Sims Creator
Juliacarey1965
I bought Sims Deluxe today, installed it OK, no problems, love the new objects,
I bought it mainly for the Sims Creator add on.
Are there any tutorials anywhere, as the manual doesnt really tell much.
Thanks in advance
Julia
Dr Richard Cranium
The Sims™ Creator
Readme document
http://thesims.ea.com
14 March, 2002
MAXIS - Electronic Arts
Version 1.1
Table of Contents
General
Overview
Main/Start Screen
Face Photo Wizard
Sim Wardrobe
Paint
Save
Rendering Options
General
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For the latest up to date information on The Sims™ and The Sims™ Creator visit:
http://www.thesims.com.
You can visit fan sites and find message boards, FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions),
walk-throughs and hints on the site. Visit the chat area of our site to chat with other
players.
Overview
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The Sims™ Creator allows you to paint your Sim, add a new face to the head of your Sim,
add a logo to your Sim and change your Sim's clothing.
The Sims™ Creator reads the data from your Skins folder in The Sims™ and all expansion
packs
(Default Folder: \Program Files\Maxis\The Sims\GameData\Skins and \Program Files\Maxis\The
Sims\ExpansionPack...).
The Sims™ Creator tool will allow you to modify skins from The Sims™ 1.0, installed Sims
expansion packs and any other
Sims skins you may have downloaded.
Main/Start screen
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This is where you can select the major physical attributes of your Sims such as head and
body.
You can also change the age, gender, and skin tone of the Sim you wish to modify on this
screen. In the 3D Preview window, you
can view your Sim from many different angles.
Face Photo Wizard
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The Face Photo Wizard is an import tool for photographs so that they can be used for Sims
heads. Acceptable photo file types that are compatible with The Sims™ Creator are: .png,
.jpg, .tga, .bmp and .tif.
Step One: “Load an image”
- Click “Face Photo Wizard” from the Main Menu
- Click “Load Face,” and browse to the photo you wish to import
- Use the “Rotation” and “Size” sliders to position the face so that it fits within
the box boundaries.
- Click “Next>” when done.
Step Two: “Editing”
Once imported, the next menu screen details the editing options available to edit your Sim
Face.
Tip: Use the wire frame and the mask sliders to help position the image on the head,
this helps to align the eyes and the nose
Sim Wardrobe
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The Sim Wardrobe section contains the tools to dress your Sim. You have the option to add
accessories to the Sim's original clothing or click “Undress” to start from scratch. You
can layer clothes here
also by just selecting more garments. A feature within this tool is the ability to select
and import new clothing
material skins for Sim Clothing. To import new materials, click “Load Texture” and browse
to the photo file you
wish to import. Similarly to the Face Photo Wizard the only photo file formats accepted by
Sim Creator are:
.png, .jpg, .tga, .bmp, and tif. For best results the materials photos should be of 8bit
or 256 color.
When you click on the Add Logo button you will be brought to the Logo Selector screen.
Here you can add logos/images to your Sim in the 2D view, and see how it will look in The
Sims™ in the 3D view.
Choose from the provided logos or add your own with the Load Logo button (.png, .jpg,
.tga, .bmp, and .tif
are the file types that you can use in The Sims™ Creator, and for best results they should
be 8bit or 256 color).
Unfortunately, The Sims™ Creator cannot add or remove hats. Some heads have hats that
are part of the skin and these cannot be removed. Also note that some heads have hats in
The Sims™
but do not show up in The Sims™ Creator, there is no way to modify these hats in The Sims™
Creator
because they are not part of the skin. Some Skins may also have accessories that are
separate meshes. These will also not show up in The Sims™ Creator.
(Example: there is a skin provided with The Sims™ Livin' Large Expansion, and available
for download from http://thesims.com,
that should have a hat but the hat does not show up because it is a separate accessory
file,
this skin will be missing the top of his head.)
Paint
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The Paint tool allows you to paint your sim in either a 2D or 3D view. This option is
available from the Main Menu by clicking the “Paint” button.
The tool panel at the bottom of the screen allows you to paint with many different
colors and textures, you can move the skin just about any way needed to paint it, and fix
any mistakes you may have made.
Once you finish painting your Sim clicking "Done" will bring you back to the Main screen
(where you can now save your new skin) and your painted Sim will be in the place of
the original skin(s). The default skin is still there unless you save over it, but
you will need to restart The Sims™ Creator to view and work with the default skin again.
Save
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The save screen allows you to save your modified skin. Just give the skin a name and
click Save. The new skin will be saved in your skins folder
(Default Folder: \Program Files\Maxis\The Sims\GameData\Skins).
Rendering Options
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Pressing P will bring up the Rendering Preferences. From here you can change from OpenGL
to Software.
More recent graphics cards take advantage of the compatibility settings. By turning on the
Share GL Resources it will increase the painting speed. Turning on the Cache Sims Models
will speed up the frame rate of interacting with the models. These features will require a
restart of The Sims™ Creator.
If you have changed any of the Settings of The Sims™ Creator and it crashes when you run
it, this means your graphics card cannot handle the settings. The next time you run it it
will be in Software mode.
To set the rendering mode from the command line you can type:
For Software type: TheSimsCreator.exe -rS
For OpenGL type: TheSimsCreator.exe -rO
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