More Awesome Than You!

So, I've wanted to have the Castaway Store Items so much, I learned to make them for myself - sort of. I really need someone with a Clue to check out some (probably all) of these items, because they are my first attempt at cloning.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/WatersMoon110/ClothingRack.png)
The Clothing Rack seems to be working fine,. This doesn't seem to replace anything.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/WatersMoon110/ChangingBooth.png)
The Changing Booth also seems to work as is, and doesn't seem to replace anything.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/WatersMoon110/FruitBins.png)
The Food Bins do work, mostly. They revert to the default food bin texture, just on the box, after being used. The fruit stays fine. Also, I couldn't find the food basket, and wouldn't know how to associate it with just this object. This also seems to not be replacing anything else.
CS Shopping Items (http://www.mediafire.com/?vedni9xfdeo)
I've updated the Clothing Booth to have the BV options available, and both it and the Clothing Rack are now in their proper category.

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/WatersMoon110/BrokenCashRegister.png)
The Brilliant Havelock told me how to fix the globals, so now the Cash Register works but the animation looks funny.
Working-ish Cash Register (http://www.mediafire.com/?28hzjfof5kt)

I also have grabbed some simple replacements that I wanted to have:
Baseball (from Catch)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/WatersMoon110/Baseball.png)
Baby Bottle
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/WatersMoon110/Bottle.png)
Bug Jar
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/WatersMoon110/BugJar.png)
Tip Jar (just older - not much different)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/WatersMoon110/TipJar.png)
Clothing (to match the Clothing Rack - replaces ALL clothing piles!)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/WatersMoon110/Clothing.png)
Toys from Toy Box
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/WatersMoon110/Toys.png)
I believe that the turtle is the "boat" the lion is the "horse" the canoe is the "car" and the blue thing is the "rocket".
Replacements (http://www.mediafire.com/?i7gctd8hrby)

I also have the Shell Phone, from CS. The sound doesn't work, but the animations sort of do. Only the placement seems to be off, as it greatly overlaps the hand. This, of course, replaces the Cell Phone from Uni.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/WatersMoon110/ShellPhone.png)
Shell Phone (http://www.mediafire.com/?awxxvm0ewop)

Without pictures, it was not clear what you had extracted.

i seen alottve CS items last few days but i haven't seen any CS shop items?  ???

These items haven't been ripped before. Anyhow, I think the OP is asking for help really with getting the items to work, rather than 'OMG, look what I did!'

Pictures would be nice though, OP ;) Especially for the default replacements.

If this had been done before, I would already have it. I have every single CS item that has been ripped so far. I certainly wish that someone who knew what they were doing had done these items, because I haven't the talent or knowledge to get them completely working.

Pictures up! Sorry I didn't have them ready before!


Mod edit: double post fixed

Wow Thanks!!!
But, I have two questions for you:

1. The MediaFire's don't open the link of the shopping things, so you can put other link like Rapidshare, EasyShare, etc..

2. I try convert somethings of Casatway myself, simple stuffs like terrains and little objects, I downloaded all objects that oferesd here on the site but still missing ones, so I like ask you, how you do that?

Thanks again for the objects.

It worked fine for me, but I've added an alternate RapidShare link. Tell me if that doesn't work for you.
*laughs* I've spent the last two days rooting through all of the Castaway items using SimPE. I learned how to do that here (http://simpeforum.ambertation.de/forum/viewpost/27816). I don't really know what I'm doing yet, you probably have figured out at least as much as I have.

Too bad that shell is a replacement. I would have used it as a house phone.

Nothing to wonder about. The cauri cashregister needs CashRegisterGlobals_Aspyr to work. They dont exist in normal TS2.

The interactions between Cashier and Customer the animations they use witch Accessories to use everthing is in globals. All you have gotten is a Object who spawns a Clerk, and tells the Game there is a Cashregister. But it is not really there, because of missing globals.
I think this makes you SOL.

Sigh, try if CashRegisterGlobals work for the object but be aware the animations they use are weird for the caury Cashregister. And the use the simoleans not stones.

So it is broken?

Ok, it works but looks funny with CashRegisterGlobals. I'll upload it in a second.

Because its in this Category in CS and needs to be fixed for TS2. Open OBJD in simpe and put in Room sort misc ,Function sort
electronics, Overall sort electronics/misc

Sorry but this tutorial doesn't help me so much and I didn't understand the other tutorial (on MTS2) I try but don't appear in my game! But thanks anyway. Try convert more objects of the CS (I discover that Xianah's don't convert ALL the floors, walls and terrain paints, if someone could help me how to do that, it's welcome) and the pet things, floors and walls from PS.

Thanks again,

Maurício

Because I didn't want to bother to fix it when it wasn't working. It should be working(ish) and in the proper category now.

I've actually already done the Castaway Stories Wallpapers and Floors, including the ones that Xianah missed along with having repaired various spelling mistakes and other errors that Maxis managed to leave in.
So if you want them, you can get them from here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QDJ880D4

I was planning to release them to everyone at the same time as the Castaway Terrains.
However quite honestly, I've just plain not bothered to do them yet.  ::)
But since there's demand for the wallpapers and floorings, I thought I'd upload them early for you.  ;)

Thanks for the CS stuff now my CS hood can have shopping huts!


Hey thanks! Do these have the Maxis descriptions and price? I remember Xianah's did not.

Yes they do.
Every single wallpaper/flooring contains their full name, description and pricing that Maxis assigned to them in Castaway Stories.
However I have corrected the odd spelling mistake that Maxis managed to leave in.

How can I do the same but with spanish info? Thanks in advance!

Many thanks for the wonderful CS additons. They look and work great in my native suburb.  :)

 I know that there has been a lot of debate here about the stoves not being extractable but could the fruit salad food item  and the buffet table be extracted?

Thanks a lot!


The stove has already being extracted by Havelock. Here is the link to it: Post (http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,11550.msg324661.html#msg324661).

I would also like the buffet table and fruit salad item, please. The wedding arch will also be great!

Here's the Castaway Stories terrains to complete your set:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=D6KVHBH5

Inside the zip folder are two folders.
One contains the exclusive Castaway terrains that can't be found elsewhere.
The other contains old Sims 2 terrains that are present in Castaway Stories, albeit with different catalogue names and descriptions, I've included the Castaway Stories versions just for any completionists out there that would like to have the full tropical feel to the terrains they pick (Even if they're exactly the same as the Sims 2 versions.). They won't overwrite their Sims 2 counterparts though, so you'll end up with duplicate textures  in your game, just with different labels.

So if you just want the exclusive textures, you just need to add that folder.
If you want the re-labels too though, just add in the Re-Labels folder too.  :)

My thank you for all the MATY LS and Castaways playthings and goodies. The Lots from Pet Stories

any pics of these lots?

Sorry but they are all the residential and community lots from Pet Stories. Perhaps someone else with PS could post a few pictures as examples.

Why do some of the lots have loads of custom content?

huh u cant post pictures of ur own lots?  ???

[/quote]Why do some of the lots have loads of custom content?
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These are Maxis lots some of them come with some of the custom items that came with Pet Stories.  I don't have any custom content loaded in my download folders other than the stuff that has been extracted from LS, PS, and CS and a few MATY enhancements.

I tried to take pictures but I am too old and too ignorant to figure out how to post them here. If you have Pets Stories, The Show Park, and Best of Show from the Alice and Sam scenario are included.

Hmm. If someone posts something they have made/extracted and have not posted screenshots because of incapability then I would be very dubious about downloading what they have 'made'. Just my opinion.

         These lots have the Pet Stories wallpapers, floors and objects??
If not, can you or someone else canput them to download??

Maurício

Why do some of the lots have loads of custom content?
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These are Maxis lots some of them come with some of the custom items that came with Pet Stories.  I don't have any custom content loaded in my download folders other than the stuff that has been extracted from LS, PS, and CS and a few MATY enhancements.

I tried to take pictures but I am too old and too ignorant to figure out how to post them here. If you have Pets Stories, The Show Park, and Best of Show from the Alice and Sam scenario are included.
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I find it hard to beleive you when I found Numenors wooden stairs in a lot.

Sorry this was a bad idea. I did try to post pictures but all that showed was a bunch of red x's.  If one of the moderators could delete all the posts pertaining to this I would appreciate it. I am truly sorry.

No need to delete anything.  Some of us braver souls will have a look at the lots.  I know I will.  ;)  When I do, I'll try to make some pictures and let everyone know how it went.  ;D

ETA:  There is approximately 60 lots here and no way am I going to post picts of all of them, but this is a small sampling.   They are all clean safe files, with good clean Maxis made lots.  To have them as they are originally made for PS you would need the walls, floors, and objects from PS.  So as is, they are unfinished lots, but definitely useable.  Some are newer ones I've never seen before and others are obviously from Sims 2. This is about six lots from the Arbor Falls 001 file:

From the neighborhood view:
(http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u353/Hell_yes_bucket/snapshot_00000004_35ab1f37.jpg)(http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u353/Hell_yes_bucket/snapshot_00000004_55ab1f2f.jpg)


1330 Vista del Arroyo
(http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u353/Hell_yes_bucket/snapshot_00000004_f5ab1f99.jpg)(http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u353/Hell_yes_bucket/snapshot_00000004_b5ab1fab.jpg)(http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u353/Hell_yes_bucket/snapshot_00000004_f5ab1fcf.jpg)

One of the Buddy Street lots (an obvious Sims 2 made over lot)
(http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u353/Hell_yes_bucket/snapshot_00000004_f5ab20a9.jpg)

Thanks for sharing them bzrburns.  Don't worry too much about it.  Leave them here for those who might take advantage of them.  They are nice lots to have.  ;D

I didn't intentionally mean to sabotage anybody's game. I deleted them when I realized that I extracted them from Pet Stories last year prior to both getting a new computer and also moving all my custom stuff out of downloads and into Tsdata\Res\Catalog\Bins. I didn't post the pictures because I don't know how to. If someone would be so kind as to tell me how to do so I will try to repackage the lots and repost them with pictures.

Thanks for posting the pic's Hellyes and your vote of confidence. I think the Mesa Flats lots are some of the best of Maxis by far.

The cash register and the shell phone are definitely borkinated.  After conducting a binary search because my game would crash to desktop without loading completely, it came down to only these two items.  Anyone else having a similar experience?

Are you using the updated versions? Do you have something (like another cell phone replacement) that would conflict? I've been playing with these in my games for months, and my game works fine.

I don't believe I have any other replacements in my game that would conflict.  I have not downloaded any other phones, but I do have the awesome phonehack.  That wouldn't conflict, would it?  It didn't show up as such in any of the hack conflict checks.  As far as the updated version, I'll redownload to see if I that works. 

Thanks so much WatersMoon!  I really like having a "native" hood and having an exchange woud be cool. 

No, phonehack wouldn't conflict. I haven't yet used the cash register, but I have used the shell phone and can confirm that it works. I have had no problems with both of these files in the same subfolder.

Did re-downloading help?

Re-downloading helped with the cash register, but I couldn't locate the phone in the game to use it.  Obviously it's working since my game hasn't crashed.  Is the shell phone in the same place as the other phones?  Thanks for your help.

I wonder if anyone has extracted the: Literal Rose, Babbling Bougainvillea, Oleander, Hydranger & Phlox? I know they are pretty much the same as the Ts2 versions, but the CS ones are larger and much nicer. I had a look around but couldn't find them. So if anyone knows if they have been done please point me in the right direction.

Many Thanks
Xianah

They are the same as the ones included in TS2, not even a slight color variaton.

Umm ok fair enough. Didn't mean to offend.

They are bigger though... I just took some pix - I don't wish to sound like a total shrub obsessed lune, but I hate knowing I'm right and being told I am not!! Lol

(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/simderz/shrubs-1.jpg)

They are fuller and I think nicer, especially the phlox. Perhaps someone will extract them in time, or I can see if I can do it myself.

Regards
Xianah

I did them once but they were default replacements. I'll do them again if you want. ;)

By bigger I thought you meant with three or more tiles. Sorry if I was rude...  :-[

Aww no probs! ;)

I would lurve to have these in my TS2 game. I would prefere them not to be default replacements though. I guess I am a shrub obessed lune after all... Hahaha

Thanks  muchly if you can make these for me.

Xianah

I'm actually working on a CS Bundle which will include (almost) all CS items, I didn't notice the shrubs so I may inlcude them now.

Cool! I hope that you do. Thanks muchly!!

So no, it is not with the other phones, it is a default replacement of the cell phone.

No wonder I can't buy it from the catalog!  Thanks for clearing that up for me.  I rarely use the cell phones, so no wonder I couldn't locate 'em.  Obviously my game works fine, I have had no crashes since redownloading.  I appreciate your diligence.

Necromancing to add (since I can't see it mentioned in the thread) that the clothing-change booth posted here seems to overwrite the expensive basegame one. Just so you know.

For my own convenience, I've given the clothing booth uploaded here a new GUID so it no longer overwrites the Eaxis expensive model. Thought I'd put it here in case others can use it too.

I uploaded these to Leefish (guests can download):
http://www.leefish.nl/mybb/showthread.php?tid=4145