November Creator Challenge

[tiggerypum]

This month, as you'll have noticed, there hasn't been a poll for the next theme. There will be one next month.

This month, however, the theme is, by popular demand:
Fairytale!

Everything magical and mysterious, faeries, dragons, witchcraft - whatever you can think of! I know you might have Halloween on your mind right now, but don't get too caught up in the dark and the evil - remember there are good guys too ;)

Do NOT submit random haunted/creepy stuff for this challenge. Whatever you create, give everyone a bit of background about the inspiration/tale it is from. Legends from all over the world are welcome.

As always, make sure your entry is up to the Creator Requirements (http://forums.modthesims2.com/forumdisplay.php?f=338), and have a look at the newly tidied up rules (http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=239934), there are some important changes there.

And, of course, make sure to vote in the poll for the Exceptional Awards of the Hollywood challenge, here (http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=253560)!

Get your entries in before NOV 28th!

Happy Halloween and good luck!

[Hypersim]

Awesome! Can't wait to see the entrys. :D

[poplers]

Yay fairytale! ^-^

[ishash]

I'm really excited! :)

[zealous]

Hmmm...
I have a feeling this is going to bring in some very interesting, how do you say, umm, creations!
I'm really looking forward to seeing the Housing in this contest, simply because I don't see them very often.

[aly_mcrfan8]

yay!!!! Can't Wait to get started!!!

[smithycpl]

Making magic mts2 style, i can't wait to see the entries! :bunny:

[curatiflefleur]

Woot! Props to the people who made this idea possible.

Oh, and viewers like you.

[Petchy]

Wooop! Fairytale!

[ooga booga]

Yes I already have a few ideas for creations!

[tish85]

so cool!i'll madesomething spo0ky ^_^

[choccy94]

I can't wait! I'll start up sims now!

[flopsy997]

Can't wait!
Hope I can find the time to create something! :starts up Sims 2:

[~Jessica~]

does it have to be one creator per entry? or can creators work together?

[Unib5]

Nice, I don't mod though, but I'll download the entrys for sure!

[Bluemagikroo]

Nice, I don't mod though, but I'll download the entrys for sure!
same. i once tried to upload something but it was rejected lol. can't wait to see the new entrys! :king: :sheep:

[whiterider]

I don't see any reason why creators couldn't work together, as with normal uploads. (I may be corrected though :P )

[Masterofallvideogames]

Ok, can we make big fantasy castles and things of that so( houses)

[simgirl24]

OMG, yay!! >.< Just the right theme. Maybe I'll vreate something for the contest, dunno. I guess, I'll download a lot next time. XDDD

[SvJW]

The citation from rules:
"You may only enter ONE picture set, and should be a beginning creator."

I am not the beginning creator. But I make only recolors.
I cannot participate? I have correctly understood?

Sorry my English not so good. I do not use it in a daily life.

[*Morbid*]

This by far will be may favorite creator challenge ever:D

[whiterider]

SvJW, what that means is that if you are creating recolours of paintings, you may only upload one set. Last theme was Old Hollywood, so a lot of people uploaded zillions of movie poster sets, which is what this is about. You can upload as many other recolours as you like, although remember that quality is far more important than quantity.

[SvJW]

Thank you very much for help whiterider.

[cnj6768]

I am SOOOO looking forward to this!

[porkypine]

lol... Of course, being ambitious, but lacking in time, I'm looking at the mad King Ludwig's famous fairytale castle... "Neuschwanstein castle" ... Not enough time to do it justice for this contest's deadline, so I'll pass on the castle. Hopefully, someone who has lots of time will make that one for the contest. :0)


http://users.wildblue.net/porkypine/Neuschwanstein_castle.jpg

[Brattiness73]

Awesome!

[llama_xx]

There'll probably be some amazing entries. I would enter, but I'm way too busy in real life. :)

[putowtin]

Humm the potential's for this are endless, I like it!! :lol:

[whiterider]

Ooh porky, good idea. Neuschwanstein is beautiful, if somewhat smelling of horse dung.

[jon119]

Sorry but I dont know what upload type I have to take when I want to upload a lot. Its neither a maxis or custom mesh recolour nor a new mesh :help: .

[tiggerypum]

jon, for lots just say 'maxis recolor'. The upload wizard had to be general for the category because it accepts all sorts of things.

And Porky, that is beautiful, although I'd think it would need to be scaled back a bit to be playable in game. And of course, would require the story to be shared ;)

[M3g7e]

Yippee! This will be perfect. I've been dreaming of a fairytale hood!

[porkypine]

jon, for lots just say 'maxis recolor'. The upload wizard had to be general for the category because it accepts all sorts of things.

