@mw1525 It did cross my mind that maybe at least one of them could be a model but really they all could be. I'm not even sure what path each one might take. I do plan on uploading all of them but not sure if I'm done tweaking them just yet. I'll post it here when up for download.
“What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
@coco I'm glad it's fixed. Hopefully there won't be any issues with postimage.
@mw1525 I don't know why when I upload Hikari it's not only displaying what I didn't pick out exactly in formal but also changing it. I checked to make sure all the outfits were correct before uploading but apparently it seems this is on EA's end. It shouldn't be too much of a big deal since some may enjoy giving them makeovers anyway but it's still frustrating nonetheless. I did also create outwear for all of them but not sure if that will show either. I do see it shows Vivian's and Elena's. So, I figured out what they'll do in my game but it could change.
They'll probably do some modelling on the side but in my game it would be for storytelling purposes. I haven't tried that custom modelling career but I guess it still works?
“What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
Having a community lot for photo shoots makes taking pictures easier. I have it set to no visitors allowed so no other sims get in the way. The main thing is to have enough space so when in TAB mode you can fit everything you want into the picture. There are two ways I take portraits. One, where I just use the wall for a backdrop and color it white or any other color and/or pattern if wanted. Like this.
Two, I use a CC photo screen with CC lights which are not necessary but I personally like the professional photography look. Because I sometimes use white, the lights do end up having a bloom effect as often is the case in TS3. The CC looks like this.
Also, you can get as creative as you want to make your own backdrops.
There's another one here. http://kewai-dou.com/photostudio-set-sims3-object/which I just downloaded but you really should be careful as there are some ads that bombard your computer. I have AdBlock so it wasn't an issue but just a warning.
Can't find the studio lamp I'm using, they removed their blog so...unless it's archived somewhere, not sure if it's still around.
For the genetics comparison pictures, I used Photoshop CS2 to put a border around the images, then took those images to put into a new document which automatically creates a new layer, created a layer for the background and applied the gradient tool.
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“What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
@Deshong04 - Thank you for uploading your Sims, I have already downloaded Elena and Vivian! I'm keeping them just as you created them (except for the Supernatural & ITF bits; I don't own those expansions).
Loving the photo shoot! Beautiful pictures (as always) ! Who is the sexy male Sim in the last two pictures? He looks dangerously intelligent and like he would be fun to play with! I really like his hair, may I ask where it is from?
One more thing. Has your Otokie-Eboh family acquired their new home yet?
@mw1525 Your welcome and thanks. The male sim is Dimitris Megalos and he's inspired by the Greek along with his sister Tatianna. I haven't gotten around to playing a lot of my sims but the story with him is also being a University professor. The hair is from Midnight Hollow and called the Loose Curl. http://store.thesims3.com/midnighthollow.html?categoryId=12642§ion=UpSell I'll upload him later as I don't currently have him in my game. I'm sure you could tell he does use custom sliders. From what I read, if I remember correctly, that shouldn't be an issue as long his genetics aren't tweaked because the sliders would just default to whatever you have in your game.
Here's a close-up of him. This reminds me, he's also using CC eyebrows and non-default skin which I may change to one of EA's default so the sim doesn't show up black if the player doesn't have that skin.
The Otokie-Eboh hasn't yet but I did put in the mod which should allow them to get a loan. I'll need to figure out some things first and I already backed up my saves beforehand just in case.
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“What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
@MemoriiValentine Creating each new user account (UA) allows you to have multiple Sims games without all the switching files/settings back and forth on one UA. I've read this is also ideal for two persons or more who share the same computer and play The Sims 3 differently. Everything that you set up for each accounts game settings will only apply to that account. So besides that, it also means you have to set up an internet browser if you don't want to use the default and making your desktop look how you want it. Shortcuts to some games will have to be redone though. The desktop is pretty much like new.
You'll have the same Expansion Packs and Stuff Packs, but any downloaded store items or other CC will be different depending on what you loaded. As you mentioned you can use a mod, or the godawful latest Sims patch to control which EPs & SPs each one has.
