x-creas

@x-creas / x-creas.tumblr.com

46 | ♀ | Germany | Married, with Child & Cat | Lives in the country Love my Family, Computers, Series, Handicraft Newbie to modify/creatingg CC for TS4 | Play Sims since TS2, now only TS4
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Simple Calculation

To save time and to calculate the cutout points faster, I created a small table with Calc, which calculates the values for simple rectangular windows/doors.

By entering two points (top left/bottom right) the other two points are calculated and the A and B points are listed according to the edges. Now I can just copy and paste the values.

Very useful for my current WIP. When I have time, I will create a general version and make it available for the DL. Best regards, x-creas

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A greeting from the depths

Hey Simmers!

I have to take it easy due to a painful inflammation in my foot (metatarsal/outer edge) 🙁. The positive side: Finally more time to work on Blender😉. I'm currently in the process of converting Madaya74's TS3 caravan set to TS4. It's a big project with a lot of objects and I don't know how long it will take. It's also a challenge for me, as I'm probably facing "new" things in terms of creating CC.

Meanwhile Blender3 does a lot of things faster by hand. Practice comes and I always have my Blender manual at hand. I bought it after careful consideration!

If I still have the time/desire, I might also rework the textures and expand the color palette - we'll see.

The picture shows the double window from the set. I have a working file that contains several object collections. This way there are not so many individual files and I can work more efficiently. Later, only the final version of each window will be saved separately.

Best regards, x-creas

Please forgive my imperfect English, it is not my mother tongue.

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All Swatches in One

Hey I love the great colors of Amoebae’s beautiful foundations. Since I find it rather confusing in the catalog when the trim colors are split into individual packages, I have taken the trouble to put all swatches together in one package. All swatches can now be found in the catalog under one thumbnail.

Thank you, dear Amoebae, for allowing me.

You can find the downloads here:

Please note the ToU of the creator.

Best regards, x-creas

Hey! Ich liebe die tollen Farben von Amoebae wunderschönen Foundations. Da ich es im Katalog ziemlich unübersichtlich finde, wenn die Trim-Farben in einzelnen Packages gesplittet sind, habe ich mir die Mühe gemacht, alle Swatches in ein Package zusammen zu packen. So sind nun alle Swatches im Katalog unter einem Thumbnail zu finden.

Danke liebe Amoebae, dass Du es mir gestattet hast.

Die Downloads sind weiter oben zu finden :-) Bitte beachtet die Nutzungsbedingungen der Ersteller.

Herzliche Grüße, x-creas

2023/03 Update: Better than lovely: [X] & All-In-One-Package While testing I noticed that the *.package white mortar was not displayed correctly in the game. This error has now been corrected.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE 🖤

I wish everyone a peaceful and prosperous New Year with lots of great inspiration for life.

Warm greetings, x-creas

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City Lights Windows Part 1 - cutout fix & closed Versions

Hey Simmers!

Today I am happy to make the City-Lights Windwos Set (Part 1) from @mincts4 available for download.

After the 3rd September 2020 patch, the CC windows and doors stopped working. I was able to either download most of them fixed from the creator or fix them myself with S4Studio-Batchfix. But just with my favorite set, the batch fix didn't work as it should. After consultation with Minc - who makes such great Sims4 CC - I have now repaired all the windows and solved the cutout problem. I have also expanded the set by 3 variations as a closed version.

Thanks Minc for the great set and your permission.

You can find the download here:

  • Mincs City Lights Windows Set Part 1: Download (SimFileShare)

Best regards, x-creas

Deutsch/German: Heute darf ich Euch freudig das City-Lights Windwos Set (Part 1) von Minc zum Download zur Verfügung stellen.

Nachdem September 2020 Patch funktionierten die CC Fenster und Türen nicht mehr. Die meisten davon konnte ich entweder vom Ersteller gefixt downloaden oder mit S4Studio-Batchfix selbst reparieren. Doch ausgerechnet bei meinem Lieblingsset klappte der Batchfix nicht so wie er sollte. Nach Rücksprache mit Minc - die so tolle Sims4 CC macht - habe ich die Fenster nun alle repariert und das Cutout-Problem gelöst. Zudem habe ich das Set um 3 Variationen als Closed-Version erweitert.

