I prefer maxis match, I'm minimal cc. It's just easier, and it's a little less "lore breaking" for me. I can't imagine having an alpha sim and then all hese maxis match premades walking around. Also, alpha hair is very high poly and really bogs down your game.
I prefer maxis match, I'm minimal cc. It's just easier, and it's a little less "lore breaking" for me. I can't imagine having an alpha sim and then all hese maxis match premades walking around. Also, alpha hair is very high poly and really bogs down your game.
OMGGGG welcome back congrats on the baby btw, he's REALLY cute
Honestly, I never really left The Sims 3 behind when TS4 came out, This might be part of the reason why I'm Alpha CC all the way, At the same time though, I've never liked "clayifed" sims or hair. The first time I went into the CAS demo all I could say was "what the hell." I love it when my sims look realistic and polished. I just CANNOT do the original art style of TS4 and try to change it whenever possible. I don't want to live in a Barbie Dreamhouse world, I want real life. Sorry not sorry MM Simmers!
I really dislike mm cc, I agree it looks bad quality for the most part. Also it’s annoying that people can say how ugly alpha is but if you say that about mm they gets really defensive.
truly i LOVE both. Maxis Match fits better into the game, is less laggy and works WAAAY better with EAs stuff. Lets say you were making a sims and you use MM but you love some jeans from get together or something, the styles dont clash BUT if you had this whole alpha get up then it would be out of place to use those jeans. Or your MM sims is taking a jog and Nancy Landgrab walks by. You would match! BUT if your Alpha sims walks by Eliza Pancakes, sis looks to different. I love the way alpha looks but it isnt great for game play. Alpha also makes it difficult for sims to see CC eye colors and skintones that are alpha. Genetics are harder to get across with alpha. Alpha makes your sims look alot more harsh and MM is more soft and calm, but can be harsh. Either way CC is great for people who cant afford packs. and its great for those who can!
I mix and match, but try to minimize cc. I only use MM hair styles and skin Overlays, not Full coverage skin. I’m incredibly critical about any cc.
The few bits of realistic clothing I have in game, need to be of high quality in terms of mesh, texture and specular map, in order to sustain the game’s general aesthetics. I only go for the content of select artists who can pull this of.
I've always used both. When I started out, I leaned toward Alpha, then over time my preferences became more equal, and now I find that I'm actually preferring Maxis Match. But I'll probably continue using both forever.
I used to hate alpha and then I got my sims 3D lashes and maxis match just doesn't look right with it anymore. It's the gateway drug to Alpha ha ha ha.
And oh my god so worth it I love it now :D. I still have my cartoon eyes and stuff but I have alpha hair and eyelashes and makeup. I love it :D.
Hey i'm french ! I have a problem , idk if I take mm or alpha because mm is nice for the game but alpha is cool for asians sims..
Depends on your taste @LeeShin. You can play with both style in the same time , we calls this Maxis-mix.
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I am maxis mix with a preference for maxis-match, ts2 and ts3 to ts4 eaxis conversions or alpha meshes that looks like maxis native sims 4 meshes. (only for the sims 4)
> @CAPTAIN_NXR7 said: > I mix and match, but try to minimize cc. I only use MM hair styles and skin Overlays, not Full coverage skin. I’m incredibly critical about any cc. > The few bits of realistic clothing I have in game, need to be of high quality in terms of mesh, texture and specular map, in order to sustain the game’s general aesthetics. I only go for the content of select artists who can pull this of.
I completely agree with you! Sadly, whenever I try to find CC, I love realistic/alpha clothing but it doesn't fit my sims body most of the time or doesn't sustain the game's general aesthetics. Could you please tell me those select artists you are talking about? Would love to check their creations!
I'm honestly fond of both MM and alpha CC so long as they don't break my game or hurt my eyes. You know what I mean: the clothing or items that are so hyper-textured, even when the creator says they're compatible with non-HQ gameplay, they only ever look good with HQ gameplay. Otherwise they look like they're made of static or are just completely immersion-breaking with their awkwardness.
I've recently gotten a new laptop (a literal gaming one) and it runs a lot better, so I'm actually able to have high-quality graphics. I really like the Alpha skins-- especially ones in similar or the same style by the same creator for all ages (toddler+). However, I would prefer default skins (which I can find with mm skins). I also like some alpha clothes, especially the CC by Gorillax3, but it can be really hard to find alpha stuff (again toddler+) that I personally like imo.
I don’t know, some simmers know how to make their sims look really good with alpha cc but I just find them too realistic looking. I mean, sims are supposed to be cartoon characters but then again, yeah everyone has their own taste, but for my style, I love maxis match.
I'm big into alpha. I do have a lot of mm too that I like to mix in here and there, mostly makeup and bb. MM makeup is really good when I want to give a sim say a matte lipstick. Crypticsim and Ladysimmer are really good sources for mm makeup that work well on an alpha sim.
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OMGGGG welcome back congrats on the baby btw, he's REALLY cute
Alpha always, because. . .
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The few bits of realistic clothing I have in game, need to be of high quality in terms of mesh, texture and specular map, in order to sustain the game’s general aesthetics. I only go for the content of select artists who can pull this of.
And oh my god so worth it I love it now :D. I still have my cartoon eyes and stuff but I have alpha hair and eyelashes and makeup. I love it :D.
Depends on your taste @LeeShin. You can play with both style in the same time , we calls this Maxis-mix.
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> I mix and match, but try to minimize cc. I only use MM hair styles and skin Overlays, not Full coverage skin. I’m incredibly critical about any cc.
> The few bits of realistic clothing I have in game, need to be of high quality in terms of mesh, texture and specular map, in order to sustain the game’s general aesthetics. I only go for the content of select artists who can pull this of.
I completely agree with you! Sadly, whenever I try to find CC, I love realistic/alpha clothing but it doesn't fit my sims body most of the time or doesn't sustain the game's general aesthetics. Could you please tell me those select artists you are talking about? Would love to check their creations!