Any Decent Custom Hair?
noname:
The advantage to changing the family numbers is that it groups all colors of the same hairstyle. For example, say you've got a ponytail mesh with all the basic colors. If you make it so that the family number is the same throughout all the ages and colors of the hairstyle, not only will it be inherited correctly, but if you are in bodyshop, cas, or changing appearance looking at the ponytail in red, and decide you want it in say, black, when you click black it will still show the new color in the same style as opposed to showing a different style. You need to give every different hairstyle a different family number if you want everything to function correctly.
I hope that made sense. I _just_ figured it all out and I need to go to sleep. :)
IgnorantBliss:
The problem is that not all custom hairstyles have all ages, or some of the ages don't match. Say, someone used a blond Maxis hair and then only changed the teen, adult and elder hair, making them black. If you make the whole hairstyle genetic, then toddlers and children will have blond hair and only get the correct black hair when turning into teenagers. Also, you're going to have a ton of identical toddler and child hairs, because these have not been edited in most cases, even if they match the color otherwise.
Bangelnuts:
Quote from: IgnorantBliss on 2005 November 12, 08:22:09
The problem is that not all custom hairstyles have all ages, or some of the ages don't match. Say, someone used a blond Maxis hair and then only changed the teen, adult and elder hair, making them black. If you make the whole hairstyle genetic, then toddlers and children will have blond hair and only get the correct black hair when turning into teenagers. Also, you're going to have a ton of identical toddler and child hairs, because these have not been edited in most cases, even if they match the color otherwise.
very true there I have many of Natrobo's toddler hairstyles that are only for toddlers but body shop hasnt figured that out so it substitues a maxis hair in other age groups as a result I end up having to delete a ton of maxis duplicates in body shop and CAS.the game thinks a hair mesh is for all ages automaticallywhich isnt necessarily true so the game in an effort to compensate for what it percieves to be a missing hairstyle in an age group substitutes what ever maxis hairstyle will fit the mesh
ZephyrZodiac:
Well, one assumes that if the mesh is only for toddlers, then the game can do little else than substitute something when the toddler grows up, and it's safer if it chooses default meshes - you can always change them later! (And for the short time kids are toddlers, I would never bother to give them custom hair, although I'd change their hair if they're bald!
Karen:
Quote from: ZephyrZodiac on 2005 November 12, 13:46:56
And for the short time kids are toddlers, I would never bother to give them custom hair, although I'd change their hair if they're bald!
Interesting that you feel that way. My reaction was just the opposite. I can't stand the default toddler hairstyles, either for boys or for girls (well, the toddler girl hairstyle is OK, but it turns into that godawful "lawn mower cut" when they become kids, so I hate it....) I use a bunch of different custom hair styles, mostly downloaded from TSR or Sims Connection, in my game. Nearly all the adult Sims in my neighborhood now were born with custom hair styles, and so their babies also inherit the custom hair. I love the variety this produces in the toddlers.
I agree, it's a pain when you download custom hair only to find it doesn't work for all ages.
Karen
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