Danke Minc für das tolle Set und deine Erlaubnis.

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Lawn edge fence as an object

Hello Simmers,

It always bothers me that with Sims4 the fences cannot be placed directly on the property line. So I then fail to implement my ideas. I love these stone edges to demarcate sidewalks or lawns. I particularly like to use the Lawn edge fence from the "Intro" set from @syboubou. With her permission, I was allowed to modify the fence as an object and make it available for you to download. Have fun with it! Can be found under "Sculptures" or via search with "XC".

Thank you @syboubou for your great work.

You can find the downloads here:

  • Syb's Intro Outdoor Set: Download
  • XC's Lawn edge as an object: Download (SimFileShare)

Kind regards and stay healthy,

x-creas Deutsch/German: ich stört es immer wieder, das bei Sims4 die Zäune nicht direkt an die Grundstücksgrenze gesetzt werden können. So scheitere ich dann daran, meine Vorstellungen umzusetzen. Ich liebe diese Steinkanten zur Abgrenzung von Gehwegen oder Rasenflächen. Ganz besonders gerne verwende ich von Syboulette den Lawn edge fence aus dem Set "Intro". Mit ihrer Erlaubnis, durfte ich den Zaun als Objekt modifizieren und ihn Euch zum Download zur Verfügung stellen. Viel Spaß damit! Kann unter "Skulpturen" oder über Suche mit "XC" gefunden werden.

Dankeschön Syboubou für deine großartige Arbeit.

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A la ferme part 8 : Entrance

This is the eigth and final set of the farm/cottage collection for now ! There will be more coming later, but I feel like changing subject a little to not worn me out and explore some different style for a while. This set contains a new fence with high stone walls, and because EA have an oriented automatic fencing system, I made two versions with different orientation so you can individually chose on which side you want the roof tiles to be. It is assorted with three wooden/ironwrought/arch gates, a functional rotating water wheel, hortensia flowers, a farm sign with both english and simlish writing, and a functional mailbox.

Hope you liked this whole serie (128 items in total) ! Thanks for staying me this month ❤

Description
  • Includes 13 new items
  • Everything is basegame compatible
  • Most items are low poly, EXCEPT the ironwrought gate (15k) and the hydrangea bushes (14k and 8k for large and medium sizes)
  • The sign is available in both english and simlish writing
  • The waterwheels are animated and functional (and can be turned on and off)
Download

Public release the 28th os september.

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x-creas

Aww thats wonderful <3

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syboubou
A la ferme - Part 1: fences

This set is the first one of a long series in order to build a farm/cottage/countryside environment. As there are many items planned, I will separate them in several mini sets - so you can get them little by little and so I can alternate sometimes with other stuff so I don't tired myself !I'm still waiting for S4S to update to be able to make functional items with the new EP, so for now I'm concentrating on basegame build assets. For starting, this set contains 6 new fences with assorted gates. Hope you'll like it !

  • Everything is basegame compatible
  • All items are rather low poly
  • Some gate will need bb.moveobject in order to be placed (the tall one will get a mesage like they need short fence, I couldn't find the reason)

Public release the 15th of august 2021 :)

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Awww so beautiful <3

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Somerville Planters Conversion

My first conversion is finally done! I am proud of myself! In TS3 I loved Gosik's "Somerville Planter Set". Now I've tried my first conversion.

The only difference to the original is the height of the inner base. I set this a little higher because it looks nicer in my eyes.

