It works great in my game. It was a great idea and a great execution. Baaaaa.

Even better, perhaps jfade will come here and offer suggestions. I love his less shiny fixes.

I nominate this, not because of the top (which looks basically normal, although who wants a mesh dress over bike shorts?) but because of the odd little calf-aura of pink mesh this creator chose to add.



If it was supposed to be leg warmers, FAIL. If it was supposed to be bell bottoms, PHAIL, and if it was supposed to be anything other than an entry in this month's contest, then ALL ABOARD THE PHAIL BOAT!

You may not be clicking in the right places - all of their TS2 content is there in the new design, at least as far as I can tell. What's missing?

I concur - this is the best church set in the community. Their alchemy set is also gorgeous, and it has a hidden door bookcase that works beautifully.

Yes, some of her items are high-poly; as gorgeous as they are, the Campagne and Louisana kitchens seem to cause some problems. I think they could have gotten the detail they wanted with good textures rather than with adding mesh detail.

In my experience, however, what crashes one game does not necessarily crash another; I have yet to have an item from Sims Design Ave (formerly Caravan Shop for those who are confused) actually crash my game - and I often use the Rose do Martin set. And there's no telling why... but I know there are items I can use for my own game that I can't put in lots I release because I've had enough others say they cause problems.

I have two things to report:

1. Hobby Magazines Causing Jump - when my sims pick up a hobby magazine to read, they will sit down, then instantly stand up - in the middle of the chair or sofa - and then continue to read.

2. Driving Freeze - When sims leave or arrive in an ownable car (not the restorable one from FT), the game freezes for a second or two, the way it does when seasons change.

I have made a little slide show of the Bluesoup Has Failed Us Day celebration in my game - it includes the current booty staff, Pescado of course, and instigators spectators Calalily and Lorelei.
 

To get the full effect, have this song playing in the background.

I have the same issues and faced the same problem when making the DJ selectable. I just gave up on dance contests for the time being.

This is terrific. You can't have too many OMSPs! (Well I can't, anyway.)

I only did the Elwood bedding, which you can download here.

You want more awful? How about Agent20's meat skins?



The only redeeming quality is that it's not pay.

Peeable bush? It's The Toilet Game gone Commando! 

Well met! Off to download...

Eevilcat, I don't think there will be a problem doing what you plan to do. My version of that is less universal that some suggested above; I have a handful of folders that only get added when I know I'm going to work on custom community lots, and a few build/buy mode style folders (ie. Southwestern, Victorian) that only get added when I am going to those hoods. I just delete the accessory- and group- caches when I add or delete those folders, and I don't have to worry about making sure my hacks or basic items are there/up-to-date. Remember that the cache files regenerate if they're not there, so I wouldn't worry about saving them.

Lorelei, to figure out what you have, consider packing up all the houses that contain the items you use (you might have to build a 'I know I use this but I can't find it being used' house), then delete your  build/buy mode stuff and install the STUFF from the lots you packaged (you can deselect the lot and people files in Clean Installer). That way, anything you don't use will  not come back (do be warned that all the recolors will be packaged as well, so if there are recolors you don't use, you'll have to zap those separately).

It won't work for CAS mode stuff, or hacks, but if your Downloads are primarily buy mode, like mine is, then this is a perfect solution.

Very nice! Congrats on the new site!

Ah, good, Kutto. I think I meant to impose a penalty per instance of additional spawn, but didn't state it explicitly. I've edited the challenge to reflect this, plus that great "no love for Paris" option, suggested by Jelenedra.

You have earned your laurels today, Senator!

Except the scoring is still based on First Born's financial gain upon graduation. Wouldn't it be less if you've got a house full of spawn when First Born leaves Paris's roost?

If not - I will change the challenge to avoid this loophole.

Oh, you're evil! ::::applauds wildly::::

The Poor Paris Challenge

This challenge is inspired by the recent news that Paris Hilton won't inherit as much as she thought, because her parents SPENT their money. 


Goal:
Make ‘Poor Paris' inherit as little as possible when she moves out, and test her creativity in providing for her own spawn.

Set up:
1. Create a family in CAS - parents plus one toddler. Genders are up to you. For the purposes of the challenge, I will refer to our subject sim as ‘Poor Paris'.
2. Using whatever cheats you prefer, build the family's initial wealth to §320,000.
3. Move them into a lot costing LESS THAN §100,000.

Cheats, Hacks and Fixes Required:
-No20KHandout
- jfade's ownablecarcostsmoney

Cheats, Hacks and Fixes Not Allowed:
-Any financial boosters (except for the one used to create the initial wealth
-Customer mood boosters (including snapdragons)
-Money tree
-Money order (Paladin has one, I think Inge has something similar?)
-Intentionally high return-on-investment items (like the investment silver from MTS2)
-Mortgage shrubs and other loan systems
-Landlord/rent system


Game play:

Stage One:
The parents are to spend as much money as possible on objects (except crafting stations), entertainment, renovations, clothing, and vacations so that when Poor Paris moves out, she has as little money as possible. However, she must have enough money to at least buy a lot, so there is a penalty for leaving Poor Paris with less than §1000. When Poor Paris becomes a teen, make her/his aspiration Fortune (just to drive her/him crazy.)

