who they were, be they bandit, or some armed scourge. One of the few in the village with any martial prowess, he was given the opportunity for courage and sacrifice, to protect others at the possible cost of his own life. He didn't take it. Tail tucked between his legs, breeches stained yellow, he fled as fast as his legs would carry him...and straight into the chest of a well groomed stallion. Though late, adventurers (Ispin Greenshield among them) had arrived to render aid. With a great deal of persistence and pleading, he begged Ispin Greenshield to take him on as an apprentice. Rather than rejecting outright however, Ispin directed him to a knight of Solomnia whom Jurryrig went on to squire under, in hopes of one day reaching the rank of Knight himself. Nevertheless he remained one unsuited for the battlefield, instead travelling to villages that had been attacked, providing aid in the rebuilding, and warding off any cutthroats who may view an already damaged village as easy pickings.

Misc: 

Father used to say prayers while forging to time things out. Stamped every blade with the mark of their god. "This Hammer can forge not only weapons, it can forge a man!"

Tabaxi so cat habits.

Deity Info:

Reorx (The Life-Giver, Forger of the World, The World Smith) Symbol: Forging Hammer

Reorx is the god of Creation, Inspiration, and artisanship. Believed to have made the world of Krynn itself under the instruction of another deity.

Loves gambling.

Prayer Ideas: 

"Life-Giver guide my hands, let me create new opportunities by giving in your stead!"

Appearance: 6′4, 250 lbs. Yellow-Green eyes, has a dark smokey coat of fur. Resembles a Norwegian Forest Cat. Severe case of resting bitch face despite his personality. Two small earrings in his left ear. Wears a very dark teal gambeson and a bright teal (sometimes yellow) scarf over that, both scarves have the symbol of Reorx on them. Wears chainmail over the Gambeson, plate depending on the game (first attempt let me start with plate). His gloves are old style blacksmith gloves with iron plates attached to the back. There’s a light metal hoop around his tail with an engraving. 

[deadsetobsessions]

What’s in a cape, but the hopes and dreams of the one who bears it?

What’s in a cape, but shelter and warmth for those that receive its protection?

What’s in a hero suit, but a person that’s determined to die in it?

——

Long before Danny Phantom died in his hazmat suit, Bruce Wayne donned his cowl to dive between Gotham and the bullets with faces engraved on them. His cape began to signify fear, for those that harmed Gotham knowingly. But for the rest, it became a sign of protection, of promised vengeance against the crime committed.

And for a select few, the cape was a shelter during cold and rainy patrols. For Tim Drake, the third Robin, it was a warmth he’d never experience past those moments.

When Danny Fenton became Danny Phantom, he’d had wanted to have a cape like the crusader.

Danny wasn’t sure if he wanted to shelter or be sheltered.

But eventually, as things escalated and Danny found himself with less time for normal, personal things, that wish shuddered to an ember. After all, Danny had learned that he doesn’t get the luxury of protection. Not anymore. Which meant he had to be the one doing the protecting. A thousand miles away, as Danny came to terms with it on a clear Amity night, Robin was huddled beneath Batman’s cape to shelter from the pelting rain that came often with Gotham’s gloom.

When Danny got pulled along, invisible and attached to Robin’s side as the vigilante got thrown into a prison, he witnessed Robin talk to his evil older Batman self.

He’s visible again before he knew it, startling the two versions of Robins. Ice slammed into the Robin that became Batman as memories rung through Danny’s head. Where Robin was, stood himself. Where the Evil Robin Batman laid on the floor, covered in glowing ice, was Dan.

Danny died, and became a hero. He just had the unfortunate luck to live to see himself become the villain.

He would never allow Robin to go through it alone, not when Danny had his family and friends to fall back on. Robin, in this cage, ripped away from his team and in the midst of an argument with Batman, was painfully so.

“I’m Phantom.” Danny introduced himself. “Looked like you were in a bit of a spot. I’m sorry for butting in, if you wanted to take care of him yourself.”

“Robin.” Robin was wary. That’s okay. “How are you here?”

