Ye Olde Kingdom of Pudding CAS - Medieval Female Clothing

[The Merrye Makers]

Ye Olde Kingdom of Pudding - Medieval Female Clothing
Five Dresses Made by Robodl95
for The Merrye Makers
Greetings, good gentles/ladies. We are The Merrye Makers - a group of eleven creators spanning all disciplines (clothing, lots, objects, etc.) offering for thy downloading pleasure a collection of medieval things most beauteous from Ye Olde Kingdom of Pudding -- otherwise known as "Simdom Pudding".

The women of the realm of Ye Olde Kingdom of Pudding wore at least one tunic down to their ankles. Many women, if they could afford it, wore a linen under-tunic and a woolen over-tunic, and often a wool cloak over that if they were going outside. On their legs might be woven tights or socks. Colors were plain; they were shades of gray, brown, dark blue, and red. Tailors created clothing for the wealthy in Simdom Pudding, but most of the population made their clothing themselves so that they would never be nude. Meanwhile, hopelessly romantic noblewomen often wore fancy tall hats, some with streamers coming off them. They sometimes plucked the hair from their foreheads to give themselves very high foreheads. The overly emotional inhabitants of Simdom Pudding laughed mightily at them exclaiming such actions were insane. The neurotic thought them beautiful.

http://www.modyourpanties.com/hosting/32498_111211065547mood_female_dresses.jpg


Item name,Categories,Ages,Game,Channels,Polycount, Thanks to:
ZoejT1Conv,Everyday Formal,Teen to Elder,BG,3 (Dress strings underdress),3720,Zoej (http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=228989)
Sunni Apron,Everyday Formal Athletic,Teen to Elder,BG,2 (Dress apron),3720,Sunni (http://www.sunni.us/medieval-aprondress.htm)
Peasntconv,Everyday Formal Athletic,Teen to Elder,BG,2 (Dress belt),3720,Iosaur (http://iosiren.dreamwidth.org/18394.html)
Alpha1iamLizConv,Everyday Formal Athletic,Teen to Elder,BG,3 (Dress apron belt),3720,Liz (http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=250802)
AC Peasant,Everyday Formal Athletic,Teen to Elder,BG,3 (Dress bag belt),3720,Liz (http://www.modthesims.info/d/266254)


Screenshot credits:
Lois99 for the Playable Harp and Lute (http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=399928)
Ladyfrontbum for the skins (http://www.modthesims.info/member.php?u=3143036)

[The Merrye Makers]

Robodl -
What happened to this dress?
SimmyRN

[The Merrye Makers]

I deleted several dresses a while ago, I must have accidentally left that pic.
Finished doing the table, am I missing any information?

[The Merrye Makers]

Added mood screenshot
VampireSim

[The Merrye Makers]

Good job, VampireSim and Robodl! It might be helpful to add some commas to separate things in the table. We need to be sure to add the "mood" shot to the attached screenshots so that, if the hosted image gets deleted, we still have the smaller image below. Leesester requested this. Thanks! SimmyRN

[leesester]

Yes, we should try and keep all images in the 12 attached screenshots if we can. The other thing - the mood shot looks great - I like it a lot. But those shots of the dresses - what did the original CR say?

Looking at them - I think the images are a tad on the small side and as they are taken outside with a lot of scenery and things (which looks nice, but that is what the mood shot is for) then when the picture is compressed to 250kb or below its making the image crunchy. That is why plain backgrounds are preferred - it means you can get more detail showing in the place you need it - on the item.

I would also avoid such dark colours - it is making it very difficult to see the detail on the dresses. I realise that medieval times were not all baby pink and light blue, but ensure that the pattern choices you make in CAST fit the item and make it possible to see it. Interior shots in good lighting will solve a fair bit of the darkness problem.

Long way to go yet - but we can keep plodding on :)

[leesester]

I was chatting to Elexis today - I think if we invited her to the group she might be able to give us some tips on how to get the good shots and angles for the clothing uploads (not the mood shots - the information shots)

What do you all think? Should we invite her to join the social group? Not the modding group of course. Like I am a member of this group, but not a member of The Merrye Makers.

[The Merrye Makers]

It's perfectly fine with me. The more the merrier for The Merrye Makers, I say! SimmyRN

[VampireSim]

Yes!

