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Post by ringlet on Jun 22, 2016 11:44:01 GMT -5
Hello! I hope this type of thread is allowed, sorry if I'm breaking any rules... I've begun studying 3D-modelling with Blender recently and thought it would be motivating for me to try creating some objects for TS4. However, I run the game on a shared Mac computer and can't run Sims 4 Studio (I'm not allowed to install Bootcamp or similar), so even if I can make meshes and textures, I can't turn things into CC. So my point is, I would like to find someone who can use S4S to put my meshes into the game, pretty much a work-partner. It would be more or less long-term, not just for one project, unless something comes up of course. (I have a pretty messy life myself so I'm understanding ) You'll need to know (or be ready to learn) how to resize and reposition 3D models, since I'll just be sending you the .obj/.blend files and can't test the objects myself. I might make a tea-cup the size of a house for all I know, since I don't have any extracted TS4 objects to compare to. It would also be a plus if you're up for discussing ideas on what CC to make, since I only have a couple of ideas so far. I'm thinking mostly of small clutter and other decorational objects as a start, but I could also try editing existing objects, I just can't extract any files myself. My aesthetical interests are mostly towards cute and pretty things, nature, retro/vintage, toys, and fantasy stuff but I'm fine with trying to create objects based on other aesthetics as well. (The keyword is "trying" since, again, I'm still a beginner, and my first objects are definitely going to be simplistic.) Thanks for reading Edit: I have gotten some really nice people offering to help me now, so we will see if we can do this!!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2016 10:29:49 GMT -5
You're Joking Right? 1.) You've just begun to study Blender. 2.) You share a Mac. 3.) You can't RUN S4S on this Mac. 4.) You will need someone to send the Extracted .Obj Game files from Blender, so you can Scale them? 5.) You're First Objects are, "Definitely going to be Simplistic". 6.) You only have a Couple of Ideas, so far.... 7.) You have 1 Post on S4S. I admire the OUTRIGHT Balls on this Post...hahaa! Okay, ringlet, assuming that you have Sims4 installed on your Mac, ( You need to know that i Despise Apple, worked in one of their Factories years ago - Graveyard Shift, crappy' Outsource assembly line pay....plus, you can't play any Cool Games...or Run Cool Progs. on a Mac. ); What would be the First .Obj Mesh that you would like to Create CC with? I am kind of Crazy myself, i am willing to Help on a Trial Basis, we can see how things go. If you decide to work with me, you MUST have a sense of Humor and anything that is made should never be Posted on "TSR" - "Mod The Sims" - or, any Pay Site/s. Those are my Conditions.
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Post by Mathcope on Jun 23, 2016 12:01:18 GMT -5
You can also check out THIS about working Studio in a MAC, you might have a way to run it. Otherwise, I know Steven would be a fantastic partner! Share knowledge is great, and I know you can do a lot of creative things together.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2016 12:59:49 GMT -5
Otherwise, I know Steven would be a fantastic partner! Share knowledge is great, and I know you can do a lot of creative things together. Very kind words mathcope...ha!...not so true, i can be a Pain in the A°°, ask OM and Andrew...hahaha! Leave the offer up a few Days, probably' scared ringlet away.
