#hexcode:ask

[hexcodesims]

hiya! i just wanted to ask if you'd be willing to convert your horse ranch scarves to female sims. i know you focus on male cc (and i appreciate that SO much,) but i thought i'd ask.

hi there~ i don't mind exporting fem frame meshes from packs and i'm happy to do so! here are the horse ranch scarves for fem frame sims. i didn't add extra swatches since i just upgraded my pc and don't have the textures from the masc frame version anymore, but let me know if you want them.

bandit: sfs / gdrive

square: sfs / gdrive

i tested them real quick in-game, but let me know if you have any issues.

[hexcodesims]

Hello, I hope you're well.I saw your Life and death wing dress/top conversion for males in one of your posts and I fell in love with it, nobody so far has converted this to masc frame and your version just looks so awesome. I was wondering if you ever plan to release it to public. Thank you for all your awesome cc!! :)

hi anon! it's on gdrive here. it's done, has thumbnails, etc.

i put all my cc in a queue so i'm often working a couple months ahead (right now i'm in may 2025...) but hey, if anyone wants it they can grab it now 😁

[hexcodesims]

hi! I hope it's okay that I'm asking this question. I was wondering how you decide to name your files. like, what is the difference between EP, SP, and GP? And the numbers that accompany them. sorry if this is a weird question.

hi there! not a weird question at all. since my cc is all edits of maxis meshes, i use maxis' naming conventions for the files. so for example, my latest piece (the cuffed jeans) are from Nifty Knitting Stuff Pack (SP17). this is how it shows up in Sims 4 Studio:

when you download the file it shows up as hexcode_ymBottom_SP17JeansCuffed. and EP is expansion pack, SP is stuff pack or kit, and GP is game pack!

i like to do this instead of giving cc new names because... ok, maybe this seems kind of like wishful thinking lol... and let me know if this is kind of overwrought or hard to understand... but i basically want to give people an idea of where meshes come from because i think it's better for everyone in the sims community.

like, i have all the packs and i scroll through sims 4 studio regularly, and it's pretty easy for me to recognize meshes out in the wild nowadays. i want to try and nudge people into being able to do the same in my own small way. like if you see someone using the same mesh from 8 packs ago and it was barely changed and it's under early access, i hope that makes you think a bit about where your cc is coming from and what that cc is worth, i guess?

putting it into words makes it seem incredibly goofy not gonna lie 😭 but that's why i do it!!

[hexcodesims]

Have you seen any safety vest cc, preferably maxis match? When I look that up, all I get is real life safety vests and the conspiracy theorist vest from the Strangerville pack.

hmm, i haven't seen anything personally, but maybe one of my followers can lead you in the right direction!

[hexcodesims]

Hi! Since you mentioned making a cloud override is easy, would you share on how to do it? C:

hi hi yes of course! i replied to cowplant-snacks' message a while ago but i realize responding in the comments to a post is not the best way to maintain a conversation :P

first, it looks like miiko's ghibli clouds were updated for the newest world(s) on curseforge so you could grab it from there. but thankfully it's very easy to do a default replacement! i'll put it under the cut so i'm not clogging up peoples' dashes.

oh, i do all of this in sims 4 studio! so i uh recommend downloading that if you don't have it yet!

first, open up one of miiko's studio ghibli clouds files. you may need to unmerge it in s4s. hit export on the DST image and save it as something you can remember. miiko has them saved as things like cumulus, cirrus, etc. so you can match the cc cloud to the maxis cloud, if that makes sense.

now that you have the image, it's time to create the override! create an override object.

type "cloud" into the search and make sure to check "show debug items." you'll typically get results for things that don't actually show a thumbnail; that's ok! you can hover over the object to check what it's supposed to be. some worlds share clouds so you probably will not see clouds for every world.

hit next and save the override as something you can remember. now you can import the cc cloud image!

don't forget to drop the override in the mods folder when you're done.

if there's clouds you know are in game but don't show up, you can try searching "matte" instead. you can also use the Browse Game Content feature under Tools in the toolbar so you can preview the background files.

i hope that helps!! if there's anything confusing just let me know--i don't think i'm very good at explaining things haha.

[hexcodesims]

Do you take requests for anymore sims 4 kit packs to make their kits accessible for everyone? It's one thing when we can't afford all their kids but also another issue how much space they take up on RAM especially when you don't use 80 percent of a kit. It's more convenient if we could choose what we want from a kit. In case you didn't cover a kit was curious if you would take requests :)?

hi anon! you're welcome to ask for masc frame cas content from packs and kits, sure. i can't promise i'll get to it any time soon (maybe give me like a two week lead time) but i'm happy to do so for anyone who doesn't want to buy kits/packs!

[hexcodesims]

Lovestruck EP Cuff Jeans Recolor Sim File Share and Google Drive Download Link is Broken

not me forgetting to put the links in 😭😭😭 my bad, i'll add them now!

