New tutorial: How to create a new book

If you have any problems, don't hesitate to ask! You can PM me on Facebook

In this tutorial I will explain how to create a new book by cloning an existing mesh so you can buy it from the catalog. You'll also learn how to recolor that cloned book. This is usefull for example if you create a Twilight book and then recolor it for the sequels (Now don't create twilight books, because I've already done that. It's just an example.)
I'm going to use the Twilight books in this tutorial. So you can see what I mean.

What you will need (see how to get it below):
SimPE
A mesh of a book (or another object)
A paint program you can easily work with (this is a SimPE tutorial, I suppose that you already now how to change the image)
DDS Utility: Download + how to install in SimPE: http://sims2designs.co.uk/dds_utilities_tutorial/index.html

Let's get started
First you need to download SimPE here: http://sims.ambertation.de/
You need to download version SimPE 0.73.44 QA for everyone (April 11th,2009)

You also need to download an existing book. The policy of Nate94288 is very generous: http://www.modthesims.info/member.php?u=1185189
Feel free to use anything I've created in anything. All I request is you let them know you got it from me.
So you need to download his book Harry Potter: http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=240935
You can choose which of the 14 meshes you will use. You only need one!

Open SimPE

1. At the bottom you see several tabs.
2. Go to the tab Object Workshop
3. Press the button Open...
4. And open the downloaded mesh

1. At the right you see in orange Set Defaults
2. Press that text to be sure defaults are set
3. You see you can choose on the left under Task Clone or Recolor
4. It's the first book we make so choose Clone
5. Then press start.
6. You need to type the following things:
1. A title (Twilight)
2. Add a price for your book
3. And add a description (about Twilight)
7. When you're done, press Finish

It can take a while before the package is made. Don't press anything! That will only slow down the progress!

1. When the package has been made you'll see Scenegraph rename wizard
1. ps-[Lientebollemeis-17.1.2015-113b1e]
2. Change it into something like this: Twilight-[Lientebollemeis-17.1.2015-113b1e]
3. Press update
4. Then press Ok
2. A Save As window will open.
1. Give your package a name
1. E.g.: MeshTwilight-S2I-20150117
3. Now your package (new mesh) has been made, but you're not done yet!

Create your book

Go to the tab Plugin view

1. At the left you see Resource tree
2. Go to Object Data
3. The name is still Harry Potter ...
4. Press that name
5. In the Plugin view screen you see several fields we need to change.
1. First change Filename into the name of your book (Twilight)
2. Then press Get GUID It's very important to give each object you make a unique GUID. The game can only show one object with the same GUID. So if your object has the same GUID as mine, they will overwrite eachother.
1. After a few seconds a screen will open. Register new user if you don't have a GUID block yet.
2. Then press Register object
3. The window will close and then press commit in the Plugin view

In Object Data Editor you can also change the Catalog sort if you want to.

1. Look at the Resource tree again and find (and press) Pie menu strings
2. Scroll down and press the text Read Harry Potter...
3. Now you can change that text into Read Twilight
4. Don't forget to press Commit File on the right or you changes will not be saved.

1. Now scroll down further in Resource tree
2. And press Texture image
3. In Resource List you find 5 of 6 images that need to be changed. (They all start with "cover")
1. You see that all the 5 images are the same so you only need to change it once.
2. You'll also see that both front and back cover of the book are mirrored.
4. Press one file in Resource list (with "cover" in the name)
1. Hover above the image and press the right mouse button
2. Press Export and save the file.
3. Open the file in a paint program and edit it to your wishes.

Changing the image

1. Go back to SimPE and press the right mouse button on the image you need to change.
2. Press Build DXT
3. A window will open DDS Builder
1. Open the image you have just made
2. Change the format into DXT3Format
3. Change sharpen into none
4. Press Build
4. Press with your right mouse button on the (new) image again and select Update all Sizes
1. Do this for all the images you need to change (with "cover" in the name)
2. Don't forget to press "Commit" every time!

Save your package and try it out in game!

If something went wrong, don't hesitate to ask! I'd love to help you and it will also help me to make the tutorial better!

To recolor

1. Follow the the instructions of Open SimPE again, but instead of Clone select Recolor
2. Then follow the instructions of Changing the image (Press Texture image)
1. Do this for as many recolors as you want. (In Twilight's case 3 times as there are 4 books)
3. If you have any problems, let me know.

"I'm so proud of what I just made that I want to upload it. Can I?"
Only if you follow these terms:

1. Only upload on this blog or on MTS.
1. Not ever on a paysite (even if it has a free section) or to the exchange!
2. Credit Nate94288 with a link back to his MTS profile: http://www.modthesims.info/member.php?u=1185189
3. Credit me (LientebollemeiS2I) and this blog http://bit.ly/fSnciT for the tutorial so others can learn how to create their own book.

If you have any questions about this policy, ask first!

I accept requests full time!
If you have a request please go here: bit.ly/p9ymWC

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TS4 New tutorial: Create a new lifespan for Sims 4

I don't support the lifespanmods for TS4 anymore.
But with this tutorial you can update it yourself:
Just be sure you use an update lifespan mod as a base:
http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=552222
or
http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=590549

The reason why I don't support them anymore, is because nearly every time there's a new patch, update, game pack or EP there's a huge chance this needs to be updated (so have fun with that).