I think, we are all glad.

[leesester]

I know these sims are barefoot too, but they are not working in a dangerous place like a blacksmith's forge. I will ask Rob to invite Elexis, he owns the group, not me.

[Robodl95]

They have to be taken indoors. I thought they would be pretty outside but they're too dark. I think we can do two pictures for each dress including all the ages and a view at the back and sides. Obviously keep the hair short, colors arent too light/dark and all the other necessities for photos. Keep the background neutral and get good lighting. If we do all that then the pictures should be fine.

[leesester]

So pics are:

1 X moodshot (all dresses - the one we have is fine)

Then the information shots - as rob said, neutral backgrounds, etc etc.

2 shots for ZoejT1Conv >> first pic showing three sims - one sim of each age, second pic showing front and back of adult (?) dress
2 shots for Sunni Apron >> first pic showing three sims - one sim of each age, second pic showing front and back of adult (?) dress
2 shots for Peasntconv >> first pic showing three sims - one sim of each age, second pic showing front and back of adult (?) dress
2 shots for Alpha1iamLizConv >> first pic showing three sims - one sim of each age, second pic showing front and back of adult (?) dress
2 shots for AC Peasant >> first pic showing three sims - one sim of each age, second pic showing front and back of adult (?) dress

Total 11 screenshots. So we have space for an animated gif as the thumb.

[VampireSim]

Before I continue with the screenshots, I need to know, if the attached screenshots are good enough. Because it's too time-consuming to make all shots and need to start again.

[leesester]

VampireSim - I am not sure - I think Elexis is invited, lets wait for her to give some input. I totally agree that it takes a LONG time to do shots and so indeed, its best to know straight off what is needed. Its a LOT of time to spend and then do em again.

[leesester]

OK, I am back. I have been asking in the staff chat and I was again referred to this >>

http://www.modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=MTS2:Creator_Guidelines/Sims_3_CAS#Screenshots

and it was pointed out to me that there are some very nice texture details on these dresses and we really should showcase those a bit more.

I KNOW Rob does not agree on splitting up the uploads and wants all the dresses in one upload, but we are allowing ourselves two pictures per dress in this way. I also know that the moderator team are not keen on collages, so I don't really want to suggest that. I think we need to split this up.

I will DL that dress that VampireSim has taken the pictures of and see what I can do with it. I will then try and get feedback from the moderators.

VampireSim - please wait until I get back with some feedback.

Rob - if you have an opinion on this then state it - but right now I am saying split this up. It is not fair on Simmy and VampireSim to have to keep redoing stuff like this because we are trying to cram it all into one post. We can add the dresses in the comments, but I personally always avoid that approach as (in my opinion) it makes it harder to view all the items. If your pc was working I would say take the screenshots yourself - but yea, it isn't.

EDIT These were the best pictures I could get - and I think they are rather sucky. I am terrible at taking pictures of sims

[leesester]

OK, I am back. I have GOOD news - and BAD news.

The elder mesh is borked. You can see it in the group shot - that is as fat as the elder will go. Look at the arms - super skinny. The elder dress needs to be fixed or it cannot be uploaded.

Rob - is this a custom mesh? If so, what mesh did you clone?

The good news - this kind of collage shot is ok.

http://www.modyourpanties.com/hosting/32812_111218185332collage2.jpg

[VampireSim]

I love the collage!!!

I didn't recognize this issue with the elder dress, because I didn't use the fatness slider.
It seems, that it's an issue with all dresses. But it's minimal, if you compare it to EA's dresses.
http://www.modyourpanties.com/hosting/32829_111219050716sample.jpg

It's only obvious with very fat sims.
http://www.modyourpanties.com/hosting/32830_111219051002sample2.jpg

[leesester]

Yea, its a thing with EA apparently - being old means you can't be that fat - which I suppose is ONE benefit :rofl:

Ok, Am gonna say (based on the comp shots) that we can go for it with these dresses. Yay.

So, as you can see - I got it down to TWO pics - the collage showing front and back and detail and the three sims together shot.

Shall we use my collage as an upload shot? Can we repeat that looks and style for each dress do you think?

