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How to Fully Overhaul The Sims 2 Bodyshop (Mods List)

Here are all the mods you can use to make your BodyShop look like this:

or even something like this:

This is how the default BodyShop looks. Is small, dark, and kinda ugly:

Brightness

The Brightening up BodyShop mod by WesHowe on MTS will make BodyShop look like this:

There are 3 levels of brightness to choose from. I use the XB version.

Widescreen + Clean/Starship UI

Using BodyShop Clean UI & Widescreen by SmugTomato on MTS with the previous mod, will make BodyShop look like this:

Or if you prefer a darker interface, you can use the Starship UI Bodyshop by redandvidya on MTS:

Backgrounds

There are two kinds of backgrounds on BodyShop; a 3D scene and a 2D image. The 3D scene is the one you see in the pictures above, and the 2D is a flat image that appears when you press F5. There are default replacements for both of these, and you can have one of each type at the same type without problems.

2D Backgrounds

If you want to change the background that shows when you press F5, you can use one of these plain color backgrounds by @kat-simss. Here's how one of these looks:

Or you can use one of these matching Clean UI backgrounds by 다블리. Here's how one of these looks:

3D Backgrounds

If you want to change the background that shows when you open BodyShop without you having to press F5, you can use one of these replacements by @socialbunny. Here's how one of these looks:

Or you can use one of these by windkeeper on MTS, that seem flat but are actually a 3D scene (so you can have 'flat' backgrounds without having to press F5 each time you open Bodyshop). Here's how one of these looks:

I think that's all!

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in unrelated news, this post has been sitting in my drafts for a while and i forgot to post it so im posting it now

hey gamers. windwos 10 am i right.

anyway so, after much blood sweat and tears were shed, i finally managed to upgrade my OS to win 10. i had to drag my computer kicking and screaming into the whole thing. and by that i mean i had to install a whole new fucking hard drive, bc it turned out the old one was on death’s door.

all of the stuff i really really cared about has been backed up, so nothing MAJOR got lost, but it was still a massive hit to my motivation to continue posting anything on simblr, paired with the fact that my hyperfixation has changed, and as a result i still havent even reinstalled the sims 2.

i am not sure when i will start posting on this blog again, but i am certain i will at some point. the sims 2 hyperfixation always comes back eventually, and early strangetown is, of course, My Baby. i have many ideas for it that i want to write someday. even if it takes 1000 years 😭 /hj

also, the new tumblr post editor and layout and every other horrible thing they’re doing to the website makes me want to claw off my own face, especially when it comes to Posting Original Posts which is literally all i ever do on this account, so if i come back i’m probably going to end up crossposting to dreamwidth more often. or something, i don’t know.

for now umhh... this current simsposting hiatus is gonna last . A While.....

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both of my friends' blogs have been reinstated. yippee!!! give them some support

@cassandra-goths-wife and @rascalcurious

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Two of my friends on Simblr have been wrongly terminated by Tumblr staff.

@cassandra-goths-wife and @rascalcurious

rascalcurious asked me to put up links to their cc so that people can still download it while they sort the issue out:

Hair conversions: SFS

Natural hair retextures: SFS

Unnatural hair retextures: SFS

Hair defaults: SFS

Aug 2023 Hair Dump: SFS

Clothing conversions: SFS

Clothing edits/recolors: SFS

Eyes: SFS

Makeup: SFS

Skinblends: SFS

Build/Buy: SFS

GIMP Curves: SFS

Sims: SFS

tumblr get your shit together challenge.

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Two of my friends on Simblr have been wrongly terminated by Tumblr staff.

@cassandra-goths-wife and @rascalcurious

rascalcurious asked me to put up links to their cc so that people can still download it while they sort the issue out:

Hair conversions: SFS

Natural hair retextures: SFS

Unnatural hair retextures: SFS

Hair defaults: SFS

Aug 2023 Hair Dump: SFS

Clothing conversions: SFS

Clothing edits/recolors: SFS

Eyes: SFS

Makeup: SFS

Skinblends: SFS

Build/Buy: SFS

GIMP Curves: SFS

Sims: SFS

tumblr get your shit together challenge.

#ts2 #the sims 2 #sims 2

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I love your Sims DS/GBA posts so much <3 😭

The memes, the art, all of it. Also the Tristan Legend analysis is so true, I grew up with that game and that's definitely the vibe I get from him.

❤💕 thank youu !

#|| ask #sorry 4 the delayed reply I haven't had much time/energy for sims stuff nowadays so I only just saw this 😭

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This is a re-release of the prologue.

I switched it over to Twine, removed some things, added some things, updated some pictures, cleaned up the writing, moved some bits around to improve the story flow, and added some music. Other than that, it is still largely just the same thing I posted an eternity ago.

The biggest change is to Lilith and Lucy's story lines. If you don't want to reread the entire thing, then the relevant stuff can be found here.

Chapter Zero

#|| reblog #THIS IS SOOOO COOOOL #I feel like I've been waiting for this my whole life

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make your title 'lurker' and your icon a fucking cheese i don't care. just look like a real person thanks 👍

#|| reblog #ok but also I swear some bots are smarter than others #some of them actually do have icons and descriptions #and even reblog/like stuff #and maybe they ARE actual humans but smth about these accs feels Wrong #like why are they mass reblogging content originally posted a year ago or more. it's always some random super old shit #why do their exposed follower lists include inactive blogs or literally all of my mutuals #like they're pulling from a list of blogs known to have posted in the tags they're trying to infect with malware links #tldr: if your blog looks like this: sorry but you're gonna have to put in more work to prove that you're real

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Let's watch the show!

#|| reblog #YESSSSSS

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thank you so much for fulfilling those hair requests! they look amazing, and i love the customs too!

You're welcome ☺❤

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Ok so, I know I said that I’d need to put sims stuff on hold in preparation for dealing with broken computer shit, but also since my computer is “Basically Still Working For Now" I’ve been doing some very small things, like trying to finish WIP curves - which was already something I wanted to do and something that I was doing before The Horrors.

So, long story short, here’s Io’s Copper and Honey actions converted into curves. Special thanks to my friend @corvigae for giving me reference textures for both. These are not an ~official release~ or whatever because I’d still consider them a WIP, but they seem to be as close to the original colors as I can possibly get at the moment (and I’m saying that after doing nonstop side by side comparisons on one of Io’s own retextures). But if you feel like they could be better, you can try to fix them up and make them more accurate.

(I was also working on converting Pooklet's darkest dungeon colors into curves. I still am working on them, even though it’s been taking literally forever. They will be released someday though, I Swear On My Life.)

download (sfs): copper & honey curves

#ts2 #ts2cc #ssd cc #dl resources #dl curves

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hi. so um. computer is a little busted rn due to recent power outages. not in a "its broken & I can't use it" way but in a "I have to put Hobbies And Entertainment on hold for a little while" way

tldr the power came & went like 5 times in a row the other day & I fucked up by trying to boot up Once during said event.

bc I mean, who expects the power to go out 5 TIMES IN A ROW

aanyway, it "works" and I can do stuff for the time being, but im also gonna be backing up as much shit as possible & then fixing / upgrading my OS which will almost certainly subsequently involve troubleshooting ts2 bc its an old mf who needs a defibrillator to even open its eyes on win 10 or whatever.

also I'm like the last stubborn bitch on earth still using win7 in 2023 . but obvs I Can't Do That anymore. lmfao

#|| extra #'why didn't you upgrade sooner' im a tech illiterate lazyass. that's pretty much the only reason

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Hair Requests Batch #1 - Remi V3 + V2 Black

- Wings TO0607 F&M - Nightcrawler Belle - Nightcrawler Candy Apple - Jujujam Polar Bear (Naturals + Customs)

Nice, quick, and easy. The super cute pigtails seemed like a good opportunity to use those custom hair curves that I released a little while ago. The customs weren’t part of the original request, they’re just an addition that I felt like throwing in. They’re in a folder separate from the natural colors, so you can toss ‘em if you don’t want ‘em.

Info: - Binned, familied, tooltipped and compressed. - Grey linked to black. - Natural colors merged into one file. - Mesh included.

DOWNLOAD ALL (SFS)

More info about each hair (ages & poly counts) + individual download links under the cut. This info is also included in a Readme file in the link above.

Credits: Wingssims, Nightcrawler, Jujujam, Evannamari, Grecadea, Roxanna-Moxie, Remi

= Wings TO0607 =

Ages: CU-EU Poly count: ~18k

DOWNLOAD (SFS)

= Nightcrawler Belle =

Ages: CF-EF Poly count: ~14k

DOWNLOAD (SFS)

= Nightcrawler Candy Apple =

Ages: TF-EF Poly count: ~13500

DOWNLOAD (SFS)

= Jujujam Polar Bear =

Ages: PF-EF (This goes for both the natural & custom colors. I think grandma can have pink pigtails, as a treat.) Poly count: ~12300

DOWNLOAD (SFS)

#ts2 #ts2cc #s2cc #sims 2 cc #sims 2 download #sims 2 maxis match #ssd cc #dl hair #dl female hair #dl male hair #txtr: remiv2

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oh nice! then i hope you don't mind me requesting a couple hairs in remi v3, v2 black: nightcrawler belle, nightcrawler candy apple, jujujam polar bear, and wings TO0607. thank you so much in advance!! this system is pretty rare sadly

Will do, anon. And yeah, it is pretty rare :(

#thank you for the requests btw :D #ngl ur the first person to actually ask fxjjfxfjx #|| ask

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When I started decorating the ‘hood, all I knew was that it had to have a sus military base lol 🌴

#|| reblog #rbing this too bc i am IN LOVE

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finally decided to try creating a desert ‘hood 🌴 it was really challenging to think of stuff to place everywhere, but I guess I’m kinda satisfied with how it turned out ⛅️ I have yet to build my own lots!

#|| reblog #oh my god. oh my god this is soo cool

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hey! for hair requests, do you still do remi v3, v2 black requests? or do the requests have to be your current hair system?

I do. Requests can be for either Remi or Io textures :)

#|| ask #sorry i just realized i probably shouldve clarified that at some point dsjfjs #tho to be fair i didnt expect to get into doing the io ones when i opened reqs. But Then I Did.. hehe