Ilikefishfood's Musings

Random thoughts on The Sims 2...creators, finds, blog updates, downloads, stuff.....

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COLLABORATION REQUEST: @sheabuttyr's Locs Collection

Hi fellow 4t2 creators! With everything that's going on, I'm beginning to gain interest in converting this locs collection from sheabuttyr to TS2. As I've always said, charging money for Sims CC is not okay, and neither is charging money for representation in video games. A not insignificant part of TS2 diversity is stuck behind paywalls, and the 90 hairs in this collection seem like a good place to start rebuilding a more accessible, diverse Sims 2 Community :)

While I would be willing to convert this by myself, since my 5000 Followers Gift is coming up anyway, everything that's happened as of late has made me want to reach out to my fellow creators, and ask if anyone would be willing to collaborate on the 90 hairs in this post! My understanding is also that several of these hairs have already been converted (quite poorly) and paywalled, so I don't think there's any harm in converting them again - for anyone who's everyone.

If you would like to collaborate, please do drop a reply, or send an ask or DM! And as always, thanks for letting me be a part of this really cool community <3

EDIT: Here is a link to a spreadsheet for us all to collaborate on! Please be respectful, I'll be making regular backups :)

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UPDATE: I made a spreadsheet for us to collaborate on! It's inspired by the 4t2 Maxis CAS Database in a way. So far I'm only done listing out the first collection in tables and am heading out for the evening - if anyone wants to add on more or get started, feel free to! And thank you all for the lovely offers; ANY contribution is appreciated and will be credited!

[ilikefishfood]

Ah-mazing!

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1000 FOLLOWERS GIFT, PART II OF III

Hello everyone! **waves** I'm still here and loving on TS2, I just haven't had time to play or create in a long, looooong time. But I've finally gotten a fancy schmancy, new PC and the first thing I did was dive into my game. This three-part followers gift pales in comparison to previous ones due to time constraints, but I didn't want to put off making an offering any longer. So here goes...

A few everyday recolours of Pikkonoloidlee's Teacup bedroom bedding. The download includes the Master Mesh and the Slave Mesh to give you a little variety. Blankets and pillows are interchangeable, so you can make your own combinations.

Hope you like it!

DOWNLOAD PIKKON'S BEDDING RECOLOURS

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1000 FOLLOWERS GIFT, PART III OF III

Hello everyone! **waves** I'm still here and loving on TS2, I just haven't had time to play or create in a long, looooong time. But I've finally gotten a fancy schmancy, new PC and the first thing I did was dive into my game. This three-part followers gift pales in comparison to previous ones due to time constraints, but I didn't want to put off making an offering any longer. So here goes...

A little wood panel wallpaper set. You'll find it in the Wood Paneling Section for $8.

Hope you like it!

DOWNLOAD WOOD PANEL SET

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1000 FOLLOWERS GIFT, PART I OF III

Hello everyone! **waves** I'm still here and loving on TS2, I just haven't had time to play or create in a long, looooong time. But I've finally gotten a fancy schmancy, new PC and the first thing I did was dive into my game. This three-part followers gift pales in comparison to previous ones due to time constraints, but I didn't want to put off making an offering any longer. So here goes...

THE COACH HOUSE

A Coach House or 'Carriage House' was built to house horse-drawn carriages and their related tack. This one has been converted to a three bedroom, two and a half bathroom tiny residential lot with a little yard for relaxing in the shade.

Details below the cut

3x2 Lot built with all EPs and SPs

Priced at $139, 650- Furnished and $139, 650- Unfurnished

For more pictures and details about the lot and CC click HERE.

IMPORTANT

Included in the zip file are a number of master meshes and Maxis recolours that must be in your download folder in order for the lot to display as it does in the pictures.

ADDITIONAL NOTES FOR THE INTERESTED: I use Curious B’s Default Roads and Ja-viera’s Skies with recolours by Keoni and Poppet

DOWNLOAD THE COACH HOUSE FURNISHED

DOWNLOAD THE COACH HOUSE UNFURNISHED

[ilikefishfood]

Hi likefishgood's, i have a problem with your fake freezer. I have downloaded but i can't found anywhere in Sims 2...Can u help me please ? Sorry if my english is bad, i'm a fench girl ;) Thanks and good simming :)

You mean for the grocery stores?  They are actually a wall writing (like a painting).  They’re in Decoratives...wall hangings and cost $31.  Here’s what the mesh looks like.

[ilikefishfood]

Hello... I just wanted to say I love your sims, and thank you so much for sharing. I have tried to contact Sugah's Place several times, however it's been a little over two weeks and no word. I hope everything is okay. Anyway I was wondering if you would be kind enough to please share a download link for one of your sims please. She is Lourdes of Haiti Sims beauties from around the word. I would love to have her in my game please. Thank you so much for your time. Inayya

Here she is! DOWNLOAD LOURDES

[ilikefishfood]

hey there!! sorry to bother, but do you do WCIFs?

Sure! Ask away.

[ilikefishfood]

Hi. I'm interested in getting the 'Grant Park' Pocket Door (Set?) that you have in a number of your houses. Where would it be available?

S2GrantParkConverbyTinkle

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Hi everyone!!!!  I am alive!!!  I got locked out of my Tumblr account for the better half of this year because I had the two-step verification thing where they send a message to your phone for you to log in and I locked myself out **face palm***.  I just wasn’t receiving the text with the authorization code and Tumblr said there was nothing they could do.  I should have generated emergency codes and saved them somewhere, but I didn’t!!!  So I’ve been moping for months, occasionally trying...hoping somehow it would work.  

Then recently the same thing happen to my Amazon account.  Thankfully I was able to call them and they made me jump through some hoops to prove I was me, but I did! Phew!  Their rep then mentioned that some mobile phone service providers filter out their (Amazon’s) messages because they’re flagged as spam. That was my ‘ah ha moment.’  I called up my service provider...they hadn’t even realized that their new settings had created a problem.  I don’t live in the US, so most of their customers don’t receive international texts I guess, or no one said anything....but bless them, in minutes they called back and said, “Try again!”  And here I am!  

Did you miss me?!  lol!  With that said, I haven’t created in ages, and not having my Tumblr and with my main site going super quiet, I was feeling like no one would want my stuff.  But getting back on here and seeing that I picked up some followers despite not being around, has me feeling pretty jazzed!  I’m on vacation until January 4th...so look out for something new from me soon!  

Hugs all around! Oh yeah: and hasn’t 2020 been totally sucky?!  Ugh!

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DOWNLOAD: Clean UI

The wait is finally over! After almost two and a half years in development with more than 2.800 images and 180 script files edited, you can now experience the first ever, modern and completely overhauled user interface for Sims 2 across all expansion packs! Please note that because of this, you need every expansion pack and possible also Mansion & Garden stuff.

You can find many more images in the flickr gallery.

Features: - completely overhauled user interface - various fixes and removed flaws - removed deprecated buttons or ones that corrupt the game (delete family…) - popular CC included to avoid incompatibility (Chris Hatch widescreen mods…) - three new startup loading screens - optional (new) Sims (and pets) in the menus - cursors (inspired) from Sims 4

Keep reading

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So of course I had to forget something…

Shortly after I published this post, I uploaded a new version where the ‘gckp-clean-ui.package’ is now located in the ‘to_downloads_folder’. So this file belongs to the Download folder if you didn’t figure it out already.

Secondly I didn’t consider what happens when you don’t use a loading screen or when you use one that was released before Clean UI and does not contain a widescreen background image for the menu. In that case, you would see the default background image with lots of black space.

I’ve now fixed this behaviour by adding a new .package file to the renamed folder ‘choose-one-loading-background-screens‘. Please redownload the .zip file in the original post if the description fits to you.

Thank you all for the feedback so far!

[ilikefishfood]

This! 

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Hi! I found your "La belle Vie", the new Orleans inspired home, and tried to download it... but the lonk doesn't work anymore :( Would it be possible for you to update it, (hoping you still have the files, I know it's an old one) Thanks ina dvance!

Hi.  I’m just seeing this. Here’re the links.  I’ll back check the links in the posts.  Thanks for alerting me! La Belle Vie Furnished and Unfurnished.

For those who might be interested, the original link with more pictures is HERE.

[ilikefishfood]

Happy New Year!  I finally got around to a little bit of building and have another lot to add to my TS2 townhouse series.

Clapham Court

Four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a study and a croquet court!

Built with all EPs and SPs

- Available UNFURNISHED ONLY

For more pictures and details about cc click HERE.

Custom content (included) - 4x2 Lot - Unfurnished Priced at $59, 150

A  big thank you to all the awesomely talented creators whose beautiful custom content makes our games so pretty!

Installation Instructions and download link below the cut

1. Included in the zip file is an invisible recolour of the Maxis driveway, a recolor of the New Gear City Window (used in the downstairs bathroom) and a door by Adele which is the master mesh for all the other windows.  Just pop them in your download folder for the lot to display as it does in the pictures.  

2. ***The Adele Master Door must in the the same folder as the windows in order for them to display properly.*** 3. PLEASE NOTE: I have used Raynuss’ version of Samanta Black’s 3T2 rose bushes.  He made them seasonal and visible in hood view.  You can only have one or the other in your game.  

In Clean Installer these versions have the same name as the original files: VKG - BSI_Rose_Bushes_LG.  If you want to use the updated ones, either let them overwrite the original files, or remove the old ones and install these.

