Tutorials:Creating Sims 3 Worlds - Revision history

Tvrdesigns at 23:51, 13 July 2011

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Montau: /* Playing Your World */

2010-09-01T21:03:50Z

‎Playing Your World

EllaCharm3d: Reverted edits by Empess09 (Talk); changed back to last version by HystericalParoxysm

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Reverted edits by Empess09 (Talk); changed back to last version by HystericalParoxysm

Empess09 at 03:00, 11 May 2010

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HystericalParoxysm: Reverted edits by Petterroea (Talk); changed back to last version by Kiwi tea

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Reverted edits by Petterroea (Talk); changed back to last version by Kiwi tea

Petterroea: /* Sharing Your World */

2010-02-02T09:00:05Z

‎Sharing Your World

Petterroea: /* Playing Your World */

2010-02-02T08:56:49Z

‎Playing Your World

Kiwi tea: /* Roads and Sidewalks */

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‎Roads and Sidewalks

Kiwi tea: /* Tips */

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‎Tips

HystericalParoxysm at 15:44, 29 December 2009

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 Practice moving around in CAW for a while before trying to edit - get used to the way the camera moves.
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 * '''Tip:''' You can move the camera faster if you use two controls that move you in the same direction.  For example, use the mouse wheel to scroll up (to zoom in) while using the up arrow key to go forward and you'll move forward faster than if you did either one alone.
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 ==Saving Your World==

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		+	In order to play the worlds you will first have to export them. The exportation process can be as simple as you want. What you have to do is right click the .world file name under the layers section and click "add/edit description" then follow these steps
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		+	1st:
		+	Name the world - As simple as you want.
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		+	2nd:
		+	Give the world a description - Again as simple as you want.
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		+	3rd:
		+	Giving the world a thumb nail - You need a 24 bit PNG file. I found that using paint is the easier way than screen shooting. This is because I've spent several hours trying to use a screen shot and the having same error message come up "Requires a 24 bit PNG file".
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		+	After those steps are complete simply click "Select world to Export" and then choose the world you want to play. After that open up your Sims 3 Game Launcher after which click uploads and then choose your world and then at the bottom click the "Show File" button. Then just copy and paste that file into your "downloads" file in the main Sims 3 file in "My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3".
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		+	Disclaimer: This was the easiest way I found to play and test my worlds. If there are easier ways to do it then please let me know especially with the Thumbnail part as I use the programs Paint and Gimp

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 =Related Pages=
-* [http://www.lindaolsson.com/'''palm beach homes''']
 * [[MTS2:Creator Guidelines/Sims 3 Worlds|MTS Creator Guidelines: Sims 3 Worlds]]
 [[Category:Sims 3]] [[Category:Tutorials by HystericalParoxysm]]

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 =Related Pages=
+* [http://www.lindaolsson.com/'''palm beach homes''']
 * [[MTS2:Creator Guidelines/Sims 3 Worlds|MTS Creator Guidelines: Sims 3 Worlds]]
 [[Category:Sims 3]] [[Category:Tutorials by HystericalParoxysm]]

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-To share your world, simply upload the exported file to your favourite The Sims 3 modding site.
 =Related Pages=

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		+	If you are to play your world, you must first add a description. Right click on the world icon, and choose the title, description, and picture. Then, save. Select select world for export, under file, and choose your map file. If you followed the steps, the world will then be exported. Then, go to the location of the world file, and open it. The world will be installed automaticaly. Now, you can play with it.

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 '''Roads and Trees Tab > Road placement and editing tools > Place Road'''
 Before you start placing your roads, it might pay to work out where all the intersections are going to be, and place them first.
 Use the '''Place Road Intersection''' and simply click on each spot where you want your roads to intersect. You can rotate intersections with your mouse as you place them, however after placing them you will need to use the '''Rotate Tool''' in the upper lefthand pane. You should also place insections where you want dead-end roads to finish because the intersection piece allows cars to turn around.
-Next, select the '''Place Road''' tool, and plop and drag roads along appropriate terrain, using your pre-placed intersections as guides for stopping and starting. The road stretches out in segments, its curve following your cursor. With each click you place a new segment adjustable in its own right. When you want to stop placing a continuous road, press Escape to deselect the tool.
+Select the '''Place Road''' tool then plop and drag roads along appropriate terrain, using your pre-placed intersections as guides for stopping and starting. The road stretches out in segments, its curve following your cursor. With each click you place a new segment adjustable in its own right. When you want to stop placing a continuous road, press Escape to deselect the tool. Don't worry about connecting all the segments, or getting the curves perfect just yet, this will be explained shortly.
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 * '''Grid Placement:''' Use Snap to Grid to show the grid and help you align roads along the grid.  This will make placing lots against them easier, and will make your world seem neater and cleaner.
-*'''Plausibility:''' Look carefully at the terrain you've sculpted and consider what sort of roads you might realistically construct for it. Unless you're aiming for a surreal world, roads probably shouldn't run directly up slopes or undulate wildly. Think about how your sims would construct the roads on their scale - sweeping around mountains rather than over them, always with an even gradient.
+*'''Plausibility:''' Look carefully at the terrain you've sculpted and consider what sort of roads you might realistically construct for it. Unless you're aiming for a surreal world, roads probably shouldn't run directly up slopes or undulate wildly. Think about how your sims would construct the roads on their scale - sweeping around mountains rather than right over them, etc.
 ==Layers==

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	* '''Remember the Sun:''' View > Time of Day will allow you to see how your landmasses will look at various positions of the sun. Setting this to 6:00 shows you sunrise and 18:00 shows you sunset. You may wish to sculpt your landscape to make the most of sunrise and sunset.		* '''Remember the Sun:''' View > Time of Day will allow you to see how your landmasses will look at various positions of the sun. Setting this to 6:00 shows you sunrise and 18:00 shows you sunset. You may wish to sculpt your landscape to make the most of sunrise and sunset.
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		+	* '''Water Direction:''' Watch the ripples in the ocean water around the edges of your map - you'll notice they all flow in one direction, toward one corner of your map. If you have a beach or river you want to make from this water, you should make sure to sculpt your terrain so the water direction makes sense - it'd look pretty weird to have the water constantly moving away from shore.