Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden
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hat_plays_sims
Where the bee sucks, there suck I;
In the cowslip's bell I lie...
It's that time again... Time for Hat to do something ambitious and photo-heavy! Because I have 400 downloads on my default Plantsim skin, and because the theme this month is just too awesome to pass up... and because I don't really like any of the Ideal Plantsim replacements out there.
When Worf 84 uploaded a multiple Ideal Plantsim mod, I was thrilled... except with the faces. I have a certain idea in my head of how plantsims ought to look-- I think of dryads and nymphs and, for some reason, Peter Pan (I think it's the outfit); earthy, pointy, laughing creatures, and nothing out there quite suited what I wanted. But hey, I'd done a stupidly huge eight-PT mod, so how hard could it be? It turns out it's not that hard at all, so. On we go!
Same format as the PT mod, here-- you get a cute portrait and then links to the Ideals as they'll appear in your Sim Bin (no makeup, Base Game hair, clothes from either the Base Game or Seasons), as well as pics of their offspring with...
Elm. Because Elm was already a plantsim and she's just full of recessive genetics.
Primrose
S1, Green Eyes, Red Hair, Female
Front | Profile | Quarter
Offspring:
Blossom: Toddler | Adult
Bough: Toddler | Adult
Chrysanthemum
S2, Green Eyes, Blonde Hair, Female
Front | Profile | Quarter
Offspring:
Holly: Toddler | Adult
Berry: Toddler | Adult
Ash: Toddler | Adult
Yew: Toddler | Adult
Linden
S3, Brown Eyes, Brown Hair, Male
Front | Profile | Quarter
Offspring:
Pinon: Toddler | Adult
Alder: Toddler | Adult
Sequoia
S4, Brown Eyes, Black Hair, Male
Front | Profile | Quarter
Offspring:
Lily: Toddler | Adult
That's seven thousand pictures, now there are some more words.
One Fish: There are six files included in the download; you need only five of them. I subfoldered everything; no matter what your game configuration, you need the folder labeled Ideal Plantsims. There was some kind of change to how Plantsims were coded between Free Time and Apartment Life, so if you have Seasons, Seasons and Bon Voyage, Seasons and Free Time, or Seasons, Bon Voyage, AND Free Time, you need the folder labeled MOD SSN-BV-FT. If you have Apartment Life, Mansion and Garden, the Sims 2 Store Edition, or any of the new bundle packs like Best of Business, you need the folder labeled MOD AL-MG.
Two Fish: Uh, yeah, the pre-AL mod is untested. Worf 84's works, I didn't change anything but which Sims it pointed at, so it should work fine. However, I'd advise running it in a testerhood for a while.
Red Fish: This is a default replacement, and as such the usual default replacement rules apply: there can be only one... MOD FILE. Everybody knows that, with a multi-PT mod, when you want to switch you have to leave the Sims in. I'm told you don't have to do that with a multi-Ideal mod, because Ideal Plantsims don't show up in the family tree. Again, I'm going to advise playing it safe and leaving them in your Sim Bin. (Like a PT mod, these sims will show up in your Sim Bin. Don't delete them via the bin.) However, you can't have two multi-Ideal mod files in your game, so be sure you're not trying to play with mine and Worf 84's at the same time.
Blue Fish: Usual default policies apply-- do whatever you want with this as long as a) I get credit if you use my Sims b) Worf 84 gets credit if you use his mod and c) NO MONEY CHANGES HANDS. I hate it when people charge for defaults or extractions. Don't do that.
... Yep, that'll do me.
(Plants in the photos are from all over, mostly MTS and extracted Castaway stuff from MATY. Yes, I do use Poifectly Poiple's No Leafy Plantsim Hair mod, which makes hair for plantbabies something of a crapshoot. Plantsim tunics are by EAxis and Kittylyn74. My Ideals are wearing Sausage and Treeag's work, I just made new all-hairtone hairstyles out of 'em.)
Wanna help me feed my cats?
In case you feel like dropping me a buck or two, should you have a buck or two to spare. Donors get two things at the moment: a) a link to the Super Secret Cat Gallery, full of pictures of the cats you'll be feeding, updated sporadically when the cats do something photogenic and I'm fast enough on the trigger to catch it, and b) a link to the list of content I have done-but-not-screencapped, nearly done, partly done, or in the planning stages, and the option to suggest what ought to be in the next batch of things I focus on.
Skins
Date: 2011-03-27 05:22 am (UTC)Also, did you change the mod to have 8 slots? If so, how did you do that? I'd like to have 8 slots for both my PT and my Ideals if possible. That would make me most pleased with my simming life. Thanks again.
Re: Skins
Date: 2011-03-27 06:00 am (UTC)DO NOT use custom skintones on Ideal Plantsims if you plan to share them. Ideal Plantsims aren't like pollination technicians; under your plantsim skin default, they have regular genetics, which shows up on their offspring. Either use a skin you know you won't ever get rid of or use a Maxis default. Same goes for eyes.
I haven't changed the Plantsim mod to have more Ideals-- I don't know how. Having four Ideal Plantsims is a pretty recent development; I made my mod shortly after the very first multi-Ideal mod showed up on Mod the Sims.
Re: Skins
Date: 2011-03-27 06:11 am (UTC)Re: Skins
Date: 2011-03-27 01:48 pm (UTC)