I downloaded the Inteenimator, but at least I'm not wearing Carla Niven.

I dance to Britney Spears in my underwear, but at least I'm not wearing Carla Niven.

I'm might be a cylon, but at least I'm not wearing Carla Niven.

*disclaimer* devilsrope has done none of the things in her posts, save possibly being a cylon. And, of course, she would never wear Carla Niven.

This message has been brought to you by the committee to save devilsrope's reputation, even though it has not been questioned and she is unlikey to even have gained a reputation of any sort.

I'm on Candid Camera, but at least I'm not wearing Carla Niven.

I installed SecuRom on my machine, but at least I'm not wearing Carla Niven.

I voted for Bush, but at least I'm not wearing Carla Niven.

Yea, I mean that part as well. I edited my post so hopefully it makes more sense where one thought leaves off and a new one begins.

Your "have mercy" made me lol. That's the best Paint circle-like drawing I've seen all day!

I like version two better as well - the hairline looks great now...but like Dr House, I don't like the stray hair thingy.

Also, would it be possible to curl the back of the hair under a bit? To make it go with the in-front-of-the-shoulder part more?

*edited for clarity, I hope*

1. MinLynn - what you wrote is horribly frightening. I'm sorry that happened to your babies.

2. kenmtl, I agree 100%.

3. What the heck is Snarky's sig doing, the Lovecraft?

Since this note is getting some attention in the thread, we can't assume the comment is from a pedo can we? It seems a bit harsh to scold someone for not checking an uploader's profile for before downloading/commenting...I rarely do that. Is that an expected norm? I guess it depends on where you think responsibility lies...personally I'd never think TSR would be allowing pre-teens to upload lingerie, and wouldn't have been concerned that I were downloading something inappropriate. Believe me, I'm not defending comments like this being made to children, but I have no proof that mjkoregon knew the uploader was a supposed child. In this case I hold TSR responsible, because I think it's simply an unfortunate comment, not a maniac going after a little kid. I think most of the things in this thread are completely sick and highly hypocritical, but I can't condemn this commenter just yet. I agree with kenmtl, and the rest of you, that the uploads should be better monitored, especially when youngins are allowed to have profiles, upload, etc. Regardless of the fact that people will lie about their age, who they are, and so on, it seems that a PG-13 site's policy shouldn't let anyone under 13 have a personal profile. Actually, I agree more that TSR should simply become a BFBVFS.

edited to add:
I think in my too-early-o'clock posting I have missed that we all have the same point here, yes? The commenter isn't seen as the crux of the problem, it's that it shouldn't be possible for this situation to exist on a "family-friendly" site, because innocent mistake or not, it's f'ed up.

Ok, I promise no more posts until coffee absorption is complete.

Thanks, Snarky! I should be posting some more things soon. I think I'll risk posting over there even though I'm quite fearful of the matians.

DL, I showed these to my bf, who played the game, and he thinks they're great. Only thing he wanted added was the word "Objection!" You always do a fantastic job.

Thanks guys, please let me know if any (new) issues arise. And kariminger, you mean in the first picture, yes? I'm sorry, it's not a neighborhood object. It would be a good one, though, since it's only for looks. Maybe I'll look into that down the road, if someone else doesn't.

**Warning--Verbose Pirate Ahead**

So, hey everyone. I'd like some feedback on my little pet project here. I didn't make any of these things, these are all EAxis objects and textures stolen from Castaway Stories. As I'm sure most of you know, MATY (and Insim) have a bunch of the items, clothes, etc. ripped from the various 'Stories' games and converted for TS2. There were some things I wanted which are way down on the totem pole (no fancy animations or functions), so I decided to give it a go. The reason I'm posting here is cause, well,
A) I lurk here a ton and am relatively comfy with you all. I'm nervous about posting, but I know you guys to be honest and encouraging. (And I hope even our Pirate King won't hang me by my thumbs for too long if I screwed up).
B) These items aren't welcome at MTS2.
C) Three days ago I had no idea how to clone an object, and I only learned how to recolor about a week ago. So I've no reason to believe I've done any of this right.
And, since this is a feedback thread, I decided here was best. Now, I don't expect anyone to tutor me if I've frakked up, just lemme know, so I can go from there. Of course any help is welcome, just not expected.

Of course, since I'm brand new to this I've gone for the easiest things. I've hemmed and hawed about whether I should post any of this, cause it's so simplistic anyone (who has CS) can do it, and it feels sorta over-easy if you know what I mean. But this is my first go, so what the hey. Plus, if these are ok, it will save others the work. Anyway, I converted about 20 objects and their recols, plus a whole slew of recolors for existing TS2 objects. The textures on all these things could be called...dingy...for anyone who hasn't seen CS. With a couple exceptions, I did un-native-y stuff cause I liked the industrial look the objects have. If these are ok though, I'll do some native stuff that hasn't been done yet (as far as I know). For the recols, a lot of the items are from the base game. The exceptions I know are: I recolored the worn fridge (from Uni?) rather than the BG one. If anyone wants tho, I can redo them for the cheap BG fridge. The communal shower is also Uni. The life preservers are from FFS, maybe one is from BV? The jukebox is from NL. I'm not sure about the "Dangling Daylight Ceiling Lamp" (the one that looks just like the garden hanging lamp), or the two cheap lamps (Pix-arm and Watt is it) which are both recolored by the same packages, but I think they are all BG. The atomic door is from Pets. The garden lamp is from Seasons. The holy smoke stair recol requires Numenor's replacement which is here.

