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millascreativecornerblog · 9 months ago

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Editing occlusion shadows on objects

This is a tutorial aimed at creators and converters who want to understand, at least a little, how to improve the appearance of their objects in the game. Yes, it’s a bit exhausting, just like creating an object from scratch, mapping it and texturing it, but the result is worth it. The shadow dynamics of TS3 are different from TS4. In TS4, the game itself creates these shadows when the object approaches a wall. In TS3 it is necessary for these shadows to be created using “lights” in TSRW. Of course, the occlusion is not perfect, but it gives the game a more realistic aspect by creating this idea of depth.

The icing on the cake: keep these shadows if they are large objects, like cabinets, sofas, beds, tables, chairs… Small decorative objects, like clutter, you can just delete these shadows. But if you are crazy about perfection and details, and really want even an ant to create its shadow when approaching a wall, my tip is that you clone using a small object as a base as this will make editing the shadows easier.

I will use as an example this armoire that I edited a while ago. The shadows have been edited and look like this when you open them in TSRW:

In the game, this is how the shadows appear when we position the object close to a wall:

To edit the shadows, you must click on the "MISC" tab in TSRW. These shadows are right below, where "LIGHTS" is written. Note that there is a + sign next to it and when you click it, a drop-down list appears with all the shadows separated. In this example there are 3 of these shadows. The names are the same, but let's say we have shadow 1 (front), shadow 2 (top) and shadow 3 (side). Edits must be made in the order they appear.

Click on the three dots to the right of lights. A window as shown in the image below will appear:

The lights that must be edited are found in the part where it says "OCCLUDERS". In this case, "Entry 1" corresponds to our "SHADOW 1" (front)...

For the front shadow, we will start by changing these two parameters that correspond to the width and position of the shadow. My tip is that you copy the original value, change this value to 1 and then click on "OK" to see what happens (that is, to see what changes when changing the value, so you will know if you need to change it to a higher value or smaller...). If it's not what you need, just paste the original value copied previously into the corresponding field and change it little by little until you reach the correct size of the object.

Front shadow height:

For the distance the shadow is from the object, this field must be edited - remembering that we are still editing the front shadow (which corresponds to the shadow that will replicate the width of the object on the wall):

For the other shadows, you must follow the same path: changing the values until it is proportional to the size of the object.

Bonus tip: Open various base game objects in TSRW and see how shadows are created. For example, select a chair and study each shade individually. With practice, you will realize that all you have to do is create a shadow on all sides of the object. For example: on a bed, you should have a shade for the headboard, another for the footboard, another for the side and another for the top, which would be the mattress. Therefore, it is important to study each type of object separately.

Now you might be asking yourself: Oh, yes, thank you very much... But where do I start? How will I know how to create a shadow from scratch? OMG! Help me!

Don't worry, it's very simple: when cloning an object, like a bed for example, it's obvious that you will use a bed from the game as a clone... So just edit the original shadows that correspond to the clone, so that they are the size of the bed you are creating for the game. Only that.

I say again: each object is a specific case. This tutorial is just a simple way to show you the way to understand how these shadows work and how they are generated for the game.

Yes, creating a beautiful object is hard work and requires dedication, time and effort. Therefore, value the creators who strive to deliver you a quality object ♥.

If you feel like helping me, here is a link for donations. Thank you very much ♥.

Tutorial inspired by: @bioniczombie and @sideshowsnob

#tutorial/ usefull #sims 3 tutorial #ts3 tutorial #ts3 creation tutorial #sims 3 creation tutorial #sims 3 meshing #sims 3 object tutorial #sims 3 occlusion shadows #sims 3 occluders #ts3 meshing tutorial #sims 3 TSRW

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ameriko-steelie · 2 years ago

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IMPORTANT: If you export as .package through TSRW:

You need to compress your .package! TSRW, being as reliable as always, does NOT compress your package files exported through File Contents, but it DOES compress Sims3Packs (the difference in file size can be seen when changing those Sims3Packs to packages). Just use S3PE to open up your package, CTRL-A to select everything, go to Resource and click Compressed, then save!

I keeeeeeep seeing package sizes that go up to 40 MB or more because they have uncompresed 2048 IMG files, which add up. Depending on what your package contains, compressing it will bring it down to around 2,000 KB or less!

#ts3cc #the sims 3 #sims 3 #tsrw

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quizicalgin · 10 months ago

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I know what went wrong now after asking around.

So Maxis has a design feature in how certain ID groups are handled, which could make items with those ID groups be exported with different items, lots, sims, etc.

The available CC creation tools at the time had initially been using the same ID groups that EA was using for their own work. Due to that, the doll was assigned to ID groups that allowed it to be packaged with seemingly random exports, such as tattoos or furniture. After the doll incident, said tools were then updated to avoid those ID groups to keep another incident from happening again. EA would then patch the game themselves shortly thereafter to prevent it as well.