I did something slightly different. I've got a VMware virtual machine loaded with Windows 7 and just Sims 3 base game. Then on my main drive I have preloaded Electronic Arts->The Sims 3 folders that I can copy onto the virtual drive for various combinations of Store Worlds and other content. Then if I want to make a house with only 🐸🐸🐸🐸 Bay and Midnight Hollow items, I don't accidently end up with random items from 5 different EPs. I mostly use the VM game for building houses or venues. Like The Cliff Club I made for Sunlit Tides. I built the basic building shell in the game with the store stuff loaded, then copied it into my main game to add the bar and a couple items to make it a Vampire Lounge.
@Deshong04 - Well, Mr. Megalos certainly looks the part of a University Professor! The kind of professor which has a boat load of female students following behind him for... additional help with their studies !
I do love his hair, unfortunately I don't own Midnight Hollow; I just didn't have a use for it.
Having a community lot for photo shoots makes taking pictures easier. I have it set to no visitors allowed so no other sims get in the way. The main thing is to have enough space so when in TAB mode you can fit everything you want into the picture. There are two ways I take portraits. One, where I just use the wall for a backdrop and color it white or any other color and/or pattern if wanted. Like this.
Two, I use a CC photo screen with CC lights which are not necessary but I personally like the professional photography look. Because I sometimes use white, the lights do end up having a bloom effect as often is the case in TS3. The CC looks like this.
Also, you can get as creative as you want to make your own backdrops.
There's another one here. http://kewai-dou.com/photostudio-set-sims3-object/which I just downloaded but you really should be careful as there are some ads that bombard your computer. I have AdBlock so it wasn't an issue but just a warning.
Can't find the studio lamp I'm using, they removed their blog so...unless it's archived somewhere, not sure if it's still around.
For the genetics comparison pictures, I used Photoshop CS2 to put a border around the images, then took those images to put into a new document which automatically creates a new layer, created a layer for the background and applied the gradient tool.
Thank you so much for all the helpful information!
@CravenLestat Aww thank you!! I really love that dress. My username on the sims 3 site is different from the one I use here so I haven't received anything.
@Coco what is it ?? I will get it for you later when I go on the store site cause you need it. Oh well somebody else got a dress.Was sad you liked that dress and did not have it
I didn't think of starting a new Sims game by creating another user account on my computer until I read it somewhere here. So that's what I did. I wanted to keep it simple so the only mods so far are NRass MC/Integrations/Cheats/Overwatch/Errortrap, Traveler, No CD, No Intro, No Maxis Intro, Pose Player/Packs along with some items that go along with some of the poses.
Because of there being lodges in Hidden Springs, I've always associated that world as a winter paradise for wintry vacations. If only there were real ski resorts, sledding, skiing and snowboarding down hills in the world. Moving along, one sim named Tonya Samuels I just created and the other sim Fu Lin I had created a long time ago but I changed her name, it was Mulan Faa. Around the time Barnacle Bay came out is when I created her I think. Speaking of still having her saved sim file, I've discovered I've also saved a lot of my early sims over the years. There are a lot of makeovers I want to do and this would be a perfect opportunity to create my own CAS tutorial to keep track of different variations in eyes, noses, etc. So if I want a specific look, all I need to do is just look at my tutorial to get the specifics of how to create the exact or similar appearance. Knowing the numerical value of each slider greatly helps but of course I'll be sure to leave the settings EA default to go no further pass the original 256 limit. And then from there I can just exaggerate the features for even more unique customizations.
So this is Tonya Samuels.
And Fu Lin.
Posing together.
I've set Hidden Springs to winter endlessly, lol.
I like the sims and big family also can you tell me what shirt that tonya is wearing for everyday is it sp or ep or cc?
@MemoriiValentine Creating each new user account (UA) allows you to have multiple Sims games without all the switching files/settings back and forth on one UA. I've read this is also ideal for two persons or more who share the same computer and play The Sims 3 differently. Everything that you set up for each accounts game settings will only apply to that account. So besides that, it also means you have to set up an internet browser if you don't want to use the default and making your desktop look how you want it. Shortcuts to some games will have to be redone though. The desktop is pretty much like new.
You'll have the same Expansion Packs and Stuff Packs, but any downloaded store items or other CC will be different depending on what you loaded. As you mentioned you can use a mod, or the godawful latest Sims patch to control which EPs & SPs each one has.
