An Art Deco/Streamline Moderne Attempt (4k Image Here)

i did buy a new laptop finally and i'm playing the evil corporate game, but i did install ts2 as well and everything works fine (aside from UI not scaling properly on this laptop's resolution)

athough i did have to spend several hours solving a CC issue that was caused by me having folders with names such as "please sort this" in my Downloads lol

...a sleep-deprived interior from yesterday.

preset under the cut ↓

ElusivePerspective.ini

download: SFS or GDrive

i'll add the list of effects later, sorry. this preset uses RTGI, but will look pretty cool without it too. i also suggest turning on PD80_04_Technicolor.fx:

[made with ReShade 4.9.1]

tutorial: hide all UI in ts2 hood view tab mode

if you're like me and you love taking screenshots in hood view, especially with ReShade, you've probably been annoyed by that one UI panel at the top that never disappears in tab mode (aka cameraman mode)...

...but it turns out that if you modify one game file, you'll be able to bring up a window called Sims2 UI Browser, which allows you to hide/unhide any UI elements. no more cropping neighborhood view screenshots!

you can find out how to turn on Sims2 UI Browser here.

the process requires modifying the GlobalProps.xml file, and it's basically the same thing you'd do to use the allMenus cheat, but Sims2 UI Browser isn't related to that. the cheat will become available to you after this though, but you don't need to turn it on in the console, so it won't affect your gameplay.

after modifying GlobalProps.xml your game will automatically start with boolprop testingcheatsenabled on, so be sure to disable them if you're forcing errors on everything with the batbox.

another thing: when testingcheats are on, you get that game version number in the right upper corner of the screen, which might be a problem for screenshots as well. i'm using RPC, which i believe (correct me if i'm wrong) hides that text, because i currently don't have it in my game. but i think you might be able to hide it with Sims2 UI Browser as well.

but anyway, here is the UI element you actually need to hide:

after that, it's gone until you turn it back on, or load a lot and come back to the neighborhood view. here's an unedited (but reshaded) screenshot, taken in hood view tab mode:

have fun! but be careful with modifying game files 😉

Hi there! Could you perhaps tell me where to find some things in your excellent Curious house makeover? (1) Greenhouse roof (2) Dry-erase board (3) Glass block windows and doors (4) In-wall fans, especially the big one in the yellow attic wall.

hey!

decorative conservatory roof pieces are part of the Feverfew release by Criquette. they pull textures from the Seasons greenhouse roofs, i'm using these defaults by shastakiss

the whiteboard is a 3t2 conversion by Veranka

the chalkboard is a Castaway conversion and i don't remember where I got it exactly, but this upload of Castaway items by meetmetotheriver seems to be the most recent

i hope those are the windows/doors you were referring to? they're actually shoji-like! i got them from shastakiss with recolors, here

the big industrial fan is by Cyclonesue

got those smaller fans from PineappleForest + more recolors here :)

some time ago, i'd sent these old pics to a friend, who then told me to watch Severance... so i did.

i remember feeling anxious about doing so, bc it seemed like i'd get too attached to this show – the stills from it looked like my maladaptive daydreams projected onto the screen. but it turned out being not what i expected it to be (still great tho). yeah. & i did get engrossed in that world for a while lol.

anyways (⊙_⊙;) good show i recommend

random edit. decided to give clay hairs a try (this one is here btw)

might as well share this preset ↓

NightBokeh.ini

download: SFS or GDrive

[made with ReShade 4.9.1]

NightBokeh.ini has two types of DOF – CinematicDOF and ADOF.

CinematicDOF creates elliptical bokeh, ADOF creates hexagonal bokeh, and there are some other differences between them too. choose the one you like more, not sure how they look together. ADOF is disabled by default.

also, the effects highlighted in green might get doubled (if you have every available shader installed); if that happens – disable the second instance of each of these (cuz the effects will look too strong).

psst, if you're looking for my other presets i've shared before ("CityPortrait.ini" and "DesertHood.ini"), they're here (SFS) or here (GDrive).

2 Cover Up Road’s living room. had to snatch that pizza slice out of Lazlo’s hands

so...

i've been thinking about getting a new, more or less powerful laptop/PC that could handle modern games (at least some of them), but also TS2 with 12 gigabytes of CC ofc lol. i would also want to use it for video/audio editing as well.

could anyone recommend something? or just tell me what kind of laptops/PCs you guys have, i'm just curious 😶

(goes without saying that my budget is limited haha. most recommended laptops i've seen online have been around €2k, which is definitely too much for me. and idk where to even start when it comes to building my own PC...)

gameplay pics with ocs

full OST + download (uploaded by the composer) here, image from here