MTS3...kinda. Sims 3... and more! (Artists, see inside!)

[Delphy]

Hi All,

The Sims 3

As you probably already know, the release of The Sims 3 is right around the corner! With the release date quickly approaching, we wanted to share some important info about the future of MTS2.

MTS2 is not disappearing!

Fear not - we're not shutting down or closing the site or anything like that! The same downloads, tutorials, and game help will continue to be available. We will still accept Sims 2 submissions, and discussion on TS2 will still happen over at the community site. We have no plans to discontinue any site features or functions related to The Sims 2 - now, or in the future.

We will be expanding for TS3!

We've long said "We're not doing an MTS3" and that's still true - it's not going to be called MTS3! Instead, MTS2 and the associated sites (Sims2Community, Sims2Wiki, and SexySims2) will all be joining the new MTS Network of sites which will cover TS2 and TS3 (and beyond?)!

You will not have to register a new name or anything like that - the existing sites are just changing to allow for Sims 3 stuff too!

ModtheSims2 is now Mod The Sims aka modthesims.info aka MTSi. Sims2Community is now Sims Community aka sims-community.com. Sims2Wiki is now Sims Wiki. SexySims2 is now Sims Adult. Domain name changes are planned for many of the sites - existing links will all still work, and will just redirect so you don't need to change any links you have now.

New logo design contest!

Along with the changes to the new site names, we would like to give the sites a facelift in the form of shiny new logos! And seeing as it's been fun in the past to see what the incredible talent in the community can come up with, we would like to do it as a contest!

Logos should be done as a set - as the MTS sites function as a network rather than completely separately, we'd like them to have a cohesive theme. They don't have to be the same colours or design, just coordinating in some way. Traditionally, we've used blue for MTS2, green for S2C, grey for Sims2Wiki, and pink for SXS2 - but if you have a better idea, go for it!

Logos/Banners Needed:
Mod The Sims Logo: Full size should be no less than 500x500 but it should look good at 60x60 too. Large and small should be identical, just different sizes.
Sims Community Banners: 2 different versions needed: 940x130 banner and 297x50 banner. The two versions do not need to be identical but should coordinate.
Sims Wiki Logo - 150x150 pixels. Should either work well with the existing wiki pages in style/colour, or be a transparent .gif that will work on a white background.
Sims Adult Logo - Must be square, 400x400 pixels.

Extra Credit:

The following are not absolutely necessary, but matching ones in the same theme would be useful:

Matching 16x16 icons for all four sites.
Tabs for navigating to the different sites (see the top of the page for examples of the ones we use now) - 135x36, white, with no bottom border.
88x31 link buttons for all four sites.

Restrictions:

We would like you to be creative and come up with something really cool, within the following guidelines. We hope this will not be too restrictive, but we would like any logos/banners to be truly original artwork:

No use of the actual game fonts. Please choose another font which can be freely used - please check the license on the font if you're not sure.
No use of sims or other in-game graphics in the logos/banners.
No use of plumbobs in the logos/banners.
No use of any graphics from the game itself (such as thought bubble icons, career icons, etc.) in the logos/banners.

If your designs are chosen:

Your designs will be used on the MTS Network as our logo for a period of at least one year - probably longer!
You can use a larger avatar size.
You get a larger PM inbox.
Your choice of a one-time custom title change.
Your choice of a free tee CafePress shirt, mug, or mousepad with your MTS design on it - you'll get the first one ever!

How to submit:

1. Create your graphics. Make sure you create your graphics at a higher resolution than needed so they can be sized down to fit the sizes needed. Build your graphics at at least 2000 pixels on the long side, so they can be used for CafePress items!
2. Upload your graphics to an online host. Photobucket, Flickr, etc. will work, or you can upload to modyourpanties.com without registering.
3. Create a new post on this thread, and use the img tag to put your images in your post.
4. Make sure to keep a copy of your layer-separated Photoshop, Paint Shop, GIMP, etc. documents - we will need your original layer-separated documents if your designs are chosen!

Thanks for reading!

Regards
Delphy

[Petchy]

I'd love to join! and also;

W00T for MTS :)

[QBUILDERZ]

AWESOME NEWS!

I can totally try and make a banner (try being the key word of course)

[CatOfEvilGenius]

Whew, that's a relief! Thanks for taking this on, I know it'll be yet more work. We'll see if TS2 submissions / downloads drop off or not, time will tell. I'm hoping some folks will still play and download. ;)

[momoflittlealis]

I am looking forward to Sims 3 and I'm so happy that my favorite site will be expanding to include it. Yeah!

[Taniia]

This sounds really cool, I guess the restrictions are quiet restrictive but they actually prevent all desgins to be a plumbub, so they're reasonable :)
How much time do we have to make our entry?

[Honey32]

thats a relief i was thinking sims 2 site would be gone

[CourtotPlyr]

thankyou! i was thinking my fave site wasnt going to have any free custom sims 3 content for a while there. im so glad that you decided to expand!! :D

[Delphy]

Taniia, it's actually more of a legal thing since the reason that Cafepress removed all the MTS2 stuff was that EA Legal complained about some of the things in the logo that where from the game. So by not having anything from the game they can't get it removed... hopefully. :)

I'm going to provisionally say that you have 1 month from the date of this thread (so, until the 20th February 2009).

[tree4me]

Okay, so this is going to be different. I know I won't be getting the Sims 3 any time soon though, as I have just started Sims 2!

I know this may sound like an idiotic question, but when will these changes take place? Would that be about a month from now, like when the banners and such are being chosen?

[HCAC]

I would like to say a big thank you again to you, Delphy and the moderators both at MTS2 and Sims2Community.

Thank you for keeping the sites going into the future.

I have been a member since 2004 and appreciate both sites very much.

[winniedory]

Oh thank the holy one above! I was just getting into CC so i thought you guys would close down but you're not YAY!!! I'm not getting sims 3 Btw.

[ErinDusk]

Wonderful! I plan on buying The Sims 3 of course, but I'll still be making Sims 2 Machinima for a while as well, and I'll need all the custom content (for both) I can get!
All hail Mod The Sims!

[Rosehill9991]

This is really good news!

[clw8]

Yay... this might be something I actually can do well on! I'm not that good at designing sims 2 stuff, but, I'm very artistic when it comes to this kinda stuff.... designing, drawing, etc.

Oh, I have a fast question, reguarding the sizes of the logo.

It states to make them at least 2000 px on the long side, so, am I understanding this correcly: You'd change
500X500 [for mod the sims] into 2500X500 or would you keep it square and go 2500X2500?

[BR_FL]

I am crying tears of happiness right now (figuratively). But i knew good ol' Delphy wouldn't not utilize The Sims 3 somehow. I can only say yay!

[dunner1]

I wuv you Delphy (and everyone else important to these sites)!

Definitely looking forward to the changes and glad to see that my favorite sims websites will be staying for us to use. :)

[kopple36]

This is great news! Thanks!

[groovilicious]

As one who won't be purchasing Sims 3 until I can get them used, :jest: I'm so glad to hear the good news! Thanks to you, HP and everyone else for all the great work! :lovestruc I'm not so cheap that I won't support the sites I love though!
~makes note to self to find the donation button~ ;)

[princessicy]

I'm so excited for MTS! And i can't wait till The Sims 3 comes.I'm so gonna get it!

[funkymonkyi]

All i can say is THANK YOU! This is the best site ever and the changes just make it even better. Thanks so much guys for all your hard work.

[simsbeauty]

This is great news to say the least. I mean where would I sims 2 friends be without your sites. I am also getting sims3, but if it doesn't turn out to my liking it's nice to know sims2 stuff can still be found. Thank-you again Delphy, and Congrats to your team and the decision to do this.

[cheezypuff121P]

Yaaay MTS!

[edejan]

YAAAAY!! YAAAAAY!! YAAAAAY! YAAAAY!! I can't make anything but I can continue to be a loyal supporter!! YAAAAY!! YAAAAY!!! YAAAAY!! I love the entire staff here!!!!! :D :D :D :D.....etc.

[Purplepaws]

YAY!!! Long live Mod the Sims! :D

[FugitiveChrist]

I'm gonna give a swing at this with a very minimalistic design. The restrictions make perfect legal sense, and actually should create some very original work.

[squeam]

Oh, I'm so glad you're staying and expanding. That's great news. Thank you for your hard work.

[pierreandreply4]

Thank you very much delphy

Pierre

[Cinamun]

This news is MOST excellent. Glad to hear about it. And in the spirit of Inauguration Day here in the states, This is definitely Change I Can Believe In ;)

Thanks for the good news!

[aba23]

I am reliefed that the site goes on and Sims2 are not pushed aside for Sims3. There are people like me who are not able to run Sims3 on their Computers yet and as any poor little student not able to get one that matches Sims3 standards.

So I think I will stay with my Sims2 for sometime longer and hope that there will be still downloads and chats in the community available.

So thank you!!

[Echo]

...the reason that Cafepress removed all the MTS2 stuff was that EA Legal complained about some of the things in the logo that where from the game. ...
Really? I'm glad I got my mouse mat when I had the chance then! *pets MTS2 mouse mat*

[sim_plicity]

This is going to be great! I can't wait to see what neat stuff people dream up for TS3 ^^

[Srikandi]

This is excellent news :D I've been forlornly wondering where I would go when this site closed down! There's nothing else that compares, for quality, variety and most of all community :D Thanks so much to all you guys who keep it going :lovestruc :lovestruc :lovestruc :lovestruc :lovestruc

Posted about this http://srikalanna.wordpress.com/ btw :)

[Gerardo]

Thanks for this news. We are going to be able to download stuff for the Sims 2, and 3.

