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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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I think it would be great to have some reader participation ideas in your story... unfortunately I don't have any, lol! I'm just enjoying reading your story as it is!
Oh that hula mod is the best isn't it? I've had it forEVER but I only just figured out that you have to use the snapobjects cheat when you pose the sims like that! D'oh!
I just put in a new, genetically correct Strangetown! Spent about an hour fixing all the recessive DNA... gave Pascal and Vidcund recessive grey eyes (Kitty had grey) and Lazlo recessive green eyes, and gave them recessive blond hair, and stuff like that. I also gave Chloe and Lola recessive medium skin and brown eyes "from" Glarn... and I fixed Johnny and Jill's genetics, too, to reflect their mixed heritage. I think I even gave Jill green skin. (shrugs) Should be a hoot!
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I'd like to see Ripp be in a conversation with three other sims and have it not quite be going his way... (in a lighthearted sense of course)... and then have him say to each person, pointing at them in turn, "F- you, f- you, and f- you." and then get up and walk away. I just think that would be funny. Hee hee hee.
More coffee... I need more coffee.....
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I do already have a part at the sorority party where he says, "Fuck you both." Maybe I can reword it a little. Heheh.
Oh, have some of my coffee. I have gallons of it.
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Wait, if you gave Lazlo green recessive, and the other two grey, where did the brown eyes come from exactly? That makes no sense, Maxis...
I'd like to see Jill with green skin. Maybe I'll check it out in CAS. I find it interesting in the story that she is this odd example of recessive genes somehow getting a foothold over the dominant alien ones. It makes her interesting.