“That one’s on you, actually.” Danny glanced around. “Let’s get out of here before edgy future you wakes up. The ice won’t melt, and it’ll be hard to break, but I honestly don’t want to stick around for him to wake up.”

“Can you move him?” Robin eyed their cell contemplatively.

“Sure.”

——

“That seemed personal, earlier.”

Danny nodded. “Yeah. Had the displeasure of meeting an alternate evil version of myself that lost everyone I loved. Kind of hit a sore spot there.”

“…right.”

“No worries, you’re good. My friends and family promised to stay away from explosive sauce.”

“That’s good. So… where do you live?”

“Wouldn’t you like to know, weather boy?” Danny somersaulted in space next to Robin’s jerryrigged space ship. “Anyways, we’re friends now, so I’ll make sure you don’t live to see yourself become a villain.”

“See, that sounded like a threat.”

“It’s not! I don’t kill! And besides, if you were dead, you’d probably be a ghost, and you’d kick my ass for killing you!”

“Are you implying you’re dead?”

“Not an implication. I’m dead. Kind of. Half. I’m still breathing even if I kind of don’t need to. So, where are your friends?”

Danny will be damned before he let his new friends die in their suits, even if they make the job incredibly hard for him. After all, there’s only room for one dead hero on the team, and that’s him.

[aridridge]

quick temporary fix to enable skin details, overlays, & default eyes for infants

for people asking how i figured out how to get things like skin overlays enabled for infants (namely @delicateism & @simminnikas on my post). 

this is not by any means a long-term fix or even probably the most convenient way to do this, it’s just what i ended up doing for the moment so that the babies would be cute. it’s also not a way to fix default skins; it’s just a way to get your infant to have the skin you like. whoever has a better way to do this, i’d totally love to know how! this is just how i jerryrigged it for the time being :)

first, i went into sims 4 studio, and went file > open > then i clicked the package file of the skin overlay i wanted. this has to be a nondefault version of a skin overlay—it can be set as a skin detail, or maybe makeup, whatever. if your favorite skin has a nondefault skin detail/makeup version, open that in sims 4 studio, and a window will pop up.

once the window pops up, i go to the tab that says ‘texture,’ where you’ll see a picture of the skin overlay. click export, and it will export this skin overlay to a png file. that’s the first part done!

after this i went back to the home screen of sims 4 studio. on the home screen, i selected ‘override’ under the blue tab that says CAS, then clicked on that blue CAS tab, which opened a window full of assets from the game. 

under the search bar, i typed ‘storkbite’ which brought up the skin detail asset that is the infant stork bite birthmark thing. once you select it & click next, it will prompt you to name the file before you make it, so name it something so u know what it is. 

after this, a window like the one from before with the skin overlay will pop up. under the same texture tab from before, you want to press import this time. you’ll want to import the png file that you exported from your favorite skin overlay earlier. 

click save, and the name you chose earlier will be a package file now that you should put in your mods folder. now, when you go into the game in create a sim and select the stork bite detail, instead of giving your infant sim a stork bite, it will give them the face overlay you selected. (you can choose to have your skin overlay replace the other infant skin details instead, like the birth marks on their backs and legs, but you’ll have to scroll through the assets during step 3-4 until you find the one you want your skin overlay to replace.)

this same process can be done with makeup, too. there’s no makeup tab for infants, but by following this same process, you can choose to make your favorite blush/whatever replace an existing base game infant skin detail (or maybe you can make the makeup be an added swatch of an existing skin detail without actually replacing the original, if while on the home screen during step 3 you select ‘add cas part swatch’ instead of ‘override’, but i haven’t actually tested this). 

if you follow a similar process, but instead of replacing a stork bite, you make overrides by changing both the texture AND the specular of the default base game eye color assets in sims 4 studio (which will be listed as yfeyecolor, but that’s fine, it works the same), you should be able to make your favorite default eyes work for infants, too, but it’s kind of an arduous process that i haven’t fully completed yet. i’ve done it with one eye color, which worked just fine, but it looks like you might have to do them all manually, one at a time?

if anybody knows a more efficient way to fix default eyes, please, please, PLEASE rb & tell me lmaoooo. if anyone has a good way to fix default skins, please rb with that, too! <3