PMBD

Oh yes, I clicked New Thread. You may cat me to the full extent of your disdain if it is deemed appropriate  :P

Well, the GoSlings have one of these and there's a lot of awesome free items out there, as evidenced in the "Free Content Pwns" thread. If we're going to slam paysite crap, why not advertise freesite shinies?

Here, I'll start:

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/cosmic_charly/simsmisc/46b027d6.jpg)

There we go, shiny steampunk Harley (http://sim-vention.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2110&highlight=steampunk) from Simvention. I've had this for a while and I still drool over it.

Oh, that is exquisite!

Someone took a great deal of time to do that.

I have been in love with macarossi's irises (http://linna.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=195057) for forever now. I nearly *ahem* squeed myself silly when I saw that nymphy made recolors! (http://www.noukiesims2.net/tiny/index.php?PHPSESSID=oa4ros6im09fam7uhrhccu3391&topic=429.0) It's funny to get so excited about some recolors of a nearly insignificant item, but I really love that flower mesh.

SQUEE!!!
I knew this thread was a good idea. Love those!  ;D

I think this thread's a really good idea. But then again, I thought that about the other Prettiest Freesite Creation thread too.

Just sayin'.

I knew I'd seen one of these around here before. Went two pages back before starting this one and didn't spot it though, so I figured maybe it was time to give it another chance. It got me those pretty flower recolours in any case, so I'm happy  ;D

Here's another one I really love, the Ocean House Hotel:

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/cosmic_charly/simsmisc/b6170049.jpg)

http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=2805.0
I guess this is only really impressive if you've played the game, but damn that is accurate. I swear she got every little detail right (and I should know, I've played that game about 30 times, no joke). That must've taken ages to do. Very impressive.

I love the sweeping stair they used - might have to find that mesh.  So disappointed in the M&G ones.

I love the thread already  ;D
Here are links to apartaments made by Danuta720, there is a lot of pictures :D
http://www.sims2design.pl/forum/showthread.php?t=5432
http://www.sims2design.pl/forum/showthread.php?t=5284

I like the whole site. It's in Polish and English and you will find there few creators you know from other sites like Modthesims 2

They're by Arenia13 but apparently she took down all her stuff at MTS2 and I have no idea where to find her now. But they're included so you can always pick them out of the package I guess.

Or check the graveyard - and that first apartment - oh my god, I'm so imspired.  I've been wanting to make something more euro looking for my new neighborhood and that's just lovely.

Argh! As if my download folder weren't big enough already! Curse you, Devilfish!

Also, do you want recolors of nearly every Maxis object in dozens of shades? Piggi's Sims (http://www.piggis-sims.net/) has them.

Isn't Blacky's Sims 2 Zoo a paysite?

Piggi's has an announcement on the front page saying that everyone should support it.  :-\

I have to say though, that those recolors are magnificent.  Nymphy is a genius with those textures. 

Yes, its a paysite, but many also consider it the *official* German site, just like we have MTS2 as our *official* site for the English language.

Okay, I am officially loving this advent calendar (http://kieda.net/wp/?page_id=438). It's got clutter! But it's better than clutter! It's shoes (http://kieda.net/wp/?page_id=445), shoes (http://kieda.net/wp/?page_id=450), shoes (http://kieda.net/wp/?page_id=529), shoes (http://kieda.net/wp/?page_id=540), shoes (http://kieda.net/wp/?page_id=551), and MOAR SHOES (http://kieda.net/wp/?page_id=566)! But even better than shoes on the floor is... well, I'll let you see for yourself (http://kieda.net/wp/?page_id=500).  ;D

Hey, that's a very nifty idea. Kielen is great. Look at all those shoes... *drool*


 :D Awesome. *snags*

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/cosmic_charly/simsmisc/82c229de.png)

http://emosims.org/category/genetics/skintones/
I love this zombie skintone. I'm always looking for horror/fantasy/weird stuff and this one is just so well-made, I'm going to look into making it my zombie default. Emosims has some great skins.

Zombie skintones make me squirm. Dunno why.

Pretties!

http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=311366
http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=311356

I really like the look of the second one. Just wish it wasn't so huge.

Ren's Circonflex skintones:  (http://rensim.com/details.php?file=188)

(http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/4923/4p2kpw3ls4.jpg)

Not only the skins look smooth, velvety and non-oily, they make even Good Ol' Face Template 8 aka Gorillaface Fishlips look somewhat comely.  ;D

Oh I love those skintones dorque! They are just super awesome. I think they should be a definite staple in every game :P
But yeah, they are very photoshopped looking, but in my Utopia, zits/spots don't exist, so nyah! :D

Except they're from a paysite. 

Houses are gorgeous, MissB! But how can you not love zombies? (http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f114/dusdeedawn/zombiervmp.gif)

Cala - I'm confused. I thought they were a paysite, too, but the Booty says this: rensims-freebuthostedbyrequest. Really, I'm confused.

It's a file share friendly paysite. Isn't it a hoot?  ;D But anyway, still a paysite.

I probably have them in my game through a file sharing session, I never weeded out.
I'm having a faux pas week, month, year. My mouth with my foot in it, let me show you it. Oh and whether Ren is pay or not is irrelevant, it's just stupid that I forgot where they came from. Research always sounds like the best idea in hindsight  :D

Oh, my bad then. I saw that 'fileshare-friendly' label on the page + never came across any payfile there so I thought it's good.

Yeah - Nouk explains it well.  Unusual case, so hence much confusion.


Rensims allows sharing the files, but still charges for them.  :)

Actually, Ren herself shares those files, if you ask her at N99.

I didn't see a pay section  :-[


(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q186/jilly4/simstuff/hpscrib.jpg)

I love this crib.

http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=311395

Those Ren skins are nice. Honestly, if they want to make you go running all over the internet and oblige you to send emails just to get their precious goodies, meh. I'll get what I need somewhere else, danke.

This is how it's done:  Pixelhate (http://nene.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=242442)
Great stuff for the urbanites in da house. As witnessed here (http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL646/2837408/19658330/347686719.jpg) and here (http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL646/2837408/19658330/347686717.jpg). Also thoughtfully added are DYI templates and instruction manuals.

Of equal great quality: Gelydh (http://www.clubcrimsyn.com/)
Some broken shit to go with your graffiti, here (http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL646/2837408/19658330/347687723.jpg) und here (http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL646/2837408/19658330/347687725.jpg).

I approve!

Arenaria is putting her stuff up for free here:

http://n99forumpaks.djssims.com/index.php (http://n99forumpaks.djssims.com/index.php)

I'd nominate everything Macarossi. No idea how I didn't discover them until just six months ago. His/her build items are ingenius. I especially like the decorative roof edgings (http://linna.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=185166).

Oh no yes, not another best finds thread, these things kill my downloads folder!  :)

Vera Marina's GORGEOUS Marilyn Monroe here (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=250645).
And i recommend you to get a look in her profile, it's full of GORGEOUS sims (for those who don't know her, obviously :D)

(edited cuz' i didn't know how to hyperlink ;D)

Jilly, that cot is gorgeous!

I absolutely love the independent expressions windows expansion set by MaryLou at modthesims2 Here (http://nene.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=204488).
That's the link to the first part of it anyway.

I use the windows in all my houses, they rock!

Is it? Piggi's isn't a paysite though, so the recommendation stands. Since I found it, I now have matching doors and windows, finally.

Blacky Sims 2 Zoo is a paysite. Piggi's is not. Piggi has even allowed The Sims Cave to share/host some of her items to help with bandwidth. I guess this brings us to a sticky situation:

Do we support freesites that support paysites?

I use those windows a lot, too! Love them. There are a lot of great expander sets for Maxis doors and windows, my game is full of them.
I have these ones here (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=300198), here (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=297734), and here (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=296632), plus fway's awesomeness here (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=307022) and here (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=307480). I now officially have a ton of windows and doors, and it is freaking sweet!

Edit:

They are free, and that matters. If you think about it, MTS2 allows OpenAssJack and others from teh ebil soul-sucking place to upload free stuff (obviously intended to lure in new monies), but we don't hate on them.

Though MTS2 did stop the posting paysite stuff in pictures, and nothing from TSR can be used in case the creator becomes an FA and the stuff stoped being free.

They did. If you report a picture when any pay item in it, they will remove it.


That's what I think, but I am still rather curious.

I dunno, I'm slightly less inclined to go to a site that supports paysites, but since they're all free I guess its not so much of a big deal.  :-\ Whatever. Recolours are great.

I think my download folder is going to explode.

Oh God, I remember the heated debate we had over this way back when in FFSS and trust me, once you start blurring the line and taking people's intentions and personal opinions into concideration, there's no end to the discussion. Pay is pay, free is free and that's all there's to it. We tried to have a bunch of categories taking links on freesites and such into account and it was such a mess, I really think it can't be done. If a site has no content that needs to be paid for in some way, it's a freesite. If it has, it' a paysite. I like the simplicity of that because I've been on the slippery slope. It's unpleasant.

Anyway...

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/cosmic_charly/simsmisc/a291b5e8.jpg)
http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=7964.0

I love these sims so much. You've all probably seen them but if anyone hasn't... Well, here they are. I fart hearts at Neithan for making these.  :-*

the "color in the sky" hack at Gos,Best thing ever, i use it all the time! not the better preview,but the others disappeared from the site.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/denialalice/mysimsstuff/snapshot_95dc8c66_95e32170.jpg)

edit: here is the link! http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=6243.0 (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=6243.0)

aeris you might wanna post a link for that; some of us are lazy.

I was a little less lazy than usual...and I love this! Thanks for the heads up.

It's here (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=6243.0).

Do you have a link to that, maybe??

ETA: D'oh! Ninja'd TWICE! :D My download folder hates all of you equally. I'm loving it!

I'd like to nominate these lovely lolita dresses by Gabihime.
http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=282760 (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=282760)
I've used them on multiple sims. The pattern on them is just too pretty. They look great in-game.  ;D

I love this thread.

And these creations by jon119. Beautiful, animated basegame fountains: http://linna.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=310972

As well as his gorgeous ornamental tombstones: http://linna.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=304880

Yeah I agree - I've often debated this when putting up links to other sites.  But while I don't tend to use freesite stuff if they support paysites, I don't think we can make a distinction on the "right type" of freesites - free is free.  It would be nice if they moved in exclusive circles, so there was no crossover, but we can be content to focus only on destroying paysites.

Okay, so my understanding is it is okay to link to piggi's then.  :) Thanks guys.

OHAY! I use that in my avi! It is pretty darn spenticular. And in that thread she links to Spookymuffin's light mod, which back when danicast first posted, too. It works so much better than GunMod's for me. And you can grab it here! (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=7999.0)

Does anyone know Jaydee's sims animboxes?
I searched a long time before finding these and it could be useful for stories/pictures! It's poses boxes,there is one for each EP plus a special one. Not really a pretty creation since it's only animations, but well.
(http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g295/_jaydee/s3.jpg)
http://www.jd-movies.com/moviemakinghelp.php (http://www.jd-movies.com/moviemakinghelp.php)

Jaydee's boxes are a must-have. I use them for storytelling and other purposes.

mouseyblue over at GoS has made an extravagant 7-set eyeset (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=3573.0)! Reccomended for their glassy and fantasy-ish looks.

EDIT: Fixed the link. Hope it works now.

Speaking of GOS..

http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=8552.0

They're beautiful pencil skirts for your simmies. I wear pencil skirts all the time, so my self sim will be pleased.

0.0 very nice, CIAM. Don't know how I missed them. I'm a big GOS fan.

Obnoxicon: the link is not working, i think you added an extra "http"...
Anyways, here it is extravagant 7-set eyese]http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=3573.0"]extravagant 7-set eyese (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=3573.0")

great set,btw!

Awww - you're both having link issues.  Here's how to do it:

/ahem

*SQUEEEE!!!!*

My downloads folder is begging for you guys to stop. Or is it saying "more?" I don't know, I don't speak folderese.  :D

Cala, i'm running to hide my shame! the link seems to work for me,even if it was awfully weird

No shame.  :-* We're not born knowing html or bbcode.  It did work, just all your bits were out of order. :)

For those who love clutter:

http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=4362.0
http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=6927.0
http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=5441.0
http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=3061.0
http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=4146.0

And oh gosh, there is a ton more on GOS.

Missbonbon. That clutter is a jewel of a find.

I present one of my favorite bathroom sets: http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=241044

macarossi's been mentioned before, and is already a frequent topic in the paysite pwning thread, so here's just one of the classics again: The Pond in July.
http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=237912


I also love skins that are blended, smooth, and not greasy looking. Seeing as rensim's free status is up for debate, I offer these by the incomparable Anva:
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/veggiedeggie/FemmePaleMediTanDark.png) You can find them here:
http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=4325.0

Also sans oil slick, smooth, just ever so slightly more defined and ALL FREE! 

And the fuglier Maxis face templates look good in these skins, as well.
I'm a fan of rensim, too, btw.

The only problem with those overdue books is they are all in english, but man, those are some nice clutter objects.

And it reminds me that I want to try and subdivide bookcases to make some that can be differing heights - maybe after the move.

Yanno, I tried some of those skins and they weren't matching up with certain hairlines. I thought that I might have a conflict somewhere but I couldn't find it, so I just took them out. It's too bad because they are quite nice.

I have a really hard time finding skins that have a lot of shade differential, and in which the dark skin is dark enough. (I find it really disturbing how many Sims players only want pale skins, but anyway.) Those skins are nice, I'll try them out if I find time to darken the second palest skin, add a blue undertone to one of the darker ones, add more hair to all of them, and geneticize them. I'm picky :D.

I'll admit half the reason so many of my sims are pale because I am - however, half the reason is its hard to find good dark tones.  I use Enayla's because she has a good range.

I can't remember who had some nice skins as defaults, but even the palest skins were too dark for my tastes, while the darkest were too pale.  I like some diversity for my skins, at least among my npcs, even if I always make myself so pale [ or bejeweled and in fantasy shades, but that's a different story. ]

would you... post that when you're done, please? ;)

I'd like something like that for my game. I'd do it myself, but I suck at adjusting color.

I had the same problem I think. A while back I noticed the colors getting wonky where skins met hairlines or necklines, and such. I deleted the files, redownloaded. I then just made seperate folders for sets of skins, and deleted defaults, and something about the new organizing fixed it.

I also like to have a good number of Sims with tattooed skins, and tattooes rarely show up as well on dark skins. =(

I've noticed a problem with a lot of the darker skintones becoming pixelated. :| Sucks.

http://kinemortophobia.livejournal.com/22894.html (Phobia from GoS)
made some great dark and pale recolors of the Phasmaxian skins.


http://kinemortophobia.livejournal.com/23404.html
Also did recolors of Sarhra's eyes Geneticized and Defaults + Supernatural Defaults. :)

PRETTY OBJECTS! Some Adele love.

The first is a recolor of one of Adele's loveseat meshes by Problematique.
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/veggiedeggie/2712718335_eb73eed035_o.jpg)

The second is Adele's dragon statue mesh for a far east theme
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/veggiedeggie/adele_oldAsiaPreviewDragon_small.jpg)

She also did some furniture to compliment the far east theme. I'm sure most, if not all of you have seen these:
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/veggiedeggie/adele_oldAsiaPreview_small.jpg)
The cute lion or dog face on that coffee table leg always makes me smile.

Ooooh, I want that stuff! Do you happen to have a handy-dandy all purpose link, maybe?? Please?? :D

Arg! I knew I forgot something!
For Problematique's sofa recolor:
http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=6268.0

Also both the dragon and chinese furniture set can be found in this thread:
http://wickednoukfamily.com/forums/index.php?topic=550.15

Adele stuff at MTS2: http://www.modthesims2.com/member.php?u=1374247 (http://www.modthesims2.com/member.php?u=1374247)

Adele Stuff not at MTS2: http://adele-sims.com/adele.php?page=updates (http://adele-sims.com/adele.php?page=updates) :D

I thank you and my downloads folder curses you! :D

Wow, I just went back and looked at Adele's site and... WOW. Last time I was there she didn't have the teen options for everything. She must have been a busy busy bee! I'm super excited now.
Anyhow, I took a gander at MTS, and I saw Maylin's new dining set (http://linna.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=311494&c=1). It looks really promising. I can't wait to use it in-game!

Why blue? I've only seen the wife turn blueish when I'm wringing her neck.

These are the same tuxedo's I have literally been searching for, for MONTHS!

http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=311676

My sims can finally get married now!

http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=311264

Very cute baby dresses.

http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=311269

Yay! I love white appliances.

http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=311494

Lovely dinning set!

Edit to add:

I wish my sub conscience would let me have simmies like these:

http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=8500.0
http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=7867.0

I don't think neriana meant a blue undertone so much as cool-toned. A cool hued undertone would suggest that the light is neutral. Too warm, and the sim might look like it's gone mistic tanning, or is perpetually in unnatural yellow light. Darker skintones do tend to have a cool sheen to it in flat lighting situations.

Or, whatever :-\

I love Maylin's new dining set! Thanks for the link to Adele's site...her stuff is freakin' amazing!

But I don't see links for Adele's furnishings on her site - only for clothing.  Am I missing something?

I think a lot of creators now are uploading certain things to various places, but rarely all in one place now. I know a few creators have their own websites, and are members of certain forums and upload a few exclusives there, like noukiesim's forum. Everything else is kind of a mishmash so fans *cough* stalkers like me have to be vigilant.

dusdeedawn, thanks for the heads up about the new teen conversions! If it werent for Adele, Bruno, and ClubCrimsyn, my teens would be nudists.

