fakepeeps7's Journaltag:https:,2008-06-15://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=syndication&j=688&type=atom2024-03-29T01:55:51Zfakepeeps7https://modthesims.info/member.php?u=285828vB Journaltag:https:,2017-10-06://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=7545Got it working again, but...2017-10-06T23:13:21Z2017-10-06T23:13:21ZI uninstalled Origin, and then reinstalled it again. It worked! So I got a few weeks of Sim time.
Then Origin wanted to update.
It did the same f***ing thing as before. Internet connection lost. Game won't play.
This is NOT good enough. I can't uninstall and reinstall Origin every time the...tag:https:,2017-06-29://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=7533Well, that's the end of that!2017-06-29T23:45:04Z2017-06-29T23:45:04ZYou know, it's just not fun to play a game when you have to spend hours troubleshooting just to get the stupid thing to open. I tried to play TS4 yesterday, and Origin started to update. Then it choked. It said I had no Internet connection. Um... you were in the middle of an update, so how is that...tag:https:,2017-05-30://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=7524TS4 kind of sucks...2017-05-30T20:01:58Z2017-05-30T20:01:58ZOkay, so I'm not playing with the best hardware. I'm not about to go buying a new computer just to play TS4, though... and based upon what I've seen some other players say, it might not make that much of a difference.
After 2 generations, my game has slowed to the point where it's basically...tag:https:,2017-03-09://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=7499The Sims 4... Yes, I went there.2017-03-09T19:48:07Z2017-03-09T19:48:07ZSo... being really bored, I decided to get myself a new game. The Sims 4 was being offered at a huge discount, so I decided to pick it up and give it a try.
Immediately after installation, I was informed that my video card wasn't up to snuff. Too bad. I played anyway. Aside from making my computer...tag:https:,2015-08-24://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=7298Great flaming trees!2015-08-24T22:50:48Z2015-08-24T22:50:48ZI was playing one of my families and I was zoomed in pretty close to the interior so I didn't notice what was going on outside. There'd been a lightning storm a few days earlier, and the trees had caught fire. No big deal. Happens all the time, right? Well, one night I saw what looked like...tag:https:,2015-06-11://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=7247Cutest glitch ever?2015-06-11T02:12:22Z2015-06-11T02:12:22ZSo... I've been playing with my Sims a bit lately, rather than making stuff for them. Heck, they don't need anything; they're already spoiled rotten as it is! I'm still discovering new things in the game, since I haven't ever played with every EP and SP before (I'm running the Ultimate...tag:https:,2014-07-26://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6997Aww...2014-07-26T02:30:41Z2014-07-26T02:30:41ZI just lost fifteen generations of Sims. I thought that by downloading TS2 Ultimate Collection, I'd be... you know... downloading it. Not installing it and causing Sim casualties on a mass scale.
And now I have to contend with Seasons mucking up my picture-taking. It always rains when I try to...tag:https:,2014-07-15://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6987No toddlers in TS4?2014-07-15T01:20:39Z2014-07-15T01:20:39ZWell, that makes less work for me!
:blink:
I don't know what EA is thinking. I thought each iteration was supposed to be an improvement on the last. But EA is going backwards. First we got babies without legs in TS3. Now with TS4 we're back to TS1 where the babies magically transformed into...tag:https:,2014-06-19://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6969Too many vertices!2014-06-19T01:59:48Z2014-06-19T01:59:48ZI'm trying to convert these pajamas for kids (Veranka did the original TS3 to TS2 conversion). I'm still not happy with the fat morph. And the knees are doing weird things when they bend. I thought I got them in the right place... but apparently I didn't!
Back to tweaking! (My Sims really want...tag:https:,2014-05-06://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6939Whee! Four million downloads!2014-05-06T20:27:54Z2014-05-06T20:27:54ZThank you to everyone who's downloaded my kids' clothes over the past eight years. This is a milestone I couldn't have reached without you!
