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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!

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Fuck Me Good, Fuck Me Long, Fuck Me Numb (Cazy CarpeDiem Moose'd)

So I said that this would be uploaded yesterday, but it wasn't because family happened and I haven't seen them in like 13 years, so it may or may not have been somewhat important.

So Reis made a version of this, and this is a modified and retextured version of that version. I loved Reis' version because of the awesome poly reduction, but I couldn't deal with the wideness, which is Cazy's bad. I feel like I'm just making everything less volumized lately. Oh well, I believe it looks better. All of Cazy's morphs and bones are still there, but I added a thin morph because I don't like floaty hairs. This will be the last version I release of this hair unless I end up taking the time to redo the texture assignments, which I probably won't.
Also, from now on, my EA control is completely different, the actual highlights are more clearly visible, and I will be using EA's textures for them. Back in the days of Sims 2, people used to do Maxis matching, and that's what my EA control basically is. Additionally, this hair and all future hairs have bump maps. The EA bump maps are very detailed, while the AS bump maps are essentially there to ensure that there won't be any bump mapping. EA is going for realism while AS is going for wiggy and plastic like. That being said, I like my hairs wiggy and plastic like, but now EA control is more work as I now have to make two completely different sets of textures. You can see an example HERE. They each have their own control and specular as well. Which means twice the work although I'm only using AS versions anyway. Don't tell me I don't give you guys the best that I can, because I really do. 

This hair's name is based on Frank Ocean's Novacane. I know that the original retexture of this hair was based on a song by Of Montreal, but I'm obsessed with Frank's stuff, and this is basically a completely new hair anyway.

Click to enlarge, I guess:

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Hurray! Catch Phrase!
This hairstyle is 10,050 polygons in LOD0, and 4,312 in LOD1. (The original version is 11,089 and 5,555; so Reis deserves gratitude, lots of it.)
*This hairstyle is available for teen-elder females only, as I'm lazy and there's too much glamour involved for children. As always, the hairstyle is non-default. I'd rather spend an extra hour taking apart and reassembling the orignal than replacing it.*
This hairstyle is fully compatible with fat and breast morphs.

-Press CTRL + S to download when you reach the page-
(or go up the to left-hand corner and click file, and select download from the drop-down menu)



DISCLAIMER: I did not mesh this. I didn't particularly fix this, I didn't even reduce the polycount! I just reduced the wideness. The meshwork was done by Cazy. The removal of the extra strands that removed the  extra 1,000 polygons was done by Reis. The textures and this version are only mine because I reduced the wideness and added another morph.

If you like my work, you can also find me on facebook, and my sim tumblr. If that don't tickle yer fancy, you can follow me here on blogger or just comment to let me know how you feel about my work.

Sincerely,
Moose

Please give me a heads up if you have any trouble with this, so I can fix it. I know I may be hard to get a hold of, but I WILL see it eventually.

I would love it if you decided to use my work in a video or picture, but please don't upload anywhere. The only time I'm okay with people uploading my work is if it comes in a sim bundle and I am GIVEN CREDIT. I've found my work on the exchange before without any credit given and it just makes me feel dirty. Please don't retexture this hairstyle until 3 weeks have passed since I've posted it. You can post your own retexture of this on August 16th, 2012, but please no earlier than that. Also, don't steal my textures or claim as your own work. Have a nice day.

Thursday, July 19, 2012

'Cause When I'm Standing Here In The Dark, I See Your Face In Every Star (Newsea Lullaby Moose'd)

So I'm going to be brief, because I want to do other things today.

I've always liked this hair, hated how high it was and the lack of breast slider compatibility. I've fixed all that. YAY. This is quite likely my last version of this hair, as it is now flawless. Ba-bam bam.

Hair's name is based on an Ellie Goulding song. Ellie Goulding is just wonderful.

Click to enlarge:

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Catch Phrase!
This hairstyle is 12,408 polygons in LOD0 and 7,543 in LOD1. LOD1 is higher than the original because the original looked weird in-game. I hope most of you can run it, but it is on the higher poly side. 
*This hairstyle is available for teen-elder females only. There's no way a toddler would have hair like this. Also I'm horribly lazy*
This hairstyle is compatible with fat and breast sliders. Somehow I managed to make fat and thin morphs for this hair without having it explode, I feel like a superhero. 

-Press CTRL + S to download when you reach the page-
(or go up the to left-hand corner and click file, and select download from the drop-down menu)




DISCLAIMER: I did not mesh this, Newsea did. I just played with the shape and added slider support. The thin morphs and bone assignments are mine.

If you'd like to follow me, I have a facebook, and my sim tumblr, but you can choose to follow me here on blogger, and comment, if you so desire. 

I'd do it all for you,
Moose

Please let me know if you have any issues so I can do my best to fix them. 

Please feel free to use this version of this hairstyle for anything you like, including picture taking or video making. I only ask that you do not reupload anywhere unless it is with a sim bundle, in which case I ask that you mention me by name and maybe link back here. Also, you may retexture this hair and all hairs prior as long as it has been more than 3 weeks since their release. For example, you may retexture this hair, but I'd rather you not post it until August 9th, 2012. Please don't claim as your own, please don't steal my textures. 

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Pull Your Little Arrows Out And Let Me Live My Life (Newsea KissJasmine Moose'd)

You know the drill, I've already retextured this. As a matter of fact, this version has the same mesh, and very similar textures. The difference is that this version has fat and breast slider compatibility.
This version is basically Reis' version with breast sliders and an added thin morph which explains the slight clipping in the black image. Honestly though, I believe that I've perfected this hair at this point.

I was actually going to post this a while ago, but then I realized that I wanted to post something else, and I had already taken the pictures, so I just waited for a color cycle to pass instead. I know, I'm terrible.

This hairstyle's name is based on Metric's song Sick Muse.

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Catch Phrase!
This hairstyle is 9,448 polygons in LOD0, and 6,254 in LOD1. The original has the same amount of polys for LOD0, but my LOD1 is higher because I thought that the original was fugly in-game. Most if not all of you should be able to run it.
*This hairstyle is available for females of all ages, but the child versions are still Newsea's originals with my textures on them. They are also default replacement, which means that they won't conflict with anything else.*
This hairstyle is now compatible with breast sliders and fat sliders. 

-Press CTRL + S to download when you reach the page-
(or go up the to left-hand corner and click file, and select download from the drop-down menu)




DISCLAIMER: I did not mesh this, Newsea did. I did not edit this mesh either, that was all Reis. The only thing I did was add a morph and add breast slider compatibility. 

If you like what I do, you can comment or subscribe here on my blog. I also have a facebook, and my tumblr, the latter of which has recently had a very cool exclusive download, so if you're into exclusive downloads please go ahead and follow me there. 

You Said "Look At Me," I looked away,
Moosie

Please let me know if you have any issues at all with this hairstyle or if you believe that this doesn't display in game like it does for me for some odd reason. The purpose of my sharing this with you is so that you can enjoy it as much as I do. 

Please feel free to use this hairstyle for anything your heart desires, but please don't reupload it ANYWHERE. You may only upload in a sim bundle, and in that case I want you to link back to this site. You can retexture this version without asking, I don't mind, as it was actually done by Reis, and her policy is that people don't even have to ask to modify her work. Please give me credit for my morphs an breast slider compatibility. Please don't claim as your own, and please don't steal my textures.