There is an on-going rivalry between "maxis match" and "realistic" custom content styles. Maxis match is just what is sounds like; cc made in a way that looks like it was created by EA/Maxis for the game; smoother and more cartoony, if you will. Realistic is also just what it sounds like; custom content that looks like real clothes/hair/objects/etc. Personally, I favor Maxis match and despise realistic-looking cc, as it just makes the game look so unappealing and mismatched. What I'm wondering is; what is your favorite? Vote in the comments!
Examples of Maxis Match:
http://www.tumblr.com/search/ts4mm
Realistic:
http://www.tumblr.com/search/tsr
tumblr: brooklynsims / cc finds blog: brooklynsimscc
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looking CC if it fit with the rest of the environment but
that's not the case.
I tried out Alpha CCs especially hair not long ago, it didn't look exactly in game and right there I thought I borked my lappy and then I realized by looking back at the creator's notes that it didn't complement well with laptop mode.
One time I find it hilarious when one of the Pre-mades Maxis Sims had a fight with my Alpha'd Sims. Its like the Pre-mades were thinking:
"You're not like us, GET HIM!"
Back to title, I really like both , our CC creators are an awesome bunch
I now have different saves in my game, where one is for my Maxis Match Sims and the other is for the Alpha Sims to prevent them from getting run out of town
"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light"
> Realistic.
I prefer realistic too.
I can deal with "clayified" alpha hairs, though! I really love DDeathflower's edits: http://ddeathflower.tumblr.com/tagged/s4cc
I love DDeathflower! The only "realistic" hairs I really like are Stealthic's.
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I couldn't agree more.
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> Same reason as you pretty much. I wouldn't mind realistic
> looking CC if it fit with the rest of the environment but
> that's not the case.
Well ...2 my opinion, this is the best reason to not prefer realistic but things are changing :wink: I do not write this to promote the k-hippie team stuff, but we just finished the replacement of more than 300 maxis terrain and floorpaint files to give a coherent matching between the realistic style we prefer much much far beyond the cartoony style ( too childish and facebook styled to me )
The good idea could be a "consensus" : realistic enough to not be ridiculous but not too much to keep the coherence of all this :)
This is pretty much my stance too. Realistic sticks out too much in TS4.
Maxis match hair my sims sooooo pretty.
It would be weird if the generated townies look normal and selfmade sims look realistic. EWW
Ive been wanting to get some Maxis Match things considering Im seeing some cool retextures on tumblr and tsr.
@foussi whats funny though, is the randomly generated townies with cc.. because its so randomly put together!
In my Simming world I don't like limiting style or selection (just like IRL, I wouldn't shop at exclusively one store. Variety of styles is great, especially when there is so much great CC to choose from)! Download ALL THE THINGS! Heh, I'm not a digital hoarder. >.<
But it's definitely a personal choice, just like your own unique style IRL. ;)