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Post by ringlet on Jun 23, 2016 17:02:04 GMT -5
Hello Steven! I don't know what exactly about my post that prompted you to start thinking about my balls… but let me reply to your point-list with clarifications, since it seems like you misinterpreted a few things. That's OK, I'm not a native English speaker, misunderstandings happen 1.) You could say "just", sure, everything's relative. Since I started, I've made a few objects, some were for class and some just for practice. I don't see why I wouldn't be ready to start trying to make small objects for TS4 for more practice. (Like I said, I thought to try doing this for motivation to keep learning.) 2.) Yep. I play TS4 on a shared Mac, it's me mum's! 3.) I can't run S4S on that Mac, no, because my mum is kind of paranoid and won't let me install anything besides stuff she deems safe. TS4 was okay (it's "just a game" and from a big company), but when I asked her about stuff like Bootcamp she didn't like the idea of that at all. (Yep, she's weird and not a big techie, but I can't do much since I can't afford my own gaming computer anytime soon...) 4.) No, I didn't say that. I can see where you misread things, but I don't know how you read it that way. Maybe you could ask me about what part is unclear to you? 5.) Yeah, I think that's most people who get started with 3D-modelling. I'm sure there are a few who start with big complicated projects too, but I'm not one of them. 6.) Yup! I don't know how that comes across as weird either, I admit it would have been weird if I didn't have any ideas at all, but even then, I could grab some ideas from people's CC requests if I couldn't think of anything. But that's not the case, so… 7.) I don't know what's weird about that either, could you just ask me for clarification on the parts you're unclear with? I came to this forum to look up if I could run S4S on Mac, I browsed, found my answers, then decided to post just in case there was someone here who felt like teaming up. My line of thinking is that maybe there's someone who would like to work together to create CC, it doesn't have to be a one-man job. I really don't see what's weird about that? Alright, now that we're done with the numbers, for the rest… "Okay, ringlet, assuming that you have Sims4 installed on your Mac…"Sure, it would be difficult to play it otherwise. (And if I wasn't playing it, I'm not sure how motivating it would be to try making CC for it...) Apple is pretty bad, I'm sorry you had to interact with them directly. My impression of them is just as bad as with most other big rich companies. "What would be the First .Obj Mesh that you would like to Create CC with?"Either I'm really missing something about the possible workflow of creating CC, or this was just from you misreading something in my post? As far as I could tell, I don't really need an exported .obj to work with, I could just model something, and then someone with S4S grabs my model and swaps it with whatever object is suitable (for example, an existing static clutter object). So, like, I send over a .obj/.blend file, and the person who can use S4S can open up a suitable cloned object in their own 3D software and replace the old mesh with my new mesh, doing some basic scaling and repositioning when necessary. Is my understanding of this really wrong? Of course I could pick the objects to clone from the game if that helps. "Leave the offer up a few Days, probably' scared ringlet away."Sorry to disappoint, but dismissive attitudes are really common and would be a pretty lame thing to be scared by... especially for someone with as big balls as me. If your offer still stands, and the workflow isn't impossible, then sure! I'd appreciate it a lot! I'm working on one of those small clutter objects I mentioned, I'll probably be able to finish it in a few days (my daily Blender time is limited). Let me know how you'd want me to send you the mesh and texture.
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Post by ringlet on Jun 23, 2016 17:04:45 GMT -5
You can also check out THIS about working Studio in a MAC, you might have a way to run it. Otherwise, I know Steven would be a fantastic partner! Share knowledge is great, and I know you can do a lot of creative things together. Thank you Mathcope! The problem is that my mum, who owns the computer I run TS4 on, wouldn't let me install the programs I'd need. Maybe some day I'll be able to afford having a good computer all to myself for this
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Post by esmeralda on Jun 24, 2016 3:33:24 GMT -5
Hi ringlet, what about buying a cheap old second-hand PC or laptop, just so that you can run some Windows programs when necessary? As long as it has Windows 7 or later, you can run S4S (IIRC, Windows Vista should even be OK), and the PC version of Blender. Then you can just copy your creations to a flash drive and transfer them to your Mac.
ETA: Forgot to add that you will need to install TS4 on the Windows PC in order for S4S to access the game files for the purpose of creating. But you don't have to run TS4 itself on the PC if the PC isn't up to running TS4. Just create on your PC and test on your Mac. (I actually create stuff on a laptop which I use as a desktop replacement but isn't up to running TS4 happily, and then test it on a higher-spec desktop PC, so I myself use two computers for the creation process!)
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Post by ringlet on Jun 24, 2016 7:15:06 GMT -5
Hi ringlet, what about buying a cheap old second-hand PC or laptop, just so that you can run some Windows programs when necessary? As long as it has Windows 7 or later, you can run S4S (IIRC, Windows Vista should even be OK), and the PC version of Blender. Then you can just copy your creations to a flash drive and transfer them to your Mac. ETA: Forgot to add that you will need to install TS4 on the Windows PC in order for S4S to access the game files for the purpose of creating. But you don't have to run TS4 itself on the PC if the PC isn't up to running TS4. Just create on your PC and test on your Mac. (I actually create stuff on a laptop which I use as a desktop replacement but isn't up to running TS4 happily, and then test it on a higher-spec desktop PC, so I myself use two computers for the creation process!) Thank you for the idea Esmeralda, I can't afford buying one right now but I'll really keep it in mind! If I can save up the money for that then it would be very useful.
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Post by Spirashun on Jun 24, 2016 7:23:42 GMT -5
Sounds like Steven probably has you covered but I'd be happy to help you out as well if he's ever busy! I'm not a blender pro but I'm decent enough to resize/etc a mesh that's already made and mapped out to get them in-game.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2016 9:34:55 GMT -5
Sounds like Steven probably has you covered but I'd be happy to help you out as well if he's ever busy! I'm not a blender pro but I'm decent enough to resize/etc a mesh that's already made and mapped out to get them in-game. Yeah, i am probably' too busy after reading, "'mum's Computer....". Mom will think some 49 year old is up to no good with her' Daughter...hahaha! Funny Stuff - Rock On ringlet! Spaterz. If you need any Help, just post the File on Dropbox.com and post the Link here in this thread - I will be more than Happy to Help you and repost a Link from Dropbox here in the thread afterwards; I am sure that many people besides me can take a little Time and Help you out as well. P.S. - I appologize if i upset you, i always say what i think - that's how i am, no sugar in my Coffee. EDIT: We could actually make this a kind of Contest - "Who can Help Ringlet the Most?", you could pick and choose the Best Help and Your' Studio will be the Best! (OM could make Ringlet Badges and stuff....hahaha...God, it was a Long Work Day...Beer....)
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Post by orangemittens on Jun 24, 2016 16:09:07 GMT -5
Hi ringlet, welcome to Studio forums. I hope you stick with your idea for creating things and I think you're right to start with less difficult projects...the people who jump into the deep end often burn out before they can get the first project finished. Also, if you give it a bit more time Studio will have a Mac version. It's not going to turn up tomorrow but the plan is in the works
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Post by ringlet on Jun 24, 2016 21:26:06 GMT -5
Sounds like Steven probably has you covered but I'd be happy to help you out as well if he's ever busy! I'm not a blender pro but I'm decent enough to resize/etc a mesh that's already made and mapped out to get them in-game. Thanks Spirashun! Yeah, I'm intending to finish the objects entirely besides the scaling issue, so they're complete with UV maps and textures (I haven't dared start learning bump mapping and have no clue how those work with TS4 anyway). I'll get in touch if I need your help! Yeah, i am probably' too busy after reading, "'mum's Computer....". Mom will think some 49 year old is up to no good with her' Daughter...hahaha! Funny Stuff - Rock On ringlet! Spaterz. If you need any Help, just post the File on Dropbox.com and post the Link here in this thread - I will be more than Happy to Help you and repost a Link from Dropbox here in the thread afterwards; I am sure that many people besides me can take a little Time and Help you out as well. P.S. - I appologize if i upset you, i always say what i think - that's how i am, no sugar in my Coffee. EDIT: We could actually make this a kind of Contest - "Who can Help Ringlet the Most?", you could pick and choose the Best Help and Your' Studio will be the Best! (OM could make Ringlet Badges and stuff....hahaha...God, it was a Long Work Day...Beer....) Apologies accepted. I don't like when people assume things, since it's already hard to communicate what you mean across the internet... so be nice to youngsters, grandpa!! *pours 5 packs of sugar in your coffee* Okay, maybe I'll eventually do like you said and upload the files here. For now, Mathcope offered to help me so we'll see if we can work it out. Hi ringlet, welcome to Studio forums. I hope you stick with your idea for creating things and I think you're right to start with less difficult projects...the people who jump into the deep end often burn out before they can get the first project finished. Also, if you give it a bit more time Studio will have a Mac version. It's not going to turn up tomorrow but the plan is in the works Thank you Orangemittens, I hope I'll be able to create a lot of things! I'm almost done with my first object and I hope with everyone's help we'll be able to put it into the game. That'll be great if a Mac version is released, I look forward to it!!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2016 10:27:33 GMT -5
Not a Granpa yet....but, maybe someday...(?)...ha! Mathcope is a Great Choice! "Exit, Stage Left".....( That is an Amazing Live Album, by RUSH...to any of you Young, Whippersnappers who enjoy MooSick, ha!).
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Post by Renorasims on Jul 18, 2016 13:08:15 GMT -5
Hi ringlet, welcome to Studio forums. I hope you stick with your idea for creating things and I think you're right to start with less difficult projects...the people who jump into the deep end often burn out before they can get the first project finished. Also, if you give it a bit more time Studio will have a Mac version. It's not going to turn up tomorrow but the plan is in the works Was looking for some answers about a mac version for S4S will be on the look-out over here! Looking forward to it
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