It wasn't easy, as a newbie, to deal directly with rigs / slots when you have no idea. I was often tempted to simply provide the plant boxes with decorative slots so that only normal decorative plants (outdoor / indoor) can be placed. But in the end I managed to get the planting function for seeds in almost all of them. However, there are problems with the box size (which I do not want to change) with Box No. 4 and 5 due to the planting spacing. With Box No. 4 you can see some earth sticking out over the edge on the right and left, if you e.g. Sow mushrooms. With smaller plants like carrots, spinach etc. everything is great. With Box No. 5, I completely removed the planting function, because there is simply too little space for the spacing between the plants and I thought it stupid that only two work.

In addition, all plant boxes have height-adjustable deco slots. This means that some plants can be placed a little deeper in the earth. This works for some plants, but not for all. I cannot say why that is. For testing I also used loose plants from sets from Nynaeve or Novvvas, which can be placed in different pots. Plants from the build menu also work to some extent. Some have to be placed correctly with the MOO cheat.

The plant boxes can be lined up close to each other, but they cannot be used for seeds (problem of distance between the plants).

XC Gosik "Somerville Planter" Set: Download (SimFileShare) The original TS3 Mesh: TSR Gosik Somerville Planter

Thanks to Gosik for this great set.

Best regards, x-creas Deutsch/German: Meine erste Conversion ist endlich fertig! Ich bin stolz auf mich!

In TS3 habe ich das "Somerville Planter Set" von Gosik geliebt. Nun habe ich mich an meiner erste Conversion versucht.

Abweichend zum Original ist nur die Höhe des Innenbodens. Diesen habe ich etwas höher gesetzt, weil das in meinen Augen schöner aussieht.

Es war nicht einfach, als Newbie, sich direkt mit Rigs/Slots zu befassen, wenn man keine Ahnung hat. Oft war ich versucht, die Pflanzboxen einfach nur mit Deko-Slots zu versehen, so dass nur normale Dekopflanzen (Outdoor/Indoor) platziert werden können. Doch letzendlich habe ich es bei fast allen geschafft, die Pflanz-Funktion für Saatgut hinzubekommen. Allerdings gibt es bei der Box No° 4 und 5 aufgrund der Pflanzabstände Probleme mit der Boxgröße (die ich nicht verändern möchte). Bei der Box No° 4 sieht man rechts und links an der Stelle etwas Erde über den Rand hinausragen, wenn man z.Bsp. Pilze aussäät. Bei kleineren Pflanzen wie Karotten, Spinat etc. ist alles super. Bei der Box No° 5 habe ich die Pflanz-Funktion komplett rausgenommen, da einfach zu wenig Platz ist für die Abstände der Pflanzen und ich es doof fand, dass nur zwei funktionieren.

Zusätzlich haben alle Pflanzboxen höhenverstellbare Deco-Slots erhalten. D.h. manche Pflanzen lassen sich so etwas tiefer in die Erde setzen. Bei einigen Pflanzen funktioniert das, doch nicht bei allen. Woran das liegt, vermag ich nicht zu sagen. Ich habe zum testen unter anderem auch lose Pflanzen aus Sets von Nynaeve oder Novvvas verwendet, die in unterschiedliche Pots gesetzt werden können. Auch Pflanzen aus dem Bau-Menü funktionieren teilweise. Einige müssen mit dem MOO-Cheat richtig platziert werden.

Die Pflanzboxen können dicht nebeneinander gereiht werden, allerdings so nicht für Saatgut verwendet werden (Abstandproblem zwischen den Pflanzen).

Danke an Gosik für dieses tolle Set.

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Catasta Stone Foundation

An attentive simmer made me aware that the stone foundation was missing. Somehow I forgot to create it, I'm very sorry. Now I've created it and uploaded it to Simfileshare for you. The set is based on the great Catasta Platform Set by syboubou, like the other Catasta foundations. Thank you syboubou for providing the textures. I hope you like them.

You can find @syboubou Catasta Platform Trim Overrides here.