[handsofgodswoman]

im so happy i cant wait till The Sims 3 hits stores and that i used to have a account on here but i deleted my email so i lost everything but i am back so yippy skippy

[girlfromverona]

Awesome news! I might even have a go at the new logo design contest... ;)

[elencha]

Just thought I'd quit lurking long enough to say thank you, not just to you, Delphy, but to the entire staff. I know this means more unpaid work for you guys, I just thought you should know it's VERY much appreciated.

[joninmobile]

Will there be a section for the sims 1 perhaps?

[Nukapei]

What a wonderful idea! Keep everything nice and together. Thank you, Delphy! I've wondered how this site will fare on February 16th, but this far exceeds even my hopes! :D

On a pseudo-unrelated note, when does the contest end?

[harlequin_eyes]

Ohhh, this will be fun to do!

[janchael18]

At present, I could not even sime2 did not play very thorough and therefore not very looking forward to 3 ...

3 the need for highly computer configuration?

[porkypine]

Excellent! :D Good job boss! :P

[fanforever8]

THANKS !!! This site have so much to offer. And I wanna start uploading stuff from my game soon.and big thanks again you guys are the best!

[Christine11778]

This is good news as I am sure we will have programs to create cc for the sims 3, I was a little concerned before. :)

[AJSimon]

Sounds great. Looking forward to the future.

[-Maylin-]

Yaay! What great idea! Thank you very much Delphy and the staff ! A few days ago, I wasn't sure to buy TS3 but now I will reconsider my position...

[briandork139]

thanks.

[crystalbluefire09]

This is great news! Yay! I completely agree with what Maylin said...However, I have a feeling my computer won't be able to handle TS3, whether I decide I want it or not! =/

Hm, I'll probably join this contest, I like making banners and such. =)

[Numenor]

EA Legal complained about some of the things in the logo that where from the game.

Yes, we all know how picky can be EA when the game graphics are used for commercial purposes:
http://www.thesimsresource.com/images/top/logo.png
:lol:

[Delphy]

Yay... this might be something I actually can do well on! I'm not that good at designing sims 2 stuff, but, I'm very artistic when it comes to this kinda stuff.... designing, drawing, etc.

Oh, I have a fast question, reguarding the sizes of the logo.

It states to make them at least 2000 px on the long side, so, am I understanding this correcly: You'd change
500X500 [for mod the sims] into 2500X500 or would you keep it square and go 2500X2500?

Make it square - in other words, 2000x2000, or 2500x2500, for the actual logo part, but obviously the banners would be seperate.

For example, the logo on the top left is square, but the actual banner including the text is rectangular.

Hope this clarifies things.


Really? I'm glad I got my mouse mat when I had the chance then! *pets MTS2 mouse mat*


Yup - those previous items are now rare and limited in number since only a few hundred of each where actually sold!


This is excellent news I've been forlornly wondering where I would go when this site closed down!


I never actually said it was closing down though ;)


Will there be a section for the sims 1 perhaps?


Most likely not. We'll have enough to do to make up FAQs and tutorials and so on on the Sims 3 - there is already enough info out there about the Sims 1 that we don't need to go back.


What a wonderful idea! Keep everything nice and together. Thank you, Delphy! I've wondered how this site will fare on February 16th, but this far exceeds even my hopes! :D

On a pseudo-unrelated note, when does the contest end?


According to the release dates here the Sims 3 isn't going to be out till March.

The contest ends on February 20th. :)

[Lette67]

Só happy Mod the Sims is not disappearing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[black_smog]

Woo! Awesome!

[xacimo]

First Entry, WOOT!!

Well, here is my entry, I was planning on doing this just for fun, (with no expectation of winning), but it all came out better than expected. I am sure that plenty of you Simmers out there are still going to put me to shame, but ah well, I might as well try.

I have only uploaded the base images, the extras I am working on now. I am also planning on changing the Sims Adult, I am unhappy with it.

Mod the Sims
http://www.modyourpanties.com/images/090121065158-MTS.jpg


Sims Wiki
http://www.modyourpanties.com/images/090121065014-Sims%20Wiki.jpg


Sims Community 1
http://www.modyourpanties.com/images/090121065237-sims%20community.jpg

Sims Community 2
http://www.modyourpanties.com/hosting/4913_090121065314sims%20community%20small.jpg

Sims Adult
http://www.modyourpanties.com/images/090121063950-Sims_Adult.jpg

I don't know what size I should be posting these..I hope what I have done is not too big. (I know some of them are the wrong sizes, I have the proper sized versions on my pc)

[joninmobile]

you should'nt be unhappy with the sims adult, it's the best one!

[kopple36]

Well done! These are great!

[OpheliaNival]

First of all, thank you for the great news. A sims community without MTS is not much of a sims community in my opinion. This is the most reliable source for information on how to create CC for The Sims 2 and now to continue this tradition into The Sims 3 is a major point of why I'm getting slightly tempted to buy the game.

However I'm just wondering (and please forgive me if this is a stupid question or asked in the wrong place) I've heard rumours that although one can costumize the textures in The Sims 3 there's currently no way of making new meshes or anything else for that matter (of coarse without the aid of the genious SimPE there would never have been one for this in The Sims 2 either) so do you know of any plans for making this a possibility? Sorry for asking this here, but just hoped you would know something about it since MTS is the site that have always seemed most up to date on these things.

Again thank you so much to the staff and everyone here for keeping the site alive!

(at Xacimo: I think the Sims Adult banner looks very nice indeed!)

[louby]

awesome :) im getting the sims 3 and will still be using the sims 2 (i play a lot lol) thank you soooo much for keeping this place alive :D

[AngelFrouk]

Yup - those previous items are now rare and limited in number since only a few hundred of each where actually sold!
Yay! I have a rare T-shirt...
Maybe i should sell it on Ebay :anime:

[Inge Jones]

Will the site accommodate Sims 1 material if it is offered?

[Bobcatben]

Awesome, i was wondering how much modding was going to happen on TS3 if there was no central place for it, im defiantly getting TS3, ive had it pre-ordered for almost 3 months now, cant wait to start modding it lol.

[Borrelly]

This is great news! Thanks!

[Murphy93]

Great news!
I have to say, of all the Sims 2 sites around, MTS2 has to be the best, thanks for all the work. Good luck with your new venture! :)

http://s476.photobucket.com/albums/rr122/seemyseems/?action=view&current=Newlogo.jpg

^
My propasal for a new logo, simple and modern, its not too overpowering, and seems very upfront. Not sure if the plumbob is Trademarked or anything like that(?).

[Jonesi]

I'm so relieved!! The Sims wouldn't be the same without MTS, hurray for MTSi!!!! :D

[Delphy]

Inge, I guess if it was you offering Sims 1 content then sure... :)

Ophelia,


However I'm just wondering (and please forgive me if this is a stupid question or asked in the wrong place) I've heard rumours that although one can costumize the textures in The Sims 3 there's currently no way of making new meshes or anything else for that matter (of coarse without the aid of the genious SimPE there would never have been one for this in The Sims 2 either) so do you know of any plans for making this a possibility? Sorry for asking this here, but just hoped you would know something about it since MTS is the site that have always seemed most up to date on these things.


You have to remember that neither the Sims 1 nor the Sims 2 came with any kind of mesh editor (or, indeed, any tool except Body Shop) at first. This is most likely to be the case with the Sims 3, in which case we'll just have to make our own (again).

Murphy93, sorry but that plumbob looks like it's taken straight from the Sims 3. Please see the first post for restrictions.

comcal, etc.

There are good starts but I'd like to clarify some things about what I want.

The current MTS2 site has 2 logos:

http://static.modthesims2.com/images/MTS2_Banner1.jpg

http://static.modthesims2.com/images/MTS2_Banner2.jpg

The first image was used on the cafepress mugs, but in this format:

http://www.modyourpanties.com/hosting/4914_090121113624MTS2_Logo1_small.jpg

The second also had a square format too:

http://www.modyourpanties.com/hosting/4915_090121113702MTS2_Logo2_Small.jpg

So what I'd like is for the "Logo" pare to be mostly graphical with perhaps the text overlaid on the bottom. The banners should be the logo + the name to the right.

Additionally, all MTS logos and/or banners should have the text "Create it. Share it. Play it." on them somewhere.

Regards
Delphy

[Naeniver]

Well, since my banner-making abilities are currently being used elsewhere (and I'm not good enough to do two at once), I'll refrain from submitting a banner. :) I'm glad to hear that mts2 stuff will not change (or at least not much). I undoubtedly will not be getting Sims3 at all (first of all, because my comp probably can't even run it; second of all, because of the $$$ needed to get it). If I even did get it, I'd get it used, for a lot less $$$. And I would need to pay $$$ to get a better comp, which I'm not really interested in doing.

Regardless, what sort of plans for the Sims3 do you guys have? Considering how different it is from Sims2, that will make custom content much harder to produce, right?

[Deluxe Designs]

This is such great news!! :D I cannot wait to get into paint.net and get working on some graphics!! :)

[jon119]

Yeah! That takes a lot of fear from me. It's amazing that I won't lose this great community. Thanks so much :jest: !

I'll see if Paint.NET is too hobnailed to do such a sophisticated work but if not I'll certainly have a try!

[tiny0190]

thats very good!i love mts so lets go!! :lol:

[melethana]

yay! I was so worried that MTS2 was going to disappear. So glad that it's just getting a name and logo change!

[cheb]

Thank you! I love you guys!

