Making sims unique
kiki:
Quote from: VacantBlue on 2008 September 15, 18:20:34
I like selzi's new defaults. Although, I would mix them up a bit. They look great, but I don't think that they offer a lot of variety.
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=250376
She has an older set of defaults as well. I believe that they are linked in Zazazu's thread that was provided by jesslla.
yeah I love that set from selzi, they're the ones I use - they still leave the general gist of the maxis face, but just clean it up a bit...so you do have prettiness in even the "fugly" maxis faces with that set, but not everyone is a cookie cutter.
Eva Aisling:
I like most of Spookymuffin's defaults. They are the most unique that I've seen. There are a few that I replace from other sets, but I can't remember which ones. I'm sure there will be a few unique faces for you in the set.
http://www.insimenator.net/showthread.php?t=75472
Tsarina:
I use Natali's default replacements. She hasn't made a replacement for every face, so I use AmberDiceless' replacements for the rest.
Quote from: Relle on 2008 September 16, 03:22:27
The best way I keep all my Sims from looking alike is to use other people's self-sims. Do them up to fit your hood's aesthetic/time period, towniefy the ones you don't want to play, and go forth and breed.
That's a great idea. I'm so glad I thought of it.
maxon:
For non-playables (townies, students etc.) what I do is build 'types' - it's surprising what a difference hair and clothing can make. I made a set of students recently. I'm currently attending a university in RL which is very large and also has a hugely varied population. So I based my students on the people I see around me every day. I do exaggerate characteristic features. I made my goth sims as gothy as possible, while the hippy sim looks like a throwback to 1970. As my university has a lot of international students, I also made sims based on nationalities: for instance, I made a sim based on a Fulbrite scholar I know over here doing her PhD. I think you'd call it preppy over there - is that right? It can make building sims in Bodyshop or CAS more interesting: how do I make this sim look as though he is unrealistically idealistic and obsessed by student politics or environmentalism? (Grungy, yay!) All social groupings tend to develop a look or uniform that they use to identify one another and you can use that. I'll download CC specifically to get the look I want.
For playables, I have a different approach but as I usually have some clear role or idea in mind for them, I also have a corresponding sense of their appearance. So, the sim is built around that. Is the sim middle class or ambitious or intellectual or greedy? I'm such an obsessive story-teller.
I use various face templates but modify them considerably anyway. I've not found a complete set I like so I pick and choose. Also, some of the sets you see are facially virtually identical over the whole set. Who wants that?
Emma:
Quote from: Doc Doofus on 2008 September 16, 07:30:48
Maybe I'm tootin' my own horn, but I think my CAS replacement set is still the best. You can get it at MTS2 here:
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=130190
Sadly, there are no pics anymore (I uploaded that years ago, and the pics have gone to Internet pic heaven) so you have to try it and take my word for it.
I've tried most of the other replacement sets. It doesn't hurt anything to swap them in and out and try different ones. The only one by somebody not me that I actually liked was (I think) the one by Kaituchan.)
If Sims 2 weren't in its last days, I would make a new replacement set, but...
I used to use yours but I ended up with very weird chins and/or cheekbones on most of my sims once I was a few generations in :D
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