"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"-inspired CAS
You didn't hear it from me, but I've heard that Don's half-brother is none other than the long-lost son of Captain Nemo! He and his half-brother have repaired the Nautilus and are using it to smuggle goods and people to Bluewater Village. Of course, the best way there is a shortcut through coral reefs, through the lost city of Atlantis, and through waters whose depths are haunted by drowned divers from back in Nemo's prime. You've got to be on the lookout for any giant squids looking for a fight. Just don't get caught wandering into Captain Nemo's old quarters, else you might be kicked out and it's a long swim back to the surface!
This CAS requires OFB and was made using Numenor's AnyGameStarter to prevent strays and shivering Sims. I've created some special CC to accompany you on your trip aboard the Nautilus, but I'll get to the CC in a minute.
Screenshots:
Sim Creation View
Family View Screen
Included with this Download, CC I've made
- The world map painting over the bed is a recolor of the Maxis "Arghist Soldier" painting. Make sure you have the CEP!
- An animated ghost diver forever tied to ocean floor where he drowned. He greatly disapproves when you cancel the creation of a Sim. (I am not kidding about this! He will have a temper tantrum and the only way to console him is if he sees another Sim created. You have been warned!) The animation is better in-game than in the animated .gif
- An animated giant squid. Unlike the ghost, the giant squid is not constantly animated. Biding its time, it watches the Nautilus from afar and simply stirs a little every few Sim minutes or whenever he feels like it....whichever comes first, since giant squids don't like to be told when to do anything! Its animation is a slight nod/stir that is noticeable but perhaps a bit too subtle or quick for me to make a .gif
Technical Object Information
- The ghost mesh uses the same amount of polygons as the giant diver statue from OFB. It is essentially a scaled-down version.
- The squid mesh is actually much simpler. According to Wings3D...
Poly/Face Count: 175
Vertices: 183
Included with this Download, CC I've modified (please read carefully)
- I can't really claim the coral reef object as entirely mine. The mesh and texture come from smithycpl's Coral Reef neighborhood object. I simply stripped it of its BV requirement and converted into a normal object that can be purchased within a normal lot.
- **UPDATED** Double Floor Mattress from Atavera's Creations Repository with the bed frame shadow removed. Please delete the version found in my credit link from your Downloads folder. Otherwise, you will see a floating shadow of the bed frame.
Also Included with this Download, CC others have made
(Note: Some content belongs to larger sets which can be included with lots. I'm not including the entire set, only what I used. Each CC group that is a part of a larger set is divided into its own labeled sub-folder within the CC folder I've made for this CAS. If you already have the content, you don't have to have duplicate packages in your Downloads folder. Just remove the appropriate folder or folders from the "20000Leagues_CAS_content" folder.)
- A few walls and floors from Apollyon Dynamite's STEAMPUNK MEGASET: Volume One - "Vector" set
- Sea Grass, Coral, and Coral Wall from RetailSims.com's "Aquatic Life" set
- OMSPs from SilentLucidity's *Updated* A Whole New Dimension: OMSPs Revisited and Improved!" set
- The 3 fish effect placeholders from marvine's "Animated aquarium fish available anywhere" set .
[If you can't see the fish in aquariums, your computer may not be able to support shaders and you won't be able to see these fish either.]
Not Included with this Download, but *required* - Here is where your shopping list begins if you don't already have these.
windkeeper's Empty CAS screen hiders:
- wind_CASinvisibleroundpodium.package
- wind_CASinvisibleobjects_nomirror.package
- wind_CASinvisibleobjects.package
- wind_CASinvisibleobjects_familypart.package
General Notes and Terms:
1. Please make sure you have "object hiding" set to off, otherwise you won't be able to see anything but the bed. You won't even see your Sims!
2. You can only have one CAS installed at a time. Please remove any custom CAS you have installed before installing this CAS.
3. You can do whatever you want with the world map. However, whatever you do with the coral reef object, please give credit and a link appropriately. (I'm only asking for a link here in case the object needs to be updated. At the very least, please respect smithycpl's wishes since it is his mesh and texture.) The ghost and squid were made for this CAS; you won't find them in buy or build mode. I haven't disabled the functions of the base objects they were cloned from as they aren't meant for use outside CAS.
Additional Credits::lovestruc
Echo for helping with the object animations and for feedback;
Phaenoh for feedback, patience, and helping get rid of a mysterious shadow;
Numenor for his AnyGameStarter;
HugeLunatic for fixing my squid object when I broke it;
Vampire_of_Death for testing with pets and for feedback;
...and everyone else who replied in my Creator Feedback thread.
20000Leagues_CAS.zip
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Uploaded: 27th Jul 2010, 3.11 MB.
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Install Instructions
1. Download: Click the download link to save the .rar or .zip file(s) to your computer.
2. Extract the zip, rar, or 7z file.
3. Place in Downloads Folder: Cut and paste the .package file(s) into your Downloads folder:
- Origin (Ultimate Collection): Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims™ 2 Ultimate Collection\Downloads\
- Non-Origin, Windows Vista/7/8/10: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\
- Non-Origin, Windows XP: Documents and Settings\(Current User Account)\My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\
- Mac: Users\(Current User Account)\Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads
- Mac x64: /Library/Containers/com.aspyr.sims2.appstore/Data/Library/Application Support/Aspyr/The Sims 2/Downloads
- For a full, complete guide to downloading complete with pictures and more information, see: Game Help: Downloading for Fracking Idiots.
- Custom content not showing up in the game? See: Game Help: Getting Custom Content to Show Up.
- If you don't have a Downloads folder, just make one. See instructions at: Game Help: No Downloads Folder.
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About Me
I would like to thank all those who have inspired and helped. Sometimes the greatest and most profound joy was not found in the actual process of custom content creation or learning how to do something new....it was found in the help, patience and kindness of complete strangers from all over the world, even for something as relatively trivial Sim custom content. EA made the game but you made it really worth something.
Thanks goes to everyone who makes this site and the Sims' world a better place.
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You are free to modify my work, borrow from it, fix it, and/or expand upon it with credit. I'd be really interested in seeing what people might make with it, so feel free to send me a link. :) Please give credit where credit is due and please don't charge for it (or otherwise hold content hostage).
I not am taking any requests at this time, sorry. :(