*hugs the Mod the Sims team"

[maxpax318]

Great news Delphy!! :)

[patronus-light]

Yay! I'm glad you and the MTS team has decided to also do TS3! :D

[Princess Robijn]

So the new adress for this website will be www.modthesims.info?

Josette

p.s. I'm glad the site is staying.

[Luckk]

Yes! I can't wait to see the cool custom content for Sims3 and thanks for actually making a site that will incldue it!
Thanks Mod the Sims. Keep up the good work.

[FugitiveChrist]

After a couple of hours last night tossing around ideas here are my very minimalistic logo set designs. Not sure if it's what you guys are looking for but oh well.

Display size logo designs for all sites
http://mavrev.com/dev/design/concepts/modthesimsnetwork/modthesims_large.png
http://mavrev.com/dev/design/concepts/modthesimsnetwork/simscommunity_large.png
http://mavrev.com/dev/design/concepts/modthesimsnetwork/simsadult.png
http://mavrev.com/dev/design/concepts/modthesimsnetwork/simswiki.png

Icon, tab, and button designs for modthesims
http://mavrev.com/dev/design/concepts/modthesimsnetwork/modthesims_icon.png
http://mavrev.com/dev/design/concepts/modthesimsnetwork/modthesims_tab.png
http://mavrev.com/dev/design/concepts/modthesimsnetwork/modthesims_button.png

I have icon, tab, and button designs for the other 3 sites complete as well which can be found at http://mavrev.com/dev/design/concepts/modthesimsnetwork/.

Please, critique all you want - I'm open to suggestions or changes on these if anyone really thinks they're a good fit for the site. All the colors are changeable, I used the background color of the title bar (#6699cc) for the blue, and then chose corresponding red/pink, green, and grey shades. The icons are fairly uninspired I'll admit, but I couldn't think of any real good representations. The font used in all of these is Reznor Broken (http://www.dafont.com/reznor-broken.font) from dafont.com. The font is under public domain (at least as far as I know) because the author is unknown. All the images are alpha-transparent png's so if you're still using IE6 you'll see a grey block. I have layered, vector files of all of the logos, and their derivatives which I will provide if chosen.

Thanks for reading, and hope some of you like it.

[MissingStudios]

Wooh! Long Live MTS! (30 days till Sims 3 xD)

I think I might give the little contest a go later

[Whiterudder]

Really? I'm glad I got my mouse mat when I had the chance then! *pets MTS2 mouse mat*Same here.. maybe it being an antique now will motivate me to clean it (http://www.modyourpanties.com/images/090121151338-P1000012.JPG). :giggler:

[sword99]

Woah! I've Got rokin Editing Skillz, I'll take a Crack at it :)

[Deluxe Designs]

Wow White, i don't think i have -ever- seen a dirtier mouse mat!! :o Nice work! :rofl:

[ariesmoon]

i am so happy to know you will include sims3 since i plan to buy as soon as it is out. i am holding the money back for it. having both on the site and not having to change my bookmarks?!? W00t!!! i can't wait.

[Vampire_of_Death]

This is great news. i started on my Adult icon, let me know what you think!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3413/3215883259_52927417a3_o.jpg
or do you like this one better?

http://www.modyourpanties.com/images/090121215340-sim%20Adult%202.jpg

[Mouse]

This comes as a complete (but welcome) surprise, Delphy.
I’ve been busy moving all of my downloaded C.C. to one place in preparation of the “shutting down of the servers”, and the much-dreaded sporadic deletion of content. So, if my game crashes, at least I can still come back here and find the necessities.

As for the expansion concerning TS3, I find this to be quite wonderful news! Due to the rumors of SecuROM, DRM, and in-game ads, I am not certain if I shall buy TS3. However, if things start to look brighter, and if the creator tools that are said to be in the game really exist and function, than perhaps I will finally be able to create and contribute to the community!

I look forward to the expansion and will watch its progress with much interest. :)

~Mouse

[Rapsheba555]

woot! MTSi!!! Love it! Long live mts!

[moonracer1313]

Wow, this is indeed good news. I'm guessing it will be a lot easier to "just" add the Sims 3 content to the already existing sites, though I can imagine that's still a lot of work. It will be much appreciated by all planning to play Sims 3.

Thank you for such a great site!

[Sweetpeapeggy]

I'm not sure if I will buy TS3, I really like TS2 because I have made alot of custom content for it, and if I have to remove it like we did when I had TS1 then I probably won't buy it. I will wait until a few months have passed to see what other simmers have to say about TS3.
I'm very happy to know modthesims2 will not close down. Yay, yay,yay. I love this site!!!!!!

[waffle person v2.0]

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u39/blahblahblahqwerty/simswikilogo.gif

My attempt at a logo :rofl:

I also have a different version as well. One without the cloud behind the text.

[mac]

I am DELIGHTED that THE site for Sims will be including Sims 3!

[Crmelsimlover]

What a relief! I'm so glad we'll still have our beloved MTS (and beyond)!

[cantresist17]

YAY! I don't know what I would do without yall.

[CormorantEnt]

Banners, etc? I'm jumping on this one. Forget the larger inbox and such...just the opportunity to submit banners, and I'm sold on the idea.

[happycowlover]

Yay!!! I can't wait to get some awesome downloads when TS3 comes out.

[Millipedeman]

I thought MTS2 was going to die after the launch of TS3. But I guess not!

[Night Racer]

Im so proud to be part of this site..and the community in general... and the sims 3 expansion is great news.
so im guessing we can start seeing new categories/banners/name changes around the 21 or so then? cant wait!

and if it makes a diffrece...i really like Comcal's banners...how dose this work...will there be a poll or do the staff decide?

[neo_fan_127]

As good as I think it is you are dedicating yourselves to make a Sims 3 website, I think you are just going to do what you did to Sims 2. The Sims 3 doesn't need any more stuff in it.

[oohgoboom]

Will there be a section for the sims 1 perhaps?

I was just wondering that! I would love to see a Sims 1 section because I do actually play it still and finding anything for the Sims is really hard now.

[oohgoboom]

However I'm just wondering (and please forgive me if this is a stupid question or asked in the wrong place) I've heard rumours that although one can costumize the textures in The Sims 3 there's currently no way of making new meshes or anything else for that matter (of coarse without the aid of the genious SimPE there would never have been one for this in The Sims 2 either) so do you know of any plans for making this a possibility? Sorry for asking this here, but just hoped you would know something about it since MTS is the site that have always seemed most up to date on these things.

Keep in mind when TS2 came out it was believed that you couldn't create custom content for that either. It will probably be something people are going to have to mess around with for a bit before anything gets figured out.

I sure hope that isn't the case though because I think only being able to edit textures would gt boring quite fast.

[SimsPrincessPixie]

I have been waiting for the sims 3 forever! (^O^) Just have to wait one more month.... one more month... one more month... If there are going to be Sims 3 downloads here also, that is fantastic. Hopefully I can get into making some stuff... <.< >.>

[hunnie10]

YAY!I'M SO EXCITED!This is the best site ever!And the changes will mae it even more better!

[sweetviper]

yeah thank god, MTS2 is not closing & can't wait for The Sims 3 to be released.

[persilwasmiddel]

When I heard about sims 3 I was superexcited.. playing sims 2 for only a short while and already beeing able to upgrade. however, sims 2 for a large part keeps exciting because of new custom content once in a while, the hacks etc. without them my perfect lil world wouldn't be so perfect, and many things i'd like wouldn't be possible. still.. i'm very curious to see it!

i wonder if sims 3 skins etc use the same template, it would be great if sims 2 skins can be converted to sims 3. i have some beautiful skins i wouldn't like to miss.

[smmi73]

I'm glad that MTS will continue to be part of my simming experience whether I play 2 or 3. Thanks guys and gals :D

[Ambular]

Huzzah! Glad to see the site's carrying on. :D

(I can't help but wonder, though: what will you do if the tiny percentage of people who still create for TS1 want in too? XD)

[Cheekychihuahua]

I'm SO pleased you are not closing, I have so much stuff for Sims 2, I am not giving it up just cause of The Sims 3. I would really be upset if this site was to be no more. The banner comp seems a fun challenge, should be fun. Thanks!

[sweetswami77]

Delphy, this is great news! I'm so glad we'll still have a place to hang after the Sims 3 is released!

One quick question about the logos/banners: can you accept .ai layered files, or do they have to be .psd? I can do either, but it will affect which direction I go with this.

Thanks so much!

[sayyadina]

I´m so glad to hear the site will continue. :) Thanks for all your hard work.
(I was thinking on retirement as well, as a player in my case, but somehow something always pulls me back to the Sims. I guess the show must go on.. :lol: -and now it will, thanks to Mod the Sims! )

[Anjelstar76]

*swoons in a dead faint.*

OMG ... you guys are THE BEST!!! This is like ... the best news I've had today and will probably color the rest of my day golden. If I could reach through my monitor and hug all of the site admins and the mods and all the other people who make this site and the related sites wonderful, I would TOTALLY do it! :lovestruc

[Sexiialmstevil]

HURRAY! I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE SIMS 3! I've marked it down in my calendar and everything! lol

[Deluxe Designs]

Ok i had a go, this was just a test one, what do you think?

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h78/ooga_ooga_blablabla/ModTheSimsLogo.jpg

[Miss_Mad_Hatter87]

So glad your not getting rid of the sims 2 stuff at all. I'm debating whether or not to even get sims 3, XP not much of a fan of how the people look in that game. I'll be sticking with sims 2 for a while that's for sure! XD

[Mouse]

I too, would like to inquire about a possible TS1 section.
I first "discovered" the Sims when Unleashed was announced. I finally bought a copy one year later. I did not know that fan sites existed until Nightlife’s début....same with the ability to use cheats. I missed all the fun! And as I still have TS1 on my laptop and play it whenever I get the chance, I would simply love to have a TS1 section!