The doll had already been remade and re-uploaded using an updated version of TSRW, but my guess is it was taken down anyway given everything that had happened.

Additionally, I want to apologize for my skepticism. It really did cause all of those issues, and it was really bizarre how it happened.

I'm curious as to which ID groups the OG doll was misassigned, but that would require the og exported doll file. That, or finding an old version of TSRW to export it to potentially look there, as the version I currently have (2.0.88) was patched after the ID Group fix.

This would explain why the doll isn't causing any harm in my game, or was attaching itself in either version of my games, even though I was exporting from the og wrk file last edited Feb 15, 2010. Workshop and Sims have been fixed to keep it from causing any damage.

It makes me wonder, if not with Girl Doll Dressed, then when would this have cropped up at all? Had it not happened to Rebecah, which creator would have been unlucky enough for it to happen to? Those are just some hypotheticals that make me wonder, since it could have happened to anyone. Hell, it may HAVE happened, but the doll managed to be the poster child for it. After all, people are gonna notice a weird doll showing up in their game a hell of a lot more than a random table, or pattern. There was also some other rather pervasive bad CC that could have been copied around in a similar manner. The night boots and that one pink photoskinned outfit immediately come to mind, namely because they were the bane of my game.

All that said though, now that I have the answer to why the doll did what it did, there's not much need to look into it any further. There are some lingering questions, but if you're running your game on 1.67-9 then your game is safe from the doll.

#sims 3 #thesims 3 #girl doll dressed #the cursed doll #Now to figure out why TSRW isn't seeing all of my packs #I have the itch #I have so many old files to dust off...

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sulsulzukohere · 8 months ago

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Why do my eye conversions keep showing up like this 😭

#ts3 #sims 3 #they look fine in tsrw and s3pe so idk the problem #i just made two today and they're both doing this but the old ones aren't

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hexlogica · 1 year ago

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how does anyone have the time of day using TSRW. If I click one too many times I get an error msg.

Christ on a bike i've had enough.

#ts3 #sims 3 #tsrw #tsr

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cats-n-witchcraft · 10 months ago

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TSRW Workshop flaw with cloning items. Possible fixes. BZ : https://bioniczombie.tumblr.com/post/725756054757048320/fixing-walls-floors-with-the-same-catalog-names CardinalSims: “You could try using S3OC's 'Fix Integrity', which will renumber and standalone-ify a package. Some objects take to it better than others, so it's not abnormal if it still breaks in a different way after this. Otherwise, I'd probably just delete V2 and remake it on a new clone entirely.” Aisquared: “It's actually a flaw in TSRW when cloning build items. The workaround should be saving your project, then at the new project screen re-import your saved project then at the screen where the project name is shown change the text in every space which you can edit later anyway. Export it again and yes, your cloned object should be magically renumbered successfully..”

#Sims 3 CC Tutorial #Sims 3 TSRW Issues

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starshiphelix · 8 months ago

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Was exactly what I was looking for when I had the issue with converting glasses. Weird I didn't find this at all through google, but glad I decided to go back to her Tumblr hoping to find more info. Now I can finally convert the sci-fi glasses! Thank you so much for this (old) but still helpful and relevant guide!

Hi. I was following your tutorial of how to convert ts4 accessories to ts3 (I'm trying to convert glasses) but when I try to "do bones assignments and Save" a error message pops up "Object reference not set to an instance of an object." or something like this, I used google translate... I exported the EA glasses mesh idk why this is happening, can you help me, please?

Hi there lovely anon! I hope you’re having an amazing weekend?

Ah wait yes I see what’s happening :) THe tutorial is focused on 1 group, instead of 2, which your glasses probably will have because shaders and fancy modern stuff! But! I’ll explain that right over:

Keep reading

#tutorials #tutorial #tsrw #sims 3 #ts3 #sims #maybe someone else will need this in the future so I will reblog #also so i can find it again whenever I need it #thank you so much #bless you

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rstarsims3 · 3 months ago

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TS3 - Golden Years (Elder F&M CAS set/ plus age conversions)

General details-CAS:

7 new meshes + 7 items converted from the sets: TS3 - Warm & Cozy - part 1 and part 2; JOY Set II ; Cara Coat (find the download links for the YA versions under Creator Notes below)

Original meshes by me;

Age: elder females & males;

Base Game compatible;

All LODs & Morphs;

Disabled for maternity & random;

1k & 2k textures;

Normal maps included;

Custom thumbnails for both Launcher and CAS;

sims3pack & package files;

Compressed;

Meshed with Blender, adapted to TS3 with Milkshape, Photoshop, Corel painter, TSRW.

► Belt Dress -EF

Poly: 4.5k

Outfits section;

3 presets, 3 recolorable channels;

Categories: Everyday; Formal.

► Knit Sweater - EF

Poly: 3.4k;

Tops section;

3 presets, 1 recolorable channel;