 These are the skins I use as defaults. I love them because they do not have a high shine or oily look The defaults are a touch on the darker side for us brown folks. lol

from teru_k at MTS2


http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=261288

I think this dress by sherabim takes the cake. http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=297612

(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/veggiedeggie/MTS2_sherahbim_801450_Bejeweled_pic.jpg)
AtomicSpaceKitty took amazing closeup screens of the dress in a perilous situation: http://sims2.atomicspacekitty.com/?p=186&page=6

Nearly all the objects but the ballet shoes are Adele's http://www.modthesims2.com/member.php?u=1374247

ETA, anyone know where I can get the foliage in that screenshot? The ballet shoes can be found on GOS, btw.

I have that dress and it is awesome!

Links given on the previous page for Adele's furniture.  :)

You have to be logged in to see the download links. :)

I found this wonderful resource for hair - absolutely rocks. That's also the source for some of the cute rabbit ears and stuff you see on GoS (ma lurking ftw!)

(http://i39.tinypic.com/2md44kw.jpg)

Dedital Sheep (http://dsb.g.ribbon.to/downloads/index.html)

Me, my game, my computer and my downloads folder will curse you forever! ::)

Anyway...

Retail Sims cool cigar shop (look great in game): http://www.retailsims.com/OFB_Shops/OFB_Cigar/Cigar1.html

And for those who LUV business, have a look at the rest of the site.

EDIT: BloodPledge's WONDERFUL neon recolours of XM hair 091: http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=8132.0

Isn't it beautiful? ;D

Because I like urban stuff, I'm currently enjoying this bit of business.

HIM Screenie (http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL646/2837408/20739150/347927357.jpg) 
MOI Screenie (http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL646/2837408/20739150/347928371.jpg)

Cooldadx4 (http://nene.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=211415)

They're a bit high poly so you need to be able to handle it. I think it's a great set and well thought out. It's easy to place, the signs are shiftable and streetlights fit rather nicely into the poles. I approve!

This Dining set from Sims 2 play has fast become my favorite, I use it all the time, especially in Apartments.

(http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/2900/shsimpledininggq2.jpg) (http://sims-2.gameslife.ru/objects_sets29.htm)

I know they are in this thread, but Adele's actual page is just clothing and genetics.

As for me, I'm planning on putting everything but houses over at the Fox's Den, and uploading houses to MTS2 because it makes it much easier to credit any CC I use.  And since I like to use CC to help advertise other creators....

Anyways, about to wrap presents and go back to holiday type things.

Ooooh. I have that dining set too - it really is awesome. Simple, like its name, but very versatile. I love S2P. I'm always checking to see if they've updated, they're fantasmic.

Speaking of Adele, her Super Chouette set [link! (http://wickednoukfamily.com/forums/index.php?topic=1150.0)] and Bosie's recolors of it [link! (http://hapsburgxx.livejournal.com/)] are just as wonderful in-game as they are in the previews.

So, I love this site (http://www.seriouslyamusedsims.com/), particularly this bedroom (http://www.seriouslyamusedsims.com/contents/objects/bedroom/bed4.html) and even though they rarely update, I keep checking there regularly, hoping that they will. Maybe one day...

Adele has a archive site - http://adele.sims.googlepages.com/archive.html

I love Neena needles hair textures. It's almost an on going struggle within me on whether to practice recoloring hair with Nouks' textures, or Neena's.

http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=8202.0

Edit: I love this dress:

http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=2430.0

I kinda wish it came with big stompy boots such as this lovely gem:

http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=6824.0

Edit 2: There's also this lovely dinning room:

http://secretlysims.foroactivo.net/descargas-downloads-f17/comedor-epor-epor-diningroom-t174.htm?sid=9964e9926e638819f115092ed45781fe

Only downside is you have to register and post to be able to download it.  :(

Missbonbon, as far as I know no one's put stompy boots on the boho dress, but migamoo did put ankle boots (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=7900.0) on it.

Oooh, thank you! I don't know how I missed those.  :-*

To keep myself from double posting, I will edit once moar! Yes, I have been an edit whore today.

http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=8329.0
http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=8570.0

Karaskaras is proving to be a very nice mesh artist.

I know what you mean. I know the Sims is a fantasy world, and I can make them look completely fantastical if I want, but I just can't bring myself to use odd-colored skins or fantasy eyes. It even feels odd to me when my Sims have alien babies.

Look at this fantastic Johnny Depp:

http://linna.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=311779

It is the best version of him I have seen. I don't usually download Celebrity Sims but he is going straight in my game :D

I don't think these have been posted: Sims 2 Play, Cambria set. (http://sims-2.gameslife.ru/objects_sets27.htm)

I use them all the time now.  I love white and wood combinations

Some pretty cute new outfits:

http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=8622.0

In Ask A Pirate I inquired about a website that separated Maxis clutter. Well now here they are:

http://sim-vention.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2663
http://sim-vention.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2660
http://sim-vention.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2659
http://sim-vention.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2570
http://sim-vention.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2569

I'm a total lot whore. My favorite lot ever is Sunset Ridge (http://nene.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=287204) by normadesmond123 on MTS2. All of her houses are amazing. /fangirl

I also love keef1973 (http://nene.modthesims2.com/member.php?u=223325)'s lots. My mom is a HUGE fan of Christine (http://nene.modthesims2.com/member.php?u=155330). She makes some really cute Victorian houses, particularly her Buttercup Victorian (http://nene.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=142589). She also has her own site (http://www.cc4sims.com/).


EDIT: Stupid Mheyin is stupid. How could I forget to list Illusions of Grandeur (http://www.illusionsofgrandeur-ts2.com/index.html)? I love you guys!  :-*

2nd Edit: I also love Sunni9676's ice cream parlor, Scoops (http://nene.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=243980). It's in every neighborhood I have. She has a lot of other great community lots as well. :D

Glamorous Lounge is a paysite...

 deleted for your non viewing pleasure
:-[ well ain't that just a kick in the teeth? I liked some of their stuff. The pantsuits and body shorts- things not so much. But oh well.

I'm a huge fan of Buggybooz (http://nene.modthesims2.com/member.php?u=580522), especially his/her KitchenBasic Set (http://nene.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=278085).

I use that set all the time! I squeed when the metal shelves and matching fridge were added. I'm also more than a little bit guilty of using that kitchen set in almost every house in my neighborhoods. I keep meaning to use other kitchen sets, and somehow it just doesn't work out that way. I just rationalize it by saying that all the houses were originally tract housing and the sims are just too exhausted to renovate the kitchens. And the kitchens look great anyhow.

Its only been in the past 2 or 3 months that I stumbled into the noukiesims aspiration sets and I'm always drooling for more.
From the steampunk aspiration archive: http://wickednoukfamily.com/forums/index.php?topic=1018.0
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/veggiedeggie/VestigesOfTheFuture.jpg)

I love all of that stuff from the Steampunk theme at the WNF. :D

This set isn't all that recent but I use it in almost all of my homes, and I think it deserves recognition. It's made by Mummysim over at Sims Divine forum. http://simsdivine.com/ There's tons of gorgeous stuff there :)

(http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj363/beefcakeontoast/index.jpg)

Yesh, moar steampunk! I love it. There's a sims 2 Steampunk Wiki (http://steampunksims.wikidot.com/home), in case you didn't know. Everything on it is lovely, but I especially adore this set by Anva (again, because all her stuff is yummy!): http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=5446.0

 :o I didn't know there was a Steampunk Wiki. Thanks for that Devilfish 8)

I don't really know what steampunk is really, but I love the stuff people make for it :D

Steampunk is basically the Victorian times but with technology run by steam, as well as sci-fi and fantasy elements. Check this out as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk

Thanks Anyerfillag.  :)

I have those eyes in my DL folder, and never use anything else. They're just gorgeous in game.

I love Parsimonious.org.

Especially their Pirate Bay Market (http://www.parsimonious.org/furniture2/shops/k8-Pirate_Bay_Market.shtml) and Spring Onion (http://www.parsimonious.org/furniture2/shops/af-The_Spring_Onion.shtml) and Rizzale's Apothocary  (http://www.parsimonious.org/furniture2/shops/k8-Rizzales_Apothecary.shtml).

They have some fantastic fantasy clothes and objects. http://www.parsimonious.org/ (http://www.parsimonious.org/)

I also love Amythestfenix recolors in Amythest's Flying Circus (http://www.nectere.net/smf/index.php?PHPSESSID=411a2d45a00e79a4fe279e2f7fdbdbc1&board=40.0).

Okay, I've been meaning to change my default skins for a long time, now. A really long time. I just hadn't run across anything that jumps out at me. I have maxis-match and I can't seem to commit to any other skins for some reason. But after seeing these (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=8661.0) today, I'm so switching. I'm really impressed with the mannequin default. Looks nomable. Can't wait to see them in-game.

Oh, and I highly suggest that everyone check this (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=312004) out. I've been wanting something like this since I started playing!

I am jumping out of my skin.

This is special. Even for Adele.


She released a preview of an upcoming set.


I'm just in awe. I think she should hold classes on making and texturing for the sims. EA/Maxis isn't good enough for the likes of her, but that's probably a subject for a whole other thread.
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/veggiedeggie/adele_petiteAbeille.jpg)

OMG, I really do want that, it looks marvelous! Wonderful looking stuff, I am way more than impressed!

Dusdeedawn, I love you!  :D

I've also been making grabby hands at that Adele set since I saw it.

This rocks and I cannot believe someone hasn't done this before!

Dusdee, those skins are awesome! I've been meaning to try my hand at blending them cause I like their noses.

Dizzy has one too, and it doesn't need the picture on the desk.  This may work better though as, at least in my game, the sim with the second assigned desk tends to ignore his/her assigned desk and puts it on the kitchen table instead.

I kind of like the picture though, since it lets you see at a glance who's desk is whose.  I have been watching that as she was getting feedback over on MTS2.

That's awesome! I love that it's a picture of the person who owns the desk, that will be very useful in my dorm study areas.

You people are killing me with DigitalPerversion. I can't believe I'd never come across it until now. It's content is to murder for.

OMG it's gorgeous.... Can't wait for it to be released!

My favorite lip colors are by bunnyt0astx at MTS2: Marie Lip Tints (http://linna.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=223848). They look beautiful in-game, as demonstrated by my self-sim:

(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e284/mheyin/Marielips.jpg)

That's a cute Sim. But she's missing something. Let me see... ah, yes, I know what she needs - a cage on her head (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=8711.0)!  ;D

Mheyin, those lip tints are gorgeous. Pretty, subtle. Perfect for my modest yet stylish sims.

Yoink!

That cage is nuts and very creepy and I need to think of a way to use it in my game.

See, this is what I mean. Weird, funny, well-made, original stuff that I just need to have even though I'll probably never use it. Thanks!

V1nd1care was mentioned in another thread and I'm such a huge fan of hers, I felt the need to take my fangirling to this thread. All her lots are amazing and perfectly unique, but her ships are my favourites. For your pirating pleasure, I give you the Ebony Gale (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=172468), the Venture (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=228145) and the Corsair War Galley (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=188900).

But I think my absolute favourite is the Fallen City of Stones.

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/cosmic_charly/simsmisc/24a6ad07.jpg)

Totally gorgeous and now I want to install every other pack in existence, but would have to do some heavy ARRRing... Which is getting to be more tempting every day when I see the stuff being posted.

That would be most awesome in a vacation destination.

Ooh, you're right!  It's so beautiful, but for the life of me I couldn't think of anything I would ever do with it.  But now I haz me a reason to download.  Squee!   :D  V1nd1care makes such lovely and unique lots.  Her castles are the gems of my medieval neighborhood.

A disproportionate amount of my sims have antique bathrooms because of Pheonix_Phaerie's bathroom set.
Pretty, pretty, pretty.
Behold the pretty!
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/veggiedeggie/MTS2_phoenix_phaerie_802487_preview.jpg)
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/veggiedeggie/MTS2_phoenix_phaerie_802488_preview.jpg)
And much more! http://nene.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=297869

Holy crap those are beautiful!  I thought at first it was a photograph of a real bathroom, not a real Sims bathroom. 

I like that it actually looks like you can put together a decent bathroom that isn't huge.  Half the custom bathrooms out there, need  a 10 x 10 room minimum to look good.  I'm used to living in places where bathrooms are put in out of the way places and thus are either tiny rectangles, or very unusual shapes. 

Good point! My bathrooms actually are quite compact as a result of using these objects. Which is more realistic in my opinion. I've never known anyone to have large bathrooms IRL. Ever. I guess my crowd just ain't rarefied 'nuff.

I've only known one person in my life who had a bathroom that was even close to what some people think Sims should have in their houses.  And they were fabulously wealthy, their whole house was huge.

That's half my problem with custom content.  I don't like huge horking houses in my game.  They slow it down and it seems ridiculous to have a house so big that your sims will need over an hour of their time to get from one end to the other.  I much prefer smaller houses, but a lot of the room sets people create seem to need a tremendous amount of space. 

That's one of the reasons why I always liked  Paleoanth's room designs.  Like the Lauren livingroom she recently did, it's small enough so that you can put it in a small or average size house and it looks just fine. 

I have that whole set in game, I've been using it for awhile and it looks great. The bathtub needs a bit of space on the ends but other than that it's a very very well done set. It's been mentioned before.

I also have her Metro Wall series here (http://nene.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=288189). There're 3 different sets; a definite must have! Come to think of it I actually have most of her stuff.

Speaking of walls, Xtian at MTS2 has an amazing Urban Loft set. I use them way too much. Here (http://nene.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=292402).
Another great wall person is DaniKat also at MTS2. She has a whole collection inspired by Behr. I'm not a huge fan of double moulding but sometimes I need them and her colours are great. Here (http://nene.modthesims2.com/browse.php?f=380&u=171973).

ETA: Here I have screenies from a small bathroom in an apartment I built.

(http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL646/2837408/20065984/348664108.jpg)  (http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL646/2837408/20065984/348664105.jpg)

Yeah, and a lot of times, when I download a bigger house, the house tends to be full of excess crap that my sims will never use, with no room for skill objects or pets. Extra sitting rooms, randomly-placed plants...I usually just get small houses or download unfurnished versions of the larger houses.

Well, as far as wallpapers go, this set by JodelieJodelie (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=3704.0) are some of my very favorites. Love 'em!


Ooh, Oh, did you see the recolors that nixy did at Elegant Decay (http://www.elegantdecay.com/?p=67)? I like having lots of recolors for meshes - MOAR OPTIONZ!


I arrrrrgree, kenmtl - she is a great wall person! I use both her blue and green sets in almost every 'normal' house (ie. not old and beat-up). Love them! Very simple, very easy to mix with other wallpaper and such. Very well done. I like the moulding she's got going there better than the Maxis stuff. Om Nom Nom.

I hate that.  The first thing I do when I build a house is put in skill builders, or leave the room for them.  I admit to having converted a few "body building" rooms on first floors to temporary nurseries for the little ones, but once I've decided the child rearing days are over, and all little ones are at child stage or older, they quickly get converted back.

I like to have an attic for the purpose of putting skill building stuff up there so if I need to remove it for a bit, I can put it right back.  I also like to put musical instruments up there when company comes over, and then block the entrance with a chair, just to watch the visiting Sim throw a hissy fit because he/she cannot play the goddamned piano for money..

Dude, I visit that site everyday in the hope that it's updated. I luuuurve those recolors.

Wow.... my downloads folder is set to collapse under it's own weight! It was bad enough before I found this thread.

I love it though, there's always room for moar pretties!!!!  ;D

P.s., I can't believe that digital perversion slipped under my radar, I thought I had sought out all of the best sims2 sites. Thanks for mentioning it.

I'd list my favorite stuff here but 99.9% of it has already had a mention  :D

... i ♥ this place.....  ::)

How comes nobody mentioned Phaenoh (http://linna.modthesims2.com/browse.php?u=1052675&showType=1)? I couldn't live without her default replacements.

http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=312539

That set is a rather interesting one to look at.

http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=312208

But I do have the matching living room set in my game and it's awesome.  ;D

Dammit, now I'm zeroing in on the three gig mark in my DL folder and I bless and blame every one of you! :D

I'm in Bodyshop right now, and I tried Yuxi's Uni Fauxhawk Conversion (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=7740.msg255240#msg255240) on a Sim - it's awesome! She really is talented. Her base game messy hair for chicks is awesome, too. That would here (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=3933.msg118978#msg118978), if anyone's interested!

Elegant Decay is the best. I love the recolors on that site.
http://www.elegantdecay.com/?p=25#more-25
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/veggiedeggie/toppledthrones01.png)

http://esperesa.livejournal.com/tag/hair+edits

That is Yuxi's LJ, which has many lovely hair recolors/conversions. Yuxi is probably one of my favorite hair retexturer's out there, and I always check GOS and her LJ to see if she's done it. I've always loved how shiny she makes the hairs look. I guess that's because she uses Nouk's awesome textures.

OMFG, FAUXHAWKS, I LOVE FAUXHAWKS! When I finally end up donating my hair, I'm probably going to cut it so that I can make a fauxhawk.  :D

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH WWWWAAAAAAAAANNNTTTTTT!!!! http://wickednoukfamily.com/forums/index.php?topic=1199.msg8195#new

I love you Noukie - I got their Xmas stuff the other day - but new ponytail! I love them.  :D Thanks for letting us know.  :-*

Do I dare download more hair files? I've already got over 565mb of hair as it is. (No thanks to Nouk)  I love you, noukie!

