New Creator Challenge: MTS2 is 5 years old soon!

[Delphy]

Almost 5 years ago, I registered the modthesims2.com domain, and a few days later, started the site (on the CMS system e107). The first news item was posted on the 14th May 2004, and you can read it here: 30929

When I first opened MTS2, I wanted it to be a place of modding excellence, and to have people who knew a lot about the various modding systems, to write tutorials and also tools. We've seen all this and more happen here, as well as multiple site designs, a few major changes (like switching from e107 to vBulletin when e107 couldn't handle 1000 people online, and revamping downloads at least twice), and splitting off both the adult content and the social content to other sites. We've added many more features - MTS2 is not just another forum with downloads - which include customised creator profiles, various ways to view the downloads, among other things.

All in all, MTS2 has gone from strength to strength since those early times, and even though the site has gone away from my original vision (I hadn't intended to offer normal downloads) it's still the largest free fansite out there bar none in terms of traffic and size.

MTS2's fifth birthday is celebrated on the 14th May and I would like to open up the downloads section to any "5th birthday" uploads that you, the creators, come up with.

Since the site is 5, and getting on a bit, we've decided on a post-apocalyptic theme in the style of Fallout (50s style, but grungier), however, since that theme obviously doesn't appeal to everybody, we are going to do this challenge slightly differently:

Section 1: Post Apocalyptic theme, Fallout 3 style.
Section 2: Normal "5th Birthday" theme.

Note that, when uploading, there is no "5th Birthday" challenge theme - I want you to all upload your items in the normal categories, but all uploads must be marked "To celebrate the 5th Birthday" in the first few lines.

I hope you all have fun coming up with various clothes, objects, walls, lots, and whatever else you want for the 2 different themes. Have fun!

[HystericalParoxysm]

AIGH! The alpacalips is nigh!

[Corrie]

Hahaha, I can't wait to start on this... Is gonna be EPIC!!!
Fallout 3 inspired Buildings all around... hmmm, Tenpenny Tower maybe...
Great Idea Delphy

[conor_wilson]

Hey all. I just want to say thanks a lot to Delphy for creating this site :up: . He really deserves it. The site absolutely amazing and he's put up with us for over 5 years! :rolleyes: I would just like to say, Delphy, My game would not be the same without you! :)
Delphy you are one awesome dude!

Signed A True MTS2 fan

Conor_wilson

P.S I'm definetly entering the Apocalypse. What a stroke of luck! I was watching Core, Deep Impact and Apocolypse Movies last night! How about a Nuclear bunker? Not sure if its fallout 3 (never played it!) but it is apocolypse right. Anyways. Well Done delphy!

[joninmobile]

Happy B-day! mts2 :)

[Delphy]

jon: It's not the birthday yet - we'll be having other birthday news on the day. :)

[joninmobile]

I'm gonna make a photobucket card for the b-day news.

[Deluxe Designs]

Woo, this is an intriguing challenge, i think i am going to make something birthday related because frankly i have no idea about post-apocalyptic fiction styles of buildings and objects! :lol: I look foward to creating for this! :)

[pegasaus]

I will try to build some interesanting lots for this challenge.I can't believe that's almost five years since this site is created.Also,it's five or six years since sims 2 come out,and I still remmeber sims 1!

[Deluxe Designs]

Yay! I have already made a mesh set for this and i am about to upload :)

[whitewaterwood]

Post Apocalyptic theme? I love you Delphy! I love you forever! :lovestruc

While my inner grunge fan has an explosion of happy, I shall open simpe because I am determined to get something in this time!

[fayeli]

Wow I feel old.. I remember when sims 1 came out...of course I was like in 4th grade but still!! I look forward to seeing everything that you guys make! This is gonna be awesome for my apocalypse hood. Happy almost birthday MTS2.

[Sandranym]

I love the apocalyptic challenge - I'm waiting for the creations :-D And I love this site, Delphy ;-) and all the fantastic creators. Let's celebrate!

[smmi73]

Great challenge themes :D

Just wondering, post-apocalyptic may be many things. Does it have to be retro-futuristic like Fallout 3? (Not that I'd mind that at all, I'm a great fan of the whole series) I'm just thinking there may be other versions for those who are into sf, for instance.

[GeneralOperationsDirector]

Happy Birthday, ModTheSims2.com!

[Sim Master]

Wow, this place is already 5 years old? That makes this one of the oldest forums I'm a member of. Definitely one of the best. I love Fallout 3 stuff, can't wait to see what people come up with.

