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[riekus13]

I'm too late for Halloween this year, but wizards and witches need to shop for the yuletide too, right?

Recolors of Adele's Liam doors and windows, Beautyfulnerdkitty's conversions of Simmerberlin's and Analogica's Shop Fronts, Fakeblood's conversion of Kerriganhouse's sign and jon 119's sign.

Adele's meshes can be found: HERE

Other meshes are included.

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[lindasims2]

Free doesn't mean quality part2 / Бесплатно не значит качественно ч2

This time we'll talk about large texture sizes. The reason for the pink blinking is the huge textures that the authors load. На этот раз мы поговорим о больших размерах текстур. Причина розового мигания — огромные текстуры, которые загружают авторы.

For example, I took a popular kiosk selling gadgets from the author @jacobaoconnor original The archive is called "DR_Handhelds_JAO" what could be wrong? everything is simple - inside there are large textures in large quantities. This loads up your game during the loading process, loads up your TEXTURE memory and you get "pink flashing". (when I looked at this collection in SimPe, even my program froze a little on the textures)

Для примера я взял популярный киоск по продаже гаджетов от автора @jacobaoconnor original. Архив называется "DR_Handhelds_JAO" что может быть не так? все просто - внутри находятся большие текстуры в большом количестве. Это нагружает вашу игру в процессе загрузки, нагружает вашу ТЕКСТУРНУЮ память и вы получаете "розовое мигание". (когда я смотрела эту коллекцию в SimPe даже моя программа немного подвисала на текстурах)

It was enough to make 1024x1024, why upload this image format? If your small details lose clarity, don't care! The appearance of the model will not lose its meaning, it will remain playable, no one will look at the letters or small circles under a microscope. Make textures no larger than 1024x1024! This way you will protect yourself and those who download your work. This applies to all creators. Достаточно было сделать 1024х1024, зачем загружать такой формат картинки? Если ваши мелкие детали потеряют четкость - наплевать! Внешний вид модели не потеряет свой смысл, он останется играбельным, никто не будет рассматривать под микроскопом буквы или маленькие кружочки. Делайте текстуры не больше чем 1024х1024! Так вы обезопасите себя и тех, кто загружает ваши работы. Это относиться ко всем создателям.

For example, you downloaded this kiosk set, placed it on the lot, then applied 4096-sized wallpaper to the walls and placed a bunch of 2048x2048 decor, your memory will fill up faster and you will receive a pink flashing immediately or after some time in the game. Why load the game just like that? Many people do not know about textures that affect the game, they go to reinstall, look for methods that will help them get rid of the “pink blinking”, but the SOLUTION LIES on the surface - do not use such items in the game, change the textures if you have little experience in SimPe, ask the authors to make a FIX with a smaller texture format. Authors who make such texture formats - fix your works, do not make such textures in your objects.

К примеру, вы скачали этот набор киоска, разместили его на участке, затем нанесли на стены обои размером в 4096 и разместили кучу декора 2048х2048, ваша память наполниться быстрее и вы получите розовое мигание сразу либо через некоторое время игры. Зачем нагружать игру просто так. Многие не знают о текстурах которые влияют на игру, идут переустанавливать, ищут методы которые помогут избавиться им от "розового мигания", а РЕШЕНИЕ ЛЕЖИТ на поверхности - не используйте такие предметы в игре, измените текстуры если у вас есть небольшой опыт в работе SimPe, просите авторов сделать ФИКС с меньшим форматом текстур. Авторы которые делают такие форматы текстур - сделайте фикс своих работ, не делайте такие текстуры в своих предметах.

Look at the example, there are practically no differences. Don't load your items with large pictures, this will fill up the texture memory. If you have read this post and want to protect yourself from such large files, the only solution is: a) download from trusted authors, b) look at your download folder for file sizes, open them in SimPe and check the texture size, c) delete such files in which you see textures larger than 1024x1024 (these are 2048 and 4096).

Посмотрите на пример, практически никаких отличий нет. Не нагружайте свои предметы большими картинками, это приведет к заполнению текстурной памяти. Если вы прочитали этот пост и хотите обезопасить себя от таких больших файлов - единственное решение это: а) качать у проверенных авторов, б) посмотреть свою папку загрузки по размерам файлов, открыть их в SimPe и проверить размер текстур, в) удалить такие файлы в которых вы видите текстуры больше чем 1024х1024 (это 2048 и 4096).

I looked through the work of @deedee-sims and found an accessory with a 1024x2048 texture "DeeDee-4t2RoughStoneEarrings", the CAS of accessories is already freezing, and if the load is such textures from sims4… Just correct your work. The rest of DeeDee's works have small textures, so you don't have to worry, these earrings were the only ones that had such a large picture format. Я просмотрела работы @deedee-sims и нашла аксессуар с текстурой 1024х2048 "DeeDee-4t2RoughStoneEarrings", CAS аксессуаров и так зависает, а если нагрузка такими текстурами из sims4... Просто, исправьте свою работу. Остальные работы DeeDee имеют маленькие текстуры, по этому можете не волноваться, эти серьги были единственными которые имели такой большой формат картинки.