XC Catasta Foundation: Download (SimFileShare) @bodaccia48 has also created wonderful Walls and Floors from the Catasta textures. You can find them on her website. All textures are in HD quality without borders, seamless and BG compatible

Best regards,

x-creas Deutsch/German: Durch einen aufmerksamen Simmer wurde ich darauf aufmerksam gemacht, dass das Stone-Fundament fehlte. Irgendwie habe ich es vergessen zu erstellen, das tut mir sehr leid. Jetzt habe ich dieses nun erstellt und bei Simfileshare für euch hochgeladen. Das Set basiert ebenso auf das tolle Catasta Platform Set von syboubou, wie die anderen Catasta Fundamente. Vielen Dank für die Bereitstellung der Texturen syboubou. Ich hoffe sie gefallen Euch.

Alle Texturen sind in HD-Qualität ohne Rahmen, nahtlos und BG-kompatibel

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Hi. As always, you have done a great job with Catasta foundations. But I have missed the stones swatches. If you would like to do them that would be wonderful. Thank you.

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Hello! You're right, they're still missing! That totally escaped me and I forgot about her. As soon as I have the time, I'll create this one. Please be patient. :-)

Thank you and best regards,

x-creas

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Sulsul!

Today just a small thing for you. Catasta Floors! These are matching (of course), @syboubou's Catasta Platform Set, as well as @x-creas' Catasta Foundations! They may be downloaded HERE or HERE. I really hope you like them!

Love, Bo

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x-creas

So beautiful and suitable for the already existing foundations of Syboubou (platform foundation) and mine (Foundations). Thank you so much :-)

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NEW ACCOUNT

Hello, it’s me, novvvas… my account has been deleted. So I created a new one, but I’m not sure that it won’t be deleted either. Please, creators, builders and people who used my cc, reblog this post so people know I’m back with the new name. I’m incredibly sad that my account was deleted. I had about 40k followers and +200 cc posts. Also I’m not sure if i should post my old cc here or just start with new one…

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FINIBUS SET

It has been a long time since I made a new fence ! This set has 16 new items to make the entrance of a modern and contemporary house. I mixed metal, concrete and wood with sleek design to bring you a fence with 6 gates (single, double and car gates with or without doors), 2 garage doors (open & closed), some awnings, a new functional mailbox, two outdoors lamps and a functional wheeled trashbin !

  • Includes 16 items
  • Everything is basegame compatible
  • Everything is low poly, except the trashbin which is a little bit higher (4k)
  • The car showcased in the previews are from @lorysims

Available for free download on my website !

Now available for everyone :)

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PLOUF POOL SET

This set contains 40 new items around the pool area: floaties, pool ladder, diving board and platform, waterfall cascade,  lounge chairs, hammock, beach towels, sofas, chairs, coffee table, side table, new curly palm trees, tiles wallpaper and floor, deco pool steps and…

… finally some descent pool trims ! 😍

As those who follow my creations might understand, those items are unseen in the sims 4 cc community as they are not clonable by either S4S or TSRW. It requires manual overrides of every single instance number which makes it difficult, long and difficult to access. I made only two for now (wood planks and stone pavement), and might consider do more in the future: just give me time to recover 😅

I will also share the build of this awesome contemporary house soon :)

  • Includes 43 items
  • Everything is basegame compatible BUT: - The diving platform will function only if you own Get Together, it will just be decor otherwise - The floaties exist in two versions: basegame or Island living. They are both functionals, but the basegame will have a weird warping around the pool when used to relax/sunbathe. They are not overriding each other, but if you own Island Living, you don’t need the basegame ones.
  • The waterfall fountain is animated.

Public release the 25th may of 2021.

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Sulsul!

Hey y'all! I'm super excited about this set today. My bestie (@szanne7000) was lamenting that there were no matching walls for @syboubou's awesome Catasta set platform trim overrides. I reached out to Syboubou and she generously allowed me to use her PSD files and viola! 3 years later... 132 new walls for all to enjoy! Here's a partial preview to whet your whistle:

They can be found HERE and downloaded individually by category or all in one zip. I really hope y'all like them! Love, Bo

EDIT! Sorry for the broken link, is fixed now!

HERE is an alternate link as well.

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x-creas

Awww so great! Suitable for my Catasta Foundations <3 great work!

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