Uninitialized Androgynous Servos
Dec. 28th, 2013 08:20 pmGambitsObsession over on GoS has released a bunch of default replacement unintialized Servos to coordinate with Amaryll's Androgynous Servos, and my oak androgynous Servos are among them! That means no more of this:

I'll edit the post to include that link, because DANG it's been a while since folk started kicking around that project!

I'll edit the post to include that link, because DANG it's been a while since folk started kicking around that project!
Meshfix alert!
Aug. 14th, 2013 11:41 amIf you downloaded the wide-laced placket kirtles and spotted this UV issue:

You should know Oph3lia very graciously fixed it for me. The original post has been edited, but you can also grab the fixed meshes at either of these links:
HAT'S MEDIAFIRE | OPH3LIA'S DROPBOX

You should know Oph3lia very graciously fixed it for me. The original post has been edited, but you can also grab the fixed meshes at either of these links:
HAT'S MEDIAFIRE | OPH3LIA'S DROPBOX
Front-Laced Lady Update
Feb. 12th, 2013 02:16 am
Hey guys, guess what?
The rest of the bodyshapes are up on the Front-Laced Lady post. Go forth and download Athletic Gal and Aquilegia's Androgyny! (Cynnix is amazing, you guys.)
No, as far as I know, I'm not having issues. However, I do hear that now, instead of taking down files with no notice, they're taking down files with a letter about copyright infringement and a notice of 'strikes' against your account. It's driving a lot of Simmers to places like Box.net or Dropbox, and that's your right, but if you KNOW that the files removed don't violate copyright law, PLEASE submit a ticket or otherwise inform Mediafire that they deleted your files without cause, especially if you have a paid account.
This is why. A quick google search suggests that no other online group is having this much trouble with Mediafire lately, and if it's targeted at free Sims uploads, widespread, and annoying, then there's really only one person's MO it fits.
I haven't received one of the new copyright notices; the one I did recieve included a link. I clicked the link, filled out the form, and waited. Mediafire didn't get back to me immediately, in fact I had to get back to them. What happens is, someone files a claim against the file, the uploader files a counterclaim, and the claimant then has ten days to respond. If you don't hear back from Mediafire after ten days, contact them again, and if the claimant didn't respond or didn't adequately respond, they'll restore the files.
When my sexyfeet baby clothes were removed without notice, I first tried re-uploading with altered file names (which were still blocked), I tried submitting a ticket. You do this by logging into Mediafire, clicking Help, filling out the form (I used the 'general questions' flag) and waiting. They say they'll get back to you in 24 hours, but they took six days to get back to me, two weeks to get back to Quintcia, and only two days to get back to G-Knee.
The point is, they DO get back to you. And I haven't heard from anyone who has contacted Mediafire and hasn't had their files restored. (So at least they actually do care about copyright law, even if they're also scared shitless of the FBI.)
If you choose to submit a ticket or file a counterclaim, here's what you need to include when you write to Mediafire:
0. Before you even start writing, stay calm. Be professional, adult, and friendly. (That your files were removed is not Mediafire's fault. They can't police every download, so when a file gets taken down, it's because someone complained. That they take down files instead of contacting the uploader isn't because they don't respect the uploader's rights, it's because Mediafire is scared shitless of becoming the next Megaupload.) People paid to handle complaints do not often see the civil side of their customer base. Be The Nice One.
1. If you're submitting a support ticket, you will need the original file names of all your removed uploads. This is so Mediafire can find them to fix them. If they've removed a lot of files, this might be a pain in the ass... but it's still necessary.
2. Whether you're submitting a ticket or filing a counterclaim, assure Mediafire of the actual copyright of Sims 2 custom content; this may mean quoting the relevant part of the EULA. Here is the full text of the EULAs for Sims 2 and Sims 3. COPY from there; please don't link to the Booty, it doesn't look professional. ( Behind the cut are the relevant parts. ) At the very least, you'll need to demonstrate that you know the legality of your right to share custom content for Sims games.
3. Here's the one I didn't think to do, but will if any of my files go down again-- Ask who submitted the copyright complaint. You have a right to know this and Mediafire should tell you. (I thought it was an honest mistake, and the first file that kept going down was complained about by CBS or someone claiming to be CBS.)
4. Thank Mediafire for their time, and be patient about getting a response.
5. DO NOT RE-UPLOAD THE FILES under different names or in a different folder. Wait until Mediafire gets back to you.
I completely respect the choice to move to another free filehost besides Mediafire, but the rash of take-downs lately very likely isn't the fault of any human being at Mediafire. Any file host, free or not, as long as it's based somewhere in the US or just afraid of US copyright law, is vulnerable to false reporting of copyright infringement. They'll all react the same way-- by taking the files down, no questions asked-- because there are too many files to check each and every one and ask the uploader if they're sure they have the legal right to share it.
