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strangetomato) wrote2008-02-12 06:41 pm
strangetomato) wrote2008-02-12 06:41 pm
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Strangetown extras: Family portraits, gardening, and reader participation + sims talk
I just wanted to share a couple of photos and do some sims gabbing about CC and the Kitchen and Bath Stuff Pack.
Have you seen these recolours of the Teen Style Stuff gym wear converted for adults by cloudlessnights on MTS2? I think they're really cute. Lots of nice colours and patterns, and it makes up for the lack of gym clothes in the game. I'm a pretty big fan of conversions like that in general, and migamoo also did some really great ones, including the clothing that Ripp wears right now in this story. Imagine that - a plain black button-up shirt! It seems like something you would take for granted, but I don't, considering how specialized a lot of CC is (and the Maxis stuff too, for that matter). Basics, people, we need basics.
Speaking of basics, the new Kitchen and Bath Stuff seems awesome to me. And it has clothes! Nice clothes. Argyle sweaters with jeans (Buck and Frances just heard that and looked over), and a nice sweater and leggings outfit. Yes, actually classic and nice, not trendy (I couldn't believe it either)! They've posted the item pics at the official site, if you haven't taken a look at them yet. It seems like a good SP to me. Lots of things that have already been done pretty well by Holy Simoly, but some new things too.
I only recently started using the hula mod, and I'm really liking it. Especially the still poses from the lot loading screens. I've always wondered how other people posed sims for photo shoots like that and now I know. I'm so behind sometimes. Anyway, I thought I'd share the results of my tinkering with the poses and moveobjects/snapobjectstogrid.
A little "family" portrait. Aren't they cute? Why limit myself to Sim Couple A & B, when I can pose three together!
You can see Ophelia's garden in the background too. She already has her gold talent badge, and Ripp and Johnny are both getting there too, just from occasionally helping her (the garden got so big that she really needs some help). Here they are in action:
Sure, guys. Why bother getting dressed first? Why not?
ETA: I also just noticed this new "Cottage Garden" loveseat on Holy Simoly. How perfect for Nervous' garden one day! :D The universe just seems to be aligning for me right now.
Also, is anyone interested in some reader participation related to the next chapter? No promises that it will end up in the story, but I'm opening the floor to anything that you would like to see come up in conversation at the dinner party with Johnny, Ophelia, Ripp, Stella and Jayne (within reason and character, of course). I have plenty of my own, but is there anything that you would like to see brought up? Just curious. Maybe I'm overlooking something good...
Have you seen these recolours of the Teen Style Stuff gym wear converted for adults by cloudlessnights on MTS2? I think they're really cute. Lots of nice colours and patterns, and it makes up for the lack of gym clothes in the game. I'm a pretty big fan of conversions like that in general, and migamoo also did some really great ones, including the clothing that Ripp wears right now in this story. Imagine that - a plain black button-up shirt! It seems like something you would take for granted, but I don't, considering how specialized a lot of CC is (and the Maxis stuff too, for that matter). Basics, people, we need basics.
Speaking of basics, the new Kitchen and Bath Stuff seems awesome to me. And it has clothes! Nice clothes. Argyle sweaters with jeans (Buck and Frances just heard that and looked over), and a nice sweater and leggings outfit. Yes, actually classic and nice, not trendy (I couldn't believe it either)! They've posted the item pics at the official site, if you haven't taken a look at them yet. It seems like a good SP to me. Lots of things that have already been done pretty well by Holy Simoly, but some new things too.
I only recently started using the hula mod, and I'm really liking it. Especially the still poses from the lot loading screens. I've always wondered how other people posed sims for photo shoots like that and now I know. I'm so behind sometimes. Anyway, I thought I'd share the results of my tinkering with the poses and moveobjects/snapobjectstogrid.
A little "family" portrait. Aren't they cute? Why limit myself to Sim Couple A & B, when I can pose three together!
You can see Ophelia's garden in the background too. She already has her gold talent badge, and Ripp and Johnny are both getting there too, just from occasionally helping her (the garden got so big that she really needs some help). Here they are in action:
Sure, guys. Why bother getting dressed first? Why not?
ETA: I also just noticed this new "Cottage Garden" loveseat on Holy Simoly. How perfect for Nervous' garden one day! :D The universe just seems to be aligning for me right now.
Also, is anyone interested in some reader participation related to the next chapter? No promises that it will end up in the story, but I'm opening the floor to anything that you would like to see come up in conversation at the dinner party with Johnny, Ophelia, Ripp, Stella and Jayne (within reason and character, of course). I have plenty of my own, but is there anything that you would like to see brought up? Just curious. Maybe I'm overlooking something good...
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That would be an awesome scene! *snicker* Especially Ripp getting bitten (eaten?) by the cowplant.
Ripp would certainly be more comfortable asking a pretty girl about her parts, wouldn't he? Maybe even trying to take a peek? And if he doesn't know anything about Johnny's potential marriage... well, what would stop him?
Jayne and Ripp have a little chat.
*cheers*
YAY! This is exactly my thought! And yes, if he doesn't know about the potential marriage arrangement, that would make it SOOO much easier to do. And Jayne certainly fits into the 'pretty girl' category.
I don't know why, but it really seems like Stella would just happen to have a pet cow plant in their house. I don't know enough about Jayne whether to know if she'd be adverse to a cow plant on the premises, but since she really likes Stella, I can't see her being against it either. I mean, who doesn't like plants?
I can't wait to see what happens. :) :) :) :)
Re: Jayne and Ripp have a little chat.
Yeah, Stella seems the type, for sure, but she's still in college and I don't cheat for items like that, so she'd have to be in the career. Unfortunately, she won't ever get a place of her own after college to do so, since she doesn't intend to stay on Sim Earth.
Jayne's definitely odd enough to be cool with that though.
And yes, who doesn't like plants. Who doesn't like FLOWERS? *snort*