Zazazu''s Spiled Brat Option: Do not allow Poor Paris to get any skills, particularly in cleaning, mechanical and cooking. Do not allow Poor Paris to garden, clean, cook, repair etc. After all, Poor Paris is a spoiled brat and should have to suffer when booted out on her/his own. As Zazazu says, "Poor Paris may be poor, but she's a spoiled talentless brat."

Stage One restrictions:
-No further spawn. Poor Paris is an only child.
-No member of this household is to get a job.
-No member of this household can purchase a business.
-No member of this household is to start a home business.
-No member of this household can purchase a vacation home.
-No further cheats affecting financial status are allowed.
-Neither parent can move out, no matter how much they hate each other.

Stage One ending:
Once Poor Paris graduates from high school (and is now an adult), do NOT move her/him to University. Move Poor Paris out of the household using "find own place". At this point, Poor Paris should bring one third of the total available cash with her; if you have cheats in place to prevent this, remove them for the challenge.

Stage One scoring:
Poor Paris's inheritance (cash on hand in the sim bin):
§50K or more: -5 points
§40,000 - 49,999: 1 point
§30,000 - 39,999: 2 points
§20,000 - 29,999: 3 points
§10,000 - 19,999: 4 points
§5,000 - 9,999: 5 points
§2,500 - 4,999: 6 points
§1,000 - 2,499: 7 points
Less than §1000: -10 points



Stage Two:
Poor Paris doesn't want her spawn to face the same crisis of cash she/he has had to endure, thus she/he is to use ALMOST any means necessary to provide a nest egg for her child. Poor Paris can start a home business, buy a business, choose a well-paying career path, sell paintings and novels, even dig for treasure - whatever helps Poor Paris accumulate wealth. However, she/he has to earn it, not get it for free; there are penalties for marrying rich sims. She/he also can't have a job that pays thousands per day right off the bat; hence, there is a career choice restriction.

No Love For Paris Option: If Poor Paris is a female, do not let her marry; let her get pregnant from some risky woohoo (and get the video...sell it to the tabloids and make YOURSELF some bucks at the expense of a no-talent celeb.  ) and have to raise the kid herself. NO OTHER SIM may move in, even if he is the baby daddy. (If this option is chosen, do not use the child support hack from MTS2.)
 
Stage Two restrictions:
-Poor Paris cannot move into a lot with anyone else.
-No cheats affecting financial status are allowed.
-No one can move into the household EXCEPT Poor Paris's spouse.
-Upon marriage, Poor Paris's partner must be the one to move in.
-Poor Paris and her spouse must have EAxian careers only.
-Poor Paris must have only one child; use whatever cheats necessary to ensure no multiples. Poor Paris's spawn must also have the -Fortune aspiration.

Stage Two ending:
Once Poor Paris's child graduates from high school, to NOT move her/him to University. Move the child out of the household using "find own place." Thus endeth the challenge.

Stage Two scoring:
1. Spawn's inheritance (cash on hand in the sim bin):
§50K or more: 10 points
§40,000 - 49,999: 7 points
§30,000 - 39,999: 6 points
§20,000 - 29,999: 5 points
§10,000 - 19,999: 4 points
§5,000 - 9,999: 3 points
§2,500 - 4,999: 2 points
§1,000 - 2,499: 1 point
Less than §1000: -10 points

2. Amount of cash Poor Paris's mate brought into the household:
§75K or more: -10 points
§50,000 - 74,999: -7 points
§40,000 - 49,999: -5 points
§30,000 - 39,999: -3 points
§20,000 - 29,999: -1 point
§10,000 - 19,999: 1 point
§5,000 - 9,999: 3 points
§2,500 - 4,999: 5 points
§1,000 - 2,499: 7 points
Less than §1000: 10 points

Playing the "No Love for Paris" option: 10 points (a reward for your evil ways)


General Penalties:
-Use of financial cheats other than those explicitly required in the setup: -10 points per use
-Multiple spawn: -10 points per additional birth (exception: alien babies are only a five point penalty... because they're cool)
-Poor Paris, parents, mate, or spawn are/become plant sim/vampire/zombie/werewolf/immortal: -10 points per change
-Death of a parent, partner, or Poor Paris herself before the end of Stage Two: -5 points per death

Final scoring:
Add totals; anything in the positive is, well, a positive. Scores over 20 are terrific. Scores below 0 is mean but funny, especially if Poor Paris actually looks like Paris Hilton.


Edited to add no20Khandout requirement and Zazazu's spoiled brat option. And to fix typos.
Further edited to close the Kutto Loophole and add the "No Love for Paris" option. Also added requirement for jfade's ownablecarcostsmoney hack, as it sucks cash.

Fix the central heating?

 

Seriously though, have you got something on that lot you don't have anywhere else? I've found that pesky bits of custom content will freeze a lot for no apparent reason. What does activating the Lot Debugger do?

BV DC.

YOu realize, of course, that my mind goes right to the image of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton as Cleo and Mark, right? I'm such a film geek.

If someone made a laurel crown, I'd make a Julius Cesaer sim. (And then of course, I'd have to make Cleopatra and Mark Anthony, and Brutus, and basically stage the Shakespeare play in my game. Hmm. That could be cool, acutaly....)

What happened when you deleted that section of the pool? That might help. Also, you might try using the flatten terrain tool over that area. Sometimes that will clear the graphic glitch.

And if that doesn't work, put some bushes over it and call it a day. (That's the TS2 build mode equivalent of duct tape.  )