Never apologize for loads of picspam. We loves it. :)
It was nice getting to see some additional shots as well as some of the behind the scenes stuff. That is a heck of a lot of sims to be controlling. I think when I've had that many in a scene, I'll set some of them to their animation and then unselect them so they're not clogging up my queue. Do you also have the issue where you'll click on a sim's thumbnail to select them and it'll select someone else, or select several other sims? That drives me absolutely batty.
I ran into similar problems to what you did with Eddie when I had Miranda hanging off the side of the building in the BC finale. I didn't have the freezer clock then either, so every time I set her up in the right spot and hit unpause to get some different animations, I'd have to completely reset it.
I just had so many pictures that I had to do a massive picspam.
The trouble I found with unselecting some sims was that was when the game started to lag. With everyone selected it ran as smoothly as it does when I play normally, unselect even just a few and the lag was dreadful. Shooting Vicky raising Joe took me nearly five minutes to get through one spell because I had about 30 sims unselected.
Yes I have that issue and it drives me mad! I think it took me 20 goes to try to select De's simself for the credits. In the end I gave up, positioned someone else, and went back to her.
The freezer clock really is a useful little tool. Hopefully it will make lining up animations much easier.
I do think that it's worth keeping with it to get the shot you need, but sometimes you really do just want to tear your hair out don't you?
I'm looking at the big picture of everyone being selectable and all I can do is laugh because apparently killing Joe made me, you, and a couple of other people platinum, apparently. Everyone else is like yay, Joe got punished, but us few are like YAY, JOE GOT F***ING PUNISHED!~!~!
Punishment 2: Marielle is still sounding like a great idea, and I'm still leaning towards that idea I had where Beth and Carmen get to sit in giant thrones while she gardens with a giant iron ball shackled to her leg, but go work on your Legacy first, you deserve a break from this giant project. :P
I know, you, me and Viare like HELL YEAH! whilst everyone else is like, Hmm yes.
I've had a couple of ideas about Punishment 2, but I must be feeling really inspired at the moment because I've had a big plot bunny become nearly fully formed, as well as scenes for the next three (?) updates walk into my head complete with dialogue. I like your idea and will have to incorporate it definitely.
I'm currently just playing which is a nice change, but I've got to go and shoot some plotty scenes at other houses before I'm ready to sit down and think about putting together the next update. Giant project really was fun though.
There just seemed to be a lot of pictures there...
There were quite a few times when the game wouldn't allow me to select the sim I wanted to, instead selecting another one, or the one I wanted AND another one. It was very annoying and I had to pay attention to who was really selected.
I am really pleased with that shot. I knew what I wanted to do in my head and I've matched it well.
This is awesome! Archie being Archie is always nice to see, and I don't blame you in the slightest for keeping him out of Regalton! He and Louisa crack me up. Usually he's the one giving out the smooches, but it doesn't look like he minds being the recipient either.
Hee, SimNerd and Theo and the heart-farts that overcome showheadlines off! It's nice that they get along with each other that well everywhere they are.
Lots of great shots and behind-the-scenes stuff. Hooray!
Archie really was a lot of fun to have about, but ... yeah I think he would give all the nice, genteel Victorian personages coronaries. It's best to keep him out.
It was so funny because he did start out as the instigator, he just kept flirting with Louisa, and then all of a sudden it was all her! I nearly fell off my chair when she kissed him. I mean, yes ok it's just a kiss on the hand, but even so.
I always worry slightly about putting a sim couple in a different neighbourhood just in case they don't get on, but all three 'hoods I;ve played Nerd and Theo in they act the same. It took them less than 24 hours to fall in love and I didn't use any cheats at all, it was just done through interactions.
No really, that's how I always look whenever Spider pops up anywhere!
I'm ashamed of my Sismelf for crying though, darn nice points. But it's really exciting to see yet more of the Punishment is awesome, and it's always fun to see any kind of behind the scenes stuff. Whoa, that really is a heck of a lot of selected Sims!
I really do just love how excited and happy SimGin looks using those animations.
My simself cried too, and I'm the one who was behind it all. We're far too nice!
I love doing behind the scenes stuff, mainly because I love reading it. I've got quite a few ideas from others so I just feel if I can inspire someone to try to set up a scene in a certain way then it will be worth it.
Lots of selected sims, but the game ran better with everyone selected than with everyone not selected.
I love my smiling Eddie. He can make serious scenes a bit of a pain to do, but I like to think that he will bounce back from everything I can throw at him because he is such a happy sim.
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It was nice getting to see some additional shots as well as some of the behind the scenes stuff. That is a heck of a lot of sims to be controlling. I think when I've had that many in a scene, I'll set some of them to their animation and then unselect them so they're not clogging up my queue. Do you also have the issue where you'll click on a sim's thumbnail to select them and it'll select someone else, or select several other sims? That drives me absolutely batty.
I ran into similar problems to what you did with Eddie when I had Miranda hanging off the side of the building in the BC finale. I didn't have the freezer clock then either, so every time I set her up in the right spot and hit unpause to get some different animations, I'd have to completely reset it.
The things we do to get the right shot. :)
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The trouble I found with unselecting some sims was that was when the game started to lag. With everyone selected it ran as smoothly as it does when I play normally, unselect even just a few and the lag was dreadful. Shooting Vicky raising Joe took me nearly five minutes to get through one spell because I had about 30 sims unselected.
Yes I have that issue and it drives me mad! I think it took me 20 goes to try to select De's simself for the credits. In the end I gave up, positioned someone else, and went back to her.
The freezer clock really is a useful little tool. Hopefully it will make lining up animations much easier.
I do think that it's worth keeping with it to get the shot you need, but sometimes you really do just want to tear your hair out don't you?
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Punishment 2: Marielle is still sounding like a great idea, and I'm still leaning towards that idea I had where Beth and Carmen get to sit in giant thrones while she gardens with a giant iron ball shackled to her leg, but go work on your Legacy first, you deserve a break from this giant project. :P
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I've had a couple of ideas about Punishment 2, but I must be feeling really inspired at the moment because I've had a big plot bunny become nearly fully formed, as well as scenes for the next three (?) updates walk into my head complete with dialogue. I like your idea and will have to incorporate it definitely.
I'm currently just playing which is a nice change, but I've got to go and shoot some plotty scenes at other houses before I'm ready to sit down and think about putting together the next update. Giant project really was fun though.
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There were quite a few times when the game wouldn't allow me to select the sim I wanted to, instead selecting another one, or the one I wanted AND another one. It was very annoying and I had to pay attention to who was really selected.
I am really pleased with that shot. I knew what I wanted to do in my head and I've matched it well.
Hehe Miss Voodoo-Child does look good. ;) The hair is from this thread:
http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=220181
and the dress is the ragged dress from this thread:
http://www.modthesims2.com/download.php?t=300174
I know. I thought at one point, 'I might have to get these two together in Regalton. Hang on. What am I thinking? It's ARCHIE!'
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Hee, SimNerd and Theo and the heart-farts that overcome showheadlines off! It's nice that they get along with each other that well everywhere they are.
Lots of great shots and behind-the-scenes stuff. Hooray!
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It was so funny because he did start out as the instigator, he just kept flirting with Louisa, and then all of a sudden it was all her! I nearly fell off my chair when she kissed him. I mean, yes ok it's just a kiss on the hand, but even so.
I always worry slightly about putting a sim couple in a different neighbourhood just in case they don't get on, but all three 'hoods I;ve played Nerd and Theo in they act the same. It took them less than 24 hours to fall in love and I didn't use any cheats at all, it was just done through interactions.
I do like sharing my thoughts with you all. :D
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I'm ashamed of my Sismelf for crying though, darn nice points. But it's really exciting to see yet more of the Punishment is awesome, and it's always fun to see any kind of behind the scenes stuff. Whoa, that really is a heck of a lot of selected Sims!
Smiling Eddie just makes me happy inside :)
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My simself cried too, and I'm the one who was behind it all. We're far too nice!
I love doing behind the scenes stuff, mainly because I love reading it. I've got quite a few ideas from others so I just feel if I can inspire someone to try to set up a scene in a certain way then it will be worth it.
Lots of selected sims, but the game ran better with everyone selected than with everyone not selected.
I love my smiling Eddie. He can make serious scenes a bit of a pain to do, but I like to think that he will bounce back from everything I can throw at him because he is such a happy sim.
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