Invisible Speaker Recolours
CommunitySalsaSpeaker.jpg - width=494 height=767
Put sound tracks whereever you want them, invisibly
ResidentialWallSpeaker.jpg - width=918 height=767
Residential speaker in a period scenario
SpeakerShadowNoShadow.jpg - width=1163 height=761
Wall shadow on the left, none on the right
MusicNotes.jpg - width=601 height=767
Audio visual effects
Smaller Filesize Update, January 11, 2010
I have now reposted these recolours with a saving of about 30% in filesize. Since they were already very small this really is a trivial update, but I thought I should admit to it!
Purpose
For situations in which wall speakers seem out of place, such as in Victorian, medieval or islander scenarios, these invisible recolours provide a small and simple solution.
Description
I was able to make recolours for the Hip Hop, R & B, Pop, Salsa, Techno, and Residential wall speakers from the base game. In addition I have included the Shopping speaker from OFB and later EPs, and the Country speaker from Pets and later EPs. The remaining wall speakers were either not recolourable or had portions that were not recolourable and therefore could not be made invisible in this way.
Although these recolours are very small and efficient, one limitation of this technique is that the speaker wall shadows are still active, as shown above. By using moveObjects on the speaker can be placed slightly off the wall, which effectively removes the shadow.
The musical visual effects are also still present, as shown above. If you find this disturbing, one solution is to use Numenor's global visual effect remover.
Installation
You only need to download one file:
If you are using the base game by itself, or with University or Nightlife, please install the contents of SDspeakerBasegameUniNL_invisible.zip in a Downloads directory.
If you have Open for Business, but none of the later expansion packs, install the contents of SDspeakerOFB_invisible.zip in Downloads.
Lastly, if you use Pets or any of the later EPs, install the contents of SDspeakerPetsAndLater_invisible.zip in Downloads.
Terms of Use
You may include these recolours in any uploaded lots, whether for free or pay. Please include a credit and link to this page. It would be nice if you sent me a PM with a link to your uploaded creation, but this is not required. Apart from using these recolours in lots, I would prefer that you not upload this collection or portions of it elsewhere.
Credits:
SimPE and PJSE
Microsoft Photo Editor, for processing the screen shots
Numenor's AnyGameStarter, for development and testing
This custom content if it is not clothing, may require a seperate download to work properly. This is available at Colour Enable Package (CEP) by Numenor.
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SDspeakerPetsAndLater_invisible.zip
| Invisible speaker recolours for Pets or any later EPs
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Uploaded: 18th Oct 2009, 4.4 KB.
2,606 downloads.
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SDspeakerOFB_invisible.zip
| Invisible speaker recolours for OFB
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Uploaded: 18th Oct 2009, 3.8 KB.
1,063 downloads.
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SDspeakerBasegameUniNL_invisible.zip
| Invisible speaker recolours for base game, Uni or NL
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Uploaded: 18th Oct 2009, 3.2 KB.
1,350 downloads.
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Install Instructions
1. Download: Click the download link to save the .rar or .zip file(s) to your computer.
2. Extract the zip, rar, or 7z file
3. Place in Downloads Folder: Cut and paste the .package file(s) into your Downloads folder:
- Origin (Ultimate Collection): Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims™ 2 Ultimate Collection\Downloads\
- Non-Origin, Windows Vista/7/8/10: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\
- Non-Origin, Windows XP: Documents and Settings\(Current User Account)\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\
- Mac: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads
- Mac x64:
/Library/Containers/com.aspyr.sims2.appstore/Data/Library/Application Support/Aspyr/The Sims 2/Downloads
Need more information?
- For a full, complete guide to downloading complete with pictures and more information, see: Game Help: Downloading for Fracking Idiots.
- Custom content not showing up in the game? See: Game Help: Getting Custom Content to Show Up.
- If you don't have a Downloads folder, just make one. See instructions at: Game Help: No Downloads Folder.
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