[VampireSim]

Using the same model for every dress should make it possible, to hold the poses for all screenshots for the collages. That all views are looking equal.
Maybe it's more practical to use a cloned sim too. One for the front and one for the back. Because it's a hell to turn the sims around every time you want to make a screenshot from the back. Then turn the sim around in buildmode for a front view again. It's a faster way to get this shots done.

Maybe I have time this evening.
Christmas business is going to make me mad. I have to deal with hysterical customers, server crash downs and newspaper extra editions.
And I haven't bought gifts yet ...

[leesester]

Don't worry - we can do this after Christmas too :)

I also have bought NO gifts.

I think - what we need to do is decide what are the detail shots on each dress and do each collage with the same sim (in the adult dress as sims will spend longest in that life stage I think).

We also need to agree on a look for the collage - it should be front/back same sized (as in my collage) and up to three details in the "close up" boxes. I used a stroke layer style on all the boxes to make it look nice and a VERY plain background on the sim pictures is best I think. The one I had was still a shade too detailed - probably use a plainer wallpaint and only a baseboard.

I used the lucid lights with the color set to flame - it seemed to give a nice shade on the pictures.

[VampireSim]

Last question for today:
Is this shot good enough?

http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/2/0/7/0/8/4/3/MTS_VampireSim-1258340-Screenshot.jpg

Oh my god!
Can you believe, that there are companies, that don't make server backups??!! Because it's too expensive. Now they lost everything. Idiots!!!

[leesester]

Well, I noticed something odd on the dress - on one preset it looks like there is no belt - its not really the end of the world, but I would not "flaunt" that aspect. You can see it on the adult sim in the shot - the belt default is so dark that it looks like there is just shadow and no belt. So I would tweak that.

The other thing (I realise that I am a very fussy fish and this is why upload shots can take me a while...) - I would redo the screenshot because of the lines of sight in the picture. It would look better (I think) if you posed the sims in a corner of a room so that the eye is led into the sims by the diagonal lines between floor and walls. On the same thing, to make the picture flow a little more - I would not have the small sim in the middle - it creates an unrest in the shot somehow. I would rather have it more like teen - adult - elder from left to right.

I am thinking that once you have the shot set with the three sims then using testingcheats enabled and the moviemaker cheats you can edit the sims in CAS and swap the clothing and get all the group shots done in one go. Don't forget the CTRL+7 trick - that way you can fix the angle. (well, it can be ctrl+6 or 7 or 8 or 9)

RE SERVERS OMG!!!!

[VampireSim]

I think, we should wait, till Robodl95 answers.
Maybe he has other screenshots in mind as the creator and want to make the pictures himself ... and has more time ... :)

[leesester]

Well exactly - Rob should take his own screenshots - but he cannot take the screen shots - apparently his PC has asploded as far as playing games is concerned. I say lets leave this til after Christmas.

[VampireSim]

Yes, I know he had some serious problems with his pc. But I want to know, if he is pleased with our screenshot style. Maybe he has some points of criticism?

Ok, back to chaos.
*SIGH*
A company without backups. I couldn't believe it. Till I saw it.

[Robodl95]

Okay - how would you like to split it up?
1. The fatness thing is an EA problem. I simply took the elder nude top and joined it to the long skirt to make a dress.
2. Don't chop off sims heads, that's a bad thing for CAS stuff.
3. I agree with Lee, I usually take pictures against a wall to get a solid background. Otherwise pic looks fine
4. I found out that I'm getting a new computer for Christmas so I can do it all then! I'm sorry to put this on you...
5. Sorry for the late reply, my computer access is sparse.

[leesester]

Okay - how would you like to split it up?
1. The fatness thing is an EA problem. I simply took the elder nude top and joined it to the long skirt to make a dress.
2. Don't chop off sims heads, that's a bad thing for CAS stuff.
3. I agree with Lee, I usually take pictures against a wall to get a solid background. Otherwise pic looks fine
4. I found out that I'm getting a new computer for Christmas so I can do it all then! I'm sorry to put this on you...
5. Sorry for the late reply, my computer access is sparse.

Hi Rob
1) I know - we already agreed on that and said would go ahead re the fat and that it was EA fail
2) Yes, you can chop off sims heads in the detail shots as long as you have a full head to toe in there. The detail is the dress, not the sims head.
3) The pic needs redoing as it is NOT on a plain background and the belt as shown does not look good.
4) In that case we will leave you with the shots and move on
5) No problem.