I did something slightly different. I've got a VMware virtual machine loaded with Windows 7 and just Sims 3 base game. Then on my main drive I have preloaded Electronic Arts->The Sims 3 folders that I can copy onto the virtual drive for various combinations of Store Worlds and other content. Then if I want to make a house with only plum Bay and Midnight Hollow items, I don't accidently end up with random items from 5 different EPs. I mostly use the VM game for building houses or venues. Like The Cliff Club I made for Sunlit Tides. I built the basic building shell in the game with the store stuff loaded, then copied it into my main game to add the bar and a couple items to make it a Vampire Lounge.
That's another way of going about it. Although, I don't think it's much trouble to build according to store set except for the many ones EA did not make a collection folder for. I remember at one point minimizing my game and looking at the store set items when creating a collection. Unfortunately, when creating new saves you cannot locate those specific user created folders to save and then place whenever you need it.
@Deshong04 - Well, Mr. Megalos certainly looks the part of a University Professor! The kind of professor which has a boat load of female students following behind him for... additional help with their studies !
I do love his hair, unfortunately I don't own Midnight Hollow; I just didn't have a use for it.
Understandable. I have quite a lot of stuff for TS3 I wasn't necessarily fond of but got it anyway just because one it was a distraction I needed in my life at the time and two I wanted to explore everything possible with TS3 that I never got the chance when TS2 was around. In particular, I didn't care for Supernatural, Katy Perry's Sweet Treats or Into The Future but got it since I was already determined to have a complete collection. However, I found many things I liked and wanted...well except for KPST. I still haven't used everything nor explore all gameplay.
“What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
@Deshong04 - Thank you so much for sharing the Megalos Family! I downloaded them both (gotta keep the Sim families together!) I'll reconnect their bloodline with MC when I put them in game. Now I just have to find the perfect home world for them.
@mw1525 Your welcome. That's nice to keep the family together. I'm sure you'll find a wonderful homeworld and life for them.
@Simsophonique I'm glad you are enjoying. It's always interesting and inspiring to see how others play. There are so many different ways to play, it's amazing.
================================
Just a quick photoless update, for now. The Otokie-Eboh did finally move into their new house but unfortunately, there is a problem I would like to correct. See, it's okay that the one room is kind of small but the other two should be bigger. I'm not great at building the inside nor planning every single aspect but that's why if I keep at it, I'll get better. I want to re-upload the house but make the two rooms just a bit more spacious. Also, I forgot a few things like a dishwasher, a sink, painting the garage walls, adding lights in the garage and I think that's it but I don't know. I'm bound to forget something, lol.
Here is the link to the house, http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8961188, but I definitely plan on remodeling and re-uploading. As for the Otokie-Eboh family, I'll just have to use some of the funds they have to expand the rooms. Hopefully, I don't find it too difficult but I'll try. By the way, I got the inspiration for that house from this picture.
I might be okay building but I need a lot of practice for both the exterior and interior space.
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“What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
I did reupload the new version of Modern House with a View. http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8962378
The rooms are not that much bigger but at least a perfect square. I ended up making all the bedrooms 5x5, changed the kitchen to allow better routing, made the bathrooms bigger and added some other items I missed and changed some colors. Hopefully, I didn't forget anything this time. The house is mostly unfurnished, only the bathrooms and kitchen area are complete to what I think would be there if moving into a new house.
I changed that half wall, though and since I kept changing things, apparently I didn't update in pictures but it looks kind of similar but just more open space. This is what the kitchen used to look like.
This is the bank I created, originally I wanted to use a smaller lot but ended up with a bigger one. I still need to tweak some things, though. The point of this bank is for both gameplay and storytelling. With Ani's tax mod I can set up a bank to give out loans. Another amazing thing is personal bank accounts. I got one for Abeni since she is saving up for University. What I do is every time she works indefinitely from home at the computer and makes money, I will then take that amount and deposit it into her account. The same for when she gets paid after work.
I needed a banker for Kibwe and Fatima so guess who I put in my game?
So this is what she looks like with CC skin and eyes.
Then I needed a real estate agent. Well, I thought I knew who the perfect sim would be for that.
Welcome all, Open House is well, open!
While Paige talked to Genesis, a potential buyer, Fatima decided to do a walk-through of the house.
Paige was trying so hard to convince Fatima this house would be perfect. I guess Fatima wasn't really feeling it but Kibwe really liked it and they talked about it.
Eventually, Fatima agreed and so they bought the house. They packed up and moved.