This is why. A quick google search suggests that no other online group is having this much trouble with Mediafire lately, and if it's targeted at free Sims uploads, widespread, and annoying, then there's really only one person's MO it fits.
I haven't received one of the new copyright notices; the one I did recieve included a link. I clicked the link, filled out the form, and waited. Mediafire didn't get back to me immediately, in fact I had to get back to them. What happens is, someone files a claim against the file, the uploader files a counterclaim, and the claimant then has ten days to respond. If you don't hear back from Mediafire after ten days, contact them again, and if the claimant didn't respond or didn't adequately respond, they'll restore the files.
When my sexyfeet baby clothes were removed without notice, I first tried re-uploading with altered file names (which were still blocked), I tried submitting a ticket. You do this by logging into Mediafire, clicking Help, filling out the form (I used the 'general questions' flag) and waiting. They say they'll get back to you in 24 hours, but they took six days to get back to me, two weeks to get back to Quintcia, and only two days to get back to G-Knee.
The point is, they DO get back to you. And I haven't heard from anyone who has contacted Mediafire and hasn't had their files restored. (So at least they actually do care about copyright law, even if they're also scared shitless of the FBI.)
If you choose to submit a ticket or file a counterclaim, here's what you need to include when you write to Mediafire:
0. Before you even start writing, stay calm. Be professional, adult, and friendly. (That your files were removed is not Mediafire's fault. They can't police every download, so when a file gets taken down, it's because someone complained. That they take down files instead of contacting the uploader isn't because they don't respect the uploader's rights, it's because Mediafire is scared shitless of becoming the next Megaupload.) People paid to handle complaints do not often see the civil side of their customer base. Be The Nice One.
1. If you're submitting a support ticket, you will need the original file names of all your removed uploads. This is so Mediafire can find them to fix them. If they've removed a lot of files, this might be a pain in the ass... but it's still necessary.
2. Whether you're submitting a ticket or filing a counterclaim, assure Mediafire of the actual copyright of Sims 2 custom content; this may mean quoting the relevant part of the EULA. Here is the full text of the EULAs for Sims 2 and Sims 3. COPY from there; please don't link to the Booty, it doesn't look professional. ( Behind the cut are the relevant parts. ) At the very least, you'll need to demonstrate that you know the legality of your right to share custom content for Sims games.
3. Here's the one I didn't think to do, but will if any of my files go down again-- Ask who submitted the copyright complaint. You have a right to know this and Mediafire should tell you. (I thought it was an honest mistake, and the first file that kept going down was complained about by CBS or someone claiming to be CBS.)
4. Thank Mediafire for their time, and be patient about getting a response.
5. DO NOT RE-UPLOAD THE FILES under different names or in a different folder. Wait until Mediafire gets back to you.
I completely respect the choice to move to another free filehost besides Mediafire, but the rash of take-downs lately very likely isn't the fault of any human being at Mediafire. Any file host, free or not, as long as it's based somewhere in the US or just afraid of US copyright law, is vulnerable to false reporting of copyright infringement. They'll all react the same way-- by taking the files down, no questions asked-- because there are too many files to check each and every one and ask the uploader if they're sure they have the legal right to share it.
Invoking the Spirit Update
Jan. 25th, 2013 09:28 pmOhhh my god you guys okay, you remember my Invoking the Spirit Bonehilda defaults, and how I also made Parsimonious Fairy Witch gowns to match the Maxis witch dresses, and then lamented at the lack of pregmorph or teen conversion because I thought they'd make good Apartment Life witch defaults?
Okay, well, Cynnix added a pregmorph and did a teen conversion, and then Morganna defaulted them, and you can grab them here. Apparently body shapes are coming soon, which is also very exciting. This is a thing I must now go cross off a whole lot of wishlists, because YAY.
Okay, well, Cynnix added a pregmorph and did a teen conversion, and then Morganna defaulted them, and you can grab them here. Apparently body shapes are coming soon, which is also very exciting. This is a thing I must now go cross off a whole lot of wishlists, because YAY.
Files Probably Fixed!
Jan. 12th, 2013 12:43 pmMediafire responded to my ticket, so anyone waiting to download the assorted sexyfeet diapers and/or smocks in Bundle of Joy ought to be able to access them now! Please let me know if things still aren't working.