And as a side note to comcal, your Sims Wiki banners are really amazing! :)

[ah_clem]

I have no doubt the new sites will be just as wonderful as the old ones. Congratulations!

[FifthAce2007]

Just thought I would pop these in to get some opinions:

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2845/logo500zu9.jpg

I am still working on this as it doesn't size down well to 60x60

Just a thought, an animated version...

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/8039/logo500animatedli8.gif

These are both first drafts, and I havn't yet started work on the banners etc...

Glad to see MTS will be sticking around after TS3 is released. I look forward to learning how to create custom content all over again :rofl:

[kamikitten]

I was thinking whether buy Sims 3 or not and now, after reading this thread I definitely will buy it. Hooray! for Mod The Sims! :D

[Deluxe Designs]

Nice work Ace!! :D

[StarboardParoxysm]

Delphy, this is great news! I'm so glad we'll still have a place to hang after the Sims 3 is released!

One quick question about the logos/banners: can you accept .ai layered files, or do they have to be .psd? I can do either, but it will affect which direction I go with this.

Thanks so much!

That's Adobe Illustrator, right? That would be fine. :)

[sweetswami77]

Yep, it's Illustrator. Thanks, HP!

Ace, nice work! Love the 3D effect, and the animation.

[Delphy]

Sorry Ace, but animated logos is a definate no no. Additionally I find the colours too bold (think how the site itself looks very minimalist with blues/greys) and it just seems too "busy".

[FifthAce2007]

no problem, will have to see what else I can come up with ;)

You are definately sticking to the same colours as at the moment then ?

[Crazyfoolgaf]

This is fantastic news, you guys had us all scared there! Phew.
All hail the MTS network!

[rnramey]

I am so thrilled that MTS2 isn't going anywhere. It is the main place for Sims 2 info and content, at least for me. It is always my first stop. Thanks so much for keeping it alive. And it is nice to know that when I finally get Sims 3, I will have this site to turn to for it. My sims world would be a drab, frustrating place without the wonderful community here at MTS!

[agustin]

Oh my fucking god! I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy with this, I just -knew- mts would be still there for TS3! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeh!

[CormorantEnt]

I remember the good old days when a screwdriver was somewhere in the artwork. I thought that it was the perfect way to indicate modding/tweaking, so I made the screwdriver into the adhesive theme for all. I've got the large versions if they're wanted, but the 2000-pixel-plus PSD versions are a bit tricky to upload. Below are the PNGs and GIFs

http://www.modyourpanties.com/images/090122175737-MTS-500.png
http://www.modyourpanties.com/images/090122175838-SA-400.png
http://www.modyourpanties.com/images/090122175909-SC.png
http://www.modyourpanties.com/images/090122175941-SCsmall.png
http://www.modyourpanties.com/images/090122180018-SW.gif

Comments welcome. I realize, the shadows could be improved on the two at the top. Depending on feedback, I'll address those another time.

[Rapsheba555]

I can't come close to Ace's design. I vote his.

[Delphy]

Ace, provisionally, yes, the colours will stay the same.

Rapsheba, you don't get a vote. :) It's up to the staff (and primarily me) to choose the final logo and designs. If you have an idea, make it!

CormorantEnt + everybody else,

Here's a tip: don't put the text in the middle! I really don't like that look at all. It needs to be a logo and stand out on it's own - kind of like the 4 square + plumbob / ring of plumbobs idea.

Note that you could use a diamond instead of a plumbob. :) Just don't rip stuff from the game.

[squall117]

Oh my God!! I recently found out about TS3 coming damn soon and I came here as soon as possible to see what would happen to this site. I can't express how much happy it makes me to know you guys will expand into TS3 universe... I'll give a try to this logos and after that.. Man! So much things have changed here! I'll try to get used to MTS again cause in a few weeks I may be able to start creating stuff again =D

[Simonut]

What going on here ? I was walking along real slow on the road , for I am a turtle when Mr. Frog told me about something called Sim3. It took me years to find sims2, but now I have to travel to find Sims 3. I guess I will go back and start all over again. Ok that mean I must find sims 1 and work myself back up to Sim 3. hahahaa lol :)

[Vampire_of_Death]

Quick question, when you say no plumbob, do you mean just game shots or do you also include anything drawn that is supossed to be a plumbob?

Thanks

[minamy]

I am waiting for the new coming

[sweetpea4040]

Yay! We will still have MTS2 that is great.

I still have to get FT/BV and the other EP as well but I need to get some more ram and memory. I have enough but I want my games to run better so we will see.

[FifthAce2007]

OK second draft, I haven't yet added any text etc, I first wanted to come up with a workable logo.

Again, will need some 'tweaking' as doesn't size down well. (I am not good at doing 'small' logo's ) :rofl:

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/5682/logo500animatedunflatteql0.png

[Delphy]

Vampire_of_Death, nothing that looks like a Sims plumbob. You could use a diamond with less vertical slices though.

comcal, the Create it, Share it, Play it is only for the MTSi logo - not the others.

FifthAce, thats a pretty large plumbob in the middle... :)

[anhellica]

No text in the middle? Dammit. This is the idea I was working on, but I'll go back to the drawing table.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3476/3220720432_6fb9591c2e.jpg

[Corsetcrush]

I have to add my two cents in for a Sims 1 section as well. There are still some of us here and its really made me sad that so much of the How To of the game seems to be lost in the flow of time. I started poking my nose into modding shortly before getting Makin' Magic. I made a lot of walls and floors (now lost), one couch and a dress that could only be called a wasp-waist with a lot of horrible recolors. There is a lot of the time even now that Sims 2 seems overwhelming, and just wanting to get back to the simple games. (I still love SimTown and SimTower) There have been times that I have wanted to get back into Sim 1 modding if for no other reason than just the challenge but there is hardly anywhere to find those of similar mind.

Thank you Delphy and the Mod crew, from the bottom of my big heart, for giving us Simmers and Modders a home to gather in and feel welcome. I still remember the day I found MTS2 when I had been looking for the old Mod the Sims and I was blown away by how friendly the people were and how willing to share their knowledge and creativity. Even now, every day I still feel the same. There has never been a site that I have visited so regularly for anywhere near the length of time that I've been on Mod (other than my email). Thank you for giving so generously, you have truly enriched my life in more ways than I can imagine.

I am very pleased to know that Mod is going to be here for Sims 3. At the moment I'm not planning on getting it, mostly because I'm hardly anywhere near being done with Sims 2! I will look forward to seeing what the creators will come up with under the new game, knowing that Mod's high standards will continue. I remember that custom content for Sims 1 could really be hit or miss, and one reason why I cherish Mod so much because I don't have to worry about it.

Perhaps with luck we could celebrate a 10th anniversary together! :lol:

[jon119]

I have to say I like yours best from all the options that were posted recently, anhellica!
I'd say that we should not have such a shiny and glossy logo, it wouldn't really fit the sites' style. Did you ever notice that most of the very successful and popular pages as e.g. Google, Youtube or tripadvisor have very simple and plain logos and designs. In my opinion the more shiny and sleek a site is presented the less professional and creative is the idea behind it...
Just my opinion :D .

P.S.: I never found out how to make such glossy stuff. Even though I don't like it everywhere I'm interested with what programs you can make such effects.
I'd be glad about some tips!

[sweetswami77]

Jon, you can find 3D filters like that for PS, or you can make your own by stacking gradient layers and changing their transparency style and opacity. It takes some practice (and it doesn't always work the way you'd hope it would), but it's a good skill to have. (Comes in handy a lot more than you'd think.)

I agree with you on the logos. Especially scalable logos. Too much gloss can muddy up the design at smaller sizes. I've got some ideas, but I'll probably have to wait until next week to start on them.

[Whiterudder]

Have you all heard:

Parsimonious and others who attended the Creator Week at EA have revealed that The Sims 3 is set to lack the capacity to import custom textures and meshes!!!!!!! It won't be built into the game.

So unless EA changes this in a later EP we will be stuck with the objects and clothes that EA gives us, and just the ability to recolour them using EAs supplied textures/patterns.lol, it may be more challenging, but them smart peoples like Dalfee will beat it into submission - after all, when TS2 came out, we could import custom meshes, textures, hacks etc. but we couldn't make them. All we had the tools to make were Bodyshop recolours and walls/floors.

We(they) did the rest our(them)selves. EAxis have always pulled the silly regarding custom content, in comparison to other companies.

[Delphy]

TickleOnTheTum: Yes, I've heard. And? :) We didn't have the ability to import custom meshes into the Sims 2 either and objects couldn't be done either.

So, I don't see that anything is really that different from the Sims 2 in this regard.

jon119 is correct about the logo - I dont want anything too fancy or glossy. Something simple is good. :)

[ABCRic]

These are great news! Thanks Delphy, MTS is great!
Hurray for The Sims 3 and Delphy!
(they totally gotta put Custom Content best&biggest host: Delphy in the credits)

[misspiggy195]

Mod the Sims ROCK!!!! :D

[MissingStudios]

http://i42.tinypic.com/23ro1as.jpg

Hey, glad to hear MTS is to live longer! The above is an idea I came up with. If you like it I will create the rest of the images. :)

[d4nny]

http://i42.tinypic.com/23ro1as.jpg

Hey, glad to hear MTS is to live longer! The above is an idea I came up with. If you like it I will create the rest of the images. :)

Pleased that MTS is staying. :)

I like it its simple, but looks gr8 and seems to have what the logo needs.

