Color Wheel Mod

I really hope someone does create this... I mean modders have already proved adding new colors to the game is possible... So it has to be a matter of time... but the thing with this is they would have to have an image for every color... as there is no way to edit certain parts of clothing or furniture "that we know of" anyway.

I figure it's worth putting up here.

If you post a thread asking for a certain mod or style, someone may be nice enough to take up your request. I've mostly only seen color mods for outfits, but furniture may start getting attention soon now that the game's out.

I don't think a color wheel in the actual game would be possible. I could be wrong. But as of now, each item and swatch is a different file instance and requires unpackaging and repackaging to add to the game.

If it can be done I want it!

@SimGuruModSquad can correct me if I'm wrong, but I am pretty sure it's not possible.

As far as I understand it, CaST in TS3 worked by compositing your pattern over the base texture at runtime, as the object was being rendered on the screen... which is low level functionality built into the game's render engine. That's not something you can change with a mod.

Plus it added a couple of steps to the render, which is part of the reason TS3 had so much texture pop-in and overall poor performance graphically.

And no, contrary to popular belief, a "simple" color wheel isn't any simpler than a full-on texture tool like CaST. Either way, it involves texture manipulation at runtime.

What we COULD get is super easy-to-use recolor tools... that let you produce recolor mods with a couple of clicks. We are pretty close to that already, but they could still be easier.

I don't think it's "easy" at all, no simple about it... don't get me wrong, I would love it but... I don't think making a CASt tool for the game would be within the realms of reality for modders.

Would love to be proven wrong, it was probably my favorite thing about sims3

The Sims 4: Color Wheel. I'll buy that freaking expansion pack in a heartbeat

I can't believe they took the colour wheel out in the first place. Sims 3 was big on the whole we're giving you more creativity more style to do what you want and now they're like oh wait no, forget all that lets pretend that never happened.. back to the basics. >-<

Even without the pattern tool they could have given us the colours and also the ability to do that in CAS mode for hair styles.. and actually highlight their hair the way we could in Sims 3.

I just got the game yesterday and I'm already wondering why I bothered. I liked the fact I could change the color of objects in TS3. Now we're pretty much trapped with what they gave us in the game. Doing away with the best features was shooting themselves in the foot, IMO. Unless they intend to add it back in future exps and make us pay for it.

I would love one too. When I play the game, I feel it missing. That was the first thing I went for when I first played. It's a continuous slap in the face every time I go to click for it.