If you don’t want to use these, just unselect them before installing.  There are no recolours included with the lot.

If they are installed and you’re looking for them in your DL folder they are named RDN_SB_CONV_VKG-BSI_Rose_Bushes_MD-MASTER-Seasons and RDN_SB_CONV_VKG-BSI_Rose_Bushes_LG-Slave-Seasons.    

If you choose to replace the old versions, please note that these don’t pick up the recolours of the originals. DOWNLOAD CLAPHAM COURT

[ilikefishfood]

I haven’t had a chance to create anything new in ages and we’re already halfway through July!!!  On the plus side, vacation’s here and I’ll have time to get back to simming.  In the meantime, I thought I’d offer up some older creations from six summers ago (already!)...that despite the lack of a lot of cc compared to now, I still think aren’t half bad looking.  Meet Marina and Piper (short hair).

More info and download links under the cut

BobbyTH's Meshes that'll make Marina's body type shower proof are included in her zip file, just pop them in your downloads folder in order for her to keep his gorgeous shape when she's 'bathing.' Her beautiful Navetsea skintone conversion is included in her zip file as is the mesh by Raon for her bangs (a glasses accessory). You can find clothing for the Bootylicious bodyshape at InSimenator and Sims Urbania (the site is not longer active and you can’t log in or register, but you can still download files).

Beosboxboy's Athletic Girl Meshes that'll make Piper's body type shower proof are included in her zip file.  The mesh for her gorgeous hoop earrings by Elau is also included in her zip file. You can find some more Athletic Girl clothing in Beosboxboy's section at inSimenator.  I also recommend you do a search there at Insimenator and at Garden of Shadows and JBeach has also done a small collection of terrific clothing for AG as well!  You can find them HERE at her LJ.

DOWNLOAD MARINA

DOWNLOAD PIPER

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I made some wall writing supermarket freezers (seven 3-fridge units) for myself and thought I’d share them in case anyone has any use for them.  They’re done on the Thank You Numenor Mesh, which is of course included.  You’ll find it under Decoratives...Miscellaneous for $0.

It’s really hard to source copyright free photos of supermarket shelving and I had to fiddle around with what I could find.  I tried to make them look somewhat uniform. They’re certainly not perfect, one or two fridges aren’t the best resolution, but they can be mixed and matched, and at the right angle, they don’t look terrible. lol! Like I said, I really just made them for personal use, but I’ve not seen anything like them shared in the community, so I figured I’d package ‘em up and put them out there!

DOWNLOAD FAKE GROCERY FREEZERS

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Jasmine has commandeered a cupboard in the kitchen. When hubs put a towel in there, I knew I'd have to find somewhere else for the everyday plates! lol!  She sleeps in there at night and greets you like this when you walk into the room in the morning.

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GRACE AND MATTEO

Both of these sims are wearing an accessory skullcap, recoloured to look like hair.  They fill in the gaps between the blush hairline and the hair itself.  You’ll find more info and can download the whole set of these skullcaps HERE.

The skullcap mesh is included in the zip file and should be place in your DL folder in order for them to display as they do in the pictures.

View Matteo’s cc HERE

View Grace’s cc HERE

DOWNLOAD GRACE

DOWNLOAD MATTEO  

[ilikefishfood]

BLENHAM COURT

Residential Lot

A six bedroom, six bathroom bathroom mini mansion townhouse, with four fireplaces and a couple of cute courtyards!

Built with all EPs and SPs 5x2 Lot - Priced at $109, 876- Unfurnished

For more pix and details about the lot click HERE.

Installation Instructions and download link below the cut

1. Included in the zip file is an invisible recolour of the Maxis driveway and a couple of RCs of the Old World and Lafenetre windows.  Just pop them in your download folder for the lot to display as it does in the pictures. 

2. I have used Raynuss’ version of Samanta Black’s 3T2 rose bushes.  He made them seasonal and visible in hood view.  You can only have one or the other in your game.  

In Clean Installer these versions have the same name as the original files: VKG - BSI_Rose_Bushes_LG.  If you want to use the updated ones, either let them overwrite the original files, or remove the old ones and install these.

If you don’t want to use these, just unselect them before installing.  There are no recolours included with the lot.

If they are installed and you’re looking for them in your DL folder they are named RDN_SB_CONV_VKG-BSI_Rose_Bushes_MD-MASTER-Seasons and RDN_SB_CONV_VKG-BSI_Rose_Bushes_LG-Slave-Seasons.    

If you choose to replace the old versions, please note that these don’t pick up the recolours of the originals.

ADDITIONAL NOTES FOR THE INTERESTED: I use Curious B’s Default Roads and Ja-viera’s Skies with recolours by Keoni and Poppet

DOWNLOAD BLENHAM COURT

Download link fixed!  Sorry for the delay!