Can this kind of Housekeeping be done in BodyShop?

[Lorelei]

I just read a thread on how to remove appearance-related cc from the game to save on space (http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=84495) but my game gets kooky in CAS about 50% of the time and crashes on me. I deleted a bunch of stuff in BS and it initially borked my game, but now the game seems happier.

Also, I think I have far too many skins. I'm 90% sure no Sims are using most of them. Again, can I zap these in BS, and are skin files generally pretty big? Or, put another way, what custom content is best to delete, generally speaking, to gain the most filespace back for loading time reduction?

Cheers in advance for any enlightenment bestowed.

[Sleepycat]

in my opinion, custom mesh stuff slows loading time more then anything else


as for deleting skintones, go right ahead. If any sims do happen to be using them they will just get one of the 4 original  S1-S4 (or the default replacement if you have them) skintones.

[Flamingo]

...and are skin files generally pretty big? Or, put another way, what custom content is best to delete, generally speaking, to gain the most filespace back for loading time reduction? ...

Basically, skin files are one of the biggest files. Things such as beds and cars can be really bad too, though. The larger the mesh is, the bigger the file.

[Lorelei]

Thank you!

Again, though, the original post suggests doing it in CAS. Can I do it in Bodyshop and get the same result? I suspect that the answer is yes, but Bodyshop wasn't even mentioned as an option.

I am probably being too paranoid and overcautious, but I'm tired of Sims-related headaches. Time to concentrate on NVidia-related ones.

[Sleepycat]

yes you can do it in Bodyshop 

[jsalemi]

Semi-OT, but have you found yourself reducing your CC as you add EPs (and maybe SPs)?  As more and more nice official stuff gets added to the game, I've found myself deleting older CC that I pretty much no longer use every time I play now. 

[cheriem]

Yep, I find the same or I'm also finding I'm using more and more Maxis meshes for recolors that I'm doing myself.

[RenegadeSims]

Keep in mind that deleting skins in CAS or BodyShop does not mean it's corresponding mesh will be deleted.  That will have to be done manually.

*RenegadeSims

[angelyne]

I wish that creators did more recolors of Maxis meshes.  It almost seems to be a snobby thing, that you must use a mesh or you're an amateur or something. 

For example, it's very difficult to find recolors of Maxis hair.  Although there are some pretty nice maxis hair meshes in the game.  But I hate Maxis textures.  Black is not black enough, the red is unatural, the blond is too yellow and brash and the brown and the rest of the colors are too flat.  Blah.

Oh yeah, use bodyshop by all means.  It loads faster and deletes faster than CAS.  I wish that Maxis would have provided us with better means to delete stuff.  Like the possibility of tagging files for deletion.  Or maybe just not kicking you back to the beginning of the catalogue everytime you delete something. 


edit:  added missing word.

[Sivany]

I agree, some of the Maxis hair meshes are really nice and the only one I've got some decent recolours for are that very short one where the hair comes right over one eye. I think it was introduced in Nightlife. I wish their were more recolours for some of the other styles.

[Lythdan]

I also think that people should do more recolours of maxis meshes. Because additional meshes make loading times slower.

[J. M. Pescado]

I wish that Maxis would have provided us with better means to delete stuff.  Like the possibility of tagging files for deletion.  Or maybe just kicking you back to the beginning of the catalogue everytime you delete something.

What's wrong with DEL *.*?

[Lorelei]

Oh yeah, use bodyshop by all means.  It loads faster and deletes faster than CAS.  I wish that Maxis would have provided us with better means to delete stuff.  Like the possibility of tagging files for deletion.  Or maybe just kicking you back to the beginning of the catalogue everytime you delete something. 

I assume a "not" was left out of the last sentence, because I agree with that annoyance. Hate that. Especially fun in hair section when it defaults to first page of black hair.

[Kyna]

Genensims have done recolours of maxis hairs, at least the ones from the base game (last time I looked).  I use their apricot red hairs in my game, as it's close to my natural hair colour.  They have a range of "normal" colours, as well as a range of recolours that most of us would be unlikely to use in our games.

[angelyne]

I wish that Maxis would have provided us with better means to delete stuff.  Like the possibility of tagging files for deletion.  Or maybe just kicking you back to the beginning of the catalogue everytime you delete something.

What's wrong with DEL *.*?

DEL *.* is a special command reserved especially for those who whine about their game taking 10 minutes or more to load.  Garanteed to speed your game loading time or your money back.

Thanks for that tip Kyna.  The hair looks good "on paper". I'll check it out in the game tonight after I'm done with the earn-the-paycheck-so-you-can-play-the-sims crapola.

[Sivany]

Thanks Kyna, they seem to have loads of good recolours, I'll definitely be trying some out in my game.

I hate the way CAS kicks you back to the beginning of the black hair category every time you delete anything. It's especially annoying when each page of hair takes ages to load and each hair takes ages to delete, I've spent hours deleting stuff from in game before because of that. Of course it all runs faster now but I'm sure there are easier ways of doing it.