I hardly play the game myself anymore and if I play it's totally without CC 'cause nearly every time there's a new patch, update, game pack or EP there's a huge chance +50% of my CC needs to be updated.

The principle of this tutorial still is the same after the toddler patch and after the Cats & Dogs EP. You just need to change the age for toddlers and pets as well.

Things needed before you start:

• S4PE: download here: http://bit.ly/downloads4pe
• IMPORTANT: unzip with 7zip not Winrar
• An already working custom lifespan package.
• Download here if your game has a lower version than 1.5.139.1020: http://bit.ly/AgeTutorial
• Download here if your game has version 1.5.139.1020 or higher: http://bit.ly/AgeTutorialUpdate
• Download here if your game is updated to the Toddler patch or higher: http://bit.ly/AgeTutorialUpdateToddlers

Make sure you use an updated custom lifespan package as base.

Creating the lifespan

• Open S4PE.
• Open the lifespan package.
• The screen is divided into two windows.
• In the left window you will see one line.
• Select that line and you will see text in the right window
• Then go to Settings and then External programs

• Be sure none of the squares are selected.
• Press "ok"
• Press with the right-mouse button on the line in the left window.
• Select Notepad at the buttom of the menu
• The notepadfile will open.
• Press ctrl + F and type "threshold"
• The notepad will search for all the lines with that word.
• On the right of that word you see a number.
• That's the span of the age you see a few lines higher
• The value is always the "Normal" length

• Change the values in the ones you want for the Normal length for all the ages.
• At the top of the notepadfile you will see the multipliers for the other lengths.
• In this example the span of the adult age for the length "Fast" will be 408*2=816
• The span of the adult age for the length "Slow" will be 408*0.5=204

• Save the notepadfile and close it.
• Say Yes when S4PE askes Commit changes?
• Now go to File and press Save as
• Give the package a unique name and save it in the mods folder of your game
• Be sure you only have one lifespan mod in that folder at the time.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to comment. I'll answer asap.

Policy on uploading

• If you want to upload your new created lifespan made with this tutorial, please, respect my general policy: http://bit.ly/PolicyS2I
• Please, give credit with a link back to this tutorial http://bit.ly/TutorialTS4 when uploading so other people can use the tutorial too.
• This policy only counts for this tutorial. For my general policy go here: http://bit.ly/PolicyS2I

I accept requests full time!
If you have a request please go here: bit.ly/p9ymWC

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New tutorial: Post to the blog S2I

The old tutorial about posting to this blog S2I has been deleted. It might have been a bit too complicated to easily post to the blog. So I decided to make it way easier for you to post on this blog yourself.

Tutorial:

Mail the text, creations, images,... you want to publish on the blog to these 2 addresses:

s2i.request.publishtoS2I@blogger.com and s2i_request@hotmail.be

The post will be published within 48 hours.

New book: Book of Shadows Large

This is the book of shadows from the magical series Charmed.
It's larger than a normal sim book so the animation is not perfect. I used a picture of the demon Belthazor for the book.
The cover is exactly the same as the book in the series.
I hope you like it!

Screenshot:

Download:
SFS: http://simfileshare.net/folder/84038/
Buy Mode - Hobbies

Credits:
The mesh is made by me. Please, respect my policy.

Policy:
https://s2idownloads.blogspot.com/p/about-lientebollemeis.html


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New babyoutfit: 216 Baby Disney Mickey & Winnie & Co

On my blog you can already download clothes for YA and Adult females, but these are for babies.
Normally a baby has one outfit and the same one for every new born. (You can have default replacements but still all babies wear the same outfit.)
With this every baby can have a different outfit and you can change it as much as you like.


I chose Baby Disney as it is for babies and I chose the most common, known and popular cartoons namely: Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Pluto, Goofy, Group (4 of them together), Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore and all of them together.

There are 18 different colors of the outfit. So 12 cartoons * 18 different colors = 216 new babyoutfits non-default replacement.

I'm not a huge fan of babies in the Sims 2. They can't do anything and the sims cannot do much with them. It's a lifestage that I always hope to go by quickly. But now they can have different outfits every day. Althoug I think 216 days is a lot, I still really like the idea and want to have them with my sims a little longer now.



Screenshot:

REQUIRED

Mesh
This is actually a recolor of the mesh made by Fakepeeps7.
So you need that mesh to make this work: http://bit.ly/OWYsFw
Mod object
You'll need Chris Hatch's mod (http://bit.ly/1dobWoV) to use these clothes (otherwise, they won't show up and your baby will just wear a diaper if you don't have any other defaults installed). All outfits are unisex. The Pets EP or higher is required to use the mod.

Download:
SFS: http://www.simfileshare.net/folder/84038

How to USE Chris Hatch's Plan Baby Mod:
0. Purchase the Buy Baby Outfit teddy bear. There is to my knowledge no other way to buy baby clothes. Yet? Maybe 'yet.'

1. Have your parent Sim either hold their baby or put their baby on the floor. I haven't checked this with every possible combination of relatives, but an unrelated adult CANNOT get new clothes for a baby. Didn't think to check with teenagers. Somebody try it and report back?

