Empty and Cleaned-up Templates. [UPDATED]

[witch]

Emma, the third file down, the B001 file, 4shared says the link is invalid. I haven't tried further.

[Emma]

Shit. Thanks witch, I dunno why they keep screwing up.

[edit] Reloaded

[witch]

OK, cheers. That one works now.

I've just worked my way through the entire list and U001 and U003 are also showing off. All the others are fine.

[Emma]

Thanks witch, I'll reupload them now.

[edit] Done.

[gethane]

This is the work of many fine people in this community. I upload only to save someone else the time sink of wading through the whole thread . These seem to be working fine in my neighborhood. I only have the 2 people I created in CAS and the 3 NPC's I've so far created.

Empty templates for Sims 2 through Freetime expansion (including the fake subhoods): http://gethanesims.prismbaby.com/files/emptyTemplatesThroughFT.rar

For pleasantview I've included the "emtpy" one that still creates pleasantview, and the Argon one that's cleaner for use when making custom neighborhoods. I hope I understood that correctly anyway.

[Roux]

sumpsychochic, you just need to rename this file:

Code:

C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2\TSData\Res\UserData\Neighborhoods\N001

to this:

Code:

C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2\TSData\Res\UserData\Neighborhoods\N001-bak

That will prevent the default Pleasantview townies from spawning in new neighborhoods. For more info on creating clean custom 'hoods, check out this thread.

[Roux]

Sorry - typo on my part. The entire folder.

[BirmanKat]

  My thanks to all the folks here who tested these templates out, and/or cleaned them up.  I was looking to start a new game and have all EP's save Seasons, and all the Stuff packs (except Ikea (read I-Kill-Ya)) installed.  Now, If I read this right,

I rename The Sims Folder in My Documents,

Back-up all the neighborhoods from each expansion pack

Delete the Character folder and the ?00?_Neighborhood.package file from each of the EP directories

Place the empty template (IE the ?00?_Neighborhood.package file) that I downloaded into the respective folder for the EP

Start the sims going to generate all the files, then exit.

Then place my saved downloads folder in the new The Sims 2 directory (which contains the Selzi defluglified face templates.)

Go into the game once again and create a sim, plop him/her on a lot and spawn the townie maker.

Then make a batch of townies using the new face templates and the HPs replacement names.

Thanks to you PepsiHamster for asking the question that I was going to ask concerning the hobby masters.

  Now for something totally different.  I am thinking of setting up my old site K & B Designs, and am asking if I could put the files for the clean and empty neighborhoods up their.  I would give credit to all of you who contributed, and claim none for me, save the holding of them  .  Trying to get them all off of 4 shared, and fishing for them through the thread (23 pages or so Oy!) was a royal pain in the backside, And if I can help anybody else avoid that problem I would feel better.  Not to mention helping out all of you folks in return for doing this for the simming community. 

Birman Kat

[Emma]

Birman Kat, if you want to host the files, that would be great

[BirmanKat]

Birman Kat, if you want to host the files, that would be great

Ok, then I need all the files that I can get my claws into.  I already grabbed the ones that were up on 4 shared, urk...  I hope that I can locate the ones that Argon did for all the neighborhoods, from Base to Seasons, and anyothers too.  I will also need a list of the hacks that are going to be needed to keep the game from going up in a BFBVFS.  I hope that I will not come to regret this offer of help in the future.  K & B Designs  (Read it  Kalico and Birman Kat Designs, NOT Kitchen and Bath)  was originally set up top showcase any creations by my wife (Kalico Kat from MTS2) or myself.  Now I am going to be using it to help anybody else avoid having to slog through over 20 + pages to get the files needed and the methods to use them.


Birman Kat

[Emma]

Well, I have every empty neighbourhood template on my 4shared, including Argon's empty pleasantview and his BV ones too. Which ones are you missing?

[BirmanKat]

Well, I have every empty neighbourhood template on my 4shared, including Argon's empty pleasantview and his BV ones too. Which ones are you missing?

I noted in one of Argons posts that he had done all the hoods from base to Seasons done just like his clean hood of pleasentview and the Bon Voyage one.  I would like to get my hooks into those too, to give people a choice of flavor.  Plus if you have any others that have been cleaned (ie maxis only families with now fuglified townies that would be a help.  Sorry if I am not making much sense now.  Been up for almost 36 hours and working on vapors right now.

  Also, went to your spot on Laverwinklesims and DLed  all the hobby masters that you made, Thank for doing that.  Will be registering there when my brain is fully funtional.  Most likely need at least 12 hours of sleep for that.

Ciao fer naio

Birman Kat

[Emma]

I'm not sure if Argon ever released those ones-you could try pming him, but I don't know how active he is here right now. The cleaned up templates are at Crazy Town. Find Sleepycat as she has them linked in her signature I think. I am pretty sure she has uploaded them at CT too.

[BirmanKat]

I'm not sure if Argon ever released those ones-you could try pming him, but I don't know how active he is here right now. The cleaned up templates are at Crazy Town. Find Sleepycat as she has them linked in her signature I think. I am pretty sure she has uploaded them at CT too.

Will do and thanks.   I want to announce here that K and B Designs is now up and running at http://kandbdesigns.vndv.com/index.html  And has the files that I grabbed all sorted and ready for Download.  I will be working on a Tutorial for the simple folk but that will take a bit longer.  Thanks for all the help.

Birman Kat

[BirmanKat]

Updated my site with some new templates that Argon worked up.  K and B Designs now has all the templates there, and I will be doing up a tutorial soon, hopefully this weekend.  Not to mention I am going to try to get the walls floors, paintings, and such that my wife and I did up too.

Find the templates in the Empty Templates section at K and B Designs   http://kandbdesigns.vndv.com/index.html


Birman Kat

[Emma]

Has anyone done cleaned up Riverblossom Hills and/or Desiderata Valley? If not I will do some. If I can.

[BirmanKat]

Has anyone done cleaned up Riverblossom Hills and/or Desiderata Valley? If not I will do some. If I can.

If you find any, or do your own, let me know and I will add them to the site for all to download...   I have something important to do this weekend with my son, but I hope to get started on a few tutorials on using the templates, and getting either custom townies, or useing the face templates to get not so fugly ones 

Birman Kat

[Emma]

OK, I will look around, and if I can't find any, will try and do some over the next week or so.

[BirmanKat]

OK, I will look around, and if I can't find any, will try and do some over the next week or so.

I am not the only one who would say thanks for that one, Emma.  Please check the site in my sig to see if all the files are there and un-zip/rar properly.  I know there have been issues with some unpacking programs and hope that I have been of some help.

Birman Kat

[Emma]

Well I can't seem to find any via Google, so I shall be starting work on those next week at the latest. I'll send them to you as soon as they are done and tested

[J. M. Pescado]

Death to Emma!

[Emma]

Death to Emma!

*Emma moons Pescado

[Jelenedra]

Could we get a mod to edit the first post to include recent EPs and Emma's soon to be here (hint, hint) templates? Or would it be easier for someone to start a new thread once the new L&P EP comes out?

[BastDawn]

Could we get a mod to edit the first post to include recent EPs and Emma's soon to be here (hint, hint) templates? Or would it be easier for someone to start a new thread once the new L&P EP comes out?

Well, it would be easier for ME if someone else were to do it.     However, I see the value of having an updated thread; I'll have it fixed up in about an hour.  A shiny new thread when the Apartments 'hoods are cleaned up does sound like a good idea, though.  Are you volunteering?

[Jelenedra]

If someone provides the templates, I don't know how to make them. :p