What's your opinion on the hairstyles and clothes your Sims can wear in Sims 3, whether they be base game clothes, DLC clothes, or Store clothes.
For me, the base game clothes either look generic or just straight up ugly. I much prefer clothes that the expansions offered. When it comes to hair, I never feel like there's enough. Maybe I just need to give in and buy stuff packs... (minus Sweet Treats, of course)
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The BG hair isn't bad you just have to find the right sim to use it. I find that after recolouring certain hairs, clothes and makeup, they can go a long ways. It's a benefit that TS4 doesn't have and I use it a lot. Certain clothes can look better with the right textures and clothing, the key is experimentation and then if you like the end result you can always save that piece.
Getting some SimPoints on Friday, at least.
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You have to experiment, it's the best advice I can give. Even vanilla sims can look good if you put the extra effort:
And I'm not even great at making sims
And try to darken a bit the colors with the wheel otherwise they can look pretty bright and out of place.
This is an example/image from the mods page:
As time went on and packs were released along with store content, clothing started to look better, fit sims better, and with more detailing. This is true for most games as the game artist gain experience becoming more comfortable with the design tools. I personally really like some of the later store CAS content but a lot of the packs offer great CAS content as well. I agree with @Sigzy05 that experimenting with the Create-a-Style really makes a difference. I get inspiration from other players.
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If it is for a particular story like my military sims, I'll go to the length of adjusting the base military uniform in TSRW.
Otherwise, sometimes, I just work with what's available in base game and EPs.
Didn't particularly care for the color of the blouse and I really didn't like the maid outfits so I matched the recolored blouse with a business skirt (color-wheeled the pinstripes out) and used that as a maid-outfit.
And yes, I've been known to go crazy on TSR. Sometimes I'll camp out there for hours. I don't know how I explain this to my wife... She spends less time on TSR than I do.
As for hairstyles, depending on the story, I'll resort to cc or stick with EA game hair depending on the character.
Always "River McIrish" ...and maybe some Bebe Hart. ~innocent expression~
Some of the base game hairs are pretty lame but there are a number of classics, like the French Pleat and the Bob. These never really go out of fashion and, as others have said, with CASt it is possible to create attractive vanilla sims.
This is Baby Doll. Her French Pleat is base game and I have customised it using CASt. Her dress is one of the first items I bought from the store.
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