#sims 2 replies

[chloesimaginationthings]

sorry if you’ve already been asked, but what’s your favorite FNaF game?

I’m a “Pizza Simulator” truther, it’s just the best one, though I’ll be honest “Help wanted 2” has really risen through the ranks for me, its probably my second favourite (that might update if the DLC pops off)

Sister location and FNAF 2 are close behind, they were OG faves

[buglaur]

🔖 pictures from the family photo album

[mossy-paws]

Fr medkit got that wet cat vibe just like jon

They’re literally just the same person fr

[slightly-gay-pogohammer]

i love watching sims 1 vs 2 vs 3 vs 4 videos because sims 2 is so good and then sims 3 arrives and its usually a disappointment compared to 2 and then 4 arrives and its a disappointed compared to 3 and sims 1 is also there

[melsie-sims]

📩 Simblr question of the day: What are some of your favorite behind-the-scene screenshots? I'm throwing this out to gameplayers, storytellers, renderers and the like :)

answer in whatever way is most comfortable for you and feel free to share this SQOTD around, make sure to use the hashtag SQOTD and tag me in separate posts ~ 💛

I don't usually end up with a lot of "behind the scenes" screenshots 'cause I tend to use everything. Here are a couple of funny screenshots from my Sims 2 Pleasantview + Strangetown gameplay which is mostly private/off Tumblr. (check out my Dreamwidth if you're interested in more! I don't plan to post regularly though.)

[melsie-sims2]

Hello! Could you tell me WCIF Mateo and Romy’s hairs? Thanks!

I can certainly do that and better yet, I'll give you a couple dozen new hairs to download 'cause Romy's comes from a huge pack!

Romy's hair is Mimi V2 from this pack by the wonderful SkittleSims!

Mateo's is from @platinumaspiration and can be found here.

Happy Simming! 💚

[annachibisims]

Would you be willing to share your orange-and-white fish mermaid alien sim? I lub her

For you? Of course. ;D

Here you go! I think everything packaged properly, except maybe the ear mesh? And I think the pants or something are in a merged package so it's a bit big. Also, the skin is geneticized for my game.

This is what she looks like if anyone else is curious

[yeoldecorprusarium]

Hi there!

I recently discovered your tumblr and I really fell in love (and became obsessed) with some of your Art Deco buildings and decoration. I have two questions, related to each other:

Did you ever consider sharing some of you lots, namely the one you posted here: https://www.tumblr.com/yeoldecorprusarium/745121687314563072?source=share ?

In that lot, there is an end table from Shino&KCR Art Deco Entry, which they have made both for TS3 and TS4. I have been seraching for that end table (and items from that set in general), but I couldn't find the conversion anywhere. Did you make the conversion of the end table yourself? Or did you download it for somewhere else? In any case, if you were willing to share the link to download it, I'd really appreciate it... I can never have enough Art Deco items in my game... ;) Thanks again for the inspiration you provide with your posts and have a lovely day!

Thank you so much!! I enjoyed building those lots so much, I'm glad you like them!

1. The answer to that is usually no (for reasons I've laid out in previous answers), but since that lot is unfurnished and unplayed, I'll make an exception. Just click here or on the image to download.

2. That table is bundled together with several other Art Deco items converted by MrsReval on her tumblr, here (but the recolor used on the lot is by me, if I'm not mistaken, but I don't seem to have the unmerged file anymore, sorry).

[lottes-little-place]

Would you share this SC4 terrain? https://www.tumblr.com/lottes-little-place/691503409721999360/my-little-town-is-finally-starting-to-look-like?source=share

Sure! I'm not sure if it's finished yet, I keep adding new roads and replacing the terrain whenever I feel like more roads are needed, but it's pretty complete already, so why not.

This is what it looks like empty, versus my half filled version. It's very Dutch with a canal and a completely flat terrain. The bridges I used are the "Two lanes humpbacked bridge (9 hood tiles length)" from Criquette's Rural Charm set (also the terrain and road replacement I use). That's all the essentials (I think). To install: Place the .sc4 file in your Documents\EA Games\The Sims™ 2 Ultimate Collection\SC4Terrains or a similar location if you don't have the ultimate collection. You can then choose this terrain when you make a new neighborhood/sub-neighborhood. Enjoy and let me know if you have more questions!

Download

[letomills]

Just curious, do you have a guide on how to convert items to another body type? I want to convert a bunch of stuff to Consort but I have no clue where to start, and also, is there anything for Consort that works with the body type chooser? AFAIK only Lady Apple has auto conversions

Hi! I don't have a guide at the ready but I can show you how I do it ↓

I don't use WSOs. I assume they do make things quicker and less labor-intensive but I've spent too much time fixing up lumpy meshes and fat morphs to have a good opinion of WSOs (though of course I know you can always use a WSO and make changes manually afterwards, but evidently not everybody bothers). I assume the body type chooser and auto conversions that you mentioned have something to do with WSOs? I have no idea about that, sorry. I do everything manually and although it takes time, it's really simple.

Open Milkshape or your 3D software of choice (I assume you're familiar already).

Import a nude mesh of the body shape you want to convert to, with morphs.

(Let's use a full-body Melodie9 fat AF mesh as an example.)

I have all the nude meshes' GMDCs that I need in a folder, they're basically the meshes that I use either for swimwear & underwear in the case of full-body, or the ones I use for showerproof skins in the case of separates. I can't direct you to a nude mesh when it comes to Consort's fat male as I've never worked with it but I'd wager you know of some underwear or swimwear that's been made for it, you can use that.