So, to keep it short - you are doing the pics after Christmas and VampireSim does not need to do them. Excellent.

[Robodl95]

Exactly.

[Robodl95]

Hey guys, I have my game set up and I'm ready to take the pics except for my images are not appearing at all. I posted my problem a few days ago on the help forum but no reply yet http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?p=3737152&posted=1#post3737152. I doubt any of you could help but I just wanted to let you know that I'm not it ignoring it. If I don't get a reply I'll try contacting EA but I doubt they'll be much help.

[SimmyRN]

Do you mean that the pictures are not inside the "Screenshots" folder? That's very odd. I wonder if it's a resolution problem. Of course, I know nothing about Macs. I wish you luck and hope you are enjoying your new computer otherwise!

[leesester]

Looks like its an EA issue >> see this thread

http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/386869.page


There are some workarounds in there - welcome to the joys of printscreen. :(

[Robodl95]

Looks like its an EA issue >> see this thread

http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/386869.page


There are some workarounds in there - welcome to the joys of printscreen. :(
Thank you so much! I'll try to do the pics tommorow since midterms keep getting closer :|

[Robodl95]

What do you think of these images?

[leesester]

I would probably avoid using such a heavy pattern on the front of the dress (the blue one), the standard idle pose never shows dresses like that to their best advantage. An alternative could be to use the movie maker cheats and get your sims to run an idle anim. Once you have a nice natural looking pose and the game paused then that group shot can be used in conjunction with edit in CAS cheat to do all the clothing shots.
I think that there is too much empty space on the group picture, and I still think having the teen in the middle totally unbalances the shot. The detail shots are too zoomed in on the texture and just makes it look blurry in my opinion. I am not sure what detail is showing on the blue piece of the collage - if it is the neck lacing then you need to adjust the angle. I would probably use a darker colour on the collage background and put a 3px off-white stroke effect around the images to give them a bit of definition.

I know you may not have liked the collage I did, but the moderator of the CAS queue did tell me it was an acceptable collage.

[The Merrye Makers]

The screenshots are finished. Any problems with the dresses most likely won't be screenshot related. A few will probably be rejected, I'm fine with that, I just want to be finished with them :)

[leesester]

Ok, not sure who that was, but if you have an item to upload then upload it; if you feel that the Merrye Modders as a group are not able to add anything to the post then take it straight to the upload queue.

Let me make one thing clear - the purpose of the screenshots is for the downloader to assess the item to see if they want it in their game and for the moderator to check that the item has a minimum number of flaws. This means that when an item is moderated the quality of the screenshots *is* an issue. It would be a great shame if an item was rejected just because the screenshot did not show it to it's best advantage. Your choice though.

[Robodl95]

Lee, I am not new to uploading. I think the pictures are fine, I also think I'm ready to upload it.

[leesester]

Rob - I never said you were - as I said, if YOU think it is ready then go ahead.

[Robodl95]

Rob - I never said you were - as I said, if YOU think it is ready then go ahead.
Doesn't a mod have to move it?

[leesester]

Move what? You are uploading direct to the queue as The Merrye Makers. Right?

[Robodl95]

For some reason I thought you moved the threads to the queue, my mistake.

[The Merrye Makers]

Rob - Received a CR for your great medieval dresses today as follows: (I'll PM you, too.)
"•Other reasons (these may be clarifications of above points, or additional reasons)
Hi Rob, sorry for the late reply.<br />
Peasntconv and Alpha1iamLizConv look great, but the Sunni Apron needs some more shading under the breasts and few wrinkles around the waist and straps. AC Peasant has some heavy shadows on the folds which needs to be smoother and less contrasted. On Zoetjconversion, the rings on the bodice are not actually fastened to the fabric, it will require a little more complicated texture rework to fix that.<br />
We know you spend so much time on these dresses and you maybe don't have the wish to continue on them, but this set will look awesome when fixed, so if you don't want to do it yourself, maybe you can ask one of the other merrymakers to take them over? If you just let us know what you want to do with these that will be great."

[leesester]

Well, there was a lot of delay on replying to this. :(

I realise that it will be very hard for Rob to update since he is now on a Mac, and I am not sure if

1) he wants to update the files
and
2) he can even run the programs to update

What we do see is that 2 out of 5 are approvable - the peasantconv and the Alpha1iamLizConv. Those could be uploaded on their own; the other three need some work still. Is there a MerryeMaker who can take these 3 on if Rob cannot?

