Latest revision as of 19:36, 1 July 2009

[edit] Checklist

This is a checklist of everything gone over above so you can be sure you've done everything you need to do to ensure your submission is correct. This is just for your own use - checking these boxes doesn't actually -do- anything, just is an easy way to keep yourself organized.

[edit] Quality

Highlights and Shadows - Textures look realistically light and dark in the right places, and are not just a solid bucket fill.
Photoskinning - If textures are from a photo, care has been taken to choose the right source images, and adjust it so the details are in the right place.
Not Too Bright - If the creation is brightly-coloured or neon, the colours aren't truly neon in colour, but still look nice and bright in-game.
Black and White - If any part of the creation is black or white, those areas are not true, pure black or white, but shades of light or dark grey.
Crisp/Unpixellated - All textures look crisp and clear, with no blurriness or pixellation.
Bump Mapping - If you've done bump mapping, it's not just a straight desaturation of the texture, but care has been taken to adjust it to bump in the right places. If you cannot view bump maps, you have instead filled the bump map texture with 50% grey, so people who can view them won't see wrong ones.
No Simple Slider Changes - You've made an effort to create a nice new texture for your creation, rather than just slightly modifying an existing texture.
Time and Effort - Have you spent a substantial amount of time and really tried to create something nice that is worth putting your name on?

[edit] Screenshots

Big Enough - Your screenshots are large enough to clearly see what you have made - limits are 1280x1024 pixels and 195 kbs.
In-Game - Your screenshots are taken from within the game, and are not just pictures of your textures or taken from within Body Shop.
All Items in Set - If you are uploading a multi-item set, you have in-game screenshots of every item in the set - not just Body Shop pictures or texture swatches.
Poses - You have posed your models in a way that best shows off what you have created - simple walking/standing poses work best. No twisty-torso model walk, please.
Show the Whole Thing - Your screenshots show the entirety of what you have made - for clothing you haven't cropped out arms or feet but show the whole sim, head-to-toe.
Detail Pics - If your textures have interesting details, you've zoomed in nice and close to show off those details with additional screenshots.
Close Enough - You've shown your creation nice and close, so it fills pretty much the whole picture and can be clearly seen.
Multiple Angles - For clothing, hair, and skintones, you have made sure to show the back and sides as well as the front.
Enough Light - Screenshots taken outside are taken during daytime, with the sim facing the sun - or screenshots taken inside have the lights on, and enough of them so your creation is clearly visible.
Cut that Hair! - The hairstyles used on your models are short styles which allow your creation to be seen - not long hair that covers up what you have made.
No Over-Photoshopping - Your screenshots show the item as it appears in-game, with no additional filters applied which change the look of the image, and any added text does not cover your creation.
Obscured Skintones - If you are uploading skintones, the crotches, breasts, and butt cracks are blurred or otherwise obscured.
Try Neutral Backgrounds - The backgrounds in your shots are neutral, or do not detract from the appearance of the content you've created.
Inline/Attached Screenshots - Your inline screenshots are no more than 4 of them, your required screenshots are actually attached to the thread, and you don't have more than 8 screenshots attached.
No Pay Content - You do not have any pay content in your screenshots, and your models are wearing free or Maxis hair. You have also included credits for the hair on your models in the text of your post.

[edit] Adult Content/Nudity

Skintones - If you are uploading skintones, they are "barbie" below the waist - with no hair or anatomical details.
No Adult Content - Your content doesn't have any swear words, nudity, or illegal drugs.

[edit] Right Info/Right Files

Right Files - Your files are from your SavedSims folder, not Projects, and are .package files - not a .sims2pack as part of a full sim.
ZIP or RAR - You have compressed your files into a zip or rar archive (but not both).
Upload in Sets - If you have created a set or several similar/related items, you have uploaded them all together in one thread, rather than on separate threads.
Meshes Needed/Included - You have checked to see if any meshes are needed, and if they are, you have either included them in accordance with the creator's policies (along with any needed readme) or linked to where the mesh can be found, with sufficient instructions so downloaders know which one to get. If you have included the mesh, you have stated that you have, and you have also provided a link and credit to the creator in the text of your post. If it's a mesh hosted on MTS2, you have linked to it rather than including it, regardless of the creator's policies which may allow you to include it.
Expansion/Stuff Packs Required - You know which expansions or stuff packs are required for your content, and have marked only the required one(s) as required.
Permission/Credit - If you editing someone else's creation, you have checked their policies to see if you can, and gotten permission (and stated you have permission) if needed. You have also provided credit and a link to the original creator in your post.
Good Title - You have given your creation a good, descriptive title.
Good Description - You have given your creation a nice description that makes people want to download it.