3. Ctrl+A, ctrl+H to hide everything.

4. Import the mesh of the clothing you want to convert, without the morphs. It goes without saying that that mesh should be as perfect as can be (test it in game on a moving sim to make sure bone assignment is good all around, fix it before you start converting).

(This is Rented-Space's Shawl Apron Dress.)

5. You can now start working on the normal morph. Unhide the normal morph of the mesh you're using as reference.

And get going, section by section.

You'll be using the Scale and Move tools a lot. If you're gender-converting, don't forget to merge the neck vertices properly (and merge normals).

Your first time will take a while if you do it well. The higher poly the mesh you're converting is, the harder it will be and the longer it will take. Save a lot along the way and make backups.

Exit and reopen to be able to see flat-shaded, it helps see flaws especially towards the end.

Look at the mesh with its textures on as well, there may be mapping tweaks to make.

6. When you're done with the normal morph, export it, put it in a mesh file, make the recolors, get in game and test it. Exit, get back in Milkshape, make the tweaks necessary, test again, until you're happy.

7. Make the morphs: duplicate your normal morph then adjust them in the same way you did with the normal morph, this time using the morphs of your reference mesh as, well, reference. Don't forget to fix the comments.

8. Test the mesh with morphs in game. Exit, back to Milkshape, fix what needs to be fixed, retest, until you're perfectly happy and you can take the best preview pictures for your downloaders 😌 (If you intend to share that is.)

And that's pretty much it. Hopefully you already know how to make a mesh file, how to make recolor files, how to properly categorize, compressorize, tooltip and BSOK files, all that good stuff that isn't strictly "converting to another body shape".

It's just the way I do things and may not be best for everyone but I hope it helps get you started at least. Good luck!

[chartreuse-sims]

Hello! May i know wcif the mirror and wall light in your recent recent cc post? Btw your game looks amazing! 💚 Thank you so much in advance! 💚

Hello, and many thanks! :)

The mirror and wall lights are by Wondymoon, converted by Thimble Sims from their old downloads.

Wall light is from the Sulfur Dining Room HERE

Mirror is from the Platinum Bathroom HERE

[brwnsimmer]

Hi. WCIF coffee clutter in the Lam Plaza Dormitory decorating post please

Hi there anonymous simmer,

You can find the coffee clutter here

and the coffee bag recolors can be found here, here and here

[freezerbunny-sims2]

hey there, how are you? i been meaning to ask another Spanish speaking native simmer (Chilean here) - and this may hear very trivial - but, do you always have your the sims game language in English? or do you play in Spanish as well? I've always played in English, but i wanted to try the game in Spanish for the sake of nostalgia :P

Hi! I always played in English, except for the first time I installed it back in 2005, and another short-lived time a few years ago. Reasons:

There isn't a latin american localization, and the spanish localization had many phrases, words and idioms exclusive to Spain.

I was very interested in learning English.

I got used to it and the original premade names, though I don't dislike the Spanish names.

Over time, it became a matter of being understood in online spaces, since I never got into the spanish-speaking ts2 community. Like, for example, if I post a dialog box or any other text from the game in Spanish, very few people on Tumblr would type the text into google translate just to understand my post.

Not all mods, especially older ones, are translated to Spanish, and that inconsistency in the game would bug me.

I still give my custom neighborhoods and sims spanish names, but I don't bother changing the game's language since it is a bit of an annoying process and sims don't speak a real language anyway.

[horusmenhosetix]

wcif that lovely red hair in your pondskater eyes preview?

Hi! This cute hair is by Xandher over at T$R! This is a recolour made by me that I might release in the near future.

[simmer-until-tender]

Your game is so jaw dropping !! Do you use reshade? If so do you mind me asking for the link to it ? Ty !

I use a handful of different presets, some my own and some by others. But I'm happy to share the main ones! The ones that are by others are links to their download, mine go straight to sfs.

No reshade

Oswald

This is the one I've been using the most recently, it's very vibrant

Milky Pastels

This one is great for lots with light colors like my preschool

Nightlife

This one is great for sci-fi lots, like in these pics

Klaus

I like this one for slightly vintage-y lots

Wolfie

WHEN YOU'RE REALLY FEELING COLORFUL

Santiago

Fun reddish vibes, looks kinda vintage

Beyond the Veil

When I want to be colorful but not too vibrant. I use this baby A LOT.

Ludwig

Super warm sunny vibes, I like using this one for my pumpkin house

I also uploaded all my shaders and textures here.

[melsie-sims2]

Hi, Melsie! How are you?

Is Whynx's name inspired by Winx Club? Every time I see her name written on any post Winx Club's theme song starts playing in my head lol

Hey there! Thank you so much for the message! Sorry it took so long to reply! I swear I'm usually way quicker!

So no... I didn't think of Winx Club at all when coming up with her name but now I will forever associate it with that theme song. LOL

I named all of the aliens with the idea in mind that Sixam uses a lot of hard C, K, W, X, Y, Z letters in their names. Hard C, K and X all have a similar sound, and then W, Y and Z just make the names sound more alien-ish? I don't know. I did want a theme that would make the names stand out as more Sixamese, if that makes sense.

Whynx, Karax, Lux, Rixian, Zeek, Krinn, they all have a ~vibe without seeming TOO out there.) Some of the aliens might choose to name their babies English/"human" names moving forward, but others might want to keep the tradition going so there will definitely be a lot more quirky alien names to come!

I absolutely love getting these types of messages about my gameplay so do keep them coming if you have them! Happy Simming! 💚