One more point for authors who make items in The Sims 2 - do not make soap images in a large format, this will not improve the item, but will kill the game. Using the example of a picture with a green soapy branch, you could make it 256x256 or 512x512.

Еще один момент для авторов которые делают предметы в симс2 - не делайте мыльные изображения большим форматом, это не улучшит предмет, но забьет игру. На примере картинке с мыльной зеленой ветке вы бы могли сделать ее 256х256 или 512х512.

Большой формат текстур был найден: @jacobaoconnor here (large textures in the kiosk, didn’t look at the rest) @deedee-sims here (only earrings, other accessories are ok) decor "Natasha Savchenko" (all decor with large textures) fakebloood here "FakeBlood_4t2_AnyeRaskaSet" (there may be more items, I only came across this set) @riekus13 here "R13_TS2HPShops" (I found large textures only in this set, I didn’t look at the rest)

[motherof70]

Just Right

Building from your head is hard. Sometimes building involves putting a few rooms together, deciding it isn’t working and exiting without saving.  I can be doing that for hours.  Other times it just comes together and this is one lot that I plodded away at hours and it was just right

[simelodie]

Adelaide's Diner, heavily inspired by the interior of Southbound Diner, Normanville Australia, plus some retro additions from Fallout 76.

To my friend, Maz, with whom I share a passion for tasty food and without whom Fallout would be bland and boring.

Many thanks to everyone whose content was used in the photos! <3

Edit: Old Possum Recolours can be found HERE.

[redsimmer-1996]

🏡Modern House for 4 sims - Part 1 🏡| The Sims 2 | Speed Build

🌻Hello everyone🌻 

Today's video is a modern house for 4 adult sims. With 1 kitchen, living room/dinning room, 2 bathrooms and 4 bedroons. 

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[cindysimblr]

Update on the far east post-apocalyptic lot. Costum walls allow me to keep building...I wonder for how long? Anyway, I'm really proud of the little bridges (there will be more). Also, I'm in love with the Maxis Chinese riddle lantern.

[erebiatyndarus]

wip or not i have to redo the whole place, still haven't fully figured out these roof windows

[cityof2morrow]

WIP: Utopia Cityscape Blocks 001

Published: 9-22-2023 | Updated: N/A Still workin’ on that MORE-futuristic, MORE-sci-fi-funky skyline. I’ll be using Stonemason’s Utopia Cityscape Blocks and related sets to make my hood more vibrant.

As is my style, there will be hood deco and matching “lot lamps” – the latter are for making specific lots look bigger/more vibrant. You’ll simply place the object on the lot and build in/around it.

This is “Block 10.” On the far left, is the hood deco version. The two lot-deco versions are placed on the right. The smaller one is sitting on a 2-story building.

This is “Block 13.” There is a hood deco building and a 6-story high lot version. I want to redo these so the antennas blink.

One thing I need more of? Glass/Skyscraper window textures. However, I’ve been playing with these, and I like (most of) ‘em so far.

This is “Block 08” – aka “The Big Mama” – even though it’s way too big, I think a few “too tall” buildings fit my futuristic save well enough. We’ll see….

I still have a fair amount of editing to do, but this set is 80% done. Tips from friends in the community have made that work easier. Shout out to Rachums/@ch4rmsing for teaching folks in the community how to make light-up hood deco and helping me troubleshoot. She graciously tested “Block 10” in one of her subhoods. It’s the biggest building there (which is how I realized I need to scale some of these objects down). An additional shout out is due to @lordcrumps for teaching me the L/Subset selection trick in Blender (I just wish I had known about it before I spent all of last year’s Christmas season selecting every face manually - *hangs head in shame**throws shoes*). CREDITS Thanks: Rachums/@ch4rmsing Alex/@lordcrumps. Sources: Offuturistic Infographic (Freepik), Utopia Cityscape Blocks (Stonemason).

[simnunculus]

#ts2 #

🌿 4t2 boho living pack - a collab 🌱

happy halloween!! here is my part of awingedllama’s boho living stuff pack. :] please let me know if you run into any problems, enjoy! 

files are compressed. polycount + add'l info under the cut.

download: [sfs] | [box] ❤

you can find the rest of the pack by thimblesims and twentyfourfirst-sims.

credits: @awingedllama​, thank u for the extra help and wonderful meshes. ♡

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[lindasims2]

game category: shower cabin / 1 122poly

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[motherof70]

A wee project pt3

and again

[simelodie]

Hi Dears,

Not dead, just busy with life.