[Robodl95]

Let's upload the 2 approved ones.

Honestly I'm not sure if I want to update them. I have a lot of other cool projects that I'm working on and you might guess that I want to be finished with stuff that I started over a year ago. Unless anyone else is interested on working on them I'll upload the dresses to my blog as an honorary part of Ye Olde Kingdom of Pudding. The problems aren't that big and I know people will still use them, I don't care that much about being on MTS.

[leesester]

ok Rob, can you go ahead and edit the upload post to only have the two dresses the moderator said was ok?

On the other 3 - well, hands up if anyone wants to try.

[Robodl95]

Okay, edited post is uploaded.

[monca533]

Hi guys!
I made these dresses valid for maternity.
Would someone test them, please?

Thanks! :D

[SimmyRN]

Hi guys!
I made these dresses valid for maternity.
Would someone test them, please?

Thanks! :D

I'll try them out, monca. Thanks so much! I'll use the child's tunic, too, and take pictures. Then we can maybe combine both the pregnancy meshes and the child's tunic into one upload. SimmyRN

[VampireSim]

I'll try them too this evening.
I startet a new neighborhood yesterday and my sims are breeding like rabbits. :)
A good oportunity to test the maternity thing.

[monca533]

I'll try them too this evening.
I startet a new neighborhood yesterday and my sims are breeding like rabbits. :)
A good oportunity to test the maternity thing.

Oh my!

I think you'll fast populate your neighborhood! Hahaha

Thank you so much for testing the dresses, Vamp! :)

[monca533]

I re-did the maternity project and, now, I think it's correct.

Simmy and Vamp: could you test the new dresses, please?

[VampireSim]

Dear Monca, I tested your wonderful dresses on 2 of my pregnant sims, but I have problems, because they won't stay in this dresses. They immediately changed back into some random pregnancy clothes.
But maybe I was wrong with my tests, because I added your dresses as a second casual outfit. And when my sims became pregant, I make them change their outfits, but this doesn't work for me.

I'll test the dresses on more sims. Make them wear the dresses as first outfit and wait, till they'll show their pregnancy.

Sorry for my bad English. I'm still asleep and need some coffee. :)

[monca533]

Dear Monca, I tested your wonderful dresses on 2 of my pregnant sims, but I have problems, because they won't stay in this dresses. They immediately changed back into some random pregnancy clothes.
But maybe I was wrong with my tests, because I added your dresses as a second casual outfit. And when my sims became pregant, I make them change their outfits, but this doesn't work for me.

I'll test the dresses on more sims. Make them wear the dresses as first outfit and wait, till they'll show their pregnancy.

Sorry for my bad English. I'm still asleep and need some coffee. :)

Oh dear Vamp, thank you for your try!

I made the dresses again and reuploaded them above, #51.
I'll be very thankfull if you could test them again, if you'll have a time, of course.

Before open your game, try to delete the cashe files.

Thank you very much again! :luff:

[SimmyRN]

The first time, I had the sims in the dresses and left them in the dresses but, when they became pregnant, they changed to other pregnancy clthes. I'll try them again. Thanks so much, Monca!

[monca533]

The first time, I had the sims in the dresses and left them in the dresses but, when they became pregnant, they changed to other pregnancy clthes. I'll try them again. Thanks so much, Monca!

I thank you my friend!

I hope this time works!

[VampireSim]

I think, I tested wrong. I planned the dresses as second outfits, but this doesn't work in general. No matter, which maternity outfit I choose.

I started a new test yesterday. Took Agnes Crumplebottom and Cornelia Grusel into CAS and let them wear the dresses. THEN I made both pregnat with Twallans Master Controller. And it works. Both sims stayed in their clothes during the whole pregnancy.

(by the way: poor Connor Frio. The father auf Agnes' baby. :bunny: )

[monca533]

I think, I tested wrong. I planned the dresses as second outfits, but this doesn't work in general. No matter, which maternity outfit I choose.

I started a new test yesterday. Took Agnes Crumplebottom and Cornelia Grusel into CAS and let them wear the dresses. THEN I made both pregnat with Twallans Master Controller. And it works. Both sims stayed in their clothes during the whole pregnancy.