My poor, poor downloads folder.

Appropriately, as I was reading the last few messages, my MP3 player started playing "Hair" from the movie by the same name.   

I know, it's of no relevance at all to this thread, but I thought it was funny.  "Give me down to there hair, shoulder length or longer, here Daddy, there Mama, every where hair!"

Ach! Now I got that damn song stuck in my head!  ;D

Oh wow oh wow oh wow! Nouk, thanks for pointing that out. Total Awesomeness!

Tim Curry was in Hair in London, before doing the Rocky Horror Show.....

And is that hair animated, by any chance?  It doesn't say and I'm super picky about that, for some reason.

Sure it does.   :D  "Side Ponytail, All Ages, Binned and Animated" 

So that's a yes.  :)

MTS2 has provided lots of neat goodies lately... a great new car by FP: (http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/1610/mts2freshprince855698rrgm5.jpg)
http://nene.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=312970

But this is a standout favourite, buyable deep sufaces.
http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/4102/68681521ex4.gif
http://my.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=313164

I love those buyable surfaces! ShanOw rocks!

How is this not featured? Or at least picked? I love it so much, I'm going to write a new story just so I can use it! God, I really could have used that in the current storyline. Awesomeness ;D
To tie in with it, I only just discovered this: http://linna.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=313286

Another entry in thesteampunk collection (I know, obsessed Devilfish is obsessed) by Timesynthesist at GoS

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/cosmic_charly/simsmisc/2e2ec0f4.jpg)

http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=8935.0

Omnomnom  :)

Desk Locater now has a Uni version (http://nene.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=313224) as well. Woohoo!!

The bed is up!

http://calalily.sublimesims.net/

 ;D ;D

In my utter excitement I forgot to thank Calalily once again for the pretty bed. And it's fairly low polys as well!

It is - and thank you.  :-* I'm glad you like it - and now you know the other meshes included. :P

Oh, I've been waiting for this one! It's lovely, thanks cala ;)

Thank you so much. Yes, now the mystery is solved of what all is inculded. By the way, I love the dark wood recolor and all the wacky colors.  ;D

Thanks guys - just watch the signature - told you I wouldn't announce it :P I complain if people spam their updates, so I don't do it myself. At the moment it looks like everyone likes it - twice as many as the usual page loads I usually have when I update - so people have voted with their clicks and I will make my polycount a little bit higher.  :-*

Cala, the whole set is lovely!  Thanks so much, I am putting it in the house I am working on this weekend.  I am trying something different and this bed works perfectly for what I had in mind.

Huzzah! Fly my pretties, fly!  :-*

Goodie, a new bedroom set for my sims.  I shall celebrate by having a great deal of woo hoo going on in my Sim homes this evening.  Of the upcoming population explosion, I will be sure to name at least one of the girls Calalily.  And her parents will tell stories of the wonderful bedroom set that lead to their conception.  And, will give it to them, when they get married, in hopes that they will soon give them grandchildren. 

 :D You should write a story about the family and the infamous Calalily bed.

:D It'll be the calalily-boomer generation.

Yay! Thanks for the update, Mheyin! I'm actually just about to send a couple of my fav Sims to college, so I'll be needing it.


The bed is very pretty, and I love that cala did both versions of the bedding decor (goes down with zoom = AWESOME!), but what I'm really loving is the whole set! The bench, the table, the curtain, the deco... I'm swooning. Cala, they're very pretty! Thank you muchly. Now I'm off to DL and quite possibly even fire up the game (20 minute load time) just to use them. Again, THANK YOU!


YES. Will want pictures!

Gorgeous set cala :D I'll download it as soon as I'm finished picking up the hair I pulled out during my video card driver fiasco......

Hmm... you could be right! 

You are most welcome.  I can tell no one but meshers looked at the swathes tutorial - that would have given you all a hint there would be curtainy goodness.  :D


Thank you  :-* I've had video card fiascos myself - they suck.

Thank you for the new beds ... my sims like them way to much. I just discovered the ACR hack and my simmies have been whoo hooing for 2 days solid.






 I am kinda jealous. Can you come to my home and make me a bed like that in real life??? lol

Nope, definitely not a mesher. The curtainy goodness was quite a pleasant surprise!

Lol - calalilysims - good for simsfucking.  :D  I'd have to send Coolington - he's the bedding co-ordinator round here, and gave me advice on colour schemes. I am beloved by God to have him.  :P


Need MOAR detective skills. :D The tutorial is of a mesh I ditched - that wide curtain made into one tile, but on reflection, it looked like shit.  :D

Last night my connection was pathetic and I could barely navigate anywhere, now it's back and I have downloaded it :D
I want moar recolours! I have a lot of sims and they all need to procreate!  :-* thanks Cala!

I hate bloody recolours - but live in hope - it's only been out 3 days, and I've seen it all over. I know HugeLunatic was downloading the UV maps, so I'm sure that someone else will recolour - you may be spoilt for choice. :D

So in other words, we need to designate someone to stalk the internet for recolors of that bed.

Is that your way of volunteering?  :D

Hey I sparked the idea, my part is done.  :P

My downloads folder hates you Calalily, it is loaded with your stuff and Nouk's  :P

I'll let you all know if I get referring links for recolours. :D

Here's one already:
http://www.all4sims.de/board/thread.php?threadid=8724&threadview=0&hilight=&hilightuser=0&page=1

Now got a special page for recolours so I don't spam it up. (http://calalily.sublimesims.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134&Itemid=166) :D


My sincere apologies to your download folder. :P

Yay!  :D

For anyone who likes buffybot, since she pulled all her stuff from DL', Yay, she has been posting new blends onto her LJ. I really like her new lizard skintone blend and I'm sure looks just as awesome in game.

http://joedy-76.livejournal.com/3056.html#cutid1

(http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5207/mts2moghughson852258piemt9.jpg) (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1174)
This (http://nene.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=312004) will come in handy once I get my game reinstalled on my new HD. I'm already in love with it. Here (http://nene.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=313224) is one for uni students.

The desk claimer is a life saver! The only issue I've had with it is that it doesn't seem to work when placed diagonally, but it's worth having just to see my 6s and 12s actually using their desks to do their homework.

The kids in my game must be brats, they like to get off of the damn bus and put the homework on the ground and I STILL have to move it to the damn desk even with the claim thingie on it! Grrrrrrrrrrr....

Sorry to mention the obvious Paden, but have you actually assigned each desk to a child? Other than that I can only think of it clashing with another mod. Didn't Squinge have a hack to force children into using desks? or is it Inge I'm thinking of?

E.T.A.: This set by AmberDiceless is absolutely gorgeous.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/2w3oqs2.jpg)
Find it here (http://linna.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=309307)

It's activated and as far as I know, it's the only homework hack I have installed. That set is calling me!! Can't resist! You FIEND!! :D

I downloaded that set last night in a mindless downloading spree. I haven't used it yet, but I'm going to load up soon so that I can nomnom it in game.

That bedroom set is beautiful.  Mr. Boddy, the desk is fabulous.  Awesome job.

I love that bedroom set, it is absolutly gawgus!! Downloading it now, and it will fit in with my new NH theme.

Guess who made a new car! *does happy dance* (http://linna.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=313907&c=1)

Oh I love - absolutely love - This one by Fresh Prince (http://linna.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=297587)

:o I haven't seen that one before! It's so pretty!

I haven't put these in-game yet as it is running, but these look really nice from the preview pics:

http://modthesims2.com/download.php?t=313968

Emma,  those are cute!

Oh, my! How did I miss that Phaeton!!? My grandfather had a 1930 Phaeton that he had inherited from his father. I loved that thing to death. *skips off to download*

Adele's latest set is here. It's here! It's fucking here!
I am a happy fangirl.

Now go! Yoink it! Yoink like you've never yoinked before!
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/veggiedeggie/adele_petiteAbeille.jpg)
http://wickednoukfamily.com/forums/index.php?topic=1168.0

Thanks for the heads up, on my way now! She is one of my faves, so I'm going after this one like a cat after catnip! Fucking meow! And the hair by Nouk is nommable, too! The recolours of the Holy Simoly set that Dour did are also on my list of things to yoink!

I most heartily agree. A spot of rum for all involved in the aspiration sets!

NomNomNomfreakingNOM.

Thanks for the heads up, I'd been stupidly checking her site rather than WNF directly. Very nice output by all of the creators :)

Oh wonderful. All that stuff in that thread is just gorgeous! A little too pink for my tastes, but nabbed anyway :D

Yay more girlie things for my simmies!  ;D That Nouk hair looks a lot like mine when it's down minus the bangs.

*Runs to download Adele set, throwing chairs behind her to block others and tripping people the whole way*

i can haz sexi gurl stuffz?

OMG, I love everything that they have to offer!  :D

I love this fence, and I use it all the time.
The creator, Manga Moon says the fence requres University, (works fine without it)
http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=284924
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/veggiedeggie/Untitled-8.jpg)

Oh I love that fence - runs off to download before anyone else sees it  ;D

Hopefully this SA from TSR is never ever snapped up as an FA:

*snipsnipsnip*

Tons of gorgeous maxis clothing recolours *drools*

edit: I hang my head in shame, I am such a bad pirate...

Silly Anyerfillag! TSR is not a free site.
I like GrayDragonfly's items too. I really wish she would go to WNF or MTS2 to host her items.

But...urgh.

*hangs head in shame*

Pelt me with whatever you've got!

Just both of you asterisk the name and remove the link, no harm no foul. The more you link there, the more you're promoting TSR.

I probably wouldn't have wanted it anyway, Anyer. So don't feel bad. TSR files have their own compressor system, which I hear conflicts badly with the superior, squee worthy (and free) compressorizer system. Don't cross the beams! It fucks up games, I hear.

Did Jfade work on TSR's compressor system?

I wouldn't know, myself. I made the mistake of using the free compressorizer on some tsr files, and learned the hard way that it crashes one's game. I had to back up all my files, delete the tsr files, and reinstall the game, and then someone told me about the conflict. I'm sure other people know the specifics of the problem, though.

Hm... most of my own stuff was salvaged from TSR after I lost my computer and it's all been compressed and it works just fine.

On my old computer, the compressor screwed everything up, but on the new one, it works great.  So, I think different computers do different things with compression programs. 

I find that so odd. I've never heard of such a thing. But being that I know scant little about computers, I will believe it. My computer is getting a bit long in the tooth.

I never knew about the compressor conflict. I compress everything even hacks and never have an issue.

I've compressed hacks in the past, but then I heard that you should never compress hacks. Then I got rid of all my hacks but a couple that had already been safely compressed, so I guess it's an obsolete issue with me.

I've used that compressoriser on TSR items and nothing has gone wrong with my game oolongteadrinker ???

I've got the same thing going as littletoes: I compressorize everything - no issues. All my hacks get compressed before they go in my game. Everything gets compressed before it goes in my game. I have 30,000 files in my DL folder; I really can't afford not to run them through the compressorizer. Oddly enough, I have relatively few issues. Lately just one where some skintones were messing up every single hair I had - including Maxis. I was highly disappointed - it was really pretty skin.


From TSR itself or the Booty? 'Cause if you do your TSR shopping at the Booty, you're much less likely to have an issue, which is, needless to say, awesome.

I haven't had any problems with Compressorizor, but Wardrobe Wrangler is another story--I don't dare use it for a lot of stuff because I don't remember what I got from TSR and what I didn't and using WW on a TSR item causes a huge crash in my game.

dusdee, I had tsr files from tsr (before I discovered the light of EA's eula), and then from the booty. I'm kinda surprised some computer wiz hasn't surfaced to say "Ha, you should have burned an offerring, twirled counter clockwise and hit control+shift when you used the program on those files!"

Even so, I've been burned and I don't trust anything except bodyshop anymore and I only download from certain sites.


Damn it, I've got the wrangler, too. Haven't used it in ages, either, because I'm scared of some conflict because I also don't know what came from where. There are some files I've had since 2004

(http://usera.imagecave.com/lifeofpi/acc_marcjacobsandnerdglasses.jpg)

I think shock&shames glasses are amazing.  :)

http://www.shock-shame.com/

I agree!  It took me forever to find glasses that I liked, and was crazy excited when I found shock&shame's!

Lifeofpi, those are amazing. I've always wanted to have glasses like those in my game. I've found things that came awfully close, but never quite quite what I envisioned. The size, the frames, the little details- perfect.

my favorite part is that the glass is clear. Often people make it look like frosted blue. Frosted blue glass is fine for a coffeetable, but my glasses in real life are clear.

Ha! That's so great. I went on a glasses downloading spree a week or so ago, and I realized that the mesh for those glasses (this one here (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=253246)) is incredibly popular. I actually have over 60 pairs of glasses using that one mesh. Which reminds me, I need to do another purge sometime soon - hopefully before my game explodes. I did have a point somewhere... oh, yes. Those glasses (that I have and adore) reminded me that these (http://iltrono.forumfree.net/?t=30389347) ones use the same mesh, and they're pretty darn cute, too, if I do say so myself.

Goddammit. I swore to myself that I was done downloading things for the week. Damn it.

Does that include free stuff as well? Cause if so, cripes! *goes to save her game*

The Shock and Shame glasses are really nice. Iced Mango (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=255598) also has nice glasses.

I am so busy sending myself emails with these bookmarks from work!  :D
I also love just plain clear glasses. I remember being so desperate for glasses that I would grab some pay from TSR and they would just butcher the Sim wearing it next time I would reload the game.
You know what I mean, those weird blue glitches where the glasses would be either floating or cutting into the sim. Eech.
I am so happy I have free awesome ones to try! Thanks LifeofPi! (may I call you Pi?)  :-*

I love that eyeglasses mesh, but if I remember correctly, it is one of the ones I had to fix so they wouldn't flash blue.

I have the fixed mesh in a zip file here (http://www.esnips.com/doc/027f2038-5ffd-4167-a27c-5dbaf28ecd04/Glasses).  I had originally tossed up the zip file because someone had seen a picture of my self sim (http://community.livejournal.com/sim_spam/484403.html) and wanted the glasses she was wearing, which came from one of the Daum forum megapacks I got off of GoS.

But, anyway it's a tiny upload, and you can just toss out the recolors and nab the fixed mesh if you'd like.

Thanks, Quinctia. Much appreciated.  :)

lacy napkinny, tablerunnery goodness
http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=4970.msg267035#msg267035
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/veggiedeggie/napkins.jpg)

Those remind me of the ones both of my grandmothers had! Coolness!

I remember someone saying a few pages back that karaskaras is emerging as a very good mesher. Her Sparrow Furniture Set (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=8860.0) looks to be just as well made as her previous sets, which is to say, very well made.
And guess who updated? All About Style (http://www.all-about-style.com/index.html)! I get excited every time they update, they're one of the only sites that seem to give a crap about my poor, forgotten elders. :)

p.s. Totally nabbed the Silent Hill stuff. Can't pass that up!
CRAP! That reminds me, look here (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=9276.0), it's freaking sweet.

I agree! I'm quite the karaskaras fan. I've got the Ibis set too. the sparrow set,  and the cube set. All of which match eachother and look amazing.
 :-\
http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=8329.0 cube
http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=8570.0 ibis
I will not give in to downloading clutter. i will not give in to downloading clutter. My downloads folder is nearing 15,000 files. Must not click download link. (hands over ears- lalala)

You'll do it, you know that you will! You are a downloads addict! Say it! SAY IT! I am a junkie! SAY IT!!!!! :D

My sims do need manly junk around the yards... Dammit, no! You will NOT make me give in! I cannot go over 15,000 downloads- alright you twisted my arm!

I am a downloads addict. (cough)

Oh, pish-aw. ;D I have twice that many, and it only takes about twenty minutes for my game to load. What's sixteen more files? :D
It's the gas and propane tanks that really did it for me. That's the kind of stuff that really makes a house a home. Nothing like the smell of Diesel in the morning!

I'm mighty impressed that you can wait 20 minutes!! I'm like a whiny kid doing the pee-pee dance when my game loads for 12minutes +.

I spent a good chunk of last night cleaning out old files. Who knew I had 4esf files still in my game? I've had stuff in there for years that I never use. I used simcat to  track down all the misorganized recolors of crap I don't want anymore. By my estimation I've deleted 200-220 files last night. After that, 16 new ones don't seem so bad.

It's a new day! I gotz me space to burn! Where be all the free pretties?

eta= here they are!
http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=314684

*clicks the link* I have no problem at all admitting to my download addiction. :D

Addiction! Of course not I never download anything! Ok I admit it I have an addiction.  :P

Fortunatly my game doesn't have loading problems.  ;D

What is this simcat that you speak of? And where can I find it? Does it track down all the clothing meshes that I don't have recolors for, too? Cause I don't understand how the Wardrobe Wrangler and Download Organizer are supposed to do that - they never have for me. Perhaps because I keep my mesh files in folders separate from my recolor files?

p.s. Manor House Kitchen looks SICK! (in the good way)

The simcategorizer by simwardrobe. I keep forgetting other people can't read my mind  :-[ It does not find clothing and hair recolors, unfortunately. But its good for finding recolors of objects, which is great because sometimes I'll goof and put deco recolors in my build folder, or surfaces, and whatnot. The only gripe I have for it is that it takes forever for it to find all the recolors.

