How do you...

nyrockzss · 09-20-2008, 07:16 PM

...change the default skin tones?

Greg · 09-20-2008, 11:19 PM

The easiest way is, of course, to find a fan-created download that overrides the default skin tones and put them in your Downloads folder.

If you want to make your own replacement skin tones, that's a little trickier. You would need to:

Go into C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2\TSData\Res\Sims3D and, with SimPE, find the files that contain the default skin tones.
With SimPE, extract the skin tones into new files.
With SimPE, edit the textures in the new files. (There are about 32 textures for each skin tone.)
Put your new version of the skin tones into your Downloads folder.

This will create a set of files with the same internal ID as the ones that are packaged with your game. Since the game loads the Downloads folder last, you new default skin tones will override the Maxis versions.

Miros1 · 09-21-2008, 01:46 AM

In place of step 1, you can download Zirconia Wolf's "default.package" file that has the bits you need for default skins.

Lemme find you a link... http://www.sunsims.com/forums/showth...p?t=752&page=4 First part of tutorial with default package attached. The part about making default skins is a few posts farther down that thread.

Greg · 09-21-2008, 07:27 PM

Thanks, Rose. That was a much more direct answer. I'm kind of distracted these days; too far from home, y'know.

Miros1 · 09-22-2008, 12:36 AM

And I'm sure the dogs are frantic.

Blame everything on the dogs; they can't type to defend themselves!

Crystal · 09-22-2008, 12:59 AM

Yeah how are the dogs doing? Did you say your sister has cats?

Greg · 09-22-2008, 02:15 AM

Yes, Jana has two cats. We brought 2 dogs. They tried to introduce them to each other, but the scrappiest of the two dogs would have none of it. So we keep them separated.

Crystal · 09-23-2008, 11:58 PM

Aw thats a shame that they can't get along.

Greg · 09-24-2008, 01:22 AM

The good news is that might only be for a day or two more. There was a vague message from the city saying that the power was on "in most of the city." Unfortunately, that statement yields absolutely no useful information when the question is whether it's same to go home.

nyrockzss · 09-28-2008, 12:45 AM

Thank you! What's all this about cats and dogs? :P

Crystal · 09-28-2008, 03:19 AM

If you install the Pets expansion pack, your sims can have pets!!

Miros1 · 09-28-2008, 04:33 AM

Actually, the hurricane intruded on most of the threads. Not only was it raining cats and dogs, but they were squabbling inside as well!

Greg · 09-28-2008, 12:56 PM

Yup. Along about post #5 in this thread, we took a detour when Hurricane Ike escaped from the hurricane thread. Rose was referring to the fact that in the real world, we evacuated with our dogs to Jana's place in San Antonio.

The dogs didn't get along with the cats, so the poor cats (two large Siamese, brother and sister) got stuck living in Jana's bedroom for nearly two weeks. Our dogs are two long-haired dachshunds, one black, one red. They are sisters but their personalities are dramatically different. The brunette, Vienna, is very scrappy. The redhead, Artemis, is usually very placid and showing her middle-age spread.

nyrockzss · 09-30-2008, 06:07 PM

XD Those are some pretty awesome dachshdunds!

I've always wanted a dog. But my mother doesn't have the patience for one. :P

Greg · 10-01-2008, 01:47 AM

Far be it from me to suggest things that might run afoul of a parent, but there's always the ploy of promising to take care of the dog yourself! It worked on me!

nyrockzss · 10-02-2008, 10:36 PM

Trust me, I've tried EVERYTHING. Except for black mail. Hmmm...

Greg · 10-03-2008, 06:30 PM

Hmm... I suspect the long-term consequences of blackmailing your mother would not be positive. Just a hunch, y'know.

Miros1 · 10-03-2008, 06:33 PM

A friend of mine who's in an electric wheelchair used the "turn the wheelchair off in the middle of the pet store and refuse to turn it back on until she got a puppy" ploy.

Greg · 10-03-2008, 06:53 PM

Probably a limited-use ploy.

nyrockzss · 10-04-2008, 11:28 PM

Yeah, hurting myself that badly isn't worth it.

09-20-2008, 07:16 PM	#1
nyrockzss Awesome Person Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 38	How do you... ...change the default skin tones? __________________ I am the youngest person on Sun Sims...AWESOME!!!

