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Twelve Tempting Terrains

by Simmiller Posted 11th Apr 2012 at 3:39 PM
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Twelve Tempting Terrains




The following 12 terrains were began back in August, 2011. Since then, there have been many changes and additions to the game. Custom terrains, in particular, have not been cooperative in-game. So far, I have only been able to get my terrains to work with the circular brushes, and not the squares, since World Adventures came out. I apologize for this, however it's the game files that get wonky when cloned.

I recently uninstalled ALL of my games, and reinstalled only The Sims 3 base game. Therefore, these terrains should work for everybody...even if you can only use the circular brushes. The pictures provided were taken with Lunar Lakes installed.

I have also provided separate copies of the DDS files for those wanting to use them in Create-A-World (CAW).

With the arrival of Lunar Lakes, I was inspired to get these terrains up and running. You don't need Lunar Lakes, it was only the source of my most recent inspiration.

They are found in Edit Town/Build/Terrains

Without further ado, please enjoy!
















Additional Credits:
I began these terrains using GIMP, and switched over to Adobe Photoshop CS5 for some wicked alterations :-)

Thanks to Spiral Graphics for providing the original free images.

You must have the expansion or stuff packs listed below installed to use this custom content. Please see the post text for any exceptions.

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DDS FILES FOR CAW-TEMPTING TERRAINS 3.rar | Sandstone at Sunset, Seeking Citrine, The Hills of Pluto, Underwater Glass

Size: 1.61 MB · Downloads: 2,446 · 11th Apr 2012
1.61 MB 2,446 11th Apr 2012
DDS FILES FOR CAW-TEMPTING TERRAINS 2.rar | Junkyard Jam, Peeking Amethyst Peat, Peeking Sapphire Peat, Planet Rock

Size: 1.96 MB · Downloads: 2,128 · 11th Apr 2012
1.96 MB 2,128 11th Apr 2012
DDS FILES FOR CAW-TEMPTING TERRAINS 1.rar | Chemical Spill, Copper Caves, Glistening Oil Patch, Gold Dust

Size: 1.81 MB · Downloads: 2,137 · 11th Apr 2012
1.81 MB 2,137 11th Apr 2012
TEMPTING TERRAINS 3.rar | Sandstone at Sunset, Seeking Citrine, The Hills of Pluto, Underwater Glass

Size: 1.92 MB · Downloads: 4,443 · 11th Apr 2012
1.92 MB 4,443 11th Apr 2012
TEMPTING TERRAINS 2.rar | Junkyard Jam, Peeking Amethyst Peat, Peeking Sapphire Peat, Planet Rock

Size: 2.11 MB · Downloads: 3,903 · 11th Apr 2012
2.11 MB 3,903 11th Apr 2012
TEMPTING TERRAINS 1.rar | Chemical Spill, Copper Caves, Glistening Oil Patch, Gold Dust

Size: 2.07 MB · Downloads: 4,030 · 11th Apr 2012
2.07 MB 4,030 11th Apr 2012
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whoden
Field Researcher
#2 Old 12th Apr 2012 at 3:01 AM
Excellent work, as always. I don't suppose you could turn these into patterns for CAST?
Human beings are a very irrational species. Some of them are even afraid of pickles.
Simmiller
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#3 Old 13th Apr 2012 at 4:02 PM
whoden
Field Researcher
#4 Old 19th Apr 2012 at 2:09 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by verstorben
Where did you get the tree with spirals on your "peeking saphire real" terrain?


Those come with Lunar lakes.
Human beings are a very irrational species. Some of them are even afraid of pickles.
Simmiller
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#5 Old 22nd Apr 2012 at 4:12 PM
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Originally Posted by verstorben
Where did you get the tree with spirals on your "peeking saphire real" terrain? They are awesome!
Love your terrains I'm starting to download stuff for the first time for sims 3


Thanks so much!

whoden is right, it's all from Lunar Lakes. But the terrains and patterns I make are all usable in any game.

Happy Simming
Saint Gambi
Test Subject
#6 Old 27th Apr 2012 at 2:25 PM
Brilliant! Thank you so much! Especially for the CAW files. Started my first world today and am already sick of the 4 terrains available.

Also, I have that spiral tree (and several other "fantasy" trees,) but I don't have Lunar Lakes. O.o
Sciffy Circo
Lab Assistant
#7 Old 17th May 2012 at 1:56 AM
I'm going back to playing my own world, but it certainly needs an update. I built it pre-Ambitions to be a sci-fi world, and Lunar Lakes is just making me go wild, I love it! THIS is what my world needs next.
Simmiller
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#8 Old 20th Aug 2012 at 3:52 AM
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Originally Posted by micandra
They are all black for me.

I figured it out. They only show up using the round brush. No square ones.


That's right. I mentioned that issue in the overview. Every now and again this crops up, and I think it has something to do with either, or both, new patches and expansions.
Transversal
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