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Hey everyone! My name is metalmoose and I retexture hair for The Sims 3. I retexture what I feel like playing with, but feel free to send me any suggestions!

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

To Stay Here On Higher Ground (Newsea Regina Moose'd)

It's been quite some time, I've been ridiculously busy, and also, a tiny bit sad for no reason. Also, I want a boyfriend, but you came here for hair, you're gonna get hair. I'm beginning to lost interest in Sims (although I'll probably still get master suite stuff and showtime), but I find the whole retexturing process a nice break from all the BS that is my life, so I'mma keep at it.

This hair was kind of challenging, because I didn't want it to clip with Sims' heads, but I also wanted to shrink it, but I managed. Also, the texture was a little bit weird, some of the wavy parts were IN the texture, not just meshed, which was weird, but when I made the wavy parts straight, it actually made no difference, so its all pretty whatever. I also realize that it's still kind of high on the head, but shrinking it any more would just look bad, and moving it down any more would completely cover the eyes. At least this way, its as high and volumized as it can possibly be while still looking natural, unlike the original. Also, I found a way to make my mesh edits look good in CaS, because before, I would mess up the way that light hit the style in CaS, but not in game. Now there aren't any problems in either CaS or in-game. YAY.

Based on I Look To You by Miami Horror.

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Catch Phrase!!
This hairstyle is 12,747 polygons in lod0, and 4,764 polygons in lod1, but lod1 probably won't look nearly as pretty in-game. Keep all of this in mind.
*This retexture is available for preschooler-elder females, although I never 'fixed' the younger versions but only retextured them. This retex is also non-default, which means you can have multiple versions in your game*


DISCLAIMER: Mesh is not mine, but I did play with it, and the textures belong to me, myself and I.

My facebook is right here if you like what I do, you can also comment in the little box below this post, and you can also subscribe via the box thingie at the bottom of the page.

See all that I'm looking for, 
Moosie

P.S. (In Aqua (its been a while, huh?)): If you have any issues with my work at all, please let me know.
No credit required unless you bundle my retexes in a download. Also, if you want to use my meshfix, please ask first. No paysites or stealing of textures. Have a nice day.

Friday, January 20, 2012

It's Here In My Heart and Its Here In My Head (Cazy Marie Moose'd)

So I've wanted this hair since it has come out, because I freaking love Cazy's work. There was all this controversy on her blog about her being hacked and her quitting the Sims community and all that Jazz, and that was really depressing, but eventually she had a change of heart and decided to finish the stuff she's already started before taking her 'break' as I believe she called it. I really hope she decides to stay, but even if she doesn't, at least we'll get the rest of her work, amirite?
I know that there isn't a child/toddler version yet, I'll update when they become available.

So yeah, this Hair's title is based on Röyksopp's Happy Up Here, which is an incredible song. I love Röyksopp's stuff.

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QUETCH PHRUsE!
This hairstyle is 9886 polys in lod0, and 3944 polygons in lod1, which is very good, most should be able to run it :)
*This hairstyle is CURRENTLY only for Teen-Elder Females, and is default replacement, so you may only have ONE version in game.*



DISCLAIMER: I did not mesh this, I only take credit for its textures.

If you like my work, I have a facebook page that you can visit and troll on, I guess. You can also comment down below to tell me that Marie Antoinette and Poseidon have already done this hair and why should I bother, and that I suck and stuff. Also, if you want to be updated immediately, and happen to have a blogspot yourself, you can subscribe to my blarg using the doohickey at the bottom of the page.

I have to shower now,
Moosie

P.S.(In parple): If you have any issues with my retexture, let me know, and I will fix it as soon as possible. 
You can use my work for whatever you please, and I only require credit if you bundle my work in a download. No paysites, no stealing of textures, kthxbai.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

I'd Do It All For You, I Would (Newsea Lullaby Moose'd *UPDATED VERSION*

Alright, as some of you know, I've definitely retextured this thing before, but let me explain.

When I last updated my textures (somewhere around the Raon hair, I think) I deleted all of my previous work; I could no longer stand to look at it because I didn't believe it to be up to par. Which means that I might be prone to re-retexture stuff that I've already done.

When I saw this being used on a model for a dress that I downloaded recently, I realized that I freaking love the hairstyle and I wanted it back in my game. After retexturing the thing, I realized that it sits atmospherically high on the head, and I had to do something about it. I actually 'fixed' the dang thing like 6 times (checking how it looked in-game each time) to get it JUST right, so feel free to complain, but I think its perfect now, and I might cry if you disagree (LOL).

This is based on Ellie Goulding's Guns And Horses. This song is STILL as good as I thought it was 6 months ago, and here is the acoustic version, which is only a testament to what a wonderful artist she is.

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CATCH PHRASE!
This hairstyle is 12,407 polygons in lod0, and 5,120 polys in lod1.
*This hairstyle is available for all ages, females only, non-default which means it's compatible with multiple versions*



DISCLAIMER: I didn't make this mesh, but I DID edit it, and made the textures myself.

If you like my stuff go ahead and like my facebook, subscribe or comment. Also, if you don't like my stuff, comment anyway, because no one has commented on anything, and this has affected my self esteem.

Oooh-Whoa-Oh-Oh,
Moosie

P.S. (IN PINK): If you have any problems, then let me know and I will fix it. 
Use my things if you'd like, and I'd be happy if you give me credit, but it isn't necessary unless you bundle my files in a download. Also, no paysites, stealing of textures, or using my mesh fixes without asking.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Yoshimi, They Don't Believe Me (Peggy 857 Moose'd)

You guys, I'm so damn angsty. Like, all the time. I never really have time to do things anymore, because my life is like, consumed by everything else. And yet, I find time to do this. I'm telling you, I'm not right in the head. I should be doing homework. But I'm not, screw homework, this is better.

I considered messing with the mesh, but I liked it just fine, so I decided not to.

Title is based on this song by The Flaming Lips. Its pretty good.

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Catch Phrase.
This hairstyle is 12,639 polys in lod0, and the same number in lod1 because Peggy always uses the same lod for the first two. 
*This hairstyle is available for all ages, and is non-default, which means you can have multiple versions if you so desire.*



DISCLAIMER: I didn't make this mesh, but I made the textures from scratch.

If you like my blog and my creations, you can comment, subscribe, or check out my corner of the internet (facebook).

Yoshimi---
Moosie

P.S.(IN ORANGE): If you have any issues, let me know, I'll fix them.
If you want to use my stuff, go for it, credit is nice, but not required unless my files are being bundled in a download. No paysites, don't steal my textures. 

Saturday, January 14, 2012

But You Didn't Have To Cut Me Off (Newsea WakeUp Moose'd)

I have lots to do, so this will be quick-ish.

I thought this hair was too high, so I played with it a bit.

Title is based on Gotye's song, Somebody That I Used To Know. After listening to his album, I decided that I liked this song much better, but both are definitely worth a listen.

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CATCH PHRASE!
This hair is 9156 polygons in lod0, and 4358 for lod1. (Let me explain my poly system. Green = Good, Yellow = Iffy for some, Orange = Use at your own risk, Red = Extremely high, not recommended for slowish computers. I hope that clears things up.)
WARNING: This hairstyle has its fair share of issues, and my fixing the textures and height is only fixing two of them. From certain angles, the hair disappears if you're looking into it (this can be seen in the brown image) this is Newsea's fault because they simply didn't mesh in that area, but if you look at it from the outside, you can't see it. Additionally, if you look closely at my version and Newsea's, you'll notice that there is some blurryness at the ends of the hair, but that is present in both versions, and is Newsea's fault.
*This is available for all ages, and won't replace Newsea's or any other version.*



Dislaimer: Textures are mine, the mesh is not, although I did edit it.

If you like what I do, you can comment and tell me how I did or how I can improve, subscribe to be notified when I make something new, or like my facebook page to be notified AS SOON an anything is posted.

So this is the end of the story-
Moosie

P.S. (IN GREEEEN): If you have any issues with my retextures, please let me know, and I will fix them as soon as possible.
Feel free to use my retextures in previews without giving credit, but I do require credit if you bundle my files in a download. Please ask before using my meshfixes in retextures. Don't claim my stuff as yours, don't steal my textures, no paysites.