The Chatterbox

Hi! I run the Neighborly Sims fansite, on which I predominantly offer brand new neighborhoods for your enjoyment. You can either download just the SC4 Terrain Files, or you can download pre-decorated neighborhoods, though sometimes those might not work for you if you don't have the same EPs and SPs that I have. You can ALWAYS use the SC4 Terrain Files, though.

One of the hardest things for most people to grasp when designing new SC4 maps for TS2, is the difference between the street grids. There are a few tutorials "out there," and I've used several of them myself. However, I've been meaning to write one myself, for several months now, and it has just been completed.

If you're interested in learning a little more about making SC4 Terrains for use in TS2, through a simple pictorial tutorial, please check out this page:

http://www.flyingacres.com/NeighborlySims/TutorialPages/Tutorial-SC4Grid-TS2GridConversion.htm

I hope this will encourage you to have fun using both programs for your Sims. :-)

After you've worked through the tutorial (which should print fairly well for you, since it's formatted into a narrow table), please feel free to use the text link at the top of the page, to jump back to the main Neighborly Sims fansite, so you can check out the neighborhoods, recolors, and HomeCrafter items I have designed, that you can download for your own game.

Linda

That's one of the most useful tutorials I've ever seen, thank you for writing it. I shall print it off for reference when I next get to a printer.

Really good job. If I had SC4 I could really make good use of that.

That's a wonderful Tutorial Linda...thank you for it! better than the one i've been using! lol

Thanks, everyone! :-)

Most of the other tutorials I've seen focus on the tools, which you need, also, but if you don't know the grid conversions exactly, it can be VERY frustrating going back and forth. Once I figured those out, it made testing a WHOLE lot easier. :-)

In case you didn't know, I should have mentioned in the tutorial that you can go back and forth between God Mode and Mayor Mode, also. Once you are in Mayor Mode, hold down the Shift/Ctrl/Alt keys and press the God Mode button, and you'll get the FULL God Mode controls back, for more sweeping changes to your terrain. When you're ready to fine-tune again, just go back to Mayor Mode. :-)

Linda

I didn't know that about the god mode...that's been driving me nuts! thank you!

Aha! Now you're going to have a blast! :-)

Linda

lmao...yep. now you've REALLY created a monster. lol

Linda as one tute queen to another a_bravo

this is fantastic!

Melissa--a NICE monster, though! :-)

Vashti--Thanks! I love your tutorials! That's really a compliment!!! :-)

Linda

Thanks Linda! a_content

I recently used this tutorial to draw out a grid for a new neighborhood that I envisioned. It was crystal clear and very detailed!

Thanks again, I appreciate the time that you took to write something so great! Very Happy

Thanks! I'm glad you were able to use it well. :-)

Linda