My New Build Procedure
Recently it has come to my attention that sim player made lots are being affected by "bad" third party content. (Please read all about it in this thread in the official forums) Even players who have no cc in their games are being affected. It seems to be coming from lots already infected with an item and once this lot is downloaded from the exchange or other site it will then be in your game and then attach itself to any lots/sims you upload and share.. I have made sure that non of my lots are affected by this, but I do like to occassionaly download lots off the exchange. To make sure that non of my future builds are at risk, I have taken extra steps by using a totally different computer to do my building on. The game on this computer will have no cc, no downloaded sims/lots from anywhere! The only items I have chosen to install in this game, are mods, and are the following:
-Anti-glare lighting mod by Simsl3gacies - I use this because if not, I would go blind with that god-awful glare!! Plus the pictures just look much nicer without that horrid glare.
-Late Night Camera Fix by HystericalParoxysm - I use this mod because it makes the camera much easier to control when taking pictures in game.
-World of Imelda fixes by Mr Hawk - I use these because they unlock (not add) EA created stencils to different objects that for some reason where left hidden.
-Decorator's Best Friend by Virtual Artisan - This mod let's me place items and move them around as I like. I usually use this to place items ontop of others that have no slots. For example, I may place a plant ontop of a TV. Decorator's Best Friend will not be uploaded with the lot! The items will stay as I have placed them without you needing this in your game. The items will snap down to the floor if you try to move them from where I placed them.
-Remove Stencils/Overlay's by Velocitygrass - This mod allow me to remove stencils from EA items. The items will stay as I have changed them once in your game without you needing this mod in your game. The item will revert back to normal if you try to use the CAST tool on it.
I play test my lots and I do also run every lot I create through Custard before uploading. If you like to dowload lots/sims, I would suggest downloading this very useful tool.
The above are the only extra (non-EA) items I have in my build game, If you are uncomfortable with even these than I completely understand if you no longer wish to download my lots. I however feel that these items are "safe", and also allow me to create and showcase my lots a little better than normal. As always, if you have any questions, please contact me and I will respond as soon as I can.
HAPPY SIMMING!
-Anti-glare lighting mod by Simsl3gacies - I use this because if not, I would go blind with that god-awful glare!! Plus the pictures just look much nicer without that horrid glare.
-Late Night Camera Fix by HystericalParoxysm - I use this mod because it makes the camera much easier to control when taking pictures in game.
-World of Imelda fixes by Mr Hawk - I use these because they unlock (not add) EA created stencils to different objects that for some reason where left hidden.
-Decorator's Best Friend by Virtual Artisan - This mod let's me place items and move them around as I like. I usually use this to place items ontop of others that have no slots. For example, I may place a plant ontop of a TV. Decorator's Best Friend will not be uploaded with the lot! The items will stay as I have placed them without you needing this in your game. The items will snap down to the floor if you try to move them from where I placed them.
-Remove Stencils/Overlay's by Velocitygrass - This mod allow me to remove stencils from EA items. The items will stay as I have changed them once in your game without you needing this mod in your game. The item will revert back to normal if you try to use the CAST tool on it.
I play test my lots and I do also run every lot I create through Custard before uploading. If you like to dowload lots/sims, I would suggest downloading this very useful tool.
The above are the only extra (non-EA) items I have in my build game, If you are uncomfortable with even these than I completely understand if you no longer wish to download my lots. I however feel that these items are "safe", and also allow me to create and showcase my lots a little better than normal. As always, if you have any questions, please contact me and I will respond as soon as I can.
HAPPY SIMMING!