#nixedsims

[deedee-sims]

Various replies :)

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@themeasureofasim replied to your post “Hair day! (requests by anons) The last hair is...”:

Ahhh the Anto hair 😍

It's sooo pretty! 😍

@latmosims replied to your post “3t2 Sporty Skirt (requested by anon) A cute dress!...”:

So pretty!! Thanks for sharing 🤗 Top-only version for win!!

Wahoo! I'm glad you like it!

@tvickiesims replied to your post “4t2 @cloudcat Romanza Dress Wedding dresses,...”:

MIC DROP

@nixedsims replied to your post “4t2 @cloudcat Romanza Dress Wedding dresses,...”:

Gorgeous! Thank you!

@namelesslibertad replied to your post “4t2 @cloudcat Romanza Dress Wedding dresses,...”:

Thank you Deedee, magnificent as usual 🤩

@episims replied to your post “4t2 @cloudcat Romanza Dress Wedding dresses,...”:

Stunning!!

Ahhhhh thank you all! ❤❤❤

@zeussims replied to your post “4t2 @cloudcat Romanza Dress Wedding dresses,...”:

I always say it, there are never enough wedding dresses... 😉

*looks at the stuff I'm planning to do soon* Gotcha 😉

[y2sims]

drop this sunflower🌻into the inboxes of the blogs that make you happy! lets spread a little sunshine ☀️😊

oh, thank you so much! 😊💛 right back at you, and since this is my secondary blog and i can't send messages from here, whoever sees this; i'm sending sunflowers to everyone 🌻🌻🌻

[goatskickin]

Not an ask, I just wanted to thank you for being awesome. :) I... sort of went on a bit of a hair downloading spree yesterday; it all started with me needing a nice, simple Pookleted hair for a male Sim I'm making and thinking "Goat usually has good hairs"... and then it went rapidly downhill from there. I now have several nice simple guy hairs, and many other nice hairs as well (and I've still got several pages to go on your Hair tag, yay!). So thank you!! :D

THANK YOU! <3

[jacky93sims]

Ceramic Candle Holder and Xenia Dining Candles for The Sims 2

These are 4to2 conversions from Mechtasim and Soloriya, low poly. Based on the Mood-Boosting Scented Candles by NixedSims. Found in Table Lamp section of Buy Mode.

DOWNLOAD HERE

[blueheavensims]

A thing I've been working on for a while. It's a reference of all of the WSO actions (that I'm aware of) broken down by type. Recently updated the link to reflect the update to @nixedsims Consort Heavy Male.

[beatricecrumplebottom]

AF EA 4t2 bottoms

4t2 GP01ShortsCargoEP09HikingBoots - SFS | Box

4t2 EP09HikingBoots pantless - SFS | Box - only 4 colors

Credits: EAxis, @paluding, @devotedlyghostlyenemy, @nixedsims, @angelapleasant - Thank you all for helping identify my UV mapping issue!

Model is Patricia Wan.

[harasccfinds]

Four Rocking Cots by NixedSims

download

Some Previews:

[esotheria-sims]

Are my eyes deceiving me or is Lucian's make-up smudged in this post? :D I absolutely love how much detail you put into your gameplay pics, they are amazing! /737694316888195072/when-ambrose-entered-the-kitchen-that-evening-he?source=share Also, could you maybe tell me where you got the gold cauldron in the hearth in the background? I have the same hearth, but I don't think the cauldron is part of it iirc. but it looks great like that!

[post in question]

Hah, thank you! ^^ It's true that I spend an unsavoury amount of time agonizing over the details of my sim pics, but I can't take credit in this particular instance! It was a lucky coincidence that the lighting hit just under the right angles, and that I probably overdid it a bit with the smudge tool in Photoshop. Not that I'm complaining! I'll definitely add 'smudged makeup' to the list of details I need to agonize over in my future pics. Appreciate the tip! 😉

As for your question, the cool cauldron-and-hearth combo are a functional stove by Nixedsims! I'm sure I've seen the hearth itself converted as a functional fireplace before, so that's probably what you have.

P.S. There's also a version of the hearth available that functions as a working cafeteria stove! (thanks for the tip, @guessimate!)

[deedee-sims]

Replies :)

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@beatricecrumplebottom replied to your post “Freezer Bunny beddings (requested by...”:

Those patterns are adorable! Thank you for sharing!

I'm glad you like them! I had fun putting the patterns together! 😁

@nixedsims replied to your post “Freezer Bunny beddings (requested by...”:

I love them! Thank you so much! :D

@allamalana replied to your post “Freezer Bunny beddings (requested by...”:

😍😍😍😍😍

Thank you! Freezer bunny for life! 🙌

@getitoverquick replied to your post “Juliet Gown The name is due to the fact that...”:

It’s gorgeous! Thank you 🥹

I'm glad you think so! ❤

@megamassikalove replied to your post “Juliet Gown The name is due to the fact that...”:

I’m in love with this one 😍

Ahhh thank you! ❤

[lesyasun]

hiya! hope you’re doing well! i was wondering where the open shelves cabinets are from in Mia’s kitchen here /post/693399899103002624/ thank you xxx

Hey! Hope you are having a good day too <3

These cabinets are Maxis Surfaco add-ons by Nixedsims. You can get some bright recolours by Vimpse or Luasims.

[goatskickin]

...on the twenty-second day of GOATmas, my true love sent to me...    

This is for sure one of my favorite dressers! It’s a TSM conversion by @nixedsims. Comes in 8 recolors. Colors by @pooklet, @serabiet and @digisims2.  

