#this is difficult

[eruraima]

Myself no longer. (Posted on Twitter on August 7th, 2024)

[ktarsims]

Okay, so... the top row of photos showcase Candace's current accessory setup. The moon pendant she's wearing is by @erschsims (aka: Ersel after they mainly went to doing Second Life stuff).

Candace has worn this pendant since I started using her, but... it's 16k poly. For the record... EA accessory polycounts are...

Accessories Average polycount: 520.8 Minimum polycount: 118 Median polycount: 433 Maximum polycount: 1098

So, in the interests of optimizing my game and avoiding the dreaded memory errors that can cause hangs on saving and game crashing, it needs to go.

Below the top two photos, in order of my current preference... are the other moon/stars/crystal pendants I have that I'm considering. More details, thoughts, and wcif links below the cut.

The first one in the second row, which is @leahlillith's 90s layered necklace (4.6k Poly - TSR link) would be an all-in-one solution, but it doesn't quite suit Candace's style. She's a witch, but she also aspires to be a star and her idea of 'star quality' is something along the lines of: 'classy elegance'.

In the middle of the second row, a recent conversion by @elitisim Christopher67 Lunar Choker (1.1k Poly). I like this one, and as you can see, it's actually in the right poly count range for an accessory. Downside: It's a bit small by comparison to any of the others. That's it really. If I wasn't trying to replace something she already had and get as close to it as possible, I'd just go with this one.

The third one in the second row is Leah Lillith's Illusion Choker (3.3k Poly - TSR link) The illusion choker is nice, but I'm not sure it's a good fit for Candace's style. It might not look good with some of her outfits. Plus, losing the black collar entirely changes her look quite a bit, IMO.

So, on to row 4 - On the left we have Leah Lillith's Accalia Necklace (3.1k Poly - TSR link). The Accalia Necklace may come closest to replicating her current look, as it has a crystal and the two components of the piece are the right lengths. The choker being a pentacle is not preferred though... and there's no moon crescents to be seen.

With row four on the right, ironically, we've come full circle because that choker is ALSO by ErschSims. It's called the Night Choker and clocks in at 4.7k poly.

(Please note: It's not an error that I'm not linking directly to Ersch's accessories. I checked, and the links -are- still active... though Ersch seems to have not been active much in the last couple of years. However... the link is 'active' but requires a full hour of wait time to access. I uh... decided not to link to it. Ersch always had a strict policy against reuploading their accessories though, so I haven't done that either. They used to have a patreon, but it seems all their patreon posts have been deleted.)

I thought those were all the options I had... and I was eyeing both necklaces in row four, wondering how difficult it would be to teach myself the necessary skills to do a mashup of the two together. ie: The moon choker with the longer crystal pendant.

HOWEVER... I realized that I'd been using her sleepwear outfit to test out necklaces... and decided to switch her to an everyday outfit in case I had some accessories that were disabled for sleepwear. I did.

The current winner, in row 5, is Leah Lillith's Aurora Necklace (3k Poly - TSR link). I've since edited the package file so it's available for sleepwear too. 3k is still a bit high for an accessory, but it's a massive improvement over 16k.

Now please excuse me while I go scour certain people's blogs to see if there are yet more options that I've simply not seen yet... if you know of any others that I'm missing, especially if they have moons or stars in them... PLEASE drop me a link? <3

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