Under the file drop down menu, you are going to select “export as”. Begin by opening the image in Gimp, select OK when it asks you if you want to load DDS.
I am assuming that you do not have Photoshop CS and the DDS plugin installed if you do then skip this step. png image so you can edit it in your graphic program. dds texture, you are going to open Gimp and convert that into a. I’m going to export the 4th and the 7th ones.Īfter extracting the. Under the studio tab, click on the texture tab and then choose the texture you want to export. So, I will be exporting a couple of the textures. What I want to do is give myself more of the light wicker color options since it’s my favorite. Once it is done cloning, name your package.Īs you can see, every single color option for that item shows up. Select it by clicking on it and then choosing next at the bottom of the screen. The Grand Wickish Pizzazz looks like a good choice, let’s do that one. If you know exactly what you want to recolor, type the name in or you can type in the number of the pack to find things faster. We will be recoloring a love seat, so I’m going to type loveseat into the search bar at the top. Launch S4S and then choose “standalone recolor” found under the “object” button. Now that you’ve got all the prep work out of the way, you can start the recoloring process. This is what a palette looks like, I suggest making yourself a big grid and then filling in each box with colors you like so you can make your own unique color palette. Once you have gathered things you like and organized them into their own folder, then you can start the process of doing your first object recolor.
You don’t want to be hit with a copyright infringement over some free CC you are making. I have seen Disney shut people down for using their images. A quick word on artwork, be mindful of the copyrights. Go shopping! Search for fabrics (I recommend colour lovers for patterns), artwork, palettes. This is a sampling of some of my folders as an example: Then you will have a folder for your CC WIP and one for when you complete you CC. Stuff like the fabric swatches, art work, palettes, etc that you might want to use for your CC should have it’s own folder. Your top folder should be something like “Sims 4 Custom Content” and then inside that you will store your goodies.
Work hard at becoming the kind of CC or Mods maker that people can trust because they know you release quality and well tested items.Ĭreate a folder on your computer where you will be keeping all your custom content. That’s because the creator couldn’t be bothered to actually play test the item…or they don’t even own the game. The second most important rule is TEST YOUR STUFF! How many times have you downloaded something because it was too cute for words and then put it in your game to discover it’s broken? Exactly. If their rules say “do not recolor” (even if it’s ridiculous to put this on an EA object) or if it says “do not share or alter my meshes” then you CANNOT SHARE IT! Period. The most important thing is respecting the wishes of the original creators.
What is up with the white objects in this game? The first thing you are probably going to want to do is remove the dingy color off all that whites, right? I’ll show you how to make your whites brighter.īut first, a little detour into the ethics of custom content creating. Hopefully, it will make sense to you as well! Recoloring objects is invaluable in a game that lacks a color wheel and with objects that rarely match or are oddly colored. I taught myself how to recolor so I may not do it the easiest way or the way others do it but it makes sense to me. Has some mature content.Hey guys! Today I wanted to talk to you about how I do object recoloring. Same creator each site has links to all the others.Around the Sims Around the Sims 2 Around the Sims 3 Around the Sims 4.Same creator each site has link to the other.A larger list of sites with content for The Sims 2 can be found here, but it was last updated in February, 2014. Also, some contain at least some content for The Sims. Most of these sites are for The Sims 2 and/or The Sims 3, but some have content for The Sims 4. Players should not click this button, as it will attempt to connect to, which no longer exists.This is just a very short list of some of the more popular places which have custom content. When in the neighborhood view, the control panel for The Sims 2 contains a 'Custom Content Browser', which is a small button labeled with the 'star' that The Sims 2 uses to label custom content.