8 years ago

Why We Need A Create A Style Tool

I think there's a petition already out for this and I remember signing it. But I thought it'd be good to discuss it here because I just realised how desperately I need it. Let's look at some of my sims in both TS3 and TS4. Please feel free to share your screenshots too.

I use CC and lighting mods in TS4 but none in TS3. However, I do still have some screenshots without any of this so I will post both. I don't like the lack of swatches because many of them are too vibrant midtones, not the colors I actually want to use. I find this to be more of an issue in CAS than build/buy mode, but I still hate the lack of it. Plus, some of the color swatches are horrifically matched.

I understand that it may make the game work less well on some lower-end machines, but it would increase customizability and uniquity of our sims.

TS4:
https://qsxkgw-ch3302.files.1drv.com/y3mivhll-fyIvyHFEhjJfy5-9fFQwDYNH1dp5hm1VoUdwCySFS8ZlOg5mLTtbWcxLEbGyeKbG8Z8Y8uI0NFwfJwhsW8QKbLNGY_R9Qu4fK_CNRVhIResoLlCWlq0aAsfnyQjwfKs6u0H1LO1nXTilFo4qM7fwMF8oXBcNe6C4_uMc0?width=660&height=371&cropmode=none
https://qsuabq-ch3302.files.1drv.com/y3mSerTdmGnOuhRzHWpHXc1s8mqfDdra7yvIgrs7y0DGe3OhYo968NCXQ7oiVE0-CDun3DcEOxPk6udgz3Cwn0SevUZV_DVL1LdmlCdPA4w-9fIiGcpKOzzafS3n1Fn48h61LSz3X7K_VJ0-l2u72hg4V_JLtcIF6I6lmu04mjINRI?width=660&height=371&cropmode=none
https://qsuhta-ch3302.files.1drv.com/y3mbl41fwHXOcDJSDfQoIwdlf5GmKc8aGFhrLNwK_TjSQLwb9DNms3SJz-j9hRP6zEPbzvXyv1K9ruBgI3WQo3BY6e4j0O2IITdnIOUK1SKriMaxfK9MXkz1aB4RqAb_q5F1ZC4Fz3nCUkrrx3ItVLWEYJ8jNSUuCV5hfsJ3_wcKVw?width=660&height=371&cropmode=none

TS3:
https://rjr3ka-ch3302.files.1drv.com/y3mHhLA95oZffe0JAUp8XwVwY8rNRG1fAsScLhz6Z4Ur1AMMroGPgzsatKt9tymuF5FuCt5SnXkszxCfyasUPp11kftVzzf4XMuVrk4MwqMda7wOberb0clOmhcZguiI8VRpXME81VDLE0bYVVNmKY7crA6kY4-dT3ho_uKm0g9UCE?width=660&height=371&cropmode=none
https://rjri7g-ch3302.files.1drv.com/y3mrSccc99xHg4sBWWsRQcNClAF4kGgoovMIPOOdjVLHf2-qoS2xV_ZiGVJIsPBcQBuvQ6jcM1iGXyChBS3swPnXcVG97ExhGhKvl6fvFo5eGqfNJCccRDz4trPATxyZ9WgK3eTBRotcmnMlNM0tLilfPCdg9_wlkjE4QKl4sUaHDE?width=1920&height=1080&cropmode=none

PlumbBobbi
8 years ago
What am I looking at?
astridentanja
8 years ago
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You accidently posted the same picture twice by the way. And I don't think CASt will ever happen for Sims 4. Well, let's say, it would surprise me.
MeepMorps
8 years ago
No idea about the pictures but personally I never liked the Create A Style from Sims 3. Swapping textures was mostly way too much of a hassle but I enjoyed the color wheel and I would be more than happy to have just that back! :smile:
astridentanja
8 years ago
I don't understand your OP in relation to CASt to be honest, because your examples show a gipsy wagon that is one of the few items you can't adjust in 3 and a tiny figure in rather dull 'colours' walking down the road. And I love the colours in your first Sims 4 picture, they're warm and vibrant.

That being said, I am a CASt addict. Love it and miss it in 4. Dressing sims and decorating a house is a bore for me because of it. And I absolutely love doing that in 3. Because it enables me to give all my sims their own style and taste.
emmaning1
8 years ago
"JoAnne65;15585926" wrote:
I don't understand your OP in relation to CASt to be honest, because your examples show a gipsy wagon that is one of the few items you can't adjust in 3 and a tiny figure in rather dull 'colours' walking down the road. And I love the colours in your first Sims 4 picture, they're warm and vibrant.

That being said, I am a CASt addict. Love it and miss it in 4. Dressing sims and decorating a house is a bore for me because of it. And I absolutely love doing that in 3. Because it enables me to give all my sims their own style and taste.

I meant the sim lying on the ground who passed out there. But yes, I agree on the gypsy wagon with the fortune teller. :)

(I don't have many screenshots so I had to pick this one, I prefer to play my stories than to take screenshots)

*casually adds decent screenshot*
https://rjrbpw-ch3302.files.1drv.com/y3m3Ka6gdxAXElcO_aqgo-28qx9L0C_yg3hUH1DDC3vU-x_4W_jbhDu9DEz8xbEE-zhUYWjmITY5hCIE3CjgE3Sc_zvWmpw3eXSIYp1p9Zrhz-t-avbNiIGlPoc2ILYEt_wb70ZTkiZkJwqG7dITxCKxu3qMbiGqsSSGg8xuoTz7ts?width=660&height=371&cropmode=none

I remember customizing both the sim and the slide in this one. I intended to add my less dull sims, but I have less screenshots of them... Ironically. I want to be able to make both the dull and the vibrant again so all our sims can have their own dress sense. Whether they need the townie fashion police or not. (I pretty much repeated your point there)
InfraGreen
8 years ago
I'd be less hungry for TS4 CaSt if the team didn't waste their time on godawful swatches. Idk but most colors that aren't their pitifully few neutrals look...off.

And I like variety.
zisp
8 years ago
I'd want a colourwheel. Was just building yesterday and really needed more colours. Everything looks kinda beige in Sims 4. It's not too much of a problem for mec ause I'm not a builder and rarely build but still, would be nice. If not CASt then at least colourwheel.
About building, the lighting changes things a lot. Put in lots of lights and change the colour. We do have a colourwheel on that so I imagine it's doable for clothes, CAS and wallpaper/flooring aswell.
beetpoot
8 years ago
I mean, they could atleast make some colors match. you gotta wonder if the designers even talk to each other when n o t h i n g matches lol
TriplisTrip
8 years ago
I definitely run into issues in CAS where certain color tones look better on my sim, but there's like 2-3 items that actually have the color tone I'm looking for.

Because a color wheel is probably not going to happen, I suggest making a thread in the ideas section where we call attention to particular shades that we feel are underrepresented using hex values, so they know exactly (for example, in hex codes, Red is FF0000). I was gonna make a thread like that at one point, but I never got around to it.

You can check exact hex values in Paint.NET, which is free. Just use print screen or take a screenshot of the color you're looking at, then use the color picker to highlight it and its hex value will show up.

Here's a quick visual showing it in Paint.NET:

http://i.imgur.com/PlX8KCH.png
emmaning1
8 years ago
"Triplis;15585978" wrote:
I definitely run into issues in CAS where certain color tones look better on my sim, but there's like 2-3 items that actually have the color tone I'm looking for.

Because a color wheel is probably not going to happen, I suggest making a thread in the ideas section where we call attention to particular shades that we feel are underrepresented using hex values, so they know exactly (for example, in hex codes, Red is FF0000). I was gonna make a thread like that at one point, but I never got around to it.

You can check exact hex values in Paint.NET, which is free. Just use print screen or take a screenshot of the color you're looking at, then use the color picker to highlight it and its hex value will show up.

Here's a quick visual showing it in Paint.NET:

http://i.imgur.com/PlX8KCH.png

Thanks for the idea :) I might make a thread about that.