NightBokeh.ini

this picture is dedicated to flip phones (and kitchens)

2 Cover Up Road's (Vidcund's?) indoor garden

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 😉

Dunder Mifflin this is Pam

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

...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]

an Art Deco/Streamline Moderne attempt (4k image here)

no backstory or residents yet, i'm open to suggestions

some trivia nobody asked for:

this is the first time i'm using SRWE and RTGI, exciting

the pic is still heavily edited in Photoshop; i tried to give the windows fake reflections, but they came out meh

these pictures actually show the interior of this building, only i changed it up a bit for the exterior edit

maybe i should rebuild this lot to actually share it... it's kind of embarrassing that all i do is post pictures lol

objects dwell in rooms, nothing new

some inconsistent images of The Curious Hill. inspired by this observatory (pics: 1, 2)

the house went through SO many transformations... i really wanted to keep at least one tower, but it looked bad in hood view, so i swapped it out for an unrealistically planted tree to simulate that feeling of height. what kind of style this is? no idea. ts2 brutalism? or just a bunch of boxes. as i tried to make the area look similar to that observatory, i wanted the actual lot to blend in with the hood deco, while still looking as absurd as the original house. those improved lot impostors available with RPC are such a blessing! (even if the pic is still retouched lol)

bonus close-up:

out there... there's something evil, in the trenches, feeding on the drought