Now, Fatima and Kibwe both agree they want to make some changes to the house. On another note, Chi had his first kiss and asked Choice to be his girlfriend.
And currently, they were $63,000 in debt but so far have paid off $3,000. This is so much fun.
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“What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
Chi and Abeni wanted to learn how to cook gumbo so Fatima thought it would be a good idea to buy them the recipe books. Then they decided to have a cooking contest to see who would make it better.
Abeni won the contest. Good job! No one overcooked the food so they celebrated with a high five.
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“What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
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Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
I've used Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Safari. I don't have Firefox so it's possible that it's the browsers I'm using!
@coco I'm glad it's fixed. Hopefully there won't be any issues with postimage.
@mw1525 I don't know why when I upload Hikari it's not only displaying what I didn't pick out exactly in formal but also changing it. I checked to make sure all the outfits were correct before uploading but apparently it seems this is on EA's end. It shouldn't be too much of a big deal since some may enjoy giving them makeovers anyway but it's still frustrating nonetheless. I did also create outwear for all of them but not sure if that will show either. I do see it shows Vivian's and Elena's. So, I figured out what they'll do in my game but it could change.
Vivian = Athlete
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8959705
Leeta = CEO
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8959709
Elena = DNA Profiler
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8959712
Anya = Restaurant & Nectary Owner
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8959716
Nia = Author & Blogger
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8959721
Alessandra = Painter, Street Artist & Sculptor
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8959724
Gina = Singer
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8959730
Hikari = Police Officer > Private Eye
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8959787
They'll probably do some modelling on the side but in my game it would be for storytelling purposes. I haven't tried that custom modelling career but I guess it still works?
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
Wow, how did you edit your pictures or how did you take them to make them look that way? They look amazing! Awesome sims and thread btw.
Having a community lot for photo shoots makes taking pictures easier. I have it set to no visitors allowed so no other sims get in the way. The main thing is to have enough space so when in TAB mode you can fit everything you want into the picture. There are two ways I take portraits. One, where I just use the wall for a backdrop and color it white or any other color and/or pattern if wanted. Like this.
Two, I use a CC photo screen with CC lights which are not necessary but I personally like the professional photography look. Because I sometimes use white, the lights do end up having a bloom effect as often is the case in TS3. The CC looks like this.
Also, you can get as creative as you want to make your own backdrops.
Or you could even download some backdrops which I also have but have not used yet.
http://jennisimsunanuevaexperiencia.blogspot.com.br/search/label/TS3 NEW MESH & CONVERSIONS
The photo backdrop is from here. http://www.b-5studio.com/2011/06/like-corners-of-my-mind.html
There's another one here. http://kewai-dou.com/photostudio-set-sims3-object/which I just downloaded but you really should be careful as there are some ads that bombard your computer. I have AdBlock so it wasn't an issue but just a warning.
Can't find the studio lamp I'm using, they removed their blog so...unless it's archived somewhere, not sure if it's still around.
For the genetics comparison pictures, I used Photoshop CS2 to put a border around the images, then took those images to put into a new document which automatically creates a new layer, created a layer for the background and applied the gradient tool.
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
Loving the photo shoot! Beautiful pictures (as always)
One more thing. Has your Otokie-Eboh family acquired their new home yet?
Here's a close-up of him. This reminds me, he's also using CC eyebrows and non-default skin which I may change to one of EA's default so the sim doesn't show up black if the player doesn't have that skin.
The Otokie-Eboh hasn't yet but I did put in the mod which should allow them to get a loan. I'll need to figure out some things first and I already backed up my saves beforehand just in case.
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
You'll have the same Expansion Packs and Stuff Packs, but any downloaded store items or other CC will be different depending on what you loaded. As you mentioned you can use a mod, or the godawful latest Sims patch to control which EPs & SPs each one has.
I did something slightly different. I've got a VMware virtual machine loaded with Windows 7 and just Sims 3 base game. Then on my main drive I have preloaded Electronic Arts->The Sims 3 folders that I can copy onto the virtual drive for various combinations of Store Worlds and other content. Then if I want to make a house with only 🐸🐸🐸🐸 Bay and Midnight Hollow items, I don't accidently end up with random items from 5 different EPs. I mostly use the VM game for building houses or venues. Like The Cliff Club I made for Sunlit Tides. I built the basic building shell in the game with the store stuff loaded, then copied it into my main game to add the bar and a couple items to make it a Vampire Lounge.
http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8957081
I do love his hair, unfortunately I don't own Midnight Hollow; I just didn't have a use for it.
