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"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"-inspired CAS

by maybesomethingdunno Posted 27th Jul 2010 at 12:32 AM - Updated 16th Feb 2014 at 6:44 PM by maybesomethingdunno
 
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Instructor
#26 Old 4th Aug 2010 at 11:47 PM
Can I ask a dumb question (Brilliant CAS by the way)...can the squid and diver be used in the game (ie if I want to use them for deco in something else). If so where will I find them in game? If they are just for CAS no worries (I havn't gone into that territory yet so don't know how it works)...I really would love the animted squid & diver for the main game...any ideas if this can be done?
Ta again,
Zen

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Never wake a sleeping Dragon...for you are small and crunchy and taste good with ketchup!
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#27 Old 5th Aug 2010 at 4:46 AM
Thanks everyone.

ZenFrog76: I intentionally removed their catalog placement after I placed them inside the CAS. So, you won't find them in-game unless the room/function sort flags values change in the OBJD. The squid can be tricky to place/move because it has a very small area which can be grabbed and I don't know how to correct that. Also, the squid does not actually have tentacles so it's mostly suggestive of being a squid . Although my lack of meshing skills is partly to blame, this was mostly to reduce the number of polygons. The ghost is initially invisible when placed. Since the squid was going to be removed from the catalog, I removed the ghost as well...they're somewhat context-specific and not something used often enough to warrant cluttering up the catalog. Figuring that they wouldn't be used outside the CAS, I did not disable their original functions. They were cloned from chairs, so Sims may try to sit in them (all but the Sim's ankles and feet stick out from underneath the squid). That said, I did however allow the coral reef to be buyable because I felt people would find more use for it (e.g. pond deco) than the squid or ghost.

In short, they're not really intended for the main game. If you're wanting to use them to make a screenshot for a story or something, they can be made buyable. But even with the chair interactions disabled, there still may be some issues (namely the placement).

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Instructor
#28 Old 6th Aug 2010 at 9:23 PM
Thanks for getting back to me...shame about that. I could try to adapt the ghostly diver as it may come in handy for my theme park I am creating.
Sorry I didn't get in touch sooner...
Zen

www.crystalgecko.co.uk

Never wake a sleeping Dragon...for you are small and crunchy and taste good with ketchup!
Test Subject
#29 Old 19th Aug 2010 at 10:40 AM
I've downloaded this cas a couple of days ago, then I checked and it didn't work. Sooo, I redownloaded the files again and what was the problem? I forgot to put in the actual cas file in my downloads xD I know, super failure! Anyways, I love it! It's so creative! I had another one before this but the light too low, but this one is perfect! Best one I've ever had!
Test Subject
#30 Old 23rd Aug 2010 at 10:48 AM
Congratulations on the well deserved feature.
Test Subject
#31 Old 3rd Oct 2010 at 10:20 AM
This is a wonderful CAS and I adore it completely, but I seem to have done something wrong, because the windows are showing up with red frames rather than black. I've downloaded everything that needs downloading and put it all in the downloads folder with no problems, so I have no idea why this is happening. Did I miss a recolour somewhere?
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#32 Old 9th Oct 2010 at 4:09 AM
Thanks Ricky5142, manderijntje, and TruthxLiesxMagic.

TruthxLiesxMagic: What version of the CEP do you have? From what I can tell, an outdated CEP with the Apartment Life EP leads to red OFB windows for whatever reason. (The windows are in fact the normal black frames of the OFB windows.) See if the latest version of the CEP solves the problem.

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Test Subject
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#33 Old 30th Oct 2010 at 10:14 AM
Sorry it's taken me a while to get back to you!

It turns out that I didn't have the latest CEP, and yes, that was causing the problem. Weird, I could've sworn I had the latest one! Still, it's all fine now.

Thanks for the help!
Test Subject
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#34 Old 19th May 2011 at 11:24 AM
am i supose to download all custom content listed to make it work?and by the way,is the cas screen supose to be in the downloads folder?(i mean should i put it in the global lots,named .cas!.package????)and another question,will it fix the "sim freezing" problem that all cas screens made with seasons have.????i hope it does,couse im having lots of problems with my sims freezing!!!! "lol" any way thx,it looks cool and i hope it works cool 2!!!!thx!
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#35 Old 19th May 2011 at 5:26 PM Last edited by maybesomethingdunno : 19th May 2011 at 6:40 PM.
hannahcats20: Custom Content is indeed required for this to work as intended, but most of it is included in this download. The only custom content that is not included is windkeeper's Empty CAS screen hiders, which I have linked to. Please reread the part about the Custom Content that I have edited again, particularly about the Double Floor Mattress if you already have downloaded it Atavera's Creations Repository, because it contains a modification for that object. Some of the Custom Content included belong to larger sets of Custom Content, but I have only included what I used from those sets. The rest of those sets are not required for this CAS, but I have linked to them for credit and for anyone interested in downloading them.

Everything in this download go in your Downloads folder. Do not put this in any global lots folder. You can only have one CAS at a time. Sims only freeze in CAS screens which have been made with Seasons. This was not made with Seasons, so Sims should not freeze in this CAS screen.

If you are still confused, let me know by replying here. Thanks for downloading.

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#36 Old 23rd May 2011 at 10:36 AM
so it goes in downloads folder,thx!!!i really had bad problems with my sims freezing.thx again it works fine now.
Test Subject
#37 Old 8th Jun 2011 at 6:18 PM
wow, very impressive
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#38 Old 5th Sep 2011 at 4:29 PM
Beautiful work (though I would adore tentacles...:D). One question - does this change the family screen as well, or just the main one for each sim?
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#39 Old 5th Sep 2011 at 9:33 PM
LadyGreenEyes649: I am not sure I understand your question. Both CAS modes/areas (i.e. the "Sim Creation" area where the bed is located and the "Family View" area where the squid is visible) have been changed.

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#40 Old 10th Sep 2011 at 12:34 PM
Gotcha, thanks! SO bored with the regular one.
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#41 Old 3rd Jan 2012 at 6:42 AM
Nice work! I don't have the right expansions for it, but it's really nice!
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