Mod The Sims - Indoor Plants 1 [Updated for WA]

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Indoor Plants 1 [Updated for WA]

by lemoncandy Posted 30th Aug 2009 at 11:57 PM - Updated 29th Dec 2009 at 8:22 PM by lemoncandy : update

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This is a new mesh, and means that it's a brand new self contained object that usually does not require a specific Expansion pack (although this is possible depending on the type). It may have Recolours hosted on MTS - check below the description for more information.

Picked Upload! This is a picked upload! It showcases some of the best talent and creativity available on MTS and in the community.

EDIT 29/11/2009.
These objects became broken with the patch 1.6.6 and the expansion and caused the "blue lot syndrome". I have fixed them now so if you still want to use them with World Adventures, please re-download.

I decided to start learning how to mesh objects for the game. With no meshing experience at all, this plan was exciting and frightening at the same time. I wanted to start with just modifying simple objects a little, I thought that would be easy.
I was so wrong.
A lot of struggling with shadows, glitches, texturemapping and error messages followed. Starting over from step 0 and over again.
Several days (or rather weeks) later... I'm here with a few plants I dare to share, because I always think we need a LOT more variety in decorative objects.

My goal was to increase the number of plants that are placeable on tabletops, counters, nightstands and dressers. So, I pulled the hosta from the ceiling, re-planted the fern, and modified the orchid into a dracaena. Then created a recolor for each, thus this upload is 6 new plants.
All cost 40§ and are found in Decorative/Plants, obviously.
They don't replace game objects and all the pots are recolorable as usual.

Polygon Counts:
Fern/Dracaena Long: 474 faces, 390 vertices
Hosta/Syngonium: 272 faces, 251 vertices
Dracaena Lime/tricolor: 456 faces, 491 vertices

Additional Credits:
Thanks to Inge and Peter Jones for S3PE and S3OC,
Wes Howe for the object tool and the help he keeps providing in the meshing forum,
DeluxeDesigns for the tutorial,
and MTS for hosting all of the above and my stuff

Tags: #potted, #plant, #recolor, #flower, #green, #orchid, #pot, #fern, #dracaena, #hosta, #syngonium, #indoor, #mesh

Style: Antique Retro Contemporary Modern Ultra Modern
Room: Kitchen Living Dining Bedroom Nursery Bathroom Study
Maxis Flags: Not Applicable

You must have the expansion or stuff packs listed below installed to use this custom content. Please see the post text for any exceptions.

Key: - File was updated after upload was posted

Filename - Tip: You can click the magnifying glass to see the archive contents	Size	Downloads	Date
IndoorPlants.rar \| Fixed version for EP01. Size: 190.7 KB · Downloads: 47,966 · 30th Aug 2009	190.7 KB	47,966	30th Aug 2009

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sunken-woglinde

Forum Resident

#76

5th Sep 2009 at 6:51 PM

YAY, more plants! Thank you so much.

GonZoJenny

Test Subject

#77

8th Sep 2009 at 9:11 PM

I am addicted to clutter. there can never be enough!

tempest1967

Test Subject

#78

11th Sep 2009 at 3:44 AM

I agree that the decor objects are kinda lite. Thanks for the wonderful decorative objects. They are awesome!

Tempest

wiwaneko

Test Subject

#79

12th Sep 2009 at 5:13 PM

Thanks. I have some strange obsession with plants and considering TS3 doesn't have many house plants, this helps.

KrazyKat81

Lab Assistant

#80

12th Sep 2009 at 7:38 PM

Great work - your are a braver person than I am - and for that I thank you!

Kat - I like to build, create & write.
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StellRien

Field Researcher

#81

16th Sep 2009 at 8:42 PM

These are great! I love clutters!

Anonymous601

Test Subject

#82

30th Sep 2009 at 4:10 PM

This is awesome. I could really use these!! Thankyou (:

Toltendo

Test Subject

#83

1st Oct 2009 at 4:28 AM

Good job.

nobahdee

Lab Assistant

#84

16th Oct 2009 at 5:40 AM

I've been wanting new plants since I got TS3 and I admit I was getting frustrated with the plants in the game because some of them couldn't be place on surfaces. Thank you! These plants look great!

lewisb40

Mad Poster

#85

3rd Dec 2009 at 6:50 PM

I cried when I had to get rid of the table top plants, they were used in all my lots. Now I rejoice in having them back again. Again I thank you from the bottom of my heart!

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BastDawn

Lab Assistant

#86

11th Dec 2009 at 2:31 AM

Thanks for fixing these, and your other plants. There are so many spots that look better with a little houseplant!

BarbeQ

Test Subject

#87

15th Dec 2009 at 6:59 PM

You're right. We do need more variety in The Sims 3.
Thanks for sharing those plants. They are great.

joyelaine

Test Subject

#88

25th Mar 2010 at 7:06 AM

I loved your plants and was so upset when they got broken. I just found them again and noticed you have fixed them. Thank you - I love your clutter!

gbreez

Lab Assistant

#89

22nd May 2010 at 6:45 AM

After going through the blue holes disaster, I have been very shy of plants....and, have really missed them. I put these in my game tonight and checked them with Delphy's miracle checker dashboard which says they are ok. I have not yet played the game and, frankly, am scared, lol. But, shall give it a try. Thanks very much for giving us the plants back. Hope you do more, I am sick to death of that one green floor plant.

TornXAddict

Lab Assistant

#90

4th Jun 2010 at 3:36 AM

Can't get enough of indoor plants!! Thank you for this! =D

Tigo

Instructor

THANKS POST

#91

15th Jun 2011 at 7:00 PM

Fantastic, thank you.

RomerJon17

Scholar

THANKS POST

#92

25th Jan 2012 at 11:01 PM

Thank you -D

Roia

Test Subject

THANKS POST

#93

21st Aug 2012 at 5:20 PM

Oh Yay! I had these on my other comp and I kept thinking now where did those little plants get off to??!? Well this explains it....they didn't come with the game. LOL Thanks again.

kookiekal

Test Subject

THANKS POST

#94