And Porky, that is beautiful, although I'd think it would need to be scaled back a bit to be playable in game. And of course, would require the story to be shared ;)

I'll poke around with a 'little' version and see how far I get. I don't have much time to play right now... It requires CC for the towers and walls and spires. unless of course,, midsimmer's night's dream has some useful stuff... I'll have to look at my 'turret' collection and see what kinds of recolors I'll need to do.. ;0)

I haven't built a Bavarian palazzo yet. :lol:

[Dakeyras]

I think possibly faerie-tale as opposed to fairytale is more in order :D

[Tatiana Dokuchic]

lol... Of course, being ambitious, but lacking in time, I'm looking at the mad King Ludwig's famous fairytale castle... "Neuschwanstein castle" ... Not enough time to do it justice for this contest's deadline, so I'll pass on the castle. Hopefully, someone who has lots of time will make that one for the contest. :0)


Good luck, porkypine! I actually tackled Neuschwanstein once and ended up with a lovely castle that I labled as "inspired by" since it was extremely scaled back. lol. :lol:

I will be waiting to see what everyone comes up with! :)

[Melian_Alcarime]

If I could mod, I'm make some object that did something completely new and interesting (wand-making thingy? Dueling platform like in Making magic?). However, I cannot mod. Heh. *dangit*

^_^

[seren]

lol... Of course, being ambitious, but lacking in time, I'm looking at the mad King Ludwig's famous fairytale castle... "Neuschwanstein castle" ... Not enough time to do it justice for this contest's deadline, so I'll pass on the castle. Hopefully, someone who has lots of time will make that one for the contest. :0)


http://users.wildblue.net/porkypine/Neuschwanstein_castle.jpg

I like that castle, I would think about that, but, I don't have any certainty to be nominated...

[porkypine]

Ooh porky, good idea. Neuschwanstein is beautiful, if somewhat smelling of horse dung.

:rofl: got a nose full... eh?

I think possibly faerie-tale as opposed to fairytale is more in order :D

Ah! Fairy tale is 'merikin' ... faerie-tale is from Fae.... Ta fíos agam! Na Daoíne Maíthe! ahahahaha pookas, selkies... :lol:


I like that castle, I would think about that, but, I don't have any certainty to be nominated...

One never has certainty... You just make it cuz it's there and it tells you MAKE ME! lol

[Rho-sama]

Exactly what kind of fantasy worlds are we talking about here? Old Euro Grimm Brothers stories? Tolkien and CS Lewis? Roald Dahl? there are so many tangents here.

If someone decides to build Willy Wonka factory, please do so! I've been wanting to see Candyland style furnishings and wall and floor sets (for kids rooms) for a long time.
Do it myself if i had the cash to get the software.

We've seen enough Hogwarts stuff already.

[Treefae]

*extreme happiness*
Terrific idea! I wish I could mesh... perhaps I'll try some clothing... or just lurk and download everything as usual ^^* Anyhoo, I can't wait to see the submissions!:)

L.

[rksabre]

Just finished a book of H.C. Andersen, so this has got me fantastically excited. I've never done anything like this, but it's slowly inspiring me to take a look at those tutorials. Great theme this time! ;)

[RockRunwaY]

If I could mod I'd totally make a hacked object mirror that when walked through/used would teleporter your sims to a different place. Of course it would have to be a secret lot like what is used in Bon Voyage. And I can't mod.
-forces some random simmer to make one-

[Aligeth]

Absolutely do take the time to visit:

http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/fairy_castle/Fc_home.htm

The many times I was lucky enough to visit this magnificently enchanted castle as I child, I was enthralled.

Although it is very hard for the photos to do it true justice, by looking through all of the rooms, you may be inspired and get many lovely ideas.

[Dakeyras]

I actually managed to find a copy of the floor plans for Neuschwanstein castle. Now if only I had the skills to design a resplendant interior :P

[NicoleShields]

Where will they be posted?

[tiggerypum]

The contest entries are found in - contests - fairytale

[porkypine]

I actually managed to find a copy of the floor plans for Neuschwanstein castle. Now if only I had the skills to design a resplendant interior :P

ahhhh... You can DO IT! Just roll up your sleeves and get busy. :0) Got photo capture software? Capture the wall textures and paint them on some sim walls. :0)

I'm not doing Neuschwanstein so please make it! :0)

[Phaenoh]

I have a question about the judging process, are previous winners of the exceptional trophy still going to be judged like all the rest, or will they be penalized since they already won? I'd love to see my name on the short list again, but if thats not possible, I don't really want to get myself chin deep in a project if it can't achieve that. (No, winning isn't everything to me, but my creating time is limited and I've got other projects I keep pushing aside). From the other side of the fence it doesn't seem fair to let the same people keep winning, so I'd like to know what the judge's viewpoint of this is. Perhaps a happy medium of recognition but the entry not actually being votable, maybe? I don't know.

[cnj6768]

What I'd like to know is if it's normal for entries to take longer than 4 days before they're posted? (i'm new and this is my first time entering into this so I literally have no clue). Thanks for any help :)

[Echo]

Phae - Nope, no penalty. Certainly possible to win multiple times. :)

[Phaenoh]

Ok! I'll put my best foot forward and get back to work on it! Thanks Echo!

[porkypine]

Well.... I'm geting ready to pack my fairytale castle lot... man! Lots of CC... Got to
find and credit all the creators... lol.. It may take me till Nov 28 to them all listed. lol

Hey Tig, I'll upload the lot as one entry and then I can come back and enter the outfits seperately? I don't know if I'll have time to finish those. New mesh.