I’ve been feeling nostalgic lately and decided to recreate a very special house from my hometown which, sadly, has been demolished somewhere between 2012 - 2018 (judging by the maps photos). It was already in a very poor condition, its façade and balcony were a safety hazard to the pedestrians, so the authorities (or owner?) decided to get rid of it.

Though I’m not very certain about its architectural style and when it was built, I believe it’s somewhere around 1920′s and it’s probably a Romanian Revival style (Neo-Romanian), which has appeared in the late 19th century as a reaction to the Eclecticism - quite a few buildings in my hometown were made in the same style.

This specific house is one that I remember passing by when going to school and I also distinctly remember its withered wallpaper with pink roses, peeking through the closed balcony in the front.

Now, I have no clue how the interior or the back looked like, the location was out of bounds, but I did try to revive it as best as I could, and bring it back to its glory in game. :D

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As always, many thanks to the awesome creators whose content was used to create the house! <3

[cityof2morrow]

AWESOME! 10 more 2-step/2-click foundation lots to go with the 7 lots in the Starter Pack (CatherinTCJD, 2023).

2-Step Foundation DIY Starter Pack ~ 10 Larger Maxis-Matching Lot Sizes ~

Just like my original set, 2-Step Foundation DIY Starter Pack ~ 7 Lot Sizes To Build On, Already Grid-Adjusted, but for the larger Maxis sized lots.

Have you ever wanted to build your own house with a cute little 2-Step Foundation, but didn't want to use the Grid-Adjuster? Well... now you can! No CFE or Grid-Adjusting necessary.

This DIY Starter Pack includes the 10 larger Maxis-Matching lot sizes - for you to build-your-own house on. If you want the smaller lots, please click the link above to go get them.

These Lot sizes are: 2X4, 3X4, 4X4, 5X4, 3X5, 4X5, 5X5, 5X2, 5X3, 4X3

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Cross-posted to MTS.

All the lots are included in the one download, but each lot is a separate installable sims2pack file. Install them as you would normally install a downloaded lot. They will be found in your LotBin when you are ready to build.

Have fun building! 🦚

Thank you to @cityof2morrow for the 'completer' idea!

[redsimmer-1996]

🏡Elderly couple and grown son - Part 2🏡| The Sims 2 | Speed Build

🌻Hello everyone🌻 

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dm7pObB4OI

In today's video we have the second part of this house. The download will be available on the last part. 

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[cindysimblr]

So I'm working on a dystopian/post-apocalyptic far east destination aaaand it happened - I ran out of walls! This is a first for me. The lot is not even half done! I'm honestly not sure if this lot will be playable at all, the idea is for Sims to just use the upper two levels and ignore the rest. Let's see if I can get it to work. I've read Numenor's unleveled walls still work when one runs out of maxis walls, so I guess I'll try that (also, I can remove some of the walls between the houses.).

[cityof2morrow]

WIP: EP11 Kitbash Series

My game is in need of a funkier, more futuristic skyline. I’ll be releasing a series of items designed for recreating neighborhood deco from Sims 3: Into the Future (EA/Maxis, 2013) (and other EPs) as functional lots. This is a really fun project I came to realize was possible after seeing @somedaythesun’s awesome 3t2 building sets.

Kitbashing is combining items from multiple sources to create something “new,” and usually involves using objects in ways they weren’t originally intended.

The practice is similar to remixing images into a mosaic. Buggybooz's famous Nooks & Niches sets (2012) may fall in this category, especially when looking at the creative ways @riekus13 uses them here. Objects from the “Midnight At…” series at Blue Heaven Sims could be used this way too.

Among other things, my set(s) will mainly include lot shells – big, single-tile “pillars” you’ll be able to plop on lots. Then, build above, below, in, and around them to create useable structures. Shell challenge anyone?

Shell objects are ideal for builders for several reasons: less reliance on cheats to achieve the look you want, minimizes the risk of hitting wall/object limits, more options re: uniquely shaped buildings, cuts down on the in-game price of lots, etc.

I'm hoping this will make building a bit easier and more straight forward for those who typically don't enjoy it, and for others who want fuller modern/sci-fi hood maps.

Playing with texture/color options…a lot of the items are ideal for 3x3 (30x30 tiles) or bigger.

They’re biiiiiiig and hood visible…but still, only 1-tile for easier placement when building and better routing during gameplay.

I need to make some more adjustments so the objects align with walls and reposit items to my Repository Pack – to maximize color/texture/glass options - but these are almost ready to publish!

CREDITS Thanks: Repository Technique Tutorial (@hugelunatic), Risa Garden Dome (@blueheavensims, 2008), Sim Crafters, Sim Shenanigans, @lordcrumps for nudging me to learn how to create the CC I wanna see. Sources: Any Color You Like (@curiousb, 2010),The Sims 3: Into The Future (EA/Maxis, 2013).