This isn't really a request, except for guidance... I'd be grateful for any comments.
I noticed recently that most of Warlokk's body shape skintones use just one texture file for both adults and teens in all weights. This made the job of editing some skin packages to give certain Sims a more 'unique' look a breeze.
Now, my question is this: if I wanted to re-use one of these skintones as the basis for a different 'look' (perhaps different body hair or other physical peculiarities for a new Sim) without wishing to go through the usual process of exporting the package in Body Shop, etc., instead saving the package with a new name in simPE ('Save As'), would the resulting new package file conflict with the original in any way?
I hope this makes sense.

Thanks
Nina:group hu:

Oh, that paper girl... she's a slut. Drop a satellite on her!

This looks like it could be a useful method for Mac players without the benefits of simPE or other PC applications.
Edit: Well, this works nicely. Much more fun than a shopping trip.. but 500 clams for a clothing rack!? Outrageous... daylight robbery!

Anyway, cool food for thought.:hello2:

I drop satellites on any townies I don't like, and demote boring sims I've created to townies. I give NPCs makeovers and face lifts, wherever possible, before making them selectable, locking them in and torturing them for hours...
Well, what the hell else is there to do?:sad5:

Thanks. I just found what I should have downloaded in the first place.
To save myself further confusion, I'm deleting everything warlokk and starting again from scratch.
Thanks again.

Nina XX

I see... I think. Still a teensy bit confused though.
Where can I find the new outfits? Are there 'smooth' versions of the hi-res tops and bottoms for 'peek-free' outfitting? I don't suppose the batch files will work on a Mac, will they?
Sorry to be a dim wit.

Nina:tongue5:

Hey warlokk

I'm very confused!
I've been using the hi-res nudes for my sims - just 34A-D and 32-36 hips.

 Now I just downloaded the bodyshape tops and outfits for 34A/B/C and I found that all the hi-res tops have disappeared from Body Shop, except the default and D cup models, though I have removed nothing at all from my Downloads folder.
Is this normal or am I missing something really obvious?
In using these tops and outfits, will my nude sims lose their detail?
If I delete ALL the smooth tops and bottoms, will the hi-res ones reappear?
Presumably the full body and outfit meshes have no bearing on how the sims look in the shower.
I've got nearly 400 items in my downloads folder, most of them yours... any suggestions you can give me would be welcome before I start weeding.

Thanks
Nina:sad5:

Sorry... I was just about to request the 34A, but I found them already. Thanks... you are as God to the Sims!:hello2:

Hi

I have a question about simPE. I wonder, can it be used to package skintones on a computer with no Sims 2 installed? In other words, is it in any way a stand alone application? I'm sorry, I don't know anything about simPE.:dontknow:

I play the Mac version of Sims 2, so obviously I can't enjoy the benefits of simPE... sniff. :sad5: Obviously, Body Shop alone is totally useless for importing custom skintones.:angry7:

However, I do have access to an XP laptop (though without the PC version of Sims 2)... I could download and install simPE on that, and transfer my skintone PNGs from the Mac but...
would I be able to work on them in simPE without the Sims 2 being present on the drive?:brain:

Thanks
Nina:group hu:

EDIT: Okay... no sweat. I've found an answer. Thanks.:hello2:

Cool! When my partner gets back from touting hi-tech toilet seats at some bathrooms exhibition in Shanghai, I'll make a start.
Thanks again.

Thanks, this is interesting. As I use a Mac, I'm screwed for simPE. However, my partner has an XP laptop I could use occasionally.
Do you think if I did all my artwork on the Mac in psd, converted it to PNG, and then transferred it the XP to finish, that would work? Or does simPE require a TS2 installation on the same disc?
Also, does simPE require any expanded memory to work efficiently.
Sorry to be a nuisance, but this is really bugging me.:violent2:
Actually, I'm tackling this same issue with meremale elsewhere...
http://www.insimenator.org/showthread.php?p=148642#post148642
I thank you both for your great support.
Love
Nina:group hu:

Is it inevitable that using Body Shop to import custom nude skintones results in streaked and blotchy looking Sims?

Thanks for your quick reply... I love a man who loves what he's doing!
Anyway, I think I get all that. I guess all I really need to do now is take the plunge, right.
Just one point though... you say:



I'm not quite clear what you mean... you don't mean the fat lady only sings when she's in the bath or... otherwise engaged, do you.
Do I take it then, that for her to sing all the time, all of her wardrobe must be in skintones assigned to meshes of her weight?
So, if she's got a fat bum but a small bust, it'll be down to me to make sure she has decent threads to wear... am I on the right tack?:smt120

I'm an absolute beginner with TS2, so forgive me if I am going over well trodden ground.
I haven't installed any default replacements yet, though from the rave reviews you get, I think I would like to try your hi res female nudes... in fact I've downloaded your default top/bottom set already. But before I use them...

Do I understand that the underlying sim body mesh is actually two parts, unlike the single body meshes of the original Sims?

And as for the size varieties you are creating, I wonder how these show up in 'create a sim' and body shop... I presume they appear in the custom menus?

Lastly, if I prepare unique body skins of my own... say, a tattooed lady, will they work with your meshes?

Thanks for any advice you can offer.
Nina:read2: