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NetworkMAT: Ms5starchic23 Bus Stop

Published: 2-2-2024 | Updated: N/A SUMMARY The Network Materials (NetworkMAT) (Simmons, 2023) series includes assets for building modern road networks in Sims 2. Use these items to enhance your city’s streets, walkways, highways, skyways, bridges, and so on. Add some high-end style to your city with this bus stop set, featuring fashion-forward ads from Ms5starchic23. Happy Black History Month! We are grateful for their contributions to the Sims 2 community over the years. This low-poly bus stop set celebrates Ms5starchic23, a simmer whose creative work helped put a little more fashion and soul in our games. Items come in 22 metals and 100+ ad recolors. Celebrate Black History Month 2024! #co2bhm #bhm2024 #sims2bhm

DETAILS Requires all EPs/SPs. §100-1000 | Deco > Wall Hangings, Dec > Misc, Seating > Misc You need the BBNiche1Master (Buggybooz, 2012) and Glass Repository from the Repository Pack (Simmons, 2023). All files with “MESH”  in their name are also required. A version with merged recolor files is available - only use ONE version in-game at a time. ITEMS Bus Stop Bench 001 (944 poly) Bus Stop Bench 002 (376 poly) Bus Stop Shelter (996 poly) Horizontal Sign (102 poly) Square Sign (71 poly) Vertical Sign (32 poly) PREVIEW IMAGES HERE (Ms5starchic23 via Flickr) DOWNLOAD (choose one) MESHES and RECOLORS from SFS | from MEGA MESHES and RECOLORS (MERGED) from SFS | from MEGA

PLACING THE VERTICAL AD BEHIND THE GLASS Use “move objects on/off” and “grid on/off cheats” to place the Vertical Sign between the glass panes on the left side of the bus shelter. Grab/recolor the object by clicking on the bottom of it. Of course, you can place the signage anywhere you want. Find additional glass recolors on this site under the #ts2recolors, #co2recolors, and #co2repo tags.

CREDITS Thanks: @ms5starchic23 and other leaders in the Black Simmer community, Simmers/Sketchfab-ers. Sources: Beyno (Korn via BBFonts), Bus Stop (Ivan-Kanaev, 2023 via Creative Commons Attribution), CuriousB (ACYL, 2010), EA/Maxis, Ms5starchic23 via Flickr, Nooks & Niches (BuggyBooz, 2012), Offuturistic Infographic (Freepik).

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Gallery Collection 001

Published: 2-21-2024 | Updated: N/A SUMMARY This is the first in a series of upcoming investment objects for Sims 2 – things your sims can use to generate income over time. From 1975-2000, Anheuser-Busch, Inc. commissioned 30 paintings of African kings and queens for an extended outreach and marketing campaign. This set of paintings features artwork from this amazing series. Celebrate Black History Month 2024! #co2bhm #bhm2024 #sims2bhm.   *No copyright infringement intended – I own no rights to these images.

DETAILS Requires Sims 2. Requires Apartment Life for shiftability. §1K-15K | Buy > Deco > Wall Hangings Paintings are centered on 1-tile but cover more tiles than that. They come in various gallery sizes and images have been edited to fit the mesh. After purchase, their value increases by approximately 2% daily – watch out for burglars! Files with “MESH” in their name are REQUIRED. Frame recolors include EA/Maxis and yeti textures. Frame and painting recolors are merged into two files so you’ll have to take them or leave them. ITEMS Great Kings & Queens of Africa: Paintings 001-006 (92-764 poly) DOWNLOAD (choose one) from SFS | from MEGA

IMAGES

Akhenaton Pharaoh of Egypt (1375-1358 BC) by Barbara Higgins Bond

Alfonso I King of the Kongo (circa 1486-1543) by Carl Owens (1929-2002)

Askia Muhammaed Toure King of Songhay (1493-1529) by Leo Dillon

Benhanzin Hossu Bowelle—The King Shark (1841-1906) by Thomas Blackshear II

Cleopatra VII Queen of Egypt (69-30 BC) by Ann Marshall

Hannibal Ruler of Carthage (247-183 BC) by Charles Lilly

Hatshepsut The Ablest Queen of Far Antiquity (1503-1482 BC) by Dean Mitchell

Idris Alooma Sultan of Bornu (1580-1617) by Charles Lilly (1949-)

Ja Ja King of the Opobo (1821-1891) by Jonathan Knight

Khama III The Good King of Bechuanaland (1819-1923) by Carl Owens

Makeda Queen of Sheba (960 BC) by Debra Edgerton

Mansa Kankan Musa King of Mali (1306-1337) by Barbara Higgins Bond

Menelek II King of Kings of Abyssinia (1844-1913) by Dow Miller

Moshoeshoe King of Batsutoland (circa 1786-1870) by Jerry Pinkney

Mwana Ngana Ndumba Tembo—Ruler of the Angolan Tchokwe (1840-1880 circa) by Kenneth Calvert

Nandi Queen of Zululand (1778-1826 AD) by HM Rahsaan Fort II

Nefertari Nubian Queen of Egypt (192-1225 BC) by Steve Clay

Nehanda of Zimbabwe (1862-1898) by Lydia Thompson

Nzingha—Amazon Queen of Matambo (1582-1663) by Dorothy Carter

Osei Tutu King of Asante (circa 1650-1717) by Alfred Smith

Queen Amina of Zaria (1588-1589) by Floyd Cooper

Samory Toure The Black Napoleon of the Sudan (1830-1900) by Ezra Tucker

Shaka-King of the Zulus (1787-1828) by Paul Collins

Shamba Bolongongo African King of Peace (1600-1620) by Roy LaGrone

Sunni Ali Beer King of Songhay (circa 1442-1492) by Leo Dillon

Taharqa King of Nubia (710-664 BC) by John Thomas Biggers

Tenkamenin King of Ghana (1037-1075 AD) by Alexander Bostic

Thutmose III Pharaoh of Egypt (753-712 BC) by Antonio Wade

Tiye The Nubian Queen of Egypt (circa 1415-1340 BC) by Leonard Jenkins

Yaa Asantewa Queen of Ghana (1863-1923) by Barbara Higgins Bond CREDITS No copyright infringement intended – I own no rights to these images. Artwork and trademarks are the property of their respective creators and/or owners. If this exceeds fair use, please contact me via private message. Thanks: Simming and Sketchfab Communities. Sources: Any Color You Like (CuriousB, 2010), Beyno (Korn via BBFonts), Console Certificates (d_dgjdhh, 2019; 2011), EA/Maxis, Gyeongbokgung Sajeongjeon Painting (National Heritage Administration, 2024 via CCA; Sketchfab), Great Kings and Queens of Africa Series (Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 1975-2000; Kentake, 2016), Offuturistic Infographic (Freepik), Painting by Zdzislaw Beksinski (Sosnowski, 2018 via CCA), Yeti Metals (Shastakiss, 2017).

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EZ-INC: EZ Stone Walls

Published: 2-20-2024 | Updated: 2-20-2023 (better preview pics) SUMMARY Another wall of stone by Dave’s Masonry, a proud partner of EZ-INC (Simmons, 2024). Enjoy this collection of 30+ stone walls inspired by the looks of Ghana, West Africa (where the Kente cloth/pattern originates), Wakanda (Marvel), and Oasis Landing (Sims 3: Into the Future, EA/Maxis, 2013). Celebrate Black History Month 2024! #co2bhm #bhm2024 #sims2bhm

DETAILS Requires Sims 2. §10 | Build > Walls > Masonry The set includes maxis-match recolors (“Dave’s Masonry” walls), select colors from CuriousB (2010), and 3 colors I created to match architecture in Oasis Landing (EZ Blue, EZ Baby Blue, EZ Mint). Choose the merged version (single file) or unmerged version (30+ files) – you can only use ONE version in-game at a time. DOWNLOAD (choose one) MERGED from SFS | from MEGA UNMERGED from SFS | from MEGA

CREDITS Thanks: HomeCrafter Plus. Sources: Color Actions (ACYL, CuriousB, 2010), Beyno (Korn via BBFonts), EA/Maxis, Kente Pattern (Uk via FineArtAmerica), Offuturistic Infographic (Freepik).