A Trash Pit for All Seasons, with Effects & Recolours
The current download file is significantly improved from that released earlier today, July 12th.
Description
Although based on the mesh and some textures from Castaway Stories, the Trash Pit for All Seasons is an original Sims 2 creation that has been optimized for maximum flexibility and minimum resource use, with the following features:
1) The Trash Pit has been designed to completely replace the disposal functions of community and residential trash cans or barrels. The default cans or barrels may be optionally removed from any particular lot if so desired. Please note that this Trash Pit does not work as a default replacement trash can.
2) Like "Ye Olde Cooper" trash barrels, the Trash Pit is invulnerable to Sim or animal vandalism. In addition, the pit cannot be salvaged or eaten from.
3) The player may optionally configure the Trash Pit as a cheat object, similar to Ye Olde Cooper's Barrels for Brigands. Depending on the Mode menu selection, Sims will automatically dispose of bills and/or homework if the Trash Pit is the closest table surface to the mailbox.
4) If "Trash All" is selected, almost any single tile object that can put on a table, on the ground or in the hand can be placed in the pit during buy or build mode. The item will be disposed of when the game enters Run mode, without receiving money for the item. Sims are immune to disposal.
5) If Seasons composters are located on the lot, the Trash Pit will automatically transfer two trash points to the nearest non-full composter for each piece of trash deposited in the pit. In this way no trash will go to waste, even if Sims do not specifically select an item for composting. Depending on your game scenario, you may find it more authentic for Sims to use the pit instead of using a composter directly.
6) For primitive or pre-modern scenarios, one or two Seasons composters may be placed in the Pit itself and recoloured Invisible with the included recolour (the red "composter" light will remain completely invisible in this location). It will then appear that Sims are depositing items for composting in the pit when they are actually placing them a hidden composter. To place a composter in the correct slot, press the letter "m" up to six times so that it moves to the front of the pit.
7) Most other single-tile ground based objects can also be placed in the Trash Pit as decor. To prevent the item from being deleted it cannot be left in the first Trash Pit slot - by pressing the letter "m" you can cycle through any other open slots to a special deco slot or one of the composter slots (the "m" key toggle is not available in basegame). You will know it when the object is in the non-deleting deco slot because it will rotate by 90 degrees when placed correctly. A decorative object must be placed while in the "Trash All" mode, but once it is positioned then the Trash Pit can be set to whatever mode is desired.
8) By default the pit will only be used as a dishwasher if the lot does not contain a sink or dishwashing appliance. However, the Trash Pit may be selected to act as a regularly used dishwasher by menu option.
9) To add a bit of appropriate colour, up to eight Continuous Effects may be invoked by menu option. By default the pit produces Flies and a Big Stink. Note that no matter what the state of the Trash Pit, it has no effect on the environmental score.
Continuous Effects List
Tiny Fire, Moderate Fire, Huge Fire, Flies, Ash Smoke, Big Smoke, White Smoke, Big Stink.
10) When disposal occurs, the object simply fades away, but the player may select between one of five optional Disposal Effects that will occur during the disappearance. The default disposal effect is a small fire.
Disposal Effects List
Small Fire, Large Fire, Lightning, Black Smoke, Medium Stink.
11) This object has two recolourable subsets: Contents and Pit. The Contents subset consists of the trash pile itself and a surrounding fence, supplied with 23 recolours in tropical, temperate and modern themes. In addition, there are 11 fence recolours in which the trash pile itself is invisible.
Themed Contents Recolour List
Modern - Brown Fence, Modern - Dark Fence, Modern - Grey Fence, Modern - Iron Fence, Modern - Light Fence, Modern - No Fence, Modern - Rusty Fence, Modern - Steel Fence, Temperate - Brown Fence (built-in default), Temperate - Dark Fence, Temperate - Glowing Green, Temperate - Grey Fence, Temperate - Light Fence, Temperate - Log Fence, Temperate - No Fence, Tropical - Bamboo Fence, Tropical - Brown Fence, Tropical - Grey Fence, Tropical - Light Fence, Tropical - Log Fence, Tropical - No Fence, Tropical Brown - Bamboo Fence, Tropical Brown - No Fence
Invisible Contents Recolour List
Completely Invisible (built-in), Bamboo Fence, Brown Fence, Dark Fence, Glowing Green Fence, Grey Fence, Iron Fence, Light Fence, Log Fence, Rusty Fence, Steel Fence
12) This project comes with 25 Pit recolours, most of them using a variety of basegame terrain textures to make it easier for them to blend in. Used with the built-in Invisible Contents recolour, and a "Clean" pit recolour, the Trash Pit can appear to be a simple "hole in the ground" if desired.
Pit Recolour List
Clean Bark, Clean Beach, Clean Desert, Clean Dirt, Clean Dirt Clod, Clean Grass Thick, Clean Grass Thin, Clean Gravel, Clean Mixed Rocks, Clean Red Rocks, Clean Sand, Clean Soil, Desert, Dirt, Glowing Green, Grass Thick, Grass Thin, Gravel, Modern Beach, Modern Dirt Clod, Modern Mixed Rocks, Modern Soil, Red Rocks, Sand.
Terms of Use
You may include this object and its recolours in any uploaded lots, whether for free or pay. It is nice but not necessary to provide a credit and link to this page.
Credits
Almighty Hat's default replacement garbage bag is featured in the screenshots
GIMP 2, Microsoft Paint and Photo Editor for graphics texturing, processing, sizing, and labeling
Jfade's Compressorizer for minimizing file size
Milkshape 3D, Ultimate Unwrap3D Pro and UV Mapper Professional, for 3D modeling and mapping
Numenor's AnyGameStarter, for development and testing
SimPE, PJSE, and CEP for Sims 2 object creation
The Shaman's Hut shown in the screenshots features a great many Castaway Stories objects from More Awesome Than You! (see Reply #19).
Polygon Counts
2431 faces and 1963 vertices
sdTrashPit.zip
| Basegame Trash Pit with Effects & Recolours
Download
Uploaded: 13th Jul 2016, 5.32 MB.
2,212 downloads.
|
||||||||
For a detailed look at individual files, see the Information tab. |
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
- 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.
Loading comments, please wait...
Updated: 4th Jan 2020 at 7:46 AM - Minor change in text.
-
by outcast 24th Mar 2007 at 9:27pm
8 16.6k 11 -
Default Replacement Community & Residential Trash Barrels
by Sophie-David 18th Feb 2011 at 2:47am
31 46.8k 87 -
Mailboxes and Trash Can Recolours
by Michelle 24th Dec 2013 at 10:03am
+1 packsApartment Life -
by Klaartje 14th Jul 2015 at 6:40pm
7 6.6k 24 -
Trash-Tahk Trash Chute Recolours
by Michelle 16th Nov 2022 at 5:11am
+1 packsApartment Life -
by Corax 10th Dec 2022 at 11:58pm
2 1.4k 8
-
Three Tile Holographic Television
by Sophie-David 5th Oct 2019 at 10:56pm
Three Tile Holographic Television with Double Sided Viewing, optional framing in Basegame "Rolling Hills" wall decor more...
4 5.8k 9 -
Six Rossetti Prints, Peynter Recolours & Framing Kit
by Sophie-David 21st Aug 2007 at 6:19am
Title Six Rossetti Prints, Peynter Recolours & Framing Kit Description This project started out with quite more...
7.4k 4 -
Antique Banker's Lamps: Tiffany Recolours
by Missing Links 10th Dec 2012 at 7:17am
Tiffany recolours of the Antique Banker's Lamp by thefuzmixman! more...
13 22.4k 33 -
247 Oaktowne East Side Dining Chair Recolours
by Sophie-David 26th Sep 2016 at 2:27am
Basegame Oaktowne East Side Dining Chair Conventional, Tiny Filesize & Michelle Pooklet Recolours more...
9.1k 9 -
by Sophie-David 29th Aug 2016 at 6:56am , updated 6th Aug 2017 at 9:03pm
Learn Couples Counseling from Fortune Teller with a Crystal Ball more...
17 22.2k 31 -
Eight Maxis Match "Value" Mirrors for FFS Dragon Dressers
by Sophie-David 26th Aug 2007 at 9:46pm
Title Eight Maxis Match "Value" Mirrors for FFS Dragon's Horde Dressers Description These downloads contain recolours more...
15 14.1k 20 -
by Sophie-David 23rd Jul 2017 at 8:02pm , updated 5th Aug 2017 at 6:48am
#themeperformingarts A half-size flamingo statue that invites an instructor to teach Rave, Hula and Slap Dance. more...
28 13.9k 25 -
Default Replacement Community & Residential Trash Barrels
by Sophie-David 18th Feb 2011 at 2:47am
Default Replacement Community & Residential Trash Barrels, compatible with the Old Cooper set, for period neighbourhoods more...
31 46.8k 87 -
Framing Cord & Rail Hook Wall Decor, with Recolours
by Sophie-David 7th Mar 2013 at 3:30am
Victorian style framing cord & rail hook props to "hang" wall art from picture rails more...
9 12.4k 23 -
Maintenance Free Dishwasher with NPC Worker (No More Dirty Lots)
by Sophie-David 25th Oct 2010 at 9:51pm
Dishwasher NPC performs general cleaning duties on community and residential lots more...
76 68.9k 78