2. With your parent Sim selected, click on the teddy bear and select "Buy Outfit For..." which should lead you to the names of all infants ant toddlers in the household. Click on a toddler's name.

3. A standard clothing-purchase window will pop up. DO NOT CLICK ANY AGE ICONS. Click on one of the gender icons instead. That's the only way to get to the baby clothes. Select and purchase baby clothes as you would normal clothes; they only cost $25 each so stock up. Hit the check-mark to buy clothes.

4. When the clothing purchase window closes, a plan outfit window will appear. So... plan your outfit.

5. If you forgot to plan your outfit, panicked and hit Close, or just want to change your baby's casual clothing for the season, buy one of the Maxis changing tables and have a parent Sim Plan Outfit For their baby as they would for a toddler.

All explanation is also found here: http://bit.ly/1dobyHg


FAQ
Can you create something for me? http://bit.ly/p9ymWC

Q&A
If you still have questions, please, use the commentsection. I'm open to questions.

Thanks
If you like this creation, please, press the thanks button and/or leave a comment. Feedback always keeps a creator going for making more new stuff.


My Policy
1. Only share the link to my work. Don't upload my creations anywhere!
2. Don't modify or upload my work without permission. Just send me a PM.
3. When using my work in your pictures, please, give credit (name and link) so people know where to download it.

Additional Credits:
Chris Hatch for the mod!
fakepeeps7 for the mesh and base textures I used to make new textures
Numenor for the Anygamestarter
Photoshop SimPE Bodyshop



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New hair: Colored hair for female elders

One of the things I don't like about elders is that they all have grey hair and therefore don't look young while when someone is 65, she can still have colored hair (maybe not naturally but thanks to the hairdresser).
I have searched with Google, but I couldn't find this anywhere.
So I present to you 120 colored hairdo's from the base game for elders.
These are actually 30 different hairs in the 4 different colors. Copied from the adult hair for Base Game.


With this download the elders look like elders, but with a younger touch.

Download:
SFS: http://simfileshare.net/folder/84038/

Body Shop - Hair - Female

Meshes
As this is copied from Base Game you don't need anything. Just the base game is enough.

Overwriting?
These are 120 new files which don't overwrite the existing grey hair. So your elders can still have gray hair too!
- They all have names that should make it clear which file is which haircut. The numbers and letters have been removed from the file.

Thanks
If you like this creation, please, press the thanks button and/or leave a comment. Feedback always keeps a creator going for making more new stuff.

FAQ
Can you create something for me?: http://bit.ly/p9ymWC
If you have more questions, please, use the comment section.


My Policy
1. Only share the link to my work. Don't upload my creations anywhere!
2. Don't modify or upload my work without permission. Just send me a PM.
3. When using my work in your pictures, please, give credit (name and link) so people know where to download it.

Additional Credits:
Numenor for the Anygamestarter
Bodyshop
Wooden UI by Calidan (MTS) http://bit.ly/1aKIKpW

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New FAQ: How to have more than one lifespan?

It's not really that I got this question from downloaders. It's just something I think a lot of people want and never dreamt of it being possible. BUT IT IS!
You just need one word: ANYGAMESTARTER (by Numenor)
Those who know what this anygamestarter is, don't need to read further. I think you know what I'm talking about and that you know it is indeed possible.

If you don't know what the anygamestarter is, read this first: http://bit.ly/1mVcs1l

First of all, I didn't say it is possible to have more than one lifespan at once, so in one downloadfolder. Because that's not possible. The game loads one downloadfolder and can only load one lifespan. So sorry to say it's not possible to have a different lifespan in a different household in the same neighbourhood.

As you may have read, in the thread Numenor made, you can make several Anygames or permanent games. So you have The Sims 2 more than once.
Every anygame/permanent game has a different folder in My Documents. So go the folder of the new anygame/permanent game and create a new downloadfolder there like you needed to do in the folder EA Games/The Sims 2 to make downloads work the first time you started downloading.
Put a different lifespan in the new downloadfolder and start the Anygame/permanent game. Now you have a different lifespan than your default The Sims 2 game. So you can play with more than one lifespan.


If you don't want to download the Anygamestarter, here is another hint: You can have more than one account on a computer (maybe there already is one for you, your sibling, parents,...) and that's a different game for every account. So if you put another lifespan in the downloadfolder of another game, you can have more than one lifespan.



I hope this explanation was a bit clear to everyone. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to comment!

New babyoutfit: Uniform Star Trek Voyager

This time I tried something completly new to me.

On my blog you can already download clothes for YA and Adult females, but these are for babies.

Normally a baby has one outfit and the same one for every new born. (You can have default replacements but still all babies wear the same outfit.)

With this every baby can have a different outfit and you can change it as much as you like.

I chose Star Trek Voyager cause for the last couple of months I watched that series again and I really love the idea of babies wearing that uniform too.
I hope all you Star Trek fans like it.

For me personally this is Unmissable CC.