:bunny: :bunny: :bunny: :bunny:tag:https:,2014-02-15://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6866Nanny had a brain fart...2014-02-15T01:34:51Z2014-02-15T01:34:51ZBoth of my Sim parents were at work and this happened:
http://www.modyourpanties.com/hosting/54157_140214203101snapshot_c0011a3f_c00a791b.jpg
Nanny had put the toddler in the high chair, but instead of giving her the bottles, she just put them on the floor. This went on until the kid's mother...tag:https:,2013-12-21://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6832Why I Hate Fat Morphs by fakepeeps72013-12-21T00:57:13Z2013-12-21T00:57:13Zhttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UKtXHkgmizM/UrTm0kuNg4I/AAAAAAAAAqI/U-tNUlnHByE/s320/badpjs.jpg
~The End~tag:https:,2013-11-26://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6809More unisex tops coming soon...2013-11-26T02:33:08Z2013-11-26T02:33:08ZThere are some nice Sims 3 clothes that others have converted for Sims 2, but most of those pieces are for teens and adults. I've been working on age-converting a nice v-neck sweater for kids. I had to remove a ton of vertices in the arms and a few around the shoulders because there were SO MANY...tag:https:,2013-11-12://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6803Holiday sets and some Athletic wear...2013-11-12T19:13:08Z2013-11-12T19:13:08ZWell, the holiday sets are uploaded. The kids' one was up before I even finished submitting the toddler one! I guess I caught a moderator at the right time. :lol:
I've got another set ready to go. This time it's some Athletic wear for girls. But I might wait to put it up until I've made...tag:https:,2013-11-07://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6796Upcoming holiday sets for kids and toddlers...2013-11-07T21:18:07Z2013-11-07T21:18:07ZI've been working on some holiday attire for my Sims, something that they can wear for both Everyday and Formal. I did the child pieces, and then figured that I'd better do some toddler ones as well. The toddler outfits aren't just age conversions of the child outfits, though. Yes, I do like to...tag:https:,2013-07-18://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6704SimModa's hair recolours2013-07-18T18:10:02Z2013-07-18T18:10:02ZJust so I don't have to keep repeating myself... No, I don't know where you can find SimModa's Maxis-match hair retextures for the Neena Tails. I'm seriously regretting having used SimModa-textured hair in so many of my screenshots; now it seems like half the comments I get are from people who...tag:https:,2013-07-03://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6694Coming...2013-07-03T23:10:39Z2013-07-03T23:10:39Z... as soon as I stop procrastinating and make the stupid fat morphs. Ugh... fat morphs for separates. There's no easier way to make a mesh explode (in my experience, anyway).
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LtqzwMcnCaM/UdSgD3mI6PI/AAAAAAAAAiY/VGfzQYOZoUQ/s320/preview00.jpgtag:https:,2013-05-04://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6622WIP2013-05-04T23:28:54Z2013-05-04T23:28:54ZI've been working on these little outfits, finishing things up now that I've gotten their shoes appropriately shiny. I still have to make the fat morphs, though, which I hate doing, especially when more than one mesh group is involved (too many chances to make a mistake and blow up the...tag:https:,2013-04-21://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6601Tutorial for recolouring baby clothes2013-04-21T18:58:35Z2013-04-21T18:58:35ZI've had people ask me how to do this multiple times, and I direct them to a short tutorial I wrote back in 2008. It's hard to find, though (even for me, and I wrote the thing!), so I thought I'd put a link here in case anyone's interested:
TUTORIAL: Recolouring Override Baby Meshestag:https:,2013-02-25://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6540Stuff that'll be going up when the uploads are back online...2013-02-25T01:01:33Z2013-02-25T01:01:33ZOf course, now that there's no working upload queue, I'm on a roll! Well, sort of. I've made more things in the past little while than I've made in months... and there's no way to share any of it! :faceslap:
Here are a few little previews of what I've been working...tag:https:,2013-01-21://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6496Long time, no upload!2013-01-21T22:29:34Z2013-01-21T22:29:34ZIt's been a while since I uploaded anything. You know how it is. Life gets in the way and time-consuming things like making clothing for little pixel people get put on the back burner.
I've had this little dress sitting, half finished, on my computer since mid-October. I figured I should get it...tag:https:,2012-10-16://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6393Projects...2012-10-16T21:15:31Z2012-10-16T21:15:31ZI'm working on a couple of things right now. I just spent ages fiddling with the bones on a Sim's butt with Extended Manual Edit. Oh, how I miss the Bone Tool (curse you, Windows 7!)...tag:https:,2012-09-23://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6353Just play...2012-09-23T07:50:58Z2012-09-23T07:50:58ZToday I played TS2. I just played. I didn't create. I haven't done that in a while. It was nice to remind myself why I fell in love with this game in the first place. I'll have to do it again soon... especially since I want to see what happens when Adam goes off to university (I've never...tag:https:,2012-09-16://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6343200 uploads!2012-09-16T19:05:45Z2012-09-16T19:05:45ZThat's a lot of uploads...tag:https:,2012-09-13://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6341SimPEWTF?!2012-09-13T21:21:12Z2012-09-13T21:21:12ZI managed to get around the error messages I'd been having, so I was able to make a new mesh. The secret? Build the mesh package... save it... close SimPE... open SimPE... open the package you just saved... then do Fix Integrity and save the mesh again. Seriously? I know it's not a huge...tag:https:,2012-09-06://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6330Frustration overload!2012-09-06T18:49:13Z2012-09-06T18:49:13ZI just don't get computers. I really don't want to, either. I just want to use them as the tools they were intended to be... not as troubleshooting projects to dissect. Maybe some people enjoy that, but I have neither the patience nor the inclination to pore over the bowels of a next-to-useless...tag:https:,2012-08-30://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6316I was right... my computer IS possessed!2012-08-30T21:19:02Z2012-08-30T21:19:02ZI finally figured out why SimPE wasn't working. DirectX had somehow been uninstalled! I have no idea how that happened, unless it was during one of those failed automatic update/configuration things that Windows 7 kept trying to do (and which I have since turned off... waiting 10 minutes during...tag:https:,2012-08-21://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6305I don't get it. I just don't get it.2012-08-21T20:26:37Z2012-08-21T20:26:37ZI fired up SimPE today to try to make something, and I'm back to getting the same error messages I had before when I try to build a mesh package. Instance of an object not set. Can't find the parent CRES. I changed NOTHING between today and when I made the last working mesh a few days ago.
The...tag:https:,2012-08-20://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6301Decorgal Child Animation Hack?2012-08-20T23:31:05Z2012-08-20T23:31:05ZI used to have Decorgal's Child Animation Hack for taking photos of my creations. I don't have it on my new computer, and her site is no longer there. Does anyone know if this file is still available somewhere or if there's something similar (it doesn't have to be animated, as I'm just taking...tag:https:,2012-08-14://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6290More to come...?2012-08-14T19:43:42Z2012-08-14T19:43:42ZThe SimPE problem I was having appears to be solved! A big thanks to Buzzler, fanseelamb, and HugeLunatic for helping me sort it out.
Perhaps my Sim kids will get some new back-to-school duds after all...tag:https:,2012-06-03://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=6144That's a lot of downloads...2012-06-03T19:15:37Z2012-06-03T19:15:37ZThree million downloads! I had no idea when I started that the number would ever get that high.