Notice of Absence
Aug. 14th, 2012 10:09 amGuys, Mom impulse-bought a whole houseful of new windows. They're delivered at the end of the month and we need two feet clear in front of all sixteen windows in the house, inside and out. I have cleaning and yardwork and furniture-moving and several rooms worth of vacuuming to do because Mom has a bum knee and a bum shoulder, so... uh, so yeah. Turns out it's a little more complicated to update your whole house in reality than it is in the Sims. (But more worth it!)
... Also June, July, and August are not good months to clean and paint and fix your whole house. So hot...
So I shall leave you with a list of things I will post when I get a chance to finish or photograph them:
1. 43 mostly-Maxis recolors of Buggybooz's Nooks and Niches (including Paigeturner's Complete Castle Wall set)
2. 86 very simple toddler kirtles (mostly-Aligeth textures on a Cynnix mesh)
3. 16 toddler diapers in various shades of rag
4. A very small hair dump
5. Hopefully, beards
Got some other things I'm hoping to work on, but if you don't hear from me until September? It's because of windows.
... Also June, July, and August are not good months to clean and paint and fix your whole house. So hot...
So I shall leave you with a list of things I will post when I get a chance to finish or photograph them:
1. 43 mostly-Maxis recolors of Buggybooz's Nooks and Niches (including Paigeturner's Complete Castle Wall set)
2. 86 very simple toddler kirtles (mostly-Aligeth textures on a Cynnix mesh)
3. 16 toddler diapers in various shades of rag
4. A very small hair dump
5. Hopefully, beards
Got some other things I'm hoping to work on, but if you don't hear from me until September? It's because of windows.
The inimitable Silvain Shadows has done it again!
All the CS native kids' clothes, with appropriately bare toes!
Also, you should download this file, which I forgot most of the Castaway Stories outfits are slaved to (grass fronds, see). I'm gonna go add that link to my wishlist resources, because I totally forgot about that one. *facepalm*
All the CS native kids' clothes, with appropriately bare toes!
Also, you should download this file, which I forgot most of the Castaway Stories outfits are slaved to (grass fronds, see). I'm gonna go add that link to my wishlist resources, because I totally forgot about that one. *facepalm*
pubodyleafy with working sexyfeet!
Jul. 29th, 2012 02:11 amThis way by Silvain! Should work for both Castaway Stories and Seasons-- Bloom did this one, but the toes remained green. Also, you get a diaper on a true nude and pubodynativepajamas. Update your Castaway Stories clothes! Make more nearly-naked babies! Make cute toddler swimsuits even if they can't go swimming because it's a way to beat the heat in the summer (that native pajamas mesh would make a cute girls' skirted swimsuit).
Please don't worry about me. I'm okay.
Nov. 29th, 2011 11:54 pmOkay, so this is one of those personal entries where I feel like anybody watching this journal has a right to know but nobody needs to feel obligated to react. Comments are disallowed, and the personal stuff is going behind a cut so you can scroll on past if you're only here for the Sims stuff. (It is totally okay to be here just for the Sims stuff.)
( I'm kind of groping for cut text that doesn't break the flow, here. )
If you skipped the cut, the short version is that a long illness in the family has kept me away from the social aspect of Simming for the last few weeks, and now a death in the family is going to keep me out of it for probably a few weeks more. We're going to be okay over here on my end of RL, it's just going to take a while.
Since this is supposed to be an exclusively-Simming journal, I want to let you guys all know that, all the posts I keep planning to make? I will make them. I've got plenty of obligations I sincerely plan to fulfill, and some of them I should even manage to fulfill on time. I'm not quitting Simming, and I'm not even really taking a hiatus since I'm still creating and trying, now and then, to keep caught up with reading... I'm just not able to sit and talk so much anymore, and probably won't be for a while.
So... yeah, basically this is me saying that nobody should worry hard about not hearing from me, and I probably won't be responding to most comments that don't indicate somebody's going to break their game before Christmas, maybe New Year's.
( I'm kind of groping for cut text that doesn't break the flow, here. )
If you skipped the cut, the short version is that a long illness in the family has kept me away from the social aspect of Simming for the last few weeks, and now a death in the family is going to keep me out of it for probably a few weeks more. We're going to be okay over here on my end of RL, it's just going to take a while.
Since this is supposed to be an exclusively-Simming journal, I want to let you guys all know that, all the posts I keep planning to make? I will make them. I've got plenty of obligations I sincerely plan to fulfill, and some of them I should even manage to fulfill on time. I'm not quitting Simming, and I'm not even really taking a hiatus since I'm still creating and trying, now and then, to keep caught up with reading... I'm just not able to sit and talk so much anymore, and probably won't be for a while.
