Sims storytelling help
baratron:
OK, this isn't actually a question for JM, but for the storytellers here.
I've just started using the TS2 storytelling - my unfinished story is here (because of the gay content, I didn't want to put it up on the official site - yes, call me a wimp if you want, I don't care). I recently learned that photographs in TS2 are saved whether you save the game or not, so you can set up horrible scenarios and have everyone die tragically without actually having to keep the sims dead - cool ;D. As you can see if you flick through the story, I've left it on a bit of a cliffhanger.
The next chapter, essentially, will be Max's nightmares, so I want to set up lots of nightmare child-related scenarios. So I need to find out the easiest ways of doing them, bearing in mind that I have no patience.
1) What is the best way of making your sim look horrified? I don't think gross-out will work because both the boys are very Sloppy, but I suppose I could boolprop Max into extreme Neatness just to take the photo. Anything else?
2) What is the best way of teleporting vast quantities of sims into the lot and setting them up for photos? Inge's Teleport shrub + Merola's Mind-Control mirror, and lots of pausing? Or should I make a backup of the Neighbourhood and actually move the sims in, then switch back to the true Neighbourhood later?
3) Where can I obtain a playable Nanny? If you say MTS2, please give me some indication of where on that sprawling site :D.
4) Is it possible to take photographs of alien abduction? I've never actually seen it happen in my game (due to lack of patience, I used boolprop to make my sim alien pregnant), so I don't know whether it goes straight into the cut scene or if you have a few seconds to snap pictures.
5) What's the easiest way to move babies around for photography purposes? Does move_objects on work? Or do you have to make them selectable with the Mind Control mirror?
I think that's it for now - fortunately, VS is up today, so I can snag a copy of TwoJeff's triplets & quads hack. I think for a very buff, not very paternal guy, getting pregnant with multiple babies has to be among his worst nightmares ;).
veilchen:
As for the actual movie-making, there I can't help you, the best one to ask would be Reggikko (but you already knew that, right :D) As far as multiple sims transportation...Inge's shrub will tansport them in, even with the game on pause, but Merola's mirror only lets you control only one non-family sim at a time (unless he changed it). As soon as you click on another sim-icon, the previously controlled sim drops away from the side panel (where the family members are displayed). So if you want to keep them selectable without making them controllable first over and over again, you might be better off using a photo-op house and move them all in and then back out. To keep all these sims happy/unhappy/desperate, you might want to use Merola's painting as well. JM calls it cheating, but for movie-making purposes its ideal. It lets you fill/drain needs, aspiration, interests etc. at will, getting you the moods you would like to have.
Reg is usually here in the evenings, but I'm sure she would not mind if you PM her.
JenW:
You can get some good shocked looks when they're looking through the telescope during the day...if you just want a face shot, you might be able to crop it enough, or if you're good at photosplicing and stuff you could stick the face on their body in another picture.
You can move babies around with move_objects on, no problem. And any other Sim, for that matter.
Playable nannies...check the Exchange, I've seen lots of Sims extracted from the game with SimPE there. If there aren't any there, you could use Sim Surgery in SimPE to clone one of them. If you want to make your own nanny, Morague has unlocked the nanny outfits on Variousimmers.
If you turn the cutscenes off (camera options, I think) you should be able to take pictures during an alien abduction. There's hacks around too that will let you have an abduction any time you want.
Jen
Venusy:
If you turn on boolprop testingcheatsenabled, then you could try Shift+clicking on the active sim, then spawning the "Reaction Tester". You should be able to find a shocked animation using that. Actually, I think the career reward for Art (the camera) might have the same option to do that, but I'm not sure.
reggikko:
Quote from: baratron on 2005 August 12, 16:07:07
1) What is the best way of making your sim look horrified? I don't think gross-out will work because both the boys are very Sloppy, but I suppose I could boolprop Max into extreme Neatness just to take the photo. Anything else?
As someone else said, Paul's reaction tester. I use it frequently in my little intros to the chapters to get what I want. Also, if you want to slow them down, type slowmotion 5 into the cheat window. When you're done, type slowmotion 0. I don't use the slo-mo in regular play (I keep one finger on the pause button at all times!), but it's especially good for capturing a specific facial expression. The reaction tester has all facial animations that are in the game.
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2) What is the best way of teleporting vast quantities of sims into the lot and setting them up for photos? Inge's Teleport shrub + Merola's Mind-Control mirror, and lots of pausing? Or should I make a backup of the Neighbourhood and actually move the sims in, then switch back to the true Neighbourhood later?
You can use Inge's teleporter plus to add teleported Sims to the family. When you are done, you can make them townies again. For playable Sims, use the Mind-control mirror. As Veilchen said, though, it will only allow you to control one unplayable Sim at a time, so there's lot's of queue, pause, switch, queue, pause, etc involved. Inge also has a plumbob hider.
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3) Where can I obtain a playable Nanny? If you say MTS2, please give me some indication of where on that sprawling site :D.
I would suggest extracting one in SimPE and just merge her in with the family. When you're done, you can always use the teleporter to make her a townie, or just move her out.
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4) Is it possible to take photographs of alien abduction? I've never actually seen it happen in my game (due to lack of patience, I used boolprop to make my sim alien pregnant), so I don't know whether it goes straight into the cut scene or if you have a few seconds to snap pictures.
Again, be quick with the pause button and you can do it. The best tip I can give you for picture taking is anticipation. Be ready for the reaction or shot that you want.
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5) What's the easiest way to move babies around for photography purposes? Does move_objects on work? Or do you have to make them selectable with the Mind Control mirror?
I would use move_objects for babies. Even if you made them selectable, I don't think they can do much.
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I think that's it for now - fortunately, VS is up today, so I can snag a copy of TwoJeff's triplets & quads hack. I think for a very buff, not very paternal guy, getting pregnant with multiple babies has to be among his worst nightmares ;).
I would also recommend LordTyser's picture tutorials. The first one is here:
http://thesims2.ea.com/exchange/story_detail.php?asset_id=9454&asset_type=story&user_id=437345
Now I'm off to read your story!
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