Oh, those doilies remind me of ones I crocheted, the round really lacey ones.  I might have to put away my needles and pull out a hook again soon.

 15,000 downloads..I wish! lol

 I have over 45, ooo and that is with deleting about 2 thousand in the past week! And yes I am picky about what I do download.There is just so much good stuff out there! But every once in a while something nasty will be hiding...mostly sneeks in from lots I will download.

I wonder if anyone's ever hit 1 million downloads.

Holy shite! My computer would probably take an hour to load if I had that many! And that's with having organized the files and compressing them.

If you have trouble with sneaky cc when you download houses and lots, you could use the clean installer to import them into your game. You can see all the cc listed and check which ones you want to include in the lot. Or you could just click the lot slot and leave everything else blank (that's what I do).

I use the clean installer when to import simmies, too. That way if I like the sim, but it's wearing clothes, makeup, hair or accessories I don't like, I get to just keep the nice parts.

http://nonsensica.wordpress.com/

Lots of random clutter, mostly art related along with lots and posters. Gorgeous stuff!

I do use the clean installer......now! But for so long I didn't and so I had no idea what was being put in my game.AND I never organized anything. All my down loads were floating around all together in the folder. It has only been the past year I took on the task of organizing and going threw everything. But every now and then I will go to use an object I have not used for a while and find that it has a nasty recolor I don't want. So now I am more picky about what I put in my game and I have put things in my own collection type folders to find it all! lol


 I used that manor house kitchen in a lot today..it is awesome!!!

*crosses fingers* Now if only Nixy of Elegant Decay would come out with recolors of it!

Agh. My downloads folder says 5,420 files, 57 folders.

And, scarily, I think I like downloading more than actually playing the game.

I think I have spent just as much time downloading as playing too, because it is like shopping, only it is free! 

heh. I'm with you there. Sims free cc totally enables my hoarding tendencies. If not for the sims and it's community creators, I'd probably be one of those crazy ladies with stacks of newspapers from the 1950's- onward, 90 cats, and a bajillion purses I'd never use.

I don't think I've mentioned my love of bb (happy8) here in this thread yet, have I?
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/veggiedeggie/bbwindowwcif.jpg)

I love making houses with patios that double as living areas and I fell in LOVE with that adorable red windowsill.

ETA: because rudely not linking is my other unhealthy tendency
GANON!
http://www.happy8.com/bbsims/

Link please, Zelda!

Hey, Oolong...that looks great, I'd love to grab it...but, where is it located on that site? I'm sifting through it and I've yet to find it. What section and page, plz?

ETA: NM...found it! Page 24 under objects. =-)

Sorry! Should've included the page#! Won't make that mistake again.

Incidently, can anyone else get into page one of BabbyebeSim's build mode section? Since discovering the site I've never been able to get into page 1, though 2-4 seem to work just fine. I'm not even sure if the first page has any content, but I'm still curious. I've left a comment in the guestbook about it, but the site owner doesn't speak english as a primary language and I'm not sure how often people check their guestbooks anyway.

Just wondering.

Nope, can't get into page 1 either. I am sure I've visited the site before because I remember the empty 1st page. It's never been there, I don't think.

Hm. Guess it's just a quirk of the website.

Anyone up for a cool rinse?
This makes me wish I had the expansion packs required to use this
http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=275659

Try this:

http://www.happy8.com/bbsims/bm1.html (http://www.happy8.com/bbsims/bm1.html)

She made a mistake in the coding and named the page just 1, then coded the link as 01. 

She has some great stuff. I have a bunch and it always looks great in game. I do find the site a bit of hassle to navigate though. That's kinda why I stopped going there.

Where are those blind things from?  Are they hers?

Yes, they do look consistently good in game.
I made a sweep of the site looking for those curtain shader things. Didn't see them. But that's probably just me. And dammit, now I want them.

And Darqstar, thank you! I've always wanted to know what was there, and now I do. :D

Aw jeez. I just cleaned too. Oh well

*click click click click click*

 eta: a Justice poster, nomnomnom

Thats exactly how I feel right now. I shouldn't read this thread! happy8 is blinding, but that windowsill is excellent! Thanks for the link oolong :)

<=== has 8 cats and a million purses...is already crazy old lady :(

lacking 82 cats. FAIL.  ;)
My sims don't own any "purses", save for the deco/clutter kind. Not that there aren't some gorgeous purse accessories out there. I just have so many accessories that I can't afford to have cc you can't see in the thumbnail.

That's why I love Adele's accessories.
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/veggiedeggie/adacc.jpg)
http://www.adele-sims.com/adele.php?page=updates
http://www.modthesims2.com/member.php?u=1374247
You can see what they are and most importantly WHERE they are.

The xmas light earrings blink on and off, when the sim wears them, btw. AUGH! I've got much Adele love, it's killing me.

I am absolutely ga-ga for Adele's stuff. I have over 70 of her clothing files and I don't know how many room sets I have. She is so talented. Awesome creator.

Adele's furniture sets make me vomit rainbow jealousy. Her texturing (not to mention meshing) is beautiful. Has anyone linked to her victorian-gothic parlor set?

No idea, but just in case: http://my.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=299075
Nom nom NOM

Some of my favourites from Dedital Sheep (http://dsb.g.ribbon.to/) (I have no idea what that means)

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/cosmic_charly/simsmisc/be87d05e.jpg)
http://dsb.g.ribbon.to/downloads/cloth/cloth.html (Under 'Teamed')

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/cosmic_charly/simsmisc/f60e46f8.jpg)
http://dsb.g.ribbon.to/downloads/accessory/accse.html
Bunny hat! Cuteness!

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/cosmic_charly/simsmisc/0f89e0c7.jpg)
http://dsb.g.ribbon.to/downloads/cloth/cloth.html (Under 'Toddler')
Toddler Outerwear. Because there isn't enough of that.

oolongteadrinker, where on earth did you find that Adele scarf (the fluffy like accessory)? I have never ever seen that before and it looks ever so om nom nom!

Oooo!! Nomnomnom!! Added site to my favorites!

I think it's on the WNF forum in Adele sims section as a gift, but I can't reach WNF right now, so I can't provide direct link.  :)

http://wickednoukfamily.com/forums/index.php?topic=348.0

I think that's it, but I couldn't get the picture to come up. It's an exclusive in any case.

It is!

And it's imitation fur, btw. That Adele thinks of everything, does she not?

I wish more people would have accessories show up like Adele does. I have pages and pages of accessories, but I have to actually click on them and then search the sim to see what they are.

Oh I know, I hate that! Especially since CAS is extremely laggy in my game. I've been sorting all my jewlery in BV categories with Wardrode Wrangler. You still can't see it but at least the CAS camera moves to the relevant place on the sim's body. It's still a bitch to accessorize my sims though.

Bruno and Adele both make some wonderful clothes, and Bruno's mts2 page has exploded with a slew of gorgeous new pajamas. I love jammies! Nom! Jam with my toast, please!

Secret Weapons
http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=315629 (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=315629)

This is NOT helping me curb my hoarding habit.

Just came across these wonderfull lots by Isaa over at simscrossing. Love them! And they're actually pretty light on the cc (by my standards at least). I love this one especially:

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/cosmic_charly/simsmisc/a232c21c.jpg)
http://simscrossing.net/index.php?topic=1689.0

You have to register to download.

 :o I have to have that lot!

That lot is amazing.

The ones from Dedital Sheep are far to cute. I kinda went a little overboard downloading them all.

 I wanted to share this find... I lurk over at MTS2 often but I missed this.HystericalParoxysm took all the neighbourhoods and put them into one giant hood... and it is updated for AL.


http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=301194

I Dl last night and been playing...kinda neat having all the charters living together.




 and just to add Delphy has updated his organizer...    http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=227925

Oh right, Megahood! Seems like a neat idea actually, only the first thing I did when I got the game was remove all axis stuff I could ;D

Good news on DDO. Wouldn't know what I'd do without it.

Good news, I think? The bold "Now scans orphans" thing gave me pause. Didn't it always scan orphans? (just not very clearly or effectively?)

 :D Yeah, I don't use that 'feature'. Don't trust it. But it's great for... well, organising downloads.

If by "scans orphans" you mean, marks items I know aren't orphans as orphans while not actually marking any orphans, then sure it did.  XD

I may try it out just to see if it manages to get any this time.

Don't bother, it didn't. Not for me anyway.

If you're one of those people who love to make your hoods look like real towns/cities, then Criquette's stuff is amazing. She just put up an airport neighborhood deco set. She has a few others on her profile, too, including a marina set and a roadways set.

http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=315821

After I have scanned for orphans,it always states that I have no orphans when I  know damn well that I do,took me a while to figure out that I had to tick the show ophans box, they finally showed up(136 to be exaxt)
I like the preview texture feature as well  :)

GLEE!!!

I just found this site with the coolest lots. I know the rules say I have to convincingly act older than 12 to post here, but I'm giddy like a Japanese schoolgirl right now, so you'll have to forgive me just this once. ;D

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/cosmic_charly/simsmisc/Clipboard01.jpg)
http://blog.naver.com/2aspiration2.do

Go check it out. This one pic really does't do it justice.

OMG droll... call me 12 too because that stuff makes me giggle too!


 and the organizer has always done a good job for me with orphans, but I have not had too many at once so I think that helps.

It didn't get any better.

My problem is I will never know if I have any orphans if I use that scanner, because it always brings up the same, oh, 300 files or so.  That aren't orphans.  That I use quite often.  That I actually have pictoral evidence that are working just fine as of my last playthrough.

Criquette's Marina set is the best thing that ever happened to my custom island hood.  Now I just have to decide if the landing strip is on the part of the island that my neighborhood is, or leave it back on some other portion (and in my imagination).

I love that program, but the orphan scanner is way too often false. I stopped using it for that long ago.

The updated version of the orphan scanner took out most of my "false postives".  It seems to not read EA Store items and CAS items.  But it finally reads all expansions.

Club Crimsyn (http://www.clubcrimsyn.com/) updated! Oh, happy, happy day!

Oh yay! Pretty new outfits!  ;D

I can't resist anything from Club Crimsyn. Goddammit. Do I need those sexeh male clothes? Nooo. On the otherhand, my sims sure do. DAMMIT

Nixy made some dollies :)

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/cosmic_charly/simsmisc/2lw0s9z.jpg)
http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=9596.0

I already love those fugly critters.

I know I shouldn't even look in this thread. My computer is going to quit me one day...

*does a running jump to download link for Ugly Dolls*

I love those critters. I saw them yesterday when I was on GOS, so I got them and a few *cough*tons*cough* things. I haven't seen them in the game yet cause two of the lots I got from there yesterday had a ton of content from the booty used in it, but I didn't have it, so I had to go in and find what all i need and download a ton more stuff.

But my downloads folder hates this thread and me. It took me two years to get to 10,000 downloads. Two months ago I had a problem with something I downloaded, so I had to start over. So in theses two months I have gotten, let me check, ummm, 12,133. Hmmm, last night i just had 8,833. In less then 24 hours I got 3,300 more downloads, I've never done that much. The funny thing is that before my game was really laggy with just 10,000 downloads, now there isn't that much lag, but there is long loading times. And the best part of this is that I don't meet the minimal CPU or RAM requirements. But at least I will be getting a new computer after my parents get their tax refund, and I'll finally get to play those games I got for Christmas....

Just checked out the Ugly Dolls in game. They're AWESOME. She made a million kinds of them...flopped over, small, large, and in a rainbow of colors.. And they're all slaved to the masters. Amazing!

I'm glad you like them :)   

Okay, I'm not just glad. I'm squeefully thrilled to see my stuff in this thread.

At some point, after I've forgotten exactly how tedious it was to make all those meshes into package files, I'm planning to do another batch. I just did some of the ones that I like this time, but I still want to do a couple that were requested.

But your stuff certainly deserves to be here.  Those dolls are excellent.  And they sort of remind me of the freezer bunny in the game too.  And there is a huge lack of stuff that's funky, funny, edgy,  sweet, and decorative all rolled into one. 

That works out great then, I'm trilled you're thinking of making another batch ;D All your stuff is great, I can't wait for the next load of dolls. The colors and shapes and sheer madness remind me a whole lot of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends for some reason. And I love that cartoon :P

Cheese rules.

Water Horsey! Brother Lady! I Like Chocolate Milk!
(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f114/dusdeedawn/Ipooted.jpg)
Gotta go Gotta go Gotta go Gotta go Gotta go

Me + Child + Public Area + "I LIKE CEREAL!" ("Si, and I like Potatoes") = Favorite thing EVAR.

And don't forget the awesome music!

Twinkle Twinkle little bar,
how I wonder is a cat.

and "I LIKE the fair!"

My favorite?  Sneaking up on Edward in the shower with the carrot and stabbing him screaming "I FOUND A CARROT!" 

I get so friggin' happy when Bruno updates. I pretty much go crazy.
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/veggiedeggie/brunoUndiesThumb.gif)
http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=316265

The thumb does not do these justice.

Oh god, those dolls!
I deleted over 2000 orphans (how did it get that bad?) It took me 3 days. 

I think I deserve some new downloads as a reward. (yoinks the deco ugly dolls) MOAR DECO!

ETA: thank you for slaving the colors. Hope I'm using the tern correctly. I wish desperately that more creators would do that sort of thing. Not that I'm picky. A good creation is a good creation, but the slave files make this a fucking great creation!

I love finding great maxis bedding recolors. I really like these from timesynthesist at GOS.
(http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo20/paperbeth/TimesynthesistBedding.jpg)

I'm new at this. I used photobucket. I believe it is the correct procedure. Please tell me if it is wrong. ;D

Ohh yah  I dled those pertiful unmentionables today  ::) I love those beddings! Here's some gorgeous living room furniture by Zarrie @ Gos

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y265/siberiansunset/SecretSanta.jpg)

It was a secret santa gift..I was so excited when they both allowed her to share it!
Here's the link..your download folder can hate me now.
http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=8750.0 (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=8750.0)

You did it right. :D If it's a paysite, don't bother to use photobucket - just hotlink. :P

OOOO Shiny new things! But, alas, I must refrain from downloading anymore stuff until my new notebook gets here ;D. this one huffs and puffs like a fat kid on a flight of steps when I run the game with all of my CC.

I usually carry around an external hard drive so I can download whatever I want, when I want it. I've also acccepted the fact that I'm a download whore and came to terms with it.

*click*

*kicks self*  I have an 80GB external hard drive and never thought of that...

(http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/dea99052eb731c1bf50fb5c4415f7ce04g.jpg)

I'm finally good in the space department  ;D (one point i got down to only 1 gb after a dl spree.... ::)) Now i got a new 320 gb hd and 1tb external! I can now be in dl heaven ..but *sigh* I still have to unzip/rar them and I'm not going to be my game's #1 fan anytime soon...Oh well! Bring more pretties  :P

You're welcome. Since I usually have 50-70,000 files in my game at any one time (currently trying to find the crash-causing problems in 80,000+, which is just as much fun as you might guess), I have personal incentive to keep the number of files required to be in the game low. I learned how to do master/slave at practically the same time I learned how to make a mesh, so it was easy for me to just make it all part of the same process from the very beginning. It's actually very easy, and I wish more creators would do it, too.

Here, here!  I learned that pretty fast too - can't remember what it was I first made that was slaved, but I know it was to a maxis object.  Just wish there was some way to go in and replace/remove all the hard to recolour stuff [like stairs and fences] with recolourables just like objects.

This thread is killing me. My desktop blew up and I'm waiting for the parts I ordered to arrive so I can rebuild it. I only have my laptop which has a tiny HD and won't play the Sims. And every day I come here and find more awesomeness that I MUST. HAVE.
I hate this thread - you'd think I could just wait and not look, but nooOOooo. . . .

Ditto!My download folder is about to explode...But the dollies are so great, i must grab them !!! ::)

I make a folder called "DownloadSpree(insert date)" in my downloads folder. It helps with crashing problems after a download spree (which always happens to me). If there's no problems I move the contents of that folder to their respective subfolders.

Don't spread this around, but *whisper* when I find my dl folder about to 'splode I go through all the cc and look for stuff that's old and out of fashion. It's easy to find things that I wanted at the time but never use. What's most helpful is looking for the stuff that's a bit outdated. (not counting my period era  themed stuff) Stuff that looked good in 2005 but maybe is not so flattering in '09. (why did I download those cute but clubby looking dresses in 2006?) It hurts to get rid of, but keeps my sims current.

That's a very good idea eternal_darkness!!!~ too bad..I didn't see your idea b4 my dls folder got this bad...(in all honesty I have not even bothered to look)-and I've got so much stuff it isn't even funny. Maybe i should gather the strength and take a look see. :-\ I'm thinking of throwing everything out (i do have a lot of junk crap I don't want..) and trying to start anew. Sometimes I truly think I just dl to dl. I am addicted! *sigh* it may be months before I can get it straight! Delphy's organizer is my only hope. (Thanks!) anyways...off to peek. :'(

I go through stages like that, too. I think it's like organizing one's closet at home. We have stuff we wear everyday. Stuff we bought and loved in the store, but never look at at home. And stuff that doesn't fit or look good anymore, but served us well in the past.