I like a lot of them but i agree with the fact that simple logos can be the best.

Maby its about time i learnt how to make good logo's/ banners cus i think my display pic could do with a revamp. :)

[happyasabunny]

so if we are puting the name of the site on the banner do we put modthesims.info or mod the sims 2..I'm sorry that it is a dumb question but im really not sure what to put.

[lichtje]

Hello,

finally! I love modthesims without the 2 and wondered for years what the 2 would be good for when it comes to 3! Bye bye "2" :-).

I really love modthesims... it's the place I got to know downloads, it's the place where I learned recolouring, it's the place where I am going to learn meshing!

@delphy
one thing... did I get it right in your first post: you shortend modthesims to MTSi?
This doesn't sound right to me... cause i am used to mts... and as far as I read wcifinds... its almost mts already... why not stick to it... this site is just too important to be shortend with 4 letters!

I am looking really forward for the upcoming changes. And uhm... tsr showed how to now do it.
But I know here are the real gamelovers and I am convinced you'll make it much better :-). But be warned... I expect high quality, because... I am used to it here :-).

A big thank you to everyone making mts such a comftable, knowledge and quality sharing place. Go ahead!

Greetings lichtje

[MissingStudios]

@delphy
one thing... did I get it right in your first post: you shortend modthesims to MTSi?
This doesn't sound right to me... cause i am used to mts... and as far as I read wcifinds... its almost mts already... why not stick to it... this site is just too important to be shortend with 4 letters!

I think the MTSi refers to what the domain will be after the switch over. (http://www.modthesims.info) :)

[BrEaKsYsTeM]

I was wondering about this. Thank you for clearing it up! You're the best! =D
I have an idea for the new logo, so I'll try to submit a piece or two when I can.

[glimmer_2]

Sweet! I was getting a little worried that those of us who won't be able to up grade to TS3 (computer phail) would be left in the dust....

Thanks~ b^_^d

[d4nny]

Sweet! I was getting a little worried that those of us who won't be able to up grade to TS3 (computer phail) would be left in the dust....

Thanks~ b^_^d

Is there systems requirements released yet or not?

im hoping my pc should handle it

Ive resantly upgraded the power supply and the graffics card to a GeForce 9600GT

Also when you upgrade the site Delpy on are profile would it be a good idear having the same profile but like a button for sims 2 stuff and button for sims 3 stuff if u have both.
Im sure you will have had a great, or will have idear how to have it.

[jon119]

Thank you for the advice, sweetswami!
I just downloaded the free program Inkscape and it seems to be quite useful, much better for creating such logos and icons than Paint.NET.
I already have some ideas and I hope that they'll not be too glossy for your taste, Delphy! :D

[StarboardParoxysm]

TickleOnTheTum - They haven't said that, and if you read Kate's full report she actually indicates that they have said the opposite. They're not giving us the tools to do it but they believe we'll figure it out eventually, just as we did for TS2. It will just take some time and effort, but if the game's worth modding to that level, someone will figure out how.

[arghus21]

so the dormain name changes will be in affect the day the sims 3 releases?

[Delphy]

arghus: Most likely before that.

[Chrissytina81686]

Great I am glad we don't have to sign up for a new site or anything like that!!! And I am glad this will all still be here it has been my favorite site since the beginning

[Rapsheba555]

Ace, provisionally, yes, the colours will stay the same.

Rapsheba, you don't get a vote. :) It's up to the staff (and primarily me) to choose the final logo and designs.

Can i get a ham cookie then? :lol:


JK, I know I don't get a vote. :lol: I was just saying that that one really seems to fit what TS3 is all about. I'm not sure I can explain it. It just looks like "the next generation," which is what i think MTS should go for. :) I'm glad I don't have to leave MTS. I like the way things are done here. Mainly how much respect there is for other creators.

[Nox Noctis]

This is good news; I'm really looking forward to TS3, and I'm very glad that this site will be expanding for it. I've been here for a while now (I'm a total leech, sorry. ;[), and I'd hate to see it slowly die out.



Is there systems requirements released yet or not?

im hoping my pc should handle it

Ive resantly upgraded the power supply and the graffics card to a GeForce 9600GT

http://thesims3.ea.com/view/pages/newsItem.jsp?item=236875146


-Nòx`

[RaggieSoft]

Sweet! Can't wait to see what Community Content can do for Rachel (http://books.raggiesoft.com/rachel1/) when I create her in The Sims 3 (I have the Collector's Edition + Prima Guide on preorder)

[little bandit]

THANK YOU!!!!!!

I was sooo sad when you guys said that you weren't going for a sims 3 page! This is my favorite sims community for like.. umm.. 4 or 5 years now and I would've missed it alot. But now I wont have to!!!! That's sooo great!!!

[Deluxe Designs]

I love it MissingStudios! :D Please do create more!

[d4nny]

This is good news; I'm really looking forward to TS3, and I'm very glad that this site will be expanding for it. I've been here for a while now (I'm a total leech, sorry. ;[), and I'd hate to see it slowly die out.





http://thesims3.ea.com/view/pages/newsItem.jsp?item=236875146


-Nòx`

Thanks for that, i wouldn't like MTS2 to die out aswell

I just noticed it said this At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content does that mean they will make some downloadable CC or we can make it, or is it like houses?

i just happened to notice it there.

[kweeky]

http://www.kweeky.net/mts/MTS.jpg http://www.kweeky.net/mts/SimScommunity.jpg http://www.kweeky.net/mts/SimsWiki.jpg http://www.kweeky.net/mts/SimsAdult.jpg

Just a few quick ideas. Feedback appreciated.

[Nox Noctis]

Thanks for that, i wouldn't like MTS2 to die out aswell

I just noticed it said this At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content does that mean they will make some downloadable CC or we can make it, or is it like houses?

i just happened to notice it there.



I would imagine it's the same as the message you get when you install TS2 "The Sims 2 blahblah will install an extra X amount of space on Drive C:\ (or whichever), would you like to continue?" or however it's worded. I guess Maxis/EA might throw some of their own CC, but I'm sure it's as it has been - user created CC.


@Kweeky: Those look really well done, I like them, personally. For the adult one, is it against the rules to use the Woohoo icon in place of the heart?; or is that too comical? D:

[Enigma_X]

YES!!! I love you guys!

I know there are rumors that say custom content won't be in TS3, but I also know that there are very smart people out there who know their way around stuff like that, and therefore, will bring us lots of awesome new downloads for this new branch of Sims!

I just hope they share tutorials with us because I'm hoping to stay on top of things and learn how to make stuff by myself this time around.

P.S. I'm going to go ahead and put in an early request for Mermaid tails, Centuar bodies, and Fairy wings. lol

[Whiterudder]

MissingStudios, we can't use plumbobs anywhere in the images.

@Kweeky: Those look really well done, I like them, personally. For the adult one, is it against the rules to use the Woohoo icon in place of the heart?; or is that too comical? D: We can't use the WooHoo icon, either - nothing from the game files.

Kweeky, I like those :) It might be better to shrink or remove the backgrounds, though, bearing in mind the size they'll be, and the fact that they'll have to form one end of a banner as well.

[kweeky]

The heart illustration (as with all the illustrations in the logos) were done by me. Either way, if you want to avoid using the heart, I could do a different illustration.

All marks/copy will work at smaller sizes (and ofc in duotone, b/w and greyscale) I can provide these if necessary as well as 20x20 favicons etc... ;)

Just wanted to get a feel/feedback on the logos before making any other paraphernalia. :P

[I'mSimalicious!]

Okay, I'm working on some logos but I have a big quick question.

The restrictions state that we cannot use actual Sims in the logos. My question is, can I use a Sim in the Sexy Sims logo, like the way it is now? I was planning on making revamped and more simplistic versions of the current logos. The Sexy Sims logo was going to be like a more inviting, intimate scene.

:) Do you understand what I mean?

[Deluxe Designs]

I love those design Kweeky!! :D They could work really well as favicons if you extracted the main image from each one, so the little people, the heart, pencil etc and had just that as the favicon, that would be awesome!

[d4nny]

Okay, I'm working on some logos but I have a big quick question.

The restrictions state that we cannot use actual Sims in the logos. My question is, can I use a Sim in the Sexy Sims logo, like the way it is now? I was planning on making revamped and more simplistic versions of the current logos. The Sexy Sims logo was going to be like a more inviting, intimate scene.

:) Do you understand what I mean?

I dont think u can use sims from the game but like a white person or somthing should be allright i think

I wish i could make some good ones but i dont have the skills at making banners and stuff
But thats summit im planing on learning aswell as making cc for the sims3

[Whiterudder]

What you've done so far are all fine, kweeky. :)

I'mSimalicious! & d4nny, not sure, hopefully someone else will know.

[CelticDragon1972]

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk210/CelticDragon1972/MTSLogoContestEntry.png

[Delphy]

kweeky, I like the style. :) I'd like to ask that you:

- Add "Create it. Share it. Play it" to the ModTheSims logo
- Lighten the background colours somewhat (none of the sites have backgrounds that dark)
- Do up banner / small versions

I really do like the way you are going and I would like to see you continue with adding the rest of the images we need to see how they look. I like the "part of the mod the sims network" although this text should only go on the large 2000x2000 version (if you could fit it on the banner version that'd be great)

Also, keep the heart graphic - I like it.

