I assume that you would have to make them recolorable, just as Numenor did with the CEP.

I have no idea how to do this, but you could look at CEP to see whether you can figure it out.

I originally posted this in the bedding mini tutorial thread but got no answer, so posted it here too. If its in the wrong place, my apologies.

I can't understand that no matter what I do, my single bed bedding always has a seam right down the middle of it. I am using a plain satin-look texture with no pattern ,,just a solid color. I used the templates(newer ones) to do it with and still get the seam. How do I fix this? I do realize theres not been any replies to this thread in a long time, so i hope someone answers.

Edit: here is a screenshot.

Quick question. This thread was started in 2005. That's... a very long time ago, technology-wise. The post says to download Nvidia DDS Utilities in order for something-or-other to work, but back then, Windows XP was the new black. Does all of this still apply to this day?

Yes, it still applies.

Apologies for a question on a ten year old thread. I just started using Sims PE yesterday. I'm a late bloomer.



I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate.

I have everything installed EXCEPT Glamour Life.
--UPDATE 'cause Amazon finally came through--I now have all EPs and SPs:

• Double Deluxe
• UL Collection
• BoB Collection
• Fun With Pets Collection
• BV
• Seasons
• FT
• AL
• Happy Holiday Stuff
• Glamour Life

Does not affect my original problem.

I have recently (within the last two days in December 2015) installed SimsPE v.0.73.44.37511, the CEP (potty test is good), and the NVDIA utilities.

I went through this tutorial step by step:

1. I started SimsPE and created a recolor package containing off and on versions of the 4x4 lampshade (hereinafter the "green" versions)
2. I exported both -off- and -on- as png files. This worked. I have the files.
3. I opened the green versions in the gimp and did a simple slider recolor, producing the "purple" versions (don't ask). This also worked--got the files.
4. Back in SimsPE, I right clicked the green -off- icon to use the DDS utilities and imported the purple -off- file. I confirmed. I saved. I repeated for the -on- version
5. When I closed SimsPE (later; overnight) and opened it again, the icons in the package file were purple.
6. I dragged the new package file with the purple lampshades into Documents/EA Games/TheSims2/Downloads, where I have on other occasions successfully installed downloaded custom content.

When I started the game and looked for my recolor, I had the original Maxis colors plus one other--an additional identical green one, complete with custom content asterisk

Duh. I feel supremely stupid.

Package zipped and attached. If there's anyone still out there who can help me figure this out, please know that I am most appreciative.

@Z-Cat - I took a look at your package, good news is there is nothing wrong with it. Even more good news your purple light shows up in game. Bad news I have no idea why it is not showing up in your game. I would suggest taking your package out of your downloads folder, then put it back in and see if it works. Let me know how it goes.

I've never read Numenor's tutorial, so I'm a little confused as to why you would have to drag and drop the package into your downloads folder, however, I would suggest saving your package to the downloads folder in future. Heading off to read the tutorial now.

Many thanks for looking at my problem. I'll certainly try moving the package file out, and then putting it back. Eventually, I'll figure it out

Thanks again!

Deleting and restoring didn't work. I had the file saved elsewhere on my hard disk, since I'm uncomfortable using an actual game folder for fooling around. However, I created another 4x4 package, directly in my downloads folder, and imported the purple graphics.

Voilá! Thanks for the hint that helped me solve it!

Now I'm off to recolor some other stuff until I get the process internalized. Again, many thanks.

theres an issue going on. I can't recolor objects in object workshop. when i create a new recolor of the object, only the MMAT file shows up in the resource tree. nothing else is listed with it. I have CEP installed and im running sims 2 ultimate collection... could someone please help me fix this issue?

I know this is an old thread..but wanted to say thank you for this tutorial..I am just learning how to recolor.and I needed pictures lol..sat staring at SimPE and a tutorial I had printed off without pictures for hours yesterday..lol..now that I have pictures I can try and do this again..but just wanted to say thank you..someone gave me this link..

I know I am double posting..but I just wanted to say thank you again for this simple tutorial..and I have made 2 lamp shade recolors using this..I also want to show you the pictures..

This is the first one..I used this pattern because I had also made a wallpaper..with this pattern



And this is the second one I made with the same lamp..



Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your hard work on making these tutorials..for us.. :lovestruc

I need step-by-step screenshots of where to look and what to do. I want to make a repaint from an existing object and replace the lighting with the repaint color. How can I do this?

You cannot recolor the light color emitted from a lamp, you need to clone a new object to edit emitted color.

This contains info on lighting and making a custom .nlo file.

https://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=103817

Apologies for necroing this ancient thread but the download link for the DDS Utilities no longer works.

It is still available using Wayback Machine so I'm going to link it below:
https://web.archive.org/web/2021091...1.1127.1645.exe

How to extract the color (texture) from a Sedan Carpool car in SimPE?

Hi, I'm trying to recolor cars with Maxis textures, and when I try to recolor the carpool vehicle, I get an error message in SimPE. Does anyone know how to extract textures from carpool cars/vehicles?

Or can any of you do it and share it? Please🤕

Which error message?

If it's an actual carpool car, it probably won't be recolorable in SimPE - even if the cars have recolorable buyable versions, I think the carpool cars have different resources that only show one texture. If you want recolors, use the buyable cars, or an extracted buyable version of the carpool car. If you want to change the color of the carpool car, you likely need to make a default replacement for it.

You can extract textures directly via the Finder tab, if you know part of/most of the name of the texture you want to extract. Choose "NameMap" and search for something in the name.
You can also search directly in the TS2 files (basegame files, ...\TSData\Res\3D - Objects files, the largest ones usually have textures. When extracting, I usually copy the file to a different location and look through the copy of the file, so I don't accidentally mess with anything)

thanks, in fact I managed to extract it as .5gd and replace the mesh of the Yomosoto Evasion to the Sedan Carpool and I have it saved as .ms3d (by milkshape) what I do not understand now is why I can not import the .ms3d file in the GMDC of the Evasion NL, I have the Data plugin with Unimesh_Wes_Automatic and manual As data that in theory could let me import ms3d but it does not help me much, blender would not be of help because it cannot import animations of the car

A ".5gd" file (or in some cases a ".simpe" file) is a file that can contain a skeleton with joint information.
- You need to export from SimPE by right-clicking the GMDC in the Resource View and choosing "Extract"
- You can import/export these files to and from Milkshape with the "Sims 2 Unimesh exporter v.4.09", and "Sims 2 Unimesh importer v.4.09" (not the "save" option, but the export/import menus under "file")
- You can import back to SimPE by right-clicking the GMDC in the Resource View and choosing "Replace" (needs to be a .5gd or .simpe file).

A ".ms3d" file is the default saving format for Milkshape files. You can't import those files into anything sims-related.
- (If you want to save the project, you can save as a Milkshape file. It's easier to open up again in Milkshape to do further edits and such, but you will need to use the Unimesh exporter for SimPE use).

An ".obj" file has just the mesh, no animations. Can be used for simple items that don't have animations/joints
- (it's the one that also shows up as "Maya object file importer/exporter")


And make sure you're not doing any direct edits to the ingame files. If you want to replace anything ingame, you need to make a default replacement file of some sort, to be put in the Downloads folder. Mentioning it just in case.