It's too big for my computer also. I always tell myself "I'm going to build small this time, just keep it simple." But I get carried away, when I am always finding awesome shiny things in my catalog that I either forgot about, or didn't know I had. Then I just have to add it in somehow, one thing after another. Before you know it, I've created a monstrosity. That house above is actually one of my smaller ones. I have a sickness. My computer hates me for it too.


Dstar, those are perfect, thank you. Bookmarked it for downloading later. Got my game running at the moment. I can hardly wait. *does the happy dance*

Many humble thank you's for all the kind comments.

As an artist myself, I can attest to that. I know I am more inspired and more productive when the only incentive is to impress myself. Every time I try to do commissioned work, it lacks true inspiration. All I can think about is "will the client feel cheated by this?" This would cause me to doubt my own creative abilities, then it turns into a vicious cycle of doubt and lack of inspiration.

True artists don't do it for the money. Now if you happen to be one of those rare artists that doesn't do it for the money, and patrons throw money at you anyway, then you are truly blessed. 


eta: Dot is NOT an artist by any definition. Not only does she do it for the money (she admits she doesn't play the game), but she's also a delusional, talentless hack.

I'm not a creator. I really just love playing. I've always had an obsession with architecture, so I especially love building houses.
I've never uploaded anything, anywhere. Mostly because I'm not sure how, but also because I tend to use almost nothing but custom content. My downloads folder is at a little over 10 gb at the moment, and I have virtually no method of organization since I never planned to upload anything (and back when I started, I didn't know any better). I don't know where to start to give credit to all the amazing creator's that make it all possible.
Despite this, I have been dying to show someone what I do, someone who can actually appreciate what goes into building and decoratiing. Feel free to tell me if you hate it. I welcome your criticism.
I hope it's ok to have this many pics in one post. I know it's a lot, but I spent all night taking them. It was so hard to just show 8 when I took 22 pics altogether.
This house is my most recent. It's loosely based on the houses I saw in some of the more affluent neighborhoods in and around Seattle, WA. In RL, the garage would be contained within a finished basement, and the driveway would have a steep slope down to the garage door. I wanted to do that with this house, but I'm still trying to master the use of the 'constrainfloorelevation' boolprop.





I'm still looking for some really good climbing ivy or kudzu type plants for the back wall, foundation level.


parlor


dining room/kitchen, and the Orwells having some tasty grilled cheese


upstairs tv/media room, den, whatever you want to call it


1st floor


2nd floor


I could make another version of this house, using only maxis stuff (it wouldn't be as good), but I still don't know how to .package it.
Could someone point me to a good tutorial, if there is one? Or is it simpler than I think?

I think the fact that we are even disscussing the ethical merits of this at all, shows that we will not stoop to their level. I mean, can anyone here even imagine that there has ever been a disscusion of ethics like this over at T$R? They're all too busy agreeing with each other.

I think we must pick our battles. We need to stay on message. We are here to educate and inform. I believe it is the most effective method for giving T$R moar butthurt. To go after everything and anything just on the principle that we don't like them only makes us look like 12's.

Rissa, I like your textures way more than Peggy's. Yours look more natural to me. Somehow you make the mesh look fuller and softer. And I like the tiny little imperfections. They make the hair look more human. Peggy's look like they've been coated with lacquer, and they are always off-colored too. I always look to see if you've done a recolor first, before I download one of hers.

I still don't know who he/she is supposed to be, but I will call her Miss Creant.

I was thinking the same thing. Sarafina ninja'd me.

Thomass and friends have been extremely busy lately, trying to put out fires (that they started) right and left. Everyday, we hear of some new reprehensible thing they have done to try to confuse and manipulate. This seems desperate to me. Perhaps they are starting to feel the walls closing in, and the panic and anxiety attacks that result are driving them to these desperate measures.
Of course, I could be wrong, but I will take it as a good sign that T$R is in the midst of a nervous breakdown.

*runs off to make Miss Creant sim*

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These are gorgeous!

http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=323765

OK. Who is that supposed to be? I feel sorry for her.

The whole thing feels like schoolyard bullshit to me. It's like being bullied (by T$R) on the playground and then going to the principal (Eaxis) about it, only to find out that the bully is the principal's nephew. So where do you turn then?
The playground monitor (BBB) has no real authority, they can only tell the principal about it. We already know he won't do anything.
Other parents (people outside of the sims community) won't do anything either, because if it wasn't their kid being bullied, then they don't see the problem.

It makes me so angry that it seems we can do nothing but complain to deaf ears.

More affeminate male hair. Do not want!
I seriously thought it was a girl until the 2nd or 3rd pic where you can see his chest.

The pig-tails do nothing for me either. I've seen better for free.

Many thanks. I'm downloading it now, so we'll see what happens.