Enigma_X, MTS does not allow requests and we will not allow them for the Sims 3 either. :)

[I'mSimalicious!]

kweeky, I like the style. I'd like to ask that you:

- Add "Create it. Share it. Play it" to the ModTheSims logo
- Lighten the background colours somewhat (none of the sites have backgrounds that dark)
- Do up banner / small versions

I really do like the way you are going and I would like to see you continue with adding the rest of the images we need to see how they look. I like the "part of the mod the sims network" although this text should only go on the large 2000x2000 version (if you could fit it on the banner version that'd be great)

Also, keep the heart graphic - I like it.

Enigma_X, MTS does not allow requests and we will not allow them for the Sims 3 either. :)

Delphy, can you answer my question? :)

[Petchy]

MTS



http://www.modyourpanties.com/images/090124103303-MTSsmall.jpg






((Darn you! not letting us splatter a Plumbbob over it! :lol: ))

[Mrssimlover]

kool cant wait :]

[praxis22]

Okay, so this is going to be different. I know I won't be getting the Sims 3 any time soon though, as I have just started Sims 2!

I know this may sound like an idiotic question, but when will these changes take place? Would that be about a month from now, like when the banners and such are being chosen?

Totally OT, but your sig reminds me of the song "Magic & Loss" by Lou Reed. Good Album :)

[ash3sandgh0sts]

Hmm. This is goodness. MTS has come such a long way (I almost can't wait to see what form it takes in the next year!) I think these changes call for a celebratin'.

Llama party...?

[chocolatedoggy12]

I can't wait until The Sims 3, and I wonder what the downloads would look like after the Sims 3 have come out.

[KiaraRawks]

@Kweeky, I love your logos. They are absolutely stunning(everyone's logos are nice actually). I wish I could create something like that. I'm too lazy to try though.

[DSims2Frantic]

(Click to mkae bigger, and the black stuff will go away also, it's just there cause some of them are transparent.)

http://www.vulomedia.com/thumbs/82456mts.png (http://www.vulomedia.com/viewer.php?id=82456mts.png)

http://www.vulomedia.com/thumbs/57427sc1.jpg (http://www.vulomedia.com/viewer.php?id=57427sc1.jpg)

http://www.vulomedia.com/thumbs/31496sw.png (http://www.vulomedia.com/viewer.php?id=31496sw.png)

http://www.vulomedia.com/thumbs/47441sa.jpg (http://www.vulomedia.com/viewer.php?id=47441sa.jpg)

[boumou]

Aah, thank goodness! I thought sims 2 would go bye bye. DX

[betsy4arts]

Everyone's work is wonderful but Kweeky's caused my jaw to drop!! Simply awesome!

[Simster 57]

Please to hear your staying :D

I have the same problem with my site, so I think I will re-brand it to just Chris Sims, rather than sims 2. Loads of other webmasters are having trouble too, I'm just annoyed about sites like Snooty Sims, they don't know what it's like :D

Looking forward to MTS

[Rapsheba555]

Wow. I agree with delphy, kweeky's is excellent. I like the simple look.

(Delphy, pardon me as I make my opinions known despite the fact I don't get a vote. :D I DEFY YOU!!! :lol: :rofl: )

[rodier1128]

YAY! Im waiting patiently to make my first sims3 Machinima!

[kouka]

Hey Delphy,this is one of the best news I have heard for this year yet And gotta tell you that I am so Happy about it,I am one of MTS2 biggest fan out there and I thrully love it,So Thank you so much for staying with us and I am planing to get the sims 3 too as soon as it got out :up: :king: :rofl:

[karin_hoshi]

Ok. Yesterday I had a moment of inspiration and came up with this. All suggestions and critisism are admited ;) . http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u81/karin_darkstar/MTSlogo1-1.jpg

[Rapsheba555]

I don't think you can use the plumbob image. Something about maxis getting on mts's case. I like the gears idea though. :) It doesn't look like it'd shrink too well because the text is too thin, though. I think you might go with a stronger, bolder font with a darker color. Make the create/share/play part larger as well, i think.

Edit: wow. I wonder what just happened a few posts back. reminds me of a few threads i've started. :lol:

[Black0rchid]

I think best logos are clean, simple and minimal.
For mts, i begin thinking at a symbol, because I don't like gears symbol..it's too much "work in progress" and too much "operative stuff" (sorry for my english)
Gears seems to say "we are technical worker", BUT what I want it to say is "we are creative" or "here you can find creative ideas"
So, I thought at at the symbol of "creation" and "idea" par excellence, that is the bulb, the light.
My proposal:
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt67/Black0rchid/Black0rchid_logomts_2.jpg

Below, my work in progress:
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt67/Black0rchid/Black0rchid_logomts.jpg
(i don't know why image here in the forum is blurred, look at the image in photobucket)
http://s598.photobucket.com/albums/tt67/Black0rchid/?action=view&current=Black0rchid_logomts.jpg

Bulb is perfect also because we can use it as plumbob is used in game.
Bulb over a head, and over everything can mean that this thing is about mts.
users with bulb over head, are mts user, and so on.
And this symbol can be used as an icon everywhere.
Here in mts we have a bulb over head instead of a plumbob :)

I post my work in progress and my preference above, so you can see different positions. I can also change the font and colours, but first it was important to explain the concept.
Concept summary:
- symbol of "idea" and "creativity"
- unique symbol near text(clean and minimal) (like as TS, that has the plumbob symbol, unique, near text)
- symbol that can be used like plumbob, but with more meanings (creativity, ideas, new, mind, etc)

[StarboardParoxysm]

Black0rchid - Super cute idea! Love the way you've done the graphics, and the one with the lightbulb over the head rather than a plumbob is adorable. :D

[Jon]

ModTheSims Logo

http://www.theneverreadblog.com/work/modthesims-sunburst.png

SimsCommunity Logo

http://www.theneverreadblog.com/work/simscommunity-sunburst.png

http://www.theneverreadblog.com/work/simscommunity-small.png

SimsAdult Logo

http://www.theneverreadblog.com/work/simsadult-sunburst.png

SimsWiki Logo

http://www.theneverreadblog.com/work/simswiki-sunburst.png

Favicons

http://www.theneverreadblog.com/work/modthesims-favicon.png http://www.theneverreadblog.com/work/simscommunity-favicon.png http://www.theneverreadblog.com/work/simsadult-favicon.png http://www.theneverreadblog.com/work/simswiki-favicon.png

The theme is rebirth/new dawn/what have you. I kept in mind that the site already had a mild color scheme, so I used a mild color scheme for the logos. Rather than use complex or overbearing graphics, I decided to coordinate the sites each using a single letter. This method not only allows users to quickly identify a site just by the letter in the favicon or the logo (or color), but text is also infinitely scalable to any resolution without loss of quality. The parentheses are used as a guide - focusing the user's view on the letter used as the primary mark for each site. This would allow users to quickly learn which letter coordinates to what site.

[Black0rchid]

Black0rchid - Super cute idea! Love the way you've done the graphics, and the one with the lightbulb over the head rather than a plumbob is adorable. :D

thank you HP!
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt67/Black0rchid/Black0rchid_logomts_5.jpg

I like the idea of kweeky for the heart for Sims Adult, but I think that also a red lamp can be very explicative, maybe similar to a "stop" sign..

but for a rational implementation, symbols near text must be all different or must be the same (with different color). In first case, bulb+modthesims, heart+simsadults, people+simscommunity, pen or something else + sims wiki.
In second case, blue bulb+ modthesims, redbulb+simsadults, green bulb+sims wiki, etc.
I prefer first case. Below I tried the first case all in blue, but it doesn't convince me. If you want, I try with different colours & symbols for each channels.

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt67/Black0rchid/Black0rchid_logomts_6.jpg

[Gproductions]

I could do more detail but I'm on a very tight schedule lately. Hope you enjoy it ^^.... I could of spent more time on it though >_> So this was the results in 3 minutes of doodling and coloring.

Mod The Sims Logo 60x60 [Pixels]
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s257/BlackVenom_album/MTSlogo60x60.png

Mod The Sims Logo 575x575 [Pixels]
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s257/BlackVenom_album/MTSlogoFinal575x575.png

Anyway, Have a good one everybody!

[101ita]

I love Black0rchid's entries, they look so cute and creative... Yet simple and clean!

Oh and I'm glad that the site will still exist and host Sims 3 creations. ^^

[Rapsheba555]

GP~ I'd say maybe emphasize the "t" a bit more. It kinda gets lost in there.

[kweeky]

Gorgeous designs there Blackorchid :D

I really like the use of the bulb (as opposed to the gears) for the mark for MTS. As you say, gears are a little bit too "WIP". ;)

I do prefer your designs where you have used seperate illustrations for each site (the illustrations for community & adult are fantastic!) so I'd suggest going that route; builds a stronger identity for each site.

All in all awesome work!

oh and out of interest, do you use Illustrator? ;)

[xanathon]

@Black0rchid: Your approach is nothing short of brilliant!

[jon119]

Black0rchid and Jon, I think both of your entries are awesome. I can't decide which one is better but I know that Delphy now can choose between some ingenious designs!
Gproductions, I also like your approach of just taking the letters but I'd preffer other colors.

[AmyMercury1]

I'll stink at this, but I'll give it a shot :)

[little bandit]

Black0rchids logo's look really great to me! If I was the one who could choose... They'd be it!!

