Errors in new Table Set

Hi All... it has come to my attention that in my recolors of Sims 2 Play's Dandy Table Set ( Which is table frame, chair frame and seat fabric) that the hyper link to the Original Mesh is not connecting properly. This is the correct link however Sims 2 Play's website is now SIMS 2 PLAY ARCHIVE and is a google site and i think that is the reason the hyperlink is not working. It is the only way to get that original mesh. 

I have contacted SUBMISSIONS Staff today via email to ask if I can go into already published creations and try to fix these problems. I have some older recolors from back in 2009 of Sims 2 Plays meshes that now need to the new site Update. Argh.

While I was at it.. I also asked if I could sumit better screenshots of Lots I submitted in OCT 2012 ( when I first came back from retirement) and hey i also asked if i can shorten my USERNAME to MFG... instead of the longwinded Mightyfaithgirl. I hate the long username but i first joined in 2005 and i have been stuck with this tag name ever since.. which sucked once I started uploading creations.. as i wasnt about to make a new account. I hope they let me!!

Anyways.. anyone wanting to download my recolors of the Sims 2 Play DANDY table set.. I hope this helps find the mesh and I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. The mesh is on Page 19 ( or OBJECTS 19 as it is called on that site) at bottom of page.

Happy Simming and TGIF!

~ Jackie

Getting back into my groove!!

So I have had alot of new trials and tribulations with the new screenshot requirements. First they were blurry.. and then I started taking prtscreen shots and then cropping and fitting to the template dimensions.. this caused some ofthem to look s t r e t c h e d out LOL. ARGH. Finally this weekend I remembered some things I used to do. So now I have added a border around them.. that way there is no stretching. 

I have a tonne of lots out and new ones coming out. I think that will be enough of the lots for awhile. Moving on to more re coloring. Have some great ideas for Maxi items and also custom content.

So Happy Monday ( yeah right!) and Of course Happy Simming!

My lots

 As much as i would love to make houses full of elevation cheats etc.. they are horrible for game play. I try to keep mine easy to play because really thats what its all about right? lol.. playing the game. And the last thing someone wants is a home full of toddlers with ten different levels where they have to constantly rotate the camera to find everything .

So i dont think my future in creating lots for Sims 2 or even Sims3 will include crazy lots that are difficult to play!. I would love to make complex houses but again it is about game play and i keep the user in mind. If i am annoyed at a house a family is in .. then so will others be.

My Daughter - Creator PRINCESS MOO MOO

Me again.. I have been trying to convince my youngest daughter Mia to create again. When she was 10 and 11 she created for Sims2 .. her minisite is here.. http://www.thesimsresource.com/members/princess_moomoo

Pretty good for a 10 yr old I would say. Now she is 14 and in 9th grade and playings Sims2 and 3 and she said to me last night.."Mom would you show me how to recolor again? I have forgotten" I said SURE WILL. 

I think she would be absolutely fantastic NOW.. as a teen. She will be 15 in a few short months. So check out her stuff and I will keep you all posted if she creates and uploads! I think she would do well at clothing and hair.. that is her fave stuff to download .

Fixed Screenshots

So I have been tinkering with my screenshots.. and have now opted to capture pics via Prnt Screen then take pics and then crop  and set to 4:3 ratio . No other editing. My latest house waiting for approval MFG NL STARTER #10 shows this new screenshot. Hopefully it is better and clearerl 

Of course potential downloaders of my homes.. please remember that despite the less than super clear screenshots the houses do look terrific IN GAME. 

UGH.

Also I have noticed that pics i am taking of re-colors are not even ending up in my Storytelling Folder. WTH? so many obstacles! egads! LOL

Ihave given myself a flipping headache LOL. I think the best idea for me is to stop uploading until I totally sort this garbage out with my screenshots. BECAUSE after I have totally got it down I must contact staff to see if I can Re Submit better screenshots of my newest Nightlife houses. Like I wrote in another blog post.. I am really picky and it drives me WONKY that my pics look fuzzy and distorted. It really takes away from the hard work i have put into creating the house :( 

Anyways enough of the whining from me LOL. 

Happy Simming!

My poor quality Screenshots.

I am saddened that my homes dont look that hot in my pics. The reason being that my video card is on a laptop. There is a huge quality difference from my older homes in 2009 and NOW and that is because my old desktop had a top of the line Video card in it.. my new laptop has a good video card but nothing compared to my old desktop. I cant install a new vid card on a laptop .. so i tried to buy one that had a good enough card. I am so picky when it comes to screenshots :( The good news is that TSR feels they are good enough to publish :) and of course if people download my homes or other creations and have a good vid card on their pc.. they will look awesome in game. 

What I look like!

It is always interesting to see what People look like and here at TSR there is Anonymity thru the use of nicknames and avatars.

