Terrain Paint

"@Ben2984;c-16338005" wrote:
So, I have been playing the sims 4 on the Xbox one for about 4 months and I still can not seem to move the cursor to the erase terrain paint button. If anyone knows how that would be a great help. Thx

Sorry, Wrong game. This is TS3 and Create a World. Good luck. :)

So, I have been playing the sims 4 on the Xbox one for about 4 months and I still can not seem to move the cursor to the erase terrain paint button. If anyone knows how that would be a great help. Thx

OK. Thank you. I'll see what I can do.

If you click and hover over the paint it will show the name of the paint at the end of the address. If it's a world made by someone who used different paints (downloaded/made), you won't have them in your game files. You'll have to download them or extract them from the world with S3pe to get them in you CAW files Just to show a thumbnail.

This is one of my worlds but I've rearranged my textures since I've updated the world so the thumbnails are not in the same spot. This shows how clicking/hovering on the texture will show the name of it at the end. :)

https://i.imgur.com/2SVqPkS.jpg

Thank you. I have never created a world from a flat map. I always use existing worlds to make mine. So that's the reason. Will I have to find the exact location of the paint files in order to associate them with CAW?

The only way I have ever had of finding out what each paint looks like is to use it somewhere, then undo it, until I find what I'm looking for. It would be so much easier if the thumbnails were visible.

It just means the paint files have been moved since the world was created.

If it's your world and was created on your computer then the terrain paints have been moved since then or if the World was created on another computer they don't share the same location/path to the paints. The paint is saved in the world files but the Location of the Paint used is different.

All you have to do is click on the terrain box/paint and find the name of the paint then choose Edit to re-associate the correct paint to where it's located on your computer. It's not important but makes it easier to find when choosing them in CAW.

I have another question for you, @Rflong7. How do you get the terrain paint thumbnails to show up in the selection box? All I have are the names of the paints, and the box where they are listed is much smaller too.

I don't know but I hope she does. 8 layers is best but a few chunks with higher (not too many layers) will be okay on good computers.

Thank you @Rflong7 I hadn't watched it yet, but I have experimented with what you told me, and have been very pleased with the results so far. And I guess if I had watched it, I would have stopped at the part where she suggested using a paint program. That would just further complicate things, which is the last thing I need.

I wonder if the maker of the video knows about having too many layers being a bad thing?

"@sirguylittle;c-16240023" wrote:
@IreneSwift would this YouTube video tutorial be of any help? It helped me to start to understand how terrain painting works in CAW and what part the layers plays in it.
Create A World Tips & Tricks #1: Terrain Painting

#1- you don't have to have individual layer mode on to be able to save to each layer. You don't have to paint with individual layer mode on... that's wrong at the start.

Exporting each layer requires no individual layer mode at all.

...(watching more)

#2. Don't export the base layer- it's the base and is just fine.

#3. You don't have to use a paint program to blurr.. Practice with the brush size and opacity to be able to add a light touch. She's doing in the paint program what can be done in CAW with the tools it already has.

#4. No, not true- the more layers you have doesn't make it look better. Understanding how to use the layers to show through to the layer you want... :sigh:

.... Using Individual Layer mode is to protect higher layers of paint if adding or removing lower layers of paint. You don't have to have it on when adding to top layers.
When off (as normal) -not using individual layers can pull up some lower layers by removing (softly or harsher) higher layers and adding to that layer with the opacity levels. It's like scraping the paint layers above that one layer to show (and strengthen) lower level paints.

(quit watching because it's nice for them but not the best, easiest, or correct way of layers).