Download - TSM Medium Luxury Dresser

[sunmoon-starfactory]

Hello! Thank you for all your hard work. I was wondering if there are any resources for learning about how to make custom crafting stations in general, and I was also wondering how difficult it is in terms of modding abilities. Have my own sci fi setup that I wanna build crafting stations for, and I wan a know where to start learning. Thanks!

Hey there, long answer here, so I've divided it up into sub-sections. See below the cut

How to make crafting stations, a long explanation

Learning the basics

There are no tutorials for making crafting stations specifically. Honestly, the difficulty depends on your experience making custom objects, modding BHAV's, testing and the complexity of what you want to make.

The first thing you will want to start with is learning basic object creation, there are plenty of tutorials on every aspect of this. Remember: object creation is not just about SimPE! It also involves meshing and creating textures.

Then once you have a handle on that, you will want to learn BHAV modding. Resources for this type of modding are rarer, documentation can be spotty, but good places to start are Echo's BHAV tutorial @midgethetree's Resources page and @picknmixsims' Primitives page on his site.

Another good way to learn BHAV modding is to look at other people's code. See if others have made code that might be useful to you. Look at how they did it and try to understand why it was made this way. Screenshot a BHAV, label every node with what it does.

Seeing as you're interested in crafting stations in particular, you can take a look at custom crafting stations. A few you could look at are Nadira's Sculpture Manufactory at MTS or anything "descended" from Beck's crafting stations like @deedee-sims' Woodworking station, @nixedsims' Blacksmith Crafting station or @fireflowersims' Candle Crafting station. You could also look at our code for insights, though we do not support straight-up cloning.

The process

But, before you can get to actually making a station, it's important to get a good idea of what you intend to make. The planning stage is as important as the development. What will the station make? Will it require resources a la Sun&Moon? Money a la EAxis OFB stations? Or perhaps the only investment is time and motives? Each of these options are different in coding. And if it needs resources, you'll have to create those resources too. Can the action be interrupted? That'll add some complexity. Autonomy and/or trait options are other things to consider. We like to have the basics planned out before we begin coding in earnest. This gives us a good idea of whether we can do this with our current arsenal or if we need to develop some more parts.

What I've found useful in this stage is reducing the station down to its basic steps: sim goes to the station, does animation, x things get removed from their inventory, then y other thing gets added. This is a very basic example, most stations are more complex than that, but it can help you get a general idea of how to structure your code.

It's also good to remember that crafting stations are not just code... We put a significant amount of time into the visuals. Sourcing meshes and textures or creating them from scratch, mapping said meshes to look good with the textures, optimizing them so they perform well without sacrificing quality. It's an entire development process that takes time.

Testing is another important aspect. We test when developing new code, we test before we duplicate code, we test after we duplicated code. We have some amazing beta testers that help out a lot with this, but even then, things will probably slip past that'll require fixing later on. I cannot understate how important testing is.

Community aspects

When learning how to do any modding, especially BHAV modding, It's a good idea to find a Discord server with experienced modders to join up. @gayars' Sims Crafters is an excellent place for this, as is the PBK Discord. I have also heard good things about @lazyduchess' server.

The important thing is that you have a place where you can ask people for help; both with testing your stuff and figuring out how to resolve that stubborn bug. There is no shame in it, we've all been there. Do not expect people to fix all your issues for you - you'll still have to do the majority of the heavy lifting yourself - but they may just point you in the right direction. Just stay polite and be willing to learn.

So well, Crafting Stations involve quite a bit, but I highly encourage you to dive in and see what you can achieve. Remember: it's not a race, it's a journey. Enjoy the process, errors are your friends. Don't be discouraged if it takes months, so do some of our projects. Laundry took 1.5 years.

The best of luck!

[jellymeduza]

So... as usually I'm (not even fashionably) late for community activities. For the Gratitude Day I wanted to thank especially people I have talked to at some point: @nixedsims, @mustluvcatz-reloaded, @vegan-kaktus, @suratan-zir, @fireflowersims, @fracturedmoonlight, @synapticsim, @shastakiss, @tony-veis, @lamare-sims, @tvickiesims, @pforestsims, @moocha-muses, @belladovah, @elvisgrace, @simnopke and @limeyyoshi (and many more! I'm just writing nicks off the top of my head, so some names are bound to slip from my mind).

Thank you for being nice and helpful when we were writing. Many thanks to those who helped me with debugging or gave me tips about modding. Thanks to people who were my testers in some projects. Thanks to creators with open policies who were supporting of me editing or cloning their creations. And thank you to people who came to me with questions about modding for not being afraid to contact me - I hope my tips weren't confusing. 😅

[pituliya]

14 more recolors of NixedSims Exercise Mat

Some more recolors of NixedSims Exercise Mat. 7 old and 7 modern recolors. The updated mesh from 2022, sources and swatches are included. Everything is compressed.

Download

[beatricecrumplebottom]

Thank you!

@ladyarrowhead, @aondaneedles, @keoni-chan, @teaite, @phoebe-twiddle, @sometownie, @gloriousbiscuituniversitydreamer, @nixedsims, @potential-fate, @isimchi, and @es-sims

Thank you all for the birthday wishes! I had a splendid day and ate way too much birthday cake!

[untidyfan]

Love the slim line upper cabinet Fire/smoke alarm - where is that from? My google-fu is failing me.

Your google-fu isn't failing; I'm a tricksy hobbit. The smoke alarm is from BuggyBooz's kitchen basic, and I layered WDS's MM upper cabinet (shasta's SFS directory) on top. Not 100% sure on the upper cabinet - this is a reupload and a preview pic from a while ago. Another possibility is it's from Mutske's TSR maxis matching set (booty link) but it's less likely. I did find this lovely set by NixedSims if you want to avoid paysite creator CC.

Reference pic: