The Sims Modcast

EP005 - Default Face Template Replacements - The Sims ModCast

2009-04-26T20:00:00.005-04:00

Do you want to learn how you can replace those ugly maxis-made faces that's responsible for making some of the most hideous sims walking free around your neighborhood? Have you wished you could use any of the face archetypes and actually like each one you decide to use? This week we'll go over how you can customize the 27 base face archetypes available in the game as well as changing the look of the Pollination Technician. Now even your aliens can get a DNA makeover! If you have any questions come join us! If you can't make it to the live show, please send us an e-mail at thesimsmodcast[at]gmail.com or call the listener line at 206-426-2805. We'd love to hear from you!

If you would like to tell us about your favorite mods or mods you've made, please send us an e-mail at thesimsmodcast[at]gmail.com or call the listener line at 206-426-2805. We'd love to hear from you!

Feedback

Chris V.

Sims Community and/or Modding News

Will Wright Leaves EA

Sims 3 Movie Making Tool

What's New In Our Downloads Folder?

Hillbilly Hot Tub by Komasutra

It's Your Day! Set One of 6 Delicious Wedding Cakes by eris3000

Samantha's Vacation Locals
- Pic of Far East Locals

Pic of Island Locals

Pic of Mountain Locals

Stay Natural! (set of 15 natural eyes) by Shady

NPC Fixes from Paladin's Place

Featured Mod of the Week: Children's Clothing

Creator Fakepeeps7

The Overall Overalls by Tustin2121

SimSquirts

Graveyard

Donation Sets

Simboree Clothing by purplestarz2006 aka Mary

Casual Play Outfits for Kids - BV Camper Outfit Conversion by dustfinger

Main Topic: Default Face Templates

CASface Replacements - All Faces, All Ages by terrakosmos

Replacement Face Templates for CAS/BodyShop by AllenABQ

Tutorial - Replacing the Default Maxis Facial Templates by Motoki

Default Face Replacements for CAUS, CBAN, CPOL and CTEU by SheWhoSims

Base Templates for Making Your Own CAS/BodyShop Faces by Allen ABQ

Cper and Csla Archetypes Enabled by Argon

HowTo: Creating non-replacement archetypes by Argon

"Lupine" Anthropomorph face archetype (non-replacement) by kingtorrid

Pollination Tech Replacement by gialuan

Multiple Pollination Technicians - Expansion - New Aliens by fwiffo

Multiple Pollination Technicians by SheWhoSims

Complete CAS Face Replacement by Doc Doofus (no picture available)

Complete CAS Face Replacements by AmberDiceless

New Default CAS Faces - complete set by sarakadie

Multiple Pollination Technicians by Fwiffo

Multi Pollination Technician Pack - Featuring LL30 Sims by ChihoSan

Lucia's Multi PT Set by Lucia Carlota

Defuglified Maxis faces - 27 CAS face replacements for all ages by selzi

Complete set of CAS face replacements - 27 faces, all ages by selzi

Full CAS Face Replacement Set - All Ages/26 Templates *Updated, July 17th* by bruna00000

Default Face Replacements 2: Electric Boogaloo by Katuchan

Full Set of Default Face Replacement Templates! by Katuchan

Default Face Template Replacements by AmberDiceless

Zazazu's face replacements by Zazazu

Ancient Highway's Lot Full of Sims

Special thanks to all of our live chat participant: flickguy, purplestarz2006 aka Mary, SimChris and wendiigo
Also, a special thanks to all the people responsible for creating the tools out there to help us mod our games, and all the talented artists and modders that have made their creations available so we can expand our game for a fun and unique experience.
Music featured in the Sims Modcast is provided with permission by artists from the Podsafe Music Network and Podsafe Audio websites:

Beau Hall: Sugar Rush
George Wood: Propaganda, Daydreamer, Core Meltdown, Head Over Heels, End Game
Throcke: Starry

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on Sunday, May 10th at 8:00PM EDT where we'll discuss how to hunt down custom content that is breaking your game.

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Special Episode 001 - When Social Bunnies Attack - The Sims Modcast

2009-04-12T17:07:00.005-04:00

We're taking a break from our regularly scheduled themed topics to bring you this extra special Easter episode of The Sims Modcast where we'll just be hanging out for a Sunday chat. Come join us as we fill our Talkshoe easter baskets with eggcellent stories about the Sims 2! Oh, and bring chocolate. Samantha's already bitten the ears off the Social Bunny.

If you would like to tell us about your favorite mods or mods you've made, please send us an e-mail at thesimsmodcast[at]gmail.com or call the listener line at 206-426-2805. We'd love to hear from you!

Nanny Hate Challenge
Sims Life Stories (Amazon)
Wardrobe Wrangler
Tour Across America Lots by creator Intel1397
Delphy's Download Organizer
J.M. Pescado's Unofficial AL Fixes Patch
Custom Chopper Motorbike Driveable

Special thanks to all of our live voice and chat participants (in alphabetical order): Flickguy, Purplestarz2006, SimChris, and Wendiigo,

Also, a special thanks to all the people responsible for creating the tools out there to help us mod our games, and all the talented artists and modders that have made their creations available so we can expand our game for a fun and unique experience.

Music featured in the Sims Modcast is provided with permission by artists from the Podsafe Music Network and Podsafe Audio websites:

Beau Hall: Sugar Rush
George Wood: Daydreamer, Core Meltdown, Head Over Heels, End Game
Throcke: Starry

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EP004 - Empty and Clean Templates - The Sims ModCast

2009-04-02T14:13:00.010-04:00

Does Goopy Gilscarbo make you vomit? Does Kennedy Cox make you want to remove the pool ladder? Have you often wondered why Komei Tellerman looks like a neandrathal and how Sandy Bruty can have such big lips? Do you try to avoid letting them breed in your neighborhood? If you answered yes to any of these questions or just want to make a neighborhood fully from scratch, then listen in on this episode where we go over installing and using empty and clean templates, as well as direct you to a link to create your own. We also cover creating townies to populate your newly empty 'hood.

If you would like to tell us about your favorite mods or mods you've made, please send us an e-mail at thesimsmodcast[at]gmail.com or call the listener line at 206-426-2805. We'd love to hear from you!

Feedback Links: Where to find skins?

Feedback Links: Where to find clothing?

Sim News Links

What's New In Our Downloads Folder?

Featured Mod of the Week: Residential

'Katrina Cottages' by Phaenoh 1 - 5, 6 - 10, 11 - 15, 16 - 20, 21 - 25
Nana Series by Phaenoh

Starter Farm House with Carport by Sharrari
The Barbie Dream House by bluvr85
Decatur County, Indiana by intel1397
SimChris's Choice ~ MTS2 Featured Creator: plasticbox

Main Topic: Empty and Clean Neighborhood Templates

Fixing Strangetown DNA issues at MATY
Empty and Cleaned up Templates at Maty
Changing the Template Neighborhoods
Helpful Tools for setting up custom empty hoods

Tools for keeping neighborhoods clean

Tutorial: Clean custom neighborhoods + townie creation

Season's Version and BV Version

Hacks for Changing Default names

RandomStuff: Configurable "dice rolling" program by Hook

Special thanks to all of our live chat participants (in alphabetical order): flickguy, SimChris, purplestarz2006 and wendiigo

Also, a special thanks to all the people responsible for creating the tools out there to help us mod our games, and all the talented artists and modders that have made their creations available so we can expand our game for a fun and unique experience.

Music featured in the Sims Modcast is provided with permission by artists from the Podsafe Music Network and Podsafe Audio websites:

Beau Hall: Sugar Rush
George Wood: Daydreamer, Core Meltdown, Head Over Heels, End Game
Throcke: Starry

Join us for our next live show on Sunday, April 12th at 8:00PM EST where we'll have an in-depth review of Default Face Replacement Templates.

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EP003 - In-Depth Review of Mod Types - The Sims ModCast

2009-03-15T20:00:00.002-04:00

This week's episode is an in-depth review of mod types. We'll go over the types of mods you can add to your game, and give a few examples of what they are. If you would like to tell us about your favorite mods or mods you've made, come join us! If you can't make it to the live show, please send us an e-mail at thesimsmodcast[at]gmail.com or call the listener line at 206-426-2805. We'd love to hear from you!

If you would like to tell us about your favorite mods or mods you've made, please send us an e-mail at thesimsmodcast[at]gmail.com or call the listener line at 206-426-2805. We'd love to hear from you!

Feedback
- Mary aka purplestarz2006
  - Marriage Chooser by Marhis
Sims Community and/or Modding News
- MTS2 Downtime
  - Downtime Info
What's New In Our Downloads Folder?
- 40 Wearable Nose-masks

Yumedust Eyes as Defaults by spikesminx

Original non default Yumedust eyes by Yumedust

Featured Mod of the Week: Community Lots

Sand Simolean Point Shopping by Phaenoh

OvenFresh Bakery by bo0nsai

Community Fish and Skate Park
- Picture

Neighborhood Recreational Park
- Picture

University Gym and Student Union
- Picture

Old Town Shoppe by Terri

Main Topic: Mod Types

Face Templates by Nailati

Making Beach Lot Apartments Tutorial by Mootilda

Warlokk's Female Body Meshes
- Warlokk's Tower

Warlokk at Insimenator

Bodybuilder Meshes by Marvine

No 20K Handout by J.M. Pescado

Inteenimator by Jase, AL version by MadCat256

UNSUPPORTED Insimenator

ACR - Autonomous Casual Romance by TwoJeffs

The Simblender by TwoJeffs

FFS Lot Debugger aka Batbox by J.M. Pescado

The College Clock by J.M. Pescado

Custom Wall Repository by Numenor

The Megahood by Hysterical Paroxysm

Giant Baby Costume by bootsbrisket

Constitution Class Star Ship by jasonduskey

Special thanks to all of our live chat participant: flickguy

Also, a special thanks to all the people responsible for creating the tools out there to help us mod our games, and all the talented artists and modders that have made their creations available so we can expand our game for a fun and unique experience.

Music featured in the Sims Modcast is provided with permission by artists from the Podsafe Music Network and Podsafe Audio websites:

Beau Hall: Sugar Rush
George Wood: Propaganda, Daydreamer, Core Meltdown, Head Over Heels, End Game
Throcke: Starry

Join us for our next live show on Sunday, March 29th at 8:00PM EDT where we'll discuss empty and clean templates for your game.

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EP002 - NLS: Body Shop - The Sims Modcast

2009-03-11T03:10:00.007-04:00

In this NLS (Non-Live Show) episode, Samantha and Terri discuss the ins and outs of Body Shop--the custom content creator that ships with The Sims 2 game and each of its expansion packs. We give a brief overview of what Body Shop is and a quick step-by-step example on how you use it. We tell our likes and dislikes about Body Shop as a modding tool as well as experiences we had with our own Body Shop projects.

If you would like to tell us about your favorite mods or mods you've made, please send us an e-mail at thesimsmodcast[at]gmail.com or call the listener line at 206-426-2805. We'd love to hear from you!

What's New In Our Downloads Folder?
- Recolored previously downloaded hair textures to include the elder "grey" color
- Child Sized Functional Table and Chairs by Rebecah
- Skins by Enayla
Featured Mod of the Week: Full-Face Makeup

Main Topic: Body Shop

Special thanks to all the people responsible for creating the tools out there to help us mod our games, and all the talented artists and modders that have made their creations available so we can expand our game for a fun and unique experience.
Music featured in the Sims Modcast is provided with permission by artists from the Podsafe Music Network and Podsafe Audio websites:

Beau Hall: Sugar Rush
George Wood: Daydreamer, Core Meltdown, Head Over Heels, End Game
Throcke: Starry

Join us for our next live show on Sunday, March 15th at 8:00PM EST where we'll have an in-depth review of mod types. We'll also be featuring community lots as our mod pick of the week.

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EP001 - Introductions - The Sims Modcast

2009-03-05T03:31:00.005-05:00

Terri and Samantha record their first live show, introduce themselves and let you know what this podcast is all about--modding The Sims 2! In this first episode not only did we feature some cool and fun mods we added to our games, we discussed modding in general: What is a mod, and how do you add it to your game? Where do you find some of the best mods? Also, we featured a brief overview of how you can get started making your own custom content for the game.

If you would like to tell us about your favorite mods or mods you've made, please send us an e-mail at thesimsmodcast[at]gmail.com or call the listener line at 206-426-2805. We'd love to hear from you!

Introductions

When did we first start playing the sims?
What was our favorite/least favorite expansion packs?
What was the first mod/custom content placed in our games?

Infinite Elixir of Everythingness
Nursery Sets from SimSquirts (now defunct)

Favorite types of mods

No20KHandout

Have we created mods?

Show overview
What's New In Your Downloads Folder?

Featured Mod of the Week: Hairs

Stuck Object Remover
Main Topic: What is Modding?

Brief History of Modding
What are mods, hacks and custom content?
Why do you want mods in your game?

Sims2Challenges Podcast

Types of Mods and Hacks
How do you get mods into the game

Downloads folder located in: "My Documents/EA Games/The Sims 2/Downloads"
On a mac: "Documents/EA Games/The Sims 2/Downloads"

Content Manager Tools

Sims 2 Exchange
Finding Good Custom Content

Mod The Sims 2

Sister Site: The Sims 2 Community
Sister Site: Sexy Sims 2 (18 and older)

Sim Wardrobe (AKA Paladin's Place)
Insimenator.org

Sister site: Insimadult.org (18 and older)

Simbology

Getting bad content, and what to watch out for
CEP - Color Enabler Package
Modding Tools

List of Modding Tools at Sims2Wiki
The Sims 2 Home Crafter
SimPE
MilkShape3D
Paint Shop Pro / Photo Shop
Gimp
Any Game Starter (mod)

Where to find tutorials
How to share your mods
Sims 3 and modding

Creators Camp Video

Special thanks to our chat participants (in alphabetical order): flickguy, jameyhineyman1, Rachel Z., SimChris, ToyCorpse, and wendiigo
Also, a special thanks to all the people responsible for creating the tools out there to help us mod our games, and all the talented artists and modders that have made their creations available so we can expand our game for a fun and unique experience.
Music featured in the Sims Modcast is provided with permission by artists from the Podsafe Music Network and Podsafe Audio websites:

Beau Hall: Sugar Rush
George Wood: Daydreamer, Core Meltdown, Head Over Heels, End Game
Throcke: Starry

Join us for our next live show on Sunday, March 15th at 8:00PM EST where we'll have an in-depth review of mod types.

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Or download this episode!