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Double Helix Ascension Platforms (Spiral Stairs)
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It's alive! DNA strands that can lift you to new heights.
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shiny colors
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flat colors
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I can see for feet and feet
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shiny but not perfect
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The DHAP in their natural habitat.
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profile shots

Two recolorable subsets - metal and glass. There are seven metal colors and five glass colors.


Technical Info:
Requires: Apartment Life EP, since these are cloned from EAxis spiral stairs
Textures: all textures are EAxis, with slight modifications and recloring in GIMP
GUIDs: D586C057-D586C05F
in-game price: 1244
Game location: BuildTools>Staircases
Total polygons: 2987 (about 400 more than glass ceiling spiral stairs)
Known Issues:
--Inner handrail is not as smooth as I'd like, but had to keep the poly count within reason.
--Due to all the weird twisted angles on the center poles and handrails, sometimes the reflection cube makes some bizarre shading from certain angles. I experimented for almost two weeks with different cube settings and remeshes, etc., but no one solution could fix it all unless I took the curves out (and we know that's not gonna happen), so I tried to minimize the weirdness and we'll just call the remaining eyeglitches "Features"
--On the top floor accessed by these stairs, the glass balustrade clips through the floor a little bit, but not enough to warrant another remesh. If it bothers you, or ruins the flow of your decor, just let me know and I'll see if I can fix it.

--There is no right turn version for these stairs. If there's enough interest in one, just let me know in the comments and I'll make the effort to see it happen.

Polygon Counts:
shadows - 12
glass - 1027
metal - 1948
Additional Credits:
Numenor, RGiles for the CEP,
Quaxi and team for SimPE,
Style:
Contemporary
Modern
Ultra Modern
Maxis Flags:
Not Applicable
Tags: #spiral stairs, #glass stairs, #transparent, #recolorable, #curves, #curvy glass
This is a new mesh, and means that it's a brand new self contained object that usually does not require a specific Pack (although this is possible depending on the type). It may have Recolours hosted on MTS - check below for more information.
Title: Double Helix Ascension Platforms
Description: Daedalus Industries introduces a new spiral staircase with the perfect blending of style and biochemistry - the Double Helix Ascension Platforms. These stairs feature a strong metal center support with glass treads and balustrade, all fashioned with eye-pleasing curves to enhance any choice of decor. Legal just informed me that neither the Genome Project, Watson, or Crick have any claim to royalties, so we can delay our new computer rollout until my son enrolls in kung fu next spring.
Description: Daedalus Industries introduces a new spiral staircase with the perfect blending of style and biochemistry - the Double Helix Ascension Platforms. These stairs feature a strong metal center support with glass treads and balustrade, all fashioned with eye-pleasing curves to enhance any choice of decor. Legal just informed me that neither the Genome Project, Watson, or Crick have any claim to royalties, so we can delay our new computer rollout until my son enrolls in kung fu next spring.
Price: 1244
Base Game | |
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![]() | Sims 2 |
Expansion Pack | |
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Filename | Size | Downloads | Date |
DoubleHelixSpiralStairs.rar
| Stairs disguised as DNA.
Size: 920.0 KB · Downloads: 7,756 · 4th Jan 2018 |
920.0 KB | 7,756 | 4th Jan 2018 |
Key:
- - File was updated after upload was posted
Install Instructions
1. Download: Click the download link to save the .rar or .zip file(s) to your computer.
2. Extract the zip, rar, or 7z file.
3. Place in Downloads Folder: Cut and paste the .package file(s) into your Downloads folder:
- Origin (Ultimate Collection): Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims™ 2 Ultimate Collection\Downloads\
- Non-Origin, Windows Vista/7/8/10: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\
- Non-Origin, Windows XP: Documents and Settings\(Current User Account)\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\
- Mac: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads
- Mac x64: /Library/Containers/com.aspyr.sims2.appstore/Data/Library/Application Support/Aspyr/The Sims 2/Downloads
- For a full, complete guide to downloading complete with pictures and more information, see: Game Help: Downloading for Fracking Idiots.
- Custom content not showing up in the game? See: Game Help: Getting Custom Content to Show Up.
- If you don't have a Downloads folder, just make one. See instructions at: Game Help: No Downloads Folder.
About Me
I don't mind if you include any of these meshes with your lots**, as long as you provide a link to the original MTS page for the mesh. Posting my mesh on any site by itself, or claiming it as your own work, would be considered rude and a breach of my trust and love for you as a fellow simmer.
**Above policy does not apply to Remote Control Thing - it contains an NPC that could possibly corrupt a neighborhood when removed, and I doubt that downloaders would appreciate something like that hidden in a downloaded lot.