TS3 useable snowboard half-pipe
I thought it would be fun to have this object in TS2, so I converted it. :)
Snowboard half-pipe can be found in hobbies/recreation and costs $5100. It can be used by teens and older Sims. It has 7948 polys. Itâs not much in the case of this object - its footprint takes 33 tiles (11x3 tiles), but it takes actually much more space - 11x14 tiles, but I couldnât create that big footprint, because SimPE was crashing. Unfortunately, because of it, Sims will walk through the half-pipe. Even though you can place the half-pipe partially outside the lot, donât do it, because Sims need to have access to slots placed on the borders or the object. Youâll get an error if Sim canât reach one of these slots. I even got an error when I put a fence to keep Sims from walking through the half-pipe. I donât know how to fix that.
Snowboard half-pipe builds body skill. The more body skill points your Sim has, the more likely they are to perform more difficult tricks and less likely to fail.
This object doesnât work perfectly. Iâve tried to get rid of weird spinning as much as I could, but two or three animations still have got some issues. Furthermore, with some animations snowboard is going to clip through the half-pipe.
Now letâs talk about snowboard.
There are two snowboards - TS3 one and the one made out of ice, because ice snowboard looks cool and can be useful for Iceman or some waterbenders. :) Both can be found in hobbies/recreation and cost $120. TS3 one has 908 polys and ice one has 1002 polys. Ice snowboard is a frankenmesh made from MCoC Iceman mesh extracted by SSingh551.
If your Sim has snowboard in their inventory, they will use that snowboard. E.g. if they have green snowboard, they will use green snowboard. Ice snowboard is prioritised over TS3 one, so if your Sim has both ice and TS3 one, they will use ice snowboard.
If your Sim doesnât have any snowboard in their inventory, theyâll use default purple one. If you put snowboard on the ground, it sinks into the ground. Donât be alarmed - I had to position it at some weird angle to match feet. Still, during some animations feet will clip through snowboard.
TS3 snowboard comes in 6 colors. One of them matches orange recolor of TS2 pre-order snowboard.
Credits: EAxis (obviously đ), Marvel and Kabam for Iceman mesh and SSingh551 for extracting it
You can use @sunmoon-starfactoryââs block of blocking to prevent Sims from walking through the half-pipe, but you need to leave the spot in red circle unblocked.
Update 31st of May 2021: turned lamps into separate subset and added invisible recolor of lamps
Update 1st of March 2022: added skateboard, it costs $120 and can be found in hobbies/recreation. Polycount: 825. I added option to restrict the half-pipe only for one kind of activity (snowboarding or skateboarding). When restricted, Sims wonât be able to use the half-pipe to perform the prohibited activity. Unfortunately, restrictions wonât be saved on unowned community lots, so youâll have to re-restrict it everytime you enter that lot. On owned community lots only restrictions made by the family that owns the lot will be saved. You might be interested in @vixsimsââ wooden recolor if you want to open a skatepark.
Update 6th of February 2023: disabled âviewâ interaction on skateboard and snowboards following this tutorial by @pforestsimsâ
Update 1st of February 2024: added deco slot next to the entry ladder. It has an extra purpose - the half-pipe checks if object in the slot is a standrad snowboard, ice snowboard or skateboard. If standard or ice snowboard is placed in the deco slot, the half-pipe will be automatically recognised as a snowboard half-pipe (skateboarding wonât be available). If skateboard is placed in the deco slot, the half-pipe will be automatically recognised as a skateboard half-pipe (snowboarding wonât be available). Manual restriction via RestrictâŚ/ menu takes precendence over recognition based on the object in the slot. E.g. if you put skateboard in the slot, but restrict the half-pipe for snowboard use only, it will be available only for snowboarding. If no object is placed in the slot and there are no restirctions, half-pipe can be used for both kinds of activities. To be able to put snowboards and skateboard in the deco slot, you need replace the half-pipe file, standard snowboard file, ice snowboard file and sktaeboard file.
PickâNâMixâ shared showering compatibility plug-ins
@picknmixsims released useful shared showering mod, but unfortunately it conflicts with CJHâs joinable bath and @hexagonal-bipyramidâs ecoFriendly_hydrophobic_showerAutonomy.
I made two plug-ins. The one for joinable bath should load after both shared showering and joinable bath mods. The one for shower autonomy should load after shared showering, but you should also delete original ecoFriendly_hydrophobic_showerAutonomy, because it has only one resource which is edited also by my plug-in.
EDIT: plug-in for joinable bath shouldnât be used with new version of shared showering mod, because new version of shared showering mod is already compatible with joinable bath. Moreover, new version adds more strings to menu, so my plug-in is incompatible.
Update 13th of May 2021: ecoFriendly_hydrophobic_showerAutonomy plug-in is now compatible with the recent update of shared showering which added optional temperature effects. I added to it new function of group 0x7FE69E23 and instance 0x000020D0, so it might conflict with any mod that also adds function of that group and instance, but I havenât come across any such function. I also created plug-in for @hexagonal-bipyramidââs brooding-dramatic-ecoFriendly-hydrophobic-slob_takeShowerTweaks, because itâs not compatible with that update. Delete original @hexagonal-bipyramidââs mod and made sure my plug-in loads after shared showering.
Credits: @picknmixsims, CJH, @hexagonal-bipyramid
Hafiseazaleâs two TS3 Showtime deco conversions edited
I edited @hafiseazaleââs TS3 Showtime Stage Column Circuit Light and Stage Light Orb. Now they are animated, transparent and glow in the dark.
Forgive me this crappy gif, Iâve got no experience with gifs.
Update 25th of February 2022: improved transparency, now animated parts look much better imo
Update 15th of August 2024: added a new version of HAâs TS3 conversions that incorporates @crispsandkeroseneââs Extended StandardMaterial Shader. You need to download C&K shader edit mod, otherwise objects will work as if there was no âadditiveâ texture map. I kept the old version as âno shaders versionâ if you donât like blurred glow around circuits. I also smoothed out sharp edges in both âshadersâ and âno shadersâ versions.
Last, but not least, I added morphs to chair/sofa stages of Satinistics sofa bed and Contempto Good Livinâ Chair Bed. Now they will animate when Sims sit down on them.