09-20-2008, 11:19 PM	#2
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	The easiest way is, of course, to find a fan-created download that overrides the default skin tones and put them in your Downloads folder. If you want to make your own replacement skin tones, that's a little trickier. You would need to: Go into C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\The Sims 2\TSData\Res\Sims3D and, with SimPE, find the files that contain the default skin tones. With SimPE, extract the skin tones into new files. With SimPE, edit the textures in the new files. (There are about 32 textures for each skin tone.) Put your new version of the skin tones into your Downloads folder. This will create a set of files with the same internal ID as the ones that are packaged with your game. Since the game loads the Downloads folder last, you new default skin tones will override the Maxis versions. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

09-21-2008, 01:46 AM	#3
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	In place of step 1, you can download Zirconia Wolf's "default.package" file that has the bits you need for default skins. Lemme find you a link... http://www.sunsims.com/forums/showth...p?t=752&page=4 First part of tutorial with default package attached. The part about making default skins is a few posts farther down that thread. __________________ A game that horrible Odessa-person introduced me to: http://www.puzzlepirates.com/?affili...163251&lang=en I'm spreading the addiction by corrupting all my friends (and attempting to make in-game money when they try the game).

09-21-2008, 07:27 PM	#4
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Thanks, Rose. That was a much more direct answer. I'm kind of distracted these days; too far from home, y'know. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

09-22-2008, 02:15 AM	#7
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Yes, Jana has two cats. We brought 2 dogs. They tried to introduce them to each other, but the scrappiest of the two dogs would have none of it. So we keep them separated. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

09-22-2008, 12:36 AM	#5
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	And I'm sure the dogs are frantic. Blame everything on the dogs; they can't type to defend themselves! __________________ A game that horrible Odessa-person introduced me to: http://www.puzzlepirates.com/?affili...163251&lang=en I'm spreading the addiction by corrupting all my friends (and attempting to make in-game money when they try the game).

09-22-2008, 12:59 AM	#6
Crystal Addicted Anjafan Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 160	Yeah how are the dogs doing? Did you say your sister has cats?

09-23-2008, 11:58 PM	#8
Crystal Addicted Anjafan Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 160	Aw thats a shame that they can't get along.

09-24-2008, 01:22 AM	#9
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	The good news is that might only be for a day or two more. There was a vague message from the city saying that the power was on "in most of the city." Unfortunately, that statement yields absolutely no useful information when the question is whether it's same to go home. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

09-28-2008, 12:45 AM	#10
nyrockzss Awesome Person Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 38	Thank you! What's all this about cats and dogs? :P __________________ I am the youngest person on Sun Sims...AWESOME!!!

09-28-2008, 03:19 AM	#11
Crystal Addicted Anjafan Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 160	If you install the Pets expansion pack, your sims can have pets!!

09-28-2008, 04:33 AM	#12
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Actually, the hurricane intruded on most of the threads. Not only was it raining cats and dogs, but they were squabbling inside as well! __________________ A game that horrible Odessa-person introduced me to: http://www.puzzlepirates.com/?affili...163251&lang=en I'm spreading the addiction by corrupting all my friends (and attempting to make in-game money when they try the game).

09-28-2008, 12:56 PM	#13
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Yup. Along about post #5 in this thread, we took a detour when Hurricane Ike escaped from the hurricane thread. Rose was referring to the fact that in the real world, we evacuated with our dogs to Jana's place in San Antonio. The dogs didn't get along with the cats, so the poor cats (two large Siamese, brother and sister) got stuck living in Jana's bedroom for nearly two weeks. Our dogs are two long-haired dachshunds, one black, one red. They are sisters but their personalities are dramatically different. The brunette, Vienna, is very scrappy. The redhead, Artemis, is usually very placid and showing her middle-age spread. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

09-30-2008, 06:07 PM	#14
nyrockzss Awesome Person Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 38	XD Those are some pretty awesome dachshdunds! I've always wanted a dog. But my mother doesn't have the patience for one. :P __________________ I am the youngest person on Sun Sims...AWESOME!!!

10-01-2008, 01:47 AM	#15
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Far be it from me to suggest things that might run afoul of a parent, but there's always the ploy of promising to take care of the dog yourself! It worked on me! __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

10-02-2008, 10:36 PM	#16
nyrockzss Awesome Person Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 38	Trust me, I've tried EVERYTHING. Except for black mail. Hmmm... __________________ I am the youngest person on Sun Sims...AWESOME!!!

10-03-2008, 06:30 PM	#17
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Hmm... I suspect the long-term consequences of blackmailing your mother would not be positive. Just a hunch, y'know. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

10-03-2008, 06:33 PM	#18
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	A friend of mine who's in an electric wheelchair used the "turn the wheelchair off in the middle of the pet store and refuse to turn it back on until she got a puppy" ploy. __________________ A game that horrible Odessa-person introduced me to: http://www.puzzlepirates.com/?affili...163251&lang=en I'm spreading the addiction by corrupting all my friends (and attempting to make in-game money when they try the game).

10-03-2008, 06:53 PM	#19
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Probably a limited-use ploy. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

10-04-2008, 11:28 PM	#20
nyrockzss Awesome Person Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 38	Yeah, hurting myself that badly isn't worth it. __________________ I am the youngest person on Sun Sims...AWESOME!!!