Upcoming events at The SimForge!
Saturday, June 27th at 10:00 (GMT -6) Reading Error Logs Guest host whoward/Pick 'N' Mix Sims A workshop about generating and understanding error logs. This workshop includes: • Enabling Error logging - testingCheatsEnabled • Generating an error log - via menu and code • Reading an error log - common message meanings/causes & log sections • Using Log Watcher Tuesday, June 30th at 15:00 (GMT -6) SimLife Generator Guest presenter Marcus/cityof2morrow WALKTHROUGH & LIVE DEMONSTRATION
SUMMARY
The SimLife Generator (v1.6) is an excel-based planning tool for simmers. Use it to create new sims, play with ideas, edit existing sims, tell stories, or get unstuck in Bodyshop/Create-A-Sim. This is an ideal resource for editing playables and non-playables alike. WALKTHROUGH & LIVE DEMONSTRATION TUESDAY, JUNE 30TH, 5PM – THE SIMFORGE DISCORD
Learn how to Create, Edit, and Storify your sims.
Learn which tabs are best suited for different stages of simming.
Learn how to use the CENSUS tab to plan challenges and rounds.
Get mod recommendations related to this tool.
This tool requires one of the following: Excel 2021 and up, Google Sheets, MS Excel Online (via MS Outlook), Office 365, LibreOffice 26, or PlanMaker.
Only the Excel, Office 365, and Google Sheets versions have the CENSUS tab.
Tutorials/Tips for this will be posted under the #co2tools tag.
Saturday, July 11th at 10:00 (GMT -6) Curvalicious Part 3 A follow-up to the previous two Curvalicious workshops. This one is about creating your own WSO action. • Why make your own WSO action? • Lifa’s method: starting from Maxis AF • Ocelotekatl’s method: starting from the target shape • Testing and troubleshooting Saturday, July 18th at 10:00 (GMT -6) Hold That Pose! This is a super-casual Tips & Tricks-type workshop. No special tools needed, but I will provide a list of recommended mods in the resource post. The workshop includes: • Before you start- the UserStartup Cheat • Screenshot utilities/ How to optimize Fraps for semi-auto fire & forget • OMSPs and how to use them in posing • Quintessential poseboxes, overlays, and anim boxes • Cameraman mode and camera presets • Posing individual Sims • Posing groups of Sims Saturday, August 1st at 10:00 (GMT -6) Think Inside the Box (Part 2) A short workshop about using DBPF Scripter to build accessory boxes. The workshop includes: • An overview of the new accessory box template • A walkthrough of how to use DBPF Scripter to procedurally generate accessory boxes • Restricting an accessory by age/gender Saturday, August 8th at 10:00 (GMT -6) Sound Logic A workshop about removing Maxis sounds and adding custom sounds- details TBD
Saturday, August 15th at 10:00 (GMT -6) Frank N’ Mesh (Part 1) This workshop is about frankenmeshing (or taking components from two meshes and putting them together). Part 1 includes: • Using SimPE’s finder to find Maxis resources • Importing & editing the first mesh • Importing & editing the second mesh Saturday, August 22nd at 10:00 (GMT -6) Frank N’ Mesh (Part 2) This workshop is about frankenmeshing (or taking components from two meshes and putting them together). Part 2 includes: • Adding morphs with Mesh Toolkit • Creating a recolor & linking • In-game testing Saturday, August 29th at 10:00 (GMT -6) Frank N’ Mesh (Part 3) This workshop is about frankenmeshing (or taking components from two meshes and putting them together). Part 3 includes: • A breakdown of handswapping and shoeswapping • Handswapping: Cutting, splicing, stitching together, smoothing normals, and checking bone assignments • Shoeswapping: Removing, adding, and fixing issues If you haven’t joined yet, why aren’t you a member of the most amazing creator’s Discord? To join, click here: https://discord.gg/Jyjb67eBX5
