Four Festive Effects for Basegame
Purpose
Inspired by a request from celticlass64, to release a small collection of built-in basegame visual effects that have a celebratory theme.
Description
These effects have the following features: they may be placed on locked tiles and beach tiles, may be struck by lighting but are non-flammable, cannot be stolen or repossessed, and they remain in place if the lot is sold. For maximum flexibility, these items are flagged to allow placement on all types of surfaces. They may be placed underwater or under the ocean and are also height adjustable if Apartment Life or Mansions & Gardens is installed.
No matter how pleasant or exciting the effects may appear, they have very little affect on Sims or other objects - with the exception that Sims may come to see a newly placed effect, as they routinely do when new items are placed. All effects do have a slightly positive affect on environmental scores.
When first placed in buy mode, each effect will appear as a square coloured tile. To help in identifying them, these tiles are rotated 45 degrees compared to those released in the Down from the Hood and Apocalyptic effects. Once in run mode, the effect itself will begin to be displayed - but it can be switched off using the menu option. When you have the effect located where you want it, it can be made invisible using the built-in recolour.
Each effect can be found in the catalogue under Decorative/Misc at a cost of §12 each.
Note: please use caution when placing Effects, as they may cause slowdowns on older machines, or in large and complex lots.
When using effects, less is more.
Contents
1) Balloon Confetti - with this colourful effect of continuously exploding balloons, party time is all the time.
2) Bill Confetti - you may find this visual of exploding bills quite delightful - but it can be switched off if it becomes too much!
3) Falling Petals - this shower of flowers looks strikingly romantic, and fortunately the petals do not need to be swept up.
4) Hearts & Flowers - this effect celebrates the power and magic of love - but if it all becomes too overwhelming there is a menu option to allow for a rest.
Terms of Use
You may include the items from this set in uploaded lots, whether for free or pay. It is nice but not necessary to provide a credit and link to this page.
Credits:
GIMP 2 and Microsoft Paint for graphics editing, conversion, processing, sizing, and labeling
Milkshape 3D and Ultimate Unwrap3D Pro, for 3D modeling and mapping
Numenor's AnyGameStarter, for development and testing
SimPE and PJSE for Sims 2 object creation
Polygon Counts:
All Effects Tiles: 2 faces, 4 vertices
This is a new mesh, and means that it's a brand new self contained object that usually does not require a specific Pack (although this is possible depending on the type). It may have Recolours hosted on MTS - check below for more information.
sdFestiveEffectsBG.zip
| Four Festive Effects for Basegame
Download
Uploaded: 10th Dec 2016, 16.2 KB.
1,175 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...
-
by mickyss 4th Jul 2005 at 11:14am
114 85.9k 9 -
by mickyss 11th Jul 2005 at 12:47pm
48 41.2k 3 -
by Dr Pixel 21st Nov 2008 at 4:41pm
19 33.1k 61 -
by ohbehave007 29th Nov 2009 at 11:05pm
13 17.4k 13 -
21 Animated Lot Based Effects, Down from the 'Hood
by Sophie-David 4th Apr 2013 at 3:32pm
111 156k 362 -
by HugeLunatic 8th May 2018 at 11:57pm
8k 14 -
Pictures with sims 1 & 2 images
by ekrubynaffit 7th Sep 2020 at 3:20am
+1 packsBon Voyage -
by AdonisPluto 19th Jan 2021 at 3:20pm
8 8.8k 39 -
Godard Paintings - 11 Recolours of Red Vs. Blue Oil Portrait
by NikkaSimms 22nd Apr 2022 at 3:08am
1 1.3k 2
-
Economy Maintenance Free Dishwasher with Stealth NPC Worker & Recolours
by Sophie-David 1st Dec 2010 at 7:47am
Maintenance Free Economy Dishwasher with NPC Worker, Featuring Seen & Not Heard Technology, with Recolours more...
27 40.5k 31 -
Orbuculum & Tripus of the Apprentice
by Sophie-David updated 5th Aug 2017 at 8:05pm
A teen townie may become an apprentice magician who teaches a random selection of skills, interests and enthusiasms. more...
4 11.9k 20 -
Five "Life Changing" Seasons Wells + Roofless
by Sophie-David updated 19th Jul 2015 at 9:19pm
Ambrosial Well, Cursed Well, Fertility Well, Healing Well, Plague Well, Roofless Well more...
+1 packsSeasons -
Request: "Fence Post Extenders" That Actually Fit
by Sophie-David updated 14th Feb 2008 at 9:20pm
Title: "Fence Post Extenders" That Actually Fit August 1, 2011 Update: Both objects were reduced in filesize from about more...
24 28.9k 36 -
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 -
by Sophie-David 18th Oct 2009 at 2:57am
Title: Invisible Speaker Recolours Smaller Filesize Update, January 11, 2010 I have now reposted these recolours with more...
28 29.9k 29 -
Buyable Aspiration & Career Rewards for Lot Builders
by Sophie-David updated 12th Jan 2010 at 12:07am
Title - Buyable Aspiration & Career Rewards for Lot Builders Apartment Life & FreeTime Bugfix, January 11, 2010 more...
138 148.5k 350 -
The Sims 2 Opportunity Pack Lady on Red Tapestry
by Sophie-David 30th Oct 2015 at 3:33pm
To provide high end end wall decor that builds skill, interest and enthusiasm at a continuous and significant rate. more...
12 21.4k 26 -
by Sophie-David updated 6th Aug 2017 at 9:03pm
Learn Couples Counseling from Fortune Teller with a Crystal Ball more...
17 22.3k 31 -
Lady Ravendancer's Magical Arcana
by Sophie-David updated 17th Dec 2016 at 6:12am
Supplies two gothic style reading desks, eleven functional texts and supporting recolours suitable for educating a Witch or Warlock, or those interested in the Paranormal career. more...
38 54k 80