Objects Dwell In Rooms, Nothing New

Hi there! Could you perhaps tell me where to find some things in your excellent Curious house makeover? (1) Greenhouse roof (2) Dry-erase board (3) Glass block windows and doors (4) In-wall fans, especially the big one in the yellow attic wall.

hey!

decorative conservatory roof pieces are part of the Feverfew release by Criquette. they pull textures from the Seasons greenhouse roofs, i'm using these defaults by shastakiss

the whiteboard is a 3t2 conversion by Veranka

the chalkboard is a Castaway conversion and i don't remember where I got it exactly, but this upload of Castaway items by meetmetotheriver seems to be the most recent

i hope those are the windows/doors you were referring to? they're actually shoji-like! i got them from shastakiss with recolors, here

the big industrial fan is by Cyclonesue

got those smaller fans from PineappleForest + more recolors here :)

out there... there's something evil, in the trenches, feeding on the drought

tutorial: hide all UI in ts2 hood view tab mode

if you're like me and you love taking screenshots in hood view, especially with ReShade, you've probably been annoyed by that one UI panel at the top that never disappears in tab mode (aka cameraman mode)...

...but it turns out that if you modify one game file, you'll be able to bring up a window called Sims2 UI Browser, which allows you to hide/unhide any UI elements. no more cropping neighborhood view screenshots!

you can find out how to turn on Sims2 UI Browser here.

the process requires modifying the GlobalProps.xml file, and it's basically the same thing you'd do to use the allMenus cheat, but Sims2 UI Browser isn't related to that. the cheat will become available to you after this though, but you don't need to turn it on in the console, so it won't affect your gameplay.

after modifying GlobalProps.xml your game will automatically start with boolprop testingcheatsenabled on, so be sure to disable them if you're forcing errors on everything with the batbox.

another thing: when testingcheats are on, you get that game version number in the right upper corner of the screen, which might be a problem for screenshots as well. i'm using RPC, which i believe (correct me if i'm wrong) hides that text, because i currently don't have it in my game. but i think you might be able to hide it with Sims2 UI Browser as well.

but anyway, here is the UI element you actually need to hide:

after that, it's gone until you turn it back on, or load a lot and come back to the neighborhood view. here's an unedited (but reshaded) screenshot, taken in hood view tab mode:

have fun! but be careful with modifying game files 😉

yay, it's live! once again, sorry this took so long, and thank you for your patience and kindness, Nikki! you're the best 💕

oh also the swatch can be seen here

Platasp & Userdata Present:

@valhallansim Coverage Tattoo Overlay Box

Please show some love to @userdata! They not only designed this awesome preview and made the swatch but spent hours and hours working to perfect this set for you all. I quite literally couldn't have done it without them! And the thought wouldn't have existed without @uberville's suggestion 😀

There are 5 options, each with 2 different styles: cartoon & realistic, all within one box. You can find the poster in misc> misc.

Any issues, please let me know. (original)

SFS / MF

...a sleep-deprived interior from yesterday.

preset under the cut ↓

ElusivePerspective.ini

download: SFS or GDrive

i'll add the list of effects later, sorry. this preset uses RTGI, but will look pretty cool without it too. i also suggest turning on PD80_04_Technicolor.fx:

[made with ReShade 4.9.1]

an Art Deco/Streamline Moderne attempt (4k image here)

no backstory or residents yet, i'm open to suggestions

some trivia nobody asked for:

this is the first time i'm using SRWE and RTGI, exciting

the pic is still heavily edited in Photoshop; i tried to give the windows fake reflections, but they came out meh

these pictures actually show the interior of this building, only i changed it up a bit for the exterior edit

maybe i should rebuild this lot to actually share it... it's kind of embarrassing that all i do is post pictures lol

2 Cover Up Road's (Vidcund's?) indoor garden

full OST + download (uploaded by the composer) here, image from here

this picture is dedicated to flip phones (and kitchens)

so...

i've been thinking about getting a new, more or less powerful laptop/PC that could handle modern games (at least some of them), but also TS2 with 12 gigabytes of CC ofc lol. i would also want to use it for video/audio editing as well.

could anyone recommend something? or just tell me what kind of laptops/PCs you guys have, i'm just curious 😶

(goes without saying that my budget is limited haha. most recommended laptops i've seen online have been around €2k, which is definitely too much for me. and idk where to even start when it comes to building my own PC...)