Here's to 5 years of excellence, and another 5 years ahead! :)

[BUKISUDOO]

O.o Wooooow! I can't believe MTS2 is already five years old!
I've been trying to figure out what to upload lately (Sims only, I fail at making textures and I dun have a mesh program XD). I might make someone from Fallout 3! :D I love that game so much. I love Sims2 so much. Together they'll rock harder than a boulder! ;D
I only hope bodyshop will open before the 12th. D:< Ever since I installed BV, bodyshop's been going slower than molasses. -_-'

AAAAAAAAnywho, LONG LIVE MTS2! :D

All hail the admins. May they live forever in a wonderful garden full of pixel dollies and gumdrops and gummy bears and candy and love! :giggler:

[willwrightfan]

MTS2 is almost 5? Wow! That is so cool! (sort of. I never say any thing that makes sense) I may or may not upload something. It's 10:35 PM at the moment so I'm low on inspiration for now...until I go to google image.

[Delphy]

All hail the admins. May they live forever in a wonderful garden full of pixel dollies and gumdrops and gummy bears and candy and love! :giggler:


Oh dear god... *runs away screaming* I don't think I'd want my *entire life* to be about this site. :P

[TaylorGuy]

Cool 5 years old already? And i know this will sound dumb but...can i do something zombie-outbreak for the apocalypse challenge cause as much as i love fallout 3 i think it would take to much cc to do most of the stuff for it..Plus i love zombies XD

[HystericalParoxysm]

Anything apocalyptic-esque is fine. It doesn't have to be strictly Fallout 3. Grungy dirty broken rotting etc. is all good.

[cavecat]

WOOO!!! This site has come a long way! I didn't even know about it till i searched google. :lol: THANKS GOOGLE! :google:

got to go. Homwork to do... :rolleyes: See you all later!

[TaylorGuy]

Yay hello zombie outbreak!

[Rapsheba555]

*me thinks about what to upload* :O

Edit: also delphy, I wanted to thank you personally for turning me on to meshing. without your wonderful site, i never would have gotten into 3D graphics, and I wouldn't be planning to attend college with a major of Comupter Animation and Game Design. You have drastically changed my life for the best, and i wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the wonderful gift you and mts have given me. :luvstruck:

[Delphy]

Rapsheba, don't think me - thank the wonderful tutorial writers here and the people who help out day in day out. :)

[GeneralOperationsDirector]

Delphy: "Rapsheba, don't think me - thank the wonderful tutorial writers here and the people who help out day in day out. :)"

Yeah, but YOU PERSONALY made it *possible* for them to help him!

[whiterider]

Indeed, none of us would be here without Delphy. Three cheers for Big D! :Pint:

[oxfrenchiexo]

Almost 5 years ago, I registered the modthesims2.com domain, and a few days later, started the site (on the CMS system e107). The first news item was posted on the 14th May 2004, and you can read it here: 30929!

Busy week for me next week, my birthday, then mod's the day after. Double party much? Im thinking of birthday party dresses, who knows if i will be able to finish them on time though :giggler:

Raphy.

[Purity Project]

We are looking forward to the birthday celebration.

[Rapsheba555]

*cheers for delphy* :pint:

[melethana]

hmm... is it coincidence that I upload a few Fallout3 houses, and then just mere weeks later that's the new challenge theme? It may be, but I like to think I contributed just a tiny bit to making this the new challenge :P I didn’t even know about it until HP kicked us out of the “thanks” thread for her dirty pre-war springwear. And now I have a demand. I want a Vault Suit! And not just a 101, but a 13! Yes, they are the same, except for the giant number on the back, but I love Vault 13. I think budwinys is looking for good source pics for that. And a Pipboy! Someone much more talented than I could probably make a bracelet that looked like a Pipboy. Now maybe I’ll stop getting PMs asking me to make Fallout3 items, and not just houses. There are 2 words to describe my meshing and re-coloring abilities. Epic. Fail. Oh well, guess I’ll have to make another house, and I thought I was done with Fallout! :lol:

[EDIT] I've never done a challenge before. Can challenge items still go to Creator Feedback, or are we all supposed to do our own work?

[EDIT 2] and food don't forget the food! It couldn't be that hard to do Fallout3 food, especially Nuka-Cola (Quantum?) and Sugar Bombs :rofl:

[giggy6004]

Great idea as I love the game.
I hope there will be some vault suits to go with that caek. (Hopefully the cake isn't a lie).

[Masterofallvideogames]

Happy Birthday MTS2! I can remember last years birthday!

[songzzz]

Me thinks I'll upload something for both!!! I already have a 5th birthday lot. Now for post apocalyptic... The kitchen after my dad cooks BINGO BABY!!!!!
What better way to have my first upload then for a creator challenge?

