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Title: Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio
Post by: Warlokk on November 24, 2006, 09:07:38 pm
Hey all--

Was just playing around, been wanting to do something different with the CAS studio to reflect my Wizard's Tower theme... been using that Mirror CAS for a long time, and I love the concept of the wall mirrors, but it just wasn't everything I was looking for.

So, here's what I came up with... what do you all think?  I'll use this for the future releases, including the repack of the main sets once I get the DDD's done.  There's not much custom content in it, just the expansion pack stuff (NO PETS)... I run a clean game for testing, so I don't have many toys loaded right now... ;)  However, I think you will need the WallMirror set from ParadiseSims.com for the large mirror.

Let me know what you think!  I don't build stuff much, so suggestions are welcome, and if someone wants to tweak it a bit and upload it here, I'll be glad to check it out... maybe it'll become the official Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio!  :D


War


Title: Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio
Post by: jwilson5 on November 24, 2006, 10:07:05 pm
I like it, its very Warlokk like. A definite statement. I'd use it. The statue is very pretty but I think the suit of armor was watching me as I moved from side to side. ....."Theme from Twilight Zone" playing it my head".........


Title: Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio
Post by: MisNomer on November 25, 2006, 03:14:41 am
It's great - definitely thematic.  It reminds me of the opening scenes to the Sims 1 on console.  It works just the way it is, but if you wanted to add something, you could decorate with some magic props since you're a wizard.  A table with candles on it and maybe a musty book on a table, some potions or a scribing mirror on it would do the trick.  Also, since it's a tower, you could use wallpaper of vines growing on stones.


Title: Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio
Post by: Chairman Greg on November 25, 2006, 06:11:53 am
Definitely Towery! :lol:

Adding those full-length mirrors was a stroke of brilliance!

I'm guessing that some expansion pack past University is required for the suit of armor and the stone lady.  Maybe the wall mirror and the floor, too.


Title: Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio
Post by: Warlokk on November 25, 2006, 08:38:32 am
Oops, I forgot that big mirror was from ParadiseSims.... had that set for so long I forgot it wasn't part of the game :D

VdT-- Actually there is a cool book and candles on the left, but you can only barely see it zoomed all the way out.


Title: Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio
Post by: kathy on November 25, 2006, 06:46:11 pm
Very cool!


Title: Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio
Post by: The Mule on November 25, 2006, 06:49:27 pm
Ya gotta set up what you prefer....What I think would be cool would be a complete mirrored room...then you see all the angles....which on your creations would be very nice.


Title: Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio
Post by: Warlokk on November 25, 2006, 07:27:00 pm
That's actually what I had before, but the camera angle in CAS really only allows the mirror placement I kept here to actually do anything... since the game doesn't allow mirrors to reflect other mirrors, it just sees through them.


Title: Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio
Post by: szielins on November 25, 2006, 08:06:49 pm
What?  No poster on the wall advertising Dow Corning's medical device division?


Title: Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio
Post by: Warlokk on November 25, 2006, 08:14:01 pm
I'm not a Doctor, I'm a Wizard, dammit!  :D

I'm sure there was a joke in there somewhere, but since I don't know who/what Dow Corning is, it went over my head ;)


Title: Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio
Post by: szielins on November 25, 2006, 09:13:36 pm
For what it's worth, the (feeble) joke is based on Dow Corning being most famous for manufacturing silicone gel breast implants.  (For a somewhat esoteric value of "famous", at least-- or possibly "infamous", given they ended up settling a class action lawsuit to the tune of US$3.2 billion.)

Wikipedia goes into more detail, of course:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Corning


Title: Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio
Post by: Warlokk on November 25, 2006, 09:22:09 pm
:lol: I kinda thought it was something like that...  :D


Title: Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio
Post by: szielins on November 25, 2006, 09:35:17 pm
Ah, here it is:
http://www.worth1000.com/entries/177500/177765EJli_w.jpg


Title: Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio
Post by: mattitje on November 26, 2006, 12:10:31 pm
cool how do u make such backround for a CAS?? i wanna do it to the old 1 is bored ^.^


Title: Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio
Post by: Warlokk on November 26, 2006, 12:58:30 pm
There's an old Tutorial over at MikeInside, linked from MTS2:  MikeInside's CAS Tutorial (http://mikeinside.modthesims2.com/hacks/casmod.html)

It's slightly outdated, but the only real change is you can now save the CAS!.package file to your Downloads folder instead of the main game folder... this may depend on what XP you have though.


Title: Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio
Post by: fordman1 on December 23, 2006, 11:25:21 pm
As usual Great Work Warlokk. Thanks


Title: Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio
Post by: sesimie on December 26, 2006, 03:31:49 pm
How about adding statued Busts....of your busts!! ;)

Or wall mounted trophies.....of your busts!!  :P


Title: Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio
Post by: Warlokk on December 26, 2006, 05:35:18 pm
Hehe because I have no idea how to make object meshes... although they're probably easier than body meshes, it's just a procedure I haven't had any interest in.


Title: Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio
Post by: Trooper69 on June 05, 2008, 10:14:46 am
Hi Warlokk,

    Old thread I know, but just wanted to thank you so much for Ren, Voluptuous and Rio...just gettting into customizing and these are to die for.  As to this cas, one question, where did you get the skull I see on the wall?  I don't remember seeing it in my game (everything up to FT).

I am so looking forward to using this, way cool!!


Title: Warlokk's Tower CAS Studio
Post by: Warlokk on June 06, 2008, 06:53:11 am
Hmm I'm not sure, I think it came with one of the expansions, since I tried to run a clean game for testing most of the time, but it's been so long I can't be sure.  I also think it might be a mask, and not necessarily a skull, but again I'm not sure.  If you have all the EPs, then it will probably just appear :)


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