(by the way: poor Connor Frio. The father auf Agnes' baby. :bunny: )

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!!!! :lovestruc :lovestruc
I'm so glad the dresses are functional now. :bunny:

I'm working on an old project (a formal gown for the medieval ladies) and I want to make it valid for maternity.

By the way: Oh my! I'm so sorry for Connor Frio.... Hahahaha!

[SimmyRN]

Yea! I'm so glad it worked. I'll try it out today. (I've been out of town for a few days.) Then, I'll take pictures and get it ready to submit. It will be hugely popular, I'm sure! Thanks so much, monca!

[monca533]

Yea! I'm so glad it worked. I'll try it out today. (I've been out of town for a few days.) Then, I'll take pictures and get it ready to submit. It will be hugely popular, I'm sure! Thanks so much, monca!

I thank you once more, Simmy! :lovestruc

[The Merrye Makers]

Yeah, it worked for me too! I took lots of pictures. I noticed that when someone rubs the pregnant belly, the hand clips a little into the fabric. Same sometimes when the sim is birthing the baby and holds her belly. All the pregnancy meshes may do that. I don't know. I'll attach some pictures so that you can see what I'm talking about. I don't know if that is something that needs to be looked at or not. (Sorry, I didn't get a picture of the hand clipping into the belly while rubbing it. I turned the sims the opposite direction.) Great work! SimmyRN

[monca533]

Thanks Simmy!

I'll show that to someone who can help us with this issue.

[The Merrye Makers]

Thanks Simmy!

I'll show that to someone who can help us with this issue.

Sounds good! It looks like, maybe, the pregnant belly is just a little bit too large. Hopefully someone can help. SimmyRN

[monca533]

Sounds good! It looks like, maybe, the pregnant belly is just a little bit too large. Hopefully someone can help. SimmyRN

I brought this problem to Create - Cas parts Forum and I had the answer by CmarNYC:

" Well, I'm mystified. The skeletons look identical to EA maternity mesh skeletons, none of the meshes (maternity or not) have any assignment to the belly bone, and the belly shape is identical to the SwimsuitPlunge. In fact, the belly is a bit smaller than the Empire Sundress, which doesn't have any clipping problems. Right now the only thing I can think of is that the game has some kind of built-in animations for each maternity mesh, but that seems very strange. Come to think of it though, I've noticed if a sim isn't wearing maternity-enabled clothes when she gets pregnant the game always picks EA maternity clothes, so it seems to have some kind of built-in list.

Maybe it's just something that happens with custom maternity clothes, like the way custom accessories have blurry textures. Have to look at other custom clothes to check that out."

So, I know she is working to solve that.

I'm pretty sure we'll have the dresses working properly.

Here is the link if you would want see the progress:

http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=497310&c=0&ht=&page=2&pp=25#startcomments

Crossing fingers, my friend! :)

[VampireSim]

I can check other custom maternity clothes, if you wish, Monca.
I have clothes from Tomislaw, Rusty Nail and Poppy Sims.

[monca533]

I can check other custom maternity clothes, if you wish, Monca.
I have clothes from Tomislaw, Rusty Nail and Poppy Sims.

Oh Vamp, it would be great.
I really want to know what is wrong with this dresses conversion to maternity.
In fact, is my first attempt to making/changing clothes for maternity and I'm still learning on how it works.

Thank you very much for your help! :lovestruc

[VampireSim]

Ok, I'll test 6 dresses from 6 different creators. I enabled all of the dresses for all clothing categories to be sure, that the sims will wear their dresses all the time.
The sims will be impregnated successively after 24 hours to limit the chaos of screaming and hysterical sims when the babys will arrive.

I'll start my test this evening. :lol:

[monca533]

Ok, I'll test 6 dresses from 6 different creators. I enabled all of the dresses for all clothing categories to be sure, that the sims will wear their dresses all the time.
The sims will be impregnated successively after 24 hours to limit the chaos of screaming and hysterical sims when the babys will arrive.

I'll start my test this evening. :lol:

Oh my!

