Strangetown extras: Remember that time we all crammed into the photo booth together?

[strangetomato]

Here's a little something that I've been working on for my next update. It's a photo booth photo for Johnny's bedroom, which I've created myself and will add to the game by recolouring a painting with SimPE. I had to do it this way because you can't stuff three sims into a photo booth, which is a real shame, since people do it all of the time in real life (I know that I have, many times). I considered posting a WCIF post to the Sims 2 community, but then I figured that if someone had created a hack that cool, I would have heard about it by now. So, using Jaydee's Photo Poses Animation Box, I took the matter into my own hands.

I'm so pleased with that arched eyebrow shot of Johnny. He's so not amused by Ripp's antics. It's just perfect.

All I have to do now is update SimPE and do the recolour. It's been updated for K&B Stuff, but I can't seem to extract the files into the program folder that I created for it on my computer. I followed the instructions to the letter, but my system will not allow them to be placed in the folder (yes, the computer must take all of the blame for this, not me). I don't know if it's some security setting, or what, but I'll gladly take suggestions, if you have any. I run Vista, if it makes any difference.

Comments

[muslemura.livejournal.com]

Johnny and Ripp have to be the most expressive sims I've seen *lol* They're awfully adorable *heartfarts*

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I agree. I can get a lot of really good faces from both of them, in different ways. And so cute. *grin* So cute.

[madame-ugly.livejournal.com]

The "aww shucks" (top right) pic is cool, too. Very cute.

I have that animation box but haven't used it yet (I'm saving it for "top model").

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's a cute one too. It makes me wonder what Phi is whispering in his ear.

That animation box is great for things like this, so it should be very useful for your Top Model thing. The Hula mod does some of the same stuff, but this one has pretty much everything from the photo booth, loading screens, and icon pics.

[simgarooop.livejournal.com]

Awww! What an adorable picture!

I read something about creating ANOTHER folder for this version of SimPe:

Please install to a fresh folder, not over the top of your previous installation, or we won't want to have to deal with your support queries

I haven't tried to install it yet, though. So I have no idea what it means.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Aren't they cute, though? It was fun to think of was to combine the various animations for all three of them.

Yeah, that's exactly what I did. I followed their instructions, and named the folder after that version of SimPE, exactly like they suggested. I get a warning about being denied access to that folder. I know that Vista gets weird about admin access (you have to okay almost everything manually - it asks you "are you sure you really want to run this application?"), so maybe that's the problem. I could fiddle around with Vista settings, but I really have no idea what I'm even looking for.

[pixelcurious.livejournal.com]

Lucky Ophelia! Crammed in a photobooth with two handsome men. ^_^

I know it was already said, but you get such great expressions. And that raised eyebrow is perfect.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I'm jealous of Ophelia. Seriously. Well, not so much the tragic past, but her present seems to almost make up for it. She's surely lucky to share a photo booth with these guys.

The animation box gets all the credit for the expressions. I just selected them and posed them together. I love the arched eyebrow (and the flared nostrils *snicker*). It makes me wish that more animations featured that look. I'd use it all the time on Johnny. Maybe I will use this pose again in the story. Johnny just seems like a brow archer to me.

[indigoleo.livejournal.com]

Oh I like that.
Heh...Johnny is so...humorless sometimes, and Ripp is just a total cup-up. And Phi just puts up with all of it. The faces they all make are so great.
It is too bad you can't do three at a time in the booth. Especially for teens out together.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I think it would be a fun feature to have in the game. Also, it would be very cool if the personality of the sim determined which of these poses they took, like I was doing. The serious ones would try to stay sensible (like Johnny) and the playful ones would ham it up (like Ripp). I guess it would be a lot of programming for one little feature of the game, but I think it would be very cool.

[mjo5oh.livejournal.com]

This is such a great idea! You're right, they should have made it so more than 2 sims can go into a photobooth. I can only imagine one sim getting kicked out on their butt because the others want to woo hoo. Aw

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Thanks. If I had the skills, I would try made the hack myself. It would be a lot of fun.

Hmmm, but who gets kicked out? ;)

[xel-squirgle-ox.livejournal.com]

Aww I love these! Especially the one where Johnny looks embarrassed (Ripp looks like he's totally clueless in that picture) and the one where Ripp and Ophelia look like they're about to kiss him.

I like the arched eyebrow shot of Johnny too. :)

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I think Ripp looks like he's talking in that second one, or just trying to look stupid. It was one of the "goofy" poses. I totally think it looks like they are going to kiss him in the last one. Or, at least, Ripp looked at him, so he started to wonder.

[simfulacts.livejournal.com]

! That's great! Oh man, I am so thankful for people like you that make fun little extras! :D That last photo is hilarious.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'm glad you like the extras, since I love doing them. Seriously, I have to restrain myself from posting too many. It's a lot of fun to do them.

Yeah, there are so many things that you can read into the last one. It's funny.

[orikes13.livejournal.com]

I absolutely love the bottom right shot. All of them are great and have something perfect for the characters, but there's something about that bottom right one.. Love it. :)

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I think it's because it implies a lot of the dynamic and underlying tension of the characters. You can read a lot into it. And it's pretty funny too. I'm glad you liked it.

[speedspin-88.livejournal.com]

Bottom right seems like Ripp and Ophelia are both going to kiss Johnny on cheek and Johnny is looking at Ripp like "Don't you dare"

Is it just me or does Ripp look like a total space cadet in all these pictures?

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Totally. Ophelia's going for a kiss and then Johnny notices that Ripp is looking at him too. *snicker*

It's not just you. Ripp is a space cadet (did he hit the bubble blower before they took the photo, maybe?). He's a total goofball too. It makes sense that he'd be the silliest of the three.

[smjoshsims.livejournal.com]

This is so cool! I love the one where Phi is whispering in his ear, thats so cute! Hahaha, the three of them are awesome. I love their dynamic. =D

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :) They're fun to write.

[hidden-kitten.livejournal.com]

LOVE LOVE LOVE the bottom right one. It looks like they're both kissing Johnny! Oh, but the bottom left is hilarious, too.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

*snicker* Yeah, it looks like they're thinking of trying it, anyway. (And check out the great caption that swhedonberry came up with for it, in my icon.)

[akanwa.livejournal.com]

I love it! This is funny.

I have several animation hacks now but I don't think I have this one. (runs off to grab it)

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It was fun to do.

You should definitely grab that hack, and the other EP animation hacks, if you don't already have them. They're so useful.

[dothesmustle.livejournal.com]

I love the picture of Johnny getting in between Ripp and Phi's kiss. He's looks very suspicious.

These are adorable, by the way!

Johnny is slowly becoming one of my favorite characters these days. :D

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Oh, now that's a different interpretation of it. Maybe Ripp was trying to kiss Phi behind his back. :P He does look suspicious about something. (Check out the fun caption that swhedonberry suggested for it - in my icon.)

Aww, I'm glad to hear you say that. I love Johnny.

[imsothenetgirl.livejournal.com]

How cute is that! I love Ripp's expression in the third panel and the fourth panel in general is cracking me up!

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they're cute, aren't they? That animation box is a lot of fun.

[swhedonberry.livejournal.com]

That last picture says it all to me.

Johnny: "Ripp, that better be Phi's hand..."

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Wow. You totally win the caption contest. That's perfect.

[cindyanne1.livejournal.com]

Jaydee and boolprop snapobjectstogrid false are my heroes when it comes to storytelling!! :P

It still takes a lot of patience... trying out everything those ani-boxes do and seeing how they will work with what you're wanting to show, but geez... I don't think I could tell a story these days without them!

I have all of them. Go Jaydee!!

And this photobooth picture is perfect! The icon you made from it is adorable too!

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I use these animation boxes a lot for stories too. If you fish around enough, you can find the best expressions.

[abbycat900.livejournal.com]

Awh, their so adorable! Ripp is just TOO cute!

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Can you be too cute? :P

[amaryssobellus.livejournal.com]

Great shots! I'm going to try and get K&B this week and maybe with the new updated SimPE I could actually do something like this.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I hope it works out for you. I haven't been able to update SimPE for some reason. I'm supposed to transfer the files to a new folder, but my computer is not allowing me to access the folder. I'm sure I can figure it out if I really try to, but it's causing me a bit of grief.

[80sfiend.livejournal.com]

Aww I like the photos! Very very cute. :D I'll have to check out that Photo poses thing. :D

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Thank you. You should check it out! Those posing boxes are great for doing photoshoots and stories.

[simfinite.livejournal.com]

Wow. You did such an amazing job with this! Ripp cracks me up in the bottom left shot, and Johnny in the bottom right one is just perfect.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It was a lot of fun to try different combinations with those poses.

I made this icon, based on swhedonberry's comment. It goes perfectly with the bottom right shot.

[fireflys-locket.livejournal.com]

"I'm so pleased with that arched eyebrow shot of Johnny. He's so not amused by Ripp's antics. It's just perfect." I agree. <3