Thanks, everyone!tag:https:,2011-11-30://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=5811New computer, big hassle.2011-11-30T08:12:48Z2011-11-30T08:12:48ZI haven't made anything new for a while because I got a new computer a while back and I was afraid that The Sims 2 wouldn't run on it. I didn't want to go through all the trouble of installing and then find out that Windows 7 was going to kick up a fuss. I finally broke down and installed TS2 a...tag:https:,2011-08-26://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=5680Pssst! Want a sneak peek?2011-08-26T23:23:07Z2011-08-26T23:23:07Zhttp://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Tej7byjSkUo/TlgblkWZ9iI/AAAAAAAAAaM/8Qv3GBesolk/s1600/comingsoon.jpg
Maybe by posting this I'll motivate myself to actually get these outfits done before Christmas. :giggler:tag:https:,2011-08-10://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=5644A realization2011-08-10T04:04:26Z2011-08-10T04:04:26ZI seem to enjoy meshing more than recolouring. In fact, I find myself losing interest in a project after the mesh is made. It's funny because my first uploads were straight recolours. I don't know how I had the patience, looking back. Some of the stuff I did without even touching the UV map...tag:https:,2011-06-17://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=5546Just can't get that mojo going!2011-06-17T21:10:48Z2011-06-17T21:10:48ZI'm still here! I just haven't been in the mood to finish some of these Sim clothes. As a result, I've got three half-finished projects sitting here, taunting me. Oh, well. I'll get to them one day. One day... :turtle:tag:https:,2011-03-31://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=5414Sims 2 Store is closed!2011-03-31T22:24:40Z2011-03-31T22:24:40ZI got a message in my e-mail saying that The Sims 2 Store was closing today. I'd downloaded a few items (some clothes, plus the baby items) but they'd gotten lost during one of my EP upgrades. I never did figure out how to re-download them -- there was no option in the EA Download Manager to do...tag:https:,2011-03-23://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=5391It was time...2011-03-23T02:39:55Z2011-03-23T02:39:55Z... for a new avatar. Hey, it's spring now, and kids in wool pea coats just seemed a little too wintry.
http://static.modthesims2.com/customavatars/avatar285828_13.gif
While I was at it, I also made a new graphic for my TOU. Not much has changed, really. I was just bored with the old one. :)tag:https:,2011-03-20://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=5387I swear, I've been working on this project for at least 6 or 7 hours now...2011-03-20T00:03:07Z2011-03-20T00:03:07Z... and I still can't get it to work.
I did manage to fix the transparency issue that was making the skirt look see-through even when the alpha channel was completely white. But now I've got another issue, and I'm at a loss as to how to fix it. Maybe it's just not...tag:https:,2011-02-13://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=5339It's just one problem after another...2011-02-13T02:09:54Z2011-02-13T02:09:54Z... after installing Apartment Life. I just spent all day working on some new kids' clothes, and now I can't get the game to run. I've tried twice now, and it gets to the neighbourhood loading screen and hangs.
It had better not be a SecuROM issue. Ever since installing this EP, my computer has...tag:https:,2011-02-10://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=5336Just got Apartment Life...2011-02-10T00:31:30Z2011-02-10T00:31:30Z... and am trying to put my existing neighbourhoods into the game. I hope that's possible. Is that possible? I don't particularly want to abandon all my Sims...
But geez... :turtle: This machine is so slow...
EDIT: Doesn't look like it's possible. So why the heck does everybody tell you...tag:https:,2011-01-12://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=5281New outfit coming...2011-01-12T01:21:58Z2011-01-12T01:21:58Z... as soon as I get the fat morph made. I hate making fat morphs; I have so few fat Sim kids, it hardly seems worth it.
http://www.modyourpanties.com/hosting/25073_110112022146preview.jpg
I'm getting a lot of bang for my buck from the H&M Fashion Stuff pack.tag:https:,2010-12-24://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=5245RIP...2010-12-24T20:58:27Z2010-12-24T20:58:27Z... Zydeco Zymmerman and your myriad descendants. I should've been a better Sim god and backed you up while I had the chance.
Hundreds obliterated, and no survivors. This Simpocalypse won't soon be forgotten. :(tag:https:,2010-12-20://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=5237You know you have too much CC when...2010-12-20T21:37:26Z2010-12-20T21:37:26Z... it takes close to five minutes just to move it all to a temporary file so you can load Body Shop before 2012. :rolleyes:
I wish there was a way to load Body Shop without having to load all the CC in the Downloads folder. That would sure speed things up. Oh, well.tag:https:,2010-11-07://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=5159I am still making stuff...2010-11-07T05:00:29Z2010-11-07T05:00:29Z... but not as fast and furious as I was for a while there. I'm working on something I've wanted my Sim girls to have for quite a while. I can't seem to get it to look right, though. I'm terrible at texturing from scratch... :rolleyes:tag:https:,2010-09-04://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=5070I don't understand...2010-09-04T01:20:20Z2010-09-04T01:20:20Z... why Maxis neglects the kiddies so much. There are so many outfits for teens and adults that would be suitable for children. But do they include them? No... It's up to the custom content creators to convert the meshes.
Oh, well. It's something to do. :giggler:tag:https:,2010-08-23://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=5064Head, meet desk.2010-08-23T03:00:21Z2010-08-23T03:00:21ZI hate Sim boobies.
That is all.tag:https:,2010-08-20://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=5058More stuff coming soon...2010-08-20T23:06:06Z2010-08-20T23:06:06ZI picked up a copy of H&M Fashion Stuff the other day. I felt like I needed some new bits to Frankenstein with. If I can ever figure out how to flatten boobies, the possibilities will be endless. For now, though, I still think I have enough bits and pieces and project ideas to keep me going for...tag:https:,2010-07-10://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=4968Honestly...2010-07-10T20:54:22Z2010-07-10T20:54:22ZMy Sims crack me up sometimes.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v397/LL_photo/evilbutfunny.jpg
Beware the evil ballerina! :lol:tag:https:,2010-07-10://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=4965It's too hot!2010-07-10T00:37:39Z2010-07-10T00:37:39ZIt's so hot! The sight of my recent flannel pajamas and cowboy outfits disgusts me at the moment. :lol: All I want to do is create really skimpy outfits for my Sims. At least they can get away with wearing a grass skirt...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v397/LL_photo/toohot.jpg
I just...tag:https:,2010-07-07://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=4957Coming soon...2010-07-07T00:22:14Z2010-07-07T00:22:14ZSome rather sheepish sleepwear for toddlers...
:giggler:tag:https:,2010-07-02://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=4943Whew!2010-07-02T03:08:57Z2010-07-02T03:08:57ZI just uploaded two new sets. It feels good to have those out of my hair.
Now... on to the next project! :lol:tag:https:,2010-06-29://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=4937You know when you stare at a project for so long...2010-06-29T01:59:57Z2010-06-29T01:59:57Z... that you can't even tell if it looks good anymore? That's the problem I'm having right now. I'm not entirely happy with it, but I'll probably like it even less if I keep fiddling with it.tag:https:,2010-06-14://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=4909More boys' clothes! Yay!2010-06-14T00:50:57Z2010-06-14T00:50:57ZIf I can ever straighten out their arms. Well, not straighten, exactly.
Age conversions are a pain in the... shoulder. Teens and children don't have the same number of vertices/faces on the arms. Of course not... that would make things way too easy! So now I'm left to deal with this sort of...tag:https:,2010-06-09://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=4889Stupid UV maps...2010-06-09T02:36:37Z2010-06-09T02:36:37ZI'm trying to get these tank tops to look decent, but the UV map is tripping me up. I'm getting rather frustrated:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v397/LL_photo/sportyshortstanks-WIP.jpg
It looks okay from a distance, but the shoulders just don't want to line up. And when I get them looking...tag:https:,2010-06-04://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=4878Qipao!2010-06-04T23:41:29Z2010-06-04T23:41:29ZAt least, I think that's what these dresses are called. One of my friends wore something similar to our grad/prom (although hers was longer). I think it's a really cool style, and is perfect for everyday and formal wear. Check it...tag:https:,2010-05-16://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=4828Long break? No kidding...2010-05-16T23:54:14Z2010-05-16T23:54:14ZNow that I'm creating some stuff again, I'm realizing how long I went without doing so. Almost two months?! I've got some more ideas now... but I haven't gotten around to making much yet. And my old computer slows me down even more (it can't keep up with my mouse clicks!).
Anyway, there's...tag:https:,2010-05-06://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=4810Bones, bones, bones...2010-05-06T23:41:01Z2010-05-06T23:41:01Z... and the silly toddlers who slouch and make a mess of my otherwise functional meshes! Argh. Maybe the fourth time's the charm (it better be... it takes so long to fire up this silly game!).
EDIT:
Nope. Fourth time wasn't the charm. *headdesk*tag:https:,2010-04-04://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=4752Sticky mess...2010-04-04T22:03:02Z2010-04-04T22:03:02ZAm I the only one who can't read past the first page of posts if the thread is a "sticky"?tag:https:,2010-03-04://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=4695Toddler posture stinks!2010-03-04T01:16:42Z2010-03-04T01:16:42ZSeriously. Stand up straight! Those little ones are going to end up with hunchbacks...
It's a pain when you're trying to make meshes and the MilkShape posture has little to do with the in-game posture.tag:https:,2010-02-08://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=4637I hate my computer.2010-02-08T20:44:32Z2010-02-08T20:44:32ZIf it's not taking 5 seconds per click in Photoshop, it's balking at my attempts to get into the chat room here on MTS. I keep getting this pop-up window that says "Please wait while your stored Java applets are updated for Java SE 6." It's now popping up even when I'm not trying to get into the...tag:https:,2009-12-19://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=4530It's been a while...2009-12-19T23:57:06Z2009-12-19T23:57:06Z... since I updated this journal. It's been a while since I made any clothes, either. I put up some new separates for girls yesterday. Now I feel obligated to make something for the boys... but I have no idea what. I think I'll leave that until the new year, anyway.
Happy Holidays to the MTS...tag:https:,2009-06-15://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3958I'm confused.2009-06-15T22:02:36Z2009-06-15T22:02:36ZWhy do I have 65535 unread messages in my Inbox?tag:https:,2009-06-06://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3923Closing in on one million downloads!2009-06-06T04:33:52Z2009-06-06T04:33:52ZHmmm... I wonder if I'll get there before people lose interest in TS2 and migrate to TS3?tag:https:,2009-05-22://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3883First it was gone...2009-05-22T22:06:06Z2009-05-22T22:06:06Z... and now it's back. I don't know where that one download was hiding, but it appears to be back now. Strangeness... I guess some weird stuff must've happened during the big merge.
I'm sitting here working on another toddler outfit, and wondering if there's much point in doing this anymore. I...tag:https:,2009-05-20://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3870I just noticed that one of my stars has disappeared...2009-05-20T19:21:50Z2009-05-20T19:21:50Z... and then I noticed that my Fleece Pajamas for Toddlers were gone. They were one of my personal picks, and one of my most popular downloads!
What the...?!
Actually, looking at the number of my items, it looks like two uploads are missing. I have no idea what the other one is, though...tag:https:,2009-05-18://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3867It's kind of amusing when...2009-05-18T06:25:50Z2009-05-18T06:25:50Z... an old piece of clothing comes up in the "Random Download" box.
What was I thinking when I made this?tag:https:,2009-05-14://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3849I'm loving the new tabs...2009-05-14T19:25:43Z2009-05-14T19:25:43ZThey make the pages look so pretty and organized!tag:https:,2009-05-12://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3842Stupid, stupid, STUPID computer...2009-05-12T19:30:39Z2009-05-12T19:30:39Z:cry:
My Downloads folder deleted itself.
Since my computer sucks, I put my Downloads and SavedSims folders in a special place on my desktop while I'm creating. Otherwise, Body Shop takes forever to start up.
This morning, I felt like playing the game. So I took my Downloads and SavedSims...tag:https:,2009-03-28://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3690The next person who complains...2009-03-28T18:58:54Z2009-03-28T18:58:54Z... that only one colour of the Little Llama Baby Outfits is showing up is getting fed to the llamas.
Seriously.
Read the overview. Then read the comments. Then read my journal entry. I'm not explaining it again; the answer will still be the same, so there's no point in repeating myself.tag:https:,2009-03-25://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3677Troubleshooting...2009-03-25T04:53:31Z2009-03-25T04:53:31ZI hope I've fixed all the broken files now. I found a couple more today, but I think that's the last of them. So if you're having trouble downloading, be patient and try again; the files should be there.
If you've downloaded some of my meshes and the shape looks funny or "broken", make sure your...tag:https:,2009-03-14://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3608Replacing files...2009-03-14T01:03:16Z2009-03-14T01:03:16ZFortunately, it looks like I have all my files. Unfortunately, I'm prolific... so replacing the missing ones is going to take a while.
EDIT: Or maybe not. I think I got them all. Now it's time for some new uploads... :giggler:tag:https:,2009-02-27://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3555Broken!2009-02-27T02:25:54Z2009-02-27T02:25:54ZI don't know what's up with MTS2 lately, but it seems to be down more than it's up. I keep trying to upload, and I can't. :(tag:https:,2009-02-09://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3490Interview on Spring4Sims.com2009-02-09T21:36:39Z2009-02-09T21:36:39ZI've been interviewed! Thanks, Hannah. It was really fun. :)
You can find the interview here.tag:https:,2009-02-01://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3456Hooray!2009-02-01T08:05:36Z2009-02-01T08:05:36ZThe hats are done!
:bunny: :bunny: :bunny: :bunny:tag:https:,2009-01-26://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3428Going batty with this hatty...2009-01-26T01:19:57Z2009-01-26T01:19:57ZI'm trying to convert one of the Maxis hats for kids. Whew. I didn't realize it would be so much work. I don't think I'm doing too badly. I've got all the black-haired versions done. Now I just have three other hair colours to go. And toddler versions (if I feel up to it)...
I didn't really...tag:https:,2009-01-20://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3402Clothes coming out of my ears!2009-01-20T03:25:09Z2009-01-20T03:25:09ZSome people obsessively buy clothes. I seem to obsessively create them. Oh, well. It keeps me busy.
Now that the Creations for Kids challenge is winding down, I'm curious about the next theme. I honestly have no idea what it could be... but I hope it's something that I can adapt for kids. ...tag:https:,2008-12-02://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3196Whew!2008-12-02T23:26:32Z2008-12-02T23:26:32ZI just submitted my second (and, hopefully, last) entry for the Creator Challenge. I'm glad to get that one finished! It was kind of a pain in the butt (but I think the result is pretty cute).
I think I need to go do something else for a while so I don't dream of Sims. :lol:tag:https:,2008-12-02://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3189This is challenging...2008-12-02T01:14:48Z2008-12-02T01:14:48ZWell, I've submitted my first entry for the new Creator Challenge. It's just a small set. I'm still working on the main one.
I often seem to bite off more than I can chew with these projects. But I figured I needed a bit more of a challenge this time. Making kids' stuff isn't exactly a...tag:https:,2008-11-23://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3155Kids, kids, kids!2008-11-23T01:50:55Z2008-11-23T01:50:55ZThis new creator challenge looks like fun! :lol: I'm trying to come up with ideas right now...tag:https:,2008-11-15://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3131Frustration city!2008-11-15T21:45:32Z2008-11-15T21:45:32ZI've spent the past four hours or so trying to get a mesh to work, and I can't even get the changes to show up in Body Shop. It's not as if I've never made a mesh before, but for some reason, this time none of my changes will show up. I've remade the recolour file numerous times, re-exported and...tag:https:,2008-11-13://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3126Alpha skirts are up!2008-11-13T19:42:07Z2008-11-13T19:42:07ZYup. :lol:tag:https:,2008-11-07://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=3109Video card fry-up!2008-11-07T03:01:14Z2008-11-07T03:01:14ZI probably won't be uploading any new Sims clothes for the foreseeable future. My computer (most likely the video card) has decided to choke on me and blur my Sims. Without being able to see the clothing in the game (and take pictures of it), I can't really get it to the point where I feel...tag:https:,2008-09-07://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=2944Tryin' out the guestbook feature...2008-09-07T19:04:28Z2008-09-07T19:04:28ZAnybody wanna sign? Anybody?tag:https:,2008-08-14://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=2884Is the font on my TOU not big enough?2008-08-14T19:18:53Z2008-08-14T19:18:53ZI've come across some folks who, despite my terms of use, decided to use my meshes and package them in their own zips. I'm a little annoyed. It's not that I don't want other people to use my meshes (I do!), but I put my terms on my site for a reason. If people can just download my mesh with your...tag:https:,2008-08-11://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=2870Just for the record...2008-08-11T05:29:58Z2008-08-11T05:29:58ZNo, I do not take requests. I'm not advanced enough to tackle some of the things that people ask for, and I have enough on my own to-do list to keep me very busy!
And no, I will not be making teen/young adult/adult/elder versions of any of my clothes. If you want to give it a try, go right ahead...tag:https:,2008-07-25://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=2827Ms. Pickypants2008-07-25T03:38:10Z2008-07-25T03:38:10ZNow I'm starting to get too picky. I'm afraid to upload stuff because it's not 100% perfect. Well, I don't think it's 100% perfect. Whether other people would notice the little things that bug me is the question.
After a few days of frustrating false starts, I finally uploaded something new. ...tag:https:,2008-07-21://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=2808Mish-mash and mesh...2008-07-21T03:22:41Z2008-07-21T03:22:41ZI thought I'd play around with an alpha mesh this morning (the girls' pink fairy costume), but I got thoroughly frustrated. I Googled and searched and couldn't find any decent tutorials to help me, either. I guess I'll just have to stick with the regular old kind of meshing. I was just hoping to...tag:https:,2008-07-16://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=2793The Battle of the Bulge2008-07-16T22:41:36Z2008-07-16T22:41:36ZI hate fat morphs. There's just no other way to say it. They're a pain in the butt for kids. I don't know about your Sim children, but mine rarely get fat. I think I have a couple born-in-game Sims who ended up fat, but they were boys.
I'm trying to make this silly fat morph, and my Sim girls...tag:https:,2008-07-12://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=2774Here a Sim, there a Sim, everywhere a Sim Sim...2008-07-12T00:43:40Z2008-07-12T00:43:40ZI've got Sims coming out of my ears! I'll probably be dreaming about them tonight, too. I've been working on a rather large set, with new meshes and stuff, and I've been trying to get the meshing part of it done before my trial of MilkShape runs out. I'll probably end up buying it, but maybe not...tag:https:,2008-07-07://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=2761Perfectionism2008-07-07T21:34:53Z2008-07-07T21:34:53ZI'm such a perfectionist. I also expect to be able to do things right away. Learning meshing seems to be a complicated process. But I am learning. Of course, two working meshes in as many days helps to boost my confidence a little. :)
Now that my meshes are starting to work and I'm not...tag:https:,2008-07-06://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=2758I'm this close...2008-07-06T00:19:05Z2008-07-06T00:19:05Z... to never wanting to mesh again. I've only got a few more days on my MilkShape trial, and I really don't know if I want to spend money just so I can frustrate myself. I have tried to make two different meshes today. The first one didn't work at all, so I abandoned it. The second one was (I...tag:https:,2008-06-27://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=2727Mesher at last?2008-06-27T01:33:38Z2008-06-27T01:33:38ZHeh... hardly. But I did manage to make a mesh that actually works and shows up in the game. I made a few recolours for it, too. Unfortunately, I don't remember which mesh I actually used (I had to go through a few versions to get what I wanted... and even then, I couldn't get exactly what I...tag:https:,2008-06-23://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=2718Adding pictures to profile page?2008-06-23T22:42:41Z2008-06-23T22:42:41ZI can't seem to figure it out. I'd like to put up a picture on my main page with terms and stuff, but I can't seem to get the HTML to work. The image tags won't take... and all I get is gobbledygook.
Anyone know how to do this? :help:tag:https:,2008-06-15://modthesims.info/journal.php?do=showentry&e=2697Misadventures in Meshing2008-06-15T20:00:00Z2008-06-15T20:00:00ZIt's official: I am not a mesher. Frustrated by the lack of in-game meshes (or custom meshes suitable for what I wanted to do), I decided that I was going to learn how to mesh. I'd looked at the tutorials before and gotten turned off by the complexity of it all. But yesterday I decided I was...