[cnj6768]

What I'd like to know is if it's normal for entries to take longer than 4 days before they're posted? (i'm new and this is my first time entering into this so I literally have no clue). Thanks for any help :)

erm...Help? :wtf:

[Echo]

cnj - Don't panic, your object is in the mod queue. Patience. :)

[cnj6768]

Ya, was wondering. It's not because of the mod queue, but rather because I've been working on my system and tweaking it out a bit for my business, so I was kind of worried that it was showing me it was in the queue, but actually never got through. LOL

Sorry, I'm a techie by trade. Those things keep my thoughts brewing at times. Much thanks for the reassurance Echo :)
~hugs~

[tiggerypum]

porkypine, yes you can enter the lot and then do outfits separately if you get them finished.

[porkypine]

HELP!! I am having lots of problems removing the hitchhiker CC from my lot. When I try to remove it, all the cc is gone, including the stuff I want in the lot.

I've reinstalled Sims2Pack clean installer to no avail.

Would someone be willing to assist me in cleaning up this lot? I can give you a Sims2pack clean installer screen shot of the what is to be cleaned out. However, I can not save it with the excess stuff removed, it all disappears and reverts to the original cloned item. I can upload the packed lot to my personal webspace and give you the link.

This lot requires BonVoyage, Seasons and Pets. It's a huge lot with a castle and secret escape passages, 2 village houses, gardens, a village bath house, and mass gardens and ponds. I had lots of fun making it.

Thanks, :0) If that is not possible just let me know and I'll arm wrestle with it again.

I may need to remove the furnishings to get the lot size down and just post the links for the furniture recolors and such. Maybe I'll do that. I'll need to keep the build items though. We'll see. if not, I'll just give you the pics. ! :0)

[Tatiana Dokuchic]

HELP!! I am having lots of problems removing the hitchhiker CC from my lot. When I try to remove it, all the cc is gone, including the stuff I want in the lot.


Hey there porkypine, boy do I feel your pain. I spent the last two days wrestling with hitchhikers for my lot as well. My guess is that it's not Sims2pack CleanInstaller but something else that went wrong with the cc after BV.

Here is what I did to get my lot cleaned up:
* Empty the download folder of everything (saving the original download folder to your desktop)
* Install the lot, hitchhickers & all to populate the download folder
* Use Sims2pack CleanInstaller to move the hitchhikers out of the download folder (or just delete them if you can tell which files they are)
* After the download folder is all cleaned up you can package the lot

Note that there are also problems where all of the required cc doesn't necessarily attach in the lot package. You will have to check out the lot and if anything is missing include it with your uploads as a separate file. Again you can verify this by using the clean download folder.

Good luck, I will be cheering for you.

[porkypine]

...
Here is what I did to get my lot cleaned up:
* Empty the download folder of everything (saving the original download folder to your desktop)
* Install the lot, hitchhickers & all to populate the download folder
* Use Sims2pack CleanInstaller to move the hitchhikers out of the download folder (or just delete them if you can tell which files they are)
* After the download folder is all cleaned up you can package the lot

....

sigh..... :| Ok. I'll arm wrestle with it when I get some time. I was thinking I'd have to do that anyway but wanted to avoid all that work. :wtf: Good thing I'm working in Numenor's Utility rather than the full game. Less stuff to wade through.

thanks! :lol:

[Tatiana Dokuchic]

I may need to remove the furnishings to get the lot size down and just post the links for the furniture recolors and such. Maybe I'll do that. I'll need to keep the build items though. We'll see. if not, I'll just give you the pics. ! :0)

I had to partition my lot into three parts to meet the upload size requirements. Oddly enough, Sims2pack CleanInstaller worked when I had to reduce the package size, thank goodness, though it didn't work in other situations when I was trying to remove the hitchhikers. I wish I could tell you the conditions under which it will work & when it will fail but I couldn't find a pattern. I just kept trying until some combination finally clicked. Keep us posted on your progress.

[porkypine]

hmmm.... moan, groan, complain... AAACCKKK

Well, I've found out one thing. I can't use Sims2pack clean installer to install my lot. - It won't install in either Numeors base game BV set OR, the full game...

I CAN, however, use the Maxis installer, which puts it in my normal game. Well, I'll jettison the download folder contents, and work on it from the full game... fh$23h430hnfknf$#@^%@#^%$. Clean out the hitchhiker's manuallym, test and repack... SHEESH! all for a contest! I think I'll go back to making meshes instead of lots. :rolleyes: :lol:



You may now continue with your regular programming.... :lol:

[marie_fay]

gahhhhhhh nohohohohohoho *cries* *goes crazy* nonono.... I totally thought uploads were accepted until the 30th -.- I submitted on the 29th... And it was sohohohoho much... *goes to whine some more*

Could I at least make it into the section but just not be included in the voting? please..... It was so much, I don't want to write it all again and upload the stuff.... *begging*

[tiggerypum]

marie, it made it in, so no worries on that part.

[marie_fay]

omg omg you don't know how happy that has made me! *hug* thank you!!!