REQUIRED
Mesh
This is actually a recolor of the mesh made by Fakepeeps7.
So you need that mesh to make this work: http://bit.ly/OWYsFw

Mod object
You'll need Chris Hatch's mod (http://bit.ly/1dobWoV) to use these clothes (otherwise, they won't show up and your baby will just wear a diaper if you don't have any other defaults installed). All outfits are unisex. The Pets EP or higher is required to use the mod.

Screenshot:

How to USE Chris Hatch's Plan Baby Mod:
0. Purchase the Buy Baby Outfit teddy bear. There is to my knowledge no other way to buy baby clothes. Yet? Maybe 'yet.'

1. Have your parent Sim either hold their baby or put their baby on the floor. I haven't checked this with every possible combination of relatives, but an unrelated adult CANNOT get new clothes for a baby. Didn't think to check with teenagers. Somebody try it and report back?

2. With your parent Sim selected, click on the teddy bear and select "Buy Outfit For..." which should lead you to the names of all infants ant toddlers in the household. Click on a toddler's name.

3. A standard clothing-purchase window will pop up. DO NOT CLICK ANY AGE ICONS. Click on one of the gender icons instead. That's the only way to get to the baby clothes. Select and purchase baby clothes as you would normal clothes; they only cost $25 each so stock up. Hit the check-mark to buy clothes.

4. When the clothing purchase window closes, a plan outfit window will appear. So... plan your outfit.

5. If you forgot to plan your outfit, panicked and hit Close, or just want to change your baby's casual clothing for the season, buy one of the Maxis changing tables and have a parent Sim Plan Outfit For their baby as they would for a toddler.

All explanation is also found here: http://bit.ly/1dobyHg


Download:
http://simfileshare.net/folder/84038/

Sims 2 Idea > Body Shop > Baby

FAQ
Can you create something for me? http://bit.ly/p9ymWC

Q&A
If you still have questions, please, use the commentsection. I'm open to questions.

Thanks
If you like this creation, please, press the thanks button and/or leave a comment. Feedback always keeps a creator going for making more new stuff.


My Policy
1. Only share the link to my work. Don't upload my creations anywhere.
2. Don't modify or upload my work without permission. Just contact me.
3. When using my work in your pictures, please, give credit (name and link) so people know where to download it.


Additional Credits:
Chris Hatch for the mod!
fakepeeps7 for the mesh and base textures I used to make new textures
Numenor for the Anygamestarter
Photoshop SimPE Bodyshop




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New Family Tree: Pedigree 1

This is a new Family Tree I made up myself. It's one of a series of 8. I'll call the collection Pedigree which means Family Tree.
I hope you enjoy this one.
They can all be found here: Label: Family Tree

This one contains 4 generations:

1. Female & Male
1. Male
2. Female & Male
1. Female
2. Male & Female
1. Female
2. Male
3. Female
3. Male
1. Female
2. Female
3. Male & Female
1. Female & Male
1. Male
2. Male
3. Male
2. Male & Female
1. Female
2. Female
3. Male & Female
1. Male
2. Male
4. Male
5. Female

I hope it's clear to everyone how to make this family tree.
If you have any questions, please, use the commentsection. Thank you.



I accept requests full time!
If you have a request please go here: bit.ly/p9ymWC

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New FAQ: What is PTO?

By default it takes a sim 7 working days before getting 1 day of paid vacation (PTO).

There is now a global mod for PTO3 and PTO5.

Click here to download the global mod for PTO3 or PTO5.

You don't need to redownload the career if you already had a PTO version I made before.

Don't hesitate to contact me when needed (sidebar on this blog).

Let me know what you think of this PTO idea so all those hours of hard work were not in vain for me.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask (e.g.: in the commentsection). It might help other players too.



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New announcement: PTO - careers + updates

In the last few weeks I worked on the updates of the careers I made so far (about 200). I update the icon so it doesn't look weird when using another UI like the wooden one from Calidan you can see in the new screenshots I made. I want all the screenshots to be simular so I will update them too.

Then I also made some new versions of the existing careers. By default it takes a sim 7 working days before getting 1 day of paid vacation (PTO). I made a version to let it take 3 days (PTO3) and one where it takes 5 days (PTO5) before getting one day paid vacation. 

On my blog you can find the careers that were updated with PTO by pressing the label "Career - PTO" or by looking in the overview of all creations I ever made (http://bit.ly/1jEmkLT). When there is an "X" in the column "PTO", the career was updated on all sites where the career is available.

Let me know what you think of this PTO idea so all those hours of hard work were not in vain for me.

The first one of those careers is now available on MTS and on this blog: Legendary Rockstar
Overview: http://bit.ly/1jEmkLT - Career - Legendary Rockstar

I will also make photoalbums (and some video's (fashion shows) of the clothes I made) of all the creations I ever made. Then it might be easier to follow new creations. But that will take some time. I would like to finish the other things on my to do list first.

New pregnancyspan: 8 hours x3 (1 day)

As I do take requests, Cheech1 requested the following pregnancyspan:

First Trimester = 8 hours
Second Trimester = 8 hours
Third Trimester = 8 hours

In total 1 simsday

Screenshot:

Download:
SFS: http://simfileshare.net/folder/84038/
It can be found under: Sims 2 Idea > Game Mods > Global Mods > Gameplay Changes

Important notes
Only keep one mod of every spankind (lifespan, pregnancyspan, skillspan,...) in your downloadfolder!, Please, do not re-upload or use for anything but in game play.

Reguirements
Open for business

FAQ
The span doesn't work: http://bit.ly/NFgAjq

Q&A
If you have questions, please, use the comment section. I'm open to questions.

Thanks
If you like this creation, please, press the thanks button and/or leave a comment. Feedback always keeps a creator going for making more new stuff.

Additional Credits:
SimPE, Insiminator, the requester (see above)



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New lifespan: Requested by Cheech1

This is a new lifespan that was requested by Cheech1.






Details:
-Days for babies: 2
-Days for toddlers: 3
-Days for children: 9
-Days for teens: 7
-Days for adults: 34
-Days for elders: normal (default)

Screenshot:

Download:

SFS: http://simfileshare.net/folder/84038/

It can be found under: Sims 2 Idea > Game Mods > Global Mods > Gameplay Changes

FAQ
The Lifespan doesn't work: http://bit.ly/NFgAjq

Q&A
If you still have questions, please, use the commentsection. I'm open to questions.

Thanks
If you like this creation, please, press the thanks button and/or leave a comment. Feedback always keeps a creator going for making more new stuff.

Additional Credits:
SimPE, the requester
Wooden UI by Calidan (MTS) http://bit.ly/1aKIKpW


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New Project: Realistic Ages 1 month

This is a project that I really like. I made it long ago, but now I think it's perfect enough to upload here.

I understand that there will be people who would like to see different spans for the different ages as I made.
Take a look at the different tutorials on my blog to create these mods yourself: Label: Tutorial - Lifespans

Update 2024-03-24

(Look for BetaPRAWHAskAgeSocial1monthONLY_FOR_VERSION2-S2I-20240323.zip and  VERSION2_ProjectRealisticAges1month-S2I-20240324.zip)

I uploaded a second version of this mod. The ages have been changed a bit to better fit my playstyle.

Also I configured Pick'N'Mix' "Social - How Old Are You?" mod to fit this version.

So if you want Pick'N'Mix' mod, then you'll need the following:

- Download this version 2 and DELETE version 1.

- The required files for PNM's mod found here: https://www.picknmixmods.com/Sims2/Downloads/SocialAskAge/SocialAskAge.html

- Also download the Smart AgeCorrect mod by Lazy Duchess: https://lazyduchess.tumblr.com/post/651793546443128832/smart-agecorrect

!!!NOTE: In this zipfile: ProjectRealisticAges1monthComplete-S2I-20140202.zip you'll ONLY FIND VERSION 1

Update 2016-10-17
I have created a pet pregnancyspan that suits this project. You can find it here: http://s2idownloads.blogspot.com/2016/10/PRA1MonthPetsPregnancy.html

Screenshot:

Download:

http://simfileshare.net/folder/84038/

You can find it under: Project & Themes > Project Realistic Ages

Folder: Project Realistic Ages: http://simfileshare.net/folder/101326

Version 1

(Elder ages are a bit different than written here. See version 2 for more information)
Ages Sims (no EP's needed):
Baby: Ages 0 – 0,5 (12*(0,5-0))=6 Days
Toddlers: Ages 0,5 – 6 (12*(6-0,5))=66 Days
Children: Ages 6 – 13 (12*(13-6))=84 Days
Teens: Ages 13 – 19 (12*(19-13))=72 Days
Adults: Ages 19 – 65 (12*(65-19))=552 Days
Elder: Ages +65
Total of baby to adult: 780 days/12 = 65 years
Elder ("Between": the game choses this randomly):
Platinum aspiration: Between 95,42 and 87,92 years old
Gold aspiration: Between 86,67 and 79,17 years old
Green aspiration: Between 79,17 and 71,67 years old
No aspiration: Between 78,33 and 70,83 years old
Red aspiration: Between 65,83 and 73,33 years old

Version 2

Age Sims (no EP's needed):

Baby: Ages 0 – 0,5 (12*(0,5-0))=6 Days
Toddlers: Ages 0,5 – 5 (12*(5-0,5))=54 Days
Children: Ages 5 – 11 (12*(11-5))=72 Days
Teens: Ages 11 – 19 (12*(19-11))=96 Days
Adults: Ages 19 – 65 (12*(65-19))=552 Days
Elder: Ages +64,5
Total of baby to adult: 775 days/12 = 64,583... years

The game always states the sim has lived 775 days when just being turned to an elder. My guess is that the game doesn't take the baby stage into account for some reason.
Elder ("Between": the game choses this randomly):

Skills (no EP's needed):
5 to 6 hours to gain a skillpoint

University (UNI needed):
Sims stay in University for ten months. That's 5 months per semester.
Within this project that's 120 hours per semester.

Pregnancy (OFB needed):
Maxis' pregnancy duration (24 hours in a day):
First trimester (impregnation to first morth): 25 hours (1 day and 1 hour)
Second trimester (first morth to second morth): 25 hours (1 day and 1 hour)
Third trimester (second morth to birth: 25 hours (1 day and 1 hour)

Project Realistic Ages (1simsday=1realmonth) pregnancy duration (24 hours in a day):
First trimester (impregnation to first morth): 50 hours (2 days and 2 hours)
Second trimester (first morth to second morth): 110 hours (4 days and 14 hours)
Third trimester (second morth to birth: 60 hours (2 days and 12 hours)

Ages pets (Pets needed):
Kitten: 12 days (1 year)
Adult cat: 157 days (about 13 years)
Puppy: 12 days (1 year)
Adult large dog: 121 days (about 10 years)
Adult small dog: 145 days (about 12 years)
Elder cat and dog: 36 days (3 years)

Seasons (Seasons needed):
Every season lasts 3 days as there are 3 months in 1 season.

Download:
SFS: http://www.simfileshare.net/download/782903/
This is the complete project (version 1). Be sure to delete the mods of the EP's you do not have!

Folder: Project Realistic Ages: http://simfileshare.net/folder/101326

FAQ
The Lifespan doesn't work: http://bit.ly/NFgAjq

Thanks
If you like this creation, please, press the thanks button and/or leave a comment. Feedback always keeps a creator going for making more new stuff.

Credits:
All people who helped making this possible, Delphy, Inge Jones, Zirconia Wolf
Pick'N'Mix for the original Social - How Old Are You? mod.

New creative activity: Add Chancecards

To make a career with chance cards or to add chance cards to an existing career, I need information.

I started to create a spreadsheet in Google Docs so the excelfile can actually be used online.

• You don't need MS Office anymore.
• You don't need to download anything.
• You don't need to send an e-mail with the excelfile.
• It's really easy and fast to fill it out if you already have your descriptions. 
• You just need to tell me the career title
• Facebook Messenger (sidebar of this blog)
• And I will give you the link to your personal Google spreadsheet request
• The link is for personal use only so I need to send you a PM or e-mail.

New FAQ: More helping for doing a career request

Adult career: Max 10 levels
Teen/Elder career: Max 3 levels
Pets career: Max 4 levels

Information on spreadsheet
Follow the instructions on the form.
(Most of) the fields that need to be filled out are marked in red.
They will turn green when filled out correctly.

I could really use some feedback about this new way to do a career request. Please, feel free to comment to help me to improve this.

New announcement: Improving Add chancecards

The way to add chancecards to an existing career was quite complicated. Today I took a few hours of my time to improve the way how to add chancecards so it's easier for the writer and for me.
I really hope more people will now write chancecards for the careers I've uploaded.
If you have any questions or comments, please, let me know.
To add chancecards to a career, please, go here: http://bit.ly/SjF9D6




I accept requests full time!
If you have a request please go here: bit.ly/p9ymWC

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New ideas for new careers

Lately I want to challenge my own creativity and write careers myself. If I don't write about subjects that interest me, it will take a lot of time and research, but I really feel motivated to try and it might be fun learning new things and getting new interests.
Now I just need inspiration and I already know where to get some. Over the years that I accept requests, there were many requests rejected due to the badly written descriptions. I'm planning to rewrite those descriptions and upload the careers after that. (Something I already did with the career Out to Space). It will take a lot of time to do that with all of them. I'll start with careers that interest me the most of course, but I'm really looking forward to the result.

For now I have about 60 ideas to write career. But more are welcome!

If you have some more ideas to inspire me for writing careers myself, let me know in a comment.

I'll consider all topics for new careers, but I decide whether to write it or not and when.
Insisting on it won't change my mind. On the contrary.
Also asking when it will be ready won't do any good for when it will be ready.

Deadline for such ideas: There is none. I decide when and whether I create the career. You give me the idea. I decide what to do with it and when.
If you ask me when the career will be ready, I'll kindly inform you that you'll need to fill out the form so it will be ready within 2 months.
It's just an idea you give me. Not a request.

Doing a request yourself:
The excelfile is built with a minimum of instructions and they are way milder than ever before as they are much easier to follow.
If you don't have excel, you can still fill out the form that was used before (let me know). The instructions there are also way milder so the chance of rejection is nearly 0%.

New announcement: Overview all creations finished

I'm very happy to announce still in 2013 I finished the overview of all my creations so far and where to download them.
So in the fresh New Year 2014 I can start with updating all those creations with new and better taken screenshots, better icons for the careers and adding PTO.

I will also upload my creations to all the sites I upload too. Some of them are only available on S2I or on MTS or so and I want to make them available on all the uploadsites I use in the overview (just not TSR anymore).

It's an overview of what to download where. You can't download them all at once. That has no use as you need a mesh for some of them and you can't have more than one lifespan, pregnancyspan,... in your downloadfolder.
I might add a link to download the same kind of creations at once. E.g.: you can download all the bedding or all the careers at once. But I'm still working out how to make that work.

The overview can be found here: http://bit.ly/1jEmkLT


I accept requests full time!
If you have a request please go here: bit.ly/p9ymWC

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New announcement: New features added to S2I

If you're a regular visitor of this blog, you might have noticed some changes.

• Random creation: If you don't have inspiration of what to download. Press this button and the blog will choose a random post for you.
• Recent creations: This is a widget I really like. With this you can see the ten most recent posts. The icon should give you already an idea what the post is about. If you hover above the icon, you can see the title and the first few sentences of the post.
• Stay updated: This is a new widget so it's easy to follow the blog in the way you want.
• Rating: Now you can rate every post on this blog. So I now which creations are most popular and have the best quality. It's for me very important to get feedback on my work. It's shows your appreciation for my work and it keeps me going.
  So if you want me to create more, just rate the posts.
• Download all creations: I'm still working on an overview of all my creations on all the websites I upload to. It's quite some work when you know how many creations I have.
• Contact:
• Chatbox: Now you can chat on S2I. I'm online as much as I can. You can sign in with Twitter, Facebook or maybe the easiest, as a guest.
• Guestbook: You can also write in my guestbook to give me feedback on the blog and the creations I upload. Every feedback is welcome!
• About & Policy: This page has been updated with my policy and a clean new explanation about what this site is about.

I accept requests full time!
If you have a request please go here: bit.ly/p9ymWC

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New announcement: Back on MTS

Since last summer I haven't been uploading on MTS. The rules were so strict that totally fine careers and other creations were rejected because it wasn't like the moderator wanted it to be personally.
Also the waiting before getting a response for the upload was not 3 to 4 days (like the guideline said), but to me at least one week and sometimes even a month and then sometimes getting a changes required.

Anyway now their rules haven't really changed, but the way they moderate has. There's a possibility of having a queue bypass and I'm really happy to say I have that bypass now.
If I'm not sure about an upload I can ask to moderate it and otherwise I just can upload to my heart's desire and see it in the downloadsection right away.

That doesn't mean that I don't care anymore about the quality of the creations and requests I make. On the contrary. It's actually still the same as before. If a request or creation of my own is good to my liking, but I don't think it's MTS quality, I might upload it, but ask a moderator to look at it or I won't upload it at all on MTS.
So there will be some creations that I don't upload on MTS, but I upload all my creations on my blog anyway.
But overall you can be sure that you'll see lots of my past creations and future creations on MTS any time soon.




I accept requests full time!
If you have a request please go here: bit.ly/p9ymWC

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New school: Boarding school + vacation

The notion behind this new schooltypes:
1. Kids and/or teenagers are nearly never home so no trouble with the nanny.
2. A school like Hogwarts. They only come home for the holidays.


VERY IMPORTANT
You'll need the schoolchanger made by Inge Jones at Simlogical. To find it quickly go here: http://bit.ly/1cMamg9
It's the first item to download at the top of the page.

They don't override eachother so one teen can have another shift then the other.
This is cloned from Inge Jones' flexischool and Inge Jones' Boardingschool. She gets all credit.
This is just a new interpretation and slight change of what she made.
People who don't have AL should download the BelowAL version.

The boarding school is cloned from Inge Jones' boardingchool and the vacation is cloned from Inge's Flexischool.

With Inge's mod the teenager is away from home from Mondaymorning till Fridayevening.
With my mod the teenager is away from home from Saturdaymorning till Fridayevening (they had to come home once to make it work).
The idea was to have a boardingschool like Hogwarts. They only come home during the holidays.

A child can be asigned to this boarding school/vacation as well as a teen.
If you don't want a child or a teen to attend this boarding school/have a vacation while the other is, than don't asign it.

They don't override eachother so one teen/kid can attend another school then the other.

New FAQ: How to change to another (custom) school?
http://bit.ly/19b34KR

New FAQ: How to let a teen have an adult job?
http://bit.ly/18lqduq

Screenshots:

Download:
SFS: http://simfileshare.net/folder/84038/
If you don't have Apartment Life or above, then use the BelowAL version. Otherwise use the other version.
You can always ask me if you're still in doubt.


Additional Credits:
Inge Jones, www.simlogical.com, http://bit.ly/fSnciT, Sims 2 Idea, SimPE, insiminator


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New school: School in shifts (5 versions)

The notion behind these new schooltypes:
1. Let the teens look after the toddlers/children when the parents go to work.
2. Let the teens have an adult career.


VERY IMPORTANT
You'll need the schoolchanger made by Inge Jones at Simlogical. To find it quickly go here: http://bit.ly/1cMamg9
It's the first item to download at the top of the page.

They don't override eachother so one teen can have another shift then the other.
This is cloned from Inge Jones' flexischool.
People who don't have AL should download the BelowAL version.

5 Versions:
Maxis: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (not included of course)
Shift 1: 1 p.m to 5 p.m.
Shift 2:  5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Shift 3: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Shift 4: 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.
Shift 5: 5 a.m. to 9 a.m.

New FAQ: How to change to another (custom) school?
http://bit.ly/19b34KR

New FAQ: How to let a teen have an adult job?
http://bit.ly/18lqduq

Screenshots:

Download:
SFS: http://simfileshare.net/folder/84038
If you don't have Apartment Life or above, then use the BelowAL version. Otherwise use the other version.
You can always ask me if you're still in doubt.

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New Tutorial: How to let a teen have an adult job

New version 2023-04-30

A lot has changed in the past ten years. There's a way easier method to give a teenager/ elder an adult job (or give an adult a teen/elder job).

It's a simple as just download this mod:

https://modthesims.info/d/606054/job-options-mod-set.html

Teens, elders, adults and even youn adults can choose any career they want. Whether it's 3 levels or 10 levels.

Lamare is an amazing modder and created a lot of job related mods that are worth exploring.

https://modthesims.info/m/8595297

Have fun and happy simming!

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Version 2013-11-11

After following this mini-tutorial it's advisable to change the school of your teen.
How to do that go here: http://bit.ly/19b34KR

First of all you'll need the temporal adjustor from the insiminator: http://bit.ly/1ayOL30
The insiminator is found here: http://bit.ly/10ZctGY
This is very usefull to find the career quickly: Job Seeking Notice Board: http://bit.ly/1gyed0N

1. Put the temporal adjustor somewhere.
2. Select your sim.
3. Press the temporal adjustor and choose the option "select age" and then "Independent teen"
4. Now the game "thinks" your sim is an adult, and will act as such, but he/she looks like a teen.
5. Give your selected sim the career you want for your teen.
6. Change the school of your teen: http://bit.ly/19b34KR
7. IMPORTANT: You must manually grow up your teen to an adult/young adult. If the independent teen grows up by the game, it will become an elder.

If you want a different job for your teen, you have to do this all over again.

Becoming an adult:

When the teen grows up having an adult career and he/she becomes an adult, he/she will keep the career as it was when he/she was a teen.

Becoming a young adult:

When the teen goes to college, he/she will keep the career, but it's not visible like it was with the combination school/career as a young adult does not have a career while in college.

New Tutorial: How to change to another (custom) school

First of all you'll need the School Changer made by Inge Jones at Simlogical.com.

Simlogical is a huge site. To find it easily go here: http://bit.ly/1cMamg9

                It's the first item to download at the top of the page.

1. Place the schoolchanger on a wall. It's found in the buy mode category miscellaneous.
2. Select your child or teen.
3. Press the schoolchanger and select the school you want for your child/teen.

New pregnancyspan: 9 simsdays (requested)

As I do take requests, YanaF requested the following pregnancyspan:

First Trimester = 75 hours
Second Trimester = 75 hours
Third Trimester = 75 hours

If you also have a request, please go here: http://bit.ly/p9ymWC

Screenshot:

Download:

SFS: http://simfileshare.net/folder/84038/

It can be found under: Sims 2 Idea > Game Mods > Global Mods > Gameplay Changes

Only keep one mod of every spankind (lifespan, pregnancyspan, skillspan,...) in your downloadfolder!, Please, do not re-upload or use for anything but in game play.

Credits:

SimPE, Insiminator, the requester (see above), http://bit.ly/fSnciT

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New skillspan: 28 hours instead of 1 hour

Normally (default) it takes 1 hour to gain a skillpoint.
With these mod it takes 2 or 6 or 28 hours to gain a skillpoint.
Only keep one in your downloadfolder!

Screenshot: 

Download:

SFS: http://simfileshare.net/folder/84038/

It can be found under: Sims 2 Idea > Game Mods > Global Mods > Gameplay Changes

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New clocks: Charmed recolors of Llama Sports clock (EP FT)

I can't find any clock in game that I really like. So I decided to make some of my own. It's a picture of the Charmed icon Triquetra.
These are 8 recolors of the Free Time Llama Sports clock. No new object. Just recolors of the Maxis one.

Requirements: Free Time

Screenshot:

Download
SFS: http://simfileshare.net/folder/84038/

SFS > Buy Mode > Electronics







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New clocks: Elvis recolors of Llama Sports clock (EP FT)

I can't find any clock in game that I really like. So I decided to make some of my own. It's a picture of the young Elvis.

These are 8 recolors (red is not shown in screenshot) of the Free Time Llama Sports clock. No new object. Just recolors of the Maxis one.


Requirements: Free Time

Screenshot:



Download
SFS: http://simfileshare.net/folder/84038/

You can find it under: Buy Mode > Electronics

Or under: Projects & Themes > Elvis Project

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New clothing: Dulais Purple

It's a dress made for Young Adult Females and Adult Female sims.
The mesh is made by liana at www.lianasims2.net


IMPORTANT MESH NEEDED
You can find the mesh here: http://bit.ly/ZPK8fG
The mesh needed is LS149

Screenshot:

Download:

SFS: http://simfileshare.net/folder/84038/

Body Shop - Adult+

Credit:

www.lianasims2.net, bodyshop, www.zalando.be

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New clothing: Booty

It's a dress made for Young Adult Females and Adult Female sims.
The mesh is made by liana at www.lianasims2.net


IMPORTANT MESH NEEDED
You can find the mesh here: http://bit.ly/ZPK8fG
The mesh needed is LS147

Screenshot:

Download:

SFS: http://simfileshare.net/folder/84038/

Body shop - Adult+

Credit:

www.lianasims2.net, bodyshop, www.fijn.nl, http://www.getprice.com.au/belts-belts.htm

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New Lifespan: As requested by Melissa

As requested by , here is the following lifespan:

baby 2
toddler 2
child 7
teen 10
adult 50
elder 4



Screenshot:

Download:

SFS: http://simfileshare.net/folder/84038/

It can be found under: Sims 2 Idea > Game Mods > Global Mods > Gameplay Changes

You can have only one lifespan in your game!
Go here for more information: http://bit.ly/NFgAjq




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