It's another vamp post!

[profbutters]

Someone posted on MATY asking if it would be possible to create vampires like the ones in *Twilight*--sparkling, don't burn up in the sunlight, all that stuff. Well, of course, a Maxis vampire is going to have most of those vampire characteristics, like smoking in the sunlight and stalking with their arm over their face and saying "Blehhh!! The

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[orikes13]

This was all just an excuse to parade Ulysses around without a shirt, wasn't it? :)

I've debated going to something more subtle to denote vampires as far as skintones go, but I'd have to make it a plotty reason to change at this point since Ian's storyline has become so intrinsically linked to the vampires. Ah well. :)

[profbutters]

See, this is what happens when you have a realistic, properly motivated plot and characters :) I'd probably have Robi call a FAMILY MEETING a la "Growing Up Cullen" to decide what skin tone we would be using from now on as a FAMILY.

I liked your vamps' most recent appearance. Are you using a special default replacement, or is it regular Maxis on top of your skintone defaults? I guess if I wanted something more subtle, but not as subtle as the Vampire Paste, I'd probably go with the RenSim Dumas defaults.

[orikes13]

Hah! "FAMILY MEETING! No more grey!"

Actually, the only thing different about my vamps in these pictures is the eyes. I use the RenSim default replacement eyes. The skintones are all normal. I did get some pretty fantastic lighting with the scene between Mary and Ian in front of the fireplace, but that's really the only difference, I think.

[swhedonberry]

There's also the StarTrek: TNG method that they used when explaining the reason that Klingons look so dang different from when they were introduced.

Stacie: Hey, Worf, son of Mog! Why do the Klingons look so different than they did in the age of Khan?

Worf: We don't talk about it with outsiders.

And that's how you deal with a plot hole.

[gintasticnecat]

Ha ha! Sparkley vamp experiments, love it.

Ulysses actually manages to quite rock the sparklepire attire, and I can see what you're gretting at with it *nods* More subtle vampire skins do seem to work ever so well in general and I like the Paste. I'm still using Maxis just because I think it works better in my 'world' but I agree with Ori - your vamps have been looking great lately.

[rosefyre]

Sparklepires!

Er, sorry, I'm kind of giddy at the moment, and seeing Ulysses shirtless is nice, though I still find Twilight, um, yeah.

[docnerd]

My creature defaults are the Yumedust eyes, which I like for that. I wish there were "fantasy" colors in bruno's Seasons eyes, just for the matchiness. I do love her Gemstone eyes too, though.

Also? MOAR shirtless Ulysses!

[docnerd]

Hehehe, you made Ulysses be a sparklepire, and he goes and commits suicide. I think he's trying to tell you something!

[profbutters]

Heh. To be honest, that was the first thing I thought of.