So... yeah, basically this is me saying that nobody should worry hard about not hearing from me, and I probably won't be responding to most comments that don't indicate somebody's going to break their game before Christmas, maybe New Year's.
Pregmorph Addition Alert!
Sep. 21st, 2010 12:25 pmCynnix, the brilliant, generous, and lovely, has made pregmorphs for more pregmorphless meshes! Here you can find morphs for Aligeth's EF chemise (no, I haven't found an elder pregnancy mod, but it's a comfy nightie, exactly what you might want to wear while waddling around pregnant), Gelydh's bloomers (meshes, page five), All About Style's TF Victorian Sleeve dress and teen bloomers, and Parsimonious's teen rengown. Rejoice, players who use InTeen for period games! Rejoice, players who like their ladies' nightgowns to look comfortable and bra-free! Cynnix provides for us! All hail Cynnix!
Hiatus: Over!
Sep. 15th, 2010 06:17 amOkay, so my 'I gotta get ready for this show' hiatus is officially over, because the show is over-- I still have to put things away and... actually get a few things ready for eBay (I made more money than I feared but less than I really wanted-- not a lousy show, but not a great show, either, and somehow, I didn't sell ANY dolls), and I have a commission in progress that should take me a day or two...
But expect new goodies soon! Possibly even 'very soon,' since I have this jones to do some hair. It's very frustrating, not having the hair you want because you haven't done it yet. First up will be a bunch of HP hairs, as a bribe. Which reminds me, the official 'you can bribe me' post will be going up soon, but that's housekeeping.
Oh, and I have some pics from the mini show, those should be going up behind a cut in the next day or three, for interested parties.
But expect new goodies soon! Possibly even 'very soon,' since I have this jones to do some hair. It's very frustrating, not having the hair you want because you haven't done it yet. First up will be a bunch of HP hairs, as a bribe. Which reminds me, the official 'you can bribe me' post will be going up soon, but that's housekeeping.
Oh, and I have some pics from the mini show, those should be going up behind a cut in the next day or three, for interested parties.
I, like many others, have a few Dreamwidth codes to hand out. If you're tired of commenting anonymously (or fighting with OpenID) or looking for a nice user-friendly ad-free blog site for your Sims 2 stuff, I might just be able to help you out if you drop me a line. Comment here or PM via GoS or whatever's handiest.
Hokay, official notice. I make dollhouse miniatures for a living, and I have a mini show coming up the first weekend after Labor Day. I really need to switch gears and quit making stuff for Sims and make some stuff I can sell, instead, so...
Now begins Hat's official August sabbatical from Sims 2 Stuff.
Except it's a crappy sabbatical, because a) I can still play if I need a break from sewing, b) I can still download, c) I can post already-completed items, and d) no way am I going to quit socializing. I'm just not going to make any new crap for a month or five weeks. Expect a hair dump and my party-and-games defaults before too long, because I just finished twenty-one hairs and I feel bad not releasing them as soon as I get them photographed and named.
(I also have a doll show to do in November, but I don't need to barnstorm so hard for it.)
Now begins Hat's official August sabbatical from Sims 2 Stuff.
Except it's a crappy sabbatical, because a) I can still play if I need a break from sewing, b) I can still download, c) I can post already-completed items, and d) no way am I going to quit socializing. I'm just not going to make any new crap for a month or five weeks. Expect a hair dump and my party-and-games defaults before too long, because I just finished twenty-one hairs and I feel bad not releasing them as soon as I get them photographed and named.
(I also have a doll show to do in November, but I don't need to barnstorm so hard for it.)
A Girl's Gotta Do....
Jun. 6th, 2010 04:07 amWell, despite the fact that I feel silly doing so, there is now a PayPal tip jar in my first sticky post. Just click here and scroll down a bit and there it is.
This is the second time in two months I've run out of Photobucket bandwidth, but the first time I've run out of bandwidth twelve days before it refreshes itself. (Actually, it's twelve days now; I think it was two weeks when it went kablooie.) If you have a dollar or two you feel you can spare to help me fund a Pro account to get my existing pictures back online (because even if I got a new photohost somewhere else, my current photos would stay down until the 18th), I'd dearly appreciate it.
I'd just fork over the three bucks for one month, but you can't un-check the 're-bill me automatically' option and that fills me with paranoia.
