That's odd...

[strangetomato]

I'm sure I recall seeing a couple of recolours of this hidden H&M dress included in one of the more recent EPs, like FT or AL, but now I can't find them in BodyShop. Please tell me I'm not losing my mind. (ETA: Mystery solved! Thank you, Remisims!)

ETA: OMFG, Sentate is BACK! *runs flailing madly through the streets*

I really hope he remakes some version of this unreleased top. I covet it so.

Comments

[remisims.livejournal.com]

I think they were extracted from another EP by Lord Darcy(?).. Somewhere. :S

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I'm referring to the ones that were darker than this first set, with a black skirt and a dark navy blouse, etc. Are those the ones you're talking about?

[remisims.livejournal.com]

Yes, they were extracted from the BV EP. I hope they're the ones.

http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=263640

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Thank you! ^_^ You rock!

That was so confusing. Why did they work on this mesh in two separate EP/SPs, only to hide it both times?! It's one of their best meshes, in my opinion. Maybe they wanted it to be a treasure hunt? *scratches head*

[muslemura.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I hadn't seen those :)

Also, "Yay!" for Senate being back and *drool* for/on/about the top :P

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Glad I could help you find something new. ^_^ That's always exciting!

I know, right? That top has been tempting me for so long.

[petchy-14.livejournal.com]

I always did like that Dress/Cardigan+Skirt Outfit, that was hidden.. It confuses me that they would MAKE an item and then hide it (without being asked to omit it) and then REMAKE it, or give new textures etc. (And of all EPs to use.. BV? Really?) and hide it again! I would understand if it were beautifully controversial, or something.. But it's simply not. It's just a Cardigan and Skirt (it doesn't even look very H&M-y, too, so maybe it wasn't designed by them, and then they thought it didn't fit the BV theme?)
I'm not a programmer or Games developer, but if you really didn't want something in there.. Couldn't you just remove every trace of it? Why leave little tidbits in files and textures? It's kinda backwards for me!

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

It's really myseterious, isn't it? Maybe someone created it and it didn't get the go-ahead for the game, so they decided to sneak it in, anyway? XD Then they tried again later, and did it again?

[sphynxed.livejournal.com]

Would you mind if I asked where the black and white sweater dress on the bottom-middle-left is from?

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I know it's a recolour of the basegame sweater dress, but I'm not 100% on the creator. Let me check into it for you...

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

It's in the Keep it Simple set by Madizzo/Stajl at MTS2.

It's really lovely in its simplicity, isn't it? It just goes to show that some Maxis meshes have a lot of potential.

[sphynxed.livejournal.com]

I definitely agree, Maxis recolors and retextures are my absolute favorite type of CC. They're simple, small files, and lend themselves easily to defaults and age conversions.

[sphynxed.livejournal.com]

Oh! And thank you so much for finding it. :)

Bodyshop

[(Anonymous)]

Hi! Random lurker here and this is pretty off topic but...how do you get your bodyshop to show 8 items of clothing like that? I only have a row of 4. It's so tiny and looks stupid on my monitor. Any idea how to get it to show like yours? It's driving me a little bit nuts by now. :)

Re: Bodyshop

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I wish I could answer this for you, but mine has always just looked this way, so I have no idea. Maybe try launching Bodyshop through your most recent EP? It might have been updated at some point.

Re: Bodyshop

[(Anonymous)]

I tried that but it didn't change anything...oh well, off to MTS2 help. :) Thank you for your response any way!

Re: Bodyshop

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. I hope someone out there has the answers you need.