UPDATED 11/28/08 Site: Ambular's Artifacts

[Emma]

Amber, I was just at your site last night-I can't seem to view the CAS faces previews. I wanna see! I have your MTS2 ones, but I'd like to compare your face types and pick and choose which ones I want.

Thanks

[Ambular]

Amber, I was just at your site last night-I can't seem to view the CAS faces previews. I wanna see! I have your MTS2 ones, but I'd like to compare your face types and pick and choose which ones I want.

Huh.  They're showing up fine for me.  What browser are you using?

Anyway, here's the images in a .rar file.  Please let me know when you've got them downloaded so I can delete them and free up the server space.  :)

http://ambular.djssims.com/AD_TemplateImages.rar

[Emma]

Crappy AOL browser and also tried in IE.

Got them thanks

[Quinctia]

I've actually visited your site a few times, and had several areas where I couldn't see pictures.  I can't see those CAS faces, either.  I'm using Seamonkey (mozilla based, like Firefox), but I don't get any change by switching to IE tab.

I can see some things, namely the plate replacements and the pics for each main section.

...actually I started fiddling around and I think I know why I can only see some of your pictures.  Your nick is AmberDiceless, and you're adding the abbreviation "AD" to your pictures.  You're getting hit by adblocker, at least on my side.  I can add exceptions, but you may want to rethink the way you name your files.

[Ambular]

I've actually visited your site a few times, and had several areas where I couldn't see pictures.  I can't see those CAS faces, either.  I'm using Seamonkey (mozilla based, like Firefox), but I don't get any change by switching to IE tab.

I can see some things, namely the plate replacements and the pics for each main section.

...actually I started fiddling around and I think I know why I can only see some of your pictures.  Your nick is AmberDiceless, and you're adding the abbreviation "AD" to your pictures.  You're getting hit by adblocker, at least on my side.  I can add exceptions, but you may want to rethink the way you name your files.

O_o  Well...gee.  I wish I'd thought of that.  Drat.

[jsalemi]

I tried out the toddler play table fix, but it seems they're still as obsessed with it.  I had one get stuck in the cycle of going to the table/mom comes to teach nursery rhyme/cancel play table interaction, but it takes so long the nursery rhyme teaching drops out of the queue/rinse and repeat.  I've gotten to the point where they only get the damn things for their last day as a toddler (assuming there's room, the things are so big...).

[Ambular]

I tried out the toddler play table fix, but it seems they're still as obsessed with it.  I had one get stuck in the cycle of going to the table/mom comes to teach nursery rhyme/cancel play table interaction, but it takes so long the nursery rhyme teaching drops out of the queue/rinse and repeat.  I've gotten to the point where they only get the damn things for their last day as a toddler (assuming there's room, the things are so big...).

Hmm.  It seems to work for me.  Do they still make a beeline for it from all the way across the house?

[jsalemi]

Yup. Walk right past the rabbit head and logic puzzle.

ETA: you know, I use the baby controller -- I wonder if that pushes the table, and overrides your hack?

[Kyna]

Baby controller definitely pushes the toddler table.  Amber's hack would only be useful for toddlers on free will (i.e. not under the control of the baby controller).

To get my sims to teach the toddler anything, I send the sim to the nursery, then queue up the "teach ..." command several times so that by the time the toddler disengages from the toddler table there is still a "teach ..." in the queues of both adult & toddler.

[Ambular]

Yup. Walk right past the rabbit head and logic puzzle.

ETA: you know, I use the baby controller -- I wonder if that pushes the table, and overrides your hack?

Baby controller definitely pushes the toddler table.  Amber's hack would only be useful for toddlers on free will (i.e. not under the control of the baby controller).

To get my sims to teach the toddler anything, I send the sim to the nursery, then queue up the "teach ..." command several times so that by the time the toddler disengages from the toddler table there is still a "teach ..." in the queues of both adult & toddler.

Hmm.  Well, I don't know enough about the Baby Controller to say whether it would help (try at your own risk,), but you could try renaming my hack and putting a z_ at the start of the filename, so it will load afterward.  If that doesn't work, I don't know what to tell you.

[jsalemi]

Hmm, ok, so the baby controller does seem to be the culprit.  I'll try throwing it on manual override and see if that helps.  Or just stop it when I want the toddler to do something else.

[Kyna]

Amber, that wouldn't work. 

If the toddler has no low motives that need attending to, then the baby controller pushes a skilling action.  It's first choice of action to push is the toddler table if it's on the lot, followed by the charisma bunny (if no toddler table if present, or if toddler table skills are maxed out), and the logic toy after that.  Using the baby controller to manage a toddler is effectively the same as turning off the toddler's free will.

A hack such as yours, which reduces the attractiveness of the toddler table to toddlers on free will, would make no difference to a toddler under the control of the baby controller.

[Ambular]

Amber, that wouldn't work. 

If the toddler has no low motives that need attending to, then the baby controller pushes a skilling action.  It's first choice of action to push is the toddler table if it's on the lot, followed by the charisma bunny (if no toddler table if present, or if toddler table skills are maxed out), and the logic toy after that.  Using the baby controller to manage a toddler is effectively the same as turning off the toddler's free will.

A hack such as yours, which reduces the attractiveness of the toddler table to toddlers on free will, would make no difference to a toddler under the control of the baby controller.

All righty then.  At least I'm aware of the problem and can explain it to people.

[Process Denied]

I'm so happy that you have your own site--you deserve it!!!  I love it and added it to my favorites.  I love the trailers and agree with you about other trailers that I have downloaded in the past.  I also got a dinner plate replacement--it lookes exactly like my plates.  You are truely awesome.

[Quinctia]

O_o  Well...gee.  I wish I'd thought of that.  Drat.

Hey, at least I thought to check, right?  Now you know!  XD

[Nailati]

* Nailati yoinks the bedding replacements.

Thanks, Ambah.

[Strangel]

-hoards- BAAA!

[Ambular]

* AmberDiceless kicks the big scary red skull guy in the nads.  MY THREAD!

For those interested, big new bedroom set and assorted other stuff:

Ambular's Artifacts: What's New

[Lord Darcy]

I love that you added some small decorative objects to go along with the set. I end up deleting lots of custom clutters because they are just too big. I can really use that small picture frame, perfect size for mantelpieces too.

[Ambular]

I love that you added some small decorative objects to go along with the set. I end up deleting lots of custom clutters because they are just too big. I can really use that small picture frame, perfect size for mantelpieces too. :)

I know just what you mean.  Also the slots in the bottom of the vanity and the middle nightstand shelf can't really handle anything very large.  I'm glad you like them!  :D

Also, just so you know, I finally found nice clear step-by-step instructions for adding and moving slots. So I put some on the headboards and shifted some of the ones you added slightly forward for better visibility.

Thanks again for all your help!

[Sagana]

You have some very nice things, thanks. Don't know how I managed to miss this earlier.

I got a page not found error when I tried to download the green and white toybox.

[Ambular]

You have some very nice things, thanks. Don't know how I managed to miss this earlier.

I got a page not found error when I tried to download the green and white toybox.

Thanks for the compliment and the heads-up!  I'll try to figure out what's up with the toybox.

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Duble-posting to make sure this is seen: The toybox download is now fixed.  Sorry for the inconvenience.


Edit by Moderator: double-posting fixed -- to bump without double-posting, add the stuff from your previous post to your new post, then delete the unneeded one.  I see our Town Criers do it all the time.