This is the second time in two months I've run out of Photobucket bandwidth, but the first time I've run out of bandwidth twelve days before it refreshes itself. (Actually, it's twelve days now; I think it was two weeks when it went kablooie.) If you have a dollar or two you feel you can spare to help me fund a Pro account to get my existing pictures back online (because even if I got a new photohost somewhere else, my current photos would stay down until the 18th), I'd dearly appreciate it.
I'd just fork over the three bucks for one month, but you can't un-check the 're-bill me automatically' option and that fills me with paranoia.
Coming Soon!
May. 6th, 2010 01:41 am( Yeah, this is a big picture, let's cut it. )
Guess who played with Pooklet's new color actions! Needs read-me, needs in-game pics. Binned, compressorized, familied, properly tooltipped, and will be exclusive to Dreamwidth if I haven't missed their three weeks thing. Also doing the same for Time Displaced and Traveler, which I haven't posted here cos, hey, I was waiting for new color actions!
Also, hey! GoS is back! Don't read it too hard it's still a little shaky. Or something.
Guess who played with Pooklet's new color actions! Needs read-me, needs in-game pics. Binned, compressorized, familied, properly tooltipped, and will be exclusive to Dreamwidth if I haven't missed their three weeks thing. Also doing the same for Time Displaced and Traveler, which I haven't posted here cos, hey, I was waiting for new color actions!
Also, hey! GoS is back! Don't read it too hard it's still a little shaky. Or something.
Okay, first important thing: Garden of Shadows is down, but it's hoped it'll be back up before the weekend is out. See Nymphy's post here and Jenfold's here. TSR is made of fail and GoDaddy is made of a similar amount of fail. Just doing my part to spread the word a bit.
Second, my Stolen by Fairies mod was broken. This is important so here is a picture to catch people's eye.

Now, it wasn't broken BADLY, not in any game-breaking way, but in such a way that one of the PTs would never get to spawn any spawn-- and it's not my fault, the original eight-PT mod was like that. Thanks to Widget for catching it, and you can download the fixed mod file here:
DOWNLOAD ME!
I'll have the main post fixed in a few minutes.
Cynnix has added a pregmorph to Aligeth's men's nightgown mesh, finally providing a loose, comfy option for pregnant men in historical circumstances! Actually, if you're keeping up with this journal but haven't visited the page in a while, you should probably visit my page of lists, because an astonishing number of people have started poking at my wishlist and I feel all giddy because of it. There are links to goodies that fix things or add things or make things more versatile, go look!
And yes I finally WILL be getting those leafyhairs up tonight; I had to make it so the toddler hairs weren't unisex (the adult hairs aren't and leaving the toddler hairs unisex just clutters up your bins) and wait for a pair of alien twins to grow up enough that I could take pics of the toddler hairs.
Second, my Stolen by Fairies mod was broken. This is important so here is a picture to catch people's eye.

Now, it wasn't broken BADLY, not in any game-breaking way, but in such a way that one of the PTs would never get to spawn any spawn-- and it's not my fault, the original eight-PT mod was like that. Thanks to Widget for catching it, and you can download the fixed mod file here:
I'll have the main post fixed in a few minutes.
Cynnix has added a pregmorph to Aligeth's men's nightgown mesh, finally providing a loose, comfy option for pregnant men in historical circumstances! Actually, if you're keeping up with this journal but haven't visited the page in a while, you should probably visit my page of lists, because an astonishing number of people have started poking at my wishlist and I feel all giddy because of it. There are links to goodies that fix things or add things or make things more versatile, go look!
And yes I finally WILL be getting those leafyhairs up tonight; I had to make it so the toddler hairs weren't unisex (the adult hairs aren't and leaving the toddler hairs unisex just clutters up your bins) and wait for a pair of alien twins to grow up enough that I could take pics of the toddler hairs.
Details right here, and you can find instructions on how to roll back your graphics card drivers here for XP, and here for Vista and here for 7. Instructions for finding out what driver version you're using are available on Nvidia's own forums, in case you're not sure what you've got.
Sorta thought this one might be worth spreading around, since the company has admitted the 169.75 drivers fry graphics cards because the fan-controlling programming is functioning improperly in this update... and a cool graphics card is a happy graphics card. Crossposted to Garden of Shadows, despite being fairly certain only Goslings have this blog on their reading list.
Knowledge like this is totally worth not being a download update.
Sorta thought this one might be worth spreading around, since the company has admitted the 169.75 drivers fry graphics cards because the fan-controlling programming is functioning improperly in this update... and a cool graphics card is a happy graphics card. Crossposted to Garden of Shadows, despite being fairly certain only Goslings have this blog on their reading list.
Knowledge like this is totally worth not being a download update.