[hexcodesims]

How do you get such pronounced dimples on your Sim? Is it a CAS option that comes with the game, or is it CC? They’re so cute!

hi anon! nick's dimples are CC; they're from miiko's face-kit no. 2 (the swatch i use is #8). lamingtonsims also has some nice dimples in their subtle skin details set. pralinesims probably has the most variety, though they're all on TSR (last i checked).

[edit 6/8/24] pralinesims has all of their dimples in the skin detail ultimate collection so you can get them there instead of TSR!

i think there's a cheek preset in-game that gives your sims a bit of a dimple effect, but it's not super noticeable imo and only works sometimes--hopefully the sims team adds dimple skin details in the future!!

[hexcodesims]

I don't know if it's just me but the dark blue and green swatches on the embroidery shirt seem to be messed up. The green swatch seems to just use the same texture as the first default swatch. Was also wondering if there is a missing texture for the dark blue swatch, since that one has the green shirt texture instead.

hi anon! thanks for letting me know, i've fixed the duplicate swatch for the embroidery shirt and uploaded the new version; you can redownload it on sfs or gdrive!

[hexcodesims]

Sorry if you’ve already answered this question, but what’s your favorite CAS category to make cc for?

hello hello! hmm that's an interesting question, i've never thought about it that much 🤔 i think i like making tops the most because they're the most obvious thing on your sim, clothing wise. like, pants tend to be more samey. but a shirt or jacket can really ~change everything~!!

[hexcodesims]

do you think you could mash up a formal vest without tie and a 70s style button up with big collar? thanks!

hi anon, i'm not taking requests at the moment! i'll consider these in the future but i'll need you to clarify if this is one cc piece or two cc pieces, and also maybe submit photos because i'm not sure what your inspiration is, i don't want to be off the mark if i decide to work on it!

[hexcodesims]

I see you missed the boops.

Have a 🌟Super Boop🌟

folks..................... we got the boops

[hexcodesims]

hiya! love your cc :) i think the links for the moonlight chic shirt jacket from march 2024 might be wrong, theyre sending me to a sp34/first fits jacket instead

thanks for the heads up anon! it looks like s4s is having some uploading issues at the moment, but you can download it at gdrive for now and i'll fix the s4s link later :-)

10/29: should be good now for s4s too!

[hexcodesims]

Hello. I wanted to ask you something. I saw that you converted kids clothes to adults, so maybe in the future if you fell like you are interested in doing this and if it is possible to do, could you convert this one sweater from toddlers to adults? It's from cottage living-sweater with shirt underneath and frog backpack. I haven't seen anyone do it, and it's a nice top that would look good on adults minus backpack, so it's a shame that EA didn't give us an adult version. If not, that's ok.

hi anon! i think that someone else has already done this conversion for masc frame sims, i feel like i saw it a while ago🤔 maybe one of my followers could drop a link to it in the replies?

if i'm remembering wrong and no one has converted this top yet, i can give it a shot--but a toddler -> adult conversion will probably be quite a bit more difficult than a child -> adult conversion (i've never tried it before!), so no guarantees on if it'll work out!

[hexcodesims]

hi! i just wanted to say, i love your cc and i really appreciate all the work and care you put into it, and how you take the time to list polycount etc on the posts. 🫶 this might sound dumb, but i think you're an underrated creator in the community.

also, your two model sims are so cute, is there anywhere i can learn more about them?

gosh anon, thank you so much! you're so kind 🥺 making cc has been a great creative outlet for me over the past few years so im really glad that i can share the things i've made with everyone! [puts on my sunglasses] i dont do it for the fame.... but i'm very honored hehe.

my model simmies are my two original characters that i'm obsessed with :'-) i think i created them like.. almost a decade ago, and they've been slowly evolving over the years. right now i have a little """canonical""" story i've been picking at that's set in the current day, but tbh my favorite thing to do is chuck them into whatever Thing i'm obsessed with at the moment to make an alternate universe for them, lol.

for example, with dragon age veilguard coming out this year, i'm WAY back into the swing of like... Fantasy Worlds, so i've been rolling around an au where aleksei is a knight or a lord or whatever, and nick is a prince or betrothed or somesuch, and now i have something to think about instead of focusing while i'm at work.

ANYWAY, all that to say is that i don't have much to share about them without chucking like a 6k word essay about them onto my dash 🤣 but the ~canonical basics~ are that aleksei is a pro athlete (thus the large bigness) and nick was a college student when they met (total meetcute). and they've been happily in love ever since because i made them to be perfect for each other. my little barbies... i've been slowly redecorating their home in sims, so i hope i can share some rooms soon!!

[hexcodesims]

hi!, you're great!! i only have bg so you're a life saver with your cc :']

i will also ask something, if it's all right (if not, you can feel free to ignore it). is there any conversion to bg of the handkerchief/bandana from horse ranch ep?

thank you anon!!

i don't personally know of a base game version, but maybe one of my followers should share one they know of in the replies? i can also make one quickly if there aren't other options!