Strangetown Extras: Johnny Smith gets a tan

[strangetomato]

So finally, someone at EAxis decided to think of the aliens when they designed a game feature. The tanning that sims can get with BV (which I think is pretty cool) actually works on the alien skintone. I almost jumped for joy when I saw it. After seeing them mess up so badly with the heatstroke in Seasons, I was expecting the worst, but instead, I got a tanned Johnny Smith.

Here he is, posing next to the rock shaped like Will Wright's head, just like they have back in Strangetown. Doesn't he look pleased? I find it sort of funny that the hue changes like that, making him more olive coloured (like that popular default replacement skin). I still prefer the mint green, but this is nice for some variety, and he really does look tanned.

I sent them off on another vacation, just for fun, since I'm still playing around with the BV features. Ripp really gets off on the new dances too, so I figured I'd do him a favour and get him to learn them all (then he can amuse me with which dance he chooses in different situations).




As you can see, Ripp got himself a bit of a tan too. He's as dark as Tank is, if not even darker. I would have expected him to burn instead, since he's so pale.

Yeah, Ripp... hang loose, indeed.

(Phi went sunbathing too, but didn't tan. That doesn't seem very fair.)




The beach vacation really seemed to agree with Ripp. Check out that goofy grin!

Comments

I'm glad you asked!

[ikichi.livejournal.com]

THIS is the problem with S4 vamps. I mean, really. What the flying f*ck, Maxis?!

I ended up getting this replacement from MTS2, and I'm very happy with it. Now they just look a bit pale and ashen- you know, dead, yet still recognizably a darker skin tone than smurflike. It's loverly. :-3

Re: I'm glad you asked!

[pixelcurious.livejournal.com]

Whoa. That looks really stupid. What were they thinking... obviously they weren't, it's just shoddy workmanship. Gah.

The replacements look good, though!