Thank you so much for all the helpful information!
I like the sims and big family also can you tell me what shirt that tonya is wearing for everyday is it sp or ep or cc?
That's another way of going about it. Although, I don't think it's much trouble to build according to store set except for the many ones EA did not make a collection folder for. I remember at one point minimizing my game and looking at the store set items when creating a collection. Unfortunately, when creating new saves you cannot locate those specific user created folders to save and then place whenever you need it.
Understandable. I have quite a lot of stuff for TS3 I wasn't necessarily fond of but got it anyway just because one it was a distraction I needed in my life at the time and two I wanted to explore everything possible with TS3 that I never got the chance when TS2 was around. In particular, I didn't care for Supernatural, Katy Perry's Sweet Treats or Into The Future but got it since I was already determined to have a complete collection. However, I found many things I liked and wanted...well except for KPST. I still haven't used everything nor explore all gameplay.
Your welcome.
@FlyingDarkWing Thank you. The shirt is from the store. http://store.thesims3.com/productDetail.html?productId=OFB-SIM3:52262&scategoryId=11899
@mw1525 Here is Dimitris as EA default. http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8960455
I also uploaded his sister. http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8960456
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
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@Simsophonique I'm glad you are enjoying. It's always interesting and inspiring to see how others play. There are so many different ways to play, it's amazing.
================================
Just a quick photoless update, for now. The Otokie-Eboh did finally move into their new house but unfortunately, there is a problem I would like to correct. See, it's okay that the one room is kind of small but the other two should be bigger. I'm not great at building the inside nor planning every single aspect but that's why if I keep at it, I'll get better. I want to re-upload the house but make the two rooms just a bit more spacious. Also, I forgot a few things like a dishwasher, a sink, painting the garage walls, adding lights in the garage and I think that's it but I don't know. I'm bound to forget something, lol.
Here is the link to the house, http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=8961188, but I definitely plan on remodeling and re-uploading. As for the Otokie-Eboh family, I'll just have to use some of the funds they have to expand the rooms. Hopefully, I don't find it too difficult but I'll try. By the way, I got the inspiration for that house from this picture.
I might be okay building but I need a lot of practice for both the exterior and interior space.
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
The rooms are not that much bigger but at least a perfect square. I ended up making all the bedrooms 5x5, changed the kitchen to allow better routing, made the bathrooms bigger and added some other items I missed and changed some colors. Hopefully, I didn't forget anything this time. The house is mostly unfurnished, only the bathrooms and kitchen area are complete to what I think would be there if moving into a new house.
I changed that half wall, though and since I kept changing things, apparently I didn't update in pictures but it looks kind of similar but just more open space. This is what the kitchen used to look like.
This is the bank I created, originally I wanted to use a smaller lot but ended up with a bigger one. I still need to tweak some things, though. The point of this bank is for both gameplay and storytelling. With Ani's tax mod I can set up a bank to give out loans. Another amazing thing is personal bank accounts. I got one for Abeni since she is saving up for University. What I do is every time she works indefinitely from home at the computer and makes money, I will then take that amount and deposit it into her account. The same for when she gets paid after work.
I needed a banker for Kibwe and Fatima so guess who I put in my game?
So this is what she looks like with CC skin and eyes.
Then I needed a real estate agent. Well, I thought I knew who the perfect sim would be for that.
Welcome all, Open House is well, open!
While Paige talked to Genesis, a potential buyer, Fatima decided to do a walk-through of the house.
Paige was trying so hard to convince Fatima this house would be perfect. I guess Fatima wasn't really feeling it but Kibwe really liked it and they talked about it.
Eventually, Fatima agreed and so they bought the house. They packed up and moved.
Now, Fatima and Kibwe both agree they want to make some changes to the house. On another note, Chi had his first kiss and asked Choice to be his girlfriend.
And currently, they were $63,000 in debt but so far have paid off $3,000. This is so much fun.
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
============================
Chi and Abeni wanted to learn how to cook gumbo so Fatima thought it would be a good idea to buy them the recipe books. Then they decided to have a cooking contest to see who would make it better.
Abeni won the contest. Good job! No one overcooked the food so they celebrated with a high five.
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”