I hope you'll get all those pregnant sims with their clothes working fine without getting crazy after all the chaos... hahaha :faceslap:

Thank you again. Vamp! :lovestruc

[SimmyRN]

Good luck to you, Vamp! I think it's a great idea to stage the pregnancies sequentially. I know that it was tricky photographing two sims who decided to give birth at the same time not to mention all the excited onlookers! Sorry, I don't have any custom maternity clothes so I can't test that for you. I don't recall any EA maternity clothes clipping but I've never been paying so close attention trying to take pictures. I have two pregnant sims in EA maternity clothes. I'll see what happens when someone rubs a sim's pregnant belly and they give birth.

[VampireSim]

My god! I had so much fun testing the clothes :lol:

I decided to test the following situations: rub belly, carry a toddler, give birth
I attached the dresses I tested in this post.

For me, the dress from Poppy Sims is the winner with nearly no clippings. But I couldn't test toddler thing, because it was the first sim.
The dress from Simlicious is the one with the most clipping issues.
Maybe you can compare theese two meshes?

Sunken thumbs in the belly seems to be a very common issue.

Dear Monca,

I hope it helps to find out the reason for your clipping problems.

[monca533]

My god! I had so much fun testing the clothes :lol:

I decided to test the following situations: rub belly, carry a toddler, give birth
I attached the dresses I tested in this post.

For me, the dress from Poppy Sims is the winner with nearly no clippings. But I couldn't test toddler thing, because it was the first sim.
The dress from Simlicious is the one with the most clipping issues.
Maybe you can compare theese two meshes?

Sunken thumbs in the belly seems to be a very common issue.

Dear Monca,

I hope it helps to find out the reason for your clipping problems.

Thank you very, very much for you spending time to test the dresses! You are a cute! :lovestruc

I'm waiting for Cmar for to know what is happening and if there is a way to fix the clipping issue (I do no know nothing about how fix it...)

I'm finishing a medieval gown and I'm planning making it valid for pregnant sims.
If the clipping issue will can be solved, I'll be very happy" :bunny:

[VampireSim]

Since nobody replies to your questions about the meshes, Monca, I think you should upload the dresses.
Like Simmy said: nearly all of the custom clothes have clipping issues.
Maybe you can update them later if you will find out the reason for the clippings.

[monca533]

Since nobody replies to your questions about the meshes, Monca, I think you should upload the dresses.
Like Simmy said: nearly all of the custom clothes have clipping issues.
Maybe you can update them later if you will find out the reason for the clippings.

You're right, but I still have a hope to a way to fix that problem.
Yesterday I tried to contact Poppysims site for ask on how their maternity clothes don't have the clipping issue but, unfortunately, that site has no emails for contact or leave a comment where we can contact them.
So, I sent a pm to Cmar asking for help.

Please, let's wait a little more time. If we'll not have any answer or clue on how to fix the problem, I totaly agree with you about upload the dresses the way they are.

Thank you very much for you help! :luff:

[monca533]

Hi guys!

I did contact Tomyslaw about the way he makes the pregnant clothing and he said that he has the clipping issue with his clothes too, and that some EA clothes has that issue too:

"I have these clipping too. It's not nothing horrible because if you see - some of EA pregnant morphs have clipping issue too"

So, I don't see anything what to do to fix it.

If Simmy agrees, let's upload the dresses as they are.

[SimmyRN]

I added the pregnancy meshs as an update to the dresses thread: http://www.modthesims.info/d/466600. I thought that would be easier and make more sense than a separate upload. I also posted a note in the Comment section. Please make whatever other announcements you think will help bring attention to the update. Thanks so much, monca, for all your hard work adding the pregnancy mesh! Thanks to you, too, VampireSim, for testing!

[monca533]

I added the pregnancy meshs as an update to the dresses thread: http://www.modthesims.info/d/466600. I thought that would be easier and make more sense than a separate upload. I also posted a note in the Comment section. Please make whatever other announcements you think will help bring attention to the update. Thanks so much, monca, for all your hard work adding the pregnancy mesh! Thanks to you, too, VampireSim, for testing!

I have to thank you, Simmy, for your effort to make the medieval sims more complete! :beer:
Because of you I learned how to make pregnant morphs! :lovestruc

I saw the update and I think you made a wonderfull job and it brings sufficient attention. :gjob:

I'm finishing the noble gown and it'll have a pregnant morph. :bunny: