Decorative Reference Books for Studying Sims
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Created by Kestin
Uploaded: 31st Dec 2019 at 12:27 PM
Updated: 9th Nov 2020 at 1:13 AM
Updated: 9th Nov 2020 at 1:13 AM
You know what your pre-internet college Sims need? A dictionary! A thesaurus! An encyclopedia! And maybe some other things eventually! (A style guide? A Simlish-to-English dictionary? Who knows? ) This is a clone of bienchen83's standalone decorative book, which can be found with some recolors here (the original site is apparently defunct). It's still her mesh, but this is its own item with its own recolors; it's easier to find your school books if they're kept separate from your fun books.
(Note: if you want them all together like this, you will need OMSPs and the snapobjectstogrid cheat. Sim objects and surfaces don't like realism very much.)
The textures are real book covers, meticulously photoshopped so that all the text is in Simlish. I'm not a fan of having English text in my game; it breaks my immersion. The font I used is in the Additional Credits section. Links to the sources for the cover images:
Dictionary: here
Thesaurus: here
Encyclopedia: here
(The under-eye shadows on my college Sim are courtesy of PinkoCommie, and the pajamas are dustfinger's designs on HP's mesh.)
Despite the catalog description joking about the price of textbooks (am I right, Americans?), I've decided not to make this too ludicrously expensive; the book, recolors included, can be found under Decorative/Miscellaneous for §200. The object has 48 polys, is easily recolorable, and has a second texture file, a shadow, which I haven't altered from bienchen83's original. I'm not at that level of knowing my stuff yet. :P
Polygon Counts:
48
Additional Credits:
SilentLucidity's Full Range Shiftable OMSPs
Simlish Deja Vu Sans font by gazifu
SimPE Object Workshop
Paint Shop Pro 7
(Note: if you want them all together like this, you will need OMSPs and the snapobjectstogrid cheat. Sim objects and surfaces don't like realism very much.)
The textures are real book covers, meticulously photoshopped so that all the text is in Simlish. I'm not a fan of having English text in my game; it breaks my immersion. The font I used is in the Additional Credits section. Links to the sources for the cover images:
Dictionary: here
Thesaurus: here
Encyclopedia: here
(The under-eye shadows on my college Sim are courtesy of PinkoCommie, and the pajamas are dustfinger's designs on HP's mesh.)
Despite the catalog description joking about the price of textbooks (am I right, Americans?), I've decided not to make this too ludicrously expensive; the book, recolors included, can be found under Decorative/Miscellaneous for §200. The object has 48 polys, is easily recolorable, and has a second texture file, a shadow, which I haven't altered from bienchen83's original. I'm not at that level of knowing my stuff yet. :P
Polygon Counts:
48
Additional Credits:
SilentLucidity's Full Range Shiftable OMSPs
Simlish Deja Vu Sans font by gazifu
SimPE Object Workshop
Paint Shop Pro 7
This is a new mesh, and means that it's a brand new self contained object that usually does not require a specific Pack (although this is possible depending on the type). It may have Recolours hosted on MTS - check below for more information.
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DecoReferenceBooks.rar
Size: 131.0 KB · Downloads: 1,456 · 31st Dec 2019 |
131.0 KB | 1,456 | 31st Dec 2019 | |||||
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Install Instructions
Basic Download and Install Instructions:
1. Download: Click the download link to save the .rar or .zip file(s) to your computer.
2. Extract the zip, rar, or 7z file.
3. Place in Downloads Folder: Cut and paste the .package file(s) into your Downloads folder:
1. Download: Click the download link to save the .rar or .zip file(s) to your computer.
2. Extract the zip, rar, or 7z file.
3. Place in Downloads Folder: Cut and paste the .package file(s) into your Downloads folder:
- Origin (Ultimate Collection): Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims™ 2 Ultimate Collection\Downloads\
- Non-Origin, Windows Vista/7/8/10: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\
- Non-Origin, Windows XP: Documents and Settings\(Current User Account)\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\
- Mac: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads
- Mac x64: /Library/Containers/com.aspyr.sims2.appstore/Data/Library/Application Support/Aspyr/The Sims 2/Downloads
- For a full, complete guide to downloading complete with pictures and more information, see: Game Help: Downloading for Fracking Idiots.
- Custom content not showing up in the game? See: Game Help: Getting Custom Content to Show Up.
- If you don't have a Downloads folder, just make one. See instructions at: Game Help: No Downloads Folder.
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Packs Needed
None, this is Sims 2 base game compatible!
Other Information
Style:
– Not Applicable
: None of the above
Room:
– Living
: Living Room
– Bedroom
– Study
: Study/Office
Maxis Flags:
– Not Applicable
Tags
#catchup2019, #themeuni, #dictionary, #thesaurus, #encyclopedia, #book, #clutter, #college, #education, #student, #learning, #guide
About Me
Name: River
Age: 30+
Gender: Something in the nonbinary realm
Career: Wannabe actor
Personality:
Sloppy/Neat: 3
Shy/Outgoing: 4
Lazy/Active: 0
Serious/Playful: 8
Grouchy/Nice: 6
I'm primarily an amateur recolorist. I tried meshingonce twice a few times and mostly failed, and I can just barely mod small things by closely following tutorials. I try to follow the rules and live a peaceful, quiet existence, so if I screw up, I sincerely apologize in advance.
Reached 5,000 downloads on 10/13/11!
Reached 10,000 downloads on 04/11/15!
Reached 1,000 thanks on 09/09/16! (Seriously, y'all should thank your downloads more.)
Reached 1,500 thanks on 01/03/20!
09/15/18: I have attained queue bypass. I am now too powerful for my own good. Fear me.
11/23/20: Winner of the "Least Needed Accessory" award!
10/11/21: I can shoeswap! Sort of! :D
Age: 30+
Gender: Something in the nonbinary realm
Career: Wannabe actor
Personality:
Sloppy/Neat: 3
Shy/Outgoing: 4
Lazy/Active: 0
Serious/Playful: 8
Grouchy/Nice: 6
I'm primarily an amateur recolorist. I tried meshing
Reached 5,000 downloads on 10/13/11!
Reached 10,000 downloads on 04/11/15!
Reached 1,000 thanks on 09/09/16! (Seriously, y'all should thank your downloads more.)
Reached 1,500 thanks on 01/03/20!
09/15/18: I have attained queue bypass. I am now too powerful for my own good. Fear me.
11/23/20: Winner of the "Least Needed Accessory" award!
10/11/21: I can shoeswap! Sort of! :D