:)

[obiteme]

thank god your staying not running off to the big world of Sims 3 & leaving those of us who aren't or can't yet get Sims 3 in the dust thus hugging out Sims 2 looking around in ... nm lmfao I got a lil off track there >.> YaY for staying & YaY for keeping up these lovely lovely mods, downloads, & CC I quite literally just got the last two EP's for Sims 2 within the last 2 weeks and em fully enjoying the novelties. As far as Sims 3 when I get a better pc hell yes becuase I'm sorry I'm not deleting all my sims 2 stuff to put in sims 3 to find >.> it hates my pc or the other way around lol I have an older pc 2-4yrs old so lol when I get a better one with a crap more harddrive then sims 2, sims 3, etc :P

[Evelle]

I'm so happy they're not getting rid of MTS2! :)

[Delphy]

BlackOrchird, I really like your designs - but I think I prefer having different images to the left rather than just different colour bulbs - but I do love the idea of the bulb instead of a plumbob! Can you do a version of the MTS logo with the "Create it, share it, play it" in a slightly less bold font?

Jon, I like the designs - they are quite corporate looking. Could you maybe try working in the lightbulb idea and see how you go from there?

[DSims2Frantic]

I really like Black0rchid's logos. Thumbs up!

[kriselt]

Thats great! :)

[XxBodyGlitterxX]

I'm thrill!! :)...I plan on getting ts3 as soon as it come so, so I am SO GLAD to hear/read this!

[VisualPallet]

I really love kweeky's designs, I hope he/she comes back to fill the requirements!

My second choice would have to be Jon... the simple look is usually not done well, but he seems to have pulled it off with elegance! Really like it.

[SnowPenguin]

I can't wait for SIMS 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am sooooo ready to delete every Sims 2 file (all 500, yikes) on my laptop and install the Next Generation!!!! YEEHAW!

[jasonpam]

I'm very curious and interested to see what Sims3 has to offer, but I will never stop playing my Sims 2...I love my CC, and can't think of any of these jewels I want to part with.
Personally,I think Maxis gave up too quickly on "2", there were so many potential expansions they could have come up with.....I hope "3" measures up....at any rate, Mod The Sims is the beacon. You were my introduction to cc, I can't imagine Simming without you, and you all have all my good thoughts and best wishes for this new endeavor!! Rock on!

[blendy]

i'm longing to the integration of Sims 3 on MTS, because, there can have many possibilities like normal map, and hight poly meshes. that's more interesting for me, because I find too difficult to work in low poly count...
I thought, we have to own a new mascot for the site, it's the best way to be highlighted inside the community of simmers...

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/1797/mtslogovh0.png
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/1507/mtscommunitylogoyr8.png
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3136/mtswikilogoip5.png
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/1002/mtsadultlogole7.png

[Deluxe Designs]

Woah!! Sweet work blendy! :D Love it!

[VisualPallet]

I love the idea of a mascot blendy!
Only thing is I don't think the font is .. right.

But hey, the best way to be remembered is to have something to be remembered by. Twitter has the bird, MTS can have this awesome guy you created. Maybe eventually you can name him :lol: .. Moddy? Simmy? Simean? The possibilities are endless!

[Delphy]

blendy, nice pics - the "Create it. Share it. Play it" should appear only on the MTS pic though :)

[Blansive]

Awesome I was hoping 2 get TS3 and I'm proud 2 C all the uploads before I get the game

Yahoo!

[leesester]

Well, all I can say is I'm glad we dont get a vote - it is hard to choose: each of the offerings have a special angle, and all are very good, my favourite being the BlackOrchid version, I am in love with that bulb idea, though the little mascot is also incredibly cute.

[beautifulblue22]

Hello,

I'm a bit confused about the tabs as I don't see them at the top of the page - but I'd be happy to make them anyway... 88x31 buttons will come after dinner! I'm starved!

Thanks!

Kimberly

MTSi:
http://blueflydesigns.com/images/500x500mtsi2.gif
http://blueflydesigns.com/images/60x60logo%20copy.gif
http://blueflydesigns.com/images/mtsi_button.gif
http://blueflydesigns.com/images/mtsianimated.gif
http://blueflydesigns.com/images/mtsi_ico.gif

Sims Adult:
http://blueflydesigns.com/images/adultsims400x400%20copy.gif
http://blueflydesigns.com/images/simsadult_button.gif
http://blueflydesigns.com/images/simsadult_ico.gif

Sims Community:
http://blueflydesigns.com/images/simscommunitybanner940x130%20copy.gif
http://blueflydesigns.com/images/simscommunitybanner207x50%20copy.gif
http://blueflydesigns.com/images/community_button.gif
http://blueflydesigns.com/images/simscomminut_ico.gif

Sims Wiki:
http://blueflydesigns.com/images/simswiki150x150%20copy.gif
http://blueflydesigns.com/images/simswiki_button.gif
http://blueflydesigns.com/images/simswiki_ico.gif

Edited to add button links and MTSi logo with "create it, share it, play it" text.

[Miixy]

That's good since I'm not planning on getting The Sims 3. :)

[harlequin_eyes]

thank you HP!
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt67/Black0rchid/Black0rchid_logomts_5.jpg

I like the idea of kweeky for the heart for Sims Adult, but I think that also a red lamp can be very explicative, maybe similar to a "stop" sign..

but for a rational implementation, symbols near text must be all different or must be the same (with different color). In first case, bulb+modthesims, heart+simsadults, people+simscommunity, pen or something else + sims wiki.
In second case, blue bulb+ modthesims, redbulb+simsadults, green bulb+sims wiki, etc.
I prefer first case. Below I tried the first case all in blue, but it doesn't convince me. If you want, I try with different colours & symbols for each channels.

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt67/Black0rchid/Black0rchid_logomts_6.jpg

In the U.S. areas where promiscuous individuals and/or sex workers can be found are sometimes referred to as "red light districts" so that also works well with your concept, although Delphy wants you to do different symbols. I really like your approach!

[Simonut]

I know some members will get the Sims 3, it is a whole new ball game than sims 2 it is not a expansion pack but separate. From all that I have read about the Sims 3 you will lose control over your whole neighborhood Like when you are in one sims household they may be young or adult while you are there, but if you go to another household that last sims household you just left may be Elders when you go back and other words they will continue to age . Unlike Sims2 you as the player will lose a certain amount of control of your sims in Sims 3. Me, myself and I do not think I would want that. But each to it own I guess, lol Hope you all will have plenty of RAMS on your Pc. Delphy and the Staff thanks for keeping us on top here with the many changes, and for keeping the site upgraded :) "Black Orchird" you have my vote I really like your presentation Simple, clean and cute. :turtle:

[oohgoboom]

Ohh I really like so many of these. Especially Black0rchid's!

It's too bad I have no skills with photoshop otherwise I would try a hand at it too.

[simPle78]

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4895/tanzhr5.gifhttp://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4895/tanzhr5.gifYYAAAYYY http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4895/tanzhr5.gifhttp://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4895/tanzhr5.gif I please me already on "sims3". Then I will clean my ashtray and kaffee cook... a lot of coffee cook :Pint: . Can also not wait any more... am totally curious. Hi blendy nice pictures, nice work... fantastically :up: .

[Srikandi]

Love looking at all the logo ideas :) I'm very taken with the mascot, I have to say, but they're all great!

Simonut, you don't have to worry about losing control; there's an option to turn off universal aging.

[Black0rchid]

BlackOrchird, I really like your designs - but I think I prefer having different images to the left rather than just different colour bulbs - but I do love the idea of the bulb instead of a plumbob! Can you do a version of the MTS logo with the "Create it, share it, play it" in a slightly less bold font?


http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt67/Black0rchid/Black0rchid_logomts_7.jpg

I do prefer the payoff in bolder, because logo itself is "fat", and none of outlines are thin. All black outlines are about 2-3 px thick: text can't be thinner, if we want a graphic "balance". But it's partly subjective.


http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt67/Black0rchid/myhamster.jpg

(my hamster) :)

[sweetswami77]

Hi guys! I'm just loving all these logos. So many great artists in the community!!

I thought I'd try my hand. I did a couple mock-ups tonight, and, Delphy, I was hoping to get some feedback on them before I go any further. (I did them by hand in Illustrator and Photoshop, so they took quite a bit of time. I'd hate to do the whole set and find out you don't like them.) ;)

I chose to use the wooden man model for a couple reasons. One, because there's one in the game, and I thought it would tie in nicely without infringing on EAxis proprietary rights. (Seriously, those things are everywhere, so they'd have a hard time claiming that anyhow.) And second, because they are widely used by artists during the process of creation, and since creation is what MTS is all about, I thought it was a natural fit.

The textures and images are all mine, so there's no copyright in danger of being violated. The font is called "Nilland", and it is free for public use. Any and all elements can be scaled, changed or deleted, and I can (and plan to) do more poses like those from the game. Suggestions from everyone are welcome!

MTS Logo 1:
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll184/sweetswami77/MTSLogoScaled600-01.jpg

MTS Logo 2:
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll184/sweetswami77/MTSLogoScaled600-02.jpg

I plan on continuing this motif with the rest of the sites' logos, so let me know if there's anything you'd like me to change, add, or scrap.

Thanks, Delphy!!

[Hardy boyz]

yeay!
Wonderful news.
Thank you for this!

//HB

[escand]

Wow this board is oozing with creativeness
--x--
I <3 BlackOrchids Hamster :3

[CormorantEnt]

Blendy gets my vote. As cool as those gel figures were, I have to admit, I could never make a screwdriver look that good!

[Delphy]

BlackOrchid, Hrm, okay yeah you are right - the less bold "Create" text doesn't work well with the other parts of the logo. Thanks for obliging me on this one though :)

Love the hamster! :)

sweetswami77, nice images, but for for me the text at the bottom blends in too well with the blue background, so it's a little hard to read. I prefer the one with multiple smaller diamonds though.

Here's a challenge for everybody (just a thought I had in my head):

Take the mascot idea, and combine it with either gears or the lightbulb. Have the mascot sitting on/leaning against/resting on the gear/bulb and see how that turns out?

[Deluxe Designs]

Haha orchid, i love the hampster! :rofl: Neat work, i think you should definitely go for the bold text, but i prefer the | instead of . that would be a neat combo, just my oppinion though :)

[blendy]

I think it is unmistakable, the logo will be a mix of many projects...
for the name of the mascot, I have few ideas, perhaps Modsy :| , but I think it's the job of the community too
VisualPallet gave good propositions

[blendy]

with nomalised size, an other font, and backgroud gradient, maybe better...
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/4996/mtslogoyd5.png
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/162/mtscommunitylogoui9.png
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/8578/mtsadultlogohz9.png
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/4462/mtswikilogohh4.png

[Delphy]

Hrm, blendy, I think the text blends in too much - perhaps add a border effect around the text itself.

[sweetswami77]

Trying to work in gears and a darker typeset. I'm still working on other ideas, but I thought I'd see if I can get some feedback. Thanks everyone!

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll184/sweetswami77/MTSLogoScaled600-03.jpg

Oh, and yes, the diamonds are still there. I'm still working on a lightbulb in Illustrator.

[Delphy]

Love the darker typeset but not sure about the gears in the head....

Can you do up some banners and other image sizes too?

Thanks

[sweetswami77]

Thanks for the feedback, Delphy! I'm planning on doing banners for everything, I'm just playing around with images right now to get an idea which direction to go. I have a couple more ideas--it's just a time factor. I'll do them up as soon as I can.

Thanks!

[Deluxe Designs]

I am loving the designs Blendy :D Really unique and interesting designs!

[Delphy]

blendy, Looking at the little mascots some more, I get the feelign that the MTS one should be doing... something. The S-C one is talking, the Sims Adult is posing and the Wiki one is taking over the world... but the MTS one is just standing there. Not sure what he could be doing though...

[sword99]

Holy Cow! Blendy's Logos Look Amazing! Nice work :)

Ok, Now i gotta start! lol

[Simonut]

Love looking at all the logo ideas :) I'm very taken with the mascot, I have to say, but they're all great!

Simonut, you don't have to worry about losing control; there's an option to turn off universal aging.

Not sure about that, from what I have read the aging off and on will not apply to Sim3. All the cheats you use in Sims2 will become useless in Sim3 from what I have read So I do not know if this is so or not I only read this,that EA have did a whole new files thingee on Sims 3. Thanks Srikandi for your comment. :blink:

[Maskelyne]

i love et!

[badthing]

Hello Guys :)

Thank you for the reassurance as I am crazy about this site and all it offers to me!!!!!!

[trullx0xman]

I was gonna make it but the competition here is too hardcore xD

[Black0rchid]

BlackOrchid, Hrm, okay yeah you are right - the less bold "Create" text doesn't work well with the other parts of the logo. Thanks for obliging me on this one though :)
Love the hamster! :)
:)
Here's a challenge for everybody (just a thought I had in my head):
Take the mascot idea, and combine it with either gears or the lightbulb. Have the mascot sitting on/leaning against/resting on the gear/bulb and see how that turns out?

personally I disagree.
A logo must be simple and neat for recognizability. Combining two elements or more than one symbols, we run the risk to create something complex for who views it, something that eyes detect in a difficult way, unless we stylize them a lot.
Considering that mts logo has IMAGE+TEXT+PAYOFF, we have already 3 elements: I wouldn't make a complex image that mess up the readability.

IMAGE
gears, bulb, mascot:
I've already expressed my opinion about gears.. they are too "wip" and old. Gears recall old concepts. who works like me in design or web design certainly remembers the enormous use of that symbol everywhere, to mean "coding", "work in progress", etc, in old websites. It's a symbol I consider overworked. Also mascot is used everywhere (msn, etc) but I like blendy mascots (good work blendy!), they are a cute idea, but they are layouts, not a logo yet. So for mts logo we can use mascot+text+payoff, if preference is mascot, but pay attention at this:
a web-community logo is, for the 80% of cases, visualized in a small or very small dimension, like the banner here at the top. Sometimes is visualized in micro-banners that reproduce only the symbol + microtext.
Constrain blendy's layouts in a such of small sizes could spoil their beauty, for the way they are built (3d style). For a logo that has a priority use in web, it's better begin creating in small and after pass to high res. Working with small size guarantee a good return on web: not all images created big can be reduced well (sometimes they become less recognizable, try to reduce the Mona Lisa at 40x40px :) )

TEXT
Text should be not binded by background, and preferably external to symbol (but this is subjective)
But it would be better that logo could stay on various background, for future uses, or for different banner uses

CONSIDERATIONS:
In my opinion, best results can be reached with:
bulb+text+payoff
mascot+text+payoff. (with mascot created in small)
If the wish is to create a mascot+bulb, symbols must have same style (or both in 3d as blendy's or both in vector as mine, or pixelart/glossy/whatever) and very stylized

Personally, I told above, I don't like both symbol, so, take freely my idea and bulb for experiment with new design.

Bulb is an idea that can have potentially varied uses ("replacing" the plumbob), for this reason it convinced me. As plumbob recall TheSims wherever you put it, as the particular "stress" recall "nike" wherever you put it, as this particular blue bulb could recall mts wherever you put it.
The symbol itself could live alone, or over something also different from modthesims text.

@kweeky: yes, illustrator and photoshop :)

P.S. sorry if my way of speaking seems raw, but it's difficult for me writing well this concepts in english. Here in italy my job colleagues told me that when I speak english i am brutal :D

[yaaravanesse]

I absolutely LOVE Black0rchid's designs, but I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/yaaravanesse/MTS/Bulb_Original.pnghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/yaaravanesse/MTS/Bulb_Community.pnghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/yaaravanesse/MTS/Bulb_Adult.pnghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/yaaravanesse/MTS/Bulb_Wiki.png

I realize they're not quite as "shiny" as some of the others, but I believe they are very graphic (in a good way). <3

And an example of the banner:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/yaaravanesse/MTS/Bulb_Original_Banner.png

Comments and suggestions are completely welcome.

[Deluxe Designs]

I really like them :D Very interesting designs!

[Delphy]

Interesting designs, yaar, but unfortunately you got the site names mostly wrong :P

[sweetswami77]

I have to agree with BlackOrchid. I tried fitting the mascot and bulb/gears together in some images last night, but they all look virtually unrecognizable at 60x60. Delphy, since you seem partial to BlackOrchid's lightbulb idea (which IS brilliant--no pun intended), I tried a simple version of my own in Illustrator. It looks good at 60x60, too, but I have a question--do you want the type included in the 60x60 icon?


16x16
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll184/sweetswami77/MTSLogoScaled16-08.jpg

60x60
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll184/sweetswami77/MTSLogoScaled60-08.jpg

135x36 (version 1)
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll184/sweetswami77/MTSLogoScaled135-08.jpg

135x36 (version 2)
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll184/sweetswami77/MTSLogoScaled135-08b.jpg

600x600 (scaled down from 2500x2500)
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll184/sweetswami77/MTSLogoScaled600-08.jpg

[meadesghost]

i am so excited.. great job

[Reece]

Yay MTS!

[Aiden's1luv]

perfect

[I'mSimalicious!]

Personally, no disrespect to anyone else, I believe that blendy has the best idea. It's clean, pleasing to the eye, creative, and has, more than any others, the possibility of flexibility. Despite all this, everything else just wasn't working. So, since no one else did it, I did it myself. Included are new fonts, tag lines (minus ModtheSims), banners, icons, etc. So I present, by I'mSimalicious!:Blendy Homage 1. I hope you enjoy it. (Just a few notes : Because I tried to bring MST to modern times, I used modern fonts. The font being used is Redhead Goddess and can be found at http://www.1001freefonts.com/redheadgoddess.php. As you can see, our mascots have a little pet, companion if you will. While still nameless, its species is diamond, NOT plumbob ;) . I had origionally tried to make some diamonds for a logo but it then I saw the competition :blink: . So when I started to edit blendy's work, I decided to bring in the diamond I created. Everything is saved as layered PSD's, with no rasterized text. Again, everything, other than the mascots, are created by me!

Mod the Sims:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3437/3232592786_1a114fd54e.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/3231755375_206425b26d.jpg?v=0

Sims Community:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3128/3232680800_ac86e310c2.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3427/3232605824_cc741db769.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3440/3232605770_ba2e3875da.jpg?v=0

Sims Wiki:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3459/3231741885_72709d5d30.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3490/3231755419_5808499450.jpg?v=0

Sims Adult:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3381/3231742161_3a47061d53.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3458/3232605638_d02f13461b.jpg?v=0

Icons:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3298/3231755085_ff5480b36d.jpg?v=0

I will add the other things later :)

[yaaravanesse]

Interesting designs, yaar, but unfortunately you got the site names mostly wrong :P

Really? I went to the websites to get them...lol *scratches head* Good thing it's easily fixed. Haha!

Any suggestions on the art part of the designs?

[pandia101]

Oh wow, so much changes. I was wondering why sims2community changed to sims-community. Thought the domain was somehow expired/bought from another person hah, turns out it redirects.

Cheers to the sims 3 hopefully lots of people will create sims 2 stuff as I don't see myself upgrading my computer to reach sims 3's standards.

Pandia :sheep: