Body overlays - tattoos or anatomy bits
akatonbo:
I was really impressed when I saw it, because it's something people have been wanting for AGES (I'd seen it asked about in a number of places) and nobody had figured out how to do -- the ability to give a Sim tattoos without either having to use a custom skin (which may be inherited, which doesn't always make sense, and therefore requires screwing around with SimPE) or putting them on the outfit (which either means they disappear eventually, or else a Sim with a tattoo will need a full set of custom clothes for each age and each outfit type that bares the skin the tattoo is on).
I may have to grab the tattoo one once the directions are up (most of my skintones already have nipples, and I can't be bothered to give my male Sims dangly bits, so I would not normally notice if the rug matches the drapes).
BastDawn:
Quote from: Morague on 2007 July 14, 02:00:48
BastDawn, using default replacements is still certainly a choice. I just wanted to be able to have blonds & redheds with the right hair colors. My file is tiny, especially when compared to a skin replacement, let alone multiple replacements. But it's really personal choice. This will just give people a lot more choices & freedom to put what they want on the skins they want.
Ah, I get it now. :)
syberspunk:
Some questions:
If I want to use the anatomy bits, does this mean I should get rid of my default replacement skins? It's an either/or thing right? If I use both, the overlay will just cover whatever the default skin is anyway, correct? (I just want to make sure I understand how it works).
Is there a reason why it doesn't work with werewolves or plantsims? Is it due to how those overlays work? Are you using the werewolf and plantsim level overlays to do tattoos and anatomy bits for all other sims? Or, is it something that you are looking to add, in the future, so it also works with werewolves and plantsims?
For male anatomy bits, is it just pubic hair? I assume your anatomy bits don't actually had penises and testicles. It basiclaly just makes sure that the carpet matches the drapes, right? :D
Is the overlay based on genetics? So, if you change your sims appearance, will the hair color below also change, or will it remain whatever was originally chosen (in CAS or what they were born with)?
ETA:
Also, is there a way to convert the existing tattoos to use the overlay method instead of acting as clothes? (There are tattoos in the game right? I vaguely recall seeing them, but I haven't used them myself pretty for the reasons you mentioned).
Ste
Morague:
Hi Ste :)
Basically - you could use both custom skins & defaults with the anatomy bits. You have to actually choose to put the bits on each sime. They may or may not cover up what's already on existing skins - these are slightly transparent & may not be exactly the same size/shape as custom skins. Hopefully many of the full skin creators will like this idea & will convert their anatomy bits to share & leave their actual custom skins bare so people can choose the skins tones 7 whatever biits they want - sort of how to please everyone. I don;t expect this to happen overnight! But I do think most people will see the benefits of converting them.
It probably could be made to work with the plantsims & Werewolves - but - they both have the same priority in the game & the Plantsim/Werewolf skins are not very transparent, so, while the bits are likelystill there, they don;t show & I wasn;t positive they they wouldn;t conflict. So, i decided to exclude them. I may look into this decision again next week, but i need a break from it right now :)
Yeah - the males is just pubic hair. I didn;t really spend a lot of time on the graphics because I assumed people would just swap out my textures anyway. My main goal was just getting this to work & work correctly.
I think you might have to remove the anatomy bits & reapply them if you change skin tone or hair color but I'm not positive. I didn;t actually try it. I tested going from teen through elder & that part works. Worst case is you have to remove then reapply them.
There are some clothes in the game that have tattoos on them - actually the male tattoo is the one from the Uni urbz skin, I think. These outfits will need to be converted if people want them. The esiest way to make new tattoos is to look for some "dingbat" fonts & use them - that's how I did the female tattoos :)
J. M. Pescado:
Hmm, interesting. I had been messing with this for awhile passively, but never made it work quite right. The more interesting question is, so what procedure did youfollow to make this work?
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