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If you have created your sim in Create a Sim or if your sim was born in-game you will need to follow [http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=94489 these instructions] on how to extract your sim using SimPE, so they are accessible to you in Body Shop. Do that before you go any further, then come back to these instructions.
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*'''Run Body Shop'''
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Body Shop is a utility that comes with your game, used for creating and packaging sims (among other things).  You already have Body Shop on your computer.  To run Body Shop, click Start - Programs - EA Games - The Sims 2 (or the newest expansion you have installed) - The Sims 2 Body Shop.
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If you are having trouble with Body Shop not loading, crashing when loading, or other related issues, please see: [[Game Help:Body Shop]]
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*'''Ready the Sim for Packaging'''
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[[Image:Readyforpackagingsim.jpg|300x300px|thumb|Readying your sim for packaging.]]'''If you have just extracted your sim using SimPE''', you will first need to clone the sim to make sure all of its content comes along with it properly. Click Build Sims, then Build or Clone Sims. Look for sim you packaged from the game in the list of sims - they may not be first in the list, so you may have to scroll to find them. Click the button toward the bottom to Clone Selected Sim, then click the checkmark (Done Building Sim) to make a copy of the sim.
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'''If you have created your sim in Body Shop''', you do not need to clone the sim. Just click Done Building Sim to save the sim how you want them.<br style="clear:both" />
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*'''Package Your Sim'''
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[[Image:Packagesim.jpg|thumb|300x300px|How to package your sim.]]You should be back looking at a bunch of sims. Click the X at the bottom to Close Sim Bin. Now click on Package Sims. You'll be seeing another sim bin. Find your sim here and select them. If you have just cloned your sim or made multiple copies of the sim, it will be the first one in the list. Click the little box icon at the bottom to Package Sim to File. You'll now be at a different screen, where you can type the filename for your sim and enter a description. You can put custom content credits here, a description of your sim, your name, your web address, whatever.
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When you have your filename and text written in, click the checkbox at the bottom to Accept and save your sim as a sims2pack file.<br style="clear:both" />
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[[Image:Packagedsim.jpg|right]]You'll get a message saying that your sim was saved to your desktop with the filename you gave it.  That sims2pack file is the file you will upload when sharing your sim at MTS2.
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==Credits for Included or Pictured Content==
 
==Credits for Included or Pictured Content==

Revision as of 12:51, 29 May 2011

Contents

Introduction

So you've made a Sim that you want to share! Here are the guidelines you must follow in order to share your Sim at MTS. Please take the time to read through all of these guidelines as some key items have changed and may affect your upload. Pay close attention to what is required, and your upload will spend less time in the moderation queue and be more likely to get approved. Thanks!

This page is split into separate sections for easier readability. Please make sure to review ALL sections before submitting your sim!

Types of Sims

General Quality

Required Screenshots

Certain screenshots are required when you upload your sim - and they must be big and clear enough to see what you've made!

Well-lit
Chairs-EnoughLight.jpg
Make sure you take your pictures during the daytime in bright sunlight, in a well-lit room, etc., - make sure your screenshots are nice and bright enough that people can see what you've made. Nighttime shots or those in a dark room really don't show off your creation very much.

At the same time, make sure you don't use too much light: if you put light-coloured item under a bright light, it can wash out and lose a lot of the detail of what you've made.

Big Enough
The larger your pics, the better! Tiny pics won't show enough detail to see what you've made.
  • Minimum Size: 800 pixels wide by 600 pixels tall is a good size for the smallest pic you would want to upload. You may have smaller pics for thumbnails and the like, but for your required screenshots, please go as big as you can!
  • Maximum Size: MTS allows pictures up to 2560 pixels wide by 1440 pixels tall, and a file size limit of 800 kbs - so you can have nice, big, pretty pics. You may have to resize your pictures or apply compression to get them to fit within that limit.

Please don't just take a small pic and size it up in your graphics program to get bigger pics - this only makes the dimensions larger but doesn't add any detail and just gives you a blurry, pixellated larger pic, not a nice clear one.

Maximum Number of Inline/attached screenshots
  • Inline screenshots are images that appear in the text of the upload that load for the viewer along with the rest of the text. Inline screenshots can either be linked from the attached screenshots, or from an external hosting site like Tinypic, Photobucket, or Flickr.
  • Attached screenshots are screenshots that have been attached to the upload using the "manage attachments" feature on MTS. They display as small thumbnails until clicked on.


You may host your inline screenshots elsewhere like Photobucket, Tinypic, or Flickr - however, these screenshots hosted elsewhere must be additional "bonus" screenshots. All of the screenshots we actually require for your upload need to be attached to the thread itself. If your Photobucket account runs out of bandwidth or you delete the pics, people still need to be able to get the required screenshots on your thread.

You may now upload up to 100 pics! Of course, please keep it to a reasonable quantity... only things like huge sets, full worlds, etc. should have that many pics! Remember, you can always collage several different images together into one image if you have a bunch of stuff to show off, or want to show multiple angles of an item.

For the bonus photos, we recommend you use a spoiler tag to hide the images, then people can click on it to see them. Their pages will load faster if all the images aren't downloading at once. [spoiler=interior rooms]http:// wheveremypictureis/picture.jpg[/spoiler] The 'interior rooms' can be replaced by whatever grouping you want to present, 'hidden garden', 'pool views', 'master suite', 'kids room', etc.

You may place as many photos within a spoiler grouping as you'd like.

Packaging Your Sim

You'll need to properly package your sim so others can download it and use it in their games.

Credits for Included or Pictured Content

You are responsible for providing accurate descriptions, links, and credits for all pieces of custom content included with or pictured on your sim.

Adult Content/Nudity

We do not allow adult content at MTS - please read the following to know what constitutes adult content.

Right Info/Right Files

All the fiddly bits - description, title, putting your file into a rar or zip, etc.

Additional Stuff

  • If your upload is rejected or marked as changes required and you're not sure why, ask in Creator Issues.
  • If you're not sure whether your neighborhood is ready for uploading, use the Creator Feedback Forum to get feedback on it.
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