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#1 Old 18th Jul 2005 at 7:24 PM Last edited by MTS2Staff : 18th Jul 2005 at 7:44 PM.
Default New Creator Guidelines-If you plan on Uploading here read this first!
Hello boys and girls. With many of you sharing your wonderful creations here lately, we wanted to clarify to you exactly what we look for when we approve or reject downloads. If you read through this list carefully, you will see what you need to insure your downloads are properly posted on this site and meet the approval standards we aim for.

If You intend on sharing your uploads here, firstly we thank you for sharing here at MTS2 and you must read this before you upload your creations.

ALL UPLOADS
-Must use In game screenshots. Body shop pictures will be grounds for an instant rejection.
-MUST provide LINKS to all custom content used on the download
-Must include only .zip or .rar files and NOT BOTH.... this cuts down on forum space. If someone requests a zip file, THEY can kindly go and download WinRAR if theyd like your download. Please ignore these posts.
-Must include atleast ONE jpeg image that is uploaded with your package. You may post several photos and host them on photobucket or other sites but atleast ONE must be uploaded with your file.

If you are uploading a completed SIM

-Make sure you upload to the correct category..... Self sims do NOT go in the downloads area. They have their own forum.

-Make sure that you use the IN GAME camera to take both a full body and close up shot of your sim. Body shop photos will not be approved.
The light is rendered differently in the game than it is in body shop and therefore sims can look quite different.

-you MUST provide actual LINKS for each and every piece of custom content you use in making your sim. Just giving credits is not enough.
Provide links for people to easily click on to obtain any custom materials they may need to complete your sim.
If you have used Maxis content or created the content yourself you must say so in your description. and If any content is not to be redistributed, it can NOT be uploaded with the sim. You may place a link to the place you got the content from so others can download it themselves, but you will have to upload your sim with default parts. Please respect other creators wishes.

-custom Hair meshes are NOT to be packaged with your sim unless you created the hair mesh yourself. You must provide a link to the original creators post for people to obtain the mesh.

-Celebrity Sims/Sims Modeled after Real People Must bear enough of a resemblance so that the downloader immediately recognizes them. If your sim is off by more than one feature (ex. eyes, nose, lips, shape of face,) then it will be rejected. These sim uploads must also include an image of the real celebrity for comparison. Please also look through the forums to see which celebrities have already been made. This will cut down on redundancy. We dont need 15 Jennifer Anistons or Angelina Jolies.

If you are uploading clothing, genetics or bodyshop items

-Again all uploads must include a screenshot take from with in the game. If you make eyes be sure to get a close up of the eyes.

-Clothing downloads should not look pixelated or blurry. If your clothing appears blurry please use the sharpen tool while you are creating to make your image cleaner. You may also want to read through some of the wonderful tutorials on the site to make your clothing as perfect as possible.

-Any clothing with sexual or adult language should be uploaded to the adults forum. Please do not include photos that show nudity.

-If you are creating new clothing, it must be unique in the sense that taking a paint tool and coloring a pair of jeans bright solid red is not good quality and will be rejected as well. Again if you use a new clothing mesh and make a recolor you can not include the mesh with your clothing. Leave a link for people to obtain the mesh and post only your recolor.


If you are uploading a lot or house

-Housing Downloads must contain a list of links to any custom content used to build the house.

-You must specifiy if it is Ep only or Can be used by both games.

-Screenshots of both the floor plan (aerial shot) and the exterior view of the house are MANDATORY. Please note if any file modification has been used also.

-Do NOT include thumbnail images. You will have your download rejected. Use the snapshots not thumbnails. Also do not take pictures of your house from neighborhood view. Closer is better.

-Please only submit ONE lot per download. Do not group 5 lots in one rar or zip file.

-Please note, aesthetics is important. These homes must be unique and something that is pleasing to the eye and well thought out. A simple square house in the middle of a lot is something that anyone can create. If you are building a beautiful mansion please remember that landcaping is important also. A nice house in the middle of an empty lot does not do it justice. Please take the time and consider the exterior of the house as something important also.

-If you are building a small starter home and trying to work with financial guidelines, than the landscaping can be overlooked but only on starter homes.

-If you use an extreme amount of custom content, Please seperate the content (walls, floors, etc) into a seperate zip file so people can chose whether they want the home with or without it. You must still leave links to the original posts that you got your custom content from. you are allowed to offer both a furnished and unfurnished version of your home on the same download thread.

***Note: If you have hacks in your game you may unknowlingly be packaging them with your lots and houses. Please take the time to use the Sims Clean Installer to check your package file to ensure that downloaders
do not obtain items and game hacks they do not want. Average packaged home size should be somewhere around 2 MB give or take. If it is larger than that then you may be including custom content unknowingly***



These are the guidelines by which we approve downloads or reject them. If you follow these guidelines then you are pretty much set for your downloads to be approved. Thanks for all of your hard work.
If you have any questions you may PM me.
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