I've gotten a bit draconian in my download keeper mentality. If I'm not tempted to use certain cc in most houses, than I ask myself, do I reallly like it that much in the first place? Also I have a list of my favorite cc makers. Nixy, Adele, Bruno, Fresh Prince, Buggybooz, Blake Boy, Maylin, Anva, Macarossi,  Phoenix Phaerie, Noukie,  karaskaras, Sleepless Angel--- You get the point. Even if I like cc, it might just be a momentary thing, so I compare it to my ultimate faves. If it doesn't live up to that calibre, it doesn't get space. And my hard drive ain't no friggin' ark.

Oh, look how disciplined and hoity toity I'm being. I've adopted this stance all of a week ago. ::)

A whole week?  Wow! 

All kidding aside, when I lost my old computer and got the "new" one (it was used, but it's new to me) and I realized I could do multiple layers of sub folders, I became positively anal about organizing downloads.  I've got everything organized, pictures in the folders to tell me what is what, so I can tell what I use frequently and what I don't.  If I find I don't use it, out it goes.   I also find I'm not all that willing to download individual pieces, I prefer sets instead. And I prefer to download stuff by the same artists than to find a bunch of different ones.  But, I have everything all catagorized and sub catagorized.   I must have a hundred subfolders in my download folder. 

I realize that sometimes I spend more time organizing my downloads than I actually spend playing the game. 

I'm that bad too - not only do I sort downloads, but but also as I download its sorted.

I'm crazy about these new curtains by Gelydh

(http://i41.tinypic.com/zxth85.jpg)

http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=9719.new#new

I'm the same way. I love sets. Also I categorize like crazy. But I only have 81 subfolders. Now I feel behind. :(

Also I yoinked those amazing curtains by Gelydh at GOS. That made for my 81st folder! Does anyone know what that chair is from? It looks like hek's work, am I right?

I'm a little OCD about my dl folder. I have 26 subfolders (i.e. appliances, seating, etc) then in just the deco folder alone I have 70 sub-sub-folders broke down by site/creator lol. I even have folders in some of those folders!
I have a 'go thru' folder too. I'm positive I spend at least 75% of my 'sims time' downloading & organizing!
Not sure where that chair is from (I know the pot & plant is buggybooz)

I just make subfolders accpording to the categories in DDO. It's easiest that way. Unzip, compressorise, remove duplicates with clean intaller, sort with DDO. I know it sound convoluted but this is actually easiest for me :D

I'd like to delete a whole truckloed of stuffses, but I' afraid I'll bork something. I download a LOT of lots andI hardly ever build one myself, so I'm afraid I'll delete a crapload of building stuff and furniture and completely gut my houses. And there's so much CAS stuff I need to get rid of, but deleting one outfit ingame takes about 4 minutes and I can't possibly find stuff in my dl folder.

I'm afraid I'm past the point of no return. The only option I have is starting all over, but I've got so much stuff from way back when and things I wouldn't find anymore, that's not really an option either.

Oh, and I just found this:

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/cosmic_charly/simsmisc/MTS2_Jasana_BugBreeder_771347_img_J.jpg)
http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=289069

No more ruining my themed lots with brown wooden fridges :D

The salvaged stories crap from maty would go great with those cellar "fridges". Leaf bedding. Tarp bedding. Tiki, and rustic wooden stuff. Even a limbo bar.

LOVE the fridge and the curtains!

And I think some of you OCD people who have a heart attack if you seen my DL folder. 45 thousand plus files all floating around together :)

I'm not really OCD, just like to know where things are, when I clean out stuff.  I sort by creators, except for a few odds and ends, and those are sorted by where I got stuff from.

That used to be my dl folder on my old computer, since I could only nest folders two subs down.  Of course, when I started DLing stuff, I never thought it would be that much.  "Well a few walls and floors.  Okay, a couple recolors...oh, I MUST have this hair, and that hair, and yes, some pretty outfits and OH BOY NEED TEH SHINY!"  I think a lot of folks start out doing that.  Most of the folks I know who have well organized download folder either remember the days of TS1, or have had their game crash and burn and had to reinstall everything, or have spent hours trying to track down a bad package that was crashing their game. 

Makes me look like a total messhead. I've gotten to the point where I have one called "eyes", one called "hair", one called "seating" and so on. If they're in sets, they get their own folder. Such as windows. Windows have their own subfolders if they are in a cool set. Floors have their own, walls have their own, but they're all thrown together because I am NOT gonna take the time to sort the carpet from the tile from the wood. Fuck that. Walls are the same. Hacks get their own folder. Some creators get their own folder, too. *eyes board creators* I'd like to thank each and every one of you for making my game load in about eight minutes time, from click of the icon to choose a neighborhood to play. I have three gigs of CC but what can I say, I get impatient for the damn thing to load!! :D And it's all your damn fault for being too damn good to pass on. Thank you very much, no sarcasm intended. :)

This is my favorite kitchen of all time - I'm not sure why, maybe its the transforming counter pieces - though the end counter is in its own thread.

http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=142752

Lovely!

Want a replacement bottle for your drinking sims?

(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc79/EngramAu/Random/rumbottle.jpg)

RUMMMMMMM!  Piratey rum!

http://engram-au.livejournal.com/23670.html

I've started doing "date", then subfolder "hair" "clothes" etc. My new laptop is probably gonna be like " WTF ?! I didn't sign up for this !! " ::)

 :D Love it! Thanks for that one!

Okay, I tried to look over everything and don't *think* anybody else has pointed these out yet. I found these a few days ago, and think they are beyond adorable-- I use them for all my Sims.

(http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu125/snarkysnowlfake/Silhouetteprev1.jpg)

They are available @ GOS here (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?PHPSESSID=j16i220gcfktg3d7j8jtv4ukc1&topic=9511.0).

I wanted to get Spookymuffin's replacement face templates, but she uses Send Space and I can't get that sucker to work for me, so I is sad tonight. :(

Paden, your inbox is full.
link baleeted

I'll delete the link once I know you've got them.
  :)

how the hell do you manage to get 45,000 files into a download folder?  Does the game even manage to work ???

Good idea ooolongteadrinker:) I need to just make folders for my fav creators (a lot of them the same ones ya have lol ) that way it's soo much simpler. I truly need to become dl ocd so that I don't end up in the same predicament ::) I still haven't even taken a look at my downloads folder--but this may tell ya how bad it is. I have not played my game since beginning of december-due to a constant download spree. It has only gotten somewhat ok since I've been sticking my nose on the phorum! (not too long lol) Oh well lol  I think I have over 14 gb of cc-most of it just sitting there because I haven't even opened it. This doesn't include what's already in my actual game folder. Yeah. I'm messed up. And this thread...does not make my "condition" better. ;) As I have to get those curtains. *Sigh* Ok back to being sick.

OK, pickles, go ahead and delete, got them! Many thanks!

Closing in on 10G here... over 50.000 files and counting. The game takes half an hour to load on good days. I'm so ashamed... :-[

 there is a ton of great stuff! lol And yes I am picky about what I put in... I just like having lots of options!   It takes about 15-20  minutes for my game to load. In that time I keep myself busy.Do the dishes, put away laundry. In fact if it wasn't for the load time wait I would not get as much housework done!! lol

I requested that over at GoS as that pretty much what I wear during the colder snaps in the year; I hated the fact my jean loving selfsim would either have to wear ski pants, skirts or nothing on bottom and just a long jacket and boots when it was Winter in my game. My selfsim is now very very happy :D

I wouldn't call these "pretty" but when I was trying to mesh, I sure would have found them useful. 

Measuring Sticks for meshes (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=125750).

You folks can judge for yourselves if they'll be useful to you.   ;D

EDIT: Fixed link

Those are clever, if not pretty.  But I'm not sure if I'd use it or not...I tend to clone stuff the height I want.

Oh I love those.  They will save me some laborious testing time! Thank you so much - this will save me immeasurable hours!  :-*

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/cosmic_charly/simsmisc/MTS2_thePrincess_867935_childsroom.jpg)
http://my.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=316476

I love these walls! ;D

So do I?  (child's walls<  I'd use them all over the house, dammit.  Good for the sims that like a bit of loopy colour minus the Atwatness.)

I was looking for something else and found this:

(http://i41.tinypic.com/2rw7s3s.jpg)

http://www.simcasticdesigns.com/fences-p3.html

Ohhhh I love those walls too!  *too bad mTS2 is down for maintenance* That bridge is the kind of stuff awesome is made of!

Also, I shall check out those meshing thingamabobbers too since I plan on trying to attempt to create lol  ;D I got all the programs I need-just need to read some tutorials about object meshing etc before I start though. Oki-doke peaz out!

Yeah, I am going to try my hand at creating once I finish installing the games on this comp. As of now, I am studying while waiting for the installation; A nerd milestone  :P

You folks are far braver than I. More hands on, anyway. The most I ever do is recolor makeup and accessories. Clothing when I'm feeling less lazy. You'll post in the nom thread, right?

If I can somehow (and yes If is the operative word) create something that wouldn't make TSR look good (:shivermetimbers:) :o I will definitely post it lol. I am making it my sole point to learn how to create this weekend! (eh dunno if me lil pirate will give me free time but we shall see lol) So eh. Need rum pleeze. :P

ETA: Oh yeah I saw this awesome-o coffee table on Gos :) (not sure if posted?) but here's da pic:
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y265/siberiansunset/Sims2EP82008-10-1415-58-45-12.png)

and here's da link: http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=6905.0 (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=6905.0)

Enjoy :)

Well, I wouldn't call it pretty, but it has to be the most interesting download out there.

(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt257/nate1678/MTS2_J_M_Pescado_868933_2.jpg)

Here is the link, for people who haven't seen it yet, and read the comments to, if you haven't, http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=316764

Now, what kind of perso would even think of making something like that?  ;)

um...I believe that idea originated here & eventually made it's way to MTS2 thanks to your new lord & master (if you intend to hang around here much anyway  :D ) aka site owner J.M.Pescado himself...you owe him your allegiance  ;D

ETA: oops...missed the sarcasm  :-*

Pinky> I know  ;D I'd thought the idea had been abandoned - was chuffed to bits when I suddenly found it on MTS2!

I was actually curious to know if this would make the light of day-I stand in awe.  :o   :-X

It caused a huge fuss, the thread is now closed to new comments. The way some people over reacted was hilarious.

;) Welp as I've been a post whore today..this will be my last for tonight! I was purusing Gos and found this:
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y265/siberiansunset/childishj.jpg)

This is friggin' awesome! I have been wanting doll furniture! Sooo cute! Anyways snag it here:

http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=7671.0
 (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=7671.0)

Oh, those Childish sets are awesome! I fart heart at lalabubus for making them! Part II (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=9543.0) is out, by the way. And they go great with these dolls (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=9329.0) and doll furniture (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=9690.0)

Have I mentioned I love GoS yet? :D

Oooohhh!!! yaya!  :o This was some great stuff to wake up to ;D ! I absolutely adore these doll and miniatures:) *BIG Hugz!* I friggin'<3 ya and esp. those creators!! I smack my dl folder bc it is cursing yall!--Damn thing thinks it can get its way... :D

Damn, now I want some Rocky Road and a Marlboro...

Sorry! I deleted my cri moar post. Now this baby is gonna go whine in the corner because she just downloaded 40 more files she didn't need!

Darn. :'( I was really enjoying those. I was under the impression that Pescado wanted the squealing to continue - now why would the mods take that away from everyone? :)

Well apparently unborn fetus contain the 'best healing qualities' And babies being the closest thing to unborn fetus, MTS2 apparently don't want us to have healthy Sims!

http://www.trosch.org/lif/baby-eat.html

I don't think MTS2 has a problem with the babby roaster.  The fact that its a top thread says everything.  No, they're trying to silence the ones who have been wailing about it being immorral and sick and all of that.  Too many sheeples visit the site, you understand.  And when one sheeple starts bleating, they all have to join in.  Mass stupidity is a dangerous thing.

That's a disgusting little site. 

Back on topic look at what Fresh Prince over at MTS2 has made  It's a gorgeous washer drier set (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=316968)
Finally my simmies house will be complete and stylishly so.

pixel people are not  the real thing.... so what does it have to do with baby eating in china?

I think MTS2 is based in the US, serverwise...

So the Sheeple can whine, but then they should STFU about it getting taken down or anything. Pescado is in full right to make his baby grill because it's a right of expression. So agree or disagree, it just shows how dumb the sheeple are. XD

Back on topic again... HugeLunatic made some awesome shades that not only pull from maxis textures, but can be placed side-by-side without cheats to look like one big window shade. I have been wanting something like this FOREVARR!  http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=316944

Oooo! Nice! Downloaded and thanked. I like those.

Those shades are awesome!  *DL's thanks, and runs to instal*  Damn it, I wish I didn't have to go out today, so I could play my game! 

Mine mine mine mine mine! *yoinks, thanks, installs, hopes to play in a short while* :D

Those are very cool and very much nabbed - still got my kid challenge stuff in the que, but it included some simple curtains that pull from the baby bedding - not pretty, really, but nice for doing a nursery [provided you use the base game bedding....stupid maxis didn't use consistant bedding for babies.]

Has everyone seen this yet?
http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=9861.msg280783;boardseen#new
Alpha and Omega. The bane of any recovering download addict.
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/veggiedeggie/yuxifo3objectshotelitemdb4.png)
Theres much much more than just in that pic.

You're evil, you know that, right?

Shameful as it may be, I was kind of waiting for the baby roaster ::). I despise sheeple. If you don't like it, don't download it! STFU and navigate away from that page and let us heathens download the baby roaster in peace....

I love the FO3 stuff! My son has the game & I started a character...just have her out of the Vault so still have a long way to go!

I know next to nothing about the fallout series, but if Yuxi keeps making awesome stuff in that theme, I'd probably be obligated to sacrifice an animal or virgin at the franchize's feet. Or at Yuxi's feet. I'm not sure anymore!

My Downloads folder trembles under the weight that this thread gives it! Too many downloadables! *shakes fist*

*sigh*
Went on a bit of downloading spree today. But in all fairness, I deleted half as many files as I downloaded, so I that's one step closer to quitting the habit, right?
Got some extracted FreeTime objects at emosims (http://emosims.org/2009/01/making-music-objects/), picked up the sweetest new separates at All About Style (http://www.all-about-style.com/), had to get InTeen for AL (http://www.simbology.com/smf/index.php) (Yeah, fine, it sucks, but I miss me some teen-on-teen action!), and rounded it all off with the adorable new set from Sims2Play (http://sims-2.gameslife.ru/objects_sets30.htm). Now if you'll excuse me, I must go wash off the stench of shame that generally accompanies such a severe loss of self-control. There was more, too, but - well, I'm bad enough on my own - I wouldn't want to be an enabler, as well. ;)

psssst... whatever you do, don't look here (http://hapsburgxx.livejournal.com/40966.html#cutid1), here (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=9233.msg276645#msg276645), or here (http://www.clubcrimsyn.com/) - m'kay?

Last I'd heard, inteen wasn't going to be updated, when his computer blew up and he lost his work.

I believe some others picked up the work and were trying to update and such.

Godammit! Why does that AAS stuff have to be so cute. *grumbles as downloading* Fucking cute beach clothes. For the love of Mike, it's not even spring yet! *grumble grumble*

I need a new computer. That's the number one thing I've learned from this thread. My rate of buying computers will correlate with how many downloads I cave to

Actually, it is spring - at least by old reckoning :)  March 21 is the midpoint of spring [stupid weather frogs] unless you're on the south half of the planet, whereupon its the first day of fall with march 21 being the midpoint of fall.

Apparently they got somewhere with the AL Inteen, cause it is definitely there (http://www.simbology.com/mods/index.php?dir=inteen/inteenimater/&sort=date&order=desc). My jaw dropped when I saw it; I had been so disappointed when I found out it wasn't going to be updated.

*cough* I'm ashamed not to know this, but what is this inteen?

The Inteenimater is a pretty neato little hack (or set of hacks, I guess) that allows teens to do the WooHoo with each other, Y/Adults, and Elders (I think Elders, anyway, that's one I've never had the inclination to try). It allows teens to become pregnant, get married, move in, etc. and also does some other things, like add a 'biological clock' to every Sim, which says how long they have left to get crackin' on the baby making. Along with this, you get 'Birth Control', 'Risky WooHoo' (Meaning Sims have a chance to get knocked up even when not trying for baby), and Miscarriages (with custom memory). It was originally hosted on InSim, if I'm not mistaken, and then they branched off with their own site, then they decided to call it quits, and now it is hosted at Simbology. It really messes stuff up if you use the wrong version for your expansion packs, and because of this the creator was going to update it one last time for AL, but had a computer meltdown and decided not to start all over again (which is understandable, but disappointing none the less). I believe that others stepped in and updated it for AL, however, and for this I am very, very excited. Inteen also has optional 'Flavor Paks' which can be used to add, well... flavor. Read about it here (http://www.simbology.com/smf/index.php/topic,1349.0.html).
If I'm not mistaken, Pescado very much dislikes Inteen, possibly because it doesn't work with a number of hacks. But, there's a handy little thing at MATY that lists what the FFS hacks do (here (http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,2086.50.html)), and the nice people that did those generally added a "DOES NOT WORK WITH INTEEN" bit, where applicable. The latest list there is for FT, but it is still quite helpful. Also, Inteen does not work with Squinge's Pregnancy Wear Any Outfit, but some have sort of worked around that. There's a thread at Simbology on that subject - read more here (http://www.simbology.com/smf/index.php/topic,2746.0.html). In general, it's a pain in the ass, but IMO, well worth it.

Many folks don't like it because of the teen pregnancy angle, it adds just a bit too much realism to something that is a game. Each to their own, but I don't want it. :D

I agree. My game's social dynamics are relatively simple: he/she likes me/ likes me not. Anything more complicated sounds more like work than play.

I thought about installing that but I'm afraid my game will just refuse to start up if I do..lol And it's ok bc I don't care about the teens in my game. Whether they gets theirs or not meh I'll still sleep at night. As long as my sim gets hers-I'm all good! ;) (sorry for the pixel porn reference..) :P But now I understand the program a lot better-thanks dusdeedawn!  :D

I actually like the birth control combined with risky woohoo for my adult sims.  But then, if I can't have most of my Pes fix's I might not ever put that in....not sure, because its actually faintly annoying to -not- have townies without generating them.

ACR gives you risky woohoo, not sure about the birth control, though.

Pescado hates The Kitten Killer (Inteen) and will not give any support for game fuck-ups that happen if you have it installed.

These pjs are just so cute!! ;D http://modthesims2.com/download.php?t=317337
Just what my babies need :P

This thread is just EVIL. I promised myself i wouldn't download so much this time.. ::Sigh:: Thanks though. :D

Just Sims 2 has done an update.  Squee !!  ;D

Just found out these great walls at MTS2.Can't believe i missed this creator! :D
http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=259195

And some great houses here: http://www.sheylassims2.com/

Those are really nice. I have this theory that walls and floors don't take up space, so I can have as many as I want...  ::)

A very interesting theory crunk?  So tell me, how did you come by that little nugget of ingeniousness?

I had this theory too...Until i realized that i had so many walls/floors in game that it was impossible for me to browse the build catalogue.I did a deep cleaning and now i have only some wooden floors,a few classy walls and some goth murals .Total:300 items  ;D

Almost all my custom walls and floors are ones I did myself.  Though I do have some that I converted for Plasticbox, since she switched to a mac and couldn't use homecrafter, and some walls that expand the K&B tile sets.

I ought to go and zip up some of the walls I made that I never use though, and put them in storage.

(http://i39.tinypic.com/2cxd935.jpg)

Gorgeous: http://www.ossimstugas.com/downloads/objectos/index.html

For prettiest, go to Calalily's site - she's just updated with pretty new electronics [which I'm so recolouring as soon as I make this shelf work]

Cynt, Aeris, and Calalily--grrrr! Oh who am I kidding. *Jumps up for joy!* Thanks for the pretties  ;D  :D

Yay for recolourers.  :-* Ima make less recolours in future and force someone else to do it.  :D

And just because you need more punishment, I was checking out my links page for validity and lookie what I found:

(http://i41.tinypic.com/xfns4o.jpg)

http://www.ellasims2.com/single%20objects/singleobjects.html

Crunk, I live by that theory too. Walls, floors and recolours doesnt take up space, so they dont really count.  ::)
Cala, thanks for posting that link to ellasims, Ive been looking for that mirror for ages (it - or one just like it - seems to pop up in every showoff screenie I see)

always welcome siberiansunset  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Now, this I would't call "pretty" but it is still interesting http://modthesims2.com/download.php?t=317461
as well as this other one http://modthesims2.com/download.php?t=317427
I tried them both and the apartments are pretty cool, and I made that Rahan my sex toy in-game  :P ]
shouldn't have said that

She has a lot of good stuff here:
http://www.sims2design.pl/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=148
and also there are works of other wonderful creators:
http://www.sims2design.pl/forum/index.php

I think it's one of the best sites for downloading. It's in Polish but also you'll find many things in English. If you have problems with finding what you need, I'll be glad to help :)

That above living set from http://www.ossimstugas.com/downloads/objectos/index.html is most probably extremely high poly. The last set from the site had a chair over 100,000 polys or something.

100000 polys ?Are you sure? That's a mass murder! *off checking*

Edit: The loveseat is 56000 polys,the table half this number . But it does look good... ::)

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/cosmic_charly/simsmisc/MTS2_HystericalParoxysm_430844_roas.jpg)
http://modthesims2.com/download.php?t=211835

:D

Not really in the 'pretty' category, but after all the BBQ wank, this made me laugh.

Babbyebe sims has fixed the first page of their build mode section, here http://www.happy8.com/bbsims/bm01.html
The other llink is actually from her old backup site or something, with different creations. The fixed one matches this red "windowsill" table.
 (http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/veggiedeggie/bbwindowwcif.jpg)

Adele's latest gorgeous set (http://modthesims2.com/download.php?t=317486).

I love her things, they look so good in game :)

Speaking of Adele, WNF has a new this month's Aspiration Reward set up! Post Apocalyptic/Trashed/Zombie = YAY! And it features some very neat Adele things (can that woman do no wrong?!).
Look-see:
(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f114/dusdeedawn/Adele.jpg) (http://wickednoukfamily.com/forums/index.php?topic=1212.0)
                   ^^ ClickyClickerton ^^

Dude I was wondering if that aspiration reward set had been put up! Thanks Dusdeedawn ;D

I've been checking every day - sometimes twice. :-[ ;D I'm kinda diggin' on Agustin's new hair. I think I'll fire up the old BS and take a peek.

Agustin's new hair absolutely rocks.  I haven't downloaded yet, but I did go and have a quick looksie.  Will pick it up tomorrow. 

MINE MINE AND MINE!

All time favorite Agustin hair:
(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f114/dusdeedawn/ElegantPonytailFabulousSims.jpg) (http://fabulousims.wickedsims.com/sale/downloads2.htm)
High poly but very pretty in game.

Ms. Cala Teacher Lady -
:P Yeah, I saw what you did there. ;)
I lik mi speling bettr. :D :D :D

 :-* trotting off to WNF now!

Yes! Zombie stuff!  ;D

That's cause yours is right. :D I use IE - no Firefox to check my atrocious misspellings.  And some of them are habits - so I go with them rather than get all angsty about it - I have Microsoft Word to correct me when it really matters.  :D

Zombie eat bwains! Thanks for the pretties:) Here is a dress I am just loving right now!

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y265/siberiansunset/Obrazek191.jpg)
I love shimmery goodness ::)

http://www.sims2design.pl/forum/showthread.php?t=1931 (http://www.sims2design.pl/forum/showthread.php?t=1931)

Really? I thought yours was right! Damn! :D

The shoes in that outfit are gorgeous. And yes, the goodness is shimmery

Where is that Agustin hair?  I've been trying to find it but can't.  ???

This one Meanie? Click on the picture.

Thanks.  Got it  ;D

Did anybody else notice that Adele came out with a new dining set on MTS2 (http://sumomo.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=317681) today? I'd not seen it before, so I'm excited to go try it out. Pretty sure I have everything of hers in game...

(http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu125/snarkysnowlfake/MTS2_Adele_872447_adele_everett_-1.jpg)

Edited to add picture.

I really like those chairs. The thumbnail with all the textures for the side tables - wow! Once again, I bow down to the wonder that is Adele's textures. I'm so going to find a use for that set. Actually, probably more like ten uses!

Edit - because no one likes a double poster!
If you're like me, you can never get enough of a good thing. In this case, a good thing is Nouk's Squid Hair! So of course I squeed when I saw this thread (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=9969.0) over at GoS. Love at first sight!

I squeed when I saw that apartment dining set. I woke my dog.

I love this gift set. I don't think I've brought it up yet in other threads or anything. Love it to death
 http://www.simcontrol.es/sims/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=48
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/veggiedeggie/gift6.jpg)

simcontrol

Oh my god - that's absolutely gorgeous! I have it - and thanked them in my crappy Spanish.  :D

 :'( I can never get on that site because it will not let me register. I have tried several times before too!

Maybe it's your browser? When I have trouble I switch from Firefox to Internet Explorer. (And back to firefox again when IE gives me shit. Which is more often the case)

Don't try to use a translator - it screws up the registration process.  If you really have to, have the translator open in one tab/window and have the untranslated in one tab/window.

could be the translator! never thought of that and I will try IE instead too. I want their pretties!! lol

 And speaking of pretties Piggi Sims had sone reclours of buggybooz kitchen     http://www.piggis-sims.net/

I just came in to post that too, littletoes!

I found this gorgeous little PlantSim set (http://www.sims2code.hk/english/zet003.php). Pretty much everything on the site is lovely though.

http://www.sims2code.hk/english/index.php

[edit] These Elder Female Outfits (http://modthesims2.com/download.php?t=318002) are great too!

*cackles with glee as she keeps hitting the download buttons*

Awesomely pretty walls:

http://modthesims2.com/download.php?t=317827

WANT. TAKE. HAVE.

You're killing me here, you know that, right? :D

Delurking (after months of lurking moar to avoid being catted) to add my favorite freesites to this list.

Awesims http://awesims.sixty-ten.net/?p=462 (http://awesims.sixty-ten.net/?p=462) makes some of the most beautiful walls. With crown moldings that are AL/ceiling compatible. Really love them. 

Like these here:
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2n0pmdf.jpg)

And Piggi http://www.piggis-sims.net/ (http://www.piggis-sims.net/) has finally done BuggyBooz kitchen. I love all her wood grains and colors. My artsy sims need color!
(http://i44.tinypic.com/244cd9d.png)

Hope I did the links right.

Thanks for that one, I have a 50:1 object - wall ratio. I'll get awesome sets, but then not have wallpaper to match :-\

This gem from petschauerg @ MTS2 made my day:
(http://s5.tinypic.com/2ypeutg.jpg)

Link: http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=317173

Now my goth/vampire Sims can have babies and not have fluffy light colored cribs that mess up the house's dark theme.

Sorry for the hotlink :-[ I'm kinda handicapped when it comes to that :P

eternal_darkness, could you post a link?

eternal_darkness - you're hotlinking MTS2 - you're hurting them. Host the image at tinypic.

Just when I think I got my downloading addiction over. :D *I give up!* Click. ::)
ALSO: these stairs! OMG! I have been needing these! Beautiful!
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y265/siberiansunset/MTS2_SimArchitect_777520_snapshot_3.jpg)
Here's the link: http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=290339 (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=290339)

I do see they are not recent but man they are perfect!-So Sorry if this was posted in the 1st thread before!

Oh,yay, Simarchitect again!He makes really good stuff! ;D

Please tell me that pic is photoshopped.  I don't know if I could handle that much sparkle and shiny in my game :P

Yeah, it should be a bit. Look at the railing on the second story. I believe that's a Maxis base game fence, and I know for sure it doesn't shine like that in game.
Speaking of shiny goodies, All About Style (http://www.all-about-style.com/) has more cute separates. They make me want to go back to Hawaii.

Yeah I don't think I could handle all that shiny goodness and I love shiny goodness :o
Ohh thanks for pointing out the cute goods dusdeedawn! *goes to AAS...* ::)

Perused here, linked from another site we had linked in.....

Looked, looked, didn't see paid stuff, and OMNOMNOMNOMNOMSOMUCHGOODNESS.

http://www.happy8.com/bbsims/

THERE. YES. THERE. I was making happy noises just LOOKING. XD

That is a really nice site Nova Strike, thanks for sharing ;D ;D ;D ;D

I'm a sad, sad, sad panda.  :-[ The site won't work for me!  :'( My dling addiction makes me want to see it! *grumbles* Oh well I will keep trying, besides checking on it every half hour may make it work... ::)   ;)

I'm getting a 404 not found error. Says the link is broken.

What, we're not reading threads we post in now? That a thing we decided to drop or something? What gives? ::)

It worked just right a few hours ago.The latest update (gift by Moirae) leads you to the "lowdown" site anyway. Just wait,i'm sure the link will work again later.

This is supposed to be GOOD? Those stairs are 100% pure USDA Grade A *SUCK*, and it says so even in the description. Just look at the horrible bugs. They are utterly unfit for use or release.

Hmm. Site works just fine for me. ??? I love that site, though. I go there every so often and just soak in the greatness. There's this one painting (http://www.happy8.com/bbsims/obj02.html) there with just feet, and for some reason I can't get enough of it.
I've been playing my game for, like, two days straight now. I want to get rid of everything, but all the stuff I've collected is so awesome, I just can't part with anything.
To hold ya'll over until happy8's back, I'll provide links to some of my favorite stuffs! ;D Must haves include: Maxis Recolors (especially the grun (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=5275.0)-gi (http://niaolong.net/forum/index.php?topic=117.0)-fied (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=6120.0) kind), eyebrows (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=3577.msg260329#msg260329), eyebrows (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=283968), eyebrows (http://esperesa.livejournal.com/tag/cc:+face+stuff), those 'Breeze' (http://beosboxboy.blogspot.com/2008/01/olemantikers-breeze.html) windows by Olemantiker (who doesn't love those, right? :)), all the Stories stuff floating around (here (http://phorum.mustnotbenamed.com/index.php/topic,745.msg88394.html#msg88394), here (http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,10993.0.html), and here (http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,12631.0.html)), and anything and everything Aviolina. She's got a new house (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=4970.msg285034#msg285034) that I have yet to play, but everything in it is new and I can't wait to get a good look at it. And I've been loving some cute bedding (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=305430) for all the little Sim kiddos. And I absolutely adore this set (http://www.seriouslyamusedsims.com/contents/objects/RoomSets/1bedsurf.html). Well, actually, I adore the whole site. Maybe one day they'll update... *sigh*

ETA: Pescado, when was the last time you read the FAQ (http://phorum.mustnotbenamed.com/index.php/topic,1104.0.html)?

I like this build set. Thought i'd share the link here:
http://www.sims2collage.de/ermelind/meshes/buildingbauen/glaskuppelnundtunnelglasdoomesantunel.php

(http://www.sims2collage.de/ermelind/meshes/buildingbauen/b0552dd9bab070e6240.jpg)

I'm lost. Wtf are you talking about?  ???

I tried to go back and figure out what oolong was talking about, but now I'm just more confused. I think something to do with babbeye sims? Just a shot in the dark..

After reading this page I think I've just turned blond  ???  ???  ???

Back on Page 29 of this topic oolongteadrinker discussed this very site (Babbyebesims). I assume that is what is meant.  ???

I'm going crazy with the cutsy cottage stuff right now - must be that the snow is mostly black and rotted looking now, and I'm sick of being cold. Anywho, I found this. (http://annosims.net/forum/index.php?topic=1958.0) Yum. Actually, the whole site is yum.

You say that like it's a bad thing.  :D

Btw...I'm a blond.  ;D

The stuff is supposed to be pretty! *tsk, tsk, tsk* :o Be kind to those who share freely!!! They look good in-game to me :)
 I needed them to make my entrance look elegant  :P And yeah the site is working for me. *off to check it out*

Great new set at Luina Sims (http://www.luinasims.com)

Also love some of the new plants based on maxis plants at Natural Sims (http://www.naturalsims.com/)

Ya reallythere meanie. You should be so lucky.  ;)

Found this (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=317716) cool link for more versatile OMSPs

When you look though these and then some of the paysite garbage it's hard to imagine how people can be stupid enough to not go for the free option, are they all on computers with no monitors?
I remember when I first discovered the booty (actually before mts2) I downloaded loads, then, after seeing the supirior quality of the free stuff I deleted it all.
I think I've added about 1Gb of downloads since i started reading this thread.
Sorry I've if started rambling but the stuff is incredible.

I feel ya Vave! Yes, this thread has pissed my downloads folder off greatly! But, ah the superiority of well made FREE things! Made with all that love  :D
I don't believe I'll be needing any inferior pay crap. I'm sure if I had any in-game it would all be gone @ first glance.  ;D Man the pool of talent in the freesite community...man I love it! (even if my laptop is a bastard and hates ya.) *beats it into submission*   :-*

Even before I knew about how bad TSR was, I could tell that a lot of the stuff there, and other paysites was bad, and I was only 12. But some people feel that having to pay for something rather then getting it for free makes it better and far superior then the free stuff. How they logic works out, I don't know, because there is a lot of stuff in real life even that is better that either free or very low cost.

Most of the pay content I have in my game is from houses I downloaded off of free sites and paysite hairs re textured , again from free sites. There is one paysite that I do have booty content from, but its because it is such a great site, I love it. I wish she would go free.

SQUEE!!! Perfection! Thank you!

Ohh that's awesome Rome_raven!!!!! Thanks! :D *needs to go in-game now....* :P

These vertical vinyl siding are awesome! http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=226092 (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=226092)

Also, not sure if this lot creator has been mentioned before (highly likely since his stuff is wow!) but check his stuff out!
http://linna.modthesims2.com/member.php?u=909847 (http://linna.modthesims2.com/member.php?u=909847) I have been on an audluvsvegas dling spree! :D

Oh God, you just shot my whole weekend. My jaw's still retracting. What an incredible idea! Thanks so much for a) finding it and b) posting about it and c) providing a link.

Not "pretty" but great anyway.

Old walls (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=318804)

Thank you for finding these, and also the incredible Gothic furnishings by Adele that you used in your screenshots. I have many of her sets but didn't have this one, but now I do, thanks to you.

For anyone who's looking for that set by Adele, here's the link: Victorian-Gothic Set (http://linna.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=299075).

Pretty, "pretty" and great!
Yes yes! NOM NOM NOM
http://www.neebit.com/s?0080f770d8.flv

Oh wow, that video reminds me of the day we found Jesse James and were giving him food!  He made those exact same noises, like he was trying to purr, talk, and eat all at once. 

The audluvsvegas lots are awesome.

Oglarama is one of my favorite sites-- far superior to HolySimoly. Sadly, there hasn't been new content lately. But the content that is there is undeniably awesome, always looks great in game, and irresistible to overuse. I know I have to remind myself not to put them on every lot.
This is one of my most loved objects in game. I think I mentioned it once in the "free pwns paysite" thread, but not here yet.

I use it in all mansions, museums, and fine establishments.
(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w150/veggiedeggie/ogdisplaycabinetvaselarge1.jpg)
You can find it here: http://www.ogularama.com/objects.php
There's also empty versions that you can place other pieces of art in, found in your sims "surface" buy mode.
http://www.ogularama.com/objects8.php

eta: Jesse James is kind of a badass name for a cat.

You know, I was just thinking I need to build a museum for my neighborhood and this will work out really well.  Thank you! 



He's an outlaw who somehow managed to get into our hearts and lives after we told each other and ourselves, "No more than two cats!"   He started out pretty loving, but he is a baddass.  The neighbor across the street have a couple yapkids that bark at my cats in the window.  When Jesse comes to the window they stop.  Just totally stop.  Very cool, is our Jesse. 

My dls folder is exploding!!!.....

Gimme gimme moar 8)

Jade's like that, snuck in after we said 4 was enough - but she was such a sweet, well-mannered cat, and obviously not a young cat, we had to take her in.  She's even finally decided, after the move, that inside isn't so bad.

I love those museum displays!! thanks!!!!!!! Man soo many good sites--soo much to check out! I had a cool item to post but I forgot where it's at.. :-\ As soon as I find it I'll post it ;) Then your dls folder can hate me :o

Growing up, I lived in a house full of stray cats. It seems like every time my mom said "__ is enough", another bedraggled, hungry kitty would be mewing at our door. One in particular just about broke my heart- my Jinx. I found this poor little barely weaned black kitten shivering in a snow pile outside our front porch, mewing. As scared as he was of me at first, he couldn't even run away when I approached him because he simply didn't have the energy. I grabbed him, brought him inside and wrapped him in a warm towel, and promptly looked at my mom ( I was about 16 at the time) and said "Can we keep it?" He looked at her, and one mew and she gave in. We then ran him to the vet across the street. He grew up to be a wonderful, friendly cat who fiercely hated snow.

You can't really blame him for hating snow, can you? I mean, if I was in snow and it almost killed me, I would never want to see the stuff again. My cat hates snow, but my cat is just odd. He hates a lot of things.

Cats are evolved for deserts - that being said, while some can function in cold, snow is another matter [domestic cats, not wild cats].  The wet makes it impossible for them to fend off the snow, and thus leads to sick, miiserable kitties.  This is also why most domestic cats hate submersion in water in general - they're not evolved for it.

I'll remember that next time I see a kitteh hovering around my birds.  Had previously planned to fire a champagne bottle at them (the kittehs, not the birds.)

I luvs me some Criquette.

Embankments (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=318102)

Check these out (http://www.modthesims2.com/member.php?u=1411270)

Funny enough, we had a cat named Jinx who loved snow.  He'd run outside and dive headfirst into snowbanks...  He had a layer of fur that got pretty greasy, and we figured it provided pretty good waterproofing.

He also occasionally slept in the bathroom sink and played with the hose if someone was watering outside.

The Gang of Six all blame the Spousal Unit and I for snow--and they don't even go outside.  We open the door, they peer out and then give us a look that says, all too clearly, "WTF did you do that for?"

Wow, complete and utter awesomeness!  My download folder can't decide to hate you or Criquette more.  But me?  I'm happy.  What's a few more minutes of loading time when you have such nice goodies to play with.

Cat news?  I took Jesse James to the vet today for his annual. (Annual, not that other word you probably saw first, so get your mind out of the gutter)  He's in marvelous health and the vet was shocked with how huge he is.  (Not fat, just a biiiig cat)  Last year when we brought him in the vet said he was a year old (we'd found him two weeks earlier)  I said no, he was a lot younger.  He insisted.  I insisted by telling him that we were sure Jesse was a girl and had named him New York, then in the next week, the boys fell, New York had a package and became Jesse James.   The vet said then that maybe, just maybe he was ten or twelve months old, but life on the streets had stunted the hormones.

Now the vet is of the opinion that I was right.  "That cat is HUGE!  I thought it was going to be a smallish cat.  I guess he was pretty young when you took him in." 

He's got paws the size of half dollars. 

Some cats have evolved for snowy conditions, look at the Maine Coonie Cat and the Norwegian cat. My Magoo loved snow when he was younger, so long as I brought it in for him to play with while he sat in the tub. Odd, strange cat and I really miss that scratchy meow and smooth motor purr. (Magoo was half Maine Coon, half barn, totally spoiled.)

That is the same thing my cat does. He will go up to me or my mom and ask to be let outside, and if its raining or there is snow on the ground, he sits and stares at it, then looks at us like its our fault its there. Just a few weeks ago we had like 6 inches of snow outside, and he wanted out. So I opened the door, he saw the snow there and wanted to keep looking (mind you, it was 5 degrees out that day). So since he wouldn't move from the door I picked him up and set him in the snow. He was trying so hard to find a way to walk on the snow so he could get back inside without touching the snow anymore. He fail miserably, and wouldn't look at me for a week after that.

Speaking of cats, MANGO SIMS (http://mangosims2.free.fr/) has a decorative cat in one of their sets! I can't remember which one, though. :-\ Nevertheless, I hope you've caught my rather obvious hint. :D

Yes, but they themselves are descended from desert animals. Things like more body mass and thicker coats are superficial additions. The desert body design remains mostly unchanged as evidenced in their habits, and digestive tracts.

For example, nearly all cats regardless of coat or breed gravitate toward what most people would assume are uncomfortably hot places-- near a kiln, or a radiator, etc.

Their digestive tracts also absorb more water than other carnivores of similar niche. (that might explain why most people consider cat feces more offensive in odor to things like dogs or ferrets, whatever.

There are other more subtle signs, but you get the point.

Of course I forgot what I was originally planning to say. The embankments and trains are amazing. It never ceases to surprise me what the community members of the sims will come up with.

Usually for things that someone like me would never think they were even missing. But now that I see those things I wonder how I could overlook it. MUST HAVE NOW *grabs*


Good luck with it! That was my reaction when I saw it on Ogularama. Shit! I need to make a museum for my game!
Ogularama does not get nearly the amount of love it deserves. If it did, I think we'd see more updates.

Yup - I've got acat thats some sort of snowcat - norwegian at a guess, and she's got thick fur, fuzzy toes - and if you get her wet she goes from sweet goof to terrified monser with claws and teeth.

They handle cold okay, its the -wet- that can still not only get to them, but -kill- them.

Magoo really was an oddball, then. He adored a warm bath with lavender-scented cat shampoo. I told you he was spoiled. Suzie will tolerate it, but she has to be really suffering from fleas or dandruff. Since we switched her diet and the way we handle the fleas, she's not needed one for some time. High-quality diet = less dandruff/NO dandruff and high quality coat, among other things.

Damn you vile woman! My obsessive link clicking compelled me to click that link, and now I'm on yet another download spree. I love you, my downloads folder hates you :P.

I don't decorate my hoods all that much, but I love that train!

Some cats like water, but its also -warm- water, with a nice toweling off after, at a guess.  Cats are all individuals.

I don't either, but I might start now...

I don't have anything from ogularama, last I looked he didn't allow it to be included in lots.  Has that changed?

My kitty loves water.  She plays in the tub and will keep looking at the faucet until someone turns it on for her.  She bites at it coming down, drinks it, lets it splash on her head, chases the water down the drain, and then gets upset if you turn it off too soon.  She's deaf, and can't hear the water running or realize just how much noise she makes banging around the tub, so that might be why she likes it so much.  She also likes to catch snowflakes and raindrops.

I believe it has, I've copied the FAQ:


Unless I'm reading this wrong, it looks like lots are okay as long as you don't load them to a paysite or to exchange.

Cats and water.  I bought a dome fountain for my cats to drink out of.  Best 30 bucks I ever spent.  They drink twice as much water than they did before.  And, they amuse themselves at times by smacking at the dome, which in turn, amuses us. 

My cat hates being put in water. The last time me and my mom had to give him a bath, he tried to climb up the kitchen curtains. But he loves to drink it. If we have a bowl of cereal or my mom drinks those specialty coffees (the ones you just add the powder to water). and when she is done if she puts the cup in the sink and fills it with water, the cat will get in the sink and drink that. He has tried to play with water coming out of a faucet, but everytime he bats at it, his paw gets wet. So he runs away, then comes back in 20 minuets when the faucet is back on.

Fiesty (in avatar ;)) loved to try to jump in the shower! He loved to have his fur blow dried and was simply the coolest cat I ever knew! (he passed away in november :'() He acted more like a dog than a cat (he plopped down when I'd tell him to sit). I'm quite positive he would have let me dress him as a pirate too ;)

*sigh*  But newaze before I get all emotional remembering him..

He sounds like a great cat.  *hugs*

Years ago I had a great cat who liked to walk along the rim of the bathtub whenever I was taking a bath. Well, one day he lost his footing and fell in, and I still have the scars.  :o

My Siamese, Leica used to sit on the edge of the bathtub while I was bathing - why should a bath stop me from petting her, right? - most of the time her tail would end up in the water, just floating along, soaking wet, but she never seemed to notice. She went to the great litterbox in the sky about three years ago. One of the cats we have now, Hannibal, likes to drink my bathwater.

My first cat, Juicy, he didn't mind the water that much, if he chose to go in it. He jumped in the bath tub once, and didn't mind being out in the rain. We would let him out every night and when my mom went to work (4am) he would be at the back door waiting to be let in so he could eat, and he always left her a little present, the back half of a mouse. But he ended up eating a rat that was poisoned, so we lost him, man, 8 almost 9 years ago now.

Sims2Cri has fake gambrel roof pieces & rafters in lots of colors.   :-*

(http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/5340/gambrelroofuc7.jpg)

http://www.sims2cri.com/eng_decor_15.php

*Gasp* WANT!  Seriously, those are something I didn't know my sims needed until I saw them, and now i know, they can't live without them.

I smell a motto brewin'.

Those are gorgeous.

Oh my! I NEED those! LOL darqstar should make a story based on her "motto"! (good catch oolongteadrinker!)

I gotta see these in-game! hehe

Oh yeah thanks for the *hugs* darqstar! :D *gives ya caramel rum cupcake*  (I'll give anyone caramel rum cupcakes for hugz!   ;))

Where are those lovely walls and ceilings from, karu?I'd read that story!

And thanks to everyone who takes part in this thread. I used to think I was all about the drama and bitchyness, (*cough*simsecret*cough*)but I think I've been starved for positives like this for ages. This thread really is all about the love, and I realize now that I love the sims community.

I'll deny saying this tomarrow. Someone hacked into my computer and said these things with my IP. I learned that from Atwa.

haha yeah if atwat has taught us anything it's this: people love to haxxor "innocent" peps words! (AND they will fly to another country to be haxxors too)  :P
I totally hate to hear that your personal haxxor is spouting the piratey love in your name. How terrible of you them!
*(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y265/siberiansunset/2693640550_f55386b5d1.jpg)*

But newaze I am starting to enjoy the community better myself  :D  --Damn haxxor at it again. >:(

International haxxors! Oh noes!!!111

Has anyone used those fake gambrels yet? Do the sims clip into them at all or are they solid?

I've used them. They look great in game. Unfortunately I don't know about clipping. I assume you mean if a sim walks or stands too close that it'll cover their heads or something?
(I mostly build and decorate houses. Its been weeks since I played with my actual sim characters. Sorry I can't be more helpful.)

I tried them and yes, but only a little. I tested them with my adult female sim and at the very lowest part of the gambrels her head went into them just a little bit. they do look awesome though.

Yay for grungy recolours!

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/cosmic_charly/simsmisc/a6bbdbc4.jpg)
http://my.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=319055

That poor kid is going to get tetanus fo sho  :-\

Thanks guys - I couldn't resist the pretty, so I downloaded them immediately after posting that question - LOL!

Finally a good alternative to the happy eye burning originals

Pretty beach lot!

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/cosmic_charly/simsmisc/1a5aca11.jpg)
http://lifestyle4sims.de/

Snoop around a little, everything on the site is gorgeous!

Oh wow, that is a beautiful little house!

Let me guide your attention to these little pretties (http://modthesims2.com/download.php?t=319402). I think I'm in love.  :-*
(http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/5968/mts2sentate879010blackt.th.jpg) (http://img294.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mts2sentate879010blackt.jpg)

Oh wow! Seriously reconcidering my decision not to download seperates...

I so want that stuff, but I can't have. My computer has finally stopped running the sims right, so I had to back up everything and start over, but I should be getting my new computer this week, so I will be able to put back my 20,000 pieces of CC, plus get more.  ;D

Mmmm. Separates. Yum. Sentate has some very nice shirts for ladies. Her meshes rock. As for downloads, I just put more RAM in my computer and my game is running like new, even with 30,000 or so files. It's freaking sweet!
p.s. Speaking of Separates... (http://www.all-about-style.com/index.html)

arr! why must I always find links nice stuff to download when I'm on my sim-free laptop? oh well, I guess a few hundred extra downloads can't hurt...

I'm sure I read somewhere that Sentate is a he? If he is my gosh he has a good sense of style! Try asking my boyfriend to choose an outfit for me he's probably choose the ugly brown dress instead of the nice flowy white one, typical man :P

Oh, God, I hope Sentate isn't a guy. Not because it matters, but because this time I actually followed the "Assume Girl Unless Proven Otherwise" rule, and see where it gets me? I swear, I suck at the sex game. Although I suspect my husband would disagree. *snicker*

I am not going to comment on that one. ;D

I have almost every piece of CC that Sentate has made in my game. *fangirls*

Also, I tend to think all creators are girls... no offense to you manly content creators  :-*

There is a movement in English to use feminine pronouns as a neutral or catch-all gender anyway. Using "he" is seen as sexist, although using "she" as default seems just as sexist to me.

I 'spose it is easier than typing (s)he or s/he or he/she.
But yeah, I definitely don't get how that's supposed to be less sexist.

I am taking a class that says you should try to re write a sentence so you can replace he/she with their. I don't really care. I get called a 'he' all the time. I've even been called Sir over the phone. Jess can be easily confused for a boys name.

I tend to use their too. It feels like trading she for he is just sexism or reverse or something, since you're still excluding half of the human population. But anyway... off topic.

More epic win by buggybooz http://www.blackpearlsims.com/showthread.php?t=23248
I bow at her feet   :D

(http://i39.tinypic.com/i3h3tl.jpg)

- check out this bedroom - delicious!

http://www.tarox4sims2.de/

I love the buggybooz bedroom. And Cala, that bedroom is really nice. When I get my new computer (hopefully this week) and get it set up (Sims is not going to be my first games to get on the computer, I got 4 games for Christmas, one o them was sims, and that was the only one to work, so needless to say, the other games get priority right now), I'm going on a downloading spree to celebrate getting my sims back working with the 17,000 pieces of cc I have.

I adore BuggyBooz's stuff, such great quality! Cala, that bedroom is great too (love the sofa in the set!), I don't think I've heard of that site before.

That was awesome of Buggybooz.  I know she has been working on that set for a long time, she's been posting progress pics over at MTS2.  Making it a gift is just super awesome of her, and once I'm back on my normal computer, I'm going on a download spree myself.

I love all the medieval stuff from Taroo and used all of it when I went thru my medieval Sim stage. 

Both those bedrooms are sweet! I really love that Bali bedroom! (thanks for alerting Cala!)  I think that was really nice of Buggybooz to make it a gift too!
I pretty much downloaded all Taroo's medieval clothing just right now! lol Man, he's got some cool things! Thanks for the links everyone! :P

I went to check out the Buggybooz set, but Black Pearl doesn't seem to have a record of me even though I joined just before they got shut down by the bitch. I guess that could be for the best. :(

I'd resign up, Paden - at a guess they had to run a slightly older backup, so that might be why you weren't on record.

Yes, the members that registered right before the big delete(?) need to reregister. But Paden, please do come back to us! (us being Black Pearl Sims ofcourse)

Just call everybody "it" and you won't have a problem! lol

 Thank you for the finds, I love her stuff!

Lo and behold, Today I find this on MSN Encarta regarding grammar and he/she/it/they/their  http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/Features/Columns/?article=DontHaveCow&gt1=27004 Is one of you the author of this column? ;)

My favorite bit:
We also dislike the instructions given by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White, authors of "The Elements of Style." They write that the generic he is "never incorrect."

Aw, bull. His is only generic if you're comfortable calling your mom a he. If it's so generic, why does that feel weird? BECAUSE IT'S NOT GENERIC.

Amen, I say.

Also, Buggy is so consistently awesome. Love love love. She even custom created the inside of the wardrobe. It's open for like 3 seconds when a simmie changes clothes, but she even wanted that to be perfect and pretty.*sigh* PRETTY!

Joy!

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/cosmic_charly/93eb0ab2.jpg)
http://www.simscave.com/index.php?topic=7188.0

I do so love pose boxes ;D

I have not tried using any pose boxes. I have to now! Those pics look ultra awesome-o!! Thanks devilfish :D

I did sign up again, just waiting for an activation mail.

I'm seriously tempted. But do they alter gameplay, or do they mainly come in handy for story editors? I don't make stories or screenshots. (I don't even play much aside from designing houses)... Has anyone tried these yet?

I would imagine poseboxes would work like the one you can get in the game (Boolprop testingcheatsenabled true) they have a couple different reactor things.   If I'm wrong, someone correct me.

And Devilfish, nice find! 

They don't alter gameplay that I've noticed - but they are good for storytelling and pictures - including, I'd imagine, posing a sim to be painted.

SoggyFox, the boxes work wonders for posing sims to be painted. In one of my familys, once they have their golden anniversary, the couple gets their picture painted, and the boxes really helped getting them in the right poses for the paintings.

I need to start downloading poseboxes. They seem to make the game look so lovely and my sims are so "bleh."

Well, the new computer is up and running. I have the Sims and all the packs installed and ready to go - and I just spent the better part of four hours downloading EVERYTHING IN THIS DAMN THREAD! I don't even wanna know how big my dl folder is now.

Poseboxes are for picture-taking only, they're no good for gameplay. To pose sims there's so much fiddling around with OMSPs, the invisible tray, pose boxes and so on that it's not even funny anymore. It'd really mess up gameplay too, because most pose boxes I've seen (especially the asian-made ones) lock a sim in place untill the pose is deactivated.
So yeah, pretty much useless for people who aren't into picture-taking, but a godsend for those who are.

By the way, check out the 'Asian sites and other' (or whatever it's called) in the sharing area at Simscave. There's at least 20 different pose boxes there and some of them are ridiculously good.

Those poses look darn good.

So they work like using the poses in the game?  Meaning, that if you order them to do a pose, they hold it until you actually have to cancel the action before they will stop?

Yep - there's little use except for taking photos.  :)

Or painting.  When you paint a portrait, the sims are so dull.

You know, I thought there was something familiar about this lot. The one with the photos from 22 August 2008. below.


I was sure I had seen it on Feb 19, 2009 posted by the lovely srgmls23.
 
(http://i43.tinypic.com/2626440.jpg)

*ahem*

ETA: In reading the comments the owner of the original called him out on it. As of press time there has been no reply. However it is still for sale.

That really is low. And they made that house look like shite too! The original is soo gorgeous! Asswipe thief.  >:(

Oh, that is just disgusting! And the original is so much better too.

The idea of copying someone's house doesn't bother me, but the person who did the second one, should have given credit.  "This house was inspired by this house done by ______  here's a link to their site." 

I used to make houses based on modeling plans I found on the net.  If I had ever posted them, I would have linked the site plans, just in case someone else found the same plans I did and make something very similar first.  But that house has a pretty unique shape, unless it's from a houseplan it's obviously a copy.

I wonder what the layout looks like inside of each of them. 

Ugh. Not only is that a blatant copy. It was copied so poorly. The original is so beautiful, and look what the lemming did to it! Ugh.

lovely srgmls23 even copied where the trees go. What a buttmunch

Oh yes I know. But like Soggy said, it will make painting portraits a lot easier. Plus I will admit I snap photos of my favorite simmies so posebox just seems like a win win to me.


I'm guessing that is what they mean.

I will admit, I'm not a fan restrictive TOU's, but blatant stealing is another. Just like there was another artist who is stealing Viviane's clothing and reposting them to TSR.

Well, there's 'inspired by' and then there's just slapping on a new wallpaper and calling it your own. I think that's just as bad as taking a mesh, slapping on a new textures and calling the result your own.

I've had the houselan thing happen to me - thought someone had uploaded my own lot, but once i downloaded it, saw we'd modified it our own ways, so I calmed down :).

There are a few more differences to these two houses, in the roof, but considering the fence is identical, and the landscaping not much different, I'd have to agree this looks like a stolen house.  Would love to see floor plans to know for sure though.

There are so many house plans out there, why would anyone feel the need to rip off someone else's? That's pretty lame. Particularly when the end result is worse than the first. Perhaps someone should download both and take a snappy or two of the floor plans. [Not It!]

So, has anyone seen CTNutmegger's new cabinets? They're looking snazzy, fer shur!

http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=319599 (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=319599)

Woot! I love those. Those are better than the ones I found and I can't remember the sites name now. I think it was Around the Sims. And these are updated!

Snagged and going in game!

Anyone got the nice house? It doesn't seem to be in the downloads on the site. I have the other one. I don't really need convincing, but I can do a side by side anyway.

 I could not find the original house on that site either to compare. BUt I am going to assume it will be pretty darn close if not the same. Maybe some different furniture.

 The only time I ever reuploaded a lot was one I downloaded that looked good outside but I hated the inside. I totally changed the inside layout and re did the landscaping, it barely looked like the same house on the outside and it was not the same inside at all.

What I think you're trying to say is: "It wasn't the same house in the end after all the modifications I done to it, so it could count as a new house." Let me say it for you  ;) :P

It's in the strand section.  http://lifestyle4sims.de/vacation.html

What I think you're trying to say is: "It wasn't the same house in the end after all the modifications I done to it, so it could count as a new house." Let me say it for you  ;) :P
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 Yeah that is  it! lol

 thanks for the link, I wanted that house anyways because it looks so pretty!

thanx karu

@myself
(http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL646/2837408/20739150/346523544.jpg)

ETA: Ok ouch! That lot is closing  in on 60mb. The layouts are in fact different. The TSR one has more rooms added upstairs also(admittedly not a bad choice). However, after shrinking the beach house I slid them together and found a perfect match with the placement on the lot. Coincidence? Possibly but not likely.

Also this is FAIL!
(http://i42.tinypic.com/2upd66a.jpg)

I couldn't find it either kenmtl ( I must have been following you lol) so thanks for the link Karu!  :-* I been wanting that!

I uploaded my game last night and both homes, but stupid me forgot screen shoots.  But anyways the house is the same, the only thing the TSR jerk did was replace CC with non cc, just like we already knew.
 

Well, I'm going to copy that house for personal use--can't get the smaller beach lots to work in my game  :'(.  But even if I were to re-post it (not planing on it) I wouldn't be telling folks it's my original work, and I certainly wouldn't post it on a stinking paysite to help pad my wallet and help Thomas furnish his new house. 

edt - What I'm trying to say (poorly) is that it's not uncommon for someone to copy someone else's house, for one reason or another; but to take that copy and put it up for download somewhere, under your own name with no credit given, and for pay on top of that, is just low.

http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=319831

This is such a cool idea.

They don't move, but they're so so pretty!
(http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo20/paperbeth/MTS2_Dragon20Slave_659989_poses.jpg)
http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=257255

Oh, I like those pants! I've only ever had two or three 'bottom-tops' and I loved them (right up until I deleted them!). Super awesome.
And I'm not much of a horse girl (too preoccupied with the wolves) but I have to admit that those are really pretty. The poly count is surprising low, too. And even custom poses - wow. The creator must have put a lot of love into that!

Those horses look really amazing in game too, I've had them in my dl folder for a while now.

Alas, I can't get to mts2 right now.

Me either...I think maybe the babby bbq broked the site  ;D

Oh, I thought it was just me :-[

thanks kenmtl for clarifying about the lots, I should never look at anything when I am half asleep without my glasses! lol  When I took a second look the layouts are a bit different, but we all know the turd stole the house.

 I have not been able to get on to MTS2 for about a week now.

Odd. It was definitely working earlier today, but seems to be back down again.

I just got in with no problems.

It's been whacky for me for a couple of days now. Now I can get on the site OK & page-to-page is fast but...every time I click on dl link I get a database error message...any download.
Maybe it's kharma...Delphy did say that the world did not revolve around Pescado...maybe this means it DOES!     ROFL

I just downloaded two items successfully.

Aww man, I was doing so, so, so well on not downloading anymore, until I saw this topic.
Now...
Well, let's just hope my computer still loves me after this. 
My favorite part of downloading sprees for my sims, is it's just like me going on a shopping spree, but for free  ;D In fact, I do believe my sims have nicer things than I could ever hope to have!

I seriously live through my sims, I think that's a big part of the attraction of the game. They have the whacky colourful manors that defy the laws of physics and hair that would render you blind if you looked directly at it, they have the best jobs and motherload to back them up, they hang with aliens and werwolves and are able to afford to keep the whacky clothes/makeup/hair combo that I can't have, and all their friends and family are attractive and nice, or simply fade out guilt-free if they aren't up to their standards.

I seriouly wish I was one of my sims ;D

You and me both, Devilfish. My self sims kids actually behave ! It's insane; plus they don't have to worry about anything, like, ever. Then when its all done, they hula off into the Great Beyond.  :D

Unless, or course, the friend is Marsha.  In which case, she will hound your elders into their grave with chiding phonecalls,  berating people for their neglect of the friendship.   ;D  I refuse to let my Simkids become friends with Marsha, for that very reason.  

There's never any funeral costs when a sim dies anyway.  Instead of losing all their money, they get rich instead.

This is going to sound stupid, but who the hell is Marsha. I always hear how bad she is, but I have never seen her in the four years I have had the game.

Would that be Marsha Bruening or something like that? I sure hope not, because I've got a couple Sims that just became friends with her yesterday. I would hate to have to kill her.

Yep, that's the one.  Smite the little monkey.

http://www.blackpearlsims.com/showthread.php?t=23557

There's Tarutaru in there!

I don't think I've been this happy in months. I love those little monkeys :D

Yup.

Although, once a Sim grows up, can't you also grow up a townie as well?  I know it doesn't work on the baby to toddler to child, but if it works on child to teen, teen to adult, she might actually be more useful.  I'm just too used to doing a "Move objects on" and deleting her the moment she steps her smug little face out of the bus.

The only one who's close to her in annoyance is Sophie, but at least she does something funny once in awhile.  Like invite herself for dinner (fine) then proceed to fart all over the host, then to pester the hell out of the host's kid.  I always figured if they had a "bully" aspiration, she'd fit it perfectly. 

Nymphy (http://www.nocturnalsims.net/) has her own site. I love her stuff.  ;D

SilentLucidity is coming up with some really creative stuff. I love it.

http://my.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=320185

Yes, I think growing up townies came with one of the expansions. I was all fall-over-tripping in love with it for about two seconds, until I realized that they don't die of old age. The prospect of my neighborhoods teeming with ugly elder townies sort of turned me off of that feature. I still like it, of course, but the spark is just... not there anymore. It is dead useful if you want a teenager's crush to grow up with him/her. I haven't had a good look at Marsha's face in a while, so I guess I'll do that before I decide whether or not to kill her.

Devil & keirra: (http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f114/dusdeedawn/wowrvmp.gif) I'm off to download heaven now...

You should be able to pick townies to die of old age with your sims, too.   :D

That came with freetime.

(http://i43.tinypic.com/331iu0i.jpg)

http://www.luinasims.com/luina%20sims/decomisc4.html

The ones at MTS2 allow for intersection; in fact, that's their whole purpose so it's a different concept.  But that one at luinasims looks cool.  I've never heard of that site before.

Hek has a new-ish set, check it out. (http://modthesims2.com/download.php?t=319978)

the set is nice, had it in my game this morning. Along with that fire bomb...which I am in love with :)

and for those who like gardens and stuff  , these are super cute in game too!         http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=320157

They can fly! They can fly! (http://modthesims2.com/download.php?t=320074)

Well, maybe not really, but they sure look like they can.

http://modthesims2.com/download.php?t=320074

+

http://modthesims2.com/download.php?t=169139

=

;D

Ohhhhh! Now that IS pure WIN! :D I must fly. Now.

If you don't already have it, go get it. :D
(http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo20/paperbeth/7097_screen_0846fa8c63b71efcf4e8b2d.jpg)
http://www.all4sims.de/board/filebase.php?fileid=2613&lim=15 (http://www.all4sims.de/board/filebase.php?fileid=2613&lim=15)

Has anyone seen this Harry Potter lot? It's a little old so sorry if it was already posted :D  http://modthesims2.com/download.php?t=306904
 (http://modthesims2.com/download.php?t=306904)
(http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/1/3/8/3/0/1/2/MTS2_Black0rchid_833409_DiagonAlley2.jpg)

And this livingroom: http://www.blackpearlsims.com/showthread.php?t=23724 (http://www.blackpearlsims.com/showthread.php?t=23724)
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc48/CASSANDRE1106/private/DESIGNER%20AREA/Sanstitre1.jpg)

Maxis cheap couch recolors - not Piggis! :) http://community.livejournal.com/skittledboxes/29620.html

Yeah, that's the most believable Diagon Alley I've seen done for the sims to date.

And not bad recolours.

Here's a cute house. Simple and sweet ;)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y265/siberiansunset/vallonia001.jpg)
http://jenba.net/sims2/?cat=5&paged=6

And I am totally in-love :-* with the Dentelle set! Also have that diagon alley--it is truly super awesome-o:)

That Daigon Alley is superb - thanks for the link. I'd not seen it but am d/l as I type  ;D

The skull lamps were cool too ;D

These two PB rooms are awesome-o! They are both by Anna @ BPS:)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y265/siberiansunset/Glavna-2.jpg)
http://www.blackpearlsims.com/showthread.php?t=23375 and a sweet girl rc of it here: http://www.blackpearlsims.com/showthread.php?p=370212#post370212

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y265/siberiansunset/Girl02.jpg)
http://www.blackpearlsims.com/showthread.php?t=23764

Enjoy:) :D

Justsims2 has updated. One of my favorite sites for clothing.
(http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo20/paperbeth/1233438688_NSMarchesa040FA.jpg)
http://www.justsims2.ru/index.php?Module=File&IdFile=2335 (http://www.justsims2.ru/index.php?Module=File&IdFile=2335)

As soon as I get my 1.5GB cc folder moved back into my game I am gonna cruise back thru this thread & add some more...just can't help myself. I am a dl junkie  :'(

Onlly 1.5 GB?  You're not even trying.  Mine's over 7.5.

And, darn, skins are one of the things I am dling.

Lol I lost count :D Although I'm sure I am running @ 8 gb game wise (I have turned a blind eye to the loads of cc sitting in my half-assed semi organized folder waiting to be in-game ::)) I think my hair folder itself is 1.5 gb... Oh well I already accepted my dl addiction! :dls dress: hehe ;)

Seriously this weekend I need to finish unzipping/rarring and stick in folders. *riiight....* :-\

me=downloader phail

Oh believe me scurvy-I spent time there clicking away! ^-*

You were able to stop with only one dress?  I found her "Off the rack" section and went berserk.  Like I really needed more FA clothes... ::)

I'm only at 1.8 gigs, but then I keep my downloads lean - not for loading time, but just because I am picky and hate sorting through my catalogue through things I never use.

http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=10554.0

Lovely lingerie set from GOS, think its a Bruno Set  :)

My first post so i hope i did this right!!
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u228/shelly30uk1/Brunoslingerie.jpg)

Till I got my new hard-drive I was sharing my son's pc so I had trimmed my cc folder down a lot (was actually trying to keep it less than 1GB) and have gotten used to keeping it trimmed down a bit, but I have a feeling it is going to be growing again now that I have my pc back up & running. All I left on his was my absolute favorite things, the things I have made & a few things that are no longer easily available. I have this weird habit of constantly trimming my folders tho  :P

Those are gorgeous  :D! They look comfortable too, not like severation of the buttocks TSR crap.  :-*

They do look like Bruno's work - got similar styles I got from MTS2 a while back, but not those colours - my guess is those are special for Valentines?

I was so excited to see new Bruno unmentionables! I guess they were too "racy" for MTS2. Oh well! Me happy :D Nice find ;)

They are Bruno's. She mentions in that thread that MTS2 basically said they are to racy.  :P They look marvelous in game too.

I love all of Bruno's stuff. There is real talent in everything he(?) does. Speaking as an artist, I am quite envious.
Bruno's creations are huge win. :D

Bruno is a chick. And an awesome one.

Huh? Too racy? Am I missing something? It looks like all her other (perfect and droolworthy) underwear on mts2?

Maybe its the colours or the picture?  I do find it funny that MTS2 is less smutty than TSR, yet isn't linked from being too 'adult'

I think the difference is that while some of her other sets had one or two thongs, or only thongs & bra, or perhaps non-thongs and garters, this one has a nice, healthy amount of thongs and thongs + garters. Still, though, it's not even close to 'porn', 'smut', or 'racy'. I think it's rather tasteful, along with every other set she's done. Quite talented, that Bruno!

Now take a look at this Criquette update....and tell me that sharing isn't caring :D
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2mcuas9.jpg)
and you can find it right here on MTS2 (http://modthesims2.com/download.php?t=319998)

My neighborhoods' deco has improved vastly since I discovered Criquette. :D

I need to break down and nab her stuff, though I tend towards more rustic neighborhoods usually.

Fanseelamb (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=320728) has made some really cute and regular looking male hair.  I love her stuff.

March WNF Aspiration Set (http://wickednoukfamily.com/forums/index.php?topic=1290.0) is up and it's really neat!

*edited to fix link fail

I click on the link and get a blank page...

Your links are messed up. I fixed them.

Fanseelamb (http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=320728%22)

WNF Aspiration (http://www.wickednoukfamily.com/forums/index.php?topic=1290.0%22)

Cute hair! I've been looking for some shorter cuts for my men.

All of this month's aspiration items are gorgeous, but I especially squee'd myself silly when I saw Adele's contribution. /fangirl

(Also, I fixed linkies in the quote... and Ninja Keirra got them too. lol)

Ooooh, the railroad set is done.  (Squeals like a fangirl.)

OM NOM NOM. I love Adele's Moroccan set. :D