So for my fans who like my creations.. I have decided I will post a pic of me. :) My real name is Jackie and I live in Canada. I am 42 yrs young and mother of 4 kids. My boys are 20 and 19, my girls 16 and 14. I am married and am a pseudo mom to a  7 yr old black flat coated retreiver named Maggie. 

New Stuff coming out in the next week!

Now that I have had my first house in 3 yrs published and have getting these screenshot requirements down .. I have 7 new houses approved and ready to be published from the 25th OCT thru to the 29th. A couple are regular houses and the rest STARTER homes under 20,000 Simoleans. I tried my best to make them pleasing to the eye and functional. A few I was able to included bathroom stuff and kitchen appliances.. some i just couldnt do it within the budget LOL.

All of my house for the most part since i began created are with the game in mind. I like logical lay outs with easy game play in mind.. with room for decorating. I am not into Fantasy houses .. I am a realist LOL so you will never see far out houses from me. Maybe i am just boring LOL.

My dream career when i was a kid was to be an Architect.. however I was neither good at Math or Art so now I own a cleaning business but take great joy in creating Sim houses. 

As well I have quite a few different re-colors sitting in my own downloads folder waiting to have pics taken in game and uploaded as submissions. Perhaps i will get to that this week... I am hoping to. I have just being doing simple recolors for now as I practice and get used to re-coloring again. I suspect long before Xmas i will be back to complex CC meshes and recolors.. and if Real Life treats me well.. even start making houses etc for Sims 3.

I do have some pressing issues in Real Life that i must prepare for though... such as a xmas vacation to Cuba in Early Dec that I am not prepared for yet .. but must take the time to do so! LOL. Always a good idea if i have all my ducks in a row before I leave the country!

So i look forward to feedback from the Sims Community on my lots .. and of course other content that will be coming out. 

A goal for the new year ( amongst the usual each yr of really quitting smoking for good finally this time and really losing that extra 10 lbs hahaha) is to learn how to make my own 3D meshes. And clothing.. i never did learn these and am determined to do so. I have so many ideas in my head!!

Happy Simming and Happy Hump day!

NEW! Breaking Bad & Sons of Anarchy stuffs on its way!

Happy Saturday!

So updating my current glitches with coming out of creating retirement.. hahaha.. i had downloaded some "bad files" that made my game freeze and not load. This happened twice so after getting rid of files and also the HUGE endeavor or transferring all my stuff from old pc to new pc.. boy I have been busy ( besides all the junk that comes with Real Life of course!)

Anyways i have sorted out my screenshots dilemma and have Adobe Photoshop Elements in oder to get the exact TSR 4:3 requirements . :)

I can totally understand the new rules on TSR.. yrs back people uploaded horrible screenshots plus.. other peoples content and stealing of creations.. all sorts of nonsense. TSR had to get strict!

Anyways Last night I was playing with SimPE and made a truck load of Picture Recolors. ( they are always fun!) 

I am a HUGE "Breaking Bad" fan and "Sons of Anarchy" fan so have made some pics for now.

On the horizon for submitting ( hopefully this weekend) 

3 Nightlife lots

Approx 20 different kinds of pics

3 Maxi Car recolors

5 walls

Assorted recolored objects :)

Yes I have been busy!

The above are all SIMS 2.

I do have Sims 3 so I have full intention of making starter lots etc for Sims 3! Give me some time for those though!

Happy Simming!

Hitting head against wall!! LOL

So Happy Wednesday Simmers! I have been trying to upload stuff and keep getting them rejected  based on Screenshots. LOL

Since i am smart like *dumptruck* I tried several times to re- submit.. take some new screenshots.. ( scratching head) then... an epiphany... go on Help forums.. do some research... to find out TSR has a new versino and new submission requirements.

Aha! it has been a WHILE since I uploaded stuff ( April 2009) - i thought I was doing it right! i wasnt.

So I am downloading Adobe photoshop Elements as I write this so i can do as TSR has asked * grumble grumble * LOL.

As well .. I got my new pc.. installed Sims3 ... dont like Sims3 ( probably because i am so used to Sims2 and Maxis always has the original content items so horrid!! <shudder> ) LOL. But I have both Sims2 and Sims 3 on the new pc and eventually I will get the TSR Workshop downloaded in order to create for Sim3 as well ( cuz all the cool kids are playing Sims3 now?). By the time i re -learns recoloring for both games.. Sims4 will be out . Ha ha.

I am determined to get these things uploaded. Boy .. this is sure alot of work. As it was re-coloring is alot of work.. finding textures, recoloring objects, organizing pics and files and if doing sets.. putting everything together.. then taking pretty pics - uploading stuff.. UGH.

okay enough of my whining... happy simming.