I know that some of you guys are too young to know who Jessica Rabbit is. I can still remember going to the theater to see Who Framed Roger

Rabbit and being scared of the bad guy. Though I can remember seeing the movie, “bad guy’s” name is alluding me right now.

Anyway, this Jessica Rabbit for Sims 3 is a pretty close likeness of the voluptuous, animated siren.

Her lips are spot on and that dress is out of this world.

As with just about all of the Sims that I bring to you, this one has some custom content. There are also a couple of hacks that you’re going to need to download.

Check out the overview page for a complete list of the stuff that you need to download and install to get the Jessica Rabbit in your game to look like the screenshots. And honestly, the majority of the stuff you’ll use for other stuff so you’re just saving yourself the hassle of having to download it all later.

Go here to download Jessica Rabbit for Sims 3.

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With Sims 2, the second the game goes to the load screen, I hit the space bar and then sit there and twiddle my thumbs while I wait for the game to load.

With Sims 3, I still wait for it to play all the way through before I get excited to play the game.

Wait. Am I the only one?

Apparently so since Rick created a “no intro” hack for Sims 3. It does exactly what the name implies – always nice to have a descriptive name.

Download it, install it in your game’s root directory [C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3] and you’re off to the no intro races.

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This mod allows the camera to go down to ground level for some really cool shots and keeps the camera from drifting.

Make sure that you follow the installation instructions for the Sims 3 camera mod since it’s supposed to live in a different folder than where you would normally place a download.

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When you download this hack, make sure that you follow the installation instructions since it can be a bit tricky. Also, there is a little FAQ section to help answer any questions you might have.

So, download the hack, install it right and get to taking some awesome pictures.

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Richi3frog has come up with a good solution and it’s one that makes a bit more sense than gaining Creativity when you garden. This fix allows you to earn “Gardening Badge”. And, you’ll earn this even if all you’re doing is weeding the front lawn.

Pretty nifty fix.

Click here to download.

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Do you yearn for more true-to-life baby and kid things?

Hopebayler has made some cool [if a little industrial] baby furniture and they all work [they're not just statues].

If the default color isn’t your style then you can find recolors at this link. The recolors offered are pink and blue and everything [including the diaper bag] have been recolored and look pretty cool.

Here are the things that babies and toddlers gain from using the objects:

Animated Jumparoo-They jump and gain fun
Animated Swing-Fun gained in swinging back and forth
Playmat-For infant only, gain is fun. Mobile is animated
Diaper bag-Gain bladder
Playpen-Nothing gained but toddlers can play with a doll while in it

Click here to download the items in the pictures.

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So maybe you’ve had a story in mind that you would love to create but one of your Sims needed wings. Maybe you’ve just always dreamed of having wings yourself and have decided to live vicariously through the cute little people in your computer. [I know I'm not the only one!]

Whatever the case,SynapticSim has the solution to your problems.

Click here to read about the wings and to download the wings for your own Sims.

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If you’ve ever downed some walls, then you know about the pesky little issue with pictures and other decorations hanging out in mid-air. It’s annoying and ruins a perfectly good shot. Numenor has come up with a solution that makes everything disappear along with the wall. In the picture above, you can see the default behaviour. Download Numenor’s fix and then things function the way that they should have to begin with.

Click here to download the fix.

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Here are a few things that you need in order to get the exact picture that you’re wanting.

• Sign-up for an account at Mod the Sim2 – All of the custom content that I feature for download comes from there along with the hacks that you’re going to need to download.  They also have TONS of great tutorials.  You can register for an account by clicking here. [It's free.]
• Purchase or download a photo editing program.  I use Photoshop CS4 and you can download a trial version by clicking here.  Since that trial is only good for about 30 days, you might consider GIMP which you can download by clicking here.  GIMP is like Photoshop and functions much like Photoshop.  Also, it’s free which will make most users very, very happy.
• Download Decorgal’s Modeling Hack by clicking here.
• Download JohnBrehaut1’s One More Slot Package for Bed and Counters by clicking here.
• You’ll also want to download the invisible recolor of the magisplay tray by clicking here.
• Download FRAPS by clicking here.  Change the hot keys if you want or leave them at default.
• Download GunMod’s camera hack by clicking here.  Make sure that you load this particular one in: My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Cameras [for XP users] or Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Cameras [for Vista users].  Override the file when it prompts you.

Woo!  I think that’s it for the downloads.  Remember that everything should be downloaded into either \My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\ [for XP users] or \Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Downloads\ [for Vista users].

Open up your game after loading all of your downloads and start with a blank lot.  You’re not going to build a real house since all of those extra walls will just get in the way.  I always build one really big room and then use a corner of the big room as a set.

Things you’ll need “on set”:

• A cheap mirror so that you can change the appearance of your Sims.  I say cheap so that you’re not wasting $ but if you have the cash to burn then buy whatever your little heart desires.
• A “One More Slot” thing – Found in Tables and then Misc.
• Magisplay tray – Found in shelves
• Model Hack black box – Found hobbies and then Misc.
• Whatever props or objects you want like a bed or counter top
• Lighting!  Lots and lots of lighting!  You can place them off camera if necessary and they are a must.  I forgot to add them and my shots are very dark because of that.

Here’s a picture of my set:

Some things to remember when you’re taking pictures in Sims 2.

When you’re using Fraps and you have kept the screenshot at default as F10, if you’re not in “camera mode” [by pushing Tab] then hitting F10 will hide your character/control screen [or whatever that's called].  You have to hit F10 to bring that back or you won’t be able to control your Sim.

Ctrl+Shift+C is your friend.  That opens up the cheats dialog.  To display all of the cheats, type in help.  You should use the cheats dialog to turn on moveObjects on [so that you can move everything exactly where you want], Plumbbobtoggle off [to get rid of the green diamond-the Plumbbob] and maxMotives [so that your Sims never get tired, hungry, etc.].

Once you have everything that you need on your set and you’ve enabled all of your cheats, it’s time to get down to the business of taking pictures.

Click on the black model box and select whatever pose you want.  It doesn’t matter what they’re doing or where they are; your Sim will automatically begin the action.  Move your Sim on top of the Magisplay tray and then on to whatever height “One More Slot” object that you need.  If necessary, change the color of both objects so that they are “invisible”.

Position your screen so that you’re about where you want to take pictures and then hit Tab.  If you’ve installed GunMod’s camera hack then you can zoom more than you normally be allowed which comes in handy when you’re wanting an up-close shot.

Hit whatever button you’ve set in Fraps and you’ve taken your first picture.  Hit Tab again to exit camera mode and reposition everything to your liking.  Continue the process until you’ve gotten all of the shots that you want.

Next, open up your photo editing software.

Find your pictures in the file where you set Fraps to save your pictures.  [I have mine to save Fraps\Screens.]

Here is my picture prior to editing it:

While you can turn off “free will” of Sims, you can’t turn off free will of pets.  Hence, the cat on the counter next to my Sim.  *sigh*

The free version of Fraps only saves images as .bmp files and the edges will be jagged.  A simple tip, after you’ve cropped your pictures and adjusted the colors, use your “blur” tool to smooth out the jagged edges.

There you go.  A pretty easy to follow guide to taking basic pictures in Sims 2.  Custom objects, hair, skins, and practice editing in Photoshop/Gimp will make a big difference but the base game with no custom content other than what I’ve told you to download will serve you well.

Good luck and happy picture taking!

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