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Happy F-Art Day To Me!
Today is the day, precisely one year ago, that TSR was duped into making me a Featured Artist (F-Art for short - just don't use this in MY presence, especially not preceding this abbreviation with 'old').Since that woeful (for you) day, I have cluttered the TSR servers with the worst of creations and foisted upon you the contents of my gutter-worthy imagination. Admittedly, I have made one or two Nice Things too, but that was under threat and duress. My natural talent aspires towards stupid things, like "The Four Miseries" painting collection queueing in my "Coming Soon" list.
Now, who's going to bake me a party-revelling cake with which to celebrate my TSR antiquity?
On track for business success at last?
THIS is my latest cash cow: the Orient Express. Except it's not really from the Orient and, in its permanently stationary way, it's no express either.But, I wanted to make cash whilst sitting on my butt. You see: my Sims are like me. They want to sit on THEIR butts too. So here we are: people PAYING just to be on the Orient Express. People come in to dine, to watch TV, to chat. There's even a small toy shop (read: bad souvenirs, if you will). Oh, and the never-fails-to-earn set of swings.
I'm chortling heartily as the cash rolls in! And as a single toy has yet to be sold, I have no restocking to do either!
I apologise to anyone who has already been on the Orient Express and laments the lack of resemblance to the real thing.
The World Of Science according to Cyclonesue...
Okay, I'm thoroughly bored of being nice already, so I thought I'd make something else. But first, a test!What do you think THIS is?
It's the LAST one, silly! Wait one moment whilst I pause here to roll eyes and sigh in a very dramatic way... [ cyclonesue rolls eyes and sighs in very dramatic way ]
Now, PLEASE don't ask me what a U-Rod Perplexor actually DOES; you know that will only make me angry. Suffice to say that you can liken it to a floor lamp and be happy.
But don't feel bad if you picked one of the other answers, because ALL these highly radioactive THINGS are in a brand new set of neon artefacts. That will give you ample opportunity to learn the names properly before I come back to test you again!
Another thing that won't do anything...
In ploughing ALL my efforts into making Nice Things, I was unable to reserve any energy for also trying to make something that was actually useful too. So, no changes there, I'm afraid. Therefore, bearing this in mind, I bring to you from my new 'Nice Camp'.... a ladder!Ooh! Exciting, eh? AND.... It DOESN'T work!!! How about that?!
[ insert modest applause here ]
Trying to be NICE!
Yes, it's true. I'm trying to be nice.I've decided to make some NICE things for a change. And dear me, it hurts to do it. I'm making pretty little window boxes that will fit with all the windows made either by Maxis or Windkeeper at standard mid-height.
I am sorely trying to resist the temptation to add the jutting-out end of an old exhaust pipe to the prettiest box! PLEASE don't ask me to do this. I've paid a LOT of money for the 'Upgrade your Tastes' course and I'm nearly done!
Some piccies for you to yawn at in bored fashion...
The flowers in the garden screenshots are really good, and therefore naturally aren't mine. They're by Solfal and a special thanks go to her for making these, and for making them TSRAA so that all us lot builders can use them in the lots we upload at TSR!
Sharing Your Stairs
SWW has kindly uploaded a revised copy of the Modular Stairs tutorial.This contains a new single-page section which talks about sharing your stairs with others. If you upload lots, then the custom stairs you use in the lot will work just fine without you needing to do anything, but if you want to share the stairs themselves, you need to explain to downloaders how to install them. Grab a revised copy of the tutorial if you wish to copy a template for some instructions that I've found work really well.
No, that is NOT shameless plugging for even more download numbers!
Now YOU do some stairs - it's easy!
You've seen my stairs (you'd better have seen them - they're here) and, if you usually do as you're told, you will already be admiring my technical prowess at being able to bring you a whole range of new modular stairs colours.[ insert your suitably admiring murmurs of appreciation here ]
However, in an exceedingly rare fit of generosity, I've written a step by step tutorial on how you can make your own. PLEASE do not tell anyone that I've been generous; I have a reputation to uphold and I don't wish for it to be undermined.
How to recolour modular stairs
So, who can use this tutorial? Basically, it is aimed at people who make NOTHING. Yes, that's right: if you've never heard of SimPE and, in fact, even Bodyshop and Homecrafter have you quaking in your boots - then this is for you. If you ARE an experienced recolourer or object creator, or if you've ever downloaded and installed custom modular stairs in your game before, you'll find this a breeze. But the rest of you can rest assured that this tutorial has been written for you especially! It describes how to download and install SimPE, clone some stairs, how to recolour them and, finally, how to install them in your game. No experience necessary.
Shelved!
The following two sets of objects have now been revised so that they can be placed on 'Open For Business' shelves... I bet you're delighted about this - especially the garden junk!
Grave mistake
I have to concede defeat - again.Businesses are not for me. Proffitt & Son (and wife and child) have managed to sell just ONE coffin and two flower arrangements, despite the hard-sell by two gold-chip sales assistants who don't give up easily. SURELY, she'd just love a coffin!
Though it's not at all surprising to find that things are going from bad to worse as Son of Proffitt and wife are still not taking the business of undertaking very seriously...
Most business is to be made in the Chapel Of Rest where the
So, another failure for me. Therefore, another business up for grabs. It ships out at TSR on 20 March 2006.
If you think you might find pillow fights around gravestones, coffins for sale, a forgotten crypt and the odd party in a Chapel of Rest somewhat offensive, it's best you steer clear of it. I'm quite tasteless, really.
And?!
So, you think it's cheap. Find a green clover graphic and slap it over all my screenshots for St Patrick's Day! Make something green (anything) and slap a clover on it. There. Job done.
Well, I like it.
And the glasses are NOT tacky. People who say THAT sort of thing are usually the envious sort who'd do ANYTHING for a pair just like them! For all YOU know, they could be a very EXPENSIVE pair of tacky glasses!
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