As for the objects, I have no clue as to compatibility particulars. I tried to mess with the Base Game Starter and Any Game Starter, but to be honest, I didn't really didn't like them. What I have installed is all SP/EP up to BV/TSS, so I know that config works. I doubt many (if any) of these are Base Game compatible; I know nothing about how that works. If anything needs updating for FT, and someone is inclined, please do so. I believe everything is ok for pet interactions. The bookcase is ok for Uni. If I missed something, please let me know. It's quite possible I have overlooked something or just plain didn't know. One object, the dog bone, was already done by someone, at MATY I think, but I also did it, cause I wasn't happy with the package size of the one I downloaded. Hope that is okay. I have play-tested everything, (as has my bf--thanks hon ), but far from exhaustively. Just some fair-warning there.

Known issues:
1. The package cs_militarydresser has a wonky recolor. I tried to fix it, but it's still acting funny. It works, but it's slow to load, and in debug, I can see the tooltip doesn't wordwrap properly. I had a few others that acted that way, but was able to redo them and they are okay now. If someone can tell me what causes that, I'd be grateful.

2. The package cs_militarydesk, looks like a desk, and is in the desk section of the catalog. Please note, however, that the game considers it to be a table, and thus it cannot function as the One Desk. Not wanting to create an entirely new object, I left it this way. All the GUIDs used (for all the objects here) are the ones they have in CS, with no conflicts in my game.

3. The barstools have a freaky shadow. I dunno if that's my fault or not...it's late early and I'm too lazy to boot CS to see. I usually play with shadows off, so it doesn't bother me, but I'll probably look into it in the next day or two. edit: This is a Maxis error.

4. Ugly, non-matchiness (thanks EAxis). A lot of this stuff isn't very pretty, even considering it supposed to be grungy, and I won't even be keeping it all. For the sake of completeness, however, I did every color I could find.

I think that's about it. If you read all that, here's some rum and cookies. And some pictures for your perusing pleasure. I took pictures of everything except maybe one light. (Not pictures of every color; I'm not insane, mind you). Hope it's ok to post this long freakin post and so many pics. I feel extremely self-conscious all of the sudden. Couple last notes: the cabinets are from WDS, and the first picture shows some crates, later ones show a bed and bedding, all extracted by JMP. And finally, don't believe the L&P - the lamps are on the dressers thanks to OMSP.

Here are TS2 recolor files: http://www.mediafire.com/?i9zvzmfzi8z

Here are the CS objects with their recolors packaged in (EAxis-style): http://www.mediafire.com/?ytzf6qxuamg

Between this news and atwat's demise, today's turning out to be quite nice. *swigs and passes*

I live in Washington (the US state, not DC) and we have fab veggie food here, amazone. A veg Indian restaurant we go to pretty often has the best dosa. We also have rafting and gorgeous scenery here, though on a smaller scale than Alaska. We have a rainforest too, naturally, since we are talking about WA here. The sun is shining bright outside my window today though. I'm not a WA native, but I am from the northwest US and have lived in WA for about 8 years. I like it here as far as weather (hate the cold) and things to do, but we are considering trying somewhere new for the heck of it (just NOT the midwest-my bf is from there and I have visited; we both hate it intensely).

*swigs*

Her page is still there is you type in the address. Wonder how long until she's poofed entirely? Or maybe they're waiting for her to beg and repent, THEN poof her, muahahaha.

They aren't all evil. I know a pom who's very sweet, playful, and extremely social with adults, children, and other crittery types. Not particularily well-behaved, but of course he can't be faulted for lack of training. Not that he's terribly-behaved either, just that he's not been taught even the basic commands. Overall, he's a good pup.

Miss Read, that sucks. I hope the mods or whoever at MTS2 never get their hands on a pic of me then...I have a largish nose and a smallish chin, so I guess I'm a deformed alien as well. I dunno why, but it seems to me that they often want more "realistic" looking sims over more cartoony sims, which is silly since the game is cartoony. Sure, a lot of people like to make things as realistic as possible, but not all of us do - and not just the fantasy-type players either. Gah, that just really annoys me that they would be discouraging toward a (potential) contributor, rather than either supportive (like giving a helpful suggestion) or just keeping a personal opinion out of it. I know that's been discussed to death already somewhere around here, but it still irks me to hear about it. Also, your sim is quite unique, cute, and looks nothing like the CAS templates, so I think they're full of it.