[kustirider2]

Awesome theme! I've recently created some 'grungy' maxis outfit recolours, I should maybe submit them

I has one question: What exactly do I do? (Sorry, I haven't really posted much here before)

[Serena_Moonstone]

I am sooo doing something post apocolyptic, but not fallout 3 style, I don't like that game so much. I'm thinking a small run down house in the woods (because the lucky ones will get out of the cities in time), plus a dirty ripped up clothing set. Idk if I can get it all done in a week, but I sure will try, I am sooo determined to enter something this time.

ohhh..and Happy Birthday MTS2!!!!!

[Rapsheba555]

hmm, i'm thinking maybe abandoned government facility...

[pegasaus]

I have one question:
Unitl how long is Challenge opend?

[rigginsredskin]

wooooo!
Fallout 3 and the Sims 2 are my favorite games. I never would have though they could possibly, some day, be related 0___o
yay :D

[Rapsheba555]

Challenge is already open, and it closes on the 15th. :) Or 14th, depending on whether they need time to review the uploads.

[KinkyLollipopz]

I share my birthday with MTS2's! Yay me! :)

I'll probably not submit anything, but yay anyway!

Eep.

:bunny:

[squeam]

Is May 14th the deadline for both challenge themes?

[Delphy]

Yes, the deadline is the 14th May for the challenge.

[Totally~Toast]

LOVE this, I already have an apocalypse story posted on insim, so i've already started making outfits.

[katierose33]

i want to post something 4 the 5th birthday of mod the sims but i only no how to up load to the sims2 website can u please tell me how
thank u :help:

[simmerella]

As far as I know there's no party hats. Maybe someone could make the mesh and to keep in theme there could be 5 recolors. Wouldn't our sims love these? (http://www.rexanne.com/bday-partyhats.html)

[GraceBald]

HI

Hope not since I'd need more time, and not in term of days, for getting ready, my project for this event is still in the first drawing phase! LOL
I'd like to meet the 14th with a gift but this is highly far, I'd like to know the deadlines though and i thank u it is really rocking....

[Echo]

Yes, the deadline is the 14th May for the challenge.

The public challenge announcement was only on the 4th, and they normally last for a month... Would a slight extension past the 14th be possible? :)

[Delphy]

This isn't a normal challenge though ;)

How long would you want?

[squeam]

Maybe the birthday theme could keep the birthday as the deadline? And then extend the apocalypse theme another week or so?

[Echo]

How long would you want?

Me personally? ...'Til after the weekend? :)

[Delphy]

Okay I'll extend the Fallout 3 challenge for another week (until the 21st), but the normal one closes tommorow. :)

[squeam]

Yay, thanks Delphy!

[conor_wilson]

right uploaded my bunker just needs to be aproved!

[Vampire_aninyosaloh]

14th May!!! Happy Birthday MTS2!!!! :D

[conor_wilson]

My bunkers been denied and i don't know why so i'm going to take it up in creator issues

[melethana]

yay! Thanks Delphy! I tried to upload my Fallout house at 2AM, so I would meet the deadline, and had a typical WTF? packaging problem. Now I can sort it out on Saturday when I'm not so tired

[straightroad]

Happy *belated* birthday MTS2!

[Rapsheba555]

Happy B-day MTS! For the next 2 hours at least... :lol:

[rhedbuddha]

:help: OH NO!!!! Does this mean I am out of luck on the "5th Birthday Challenge"??? :(

[BunnyVegas]

wooooo!
Fallout 3 and the Sims 2 are my favorite games. I never would have though they could possibly, some day, be related 0___o
yay :D

I concur!!

Eeee!! *excited squeal* my friends have been trying to get me to make a Fallout Bobblehead for the Sims2 but it's faaar beyond my meshing capabilities, just to hear there might be a few Fallout style items warms every bit of me inside :D:D:D:D

Oh, and happy bday MTS2!!!!!

xox

[squeam]

I just uploaded for the Fallout 3 challenge, but didn't see anywhere to mark it as part of the challenge. Did I miss something? Am I doomed?

[yunamag]

I'm extra excited to see what everyone comes up with. This is a challenge I'd love to partake in, alas I have no skills >.>

[squeam]

I just uploaded for the Fallout 3 challenge, but didn't see anywhere to mark it as part of the challenge. Did I miss something? Am I doomed?

Oops, I goofed. I think I was supposed to state it at the top. Hopefully I can fix that at some point.

[melethana]

I am very sad :( I got my house uploaded, which is good, and ProjectPurity made a ton of new build mode items, which is also good, but no one did a Vault Suit! Do we get participation icons / trophies, or no, because this was not a normal challenge.